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Nedzu's POV

          "FASTER!!! We must transport it now, before the Noumus invades this last frontier! It is the only chance for all of this to be avoided!" A small, stoat like being yelled in the facility.

          The remaining survivors of the Dusk of Japan scrambled around, trying to keep the machine active and in the best possible condition it could be in.

          Nedzu, old principal of the UA University, and now the leader of a rebellion against the greatest Villains of the century, was desperately trying to finish his last ditch effort to save the world.

          Because even with his Quirk, they were losing. Badly.

          Most of the Pro-Heroes and Heroes-In-Training died from the start of the PLF's first country-wide attack, and millions of civilians fell before their strength in numbers and Quirks.

          ... Except, the classes of 1-A to 1-K, some of his teachers, and a couple of the Top 20 to random Heroes were left.

          And even then, many of his students passed with the war, prolonging it for two more long years... But it's not enough to keep everyone safe.

          Asui, Tetsutetsu, Yuga, Yanagi... Kendou... '... Poor Kendou. So capable and yet... Gone way too soon, in my taste...'

          ... But now isn't the time to morn over what has already, when he might is more than capable of sending a single tool that could save the entire planet. All he needs is enough time, and space between him and the Noumus, and the cannon will be able to transport him and-

          "WARNING!!! WARNING!!! Approaching Noumus to this facility! Estimated count of... 392 Mid-End Noumus, 50 High-Ends, 5 Ultimate Noumus and the Leader of the PLF are all rapidly approaching! All Personnel, prepare for another close fight!" The warning system he created blared in the entire base.

          The remaining Support, General and Business Course Students rushed to make sure the machine would not lose any power, that all of the calculations were right, and that the assumption of how some kind of... Paradox his students talked about how seemed to work, and how they just might bypass it.

          And it needed Nedzu to be alive, it needed him far from Earth, and it needed him to bring a weapon found by the Founders of HPSC. A weapon so mysterious that was only used once before even the Dawn of Quirks to end an intergalactic threat that... Ended all life outside of Earth, leaving humanity as the only beings that could someday bring the cosmos more life. And not only that, but it seems to only allow highly specific people to ever use it, and cannot be replicated. To the point that someone tried to travel it through time and... It simply replaced the one in the future.

          ... They only hope that this time, the one in the next loop's HPSC will disappear instead, and have the one Nedzu holds as the one that remains. Even if only 10 of the original DNA samples of the gauntlet remains after the war.

          '98.7%... Just a little more and I can do it...' Nedzu thought, as the two remaining Hero Students walked towards him in damaged, yet functional suits.

          "Principal, I don't think the Project Phoenix will be able to launch the gauntlet before the PLF enter this building... And destroy everything we worked hard on." ... Midoriya grimly spoke to him.

          "... I-I know." Nedzu said, numbly walking towards his life's last work.

          Something the other remaining Hero Student looked fondly upon. "... And Izuku and I are the near last line of defense we have." ... Uraraka said, accepting that what will happen is... Something will end in their deaths.

          ... "... I n-noticed." Even though he would love to ride a mech and just fight alongside them... He knows it wouldn't work in the long term.

          "... You don't need to apologize to us, sir. According to everyone, this... This is the furthest we have ever gone. And we're more than happy to die for a good chance at-" Izuku tried to assure him, but... It wasn't the time for this kind of talk.

          Nedzu barked back, "And that isn't right, Midoriya. I worked with the HPSC and Pro-Heroes for nearly two decades to help humanity from evil and any threats to it's people... And I couldn't even notice something like All For One being right under my nose. Or Re-Destro's ever growing movement. What about Overhaul, and Eri? The little girl should have been able to grow older, and not... Die, because of another Noumu attack last week. For her to have lived in fear because of things I, and many others could not notice nor care until it was far too late. It is my fault, and I will fix it. No matter the cost."

          Uraraka and Midoriya looked at him with guilt in their eyes. Both who were simply kind, and saddened that they could not do much.

          ... Why... Are only a few 1-A, 1-B and even less of them can remember nearly everything so clearly... But others, such as Nedzu and Midoriya both are unable to remember this? Is this loop something that knows how they could easily change these events if they knew what was going to happen?

          Doesn't matter. Now's not the time for philosophy. "... Godspeed Uravity and Deku. Go beyond."

          "... Plus Ultra!" Midoriya kept a wide smile, hiding any fear or anger behind it.

          "P-Plus Ultra!" Uraraka tried doing the same. Imitating her boyfriend, like they used to do since they began going at UA.

          Both walked away from them, ready to fight til the bitter end. Those two have a potencial beyond anyone he ever trained, power wise.

          ... If he manages to find himself in the past, he will make sure the two are still in the same class, they deserve each other. And try to end most of the threats from it's very roots, of course.

          "Nedzu-Sensei! The cannon is at 99%! Get in the rocket, and we're ready to launch! The gauntlets are already in it's capsule" Hatsume yelled out to him.

          A genius in her own right, and as chaotic as he always was. Took on Power-Loader's mantle as the Main Support Engineer when he went missing months ago.

          Nedzu climbed up the stairs to the rocket, fixing his clothing because... Well, he wouldn't want to look even worse than what he already does.

          His once white, fluffy fur is just... ragged, and grey-ish now. He hasn't taken a bath in months -Water is necessary for his students, he wouldn't waste it on himself- And he didn't have the time to care about trimming when... Another student died every once in a while-

          "DEKU!!! KEEP ON FIGHTING, WE'RE ALMOST READY!!!" Tsukauchi yelled from the comms himself, watching the backs of the last Heroes of Japan after All-Might died as he killed All For One.

          Walking into the small ship -Modeled to have him and the gauntlet into space just for a single hour, before launching back into Earth- he couldn't help but look back towards his students. Alone in this world, after the many teachers died, giving their lives away for him and all of them to live until now.

          ... They were smiling, and waving their goodbyes at him. Even after everything that happened to them, which could've been prevented if he was simply smarter and less... Innocent, to think that All-Might's retirement wasn't going to be much of a threat to anyone.

          "URAVITY, DON'T STOP THE FIELD, WE CAN DO IT!!!"

          Nedzu waved back at them, before entering the ship and locking himself into his seat. Not ready to leave them... But ready to give a try at save them from the grim future.

          Be it by himself, or if he really finds a user of The Omegatrix.

          "100%!!! FIRE THE PHOENIX!!! DEKU AND URAVITY, HOLD ON JUST A BIT LONGER!!!"

          BRRRRRRRUUUUUMM!!!

          Nedzu barely felt the effects of the launch, as he slowly ascended from inside the remains of UA.

          His old school was left into nothing more than a scorched footprint of his failure. Of the lives lost from Day 1. Now set ablaze once more, to ensure none of the average Noumu will manage to stop him now.

          It is repetitive, but he will fix this.

          From the windows right outside the ship, he could see both Deku and Uravity flying beside him, pushing anything outside the path of the ship.

          He was proud to have mentored them.

          Until they suddenly looked down with surprise, and in a last ditch effort, Uravity removed the gravity of the ship, and kicked the ship with all of her might.

          "INTER-PLANETARY CRASH!!!"

          BOOOM!!!!-

          The entire ship shook as it easily broke the sound barrier without gravity's grip upon it.

          ... And just as a beam of Decay nearly kills all three of them... And erases her arm, as she fell back down. Still with a wobbly smile beneath her visor.

          Deku kept up with the ship thanks to One For All, the Quirk that he took as his own after All-Might.

          But even then, one of the Ultimate Noumu, using the DNA of one of the aliens of the Omegatrix along with it's many Quirks, slowly began to catch up to them.

          And worse of all, Shigaraki seemed to slowly get closer as well, using his infinite Quirks to get closer and possibly destroy both of them.

          He could see a hint of fear in Dek-... Midoriya's eyes, as he slowly let the ship go in front of him.

          But he still kept his smile, as he gave the ship a final push, yelling his final hurrah.

          "ONE FOR ALL'S FINAL SMASH!!!"

          Nedzu was practically mushed into his seat, as everything he knew slowly faded, and the deep darkness and silence overtook the ship.

          ... His ship slowly lost the effect of Uraraka's Quirk... Meaning that the worst must have happened to her, and Midoriya.

          But no matter how he would never see his students once more... It does not mean he can't see all of them again. Because...

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...The World suddenly stops...

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...It began to spin backwards faster than the eye can see, with yellow energy covering it all...

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...Time suddenly resumes...

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...And Nedzu slowly falls back into an Earth before everything began...

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... But his ship is attacked by a final Noumu of his time...

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...And Nedzu slowly falls back into an Earth before everything began...

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... And a comet, containing a gauntlet that could destroy, or save the world falls towards Japan...

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...And towards it's only worthy user...

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Chapter 1: How Do You End A Paradox?

By Ending it Before it Begins!

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Kendou Itsuka's POV

          'Penultimate day of class, huh?' A young, red-head thought to herself in detention.

          ... Kendou Itsuka is her name, and she's a fourteen year old in the country of Japan, and in the city of Hosu.

          Currently in detention for talking back to her -Creepy, and possibly pedophiliac- teacher. 'I mean, who says 'Your youth is oh so beautiful, young woman... You should come to my home one day to have some... Personal classes...' And has good intentions!?'

          All because she didn't like how he talks to her...

          She should probably just... Start going to the new school tomorrow, she's moving to Musutafu that week either way.

          Itsuka got up from her seat, packing her stuff to leave since... Well, they don't even want a teacher to waste their time around her anyway, might as well just leave.

          Walking down the corridors she couldn't stop but think about her life's choices, and thinking over what she will be in the future.

          After all... 'Should I still hold on to the dream of being a Hero, rather than a police woman or firefighter? Is there much of a difference either way?' Her mind echoed, thinking over her... Childish, and dumb dream.

          Pro-Heroes as a profession allowed a Quirked person to save people from Villains and criminals out there, and be paid to do so. Kind of morally grey, considering the advertisement and merchandise opportunities given to those in the higher ranks.

          If you're not popular, it isn't worth it.

          And if you're Quirkless, it still wouldn't be worth it, right?

          ... It still pisses her off she can't help people in a more personal way as a Hero, but...

          'How can you try being a Hero if you don't have any power to save people?' Is something she always hears of her classmates and seniors. And in a way... They aren't that wrong.

          You can't save anyone if you don't have the power to do so. But if they mean that a Quirk is this power, than they must be pretty bad at lying. Growing fur on their body or turning into paper would not be any useful, and in fact, could make the situation worse. She at least knows she can only trust her body and mind if she wants to be a Hero.

          ... Well, might as well try, and have no regrets.

          UA is the only Hero school who let down the 'Quirkless can't be Heroes' rule, so she can at least participate- Bam!

          Itsuka looked towards an alley, and saw some kid being jumped by none other than Kiryu and his cronies.

          ... Sigh... Kendou Itsuka sighed as she jumped into danger again. "Hey! The hell you assholes think you're doing!?" She yelled to distract them.

          Kiryu focused on her, while his cronies stood between the kid and her.

          "Hey, Meaningless Hands! You still want to act like a Hero, slut!?" Kiryu yelled at the girl, annoyed by her usual appearance.

          Itsuka popped her neck and knuckles, ready for another day ending with a fight.

          "Says the wimp who gangs on those with weaker Quirks. I'd call you scum, but even they have the balls to fight on their own." She said, entering a fighting stance-

          Whack!

          Kiryu punched her in the face with his stretching limbs, as his two cronies rushed towards her.

          Now. Itsuka did what she could to try winning.

          She tried dodging and rolling from any and all attacks she could've.

          Punching, kicking, kneeing, shoving and even headbutts were thrown...

          And while it was enough for her to at least win against one of the lackeys -being the weaker one- she...

          Still lost.

          "A-Argh!" Itsuka groaned, as her head was stomped against the ground.

          "Fucking bitch. You really think you're tough shit, uh? You're nothing more than dirt on my shoe... You should do your mom a favor, and leave this world for us, the Quirked to rule it. Stop being so selfish, bitch."

          ... "F-Fuck... You..." Was all Itsuka said back.

          "... Tsk. You'll learn someday." Kiryu said, lightly kicking her side as he left with his cronies.

          ... Itsuka slowly got up from the floor, coughing up some blood.

          "... Good thing t-that boy ran away. Wouldn't want to be seen like this." She said, wiping her mouth as she walked away from the alley under the dusk.

          ... In this world, no one is equal to each other.

          It's just a little something she learned at same time she was first called... Quirkless, y'see?

Kendou Itsuka's POV - A Decade Ago...

          "Sorry kid. But unfortunately, I think you should start rethinking in being a Hero." A doctor said to the young and vibrant child.

          "O-Oh? What do you mean sir? Is there something wrong?" Kendou Mika, her ever caring mother asked of the doctor.

          Itsuka tilted her head in confusion, seeing the doctor with weird glasses point at an X-Ray of her foot. "Well ma'am, while we have done every exam to properly access it, little Itsuka here does not have a Quirk, and has everything that also shows that. She has an extra joint on her foot's pinkie, her muscles and bones seem relatively above average, but still normal, her brain activity is also average, and every part of her body is exactly that."

          ... Itsuka looked... Very confused at why that's even bad. She's simply normal, right? That's okay!

          But while the doctor continued, she couldn't tell how her mom looked completely horrified at what he was speaking of. "She is an average person, and has no Quirk even in her blood samples. That is why I will advise against doing anything dangerous while growing up, such as trying to be a Hero or training in general, since she also has no regenerative abilities or resistances in her body to deal with overexertion, and taxing activities could end up hurting her instead."

          ... "... That sounds dumb." Itsuka said with a small glare. 'How dare he say I'm weak! I'll be a Hero, you wanting to or not!'

          Her mom and the doctor both looked at her in confusion. "D-Dear, don't talk back to the kind doctor-"

          "No! I won't listen to this nerd! I will still be a Hero, whether you think I can or not!" Itsuka yelled out, getting of her chair, and walking out of the door.

          Echoes of her mom apologizing to the doctor could be heard by Itsuka, only further annoying the little girl.

          'Why would they even care about having a Quirk?! I don't need one either way!' Her mind cemented it onto her brain... Even when her mom chastised her at home... Or when she called for financial help of some randos... She didn't care.

          ... But fate had different plans.

          Toga Kiryu was a boy Itsuka had a crush when she a child. He used to be her best friend, and had a... Rather weird older sister?

          Doesn't matter. What does matter is the day that changed her entire worldview into learning that...

In this World, Fairness and Peace are But Mere Dreams.

No One is Equal, and No One Cares About That.

Because They have Something to Gain from Inequality.

          Itsuka had simply gone to school the day after her visit to the doctor, and ignored whatever her mom was going off about.

          ... And apparently, she informed her school about her new Quirkless status.

          With a bit of forethought, current Itsuka doesn't fault her for doing that, but... She still wishes she didn't do that.

          Because that was the start of her academical, and social hell.

          The moment her teacher suddenly, and loudly, stated that the girl was Quirkless and had no powers... Wasn't all that bad from the start, if she ignored the weird looks from her teachers.

          Kiryu found her boring, and started dating some girl she didn't know nor remember all that well.

          It stung a little, but it wasn't like she confessed to him or anything...

          But then they began having some... Weird history classes about the Dawn of Quirks.

          And weird because of how much focus the teachers had on the Quirkless and the crimes they committed to the rising Quirked.

          And yes, it was pretty bad but... Ain't that what humans just do? Like with how there's Villains and all to begin with?

          ... Somehow, her classmates had begun to distance themselves from her though. Almost like they were simply... Looking at her just like how her teachers always looked at her.

          With disgust. Going away from her like she was a Villain on the rise, just because of the fact she didn't have a Quirk and 'Was jealous of them' or something.

          Dumb stuff, right? It wouldn't matter to her, since she can still study by herself anyway, and who needs powers if she can just train -In secret- right? Right.

          Until one day in her ninth grade, she got a letter in her locker.

          At first she didn't care all that much until she saw it was from Kiryu...!

          And he had written that he wants to talk about something behind school, relating to his girlfriend and their relationship.

          ... It wasn't about that, however.

          When she got there, all she got was a punch to the face, be made fun of by her whole school, and have a bucket of paint fall on her. Only for her mom to further chastise her for getting herself so dirty... Right on the same date as her dad's death.

          It was the worse day in her whole life.

          She will never admit it, her pride wouldn't let her, but that was the day her love to Kiryu truly disappeared, and she truly decided to close herself off.

          If the world doesn't want her, she won't want it either.

          In secret, she kept on further studying on Hero subjects and even a little -very little- bit of Quirk Analysis, while extensively training her body and keep on learning -by herself- how to fight based on her father's old diary.

          And from time to time, she also does her best to help people. Even if those she is trying to help... Were being hurt by Kiryu himself.

          'Ugh. My arms are aching again...' Kendou Itsuka thought to herself, walking through the woods of her city.

          Yeah, it's weird, but she can't just go back home when she looks and feels like shit. Worrying her mom for no reason is dumb.

          Instead, she just goes to the small hut she made when she was a kid to deal with this sort of thing.

          ... Don't judge her, it was just an urge. To build a hut for herself. Very normal.

          Plus, it's nearly night time, and there's no need to go into class tomorrow anyway on her school, so... She might as well sleep in.

          "... I'm staying in the play house I made as a kid, and I'll sleep in... Just don't forget to grab my stuff and where our new apartment is at, and I'll go there myself... Sent." She typed on her phone, not wanting to worry her mom.

          Not that she would mind it all that much. The house is the... Last thing her dad has made with her, so it's hard not to get attached.

          Passing through a couple of carefully grown bushes, she finally found the clearing she likes going to. A small area without many trees in the middle of this forest.

          It was beautiful looking at this place under moonlight.

          Specially when a shooting star seemed to be just passing by.

          "Huh. Might as well just make a wish..." Itsuka muttered to herself, Holding onto the same dream she was just criticizing... '... I wish that I find what I needed to become a Hero...' She thought-

          '... W-... Why did the comet suddenly stop?' Itsuka wondered, seeing a shining orb in the sky that... She thought was a shooting star...

          But whatever it was, it was now falling again.

          Towards her.

          "Oh fuck- DOES THE WHOLE UNIVERSE HATE ME OR SOMETHING!?!?" She yelled, running away from the falling comet, which only seemed to fall closer and closer towards her... Until-

          BOOooom...!!!

          Itsuka luckily went flying towards bushes, and landed safely as that weird comet crashed.

          "Urgh... W-What the hell...?" The red-head mumbled in annoyance and confusion.

          Looking down at the crash site, she could see the comet that nearly struck her... But it didn't seem to be a meteorite or anything of the sort...

          It looked like a... metallic pod...?

          ... Slowly, but carefully, Itsuka skidded closer into the crater, noticing how... Weird it looked. It looked like an weird armadillo, with ancient looking fixtures in the back of it... And Itsuka came to a single conclusion.

          "... Holy shit, is this Super-Man or something?" Itsuka mumbled, taking a step closer to the pod- Click.

          From one of the slits of the pod, a yellow light scanned her whole figure in a flash, making the girl take a step back in alarm and enter a fighting stance.

          "SCANNING... KENDOU ITSUKA, FOURTEEN YEAR OLD HUMAN IN A SOCIETY OF POWERFUL HEROES, BUT HAS NO POWER OF HER OWN. HAS ANGER ISSUES, TENDS TO BE SASSY TO THOSE HIGHER THAN HER, HAS AN ILL-TONGUE, CAN'T HELP BUT RECKLESSLY TRY TO HELP PEOPLE WHO DOESN'T WANT IT, AND HAS INCREDIBLY NEGATIVE VIEWS IN CURRENT HERO SOCIETY, HOW HEROES ARE TREATED, AND HOW THOSE THAT ARE WEAKER ARE TREATED..." A robotic voice stated from what it scanned of her, to her annoyance.

          "Okay, I guess aliens like being rude other than fucking psychotic." Seriously? She's ill-mouthed? When a fucking comet tries to kill her-

          The machine ignored her comment, continuing what it was saying. "-AND YET, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES SHE IS PUSHED DOWN, SHE STILL STANDS TO HELP PEOPLE AROUND HER. THE WILLPOWER, SKILLS AND MIND YOU POSSESS IS EXACTLY WHAT A HUMAN LIKE YOURSELF IS REQUIRED. SPECIALLY WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND HOW IRRESPONSIBLE PEOPLE WITH QUIRKS ARE, NOT KNOWING HOW TO CONSTANTLY USE IT WITHOUT SECONDARY INTENTIONS. HEROES TRULY ARE ACTING IRRATIONALLY, AND VILLAINS APPEAR TO HIDE HOW MUCH OF A THREAT THEY CAN BECOME IN THE FUTURE..."

          ... She has skills? Like, all she knows is fighting MMA and Karate, no need to glaze her like that. "... Uh-huh. Skip to the important part, what are you trying to get at?" Itsuka asked, which... Yeah, kind of dumb, but it's better than stay quiet.

          "... QUESTION ACKNOWLEDGED. THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE-" The pod slowly opened, to show a pair of weird looking... Compression sleeves with an ampule symbol on them? "-YOU ARE THIS COUNTRY'S ONLY POSSIBLE HERO TO DESTROY AN PARADOXICAL AND NEVER ENDING WAR THAT ONLY A FEW HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OF. THERE IS NO WAY OF TELLING YOU WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE CASE YOU DECLINE OR REFUSE, BUT DUE TO THE FACT YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY QUIRK, OR IS A TIME TRAVELER LIKE THE OTHERS, YOU HAVE A TRUE CHANCE AT CHANGING THE FUTURE BY NOT KNOWING WHAT WILL HAPPEN. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS MACHINE HAS EVER BEEN ALLOWED TO GO AFTER YOU, IT'S ONE AND ONLY WORTHY USER, AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SAVE MOST, IF NOT, ALL OF JAPAN AND IT'S PEOPLE ONCE YOU ACCEPT. THESE ARE THE OMEGATRIX, THE GAUNTLETS THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO TURN INTO MULTIPLE ALIEN SPECIES THAT HAVE LONG GONE OUT, AND JUST LIKE YOU DREAMED TO HAVE, TURN YOU INTO A HERO LIKE NONE OTHER."

          ... What the fuck? A paradox? Aliens? Did she get a concussion from Kiryu? "... Cool. I don't think I'm the right woman for this though, so I'm just going to a hospital or something to deal with this concussion, don't mind me-"

          "NEGATIVE."

          Eh?

          "YOU CANNOT REFUSE THE CALL OF THE OMEGATRIX. YOU WILL SAVE PEOPLE, AND YOU WILL BE EARTH'S GREATEST HERO. NO MATTER THE COST. YOUR CONDITION ONLY EXTENDS TO YOUR ARMS AND A RIB WHICH COULD BE FIXED BY USING THE OMEGATRIX, THERE IS NO NEED TO LIE."

          ... Itsuka deadpanned, slowly stepping back from the weird looking pod. "... A-Ah hah hah... Nice one pal, uh... I can refuse...? It's c-called as consent, and I-I don't want some fancy tool to turn me into what I can become if I actually tried, a-and... That seems more like something All-Might should get, or anyone else...! I'm just a kid, y'know?" She tried reasoning with the pod, and trying to put as much distance between her and it- 

          "YOU ARE WORTHY OF THE OMEGATRIX. NO ONE ELSE IS, ITSUKA. AND THERE WILL NOT BE ANY DENIAL OF IT'S POWER... ACTIVATING: AUTOMATED BIOMETRIC ATTACHMENT LOCKING SYSTEM... NOW."

          Just as Itsuka dropped to the floor, the weird sleeves jumped at her previous position, and nearly hitting her. "HOLY SH-" Itsuka didn't have the time to even curse, as she jumps out of the sleeve's way once again and climbs her way up the crater.

        "YOU WILL NOT RUN AWAY, KENDOU ITSUKA. THE WORLD IS AT STAKE-" The sleeves said, crawling right after her.

          The poor girl began running as hard as she could. "FUCK NO, I DON'T WANT YOU DAMN IT!!!"

          "YOU WILL NEED THE OMEGATRIX."

          "I DON'T- ARGH!!!" Itsuka tripped on her feet, hitting a tree, as the sleeves crawled towards her like slimes from hell. "D-DON'T GET ANY CLOSER!! I-I'LL CALL THE PRO-HEROES ON YOU!!!" She yelled out, putting her arms up to defend herself.

          ... And they suddenly stopped, to Itsuka's shaky relief-

          "So you're the one the Omegatrixes chose." Itsuka jumped at the non robotic voice, as an hologram appeared before her, showing...

          ... A weird looking frog?- "Galvan, Kendou. You may call me Azmuth, the creator of these gauntlets." The weird alien spoke to her.

          "E-Eh!? Did you read my mind?" Itsuka asked in confusion.

          The hologram shook it's head. "Sigh. No, I merely guessed that you were calling me as an animal of your world. And before you ask, I am speaking to you because of how you seem to not want these weapons I have made just for you humans to help each other."

          Itsuka took deep breaths, trying to calm her heart down. "... R-Right. I don't want that, Azmuth-San. I do not need your weapons to be a Hero." She further pushed her thoughts.

          The galvan hummed, scratching his chin. "Hm. I can understand why. You humans never needed something like Quirks to be an intergalactic threat to begin with. However, you are alone in this universe, with my own species leaving this realm for one that we could possibly have a better life. So while I appreciate the factor you are confident in your abilities, I'd like to differ on your opinions with my own."

          The young Kendou glared at the hologram, still feeling like she was jumpscared. "... S-Sure. You're j-just going to say what everyone else says anyway, so... What does it have to do with me and not someone else?"

          "Actually, from what I scanned of you, I personally disagree with those who said you couldn't be a Hero."

          ... Huh?

          The hologram seemed to sigh with some frustration. "You have been dealt a bad hand. The moment you have been discovered as Quirkless, everyone decided you had no worth. To me, you are still as much of a human like them, however. And you have felt losses that they forced you to think as weakness. From bullying, to even losing your father. My condolences, by the way. He seemed like a good policeman."

          ... Itsuka sat in shock, unable to say anything as she hears for the very first time... Someone think that she wasn't the problem.

          "It is obvious that you don't need anything to become a wonderful Hero. Even if you wouldn't be popular, it wouldn't stop you from saving people or beating petty Villains like any other Hero on Earth... And while it is 'corny', as you humans say: You Can be a Hero, Young Kendou. In fact, you already are with how you already help kids from that Toga boy. He seems like a pretty well disguised Villain on the rise." The hologram said, as a small screen with her ex-childhood friend with a scary face.

          Itsuka bit her gums, trying to not let a sob out as the galvan continued to speak. 'Oh. Ooooh... H-He isn't looking down on me.'

          "... And that is why I want you to take the Omegatrix. You are the closest person to being... 'Heroic', according to everything the actual me saw of good humans centuries ago. Someone who, preferably, was brave, was smart, was capable, and had the capability to grow into a Hero among Heroes if given the chance and training. You don't need the Omegatrix, but the Omegatrix needs you to save more people than what your pride would allow. To save Earth as a whole with the power of the alien DNA samples I have inserted into it. It may be unfinished due to how little samples I have obtained for the original project, but it still works and needs a user to fulfill it's purpose."

          Itsuka slowly went into her knees, unable to hold back some tears- BOOOM!!!

          The Kendou and Galvan looked to the far away city of Hosu, seeing... Bright fire shining on the horizon. "Time is of the essence, as you can see. I will ask you only this one time: Do you wish to keep on the lifestyle you have and have your normal life; Or become the user of an weapon made to protect the last bits of life in this universe, the Omegatrix?"

          ... "... I'm... Not sure. I-I never wanted an easy way into being a Hero, but... You're also the first to say I could be a Hero without a Quirk-"

          "Is that really what is tipping you into using the Omegatrix?" The hologram spoke with a deadpan.

          "Bite me." Itsuka replied, ignoring what he said and finishing her thought process. "-W-What I am saying is that, while I normally would refuse your little offer... And I-I'm still unsure if I should do this-... Ah fuck it, if you want me to help people with them, than I'll be these Omegatrixes user!" She spoke with gusto to the galvan.

          The galvan hummed thoughtfully, looking at with a weird look. "Hm... While the Omegatrix looks like two gauntlets, it is actually called as a single piece of technology-" Okay then, that's just nitpicking. "-We must work on that pride before you get a proper Hero license one day as well, Kendou. But other than that, I declare you the one and only user of the Omegatrix."

          "Hey!- Ah!" The Omegatrix jumped onto her again, and... Ignoring the slightly ticklish feeling of sleeves wrapping on her arms... The small bit of pressure actually felt kind of nice.

          The ampule symbols on both sleeves shined with yellow light. "AUTOMATED BIOMETRIC ATTACHMENT LOCKING SYSTEM LOADING... ATTACHING ONTO HUMAN DNA..." The Omegatrix said, with an oddly comforting warm feeling passing through her body.

          "... Huh." The redhead mumbled, not sure what to say.

          The galvanic hologram chuckled, snapping the Kendou from nice feeling. "You humans are an interesting bunch. Any other being would have been crying in pain as the Omegatrix's prototype ABAL System becomes part of their very DNA and atoms, and you merely chuckle and embrace it. You should start moving though, by the time you get to the city the Omegatrix should have finished it's sequence." Azmuth said, before disappearing back into the Omegatrix.

          "... Sigh. What have I gotten myself into...!" Itsuka said, before she began to run towards the Hosu city.

A FEW MINUTES OF RUNNING LATER

          "-OMEGATRIX FULLY LOCKED. KENDOU ITSUKA SIGNED AS IT'S PERMANENT USER." A robotic voice ringed in her mind.

          'Oh, it can work without suddenly scaring anyone around me with it's terminator voice?' Itsuka thought, running by a police blockage and into an alley.

          "Of course it does, Kendou. And it will be kept as such for now." Azmuth's voice similarly echoed in her mind.

          Itsuka nodded to the voice. 'Cool, now uh... H-How do I use this!? You rambled on and on about how great this thing is, but didn't explain shit!' She yelled in anger.

          "Urgh. I wished I could ignore my programming and block you from using it for saying that. But in terms of your inferior level of intelligence, click on either of it's interface once and it will cause it to spring up, turn it towards which alien you'd like to become, and gently push the interface back onto your arms. The rest is something you will need to follow your instincts to control your new body."

          Oh, how useful, I'm the smartest funky froggo in the universe and I made a toy that could be used by even a 10 year old- "Shut it and do it already!" Azmuth yelled against her angered thoughts.

          'Wait a minute or two bucko, I only saw a glimpse of Endeavor fighting some weird looking Villains! I gotta learn what I'm fighting before I turn into something I'll regret!' Itsuka thought back, leaning against a wall and taking a closer look at the situation.

          From the looks of it, there appears to be a pair of very... Abnormal people. One nearly looks to be wearing a biological hood of sorts, has giant arms, and was flying with jet turbines on his back. Meanwhile, the other seemed to look like an overly sexualized feminine version of the other one, except that she had hair made of pure electricity of sorts, and... Had arms red hot with heat.

          ... Do these things have multiple Quirks?-

          "Turn into one of the samples."

          'Huh? Oh, right, uh... W-Which one should I choose?' The redhead asked, as her Omegatrix's interface popped out.

          "I'm not you. I know you can find an interesting way to beat those two with any of the ten Alien samples you currently are allowed to use." ... Wonderful, how very useful.

          ... 'Better than nothing, I guess...' Itsuka sighed turning the ampule multiple times, until she saw some weirdly... Geometric female silhouette. 'What is this one?'

          "A Crystalsapien. Now gently press the interface, you will feel all of the changes turning into an alien will be-" Blam! "-... Come." Azmuth muttered at the end, as Itsuka simply punched the ampule on her right arm with all of her might.

          A teal light enveloped the young girl, as she felt her body morph. Genes splintering and splicing together into silicon. Most of her skin transforming into a purple-ish stone, while her forearms, face and thighs shined as magenta crystals, with extra spikes coming from her back, shoulders and chest. Her torax became sturdier and geometrical, and her skull shifted to hold only one, glowing teal eye, as a final spike came from her head, forming a magenta horn upon her forehead... 

          It made her feel truly powerful for the first time! "Chroma-Guard!" The Crystalsapien yelled out to herself with an Heroic pose, feeling incredible running in her veins and... Hunger for something she can't tell what it is.

          "... Why'd you yell that random conjunction of words together, human?" The galvanic voice rang in her mind.

          The Kendou simply hummed in a smug manner. Pointing at herself while looking towards nothing. "I HAVE NO IDEA, AZMUTH-SAMA!!!" She yelled out with all of her chromatic might.

          ... She could feel Azmuth's disappointed and judgmental face. "... Just save the day already."

          "Okay!" She saluted the galvan, running into danger like a Hero.

Asui Tsuyu's POV

          Oh boy, new timeline. Again. Kero.

          Tsuyu is numb to it at this point. 1-A -Except Iida, Uraraka, Bakugou and Midoriya, who never keep information about the future for some reason- has tried everything to stop All For One and his army, and again, they failed.

          And like usual, Tsuyu woke up exactly at 8 PM, finished with what was meant to be a nap, but now is just the start of another loop that they cannot change.

          Tsuyu slowly made her way downstairs, just as her siblings yell in fear about the very first casualty of the Dawn of Heroes.

          "T-Tsu! Come down, Endeavor is fighting a weird monster and- Kero...! A-And he's losing!" Samidare, her younger brother, rushed to her, pulling her to see the fight.

          She could've just... stop, or tell them how she already knew how it ends, but... She doesn't have the heart for that.

          The TV showed Endeavor sprawled on smoking rubble, as his fire slowly went out. "This is the end, Hellflame Hero. You have lost." The Noumu No. 7 spoke down to the Hero.

          So she once again sat next to her Satsuki and Samidare, she once again wrapped them in a hug... And watched as The Number Two Pro-Hero fought for his life.

          ... And unfortunately, she can't change what happens...

          Though she still does wonder why is her phone already full of pings of her soon to be classmates. They memorized it pretty well already, but can't they see she is kind of busy? They watched this at least forty times already-

          "-DIE, ENDEAVOR!!!" Phiumm- BOOM!!

          Oh, she missed the last energy blast of Hood No. 3. Great. 'Welp, time to start the crocodile tears, and hugging my sibs before the scene cuts-'

          "PETROPIAN FLASH!!" Tsuyu looked up to the screen in surprise, as a voice she has never heard before came from the smoke, shooting a rainbow beam of energy.

          One of the Hood jumped into the sky, narrowly dodging a blast that-... 'It... I-IT WAS TURNED INTO NEAR INACTIVITY!?!?' Tsuyu looked at the screen with nothing other than surprise show in her face, seeing  one of the Noumus getting nearly killed.

          "W-What was that!?"

          "Is Endeavor alright!?"

          "Did All-Might arrive?"

          "What are those Villains, and who has arrived!?"

          "How are those things using multiple Quirks!?!?"

          Comments of the reporters at the scene repeated her thoughts as... She looked at the screen with great detail.

          ... And heard a loud, boisterous and feminine voice chuckle in the smoke. "Nyah Hah Hah! So you're the one causing all of this mayhem, huh? Thinking you're a tough guy for managing to push Endeavor down or something? Don't me laugh."

          As smoke dissipated, a figure stood in front of the fallen Hero. She seemed to be made of pure stone and crystals, had a single teal eye on her crystallized face, and wore some sort of... Black and white leotard with a weird teal symbol on her right breast.

          ... "... That's not something I've seen play out before." Tsuyu mumbled out, as the three Asui's watched the screen.

          Neither of her siblings commented anything, looking at the person with wide, curious eyes. "Wooah... / Cooool..." They said, filled with wonder of this... Being.

          The Hood No. 7 screeched at the sight of No. 3 charred body. "YOU FUCKING WRENCH!!! I AM GOING TO KILL YOU, HERO!!!" Hood yelled, launching one of it's arms against the being-

          Bl-Bl-Blaum!! The person launched a burst of rainbow energy, blasting Hood's right arm and causing high damage- Plam! Before the crystalline being simply caught the regenerating arm without much difficulty. 

          Hood looked at the being with surprise, as he struggled against the feminine being's strength. "Oh Hoh... You won't approach me, I see... How unmanly."

          Tsuyu felt a certain red-haired and silver-haired duo would be incredibly touched by her words.

          "Well, allow me to teach you proper manners, like introducing oneself, bitch..." The being said, breaking Hood's hand...

          "My womanly name is..." She pulled him right out of the sky...

          "Ken 10! But you call this gal as Chroma-Guard!-" With her other hand primed with more rainbow energy.

          "-AND YOU WILL FALL BEFORE THE MIGHT OF MY DYNAKINESIS!!!" She yelled out, before blasting the Noumu with a beam that... Pierced the skies with it's power, atomizing the Noumu.

          ... But... What is D-Dynakinesis?-

          "NOOOOOO!!! HUBBY HOODY!!!" No. 3 bellowed in anguish, seeing the torsoless remains of No. 7.

          Chroma-Guard -Or Ken 10, I'm not sure- looked at the remaining Noumu with... Actually, she isn't even sure if the being was angry or not. One fixed eye and all? But she sounded very smug when looking at the remaining Noumu. "Ah, he was married? Well, sorry miss, didn't mean to take him out on a date so good he went to heaven... Actually, it'd probably be hell, no? Trying to kill a Hero out in the public like this is probably the dumbest thing I've seen all day long- And I'll tell you girl, my day was dumb dumb."

          Oh god, Tsuyu never knew she needed a weird looking crystal woman quip like this against a Noumu before, but this scratches the right parts of her brain.

          Hood No. 3 growled in fury, heating her claws once again. "... I am going to make you feel pain like you have never felt before, whore." ... Tsuyu felt shivers, remembering the Noumu that usually always killed her or Mina.

          "Hoh Hoh! Then come as close as you'd like... Mama loves a good catfight! Though, I think you'll personally prefer..." Chroma-Guard said, reaching for the weird symbol on her breast, and in a ridiculous pose.

          As the Hood walked closer towards the crystallic being, her phone pinged once more.

          Reaching for it, she could see an discussing of how someone suspicious seemed to have ran to the scene, and how they were probably a new looper like them... But for the last couple of minutes -since Chroma-Guard appeared even- it was quiet. It seemed everyone else noticed the new variable... And just like her, they had no idea who this was.

          ... The weird thing was, Momo's security system seemed to get a blurry photo of someone with a ponytail hitting their arm, before springing out as Chroma-Guard... Would that happen to be Kendou Itsuka?-

          PLAUuumm...!

          Tsuyu looked back at the screen, as teal light seemed to overtake everyone's vision...

          And something else stood in Chroma-Guard's place.

          ... A humanoid looking plant stood in front of the surprised Hood, and in Chroma-Guard's place. "-IF I HIT YOU LIKE A WILD-FIRE INSTEAD, VILLAIN!!"

          ... What?

END OF CHAPTER ONE

Chapter Text

Kendou Itsuka's POV

          "Hoh Hoh! Then come as close as you'd like... Mama loves a good catfight! Though, I think you'll personally prefer..." Itsuka said, reaching for the ampule on her breast, and in a ridiculous pose... Before she pressed the ampule.

          Itsuka felt her body morph once more. Quickly shifting back into her normal human self, she frantically transformed into a random alien while no one noticed the lack of the Crystalsapien under the red light.

          Don't judge.

          Her body transformed under the teal light, feeling her usual genetical structure slightly shift into an unfamiliar plant like fiber. Her organs shifted through her whole body, as if she breathed with her skin, and if the moonlight fed into her system. Her skin shifted into a mossy teal, with dark mucky spots around her sides and shoulders. Orange and dark-blue petals sprouted from her arms and neck, similarly to some sort of plumage. Her face became black, as teal spots familiar to eyes appeared upon her face, as petals seemed to form to imitate her usual hair style. Ponytail included. A simple and sportsy... Sailor-like shirt appeared with an ampule symbol layed on her left tricep. A simple pair of shorts wrapped around her legs, stopping just after her stumpy feet on her legs. She felt lively, as if pure energy seeped into her veins, excited by this new form.

          "-IF I HIT YOU LIKE A WILD-FIRE INSTEAD, VILLAIN!!" Itsuka said with a confident tone to the Villainess in front of her.

          "... Wild-Fire? Really?" Azmuth asked in a disappointed tone.

          'Oh please, it's better than calling myself Bombvoyage!' Itsuka thought, barely dodging an slash of the Villain, and hitting her in the face with a seed bomb. '... Actually, that wouldn't be a bad name either-'

          "ARGH!! STOP DODGING, YOU- AAAAAHH!!!" Itsuka interrupted the Villain by launching a blast of fire from her palm.

          Itsuka felt alive for once. Fighting against a Villain, fair and square with her very own power.

          And winning with skillful control. Or at least, the control someone who has no idea what they are doing, and basically just rolling with her instincts, can do.

          Such as- Pshh! Itsuka's right arm being cut in half by a rushdown of the Villain- Boom! Before a couple of seeds inside said arm exploded on the Villain- PrhooOOOM!!! And launching another fire stream on the Villain's face.

          You'd think losing an arm would be painful, but Itsuka felt nothing. And even if she was to feel something, the fact it grew back right after made up for any mistakes her fighting could end up causing... Though she has to learn how to better. Is there an Alien that allows her to learn things better? Would it even work after de-transforming? Oooh, can she train in her other forms, and her normal self get stronger too?

          Well, the face of pure unadulterated anger in her enemy's burning eyes made Itsuka truly feel she was doing a decent job.

          'Also, are you sure this Villain isn't alive? It still feels kinda wrong that I'm trying to kill her. And her husband.' Itsuka asked the funky alien in her mind.

          "Stop calling me funky, Methanosapien. And yes, I can see an failed attempt at creating life from a mile away. I made a whole planet of lifeforms from nothing but nano-machinery, and these are, while incredibly crude attempts, undead 'Villains' trying to kill one of your Heroes. If you don't include undead in your moral code, it is better to just kill them." Azmuth answered her, serving as a bit of an angel or devil on her shoulder. Or in this case, Galvan on her shoulder. 

          'If you say so...' Itsuka answered back, rolling her arm in a light-hearted manner. "So, still trying to cut me apart like I'm some weak little jalapeno? Gee, even a plant like myself is finding you pretty dumb right now- Epidermis, gal. They regrow in response to physical trauma..." She teased the Villain without any mercy, before doing a reference to an old game she liked to play as a kid. Endeavor wasn't much of an favorite Hero of hers, but she liked his 'No-Bullshit' act since he did his duty better than most. Just like she always wanted to whenever she goes to UA.

          "Grrr..." The undead lady was slowly regressing into a very animalistic way... Almost like she was not meant to be fighting anymore, and due to something in her body, it's making her act less and less... Well, sentient. Human would be kind of racist, since she is currently an alien right?

          And by being less sentient, Itsuka easily predicted when she was going to pounce on her.

          She did not predict that Endeavor was still conscious, and very angry.

          So imagine her surprise when she easily jumped away from the Villain... "FLASHFIRE FIST!!!"

          And the lady's whole being, and most of Itsuka's entire her body got shriveled into cinders and ashes, thanks to a very sudden Ultimate Move from the Flame Hero.

          ... Moments after, the stumps of Itsuka's feet grew together into the Methanosian once more. Looking towards a wheezing, overheating, but furious Pro-Hero. Endeavor was slowly walking towards her, with wild flames flickering on and off from his face and shoulders.

          "... Oh, good to see you're okay Endeavor-San! I'm a big fan of your work- Mind signing something for me?" Itsuka waved at the menacingly tall Pro-Hero, pulling out a random piece of rubble for him to sign.

          Itsuka noticed the way he stopped, and looked very confused. And dizzy. "... Wh... What?" Endeavor asked the plant girl in confusion.

          Taking the opportunity, she stepped right into his personal zone, and not so gently pointed to the rubble in her hands. "Oh, y'know, just use a flaming hot finger- Can you do that?- It's pretty simple, just heat it up and write a kanji or some shit on it- I'd be super glad if you did!" Itsuka asked, quickly switching the topic over and over again, trying to get an autograph from him. Even if he probably has a concussion.

          The confused Hero slowly reached out to the rock, and just... Drew a square with his finger.

          "Woah, that's so neat, sir! Thank you, Endeavor-San! Have good night!" Itsuka said, hugging his arm like a peppy schoolgirl, before running away with the rubble... And leaving through the police barricade... And reporters... And then an alley-

          "Wait a minute, stop right there, Vigilante!!!" Itsuka actually jumped from the frustrated scream of the Turbine Hero, Ingenium, just arriving at the scene.

          "How did you get scared from that? You knew he was going to do that, right?" Azmuth's voice asked her, thinking she was dumb. "Because you are quite dumb."

          'H-Hey, I'm not dumb!' Itsuka barked back in her hand, running away from danger, now that the two Villains were killed.

          Boom! The Methanosian had only a few moments to jump away from a sudden rushing punch from behind, where Ingenium was attempting to chase after her. Even if he was incredibly late, the Hero must have mistaken her as the ones attacking- "Stop fangirling over Heroes, and use your vines!" Azmuth interrupted Itsuka's thoughts once more.

          'Eh? I have more than seeds, fast regeneration and fire?' The plant girl tried asking, before she unconsciously threw a vine on a building from afar. 'Oh, I do.'

          And then she pulled.

          And swung forward far faster than she thought it would have allowed her to. She began to swing, building to building, trying to out-speed the speedster.

          "Woo hoooo!!!" The girl cheered, feeling the wind upon her... Foliage, as she escaped from the Pro-Hero-

          "Halt, Villain!-" A wooden appendage came from afar, trying to block her path.

          Instead, her bottom side was just torn off. Again.

          She looked back, to see a wooden man looking back at her in horror.

          "Don't worry, it grows back!" Itsuka stated to the man, trying to not make him be traumatized over nothing.

          It was not going to work, but it's better than nothing. Right?

          Either way, her body grew back, just to barely dodge- Ah, Ingenium is capable of flying!? Even if only for a few seconds, the engines on his arms allowed him to nearly grab her- Oooh, a green fire Hero!? Wonder who she is-

          Itsuka just barely dodged a flaming lance from the woman... Though her next vine was cut while she was finishing another swing.

          And she slowly started to fall. Wild-Fire was actually pretty light, so it's going to take a while, but something about the new Hero pursuing her made her feel like swinging around is not going to cut it. Specially since the street was practically already over, and she was going to hit either the street, or the building.

          'Uh... Do I have an Alien that can escape Ingenium?' Itsuka asked in a concerned tone, not sure if she is going to escape with how things are going.

          "Sigh... You have many options, but you haven't transformed into any of the other forms. I do not know what forms you have, only that you have ten for now, and can obtain more afterwards. Just do what's natural, any form can be of help at something." Azmuth wisely commented to her.

          Great.

          Instead of just pressing the ampule like before, she turned it a little, and noticed that she could feel which form it will transform her into.

          Weird neckless humanoid with spiky shoulders... Doesn't seem fast.

          Weird and thick humanoid... Does not look fast.

          Small, big headed humanoid... Does not look fast.

          Azmuth looking gal... Doesn't seem that fast either. No offense.

          Thin and sharp humanoid raptor looking thing...

          That seems promising.

          She pressed the ampule, just as she was about to land... And felt her body shift once more.

          Green skin shifted into blue, before instantly being covered in a white bodysuit. Plant fiber turned into a thin, yet resistant skeleton. Fingers turned into white, sharp and bulky claws. Her head shifted into a slimmer, and covered in a white, hard oval carapace. A long, protruding tail sprouted, having blue and white stripes layed upon it. Her body was wrapped on a sleeveless turtleneck bodysuit, with an ampule symbol in the middle of her small chest. Her legs, once stumpy looking, transformed into strong, yet nimble legs, with white orbs upon her feet. Her blue face was quickly covered with a white visor with a teal screen, before the orbs on her feet easily landed on the street.

          And before Ingenium could even try to reach out to her, she felt like pure adrenaline was running in her veins.

          "WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!" Itsuka yelled loudly, before blasting off perfectly through a small, clumsy window.

          Ingenium feet screeched to halt, as the odd Vigilante disappeared into the distance... Headed outside the city of Hosu.

          And still holding the signed piece of rubble.

Todoroki Fuyumi's POV

          Fuyumi couldn't help but sigh in pure relief. "O-Oh my god. I'm so glad dad's still okay."

          She and her siblings were -For the first time in years- watching a cartoon together, but... An emergency broadcast of their dad's fight with two Villains they've never seen before.

          Those Villains were resistant to their father's Quirk with their regeneration, and knew exactly how he fights... And countered all of his moves.

          Fuyumi, Natsuo and Shouto watched in horror, as he almost lost his life left and right, practically running on fumes of his Hellflame.

          ... And yet, just as he was about to die... Someone took the Villain's final attack on Enji's stead.

          And fired back their own attack. Beating one of the Villains without much difficulty.

          From the smoke, came out an... Feminine stone woman, of some kind? And called herself as both... Chroma-Guard... And Ken 10?

          Then, she transformed into a plant woman? That could somehow produce fire and explosives?

          Her father by then had managed to wake up, and hit the final Villain... and the plant woman, with his ultimate move.

          A couple of moments ago, he had hit them with the Flashfire Fist, but didn't seem all that bother by it... But this second one simply turned the Villain into cinders instead.

          And the plant woman as well, but she regenerated right after and... Asked for an autograph from her dad?

          It was... kind of cute, actually.

          And then the girl walked away in a... Rather peaceful manner. Before her father slowly understood what happened, and exploded into a chase with Ingenium and Burnin', until he just fainted half way through.

          The girl gracefully began to use vines to swing away, but in the end, Burnin' cut the final vine the girl made... Before she slowly turned an ampule symbol on her shoulder, and morphed once more into...

          Well, something that caused a sonic boom with the person running away from the city.

          Looking to her side, both of her younger brothers were just as, if not, more stunned than her.

          "... Sigh..." Natsuo slowly sighed in relief... Even when he says he doesn't, and constantly trash talks him, he does care a lot about their father after... The incident.

          Shouto, however... Didn't say anything. Just seeing Enji be pushed onto an ambulance, that quickly sped off towards an hospital. With wide, surprised eyes.

          ... "... So..." Fuyumi began speaking, snapping both of them from whatever thoughts they had. "... D-Do you... Want some dinner? I could cook s-some cold soba." Fuyumi offered her siblings.

          Natsuo looked rather nauseous, and simply shook his head. "... I'm... I'm going out. To my girlfriend's house." He said, before he slowly got up towards the front door. It's fair, though. Dad almost died, so... He should be with the woman she loves.

          Shouto... Didn't seem to hear her though. Fuyumi coughed into her fist, catching his attention for the first time that they sat down. "... Are you okay?" He asked in a... Timid tone.

          "Sigh... Father is alive, so... I hope so. Cold soba?" She repeated to her heterochromatic brother.

          Shouto blinked, before nodding back. "Yes." He said, before he looked down at his phone. Typing away.

          ... She doesn't understand Shouto sometimes.

Chat Group - Class 1-Loop

          Mina: ... Guys... Did you check the news?

          Mezo: Yes, Ashido. It is an canon event to watch it tonight, but... Someone changed that.

          Eijirou: MANLY!!!

          Koji: It was cool. Endeavor is still alive and well.

          Fumikage: Someone reveled in the dark tonight. Someone is a Looper, just like us.

          Momo: Incorrect. Otherwise, she would not have been able to change the prelude stage like they had tonight.

          Mina: She? WE ALREADY KNOW WHO THAT WAS!?!?

          Tsuyu: Yes, she. Scroll up to the last video, the one Momo's account shared just before Endeavor was saved. Kero.

          ...

          Mina: ... Holy fuck. ITSUKA FUCKING ROCKED THEIR NOUMU ASSES!!!

          Shouto: I may not be Iida, but still. Language.

          Minoru: Everyone, I may not be much of a voice of reason, but since when is Kendou's Quirk the power to transform into... Mutants?

          Momo: I do not know, Minoru.

          Tooru: O M G. It's the end of times, everyone! Mom-o doesn't know what's going on!

          Mina: Get into the battle stations, AFO is already outsmarting us again!

          Momo: Ha. Very funny. I am being serious though, I'm... Not exactly sure of how she got there so soon, nor how she managed to change the future.

          Shouto: Hm... Do you guys remember how Sir Nighteye's Quirk works again? Just to recheck how the rules of time works?

          Kyoka: Idk. Nighteye see things in the future, but you can change it sometimes? Like when he said Izuku normally is meant to die in his fight with Overhaul, but instead, wins by sheer determination and OFA's 100%? Or how, in one of the past loops, he fights against Touya and loses as well, even though he predicted he was going to win?

          Tsuyu: While I'd say otherwise, I don't think Kendou changed the future with sheer determination and willpower. She was definitely slaying, but she didn't really have much trouble against them at all. She even managed to outrun Ingenium and Burnin' with a quip here and there, so she was practically just breezing by... Even though she intentionally saved Endeavor.

          Tooru: Slay!

          Denki: Hm... Oh, I know! Maybe she changed the future by not knowing what is the future!

          ...

          Kyoka: That is the dumbest thing I think you have ever said in your life, Electrodolt.

          Momo: That is the smartest, yet dumbest sounding thing I ever heard you ever say in your life.

          Shouto: Actually... That might be the case.

          Kyoka: Wait, he's right?

          Denki: Wait, I'm right?

          Hanta: Oh boy, conspiracy theory alert! Everyone who is dumb, wait until the brains are done to comment!

          Shouto: He might be. In any, and all pieces of fiction related to time travel, if there is any constant I have seen as the universal truth about it is: The moment you learn what will happen, it will happen. It does not matter how you try changing it, if you know what is supposed to happen, and you understand it as an fact, you cannot change it. Example: If you know you will die in a specific way, you will die in that specific manner. But if you never learnt what is meant to happen, yet you still change it in some way, it could be theorized that you could avoid death if you never knew you were meant to die.

          Momo: Hm... That... Makes a small lick of sense, actually. Izuku probably never heard Sir Nighteye say he would die in his fight in any loop (possibly, an canon event), and by virtue of not knowing he was ever meant to die in that moment, Izuku simply followed what his heart said, and fought with all of his might to defend Eri from Overhaul. Same thing with the few fights where Nighteye gets the future wrong, the one who's future is meant to end in death never hear him outright state they will die, and thus, they can still change the future... If they do not know what is the future!

          Denki: Ooooh, that makes so much sense then! No wonder I felt like I was meant to die so many times- I probably was meant to die, but simply wished I didn't die while still fighting, and somehow, did something that allowed me to live! And if that's the same with what Itsuka is doing right now, then she should keep up doing the good work!

          Kyoka: Shut up and let them talk. Didn't you read Hanta's warning?

          Shouto: Actually, we consider him quite smart as well. Even when he goes into a short-circuit, it is quite enlightening to speak with him when his brain is too exhausted to even acknowledge his brain is fried.

          Kyoka: ... He is?

          Denki: I am? Thank you! My memory's has been... Pretty bad for a while? So I'm sorry if it seems I'm kinda dumb and awkward.

          Momo: Oh, no, we do not mind. I myself have begun to forget the first few loops, so you are not the only one. 51 Years this war has been going on, and the loop that lasted the longest went on for 6 Years, with me, Midoriya and Bakugou managing to survive that one time.

          Shouto: I've seen Endeavor die so many times already I practically forgot his voice. I was honestly frozen the moment I realized he didn't die tonight, and now I must live with the old man again. The fuck am I meant to do? Or hate him for?- I am going to be found out in a minute of conversation if he gets home, it's way too soon.

          Denki: Aw, chucks... I'm so glad Mei made this group chat thingy that works after loops! Even though I feel like my IQ has dropped into the lowest temperature possible in the South Pole!

          Kyoka: ... Don't say that. Sorry Denki, I... still feel kinda dead inside after the last loop, still feeling myself.

          Mina: Oh, I have post-death depression too! Wanna meet up at that café tomorrow Kyo?

          Tooru: The one that opens just before All-Might meets Izuku, and during all of the 'Saving Bakugou while Quirkless from living sludge' thing? Oooh, can I join? I missed you girls so much since your deaths at the Civil War last loop!

          Tsuyu: Huh. That wouldn't be too bad. I'm in.

          Momo: How delightful! I'll pay, then!

          Kyoka: ... Uh... Y'know what? Sure. I'll come to Musutafu, then.

          Shouto: May I join?

          ...

          Mina: You got a pussy?

          Shouto: I can get a cat. Why do you always ask that when we hang out?

          Tsu: You're in.

          Shouto: Why are you not answering me? :(

          Minoru: Why am I not surprised?

Kendou Itsuka's POV

          "... That... That was fun." Itsuka said, sitting in front of the apartment complex her mom will eventually arrive at in the morning. And it was pretty dark, so she assumes it's a good time for her to just rest. And hide the signed rubble by Endeavor in a bush. Just for later.

          "Humpf. Stop talking out loud, you could make people suspicious of you. Keep it in your head." A certain Galvan ordered her. She rolled her eyes at the voice, before she, once more, began fiddling with her Omegatrix. "... What are you doing?"

          She shrugged, just looking at the silhouettes of her aliens. 'Checking these Aliens out. I dunno what they are, and neither does you, so I'll learn what they are based on their looks... Or try to, at least.' 

          Azmuth hummed, before she was left alone with only her own thoughts.

          Not that it mattered all that much, but if that's just something Azmuth is able to do on command, than at least it allows her to have some privacy.

          Looking through the silhouettes though... She couldn't think of what these aliens can do. That plant girl did not look like she could control fire, for exemple...

          Well, other than the Azmuth-looking small silhouette, and the four-armed one, she couldn't figure them out that well. That one is probably the Super-Strength one.

          And that jellyfish too. That one is probably aquatic and electric. Or poison, she won't judge.

          Either way though, she means that the aliens she has morphed into so far... Follow a pattern of some kind.

          The last form she was in, which allowed her to travel from Hosu to Musutafu in ten minutes and without being caught, was the Speedster Alien. Azmuth calls it an Kineceleran, but she calls it Accelerate, or XLR8 for short.

          Wild-Fire is the elemental one, having methane-based fire and explosive seeds, even if so far she knows she also gets a very strong regeneration factor, and can make vines. Maybe even control other plants.

          And, while she didn't use for very long, there is Chroma-Guard as well. She gets the power of Dynakinesis, which according to Azmuth, is the power to absorb energy and blast it afterwards. And of course, since she is made of stone and crystals, she is very resistant to damage... Or at least, she felt like that was the case.

          All of the forms, including XLR8 since she does have claws and a tail in that form, give her a lot of options and powers for her to use in near any situation...

          In a time limit. All of them have a time limit of how long she can use her forms, and each has the limit of ten minutes.

          And she learned it the hard way, since she nearly crashed into a wall at her near top speed while experimenting with this new form, and the Omegatrix's ampule turned red since then, and it did not allow her to transform since.

          According to Azmuth, she will need to watch out for that limiter... But mostly when it starts beeping. If she gets out of the alien form before the third beep, she can just transform back into her human self, and the Omegatrix will already start recharging her time in that form.

          Though, it will take ten minutes to charge when it's Red, while it takes five minutes for the Omegatrix to charge up a certain form until it's Teal. And it must be out of combat for it to charge in the Teal color, but apparently will charge even in combat if it's red.

          'Geez, is this really just some type of weird alien watch? Seriously, all that's missing is an actual time alien-' ...

          The screen of one of her gauntlets showed the time when she began thinking about it.

          ... This thing is just a fancy watch- "U-Um... Do y-yo... Y-You-... N-Never mind."

          Looking up with mild disinterest and covering the Omegatrix, her teal eyes met very wobbly green eyes.

          A pair of stocky red shoes, in comparison to her painted teal kicks.

          A dirty, and busted Gakuran, in comparison to the simple and messy school jacket and skirt.

          The ginger delinquent met the greenhead nerd for the first time.

          When it was never meant to happen.

          "Yo. Spit it out bud, what do you want?" Itsuka ordered the green-haired boy, getting up from her spot and getting in front of the school boy.

          The young man whimpered at the girl, before he snapped downwards into a sharp bow. "D-Do you need any help!?" He yelled out, with his voice echoing in the complex.

          ... The girl silently leaned closer to the boy, weirded out by his behavior. "... What? Why?" Itsuka asked in confusion.

          Said greenhead kept looking down, ashamed of even asking this. "... Y-You... D-D-Did you fo-forget your k-keys, m-miss? T-To your ap-partment...? I-It's very... D-... Dark..."

          "... Oooooh..." The guy must have thought she just forgot her keys. In reality, she's just really early at her new home because of an alien watch that allowed her to save Endeavor just a few minutes ago. "No, I didn't. My mom's coming tomorrow with the movers, but I ended up getting here earlier than I planned... So I was just going to wait until morning. Y'know."

          The boy looked up in surprise, looking very worried. "E-Eh?! B-But... U-Until morning...? Wh-... W-What if someone kidnaps you? Shouldn't y-you have somewhere to rest a-at?" He asked, looking even more worried.

          Itsuka snorted, finding the guy's worrying a little too much. "Pft. And where do you suggest I should sleep at then? 'Cause you sure sound like I'm not the first gal you asked that to, Green." The redhead teased him, getting in the smaller boy's space.

          ... The completely red face of the boy has been successfully imprinted into her brain, for she will forever know who she must tease the hell of until her deathbed. "A-... I-... E-E-EH!? N-No! I-I... I uh... N-Never spoke t-to a g-girl before, a-and sp-pecially not as p-pretty as you! I j-just meant t-... t-that m-my M-Mom w-would underst-tand if you c-come sleep f-for a night! Y-You sh-shouldn't sleep out i-in the o-open like that..." The green-haired boy said to the redhead, looking down in shame.

          Not noticing the slight blush that now sported on her cheeks, the delinquent hummed in thought. "... Hm. Well, I guess you're not wrong about it being dangerous to just sleep in front of our new apartment when I can't get in. Buuuut, if you and your momma don't mind me, I don't mind sleeping at your place. We're going to be neighbors, right?" She shrugged in a chill manner, thinking the boy was too wimpy to be a bad person. And something in her gut was feeling the guy wasn't that far from being in her wavelength.

          The boy froze at her words, before slowly looking at her with nothing more than surprise. "... Y-You... don't mind?" He asked, not believing his ears.

          Patting the boy on the back, Itsuka nodded to him. "Yup. Lead the way where you live, uh... Wait, what's your name again?" Itsuka asked, noticing she forgot to ask his name.

          "... M-Midoriya. M-My name is Mi-Midoriya Izuk-ku. W-What about y-you?" The Midoriya asked.

          "Kendou Itsuka. Nice meeting ya, Izuku." The Kendou answered back.

          He blinked. "W-Whuh- W-WHAT!?!?" And then, the boy yelled out in embarrassed confusion while looking like a tomato with how red his face was, and how his hair was dark green.

          "What? Never had a girl call you by the first name?" She teased him, rustling his messy curly hair.

          Izuku looked down at his shoes, pouting with embarrassment. "... No..." He mumbled out.

          'Cute.' Itsuka thought, wrapping an arm around his neck. "Aw... Well, better late than never, right? I-... Zu-... Ku." She said, spelling out his name in his ear.

          The two slowly walked forward, with him keeping his sights on anything but her, and instead down at his feet. Embarrassed, with this odd girl.

          The girl eventually looked down as well, checking if he was actually looking at something important... And noticing his red, stocky shoes.

          "Oh, are you Quirkless?" Itsuka asked, feeling a little giddy at the thought of this cute guy being Quirkless like her.

          The boy's look of cute embarrassment however, drained away. Replaced with a look of pure terror.

          Izuku started to slow his pace, looking uncomfortable with how close the girl was now. "... I... I-I am." He said, internally sighing, feeling that the girl would be just like any other he met, and start harassing him instead-

          "Me too. First time I'm meeting another Quirkless person in my life, though... You'd think that with 20% of Earth's population being Quirkless, that you'd meet more of them, but no. Never met anyone without some special Quirky power, until you."

          ...

          Izuku slowly looked up at her, just a few meters away from his home. "... Y-... what?" Izuku asked in a whisper. Again, not sure if he heard her right.

          Itsuka simply pointed to her kicks, putting both of their shoes together. "Look. Just as stocky as yours, 'cause... Extra articulation on the pinky and all that. It ain't stopping me from trying for UA's Hero Course, though!" She said with vigor, even though she just got the powers of the Omegatrix.

          Izuku snapped up, looking at her with wide eyes. "Y-You're going to UA?" He asked in a far clearer tone.

          The redhead nodded, looking proud of herself. "I am! Always wanted to save people, kick ass, and chew bubblegum. And I don't think I will have any bubblegum 'cause it sucks, so the ass kicking is guaranteed." She winked at the guy, feeling like her joke would stop him from being all gloomy like before.

          With how he looked confused for a second, before he started snorting and chuckling, she'll deem it as a job well done. "Pfft. I-I d- Hih-Hih- Don't t-think y-you can just -Pft.- K-Kick someone's b-butt like that..." The green-haired boy said, advising her against blind violence...

          But liking that the first thing she said was to save people too.

          "Yeah... Probably not. I know that won't stop me from helping anyone in need, though. It isn't breaking the law, right?" The redhead said, still as confident in being a Hero she knows she could be. Specially with Azmuth's help.

          "... That's nice." Izuku quietly mumbled, feeling like he is in a very good mood, learning that this girl seemed to have the same dream to be a Hero.

          ... He doesn't say anything about his own dream, as he opened the door to his apartment.

          A small, chubby woman was immediately in front of the door, looking at Izuku with worry. "Oh my god! Izuku, it's nearly past ten, what happened for you... to get... so... late..." She slowly looked up... To notice an orange-haired girl. Next to Izuku. In their front door. With an arm around his neck. Very close to each other.

          "... Yo, what's up Izuku's mom. Name's Kendou Itsuka." Itsuka asked in her usual flare, waving at Izuku's mom.

          She immediately fainted.

          ... "... Is this normal?-"

          "Unfortunately, yes."

          "A-Ah, why of course you can stay if that is the case! I can't imagine cold it must have been outside- How long were you just there in the steps?" Midoriya Inko asked in a worry.

          Izuku and Itsuka were just done with explaining their story over some -very late, but very appreciated- dinner, with Itsuka's being filled of half-truths -with her name and age being the only proper facts she stated so far-, while Izuku's was... Suspicious sounding as well, in her opinion. She's Quirkless, but for there to be no bullying or general ostracisation? In Japan? Doesn't sound very plausible.

          "Oh, just like... Ten, or so minutes? I went on a walk when that whole Endeavor fight happened." Itsuka said, which isn't exactly a lie. Just not the whole story, considering she walked there since she de-transformed from XLR8.

          Izuku seemingly shivered at the thought. "R-Right. I-I thought he was g-going to lose for a m-moment..."

          Inko nodded, just like the younger Midoriya, watched that fight. "At the very least, s-someone came to help him, right?"

          "Hm-Hum." Itsuka nodded, taking another bite of chicken from her Katsudon.

          ... What? She's not going to tell her secret identity now, she bets there's a lot of people with very mixed opinions on her.

          "Hm!-" The younger Midoriya got both women's attention. "-Where w-will Kendou-San sleep at then, Mom?"

          "Oh, I was thinking about her sleeping in your room! Do you mind getting a futon so she can sleep on your bed?" Inko asked Izuku, who nodded, before getting off the table-

          "Can't we just sleep on the same bed?" Itsuka bluntly asked, not quite caring about where the conversation was going.

          And Izuku nearly tripped and fell at Itsuka's sudden words.

          "... Like, it isn't anything we couldn't do. Just sleeping in the same bed, like how friends do." Itsuka said, shrugging. Not that she ever slept with a friend before, but it's something she always wanted to try at least once.

          Izuku froze again, blushing slightly as he looked at Itsuka with surprise.

          Inko, while looking completely stunned for a singular second, quickly broke into a wide smile while walking to her room. "Oh, perfect idea Itsuka! Izuku, show the way for her! Don't let any bedbugs bite you!"

          ... And then Inko disappeared into her own room.

          Leaving the younger Midoriya and Kendou alone in the apartment.

          "... Y-... W-We are f-f-friends...?" Izuku quietly asked her.

          Itsuka simply raised an eyebrow, as she got up from her seat. "... If you want to. You seem like a cool guy, even if pretty shy. And I wouldn't give you cookie points if you were Quirked or not, but it's nice to know I'm not the only one in Japan." She said, grabbing her, Izuku's and Inko's plates of forgotten food towards the kitchen.

          ... Izuku started tearing up. "I-I... I am c-cool?"

          The redhead was surprised by his sudden emotional state, not knowing she is basically his very first friend in a long decade. "E-Eh? Yeah, but like, you good?-"

          Itsuka nearly dropped the plates, as the green-haired boy suddenly hugged her. "... Th-... T-Thank you... K-Kendou..." He slowly sobbed against the crook of her neck, feeling like he was the happiest boy in the world.

          ... With a small sigh, Itsuka officially concluded he definitely has some problems. Setting the plates in her hand in the dishwasher... And just hug the poor guy back.

          Izuku felt safe in her... Actually, very muscular arms. It felt like he was really being hugged by someone who cares about him. It even made him forget about the beating he got this morning.

          Itsuka felt her ego being stroked in a weird way, but... Something about how skinny this guy is and how clingy he got by her simple words... worries her about his safety and health.

          "... Itsuka."

          "... Eh?" Izuku brushed his gakuran against his eyes, cleaning off some of his tears.

          Itsuka simply looked at the boy in the eyes. "Call me Itsuka. It sounds weird when you call me Kendou, when I'm calling you Izuku. Got it?" Itsuka asked, giving a small smile.

          "... p-pretty." Izuku mumbled without noticing. "O-Oh, um- I-I unders-stand, Ken-... It-... I-Itsuk-ka-San."

          The redhead looked away, a little annoyed with how he mumbles. And how it's mostly to compliment her without even noticing. "... Good enough." She sighed, lifting him up into a carry.

          Izuku yelped, suddenly being in Itsuka's arms. "Ah! W-What are you doing...?" He asked in a whisper.

          "I'm tired. Can you point where is your room?" The redhead asked the young man.

          Izuku timidly pointed towards it, looking highly embarrassed as he had one of his hands covering his face. "... O-O-... Over t-there."

          "Thanks." Itsuka said, calmly walking to the bedroom she's sleeping at for the night...

          And neither noticing the gleam in the eyes of the Midoriya matriarch. Watching them like a hawk from her door. "... Grand babies... At least four, by the time they're done with college... Wonderful..." She whispered, knowing damn well what will happen one day with her motherly instincts.

          Going inside Izuku's room was like taking a flashbang in the face, because it had All-Might memorabilia from the floor to it's very ceiling. Yellows, reds and blues everywhere, and Hero paraphernalia everywhere.

          "... Is All-Might your favorite Hero?" She asked with narrowed eyes, feeling overstimulated with the strong colors.

          Izuku nodded, covering his red-hot face in his hands. "Y-Yeah. S-Sorry if it's a b-bit much..."

          'Sigh... If this shit is what he is into, might as well get used to it.' Itsuka thought, closing the door to his room with her foot, and walking towards his bed. "Cool. I like your Miruko figurine. Only one that poses her in a cool way, and not in a horny way."

          "... T-Thanks." He whispered in... Somewhat thankful tone. "Oof." He grunted, being dropped not so gracefully on his bed.

          Itsuka looked to the side, a little awkward since... She never really had many friends before. "Do you, uh... Need some privacy to change into some pajamas? I'm pretty comfortable with my body, but if you would prefer I could go to the bathroom while you change."

          Izuku looked up at her with mild surprise, before he noticed he was in his school uniform. "O-Oh. Y-Yeah, I'll um... I'll go change there. I h-have some shirts if you w-want to change..." He said, before quickly scurrying to his bathroom.

          ... Huh. Itsuka wonders why that was also kinda of cute. "Because you are attracted to him, end of the story."

          Itsuka nearly jumps at the Galvan's sudden comment, feeling her relatively nice mood drain back into neutrality. 'Bite me. I'm not attracted to him, he's just my new friend.'

          "And you find him 'cute'. You like cute things. You like him." The Galvan states.

          He isn't wrong.

          'Shut it. How do I block your annoying voice?' She asked, searching in the wardrobe a shirt that will fit her.

          "You don't. I speak when I want and when you ask something to me." Azmuth said, seemingly not caring about her opinions of him.

          She sighed in frustration, finding one shirt that seemed to be... Well, unlike any other shirt, just a tight fit rather than outright unusable. 'Fine... Just warn when you start speaking like this. It's annoying.' She said, taking off her jacket and shirt-

          "I'm d-done-..."

          ... Itsuka slowly looked back, to notice Izuku in front of his bathroom. Wearing an simple shirt and All-Might shorts. And accidentally looking straight at her breasts.

          Not that she didn't have any, but she has recently given a break at training so... She does have something there. Under her normal sports bra.

          And once again, Izuku sure knows how to stroke her ego with how red his face and body suddenly became. It's not everyday that she gets to feel proud of herself. Or her body, at least. People tend to be mean really easily, when they were never your friends.

          "... ah." Was all his lips managed to utter.

          And Itsuka slowly tilted his head up with a finger, getting his attention once more. "... Not all accidents need to be spoken out of this room. Understood?" She asked, giving him a smug smirk.

          "Ah- U-Uh... Wh-... I-... y-..." Izuku tried verbalizing an answer, but eventually decided to just nod instead.

          The redhead's smirk simply grew, before she simply tapped his cheek in a light-hearted manner. "Again. I'm comfortable with my body, I won't care if you catch a little eye candy. You didn't mean to, so keep it for yourself, okay?" She told him, before going to the bathroom.

          Izuku remained frozen there. Stunned. Not even All-Might's old anime left the Number One without being slapped for accidentally looking at a woman who was the love interest in the anime, and all the green-haired boy got was a tap on the cheek by his newest friend. Not a slap on the wrist, no, a tap on the cheek.

          ... God is real? After so long, he rewards him with this girl?-

          "Hey, aren't you going to sleep?" Izuku snapped from his thoughts, feeling a light slap on his back. Looking back, he saw Itsuka in his brand new 'Sleeveless Shirt' shirt he got a week ago.

          And it was a tight fit. Incredibly tight fit. Seeing her abs through it kind of tight-

          "Oh god, those muscles look like they could crush my skull twice over." Her arms were not All-Might or Endeavor level, but she looked like she could contest with Miruko by the time she is a second year at UA.

          And then he heard he chuckle loudly, flexing her right arm. "Why thank you, Izuku. Been training for as long as I could breathe, and only recently stopped for a bit. If you want, I could help you out in training to get some muscle too."

          Izuku looked up to look at her- Oh wow, her hair looks majestic when it isn't in a ponytail- The green-haired shook his head, trying to get his mind out of the gutter. "I-I'd like that! A-... And, um... How d-do you want to sleep? I-I can just sleep on the floor..." Izuku said, looking down at his feet in embarrassment.

          Itsuka simply pulled him up, and put him on his bed. "Nope. You're sleeping on your bed. And I'm sleeping in said bed as well."

          The green-haired boy tilted his head, looking confused. "Eh?"

          Itsuka layed down beside him. "Also, get ready to be my bodypillow. My old pillow is at home, and you seem good enough to replace it." She said, pulling the covers on top of them.

          "Eh!?"

END OF CHAPTER 2

Chapter Text

          "... FINALIZING GENOME MAPPING... GENETICAL ERROR KNOWN AS 'QUIRK FACTOR' HAS BEEN FOUND. HUMAN HOST DOES NOT REQUIRE THIS GENETICAL MISTAKE, ALTHOUGH THEIR CHILDREN MAY STILL APPEAR WITH THE FACTOR." The Omegatrix finally got to this stage.

          No wonder the Methanosian form was so fragile, the Omegatrix was still trying to fully connect to Kendou's DNA strands, causing the form to slightly destabilize from what it was meant to be. Even though it still managed to transform her into three of the samples, the fact it went to red so easily just makes it obvious that the Omegatrix is far more unfinished than planned as well... And, the fact her personality slightly changes too was just as unplanned. Though it charging so quickly is something he also did on accident, so at least she should be able to make use of her full range of abilities without worrying too much about time.

          And Azmuth can't personally do something about it either. He is but an AI added to the Omegatrix to help the current user try and fix it. It was not meant to have a time limit at all, and not planned for the Omegatrix to only have ten of the DNA samples unlocked... Without him also knowing how to unlock the other forms either. It is such an annoying factor to not know everything about something he made-

          "SHOULD THE QUIRK FACTOR REMAIN IN THE USER?" The system asked of Azmuth.

          ... "Sigh... Purge the genes. She didn't want one before, and I doubt she'll care that she lost the chance to ever even get one either. Instead, enhance her body to being at the peak of human evolution so far."

          "... PURGING... PURGING... GENES PURGED. STARTING ENHANCEMENTS OF PHYSICALITY AND NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM TO PEAK PERFORMANCE BASED ON DNA OF PAST MEMBERS OF USER'S FAMILY TREE BEST GENES. IMPROVEMENT IN MUSCLE DENSITY, HARDNESS IN BONES, THOUGHT PROCESSING SPEED IMPROVEMENTS, AND MORE WILL HAPPEN. ESTIMATED TIME FOR IT TO END IN... 13 HOURS, AND 12 MINUTES."

          That is agonizingly long. Azmuth can only hope Itsuka won't notice the changes too quickly. Even if she is strong, being at her species' very peak will be better.

          "SHOULD THE... 'HIDDEN IDENTITY' FEATURE BE TURNED ON? ALLOWING HOST TO KEEP HER IDENTITY HIDDEN FROM THE PUBLIC WHEN LOW ON CHARGES, WHILE STILL BEING ABLE TO LOOK LIKE A 'HERO' IN HER WORLD'S TERMS?"

          ... "... Yes. I think she'd like that. But wait until she is awake, and while she is transformed you can start creating her Hero Identity."

Midoriya Izuku's POV

          Yawn...

          Izuku slowly woke up... Actually, better than he had ever slept before.

          Yesterday wasn't really the best day of his life... Iwamoto-Sensei put him in detention for interrupting class -by mumbling on accident-, Kacchan and his friends beat him up again after... A-Asking him to take a s-swan dive off the roof of a building to get a Quirk in his next life, and he got home late trying to avoid them that day. They were very persistent in hurting him that day, and luckily, a Villain fight distracted them into leaving him alone.

          He also... Almost met All-Might. He was fighting a Villain, but he left the area right after. Unfortunately, he didn't get his autograph...

          And then, Endeavor's fight happened, where he almost died.

          So he isn't really all that happy with his life, nor this new school year.

          ... But speaking of... Who was the Vigilante that protected Endeavor last night? She had a powerful Quirk that appeared to let her transform into multiple Mutants of some kind that had different Quirks... It'd be perfect for anyone trying to be a Hero, so... Why isn't she one?

          In fact, it only makes the identity and story behind the woman the more interesting and mysterious, since... What could have happened that made her be a Vigilante...? Did she never want to be one until recently? Did she just start this for fun? Is there even a reason behind saving Endeavor, or was it all just an act?-

          Soft breathing noises, and a sweet smell interrupted his downwards spiral in a odd rabbit hole, making him properly open his eyes and see...

          An orange haired girl.

          A 1,70 meter tall, muscular, cute, orange-haired girl, in his newest shirt. Which was obviously too small for her.

          ... Wh-... Oh, right, last night. He did meet her... And then invite her home... Where she teased him of doing this before...

          Discovering she is Quirkless too... And actually not even caring about sleeping in his bed, with him still in it... To the point she didn't even mind him seeing her changing on accident.

          Izuku could instantly feel an uncomfortable amount of blood running in his face.

          And gosh, the way her lips softly open to quietly snore...

          How her shirt can barely even fit her, so her breathing only makes her chest more pronounced...

          ... And how her arms -and a leg wrapped around his lower half- were wrapped around him, like she was unconsciously protecting him from the world...

          It felt nice.

          And the way her sleeves were beeping was also kind of comforting- Wait, huh?

          Izuku looked a little closer to one of the sleeves, noticing an... Oddly familiar ampule symbol on it.

          Which was also showing the time. '... It's 6:25 already?'

          Huh. Must be a fancy contraction sleeve of some kind.

          Though, he wonders... Why does she need those? Did she break her arms recently? Does... She need to go to the hospital!? D-Does it need immediate treatment!?-

          "Izu... Ku... You're mumbling... a lot."

          Izuku looks up in surprise, before meeting the familiar pair of teal orbs amongst a waterfall of orange hair, right under the light coming from his window... "... B-Beautiful..."

          Kendou snorted, blinking at the bright morning light. "Pft. Stop being a cheesy flirt... It's too soon in the morning for it..." She muttered, pulling on his cheek lightly.

          "Owie." Izuku mumbled back, for once not minding the small bit of playful pain for once... Better than explosions, at least.

          "What... Time is it?" The ginger said, rubbing her drowsiness away with her arm.

          "O-Oh, it's going to be six-thirty soon... Do you have to go to school?" Is she going to leave him already?

          God, how easy is it for him to get attached to friends? No wonder Kacchan doesn't like him now...

          The young woman simply nodded to his words, stretching herself as she finished waking up. "Yup... Mind giving me directions? The school I'm going to is called... Aldera Middle School and in the Classroom 3E, I think? Something like that..."

          Izuku's mood skyrocketed into happiness the moment she finished her statement and request. "I go there! I-It's my school and class!-" Wait a minute, she's not older than him?

          Well now he feels very pathetic with how small and scrawny he is, in comparison to her.

          "Hm. Good. We'll go there together then, cute Broccoli." Kendou said with a small, yet charismatic smile.

          Izuku decided he likes her nicknames for him.

          Again, way better than Kacchan's 'nicknames' and all...

          Izuku slowly and timidly nodded to his newest, female, friend. "O-Okay..."

          Kendou than began playing with his hair, as she thought of what they should do. "First things first, I'll see if mom already got here, change, and then we'll walk to the school. Secondly, we'll go eat something on the way to school, just in case we get a little late. Cool?"

          ... Skip breakfast to instead eat somewhere else on the way if they get late? That's... Smart, actually! Mom shouldn't be home either, so it shouldn't compromise his usual schedule either, so it's perfect!

          Izuku even jumped onto his feet, ready for a day of studying once more, but with a new friend! "Alright, Ken-... I-Itsuka-San! I'm gonna get ready too!" He said, walking to his bathroom to take a quick shower, and go to school with his newest friend.

          "Okay. Also, here's your shirt dude, thanks for it." Kendou said, getting up from his bed as well, and throwing the shirt she was wearing to him.

          Nothing too bad, since he can just put it on the washing machine later-

          ... Wait a minute-

          "W-Wait! Don't leave with nothing but your bra on!"

          Oh god, that sounded so wrong.

Kendou Itsuka's POV

          "Hm. Guess I was right about it being better to eat on the way, huh?" Itsuka mumbled to the walking broccoli, munching on a comically large sandwich.

          Apparently, her mom did get home.

          And was sleeping like a rock.

          So she simply put on her new Fuku -A simple black skirt that goes to her shins, where she wears some shorts underneath, a black shirt and teal 'bandana' on her neck, because she can't do the weird cutesie little bow other girls can make- and walked with Izuku to a random café near the path to Aldera Middle School.

          They ordered some food, and then while walking, boom. Villain attack. In the middle of the street.

          So Itsuka kept on walking right behind Izuku, who was the only way to know where Aldera Middle School was at.

          "Hmbf? O-Oh, you're right! We could have missed part of this fight!" The young man excitedly said, nearly done with his third donut.

          Looking up, some giant fellow was running away from the scene -probably the Villain- screaming about Heroes being annoying, before- "Oh, that wooden guy from last night..." Wooden guy. She hopes he's doing alright, he looked traumatized when Itsuka was cut in half.

          "Huh? O-Oh, that's Kamui-Woods! He's a newer Hero that began working last week... Do you like him?" The green-haired future classmate hesitantly asked.

          Most likely because of the group of girls nearby yelling very annoying, but fangirlish things. "Eh. He's cool. Capture Heroes are rare these days, and I appreciate Heroes that aren't purely attackers, and use their brains to beat Villains instead." And Wild-Fire isn't so different, so all the help to learn how to use her plant body better is still helpful.

          "Oh, I can tell from those look in your eyes..." The Quirkless duo looked to the side, to see an older man with small spikes coming from his head. "-You're Hero nerds, aren't ya?" The man gave them a pair of finger guns.

          Why is he calling her a nerd? "O-Oh, I am!" Izuku said, still trying to pay attention to the recent arrival of the Wooden Hero.

          She... Well, she'll probably be a Quirk nerd with how she'll be hanging out with Izuku from now on. "Eh. I'm still learning the ropes."

          "I-Itsuka! Look, he's about to use his ultimate move!" Izuku tugged at her sleeve, causing her to pay more attention to the fight.

          Ultimate move? Is that like, what her Crystalsapien self called that 'Petropian Flash' for some reason? -She's still wondering why her personality feels like it changes from form to form-

          "The Lacquered..." Kamui-Woods' arm was practically growing while the Villain roared in fury, before he launched it forwards...

          "Chain..." And dozens of roots shot out, about to envelop the Villain...

          "Prison!-" Wait, what's that big ass shadow from-

          "CANYON CANNON!!!" BOOM!!

          ... A giant Heroine came out of nowhere, and dropped kicked the Villain out of his much smaller giant form.

          "Hello there, everyone! The name's Mt. Lady, it's nice to make you my Ass-quaintance!" The Heroine said, in a position made to show her ass.

          Sellout. Being a giant in a city must be dangerous and a big cost in terms of collateral damage. Hopefully Itsuka doesn't have an alien that is humongous too-

          "... Does she needs to be a giant for her butt to look average?" Izuku mumbled, taking notes in his notebook.

          Itsuka barely held back a chortle, instead, laughing along with the old man. "Take notes kids. If you two are going to be Heroes one day, using that noggin will come out on clutch, because a Quirk is only as strong as what the user makes it to be!" He spoke his knowledge.

          That's... Actually, some pretty good knowledge, considering she doesn't know everything about her aliens. And someone telling Itsuka she can be a Hero, even without much context, is still nice.

          The broccoli nodded quickly, smiling widely. "Thank you sir!" He said, finishing his notes...

          'Hero... Analysis for The Future, Volume 13... Huh. I should ask about it later.' Itsuka concluded, thinking about Quirk Analysis. She really should start doing that if she wants to understand her own powers.

          "... Thanks, mister. Have a good day." The Omegatrix user said afterwards, in a much more contained manner.

          The man simply waved them off, happy to have lightened the two's mood.

          Seeing the barrier being taken down, and many people hoarding Mt. Lady, Izuku seemed to just be walking forward... Before Itsuka held him back.

          "Eh? I-Is something wrong?" The young man asked in confusion.

          Itsuka pointed to the wooden Hero. "... Don't you want an autograph from him? Pretty sure there's no line either, those fangirls already left, so we could get an autograph from a good Hero before he gets really famous." She suggested. Totally not being the one actually interested in the Hero, in comparison to Mt. Lady. Of course not. Just because of Wild-Flare. Definitely.

          Seeing Izuku's face brighten like a lamp was not what she expected, but the answer was clear.

          Walking to the saddened Hero, he looked up to see the Quirkless Duo. "... Can we get an autograph?" Itsuka awkwardly asked to the quiet man, being her first time getting one of these autographs. And also taking out an empty notebook of hers, along with Izuku's.

          The man got up from the floor, happily taking both of their notebooks. "Of course! What's the name of you kids?"

          "M-Midoriya Izuku..." The green-haired fellow of hers said.

          "Kendou Itsuka." She answered as well.

          ... Seconds later, he finished signing their notebooks, before handing them back. "Here you go! Hope you have a wonderful day, it's going to be pretty sunny!" The Hero said, in a much better mood than before.

          He drew little trees in their notebooks, with the initials of their names in the trunks. Kinda cute.

          "H-Have a good day too! Thank you for your t-time." Izuku said, bowing to the Hero.

          "Yeah. Thank you very much. Hope you have a good day as well." Itsuka said, deciding to bow to the Hero too.

          The two walked off in the distance, while the Hero looked at their forms with a small smile under his mask. "Hm. What a cute couple. Hope nothing bad happens to them while I'm in patrol..." The Hero mumbled to himself, walking off in his own way as well.

Yagi Toshinori's POV - All-Might

          Dear goodness. That's not good.

          He had just left an meeting with the Top 10 Heroes -Including a bandaged up Endeavor- with the HPSC's president... And apparently, one of the most important items in the Heroic Protection of Super Tech Vault, or HPSC'S HPSC Vault, disappeared.

          It is already bad, but it gets worse.

          The machine was not made by a human, from what he learned, and instead, gifted to us by aliens long ago in the Dawn of Quirks.

          The bad thing about it is that we do not know how to activate it, or use it, thus why it's in the vault and not with a trusted Hero.

          The good thing is that we also found out who took it, and what it does after hundreds of years of research finding nothing about it.

          The worse part is that they can use it. At least they used it to save Endeavor, before disappearing into the night.

          The Omegatrix appeared to be a weapon that transforms the user into Aliens long expired, with no life being found in outer space after Quirks started to appear, before we gave up on studying it anymore.

          Three forms were identified, and the Heroes of the Top 10 of Japan were warned to search for the Vigilante... In the unassuming city of Musutafu.

          Toshinori cannot use his time just yet, though he will pay attention to the one who stole the sleeves...

          Or at least, the HPSC says they stole it.

          Toshinori saw how something fell from the skies before the Vigilante appeared to save Endeavor.

          It might just be a coincidence, and the one who took the Omegatrix didn't know. So he will try to help them into the right path...

Kendou Itsuka's POV

          ... Why are these people looking at her and Izuku so weirdly?

          "Yo, is something wrong with my clothes or something? Other than the bandana, I'm pretty sure it's nothing important for everyone to be giving us these looks..." The redhead whispered to her classmate.

          Izuku looked pretty down since the moments they really started to get close to Aldera. Must be related to how people were acting around them.

          "... N-No. It i-is... is-sn't you..." Izuku whispered to her, stopping at a certain door.

          Weird. What about him is making people act like this then? Usually bright, but suddenly shy when we got here. "Hm. That's our classroom?"

          Izuku nodded silently, breathing in and out, trying to calm himself down... Hm... Something in the classroom must be the problem.

          Classmates? Teacher? Bully?

          ... Noticing the lack of effort to try and open the door, Itsuka decided to do what her dad always said: "If there's anything better than words, is to act! Always choose to take action over something, if there is no other good choice!"

          Ignoring the good other choices, Itsuka simply kicked the door open and startling Izuku even further. 

          Looking into the room, a teacher and classroom of 16 kids were in it, interrupted by Itsuka's abrupt methods. "Mornin'. Do I need to present myself or something?" Itsuka asked to the older man, straight to the point.

          The guy, who's little card on his table implies his second name is... Iwamoto, nodded to the girl with a slight disinterested look to the girl. "... Yeah, yeah, come on in new student-" He was saying...

          Before he layed his eyes on Izuku, hiding behind her. And got a weird gleam in his eyes that spelled out malice pretty well. "... And Midoriya. You're late again. You do know what happens when you're late, right?"

          The broccoli sputtered, but Itsuka, as she is expecting to do from now on, answered for her friend. "We got tangled in a Villain attack and got late. If you were late too, you'd know an punishment for something you didn't control is pretty fucked up, right?" She accused the man before an actual threat was said.

          And the reason quite literally is spelled out from the man's own mouth. "Huh? I didn't say any punishment would happen..."

          Itsuka ignored the request, and just continued. "Then we expect no punishment or whatever." Itsuka said, settling for a neutral outcome, and tapping Izuku forward.

          The smaller man went to his seat, and quietly sat down as Itsuka went to the front of the room to introduce herself. "... Won't you introduce yourself?"

          The teacher didn't quite catch the fact she was already going to, and made the dumb request every teacher does with new students. Now, she was annoyed, so she'll just be straight forward as well, slowly catching the attention of her new classmates.

          "Hi, I'm Kendou Itsuka. I like fighting, and I'm Quirkless. If you have a problem with it, say to my face, and we'll deal with it outside the school gates. Bitch out, and I'm making fun of you till the end of the school year. That's all." She spoke, oh so kindly. She even avoided giving them the middle finger, or calling them fuckers.

          The room, once looking at Izuku with odd looks, now was deathly silent. Looking at the new girl like she was prey. Weak. Dumb.

          ... And Itsuka simply gave them the look right back, which confused the kids, unused to getting the look from what was assumed as nothing more than a lamb. Like wolves, being lured into a bear in sheep's clothing.

          Kinda funny, when she even has a Quirky tool of her own, now.

          "Actually, it is virtually superior to any 'Quirk' in your world." Azmuth's voice rang in her mind, out nowhere.

          Itsuka rolled her eyes, sitting on the empty seat in front of Izuku. 'Shut it, I'm in class. Also, what took you so long to come back? Did some error happen to the Omegatrix?' 

          She could almost feel as if Azmuth was shaking his head... somehow, even without his hologram. "No, nothing bad happened, the Omegatrix was merely finishing the genome locking process, making it so only you are it's only user. Even if forcibly removed, only you will be able to use it. I will require of you to do something so it will make it easier for you to be a Hero."

          Picking some of her school material from her backpack, she did not quite care about the silence in the room, with mostly everyone staring at her. 'Hm. Is it some kind of tool, or whatever? I'm not good at engineering.' She thought back.

          "You must draw reference for a Hero suit, for a secret identity if you are out of time with the Omegatrix. Nothing like outright building something, that is something your Galvan form should be able to do when you get acclimated to all Alien life forms."

          ... Oh. That is important. '... Cool. I'll try to come up with something, uh... Can it be like, military or... 'Karate' inspired or whatever? It's the best my brain can come up with...' She thought. The Military was something she was considering joining, and karate was what her dad loved to teach so something familiar would be nice, but since she now has the Omegatrix... At the very least, it feels right to be inspired in the outfit.

          There was a momentary silence, before Azmuth answered. "Please, keep it to a minimal amount. Do not make it far too menacing for you to instead seem like a threat to those you are trying to save."

          Annoying, but fair enough.

          "Alright everyone!-" Itsuka stopped to pay attention to the teacher, who also caught the attention of the class onto himself. "-Today I was going to pass everyone the opportunity to choose their new school, considering the other new students must come tomorrow..." The guy threw all of his papers into the air, as everyone for some reason started using their Quirks. "But who cares!? You're all going for UA, aren't you?"

          ... "Your new school is full of idiots, from the seams of things." Yeah, anyone with a brain would have noticed that, but good on you for noticing it Azmuth.

          Izuku, behind her, tugged at her sleeve, looking even more scared. "K-Ken-d-dou... W-Why d-did you do th-that...?" He whispered, trying not to tremble.

          Ignoring the chants of the class and a overzealous blonde, Itsuka shrugged as she started doodling in her book. "Eh. He'd just blurt it out anyway, might as well just state it from the jump.. Though I feel like I did forget something-"

          "Oh, you and Kendou decided going to UA too, right Midoriya?"

          ... The room went silent, with Izuku looking mortified, while Itsuka deadpanned to herself. "... Oh right, I do plan on going for the Hero Course as well, almost forgot about that." She said as a passing comment.

          Apparently, it was more than a passing comment if how everyone got annoyed by her, if the cluster of voices means anything.

          Most importantly, the guy who bashed her table with explosions and nearly ruined her drawing. It wasn't the best, but it wasn't that bad either. She is kinda annoyed now. "HAH?! THE HELL YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, ORANGE DEKU!? YOU'RE QUIRKLESS, YOU CAN'T BE A HERO!!!"

          Orange... 'Useless doll'? Okay, this guy is starting to get on her nerves. "What? And you look like a bum, humanoid-looking chihuahua with an overly flashy little fire cracker in your hands. Nothing that shows you'd be a good Hero either if I could beat you with my eyes closed, Bitch."

Midoriya Izuku's POV

          ... Why did she say that?

          Why did she just insult K-Kacchan? Why is he saying nothing else?

          Everyone looked on, as the blonde was stunned, with a face that shows only confusion was frozen by her words.

          "What? Cat got your tongue, or did your Quirk start poisoning that mush inside your skull?" Why is Kendou still trying to instigate a fight?

          "Alright, that's enough Kendou, stop bullying Bakugou. Bakugou, go back to your seat, please?" Iwamoto-Sensei asked the two.

          An stunned and silent Bakugou slowly walked to his seat, while Kendou gave Iwamoto-Sensei an unimpressed look. "Bullying? Why'd you say nothing when he was being Quirkist with me before I said anything?"

          "B-Because I was surprised as well. Plus, it's just boys being boys..." Iwamoto stuttered- Wait, he stuttered?

          Itsuka kept silent... Though, she did note something down on her notebook, before starting to doodle once more a drawing of... Herself?

          He'll ask about after class...

Kendou Itsuka's POV

          Finally, she finished the drawing of her new Persona, as she and Izuku were leaving the classroom. Name? Ken 10, because there's only ten forms Itsuka starts out with. Clothes? Effective for urban environments, and can easily be changed for something else in colder and hotter places, an aesthetic based partially on a Chinese qipao and with a simple mask, to make sure she looks even cooler-

          Don't judge her, it's just to make her look more like a proper Vigilante.

          "I did not say anything, but I will say it doesn't look bad. Even if you don't know how to draw." Fuck you.

          "STARTING HIDDEN IDENTITY PROCEDURE. FORMING ALTERNATE CLOTHES..." The Omegatrix's automated voice rang in her mind, confirming that it was already starting to make the drawing an reality.

          So, with the best smile she can give, she calmly asked her friend about something that was in her mind. "... So. That blonde's your bully, huh?" Itsuka asked, with the both already walking out of the classroom.

          "E-Eh? H-How did... y-you..." Izuku looked so... Small, whenever he is a bit fearful or nervous. It's kind of cute, but it meant he was not feeling alright, so she doesn't like it.

          "He called me Deku. You're the only person I know that also has no Quirk, and in other words, 'useless' in terms of having no set path of what you can do. And of course, someone would connect the dots pretty easily if given the time to think about it." Itsuka stated, which only made him look even more down.

          "... w-we used to be b-best friends, but... K-Kacchan and I-I grown out of it..." He whispered out.

          Hm. "... Well, that's good. At least he isn't going to influence you into being like him." Itsuka bluntly stated, glad the guy really isn't some friend of her friend.

          Can you imagine? Having your bully as a friend? Itsuka would need to strangle someone if Izuku thought he was still his friend- "B-But I know he is still there! Kacchan is kind w-when you get to know him!" Izuku's excited voice interrupted Itsuka's thoughts.

          ... And now, she really feels like she needs to strangle someone. "... Let's agree to disagree for now. Do you know a good place to grub? Home is pretty far and there's no train that seems to stop close to it." She asked, deciding to ignore what he said. For now.

          Izuku blinked in confusion at the contained anger in her eyes, but quickly nodded. "I do! I-It's near the Takoba Beach, but... A-Also, far from the path I take home..." He said, looking away.

          Itsuka didn't notice the disappointed look from him. "That'll do. I'm going to get something for my Ma and I, and she's probably going to be home kind of late, so you can go home if you want." She said, excited to start her first proper day as a Vigilante around the city.

          Izuku pouted, but nodded. "... okay..." He said, looking pretty disappointed.

          She didn't like the look. So she gave him a little hug at the gates of their school. Yes, there was a lot of people around. She didn't really care about them, she's reassuring her friend. "Don't worry, I'll be home soon enough, you won't even notice me not being there! I'm sure you're a big man." She said with a smirk.

          The Broccoli now looked like a Tomato. Who knew a vegetable could turn into a sweet little fruit so easily? "... o... O-Okay, Kendou!"

          She flicked his forehead. "Oh? I thought my name was something else. What was it that I asked you to call me by?" She said with a knowing smile.

          He sputtered, but didn't stop himself from answering. "... I-... It-I-Itsuka." He said, hiding his face in his arms. Again, cute.

          "Good job, Izuku! It's not that hard, right? I promise, I'll be home before you know it!" Itsuka said, giving him a tap on the back.

          He merely nodded, before the two slowly drifted apart.

          ... So, while the green-haired boy went to an shortcut, moments before a liquid-based Villain was about to appear from...

          Itsuka's path was not to go to the beach just yet. Instead, stopping at a dark alleyway, where she turned to the teal ampule on her sleeves. "So... Who's it going to be this time? Learn more about one of the past transformations... Oooor, use the other ones I have no idea how to use them?" She rhetorically asked herself...

          Before noticing the darkened form of... Herself.

          "HIDDEN IDENTITY PROCEDURE COMPLETE. ALTERNATE FORM OF KENDOU ITSUKA HAS BEEN MADE. NO TIMELIMIT IS SET FOR THIS APPEARANCE, AND CHANGES ARE ONLY IN LOOKS, SIZE AND PARTIALLY HORMONAL." The Omegatrix chimed to her with it's speakers.

          "Ooooh... I like the sound of that." She said, before pressing the ampule... And with a flash of light, felt...

          A little taller?

          Looking at a broken mirror, she could properly notice the changes. Mostly, in clothes, such as her new cap, a and her new Qipao... But the main one being... Her hair turning pitch-black.

          "Huh. Black... Actually works nicely with me." She mumbled to herself, impressed with how she looked decent. And older. Maybe two years older?-

          An explosion rang out in the distance, as helicopters flew high. "Alert on Kaguya Street! An Villain is trying to break into the Katsupot Bank! Is there any Hero on the line!?"

          ... A voice spoke out in her... radio, on her shoulder.

          "I have an radio now?" She muttered to herself, not remembering having drawn a radio on her suit.

          "Yes. You do. It's connected to the police line, just so you can hear what is going on around the city and stop crime when Heroes cannot. They won't notice it for... At least a few months." Azmuth spoke to her.

          Cool...

          But they now need help.

          Finally, she looked to her ampules once more, before finding the one that interested her the most from the night before. "Heh. The police could use an hand against these Villains... Or in this case..." She slammed the ampule, transforming another mighty Heroine...

          PLAUuumm...! Her muscles started to bulge... Another pair of arms sprouted from her torso... Her skin darkened into a dark shade of red... Her eyes shifted into two pairs of teal orbs... And her suit transformed into form fitting, sleeveless shirt and pants, rather than her human uniform... Her black hair remained, with it fancied into a low ponytail... And her strong voice bellowed with the name of this new form...

          "QUADRA-FISTS!!!" The crimson-skinned Tetramand yelled out, ready to rumble.

          "Again, stop with the corny one liners."

          "Hell no, Froggo!" She yelled back to Azmuth, jumping high into the sky with purpose.

END OF CHAPTER 3

Chapter Text

Kendou Itsuka's / Ken 10's POV

          "-Let's retreat, old timer! Those Villains are too strong for us to stop on our own!" A Hero, who goes by the name of Death-Arms yelled out to Snatch.

          They were just having lunch when a bank was being robbed by a new Villain gang of some kind.

          A small cat heteromorph, and four larger heteromorphs with weird looks... All black, with dead looking eyes and weirdly large smiles, trying to rob a bank from all of it's money.

          Snatch did not care about how they looked, as he crushed an fifth heteromorph with his sand again. "Hell. Fucking. No! We're Heroes Death-Arms! These Villains must not escape from the light of justice! Keep on fighting, I already called for back up a long time ago!"

          The two probably won't have much of a chance to stop the Villains...

          Because other than the weird cat boy, those are actually just Noumus.

          And Itsuka, or as her Tetramand form called herself as Quadra-Fists, was above them on a random rooftop.

          "Hm... About time I join in, no?" Itsuka asked Azmuth, who was stopping her from jumping in without any plan other than 'punch hard, but four times', and instead learn a little about them. Apparently, these ones were dumber than the pair from last night, incapable of speech but still very powerful.

          "Sigh... Fine, go in Tetramand. Stop those undead before they do significant harm to these Heroes." The red-skinned girl had a large smile on her face, as she jumped up...

          And crashed a pair of fists onto the biggest Villain. "DETROIT CRASH!!" BOOOM!!!

          From the dust cloud caused by her 'Heroic' Entrance, another pair of fists went straight for the throats of two other Villains, of which she promptly broke them while glaring at the two final Villains.

          Small, puny cat boy. And tall hooded Noumu.

          "Hmpf. Hello there. Surrender now, and I'll only make this a little painful, Villains." Itsuka spoke, glaring at the pair.

          Both Heroes behind her looked stunned, while the smaller Villain looked fearful.

          The Noumu, predictably, rushed towards Itsuka.

          Bad idea.

          Itsuka quickly weaved out of a punch, before hitting the Villain with three palm strikes. One to the chest, one against an arm, and a last one on the Villain's face.

          Ducking out of an wild haymaker, she striked at the Villain off his feet, and as he fell- "Oklahoma... CRASH!!" -gave the Villain a double uppercut, punching the Villain through the room's ceiling.

          And within half a minute, Itsuka's first fight as Quadra-Fists already was going promising! Now, only a last Villain remains... Who took out a pair of knives, after dropping a bag of money.

          "D-Don't get any closer!" The little guy said, throwing a knife at Itsuka's head.

          She simply dodged it, and a sand arm from behind that caught the cat man in a instant.

          "Woah! Good job there mister! Sorry to pop in unannounced!" Itsuka said, giving Snatch a pair of thumbs up!

          The older Hero looked pretty confused, but Death-Arms pointed at Itsuka with a nasty glare. "Hey! You're that Vigilante from last night! You're going down!" He said, cracking his knuckles.

          "No thanks, old man! I already did my part, so I'm out to stop some other crimes! See ya later!" Itsuka yelled back, giving them a short salute, and jumping away like All-Might.

          No way for the pair of Heroes to actually catch up to her, when she's basically as strong and fast as All-Might!

          Even Azmuth seemed surprised with the strength she possesses, with how he wasn't admonishing her too much over the course of the last- "9 Minutes. Switch onto another DNA."

          'Got it! Imma just land first, and...' Boom! She landed on a scrapyard, without too much damage to the ground. 'There we go! Now... Which one should I choose? blobby one, or dwarf taller than Azmuth?'

          "Sigh... Stop wasting your time as a Tetramand, already." Okay, okay, relax grinchy frog.

          PLAUu- PLAUumm...!

          In an instant, she transformed back into her human form, and straight into the more amorphous Alien she has seen so far. Her skin, muscles, and very bones felt replaced by something abnormal, and sturdy. Her very cells changing from organic, to metallic. Her genetical code into a virtual one. The black, viscous liquid form stretched, as white ran across her body from her chest, down to her inner thighs. Her shape barely appearing feminine with her prominent hips, and large thorax. -Oddly enough, she also didn't feel breasts on them, so there might be something related- The black lighting up with teal technological lines, as the face lit up with a simple, yet effective 'O' shape. And the Ampule, landing right onto her large, blobby right hand.

          "Trojan... On!" Her voice came out as if it came from a radio, ready to keep being a Hero as Trojan...

          ... But what can she do?- "Ah, the Galvanic Mechamorph. The species I created, long ago. It should not be too difficult for you to find out how to use this form, Kendou." Azmuth's voice came in.

          "Oh? This is the alien you spoke of making, Azmuth-Sama?" Itsuka asked with respect for the male... For some reason.

          "Why yes, it is exactly this one. Made to assist my species with technology. It won't be difficult for you to find out how to use it wisely." Azmuth cryptically spoke, before she felt he blocked himself from any more with her.

          All alone, atop of a rooftop, the girl only had a few ideas of what she can do.

          Jump on a broken down car, and see what happens.

          She didn't expect to naturally spread her body around, and inside it, but it's par for the course.

          In seconds, the car had become her new body. She could feel the car's engine as if it was a beating heart, the tires like they were her arms and legs, and the hull as if skin. It's almost weird, but also... natural, to this body.

          Pressing on the gas, she easily sped off from the scrapyard, and readied herself to stop any petty robbery, or the usual Villain battle... Until her stomach started rumbling. And she needed to eat something ASAP

Ashido Mina's POV

          Inside a family restaurant's private booths... A group of five girlies, and one honorary member, ate peacefully in it. Doing some Group Therapy, at the best of their abilities.

          "-And then... Boom! Woke up here after being dismembered in a massive acidic explosion! First time I went out with such a bang!- My pronouns really became Over Here / Over There!" Mina said, excitedly telling her friends of the bloody, and very painful death she had at the hands of a new Noumu made just for her! She almost was flattered by such a thing even coming to exist.

          Momo sighed with mild frustration. "Mina. Please, don't go speaking about the horrific ways we died in public. It's weird when someone could be listening in."

          Mina drooped, a little down. "Aw... Really? Not even of the time I died with a giant pike going through my chest, spewing acid for days after my body had already died?" She asked, almost jokingly.

          "That was almost unfortunate. But you were flipped over, so it was actually quite comical." Shoto said with a small, morbid smile.

          She pointed at him. "See!? He gets it! It's not so bad if I died in a funny way!" She said with a large smirk.

          "Kirishima actually broke down that day, Mina. He's still holding strong, but like... It was more grim than funny, in retrospect." And Kyoka ruins her fun.

          Well now Mina feels bad.

          Tooru pat her back, with her legs swinging back and forth. "We get it. You wanna make the day a little easier to live through. But don't worry, we're all tough nuts to crack! Whenever they stopped a plan from working, we always managed to find a way to keep getting further!" Her best friend said, with Mina practically seeing her smile against the window.

          They all were already training to get to U.A as fast as they can, so it's not so surprising to see her already making progress to at least be visible. Or Tsu making progress to get less visible too.

          Speaking of her, why is she looking out said window? "Kero. Kendou's coming."

          ...

          "Wait- WHO'S COMING!?!?" Mina almost jumped out of her seat, looking out the window.

          And seeing the striking and very visible ginger walking towards the restaurant.

          And a broken down truck, in a no-parking zone right behind her.

          Kyoka Mina sat down, breathing deeply. "Alright then, new question, uh... Do we interact with her at all, or nah?" The punk asked, very concerned on what to do.

          It's not the first time they spoke to someone who couldn't remember what they saw.

          But it is the first time they might speak to someone who can't remember shit, but has already changed everything harder than even All-Might. What the hell do they do?

          Momo, as always, manages to be the voice of reason. "... As w-weird as it sounds... I believe we should let her alone. She's doing a good job already, and... If we say anything wrong, it might end badly."

          Todoroki nodded. "Not a bad decision, considering our current state, and how the timeline seems to aim at an ending very different than any we had before."

          Tsu scratched her chin. "But, if we don't even say anything, it would be weird if she starts coming here daily and notice us and our conversations."

          Tooru couldn't help but nod to Tsu. "Yeah! It wouldn't end too badly if we try to at least strike up conversation one day! What do you think, Mina?-..."

          ...

          "Where's Mina?" Momo asked in a hushed, and very worried tone.

          Tsu pointed at the front desk. "Recommending Kendou on what to order."

Kendou Itsuka's POV

          "-So... Like, the Swedish Lemonade with Pineapple is really good here?" Itsuka asked the alien looking pink girl. The new restaurant Izuku said, Takoba Firelash, has just opened and Itsuka happened to arrive at a time without many people in it.

          The girl with no knowledge of what's personal space, which Itsuka can relate to, nodded with a large and friendly smile. "Yup! I tried it, it's my second favorite, after the Bubblegum Milkshake!"

          Too pink in her opinion, but maybe she'll try it some other day if she tags Izuku along.

          "Cool, uh... I'll get the Swedish Lemonade with Pineapples, the Might-Bovine X, a side of Ultra Fries, plus some... Apple slices, I feel like being a little healthy." She said, with a half joking tone. It's just cause she likes them.

          The receptionist nodded calmly, writing her order. "Of course! Would you like to eat here, or to go?"

          "To go. I'm a little busy today, y'know?" Itsuka said, not explaining it any further.

          "Of course! We'll whip it right up, miss." She said, leaving to put the order with the cook. Or something. She doesn't care, she'll just wait until it's done.

          But with the pink girl still next to her, it's definitely a little odd. Is she like, waiting for her order too?- "Mina, c'mon, we're waiting at the table."

          A girl with large eyes and dark green hair appeared, tugging at the pink girl's shirt.

          "Eh? Oh hi Tsu! I was helping this girl here choosing something, first time she came here, y'know?" Ah, she's an usual customer of the place.

          The girl waved at her. "Hi. Hope Mina didn't ask any weird questions."

          Mina is her name? She didn't say anything about herself.

          Actually, neither did Itsuka, so... "No, she didn't say anything weird. The name's Kendou, and I'll assume your name is... Tsu?"

          "My friends call me Tsu. Nice to meet you too." She said with a small smile.

          "Oh, and I'm Mina! It's really nice to meetcha, girl!" Mina said with her loud and exuberant tone.

          But weirdly enough, she doesn't mind the cheerfulness. Specially because they are just people she's going to speak to when she's in this restaurant. "Nice to meet you two, then."

          Ding!

          "Your order's ready, miss!" Ah, the receptionist came with her meal already.

          Itsuka calmly grabbed the bag, while waving off both girls. "Welp, I'm taking my leave. Have a good day, lads." She said to them, before walking off into an alleyway.

          After a rather flashy second, she came out with the black hair and mask, plus qipao, starting to take sip from the lemonade. Surprisingly, perfectly sweet to her. Not bad. Favorite new place to order lunch now.

          Anyway, time to properly continue her patrol.

Asui Tsuyu's POV

          "... Hm. Black fits her well, no?" Tsu asked to Todoroki, the only one who also didn't smush his face on the window to see Kendou transform in a alleyway, and come out older, and with her future Hero Suit already on. Also, the yellow is gone, replaced with white now. How fancy.

          Todoroki nodded. "I think so too. It's surprising how different she looks with black hair. Almost like how Touya paints his hair black, and looks completely different."

          Not wrong. Surprising how it took him literally having to slowly drop the contents of a water bottle on himself, live on TV, for anyone to notice.

          Momo composed herself, before looking seriously at the group. "Kendou has the Omegatrix."

          ...

          The what?

          "The what?"

          "The what?"

          "The what?"

          "The what?"

          "The what?"

          Everyone asked at once, looking at her confused.

          ... Momo coughed onto her hand. "O-Oh, right. In the Timeline 42, where I survived the longest, there was this one piece of equipment I took, used and... Never managed to replicate. With further investigation, I discovered they were a pair of gauntlets that came from... Aliens, before they left our universe completely."

          ... Sus.

          "REAL ALIENS!?!?" Mina yelled, and thankfully, the room was private for a reason.

          "... You sure what you read wasn't fake news?" Kyoka sensibly asked.

          "Not even Shigaraki could decay them."

          ...

          Everyone in the room understood the weight of those words, and quelled down any and all arguments against what Momo was saying.

          Momo sighed with relative... Exhaustion. "In all honesty, it's only because of those I even managed to survive for so long. No one seemed to be able to put them on, and the AI in them only barely considered me worthy to wield it temporarily. The AI being a copy of the very creator of the Omegatrix."

          Kyoka's eyes were widened the most, while a small TV in the room started playing out some scenes of Kendou stopping Endeavor's death. "... You... Could become those things Kendou does now?-"

          "Unfortunately, no." Momo shook her head, surprisingly enough. "Azmuth, the AI, only allowed me to wield it. Saying I was, like any other human who tried wielding it, not worthy to use it's real abilities. Not a 'True Hero' like in past. Kendou is the only person I ever seen wielding it, and transforming into those alien lifeforms."

          ... Hm. So whatever is the reason why she can use it, it's not for the same heroism Midoriya follows by. And he's the most heroic person Tsu knows, so...

          "... Why her?"

          The group looked at Tooru, who's usual preppy tone was missing, replaced by an serious, and very curious one. "What makes Kendou more of a Hero than Midoriya? Or Uraraka? What about All-Might?"

          ... Momo sighed. "I'm not sure. It might not be due to my Quirk, or anyone else's, but I am not sure what he meant by True Hero. He didn't try explaining further, thinking it would be a waste of time to even explain it to someone who wasn't meant to use it. I did what I could to keep it safe, while I kept being a Hero with Midoriya and Uraraka from Japan to the U.S. And until my death, where for once... I managed to survive longer than both Midoriya and Uraraka even. And, while travelling, began formulating the plan that went down for ten Timelines, until finishing and doing it in the last Timeline. I didn't think it would be too important to explain these... Uncomfortable parts, with an AI that constantly badmouthed me and my intelligence while also teaching me how to use my Quirk and brain better."

          ...

          "... That's tough, buddy." Todoroki said, with an weirdly comical response. It even brought out a small chuckle from Tsu.

          Momo couldn't help but chuckle along. "Pft. It is, isn't it? One day, you're stuck in a veracious time loop of a war that you practically couldn't stop, until find this... Funky alien hologram in some compression sleeves, and then you manage to find a way around said loop, and see how dumb and easy it was to actually change something."

          The alien is a frog?

Kendou Itsuka's POV

          "I AM NOT A FROG, KENDOU!!"

          "WELL I'M GOD DAMN SMARTER THAN YOU, ELDER, SO NO, YOU ARE A FROG AND I'M A REAL GALVAN IF YOU DIDN'T EVEN STOP TO THINK ABOUT THIS!!"

          The Omegatrix really has some strange effects on the host's mind. From Wild-Fire being far more preppy and outgoing than Kendou normally is...

          To Grey-Matter, her newest and current form, being extremely prideful and narcissistic.

          She is currently fighting against the AI in how the Omegatrix was even created, and how he did not think of how to keep the... 40 additional DNA samples, from rotting away from being in the machine. And that the other 16 Alien DNA are stuck in part of the Omegatrix's morphing mechanisms, and can only be unlocked under very specific circumstances.

          The alleyway was a perfect place for Itsuka to fiddle with it, and just a couple of seconds were enough for her to see the mistakes in the machine, and a singular second to call on Azmuth's bullshit when he said he didn't know how to use the other forms. In fact, him knowing of how a Tetramand, Methanosian, Crystalsapien, and specially a god damned Galvan Mechamorph.

          -She's also still mad that form makes her look up to Azmuth, as if he was her creator-

          "Seriously! It wouldn't be hard, you could just have made mechanism just have the templates of the DNA strands, and not have them stored in these outdated databanks! The other ones didn't get damaged because of the fact they are the main ones, while the other ones are the DNA of rarer and mostly extinct ones in a different and up to date bank, but the rest were in banks that are not even better than the ones scientists at I-Island can make!" The small, but very angry Galvan yelled at the idiotic, older Galvan.

          "And you think I didn't know!? Your ancestors and I worked for countless, sleepless and starving nights on the Omegatrix! We had no time to finish it all in time!"

          Itsuka groaned in anger. "OH, AND WHAT MADE YOU SO SCARED SHITLESS TO LET SUCH A DUMB MISTAKE GO UNNOTICED!?-"

          "D! N!! ALIENS!!!" The older Galvan yelled right back, shutting her up for a moment.

          Azmuth's hologram almost seemed to stop and take a deep breath to relax, but... It can't really do that, so he just seemed calm out of nowhere. "... Look. As much as I am... Mildly impressed with the speed it took for you to notice the defects, or the fact you could list why the other forms can't be accessed... But not only is such a thing not meant to happen, but the Omegatrix was made at a time of war. Against an galaxy wide infection, known better as the DNAlien infection."

          ... The girl sat down in the alley, letting the Galvan continue. 

          "Those... Things were beings that could take over any living being as part of themselves. They destroyed dozens of solar systems with brutal efficiency, with Earth and Galvan Prime being some of the final strongholds for any and all sentient life. And thus, I, and a team of the both world's best did what we could to make a weapon against their unstable DNA. The Omegatrix was more of a prototype, and on all accounts, an unfinished piece of junk that could repel the foreign DNAlien in a living being, and to fight against them. We managed to crawl ourselves from a terrible position, until the first user of the Omegatrix ended the entire DNAlien threat... Though, at the same time, most of life in the universe was also erased."

          ... Oh.

          "And, once nothing but the Galvans, our Mechamorphs, and Humanity, we decided to move away and into a different universe. I was added into the Omegatrix to aid you, but I already had ideas to try and make a newer version. One that wasn't made as a weapon, and if the DNAlien threat, or simply a different threat, I wished to make a machine that stands for peace. To save people who need it, and stop 'Evil' that needs someone to halt it. By being 'Good'. An certain... Max, taught me of such concepts."

          ...

          "Cool story grandpa, where's the part that explains the damaged DNA?"

          "I was getting there." Itsuka shuts up again. "The reason why it was all damaged... Is due to an anomaly of some sort. Constantly repeating it started to damage the samples, one by one. In all due honesty, I am not sure what this anomaly is, but this is most definitely something that started... 40 to 50 years ago. There were no other users other than the first one, and you, so I could not do anything about it while being deactivated."

          ... Somewhere, deep in Itsuka's mind, she could tell...

          He was probably lying about something.

          ...

          But, she'll let it go this time. Because she doesn't have much reason to call the bullshit. "Fine. I guess I'll fiddle with this thing again later..."

          PLAUumm...!

          The Tetramand was ready for more clobbering of Villains, at least.

          ... Until she saw a news coverage in the screens of a familiar Broccoli running to save his bully from a pile of sludge.

          ...

          "... Fuck."

Midoriya Izuku's POV

          Izuku walked slowly, while thinking of what happened today.

          He actually met All-Might. He had a very nasty injury, and told Izuku he should probably look for another job.

          And then he saved Kacchan from a Villain that tried to kill him, just before All-Might saved him from said Villain. With most of the Heroes admonishing him, other than Kamui-Woods who at least was there to console him and lighten the burden a little.

          ...

          For once...

          Izuku felt lost.

          Because he had an example of a Quirkless person aspiring to be a Hero too...

          But she is really different from him.

          She's big. She's strong. She doesn't care of what people think of her. And she's more than willing to fight against Kacchan at school.

          But would All-Might just say the same thing to her?

          Would he say that even she, who is much tougher and capable of being a Hero, can't be one?

          Or...

          Is All-Might wrong?

          Is the Symbol of Peace, Beacon of Hope to the oppressed, and the greatest Hero to walk the Earth... Just wrong, for once?

          ...

          Standing alone, as the sun was about to set, and with nothing but the gentle breeze to keep him company... He had no answer.

          The voice in his head, that constantly admonishes or stops him from doing things he wanted to try... Also had no answer.

          ... And in this silence... He could only find one thought.

          ...

          What if he did become a Hero?

          No training, no studying, just... Himself. Realistically, could he do it?

          Long and short answers: No. He can't.

          He is weaker than Kendou, physically and mentally. He is smart, sure, but it alone can't stop a 30 ton truck from running him over. And that's the usual punch All-Might throws out in any battle.

          ... So... What if he trained like Kendou obviously does?

          What if he studies harder than he ever did?

          What if- "HEY, DEKU!!!"

          Turning back, Izuku looked on as Kacchan stood angrily. So mad that he was shaking... Just because Izuku helped him.

          "I... I-I DIDN'T ASK FOR YOUR HELP... AND NEITHER WAS I SAVED BY YOUR SORRY ASS!!!-"

          ... Slowly, Izuku took a step towards him.

          "-I COULD'VE BEATEN THAT SHIT ALONE!!- YOU'RE MORE USELESS THAN THAT PIECE OF SHIT!!!-

          He walked towards the blonde... Until...

          "-IF YOU THINK I AM GOING TO OWE YOU ANYTHING JUST FOR THIS SHIT, OR THAT I WOULD EVER THANK YOUR SORRY, QUIRKLESS ASS-"

          "Katsuki." Kacchan stopped screaming, for a moment.

          ... He stopped, just before the taller, meaner and usually... Menacing, man.

          But for once, he was too curious to not ask.

          "... Do you think I could surpass you?"

          ... "... What did you just say?" The blonde's vibe switched from anger, to the calmest and most subdued anger he had ever seen him show. Fascinating.

          "Allow me to rephrase then. Did you know I will surpass you, Katsuki?"

          Kacchan was actually taken aback by his question for once.

          "... I mean... It's not impossible, if I get the right tools for it. To train myself to become a Hero. For real, this time."

          "What the fuck are you talking about?" He asked, taking a step forward, and leaning above Izuku. Glaring at him as if he committed blasphemy.

          "I am declaring w-... w-war on you, Katsuki. I am tired of being below you. I want, and I will at least be at your level. And I will train, study and work until I get there. Have I made myself understood, or do I need to say it in a language you understand?"

          ...

          "... Little... B-Baby boy, little B-... B-Bitch?" Izuku added, starting to feel his grit disappear under the focuses, and yet, most furious set of eyes he's ever seen in his life.

          He swears he could hear an angel's choir, as Kacchan slowly leaned back. Looking at him up and down...

          He could feel his very soul sipping off of his body.

          Until... "... Hmpf. Try it, and see where it lands you. Nerd." He just harumpfed. And walked away without adding anything.

          ...

          Is Izuku about to die, or is he already dead?

          "No matter the answer, you're still here, no?" No one could confirm if he jumped at the sudden appearance of Kendou right beside him, or if it was his soul actually trying to fly away from fear. But either way, he remained alive, and very confused at her sudden arrival.

          "K-Ken- Itsuka!? Wh- How long have you been here...?" Izuku asked, very confused and slightly embarrassed at the possibility-

          She gave him an... Weirdly gentle smile. "... Long enough to see you stand up for yourself. Proud of ya, bud." She said, messing with his hair again... Though he can't help but like it.

          "... Th-Thank you..." He said, leaning into her touch, and cherishing this little moment.

          The two began walking towards the sunset, but... Even she could tell something was wrong. So Izuku decided to spill the beans. "... Itsuka... Do you think I can be a Hero?"

          She immediately gave him a thumbs up. "U.A's entrance exam is ten months away. Should be enough for you to train from a little boy into a little man."

          His hopes were rekindled just a bit. "Ah... T-Thank you. Do you have some advice for that?"

          "Sure, sure, but... Why the question?"

          "THAT WOULD BE BECAUSE OF ME, YOUNG LADY!!" Both jumped back at All-Might's arrival. Somehow not as sudden as hers.

          "JESUS CHRIST, IT'S ALL-MIGHT, WHAT THE FUCK!?!?" She yelled, in Izuku's weak arms. He struggled for 5 whole seconds, until he finally could safely put her down.

          She's not heavy, he's just weak, and that's more motivation for him to be strong enough to hold her.

          Izuku did his best to at least explain Itsuka why he was there at all. "O-Oh, don't worry, I met All-Might on the way out of school after almost dying, and then he said I s-should try being a police officer since b-being a Hero is dangerous work, so it's n-nothing bad!"

          All-Might nodded quickly. "W-Well, I... I would have worded it a little differently, but I am here partially to apologize, Young Midoriya!" He is?

          Itsuka was quiet for a bit, until she nodded slowly. "... Ah. I see. Big guy?" She suddenly asked for All-Might's attention.

          He looked like he was trying to hold back from transforming. "Yes, Young lady?"

          Itsuka punched him in the crotch as hard as she could. All-Might instantly powered down into his skeletal, weaker form while barfing blood.

          "AHAH!! You are a fake! Let's beat his Quirkist ass, while he's still down Izuku!" She said, jumping on the old man, starting to suplex him and beat him up.

          ...

          It took Izuku's whole conscience and willpower to try and at least save All-Might, from his new friend's rageful fists.

END OF CHAPTER 4