Chapter 7
"Welcome to your new home, Himiko!" Miyuki called out as they walked into the Yaoyorozu Estate. Izuku and Momo followed behind them, holding hands.
"It's massive…" Himiko said in wonder, spinning around in place and taking in the entryway.
"That's usually the reaction of most people when they first enter." Miyuki explained with a giggle. "I'll give you a small tour of the place, but if you need anything else, feel free to ask one of the servants." Miyuki explained, pointing to the multiple servants that were standing around. "If you happen to get lost, just ask one of them for directions. For the time being, I'll make sure someone is assigned to you just until you get used to the place."
Himiko nodded, giving Miyuki a smile. "Thank you for everything, Miyuki." Himiko bowed towards Miyuki as she finished speaking.
"None of that, Himiko!" Miyuki said energetically, wrapping her arm around Himiko's midsection and pulling her towards the kitchen. "Plus, it was Momo who did all the work, I just signed the paperwork."
"Mother…" Momo said with a smile.
Miyuki paused and turned herself and Himiko around, looking towards Momo and Izuku. "You kids can get ready for bed, if you like. I've already called Inko and explained what happened." Miyuki said, and was about to turn around before she paused. "Izuku, I'm going to be giving Himiko your room for the night, until I can get one of the other rooms set up for her. I'm sure you don't mind." Miyuki finished with a smile.
Izuku smiled. "Of course not, Miyuki. I'll grab some pajamas and I'll just stay in Momo's room tonight."
"No funny business, Mister." Miyuki teased with a wider smile. Himiko looked at Miyuki in surprise, before she wore a more genuine smile. Izuku and Momo wore matching blushes as they started to scurry away.
"Mother!" Momo yelled out as Izuku guided her away.
"Wouldn't dream of it, Miyuki!" Izuku responded, hearing laughter from behind them.
"Izu?" Momo questioned as they laid down in her bed together. She had noticed that Izuku had been deep in thought ever since talking with Toshinori at the hospital, and while he was responsive, he wasn't initiating conversations like he normally did. Izuku hummed in acknowledgement, still looking off into space. "You've been thinking about something ever since talking with Mr. Yagi. What's on your mind?"
"This is going to sound ridiculous, because I can't seem to manage wrapping my head around it." Izuku started off, slowly turning towards Momo, and she could see the contemplating look in his eyes. "What if I told you that Mr. Yagi offered me a quirk?"
Momo thought for a minute. "I would say that it was impossible."
"That's my thought process too." Izuku responded, looking back up towards the ceiling. "But Mr. Yagi had a reliable source to back up his offer."
"What kind of reliable source?" Momo questioned. "Even reliable sources can be inadequate."
"Nezu." Izuku responded simply.
"That's definitely a reliable source…" Momo agreed.
"Remember how I said Mr. Yagi works for Might Tower?" Izuku questioned, getting a hum in affirmative. "What if I were to tell you that Mr. Yagi doesn't just work for Might Tower, but owns it."
"But I thought that All Might owned Might Tower?" Momo questioned. Izuku just looked towards Momo, which made her think harder on the question she just asked. "Are you trying to say that Mr. Yagi is All Might?" Izuku nodded. "How?"
"He showed me the injury he suffered in a battle with a supervillain over five years ago, one that was successfully covered up because I've never heard of it." Izuku responded. "Toshinori Yagi is the form that he's been reverted to normally, and he buffs up into All Might for hero work. He even showed me how he did it."
"All Might offered you his quirk?" Momo questioned, getting a nod in response. "And what was your answer?"
"I told him that I'd have to think about it." Izuku answered honestly, letting out a sigh and looking away. "I never expected something like this to ever be offered to me, especially not from my favorite hero."
They both sat in silence, looking up towards the ceiling, deep in thought over the information. Momo reached her hand out and grabbed Izuku's, getting a squeeze in return. "I think you should take it." Momo said quietly.
Izuku let out a sigh before looking back over towards Momo. "It would be kind of nonsense if I don't accept it, but how would I explain it to Mom, or Miyuki and Yuuichi? What about Himiko? I told her I was quirkless back at the hospital."
"Why not just explain it to them like you've explained it to me?" Momo questioned.
"Because Mr. Yagi told me I wasn't even supposed to tell you." Izuku responded a bit sadly. "He said that he only told a handful of people in his life, and it took him years to reveal it." Izuku looked away. "I don't even have it yet, and I've told you everything."
"I see…" Momo said quietly, and Izuku could hear the hurt in her voice. "So you think that Mr. Yagi would retract the offer now that you told me?"
"No." Izuku said firmly, looking back towards Momo. She could see the determination behind his eyes as he spoke. "I told Mr. Yagi that I wouldn't accept the quirk if I wasn't allowed to tell you."
"Izu…" Momo said quietly.
"I want no secrets between us, and it's not like you wouldn't have figured it out somehow." Izuku responded, with a small smile. "You're more important to me than some quirk. I can always be a quirkless hero, but I would never have another Momo."
Momo reached up and pulled Izuku down for a kiss. "I love you." Momo said quietly.
"I love you too." Izuku responded before wrapping his arms around her and hugging her tight.
Momo started playing with Izuku's hair, causing him to relax in her grip. They were silent as they thought about what they just talked about, each listening to the soft breathing of the other. "When did you tell Mr. Yagi you would give him an answer?" Momo questioned.
"He told me to meet him early in the morning at Dagobah Beach in a few days." Izuku responded. "He informed me that I can give him an answer then, and he will also have everything ready to get started on training."
"It sounds like he is sure you're going to accept." Momo responded.
Izuku let out another sigh, hugging Momo closer to him. "I really want to, Mo. It would give me the opportunity to be the hero I always wanted to be."
"You're already a hero, Izu." Momo responded with a smile. "You should accept it. We can always figure out how to tell everyone else later."
"Thank you, Mo." Izuku responded quietly, hugging Momo tighter as he spoke, bringing a smile to Momo's face.
It was early morning when Izuku and Momo arrived at Dagobah Beach. Getting out of the limousine, walking hand in hand towards the stairs that led down towards the beach itself, they found themselves overlooking the massive piles of garbage that littered the beach. They could see a massive figure at the bottom of the stairs, looking away from them. Knowing instantly that it was All Might, they both made their way down the stairs.
"Young Midoriya!" All Might exclaimed, turning around as he spoke. "It's good to see…you."
"Good Morning, All Might." Izuku responded. "I'm sure you remember my girlfriend from the hospital, Momo Yaoyorozu."
"It's nice to meet you, All Might." Momo responded.
"Young Midoriya, did you… umm…" All Might said awkwardly, looking between Izuku and Momo.
"Yes." Izuku responded. "I've told Mo everything you've told me."
"I see." All Might responded, before steam started to billow out around him. "No sense in keeping up appearances."
"My goodness." Momo said, bringing her hand up to cover her mouth. "I know you said that Mr. Yagi was All Might, but it was still so hard to imagine."
Izuku chuckled. "It was pretty ridiculous to imagine. I had a similar reaction when I first saw it."
Toshinori coughed, getting both teenagers' attention on him again. "I take it that you've made up your mind, Young Midoriya?" Toshinori questioned.
"I have." Izuku confirmed. "But I have some requests before I accept it." Izuku held up one finger. "I want to tell my Mother everything about accepting the quirk." He held up another finger. "I also want to be able to tell Momo's parents. They have been my parents for as long as I can remember, besides my Mother." Izuku raised another finger. "I also want to tell Himiko, now that she is a part of the family." He raised his last finger. "I want to know everything related to the quirk, from its name to its history."
Toshinori hummed in thought for a moment, looking between Izuku and Momo. "You do realize that by telling all those people, you are doubling the amount of people who know about it."
"I do." Izuku responded. "But these are people I would trust with my life, even Himiko. I know she might be new to the family, but she has been beyond grateful for the opportunity that Mo has provided her. You said it yourself, Sir, that you only told people that you trusted. These are the people I trust."
"And the danger it puts them in?" Toshinori questioned.
"Accepting the quirk is already putting them in danger." Izuku confirmed. "If anybody was to find out about a transferable quirk, they would use any means necessary to get it from me, including hurting my family."
Toshinori hummed again. "Very well, Young Midoriya." He turned around and looked towards the mess of the beach. "To prepare you for my power, I have decided to have you… clean the beach!"
"Huh?" Izuku questioned.
"You can't be serious." Momo said from beside him.
"I am very serious, Young Yaoyorozu." Toshinori responded. "My quirk, One For All, binds the physical strength of many people into one. If Young Midoriya's body isn't ready to accept it, it's possible that his limbs would explode from his body."
"WHAT?!" Izuku and Momo responded at the same time.
"This is why I want you to clean the beach. By removing all this trash, you'll be using muscle groups that you normally wouldn't, helping you mold your body into a proper vessel." Toshinori explained.
"Mr. Yagi?" Momo questioned. "My family has everything possible for training all types of muscle groups at home. It would prevent Izuku from having to deal with the trash here, and possibly getting injured or picking up a disease from the rusty metal." Momo explained. "Not only that, but we have our own personal trainer that we've been using for the past eight years or so. We have both put on a reasonable amount of muscle in that time."
Toshinori looked at Izuku and Momo again, inspecting them up and down. "It would appear you have." Toshinori hummed again. "That does give us a head start in preparing your body to handle OFA." Toshinori looked back over the trash once more. "My original thought process was that by having you train on the beach, not only does it help restore the beach to its original glory, but you're also learning about how hero work is essentially volunteer work at its core." Toshinori looked back towards Izuku. "But I watched you jump into a one-versus-three fight without any hesitation, which already proves to me that you understand the basics of being a hero."
"Yes, Sir." Izuku responded. "I've wanted to be a hero like yourself since before I was diagnosed."
Toshinori thought for a moment, looking back over the beach. "Very well, Young Midoriya." He said after a moment, turning back towards the two teenagers. "I will allow you to train with Young Yaoyorozu here within your home, but I would like to see what training equipment that your family has so that I can revise the training regimen."
"Thank you for having me, Mrs. Yaoyorozu." Toshinori said as he took a seat at the dining table.
"You're welcome, Mr. Yagi, but please, call me Miyuki." Miyuki smiled back towards the skeleton-looking man. Izuku and Momo had just finished showing Toshinori all the training equipment they have available, and while Toshinori mentioned a few other ones that would be more effective, Momo reassured him that her parents would get them ordered as soon as possible. "Momo has informed me that you're helping them train for UA?"
"That would be correct, Miyuki, and please, call me Toshinori." Toshinori responded, taking a sip of the tea that was in front of him. He wasn't expecting to meet the whole family today, but it would appear that he had little say in the matter. Yuukichi sat at the head of the table, while Miyuki and Inko sat on one side, and Izuku, Momo, and Himiko sat on the other.
"Can I inquire what is wrong with their current trainer?" Yuukichi asked suspiciously. "I made sure to have the best personal trainer on this side of Japan."
"There is nothing wrong with the personal trainer, per se." Toshinori responded before looking towards Izuku and getting a nod in confirmation. "With the proposal I have for Young Midoriya, it would require much more intensive training to prepare him."
"What kind of proposal?" Inko questioned, looking at Izuku.
"Miyuki, Yuukichi, do you mind if we have some privacy? I know that the servants are under an NDA with anything mentioned while in our presence, but you can never be too careful." Izuku questioned. Both parents looked at one another, before looking towards Momo and getting a nod. Yuukichi signaled for the servants to wait outside until they were ready to be called back in.
"Thank you, Young Midoriya." Toshinori spoke before standing up. "The simplest way to explain is to show you." Toshinori activated his All Might form, astonishing most of the people sitting around him. "I Am Here! With a proposal!"
"All Might?!" Four voices called out at once, looking between All Might and the two teenagers. "What is the meaning of this?" Inko questioned, looking at Izuku.
"Please let Mr. Yagi explain." Izuku responded.
Toshinori allowed his buff form to drop, coughing up some blood in the process, before taking a seat back at the table. "This form is the result of an injury I sustained five years ago fighting one of the last supervillains of Japan." Toshinori explained. "Currently, I can only be All Might for a few hours per day. In short, when my body cannot handle my quirk anymore, All Might will be no more."
"All Might… will be gone?" Yuukichi questioned, looking at the other adults. "What will happen then?" He asked towards Toshinori.
"This is where my proposal for Young Midoriya comes in." Toshinori explained. "I would like to make Young Midoriya my successor!"
"Successor?" Inko questioned.
"You see, my quirk is very special." Toshinori started explaining. "My quirk is officially called One For All, and has been passed down for generations since the Dawn of Quirks."
"A transferable quirk?" Miyuki questioned. "It's unheard of."
"Imagine if people knew about a transferable quirk, one that is proven to give unimaginable strength like All Might. What would heroes or villains do to get their hands on it?" Toshinori questioned in return.
"Oh…" Inko said quietly as she looked towards Izuku. "And you want to give my son this quirk?" Inko questioned as she looked back at Toshinori.
The skeleton man nodded in confirmation. "That would be correct. After watching how he saved Young Himiko without any hesitation, I knew he would make the perfect successor for OFA." Toshinori explained.
"Izuku?" Inko questioned, getting her son to look towards her. "Is this what you really want?"
"Yes it is, Mom." Izuku replied, giving Momo's hand a squeeze for encouragement beside him, and getting one in return. "Momo and I have talked about it the last few nights, and I've come to the decision that I want to accept it, to become the hero I've always wanted to be." Izuku explained. "This is my chance."
Inko hummed in thought for a moment. She could see the desire and want behind Izuku's eyes, no matter how much he tried to hide it. Inko didn't see fourteen year old Izuku in front of her, no she saw five year old Izuku asking if he could still be a hero and how she had broken both their hearts that day. Izuku must have seen the question in her eyes, because he closed his own and gave a small nod. Inko released a breath she didn't know she was holding before looking towards Toshinori. "Then I won't stop you." Inko responded quietly.
"Are you sure, Inko?" Miyuki asked, reaching over and grabbing Inko's hand and giving it a squeeze.
"I've already failed Izuku once." Inko said quietly, allowing a few tears to escape. "Back when he asked me if he could be a hero, I told him I was sorry. It broke both of our hearts that day." Inko reached up and wiped away a few tears before looking towards Izuku. "If it wasn't for Momo, I don't know what would have happened." She took a deep breath. "I won't fail you again. If this is what you really want, I will support your decision."
"Thanks, Mom…" Izuku said quietly. Momo reached over and pulled Izuku into a hug, who instantly relaxed in her grip.
"What is this intensive training that you mentioned earlier, Toshinori?" Yuukichi questioned.
"OFA binds all the previous users' strength into one person, and increases in power during the transfer." Toshinori explained, causing Izuku, Momo, and Inko to listen in once more. "If the body is not prepared for the strength, it's very possible that when Young Midoriya attempts to use OFA, he could easily blow his limbs off." Inko paled at that imagery. "The intensive training is to make sure that doesn't happen, which is why I want to monitor everything that Young Midoriya will be doing over the next ten or so months."
"And what about Momo?" Miyuki questioned next, glaring at the man. "Will you be putting her through this intensive training?"
"I had no plans on putting Young Yaoyorozu through the intensive training that Young Midoriya will be doing." Toshinori sweatdropped at the intense glare coming from Miyuki. "But if Young Yaoyorozu wants to participate with Young Midoriya, I don't have an issue with it! I can also create a training regimen for her as well!"
"Mother…" Momo said quietly, glaring at Miyuki.
"I just wanted to make sure you were offered the same thing. We know how much you and Izuku like training together." Miyuki responded, smiling towards her daughter. "Plus I think Izuku would love it if you were working alongside him, both encouraging each other."
Momo nodded, before looking at Izuku and seeing his questionable look in his eyes. She gave him a small smile, which he returned. Momo looked towards Toshinori, who seemed to be waiting for her answer. "I would like to be included in the training that Izuku will be participating in."
"Very well." Toshinori said. "I will make both Young Midoriya and Young Yayorozu both new training regimens, and contact Young Midoriya when I am finished so we can meet up and get started."
"Have you decided on what you would like to do, Himiko?" Izuku questioned after training one day.
"I haven't really thought about it…" Himiko admitted, walking beside Izuku. "I always thought I would have my future decided for me, so I never gave much thought into what I wanted to do."
"You don't have to make a choice right away, Himiko." Momo said from the other side of Izuku, holding his hand as they walked towards their rooms. "Mother doesn't want you to rush into something you don't want. You're welcome to stay with us for as long as you like."
"Thank you, Momo…" Himiko trailed off. The three of them went silent as they continued to walk through the hallways. "Why do you two want to be heroes?" Himiko questioned quietly, still looking towards the ground.
"I don't think there is a simple answer to that question." Izuku responded, thinking about it for a second. "I believe my reason has changed since I first decided, but at the core, I still want to help people. I believe the first reason was I just wanted to be like All Might, saving people with a smile."
"And now?" Himiko questioned, looking up towards Izuku.
"After saving you, and realizing how much of an impact I can directly have on someone, I want to continue doing that." Izuku answered with a smile, throwing his arm around Himiko's shoulder and pulling her into a side hug. "I still want to save people and be like All Might, but now I have more reasons to do so."
"My reasons are a bit more selfish." Momo admitted quietly. "It started out that I wanted to make a name for myself outside of the Yaoyorozu name. It eventually changed into wanting to become a hero because of how much Izu talked about becoming one, how we both could be heroes and save so many people." Momo blushed when Izuku squeezed her hand. "I could have taken the safer route and just did what my parents did. I could have continued to donate to organizations that helped people in need, but I felt like I was wasting my potential. Izu has told me how great of a hero I could become, so now I want to prove him right. I want to help protect and save people and use my quirk for good."
"I don't think those reasons are selfish." Izuku said quietly, pulling Momo close and giving her cheek a kiss. "You still wanted to help people, but now you get to see the people you are helping."
"Thanks Izu." Momo leaned down and kissed Izuku's cheek in return.
Himiko pulled away from Izuku after the exchange. "Gods, you two are so cute, it makes me envious."
"You'll find your special boy someday." Izuku said, and when he noticed Himiko shaking her head slightly, he fixed his statement. "Sorry, special girlsomeday. Someone who likes you for you."
"You really think so?" Himiko asked with hope in her eyes as she looked at Izuku and Momo.
"I know so, Himiko." Izuku responded, Momo nodded along beside him. "Any girl would be lucky to have you."
"Thank you, Izuku." Himiko responded quietly, giving both Izuku and Momo a full fanged smile.
"You're welcome, Himiko." Izuku responded.
"You said you were applying to UA High?" Himiko questioned after a moment.
"That's correct." Izuku responded. "It's considered one of the best hero schools in Japan, and possibly the world. It's where All Might and tons of other amazing heroes have graduated from."
"And you're both applying for the hero course?" Himiko questioned, looking at them and getting a nod from both of them in response. "Do you think if I pass the entrance exam, that we can be in the same class?"
"I don't really know." Izuku said, looking at Momo, who shrugged in response. "I guess we could ask Mr. Yagi to ask Nezu?"
"I could always ask Mother about contacting Nezu." Momo responded. "The Yaoyorozu Company is one of the biggest donors to UA. I believe Mother and Father have both met Nezu personally a few times, getting thanked for their continuous support." Momo looked towards Himiko. "But is being a hero what you really want, Himiko?"
"Well… I don't know." Himiko responded, looking back down at her feet. "It would give me the opportunity to prevent another situation like mine. I could help people with strange quirks, or hard to control quirks, or even quirks that are considered villainous." Himiko looked back up to Izuku and Momo with a bit more conviction in her tone. "I can show people that quirks aren't villainous."
Izuku and Momo smiled at her. "I think that would be a perfect reason to become a hero, Himiko." Izuku reassured her. "But if you want to have a chance at the entrance exam, you're gonna have to train a lotharder."
"I can do that!" Himiko said determinedly. "I need to ask Toshinori if I can have a customized training regimen made up!" Himiko smiled and dashed forward, ready to run towards her room, before she stopped and turned back around. "Can I have some blood tonight?" Himiko questioned quietly.
"Of course you can, Himiko! Would you prefer mine or Mo's tonight?" Izuku questioned, giving Himiko a small smile.
"Yours, please." Himiko responded, wearing a more genuine smile.
"I'll be in Mo's room whenever you're ready." Izuku responded. Himiko gave him a nod before sprinting away towards her room. "I'm so happy that Miyuki agreed to adopt her." He said quietly.
"I am too." Momo responded, leaning her head against Izuku's shoulder. "It's nice to see her opening up to us too. She wouldn't even ask for blood before, and now it's a nightly occurrence."
"She's gonna be an amazing hero." Izuku said, leaning his head against Momo's.
"You say that about everyone who wants to become a hero." Momo giggled.
It was a few days later when Toshinori delivered their training regimens, and the three teenagers finally got started on their intensive training. Izuku and Momo were used to getting up early in the morning for their training already, but Himiko still had to adjust. They often found Himiko sleeping in one of the machines and continuously had to wake her up. There were some mornings when the sun was just peeking into the training room that Izuku or Momo had found Himiko curled up into a ball, lying in the sun. They couldn't resist taking a picture and sending it to Miyuki for her records, knowing that she had plenty of them that they weren't allowed to see.
Izuku and Momo's dates were put on hold as they trained, spending the extra time recuperating after training. They still kept up their small book club, even encouraging Himiko to join them every once in a while. Himiko didn't get attached to the romance novels that Momo and Izuku read, but she had picked up some horror books that Momo had been given, or had bought to read and decided she didn't like them.
Toshinori was kind enough to give them rest days, where the trio would go shopping for whatever they needed for the week. Izuku and Momo often found themselves in the bookstore until Himiko dragged them along with her to find something cute. It wasn't long until Himiko's bed and the rest of her room was covered in plushies, her two favorites sitting on her bed. A green rabbit that looked oddly similar to Izuku's hair, and a red crane that she explained reminded her of Momo.
It was during training one day, where Izuku and Momo were sharing a machine, that Izuku felt Momo's eyes linger on him a bit longer than normal. Izuku looked up to find Momo watching him, and when she met his eyes, looked away quickly with a blush. "You were drooling, Mo." Izuku teased.
"Like you're any better!" Momo responded, still looking away with a blush. "I've caught you staring more than a few times!"
"Can I not appreciate my girlfriend?" Izuku questioned, standing up from the machine and circling his arms around her midsection, pulling her back into his chest. "I've been noticing how much muscle you've put on."
"Like you're any better, Mister." Momo responded, leaning back into the hug. "I can feel the difference in your arms." Momo said, running a few fingers along his arms, causing him to shiver from the feeling. "We better get back to our training before Himiko or Toshinori walk in on us." Momo teased before she stepped out of his arms, turning around and leaning up beside his ear. "You're welcome to watch all you want, Izu."
Izuku froze as Momo returned to the machine in front of him, a blush rushing up his face. When Himiko came back into the training room, she noticed Izuku standing there with a blank look on his face. "Momo! Stop breaking Izuku when we're training!"
Chapter 8
After some intensive months full of nearly non-stop training, Izuku, Momo, and Himiko found they were quickly approaching the entrance exam. Toshinori has been constantly checking on their progress throughout the weeks, having them run certain tests to judge their progress and he was pleased with the results. It was after one of these evaluations that Izuku decided to question Toshinori.
"Toshi?" Izuku questioned, getting his mentor's attention while he finished packing the equipment up.
"Yes, Young Midoriya?" Toshinori responded.
"When do you plan on giving me OFA?" Izuku questioned, pulling out his training regimen. "According to this, you have us training until the day before the entrance exam."
Toshinori hummed in thought. "Actually, I based these training regimens off of how fast you would have cleaned the beach. That would mean I'd give you OFA either the night before, or the day of the entrance exam."
"You can't be serious…" Momo groaned out. "You were going to let Izu go into the entrance exam without any way of training with OFA?"
"Ummm…" Toshinori looked away awkwardly.
"You totally were." Himiko responded. "Please remind me how you're the number one hero again?"
"Himiko…" Izuku said quietly.
"Sorry." Himiko apologized.
"That's alright, Young Himiko." Toshinori responded. "It's my fault that I overlooked such a simple thing. You see, when I received OFA from my master, I could use the quirk without any issues right from the start."
"But from what you explained to us, OFA will be much stronger than what it was when you received it." Momo pointed out. "So what happens if Izu ends up using it and breaks his arms or something during the entrance exam? Wouldn't that be an automatic failure?"
"I… I never looked at it that way." Toshinori admitted, slumping his shoulders. "It would be wise to give Young Midoriya time to practice, wouldn't it?"
"I'd say so." Himiko responded, lying on the ground beside Momo.
"The entrance exam is on the… twenty sixth." Toshinori hummed in thought. "Giving us roughly two weeks."
"It's been ten months already?" Izuku exclaimed, looking towards Momo and getting a nod. "Holy crap."
Toshinori hummed in thought for a moment, looking down at the results from Izuku's last progress test. Technically, Izuku had already passed what Toshinori wanted him to achieve, by a reasonable amount. When he had first considered these training regimens, he'd considered that he would be starting with Izuku from scratch, but he had proven to blow the progress test out of the water every single time. If Toshinori was being honest with himself, Izuku was more than ready to accept OFA.
"Young Midoriya." Toshinori called out. "I think Young Yaoyorozu and Young Himiko were correct. I think it's time to give you OFA."
"Really?" Izuku questioned, getting to his feet.
"Yes." Toshinori said, before buffing up to his All Might form. "The way OFA is transferred from user to user is through DNA." All Might stated as he plucked a hair off the top of his head, and held it in front of Izuku. "So… EAT THIS!"
"What?" Izuku questioned, looking at the hair.
"You can't be serious." Momo stated at the same time.
Himiko was just dying from laughter, unable to even respond.
"I am not eating that, Toshi. There are other ways of transferring DNA that don't involve me eating one of your hairs." Izuku explained, taking a step back as he held out his hands.
"But… This is how my master did it." All Might explained, looking at the hair in his hand.
"And you actually ate the hair?" Izuku questioned. All Might nodded, and Himiko fell into another fit of laughter. "Toshi…"
"What? It's how she said her mentor passed her OFA!" All Might exclaimed. "It's a tradition!"
"And traditions are meant to be broken." Izuku deadpanned. "I'll just take some blood from you and mix it in some water."
Toshinori deflated into his normal form again, pouting a bit as he did so. He looked at the hair in his hand, before shoving it into his pocket, wanting to make sure that there was no chance of anybody else getting OFA. "Alright, Young Midoriya. We'll do it your way."
"Mo? Can you make me a syringe?" Izuku questioned.
Momo nodded, pushing herself to her feet and moving over beside Izuku and Toshinori. Opening her palm, she created a small syringe as well as some medical equipment to stop the bleeding afterwards. "Would you like me or Izu to draw the blood, or would you prefer to do it yourself, Toshinori?" Momo questioned, holding up the syringe.
"You're welcome to do it, Young Yaoyorozu." Toshinori confirmed.
Momo nodded, before cleaning the area in Toshinori arms, and sticking the syringe in. Taking a small amount of blood, she removed the syringe and handed it to Izuku. Taking the other medical equipment she made, she carefully cleaned the wound of blood, before applying the bandaid.
"Thank you, Young Yaoyorozu." Toshinori said, flexing his arm a bit, as he smiled towards the two teenagers in front of him. "Now, Young Midoriya. Please make sure you don't share that with anybody else. I don't know what would happen if it ended up in the wrong hands."
"Of course, Toshi." Izuku responded. "I planned on drinking it right now." Izuku picked up an unused water bottle, cracked open the top, and squirted the syringe full of blood into the bottle. "Well… Here goes nothing." Izuku said, before bringing the water bottle up to his lips and downing it in one go. Once Izuku was finished, he shivered a bit. "Okay, that was still disgusting."
"You think blood is disgusting, Izuku?" Himiko questioned from where she was now sitting.
"Of course not, Himiko." Izuku responded instantly as he turned around. "But imagine that any blood you drank was watered down fifty to one." Izuku explained, causing Himiko to almost gag on reflex. "Exactly my point." Izuku turned towards Toshinori. "When do you think OFA will take effect?"
Toshinori hummed in thought. "I'm not sure. When I ate my master's hair, it took a few hours. With you taking my blood and mixing it with water, my guess would be how fast the water processes through you."
"So anywhere between thirty minutes and two hours." Izuku nodded. "Do you want us to get back to training?"
"No." Toshinori responded. "I think you three deserve the rest of the afternoon off."
"Awesome!" Himiko jumped up to her feet, already running to grab her stuff. "Can't wait to read my new book!"
Izuku shook his head with a small smile. "Why am I not surprised?"
"Because we already know what to expect from Himiko." Momo responded. "Let's get cleaned up so we can read a bit." Momo leaned in and gave Izuku a quick kiss, lingering for a moment, before pulling away from him on her way to the changerooms.
Toshinori shook his head with a small smile. "As soon as you feel OFA, please give me a call. Do notattempt to use it without me being here."
"How will I know what OFA feels like?" Izuku questioned.
"Trust me, you'll know."
"What are we reading today?" Izuku questioned as he moved into the bed beside Momo. They were both wearing their pajamas, not having any plans on going out for the rest of the day, wanting to spend their time reading instead.
"I was thinking of starting a new series." Momo said, before covering her mouth with a yawn. "But I just felt a wave of tiredness hit me."
Izuku responded with his own yawn, covering his mouth. "I didn't think training was that intense today." Izuku responded, before chuckling. "How about a nap first?"
"I could totally-" Momo had to cover her mouth again as a yawn passed through her. "-go for a nap."
"Me too." Izuku responded, shuffling down a bit on the bed, Momo mirroring him. He threw his arm around Momo's midsection and pulled her close to his chest. "Just a quick nap before dinner." Izuku said sleepily. He heard Momo humming in affirmative before completely passing out.
Izuku blinked a few times before looking around to see where he was. It felt like a dream, but at the same time, nothing like a dream. He could see a big yellow glowing orb in the sky, similar to a sun that was much too close to the earth. He saw multiple smaller orbs circling around and passing through the larger orb in the sky, but one of them was muchbigger than the others. He focused on the orb, being deep red in color, as it circled around the larger orb without ever passing through it.
"What is this place?" Izuku questioned quietly as he looked around again before landing on another person in his dream. "Momo?" Izuku questioned.
"Izuku?" Momo called out, turning around at the sound of his voice. They quickly closed the distance between each other, grabbing the other in a hug. "Where are we, Izu?" Momo questioned as she looked up into the sky. "And what are those?"
"I don't know." Izuku responded, following her line of sight to the orbs again.
"This is unexpected." Another voice called out from behind them, causing them both to whip their heads around. "We didn't think we'd reach this stage so quickly."
"Who are you?" Izuku questioned.
"I go by En, or Sixth." En responded simply.
"Sixth?" Izuku questioned while racking his brain for information before he snapped his fingers. "You're a previous user!"
"Correct." En replied.
"But where are we?" Izuku questioned, looking around again. "And why is Momo here?"
"You're inside One for All. It has successfully transferred to you." En replied before pointing towards Momo. "We're unsure why she is here, but that's not the strangest part." En pointed towards the orb in the sky, causing Izuku and Momo to look up towards it. "The big orb represents the Stockpile, or the strength of One for All as Toshinori referred to it. The smaller orbs are the quirks that are located within One for All, except for one." En pointed towards the deep red orb. "It would appear that orb is Creation."
"My quirk?" Momo questioned, looking up at the orb again. "But why is my quirk here?"
"We are unsure, but our theory is that OFA has successfully transferred to both of you, which is why she is here and why her quirk is mingling with the Stockpile." En explained.
"Wait, if it successfully transferred to both of us, does that mean we'll both be able to use it?" Izuku questioned.
"It's just a theory, but yes. It would appear that you'll both be able to use OFA in some capacity." En responded. "And not only that, but because Creation is successfully mingling with OFA, there's a chance you'll be able to use Creation as well."
"I don't understand." Izuku responded, looking confusedly at En.
"Neither do we." En responded. "We'll need some more time to look into this." The ground they were standing on suddenly shook violently. "We don't have much time." En explained. "We're unsure of the reason, but during the transfer, there's been a mental block put on the Stockpile." The ground shook violently once more. "We're out of time." En explained. "You'll be able to use my quirk, Smokescreen, but it's been strengthened by OFA since I've had it. We don't know what is different about it, just that it appears more powerful. Good luck, Ninth. We'll be waiting for you to visit us again."
"But I have more questions!" Izuku yelled out before the ground seemingly vanished from beneath them.
"IZUKU!" Momo yelled out, hugging tightly to Izuku as they fell through the void.
"HOLD ON, MOMO!" Izuku responded.
Both of them squeezed their eyes shut as they hugged the other close, quickly approaching the white light at the bottom of their fall, expecting an impact that never came.
Izuku and Momo both bolted up in bed, holding each other tightly and panting as if they'd been falling towards their death. "What happened?" Momo questioned quietly, looking towards Izuku.
"I don't know." Izuku responded. "Did you see En?"
"Yes." Momo responded. "And I was inside OFA with you, where he explained the orbs in the sky, how Creation is mingling with OFA, and how you'll be unlocking Smokescreen."
"So it wasn't a dream…" Izuku said quietly.
"Izu…" Momo said, pulling away from Izuku and looking down towards her chest. "I can feel… something… inside my chest."
"I feel it too." Izuku admitted, looking at his chest and rubbing where he thought it was. "I've never felt something like this before." Izuku looked back up towards Momo. "It has to be OFA. I need to call Toshi."
"What time is it?" Momo questioned, looking at her side table where a digital clock sat, seeing the time. "Izu, it's early morning." Momo stated.
"What?" Izuku questioned, looking at Momo's clock, confirming it was early morning. "We missed dinner…" Izuku said sadly.
"That's what you're worried about?" Momo asked with a small smile. "Not what just happened?"
"I mean, yeah?" Izuku responded a bit sheepishly. "You can't tell me you aren't hungry."
"I'm not-" Momo started off before she was interrupted by her stomach growling in hunger, causing Izuku to look down towards it. Momo brought her hands up to her face, falling back into the bed, whining. "That is so embarrassing!"
Izuku chuckled at her antics before climbing up to her and moving her hands away, leaning down and kissing her. "Let's go get some food. I know I'm starving."
Momo looked up into Izuku's shining eyes, smiling back at him. "Only if you're cooking."
"Are the chefs not awake this early?" Izuku questioned seriously. Momo shook her head, indicating that they weren't. "Well, I have no problem cooking, but you'll have to help me."
"Sounds like a deal." Momo responded.
"Good morning, Young Midoriya!" Toshinori answered over the phone. Izuku and Momo had waited until later in the morning to give Toshinori a call. The feeling they had in their chests have been slowly decreasing, but if one searched for it, one could easily find it.
"Good morning, Toshi." Izuku responded. "Something happened with OFA. When's the soonest you can get here?"
"Is it serious?" Toshinori questioned with some worry in his voice. "Did something happen with the transfer? I felt OFA leave me after I left."
"It's not serious, per se?" Izuku questioned, looking at Momo, who shrugged in response. "Just something… different happened. It's hard to explain over the phone."
"Very well, Young Midoriya. I'll start making my way over now." Toshinori responded, before hanging up the phone, not allowing Izuku to respond.
"Did he mention when he would be here?" Momo questioned as Izuku hung up the phone. They were both sitting in Momo's room again after having an early breakfast. Training wasn't scheduled to start for another hour at the earliest, so they figured calling Toshinori would be the wisest course of action to take.
"No." Izuku responded. "He never mentioned a time. It could be anywhere between now and when training starts." Izuku put his phone down, lying back down on the bed. "Let's go over what we remember from what En told us last night."
Momo laid down beside him. "Do you think OFA pulled us into that dream-like state last night? The timing would line up almost perfectly, and we both fell asleep around the same time."
"It's as good an explanation as any." Izuku confirmed. "We both felt a sudden tiredness overwhelm us at the same time, and we both fell asleep not long after, waking up in that place together."
"But does that explain why I would have been transferred OFA too?" Momo questioned. "I thought it could only be transferred between one person to the next."
"I would suspect that's what Toshi thought, and based on what En said last night, what the previous holders thought as well." Izuku hummed in thought. "But you never had any of the water that had Toshi's blood in it. I downed it completely to make sure."
"I kissed you…" Momo said quietly with wide eyes, causing Izuku to look towards her. "Right after you finished it, I kissed you." Momo explained.
"Do you think it's possible that's how you got traces of Toshi's DNA?" Izuku questioned.
"It's the only explanation to how I could have OFA, and how we saw my quirk mingling with the Stockpile." Momo responded. "What was the quirk that En said you'd be able to use?" Momo questioned, pulling up one of her tablets.
"I believe En said it was called Smokescreen." Izuku answered, moving to sit beside Momo.
Momo pulled up the public hero database that listed all current and past heroes and their quirks, typing in the words Smokescreen, and letting the results populate the screen. "Here we go." Momo stated, clicking on one of the links. "En was a pro hero that wasn't largely known in Japan, as his quirk was considered somewhat on the weaker side of quirks." Momo explained. "It's said that Smokescreen was mostly used for obstructing views and distracting criminals or villains during confrontations. It's stated that En suffered a fatal injury, in which he was pronounced dead on the battlefield after facing a stronger villain. No information has been released about the villain he faced."
"En said that Smokescreen has been strengthened by OFA." Izuku spoke, holding out his hand and looking at it as if he could summon the smoke himself. "I wonder what changed?"
Both teenagers paused in what they were doing as they heard a knock on Momo's door. Momo indicated that the door was open, and a moment later, Toshinori walked through the door and stood at the foot of the bed, looking towards the two teenagers.
"Hello Young Midoriya, Young Yaoyorozu." Toshinori greeted. "I'm sorry I took so long to make it here."
"Nonsense, Toshi." Izuku responded. "I told you it wasn't serious."
"If it's not serious, can you explain what happened?" Toshinori questioned.
Izuku looked over towards Momo, getting a nod in encouragement, before Izuku let out a sigh. "The transfer was successful, and I can feel something sitting right here." Izuku motioned towards his chest.
"That would appear to be OFA. I remember a similar feeling when I first received it." Toshinori confirmed. "Is that what you were worried about?"
"Well, no." Izuku responded. "You see, OFA was successfully transferred to me, but it was also successfully transferred to Momo."
Toshinori looked confused for a second, looking towards Momo. "Are you saying that you have a similar feeling of power within your chest, Young Yaoyorozu?"
"Yes." Momo answered honestly.
"How is this possible?" Toshinori questioned, bringing his hand up to his chin in thought. "As far as I know, OFA can only be transferred from one person to the next."
"That's what we suspected you thought as well." Momo clarified. "So we did some thinking on the matter. After Izuku added your blood to the water bottle yesterday, we think that some of the DNA could have possibly transferred to me when…" Momo blushed and looked away. "When I kissed him after."
Toshinori looked at Momo with wide eyes who continued to look away, before looking towards Izuku and receiving a nod. "I… didn't think that was possible." Toshinori said quietly, before finding a chair to sit on.
"Neither did the previous users." Izuku mentioned, causing Toshinori to whip his head towards him.
"You met the previous users? Was Nana there?" Toshinori questioned quickly.
Izuku shook his head a bit sadly. "No, we only met one previous user, by the name of En."
"Oh…" Toshinori responded a bit sadly. "En was Nana's master, I believe."
"So that's not the strange part." Izuku explained, getting Toshinori to look up towards him. "En informed us that, during the transfer, there's been a mental block put on the Stockpile."
"So you won't be able to use One for All?" Toshinori asked a bit worriedly.
"Not exactly." Izuku responded. "En didn't have time to explain what happened, but informed us that I'd be able to use Smokescreen, En's quirk." Izuku explained. "But that's not all. Because OFA has transferred to Momo as well, her quirk, Creation, is also mingling with OFA, which is why En believes I should be able to use Creation too."
Toshinori looked at the two teenagers in shock, before shaking his head and putting it into his hands. "Is it too early to have a drink?"
"Toshinori, the sun isn't even in the sky yet." Momo responded.
"So I can still consider it yesterday's drink." Toshinori stated. He raised his head up from his hand, seeing the looks the teenagers were giving him. "I'm joking, I haven't had a drop of alcohol since my injury. My body doesn't react well to not having a stomach." With two sets of 'Oh' ringing out within the room, Toshinori smiled before getting to his feet. "Well, let's see what this Smokescreen is all about, and how OFA is affecting Young Yaoyorozu."
"Alright, so I'm not sure how to activate Smokescreen as I've never used it or seen it used myself." Toshinori explained. "I would suspect that you just imagine pushing smoke out of your hand, so why don't we try there?"
"I can do that." Izuku responded. Izuku, Momo, Himiko, and Toshinori were standing outside the Yaoyorozu Estate in one of the training rings that were built on the property. Momo, Himiko, and Toshinori were standing to the side, while Izuku was standing in the middle facing away from them. Taking a deep breath, Izuku closed his eyes and imagined shooting smoke out of his hands. He concentrated for a few moments, trying everything and anything to summon Smokescreen without any luck. Slumping his shoulders, he dropped his arms and turned around. "It's not working."
Momo walked forward, taking Izuku's hand and turning him back around, facing the back of the property. "How about I explain how I summon Creation, and you can try adapting it to Smokescreen?" Momo questioned. Izuku nodded, smiling up at Momo. "We've already been over how Creation works, so I'm just going to explain how I summon the objects." Momo explained, holding out her hand palm up. "Plus, if you are eventually able to use Creation, it might come in handy regardless." Izuku nodded, encouraging her to continue.
"When I want to create from a certain section of my body, I have to focus on that specific part, and imagine that I am pushing the Creation from within." Momo demonstrated by activating her quirk in her palm and pushing a matryoshka doll that looked exactly like Izuku looked currently. "With enough practice, I was able to create from anywhere on my body without having to think about it." Momo demonstrated by holding up her other hand and creating another matryoshka doll that looked exactly like her.
"Okay." Izuku said excitedly. "Let me try that." Momo was about to step back when Izuku grabbed her hand, keeping her beside him. "Stay here with me?" Izuku questioned, to which Momo smiled and nodded in response, standing beside him. "Okay, imagine the smoke coming out of my hand." Izuku concentrated again, thinking about how he wanted to push Smokescreen out of his hand. He focused on his palm facing away from him, and imagined pushing Smokescreen out from his palm and into the air in front of him. Hearing a sharp intake of breath caused Izuku to open his eyes to see a cloud of purple smoke in front of him. "I did it?" Izuku questioned, before looking at Momo and getting a nod in response. "I did it!" He moved forward and hugged Momo, picking her off the ground and twirling her a second, before placing her back down. "Thanks, Mo." Izuku reached up and gave Momo a kiss, causing her to giggle against his lips.
"You're welcome, Izu." Momo reached down and kissed him again.
Hearing a cough from behind them, Izuku and Momo split up and turned around, finding Toshinori looking away awkwardly while Himiko was watching them with a genuine smile. "Dammit, Toshinori!" Himiko exclaimed, looking up at the skeleton man beside her. "You ruined the show!" Izuku and Momo blushed, taking a step away from each other.
"Anyways." Toshinori cleared his throat again, looking towards Izuku. "It's good you've managed to summon Smokescreen. Now you just have to practice using it for the entrance exam in two weeks."
Izuku nodded, looking back over towards Momo. "Do you think you'll be able to use Smokescreen too?"
"I don't know…" Momo answered honestly. "But I'm willing to try."
"Okay!" Izuku said a bit excitedly, causing Momo to giggle at him again. "Let me explain how I did it." Izuku took a few moments explaining how he finally managed to summon Smokescreen, demonstrating by doing it again, and within a few moments, Momo was pushing out a similar colored smoke. "Yes!"
Momo looked down at her hand in amazement. "It feels so similar, but yet so different from Creation." Momo exclaimed before looking up at Izuku. "If I can use Smokescreen, do you think you'll be able to use Creation?"
"Only one way to find out!" Izuku said excitedly. "Can I hold one of the matryoshka dolls that you created?" Momo nodded, handing him the one of her and causing him to smile. Holding the Momo-matryoshka doll in one hand, he held out his other hand and imagined creating the doll.
"It might take a few tries for you to figure out." Momo explained. "When I first started using Creation, it took me quite a while before I knew how to make a matryoshka doll from scratch, and even longer to create one with designs on it."
"Okay." Izuku responded, before concentrating on the matryoshka doll in his hand. He closed his eyes, imagining what the molecular structure of the doll was, before he imagined pushing the doll out of his other hand. His plan was to create one that looked similar to the one Momo made, but instead of what the design was now, it was Momo in her pajamas from earlier. Hearing a sharp intake of breath, Izuku opened his eyes and found the Momo-matryoshka doll in his hand wearing the same pajamas from this morning. "That seemed a lot easier than what you explained." Izuku commented.
"It did seem a lot easier." Momo mused, looking at the matryoshka doll of her in her pajamas as she picked it up. "It would appear the one you made is the exact copy of what I made, but with a different design." Momo looked back towards Izuku in question, finding him watching her. "How did you imagine creating it?"
"I saw how you created the first one, and just imagined creating the exact same thing but with your pajamas instead." Izuku admitted. "It would appear Creation did the rest."
"Do you feel any amount of tiredness from Creation?" Momo questioned. "Similar to how I do when I over-create?"
"Nothing." Izuku responded honestly. "When I was creating, it felt like I was pulling the power directly from OFA."
Momo hummed, inspecting the doll. "Can you try creating a staff, like one I normally use?"
Izuku nodded, holding out his hand and imagined creating a staff similar to what Momo normally used. He felt Creation take hold in his hand, pushing out the staff from his hand, grabbing it before it could fall. He handed the staff to Momo, taking the matryoshka dolls from her in return.
"Interesting." Momo commented as she looked over the staff. "It would appear that OFA is powering Creation somehow. Not only that, but it would appear that if I understand how to make something, it allows you to make it as well." Momo placed the staff beside her, before turning back to Izuku. "I want you to try something a bit more complex, and a bit larger." Izuku nodded, excited to see what Momo had in mind. "I want you to create a net gun, one they use for hunting smaller animals. You might have to create it from your stomach or leg to be able to finish the creation."
Izuku nodded, and instantly pulled off his shirt. He noticed Momo look down towards his toned stomach and bite her lip a bit, causing him to smile. "You're drooling, Mo." Izuku teased again, causing Momo to blush and look up towards Izuku's eyes. "Alright, attempting to make the net gun." Izuku winked towards Momo, causing her blush to intensify.
He closed his eyes and imagined creating the net gun, the handle coming out first. He felt the quirk take hold, and when he felt the handle pop out of his stomach, reached down to grab it. He slowly guided the net gun out like he's seen Momo do thousands of times throughout the years, successfully pulling out the net gun and opening his eyes. Izuku smiled at the net gun, inspecting it by turning it over, before handing it to Momo.
Momo hummed in thought, inspecting the net gun like Izuku just had. She looked at one of the training dummies at the other end of the arena. With the net gun raised up to her eye taking aim, Momo attempted to shoot the net gun, successfully shooting a net towards the dummy and trapping it. "And you aren't tired from creating this, Izu?" Momo asked, while Izuku shook his head. "So my theory of Creation being powered by OFA is correct, and you're able to create anything that I know the molecular structure of. I wonder if it works both ways?"
"We got two weeks to practice!" Izuku said excitedly. "Why don't we get started?" He looked back towards Toshinori and Himiko who were still watching them. "Any objections?" Himiko shook her head no, already knowing that Izuku and Momo would be practicing anyway.
"None from me, Young Midoriya. My only request is that you both take it slow when learning how OFA is affecting both of you, with Smokescreen and Creation." Toshinori stated. "I will be dropping by in the afternoons to see how progress is coming along for the next two weeks. I'm sure you both can figure out ways to use your quirks beyond even my comprehension."
"Thank you, Toshi." Izuku said. "We'll call you if anything else important happens."