The Gift of a Hero

Before the Hero

(Yo, I decided to take the longer route. Anyways enjoy)

Izuku was currently shedding tears while the hero he'd admired for so long was standing in front of him. However, the reason wasn't because he was upset but because someone told him the words he needed to hear.

"Young man, you can become a hero." Upon hearing those words, Izuku just fell to his knees and let out his emotions.

He didn't know how but his fortune kept changing one after another, first he got to see a villain fight but then he was immediately picked on by three of the strongest bullies in his school. Soon after school started, he got picked on by his once childhood friend and nearly killed by a sludge villain. But in the end, none of that mattered since his luck turned around the moment he met All Might.

All Might raised his hands as he said "I can give you my quirk, my power is yours to inherit." Izuku slowly raised his head and tilted in confusion, he had no idea what All Might was talking about.

"Wha… what did you say? Inherit?" All Might gave a jolly laugh once he saw the look on Izuku's face, he had such as expression of disbelief that it was quite amusing.

"Hahaha! Kid you should see the look on your face! It's screaming "what's he talking about?"." After the laughing was over, All Might went over to Izuku and lent him a helping hand so he could stand up.

"But I wasn't lying when I said you can inherit my quirk. The only question now is, will you accept my power or not?" Izuku was still confused at the current situation, All Might was offering to give Izuku his powers.

"I-I'm really sorry but this is a whole lot to process. I really don't know how to take this." Stuttered Izuku as he was shaking his hand and nervously rubbing his hair. Not only because of what All Might said but also because All Might himself was standing in front of him.

"Well maybe I did rush into this too quickly, let me explain from the beginning?" Izuku calmed himself down and All Might got ready to explain.

"The truth is, journalist have always guessed that my quirk was super strength or invincibility. I try my best to avoid the question about my quirk when I can. I do this because the people need to know that their symbol of peace is a natural born hero." Before All might could carry on, he turned attention to Izuku once again.

"But that's far from the truth, I wasn't born with my powers. It was passed on to me like a sacred torch by another." Upon hearing All Might's, Izuku gasped in surprised not being able to believe what he heard.

"You were given your power? B-but that's impossible!" replied Izuku.

All Might slowly shook his head as he said "It is possible, and if you're ready to accept it. Then you can be next!"

"U-um… okay! I'm sorry but I still can't believe any of this! I mean people have been guessing your quirk for years and no one's ever figured it out, it's one of the world's mysteries! I mean the idea that a quirk can be passed on to someone just doesn't make sense, it's unbelievable! A quirk should be unique to each individual and you can't just give it someone..."

All Might just watched as Izuku kept muttering, he couldn't believe how many words came out of Izuku's mouth in the span of 5 seconds.

"Wow, this whole inheriting thing has really gotten to you, didn't it? STOP MUTTERING ALREADY!" yelled All Might causing Izuku to stop talking and look back to All Might.

"You're going to have to accept this new truth and realise that I can transfer my power to you. That is the Quirk I inherited! The name of this power is… "One for All"!"

"One for all…"

"That's right! One person cultivates the power and passes it on to another person, who also cultivates it and passes it on. It is the crystallisation of power that spins together the voice of those who need help with a courageous heart." Izuku was listening with awe as the Hero he admired was explaining his powers but soon afterwards his expression changed as he looked to the ground.

"But why… why would you give something so powerful to a guy like me?" asked Izuku.

"I've been searching for a worthy successor to "One for All"! And today, you've proven your worth my boy! You jumped into action while the rest of us stood idly by, even though you're just a Quirk less fanboy, you risked your life to save that kid! You acted like a true hero!" said All Might which made Izuku's eyes tear up in happiness.

"Though before I give you my quirk, you really need to fix those leaky eyes of yours kid." Joked All Might but then All Might showed a serious expression to Izuku.

"So how about it kid? Are you ready to accept this power?" Izuku clenched his fists as he wiped away his tears.

"He said so much to encourage me! He even told me the secret to his powers! Is this the chance that I've been waiting for? How could I possibly say no?" Izuku looked back to All Might and nodded his head.

"Yes, sir! I'll do it!" responded Izuku confidently.

"No reluctance! That's exactly how I'd figured you'd respond!"

And on that day, my life began changing for the better. All Might saw potential in me to become the next Symbol of Peace and I wasn't going to let him down. But I could've never expected what was heading my way.

April – "Dagoba Municipal Beach Park"

It was an early morning at the Dagoba Beach Park, most residents were resting since it was the weekend but Izuku woke up early since he got a call from All Might to meet him there. Wearing a white shirt, blue pants and his signature red shoes, Izuku ran with excitement as this day marked the start of his journey to become a Hero.

All Might was in his skinny form, waiting in the centre of the beach wearing a black shirt, a black and white striped tracksuit and white sport shoes. Hearing footsteps, All Might turned to the source of the sound to find Izuku running towards him.

"Good morning, Young Midoriya." Greeted All Might.

"Good morning, All Might!" Izuku responded energetically. All Might was surprised to see the excitement that Izuku was displaying with just a greeting.

"Awfully chipper, aren't you?" Izuku couldn't help but smile since he was happy inside.

"I-it's just… I never imagined I'd be training with All Might himself. I'm still finding it hard to believe. That I could inherit your quirk." Replied Izuku nervously.

"Well I suppose this is somewhat of a rare opportunity. But whether you will receive "One for all" is still yet to be decided." Upon hearing that statement, Izuku tilted his head in confusion and turning white in fear.

"W-wha… what? B-but you said I was worthy!" yelled Izuku with shock before collapsing on the ground, screaming.

"You are worthy. But I'm afraid your body is not." Izuku looked down to his body in confusion since he didn't understand what he meant.

"M-my body…?"

"You see, my quirk "One for all" is the fullest physical ability of many people gathered into one. If an unprepared body were to use it, your limbs could shoot off your body." Explained All Might turning Izuku white with fear.

"S-shoot off?! Is "One for all" that dangerous!?" asked Izuku.

"To an unready host, yes. Young Midoriya, you plan on going to Yuuei don't you?"

"Y-yes, sir! It was the school that you went to, so it must be the best! And I want to follow into your footsteps." Answered Izuku.

"That's the spirit, young man! But… you must understand, becoming a hero without a quirk is not easy. While it isn't fair, that is the reality we face. And Yuuei is without a doubt, a difficult school to get into." Explained All Might. Izuku was already worried since he heard it all before, he understood the difficulties of becoming a hero since he didn't have a quirk and knew that it was going to be difficult.

"That means I have to get my body ready for the entrance exam in 10 months!"

"Fear not, young Midoriya, for I have created the perfect plan to get your body in shape before the Yuuei entrance exam!" answered All Might as he took out a schedule and handed it over to Izuku. He began scanning through the schedule and saw how it had specific timings for all his activities such as eating, resting and studying.

"Even a sleeping time is included…"

"Impressive, isn't it? I call it the "Aim to Pass: American Dream plan!" As long as you follow each step on time, I guarantee that you will be ready to inherit my quirk. But I must say, it's gonna be a difficult journey. Are you sure you're up for this?" All Might knew the journey was going to be a difficult one and therefore required Izuku to give it his all.

"Of course, I have no intention of backing out now! I've got to work harder than everybody else!" answered Izuku with confidence.

"That's the spirit! So before we begin the training, how about a little test?" asked All Might as he went over to a large fridge which was covered by a rope.

"A test?"

"I want you to try and pull this fridge." Requested All Might which made Izuku tilt his head once again.

"M-me? You expect me to pull this huge refrigerator?" asked Izuku in disbelief. He looked at the size of the fridge and realised, it was twice as big as him.

"Wait…" All Might transformed himself into his muscular form and sat on top of the fridge, confusing Izuku even further. "Now you can."

Izuku was dumbfounded with what he just witnessed but decided to go along with it anyway. He went over to the ropes and started pulling with all his might, straining and breathing heavily as he tried his best. After a while of pulling, Izuku simply fell on the ground after losing all his energy.

"I was hoping you'd be able to pull it just a little bit but I guess I was expecting too much. Guess we'll just have to start from the top."

"Now that I think about it, I've been wondering." Izuku stood up and brushed off the dust on his outfit before looking around. Even though it was a beach, it was covered in nothing but trash and garbage.

"Just why exactly am I here? I thought you said I'd be starting my training?" Asked Izuku. All Might responded with a nod as he jumped off the fridge.

"Why else? Cos this is where you will be training for the next 10 months, the first task of your training is to clean up this entire beach." Responded All Might.

"Wait, what?! I have to clean this entire beach in 10 months?! But that's impossible!" All Might went behind the fridge as he began crushing it with one hand.

"I guess this isn't the flashiest of training methods, BUT it's effective. Heroes these days just want to stand out amongst each other to gain popularity and therefore, forgot what being a hero meant. Voluntary work, public service and even keeping the streets clean." After fully crushing the fridge, it cleared some of the garbage behind him, revealing the rising sun to both All Might and Izuku.

"If you can complete this task before the exam, not only will you have the vessel required for "One for all" but you would have also proven your commitment to becoming the next Symbol of peace!" Said All Might which made Izuku realise what cleaning this beach meant.

"Okay then! I won't let you down!" responded Izuku energetically.

"Well then, how about we start by having you clean up this pile."

"YES, SIR!" Izuku started grabbing the trash one by one and took them outside the beach. All Might watched the determined young boy working his hardest to earn his power.

"I have to say, I have never seen someone so compassionate about becoming a hero. But then again… you've experienced first-hand how difficult it is to live in a world without a quirk. I truly believe that you are the one who can become the next Symbol of Peace…" thought All Might as he turned back to the fridge he crushed.

"But… I feel as though there is more to you than you're telling me." It turns out that Izuku had indeed moved the fridge by a few centimetres. All Might was definitely surprised since Izuku was showing a lot of skills, he even remembered the incredible acrobatics Izuku performed during sludge villain attack. But he decided to respect his privacy since he had a bigger task ahead of him.

May - Izuku's Home

After reaching home from a tiring day of training, Izuku took a bath and went to his room to study. While being physically strong was important, he also knew that he had to increase his knowledge to pass the Yuuei written exam. All Might told Izuku that Yuuei had high education standards and therefore he needed to study hard.

"All Might told me that other than the general subjects, "Hero Laws" and "History of Quirk Acceptance" were gonna be on the written exam. Both of which, I'm not the best at." Izuku's grades were average but he wanted to push them to a higher grade. He looked at the clock and realised that it was 6:30 pm.

"All right, according to the schedule I should be studying for an hour before eating dinner. I guess I'll start with English and Maths for now."

As the time went by, Izuku focused on his studies. However, his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier causing him to fall asleep. Soon after, he woke up in surprise and looked at the time, it was already 7:24 pm.

"Guess I must've dozed off. Oh well, I guess I made decent progress for now." Izuku closed his books and stretched his tired body.

"Izuku, dinner time." called Izuku's mom as she was preparing the dinner table.

"Sure mom." Izuku was about to go for dinner but he felt a sudden itch on his arm, he looked down and noticed that his pen was stuck on his right wrist.

"What the?" Izuku was shaking his wrist attempting to get the pen off but it was stuck there. He grabbed the pen and started pulling it but he couldn't believe what he was seeing, a web line was escaping his wrist while pulling the pen.

As the pen was getting pulled further, his middle and ring finger were getting pulled towards his palm. Once his two fingers met his palm, his wrist shout out a long web line which knocked down one of his All Might figurines.

"Izuku, are you okay?" asked his mom as she knocked on his door.

"Y-yeah mom, I'm fine. Don't worry, I'll be right there." Answered Izuku while trying to pull off the web.

"Okay honey." As his mom left, he finally managed to rip off the web off his hands.

"What… what the heck is going on? What is this stuff? Web?" Izuku slowly picked up the figurine and turned his attention to substance that came out of his wrist. It took a while but he finally managed to pull the web of without damaging his figurine. It only took him a while since the web was so durable and sticky.

"B-but… how?" After a while of thinking, the night of Man Spider rushed back into his mind. He remembered how the Man Spider sunk his fangs into him and transferred his venom. Falling to his knees, Izuku began shaking as he feared that he might become the Man Spider like in his dream.

"No… NO! I-it can't be! I was told that I was cured! So why is this happening? Could the Man Spider have transferred his DNA into me? Then how come I haven't transformed into a monster yet? Is it a slow process? Has my transformation begun?! What am I gonna…" Izuku kept muttering as the worst possible scenarios kept playing in his head.

"Izuku, honey? What's wrong? Your dinner's getting cold." Izuku snapped back to reality and stood up as he heard his mom calling.

"Sorry, mom! I'm coming!" He didn't want to worry his mother again since she was extremely protective over her only child. She was worried sick during the Man Spider incident and if she were to find out Izuku developed Spider powers, he knew she'd be terrified. He quickly wore his jacket to cover his wrists before leaving for dinner and tried to stay as calm as he could without causing any suspicion.

After dinner, it was time for Izuku to sleep because of the plan All Might gave him. But sleep was the last thing on his mind after discovering his new powers.

"I seriously don't know how I should be taking this. I mean I have powers now but it came from a mutated monster!" Izuku stared at his wrists and noticed the white patch which caused him to shoot a web line. After a while of thinking, an idea popped into his mind.

"Mom's asleep right now so maybe I can just test them out. Oh wait, but I should be sleeping right now and following the plan! I'm sure one hour won't hurt." After grabbing his All Might hoodie and yellow bag, Izuku quietly left his apartment and decided to test his new powers.

Abandoned Warehouse

Izuku knew the area of his hometown well and located an abandoned warehouse near his place, it was originally a car repair garage, but it shut down a few years ago. Since it was late, he didn't worry about anybody showing up and finding him.

"Well, I'm here. But what should I do? I have these new abilities but I'm not 100% sure if that's good or bad. I wonder if I should call All Might… oh man but what if he's thinks I'm not worthy for "One for all" anymore?" thought Izuku in a panic. After a while, he took a deep breath and calmed down.

"Calm down Midoriya, you need to take things one at a time. For now, I should try to observe these new abilities and try experimenting their limitations and strengths." Izuku looked around the warehouse and smiled since this was the perfect place to test his new abilities.

"Okay, let's try out these new powers." Izuku didn't know why but he was excited to try them out. Of course, he knew about how he attained them, but this was the first time he was experiencing what powers felt like. Izuku noticed a broken-down car in the middle of the garage and decided to try out his web ability.

"Here goes! GO WEB!" cried Izuku as he pointed his right arm towards the car but sadly, no web came out.

He looked back to his wrist as he tried to remember how he used his webbing earlier, attempting several hand gestures such as a fist, thumbs up, peace sign and the "rock on" which he moved up and down but with no results. Izuku began remembering something, his middle and ring finger had a specific position when a web line was shot.

Izuku took a deep breath before aiming his arm towards the broken-down car, he slowly started moving his middle and ring finger towards his palm and attempted it again.

"Here goes!" Just as his two fingers finally met his palm, Izuku fired a thin web line and caught the door of the car.

"Haha! It worked! Now, let's see how strong this stuff is!" He immediately pulled on the web line to check the strength of the web but accidently pulled off the car door.

"Whoa, how did I…?" He looked at his arms, astonished at what he did, Izuku thought that he just had web powers but he remembered what the Man Spider was capable of.

"He's got super strength, some kind of web attack, amazing speed and reflexes too!". As Izuku remembered his words, he looked over to the broken-down car and smiled as an idea popped into his head.

Izuku then placed his hands under the car and slowly started picking up the whole car, it surprised him even more since he did it with minimal difficulty. He slowly placed the car back on the ground and pulled up his sleeves to see his new-found muscle. While not Arnold Schwarzenegger level, his arms were well toned.

"Now where'd these come from?" While Izuku was inspecting his arms, he noticed something strange. He looked closely as his hand and found tiny little hair tufts growing on his hand which was worrying to him. Luckily, they were extremely tiny so it wasn't that noticeable. But he remembered from tv that it was something spiders used to climb on surfaces and if he had them, it could only mean one thing.

Izuku went over to the wall and tried to climb but something felt off, he could feel his hand stick to the wall but his feet weren't sticking. He tried to jump on the wall and tried to stick on to it but his feet kept slipping off causing him to fall on his butt.

"Ow… I don't get it. My hands can stick but my feet… are covered by my shoes!" Said Izuku as he realised why it wasn't working. He decided to try again but this time with his shoes off. And as he attempted wall climbing again, this time it was successful. Izuku was climbing the walls like a Spider with ease, his movement weren't hindered at the slightest. Before he knew it, he was bouncing on and off the walls, moving like pro athletes.

Finally, Izuku crawled to the roof of the factory to test the limitations of his powers. He slowly took his hands off and stood upside down. He walked around, while hanging upside down.

"This is incredible! A little creepy but incredible! I can't believe I have these powers. But still I… whoa!" While walking, his foot stepped on a weak platform causing it to break off due to his weight.

Through his panicking, Izuku immediately shot out a web line towards the roof and swung across the room before landing on an old couch causing the dust to explode everywhere. Safe to say Izuku was fine but terrified at what just happened.

As he tried to stand, he felt the tingling sensation once again warning him of incoming debris from the roof. Without looking, Izuku backflipped off the couch in the nick of time as the debris finally fell.

"*cough cough* Well… never doing that again (A/N: Yes, he will)." Izuku slowly stood up as he brushed off the dust from his clothes.

"This sensation, I've felt it before." Izuku's remembered how his brain felt a tingling sensation only during moments when there was danger around him. The incident in his kitchen, the bullies, the Sludge Villain attack and even around Bakugou. In addition to his head tingling, he could feel the tiny hair on body stand up when danger was around him.

"It's like a warning signal, letting me know of the danger I'm not even aware of. On top of that, not only can I feel the danger around me, but I have heightened senses of my surroundings, as if I have eyes behind my head. A spider-sense!"

After calming down, Izuku immediately began taking notes of his new abilities. Wall crawling, web lines, super strength, heightened senses and acrobatics. As the time passed, he was getting more and more used to his powers.

"Okay, I think that's enough training for now. I should get some sleep since I've got to meet All Might early tomorrow." Izuku wiped off his sweat with his All Might handkerchief as he decided to leave.

Next day

Izuku was rushing it towards school since he woke up late, guess he should've followed the timetable. Due to strict Japanese School laws, any student who enter the school after the gates have closed shall be punished.

"Oh man! There's only a minute left before the gate closes!" Izuku was sprinting with all his might to reach his school. Surprisingly, he didn't feel tired at all, it felt as if he could still carry on running without a problem. After a while of running, he finally made it to his school but one of the teachers was about to close the gate.

"Uh oh! Gotta rush it!" said Izuku as he started running in full force.

The teacher was slowly closing the gate but he heard footsteps approaching him, looking up to see Izuku running towards the gate.

"Haha! There's always one student who arrives late. Sorry Midoriya, but you aren't getting past these gates!"

Just as the gates were about to finish closing, the teacher noticed a shadow fly over him. He immediately looked up and saw Izuku jump over the gate with ease. After landing, Izuku just carried on running towards school. The teacher had his mouth open at what he witnessed, he knew that Izuku was quirk less and yet he easily jumped over the gate.

"W-was that really Midoriya?" questioned the teacher.

"Whoa! I easily leaped over that gate! I think having these powers wasn't such a bad thing after all!" thought Izuku with a smile.

At the time I only looked at these powers in a positive light but there were still many consequences I would face in the future cos of these powers.

June - Dagoba Beach

Izuku was continuing with his training under All Might, collecting as much garbage as he could and taking them outside the beach. Even though it had only been two months since the training began, All Might was impressed at the amazing progress Izuku made.

However, Izuku kept the Spider powers a secret for now. He wasn't sure if he was confident enough to tell All Might since he believed it would alter his view on Izuku becoming the next Symbol of peace.

"I have to admit, I knew the kid had a lot of spunk in him but he's making this look too easy. If my estimation is right, he might even clean the beach before the 10 months." Thought All Might but then his phone started ringing.

"Hello… uh huh… I understand. Hey kid!" Izuku stopped his training and turned his attention to All Might.

"Yes, All Might?" asked Izuku as he wiped off a bit of sweat off his face.

"I just got an important call from the police station, I have to go early so maybe we should call it quits for today." Said All Might.

"Oh, I see. Well actually, if you don't mind I'm gonna stay a little longer and try to get this pile out of the way. There's not much left so I'll finish quickly." Replied Izuku.

"Alright then kid. Just take it easy, would ya?"

Izuku continued with his training as he carried on collecting the garbage and putting them in a pile but he noticed something was off. It felt as if some of the garbage he collected was missing somehow.

"Am I seeing things or did they disappear? Oh well, maybe I'm just tired." Izuku decided to carry working and gathered more garbage. But by the time he returned to the garbage pile, all the things he originally collected were gone.

"What the?! They all disappeared?! But where did…?" asked Izuku but then he heard some type of rustling sound behind the large garbage pile.

He slowly made his way around the garbage pile and noticed a person with pink locks and yellow eyes with crosshair for pupils. Additionally, she had a pair of protective goggles on her head, wearing fingerless gloves, a yellow tank top and green shorts with brown boots. Behind her was a large rucksack full of garbage that Izuku had originally collected.

"Who is she? And why is she collecting garbage? I don't think I've ever seen around here before." Thought Izuku but then his head began tingling, alerting him of danger. He looked over to her and noticed that she was attempting to pull a pipe from the bottom of a large garbage pile but in doing so, the large garbage was about to topple on top of her.

"Watch out!" cried Izuku as he ran over to the girl and pushed her out of the way. But there was too little time for him to escape and so, all the garbage ended up falling on Izuku.

"Oh no!" The girl immediately ran to the garbage pile and began digging through the garbage to try and save Izuku but after a while, a fist broke out of the garbage. Izuku then slowly started climbing out and dusted off the garbage on his clothes. Though sadly, he didn't escape unharmed as he had large cut on his arm.

"Thank god, you're okay…ish!" The girl immediately ran to Izuku and gave him a big hug. Izuku's face immediately turned red as he felt something soft from the girl. After a while, she let go of Izuku while he was frozen in place.

"Phew, for a sec there I thought you were a goner. But looks like you made it out okay, well… with minimal injuries but I'm sure a tough guy like you will be fine. In fact, here take this handkerchief and wrap it around that wound. Oh, and thanks for saving my life! I really appreciate it! Now if you don't mind, I have to get back to work!" said the girl as she was about to leave. Izuku shook his head as he tried to regain his thoughts and forget what just happened. He took the handkerchief and wore it around his arm to the prevent the bleeding.

"W-wait! I-I'm just glad you're safe but who are you?" asked Izuku nervously since he never spoke to other girls except Sayuri, Miss Ayumi and his mom. The girl stopped moving and slowly turned around to Izuku.

"Introductions? Well, I suppose it would be rude to leave without proper greetings!" The girl then went over to Izuku and offered a handshake to Izuku.

"My name is Hatsume Mei, and I'm an Inventor. Nice to meet ya!" Izuku accepted the handshake and nervously shook her hand as he began blushing once again.

"O-oh… I-I'm I-Izuku Midoriya, n-nice to meet y-you too, Hatsume. Wait, did you say an inventor?" asked Izuku as they broke off the handshake. She nodded her head in pride as he crossed her arms and smiled at Izuku.

"Yep!"

"Wow, that's amazing! But why come here to collect garbage?" asked Izuku in confusion.

"I'd like to refer to them as "parts" than garbage! After all, anything can become useful if you use it right! And this place is full of parts I can use to improve my super cute babies!"

"Wait, what? D-did you just say "babies"?" said Izuku with a huge blush on his face, clearly misunderstanding what she was saying.

"That's right, my babies can always use an upgrade! And this place is full of "parts" that are just waiting to be turned into a masterpiece! In fact, I have one of my babies with me now!" Hatsume started going through her bag and took out a large gun like device which had a hook sticking out. Izuku on the other hand sighed in relief as he realised that her "babies" were the gadgets she created.

"Ta-dah! This is one of my latest inventions, I call it the "Grappling Cannon 3.0"! It currently weighs 350 pounds and fires a retractable, detachable and replaceable line for climbing and swinging across huge gaps and large structures! With one shot of this magnificent device, the grappling line can be used to pull a target or the user to a safe vantage point!" Izuku watched as Hatsume was still explaining her device.

"Wow, that's amazing! I've seen a lot of pro heroes use these things before! And you're telling me you made this using the… "parts" from this beach?" asked Midoriya.

"Yep! As an inventor, I need to be more innovative with my inventions and rely on what's available to me. I consider it practice before I apply for the Yuuei Entrance exam."

"You're applying for Yueei too?" asked Izuku surprised.

"I am, I want to get into their Support course. That way I can have access to better equipment and really let my inventions shine!"

"Well, I'm trying to get into Yueei too! I want to get into the hero course!"

"Hero course? Ah, so you're a hero in the making! So, what can you do?"

"Um, I have spider powers."

"Spider powers?" asked Hatsume which caused Izuku to freeze as he realised he just gave away his biggest secret to a stranger.

"Oh no! I was supposed to keep that part a secret! What's wrong with me?! Now if she suspects me I'm doomed!" thought Izuku through his panicking.

"You don't seem to resemble any characteristics of a spider but I guess that's an added bonus. So just what kind of spider powers we talking about?" asked Hatsume. Izuku took a sigh of relief since it looked like she didn't suspect anything and just carried on talking.

"O-oh, I have their ability to climb walls, shooting spider webs out of my wrist and a sixth sense which alerts me of danger."

"Wow, that's quite the arsenal you have! I'd say you have the makings of a great hero!"

"Y-you think so? At first, I wasn't really sure about my powers but I…" asked Izuku but then Hatsume began moving closer and closer to Izuku. Immediately after, she began personally inspecting Izuku's body. Izuku just froze on the spot since she was extremely close, and he could feel more than just her hands on his body.

"W-what're you doing?!" questioned Izuku as he felt a soft sensation on his arms.

"Just analysing your body structure and measurements! Hmm, yes! You've got quite an athletic build and on top of that, good strength. I think you might be useful to me after all!" Hatsume finally let go of Izuku but he was still shaking from what just happened.

"Useful?"

"Yeah, I can tell someone like you can become a pro hero in the future! And if I supply you with the gear to help you on your journey, I'll become known to the pro agencies and my work can get recognized! I'd say there's a mutual benefit to be had here!" offered Hatsume with excitement glimmering from her eyes. Izuku on the other hand was still confused by the ordeal but still admired her attitude.

Hatsume began digging through her backpack and took out as many gadgets as she could. Izuku was surprised at the number of gadgets that were able to fit in her one bag.

"Check it! I've got the power glove to increase strength, magnet boots which can help you stick to metal surfaces and of course my favourite, the jetpack! So what'cha think?" listed Hatsume but of course she had a whole bunch more. Izuku began going through the gadgets but something didn't feel right to him.

"Well… these are great and all but I don't think I can utilise these gadgets since my wall crawling powers need to contact surfaces with my hands and feet. The gloves and boots will probably hinder my ability to wall crawl since they're so thick."

Hatsume had a disappointed look on her face but upon hearing Izuku's analysis, she understood the issue and decided to put away the gadgets. However, she wasn't going to give in that quickly.

"Well then tell me, is there anything specific I can help with? Anything to help improve your quirk?"

"Well, I have difficulties when it comes to controlling my web shots. When I shoot them, they come out as one long web line which is good to reach long places, but I feel as though there could be more utility to them." Explained Izuku as he looked at his wrists and wondered the endless possibilities of his web ability.

"Hm, do you mind if I can see this webbing you're talking about?" requested Hatsume. Izuku nodded to the request and took a stance before, firing a web line from his wrist.

Hatsume had the biggest look of excitement as she quickly went over to the web line and started making notes and analysed the substance.

"Incredible! Judging from the strength of this web line, the tensile strength must be at least 1.75 gigapascals! Not to mention the elasticity of this material could be useful in crafting all sorts of gadgets!" Izuku was just watching Hatsume taking notes on his new abilities. For the first time, he finally found someone who was just as enthusiastic and interested in their passion.

"So, this is the webbing you can shoot out? It's amazing!"

"Yeah, for me to shoot the web, just my ring and middle finger need to touch base of my palm. It's like a trigger I need to use so that I won't accidentally shoot out the web when I make a fist. The only problem I have is regarding it's versatility, I've tried to think of uses for them but I just can't seem to make it work like I want it to."

"I see, anything else?" asked Hatsume as she was writing notes like Izuku normally would.

"Well, parts of my body can stick on any surfaces, but my feet have difficulties since my shoes are so thick. They prevent me from moving like I normally would."

"Noted! Anything else?"

"I think those are the major issues I'm facing at the moment." Hatsume was finally finishing writing on her notes but then she had a slight confused look on her face.

"Is something wrong?" asked Izuku.

"Well, don't take it personally but judging from the problems you're having with your quirk, it sounds as if you've just discovered these powers." Responded Hatsume with her clever deduction which caused Izuku to freeze since she was right.

"O-oh… u-uhm! N-no, you see! I-I actually…" Izuku muttering since he had no excuse as to what he could say. Hatsume then placed her hand on his shoulder before smiling.

"Haha! Don't worry about it! I know some people can't always master their quirk from the get-go! But you don't have to worry! Once I start working on these problems, they'll be a thing of the past!"

"But how?" asked Izuku.

"You don't need to worry. I already have an idea on how I could help. In fact, I better get to work on it now! I'll see you again when the time is right! Guess I'll be seeing you around, partner!" said Hatsume as she ran off which caused Izuku to blush but he realised...

"What… wait! How will I know when to contact you?" asked Izuku.

"Don't worry, you won't have to come to me! I'll come to you! But if you need me, just call me!"

"Wha… wait, I don't have your details!" responded Izuku but it was too late.

Izuku just watched as Hatsume rushed off with the "parts" she collected and the notes she gathered from Izuku. He found her extremely strange, but he also knew she had the best of intention. Though he was a little upset since he forgot to ask her about her quirk.

"Well, I wonder what she meant. But ugh, my arm's not feeling any better either, so I should probably just call it for today too." Even with the cut on his arm, Izuku was surprisingly not in pain but he still needed to fix it since he was worried about getting an infection.

July - Shopping District

The months were passing by fast, with each day Izuku was getting used to his spider powers and training harder to receive the power of One for all from All Might.

After finishing school, Izuku was shopping for ingredients at his mom's request. There was a lot of stuff to get since his recommended meals were quite specific.

"Let's see, tomatoes, buckwheat noodles, some beef and…" Izuku was still walking but then he accidentally bumped into another shopper.

He looked up to notice a female middle schooler with wide eyes but he couldn't see her face completely since she hid her mouth with a scarf. She had a slight hunch with surprisingly big hands and dark sea-green hair with a bow on her back.

"Oh, I-I'm sorry. I wasn't looking where I was going." Apologised Izuku with a bow but the girl simply gave him a vacant stare with no response but after a while, she replied…

"It's okay." She then picked up her grocery basket and walked away without much care. Izuku wasn't so sure about what just happened but he decided to move on and carry on with his shopping.

After paying for his groceries, he was on his way to the exit but just as he was about to leave, he noticed that the girl he met earlier dropped her wallet as she was about to leave. He went over to the wallet and noticed that it was a frog designed purse before picking it up.

"U-um excuse me! You dropped your… wallet."

As Izuku left the store, he looked around to try and find the girl from the store, but she was gone. Izuku started walking around to try and find her but there was no trace of her.

"Huh, I wonder where she went? Maybe I can return this to the store and hopefully she'll collect it by herself." Izuku was about to walk away when he noticed a bag of groceries dropped near an alleyway. He walked over to the bag and looked into alleyway to find the girl from the store, but she was surrounded by the bully trio.

"Hey, come on girly. Surely you got some money, right?" The girl didn't say anything and just stayed silent as Deji pushed her against the wall.

"Hey! Can you hear what we're saying?" yelled Deji in usual loud voice but still she did not respond.

"Oh great, it's those jerks again and they're picking on her! These guys are the last people I wanted to mess with, but I've got to help her!" Izuku walked into the alleyway with the groceries in hand.

"Hey! Leave her alone!" yelled Izuku catching the attention of the bully trio and school girl. The three boys glared at Izuku with anger as they remembered how he got them in trouble and gave them an embarrassing beat down.

"Well, well, well if it isn't our old pal Midoriya!" said Debu as he was cracking his knuckles, readying his fists for a fight.

"We still owe you for what you did all those months ago! And I'm gonna make sure I won't underestimate ya, you punk!" said Doji.

"And I think now would be a great time for some payback!" yelled Deji in his usual loud voice. He then began charging at Izuku with his arms spread wide.

Izuku didn't move but instead he dropped his groceries and stood still. Just as the gap was closing, Izuku jumped towards him and delivered a knee kick straight into his face. The two other bullies couldn't believe what they witnessed, once again Izuku took down Deji with minimal effort.

But little did they know that Izuku only got better since the last time they met, unlike before he was 10cm taller and had increased muscle strength. After training under All Might and some secret training sessions, he got used to his Spider powers and learned to apply them in combat.

"Huh, I can't believe that actually worked." Izuku then turned back to the other two who were surprised at Izuku's new moves. Not wanting to face the same beat down as before, they immediately grabbed Deji and ran for it.

After that scene, Izuku picked up their groceries and started heading towards the girl. She began backing off since she was worried about his intentions.

"No wait, please. I just wanted to return these to you, you dropped it earlier." Izuku took out the frog purse from his back pocket and offered it to the girl. She slowly raised her head and looked at the purse.

Just as she was about to grab it, Izuku suddenly felt his body weakening as he collapsed on the ground and dropped all the groceries.

"W-wha… I can't move! M-my body's paralyzed!"

"Get away from her!" cried a female voice. Izuku couldn't turn his head but another girl wearing the same uniform ran in and grabbed the other girl's hand. While Izuku couldn't see much, there was one distinct feature which surprised Izuku. The girl had a snake-like head, with her neck being like a snake's body and large red messy hair.

"Let's go, Tsuyu!" she yelled, before running away with the other girl. As they were running, Tsuyu then lashed out a long tongue to grab her frog purse and groceries.

"Thank you." Said Tsuyu as she smiled at Izuku as she ran away with her friend. Once her scarf loosened up and revealed her face, Izuku was surprised at her frog like features, but he still blushed since she had a cute smile.

After a few seconds, Izuku finally regained strength in his body and slowly stood up. Even though he was confused about what happened, he was glad she got her purse again and was safe from those bully trio.

"Well, that didn't go as planned but at least she's okay. But what was up with her friend? I was only trying to help. Oh well, no point in complaining now, I should get home." Izuku then grabbed his groceries and started heading home but something was still going through his mind.

"Tsuyu… why does that name feel so familiar? Hm, it's probably nothing."

August

Izuku was heading home after a hard day's work and training, progress was tremendous, and he was getting used to his Spider powers. Without All Might knowing, Izuku added a few hours to train his Spider powers. His mobility was as good as a pro hero's and he had the strength to easily lift and stop a charging bus. But in addition to training his body, his grades were escalating as well. Thanks to All Might's plan and some extra study sessions in school, he was able to get grades which could nearly match Sayuri's.

But the one thing that would not leave his mind was his hunger after all his hard work, he couldn't wait to go home and have some of his mom's cooking. He didn't know at first but his metabolism had also increased due to the spider powers.

"All Might's told me that I'm making great progress on my training. Maybe I can spend some time hitting the books and practice science. But more importantly get some dinner, I'm starving!" Izuku started looking through his notebooks but then his attention was taken by a crowd in front of him.

One of the apartment complex had caught on fire and all the citizens were doing their best to evacuate all the people. The firemen were doing their best to stop the fire and tend to the injured while the heroes were on their way.

"I have to go back in there! My baby's in there!" cried a woman as she attempted to rush back in but one of the firemen stood in front of her and prevented her from running in.

"Ma'am! I can't let you in, the building's about to collapse!"

"But my baby's still in there! I have to go get her, please!" cried the mother as she tried to push in, but the fireman didn't budge and stopped her.

"Ma'am! I'm sorry but there's nothing we can do until the rescue heroes arrive! The building's about to collapse so it's too dangerous for anybody to go back in!" explained the firemen.

"No! My baby! Somebody please save my baby!" cried the mother as her husband did his best to comfort her.

Hearing all the commotion, the crowd was staying silent since none of them wanted to get involved and risk their lives. Izuku on the other hand looked towards the burning building and started wondering what he could do.

"I want to help but they're not just gonna let me in. Not to mention, we're not supposed to be using our powers...! What do I do!?" After an explosion from the building, they heard a young girl's cry asking for help.

"That's our baby! Somebody please help her!"

Izuku couldn't wait anymore, he looked around and found a pair of white ski goggles which dropped from one of the burning sports stores. He immediately ran into an alleyway and took out his All Might hoodie and handkerchief. He wore the handkerchief around his face and wore the ski goggles to prevent people from recognising him. Lastly, he covered his head with his hoodie before he started running through the crowd towards the burning building.

"Hey man, watch where your… h-hey, where ya going?!" yelled one of the citizens as they saw Izuku run up to the building.

Immediately afterwards, the people watched as Izuku jumped towards a lamp post. After grabbing the lamp post, he spun a few times to gain momentum before letting go and jumping through the window into the second floor where the cry came from.

"Who the heck was that?!"

"Was that a Hero?"

After getting into the building, Izuku looked around the apartment and tried to hear the source of the voice. Izuku started running through the hallway until he finally heard a voice through one of the doors, he tried to open the door, but it was stuck by debris.

"Okay, this isn't gonna work! Here goes!" said Izuku as he kicked the door down and looked around until he could finally hear the little girl's cry. But just then, his Spider-sense activated and alerted him as the roof was about to collapse on top of him. Izuku quickly jumped out of the way and started making his way towards the little girl's room. He looked around until he finally heard her voice from the closet.

He immediately opened it and found the little girl crying under a blanket in fear, Izuku slowly approached her.

"Don't worry, I'm going to get you out of here!" said Izuku as he offered his hand to the girl, but she was still frightened.

"W-who are you!? I want my mommy and daddy!" cried the little girl as she denied his help.

"D-don't worry! I-I'm just here to help!" said Izuku as he offered his hand, but she didn't accept it.

"No! Mommy! Daddy! Save me!" The little girl carried on crying as she hid her face under her blanket. The situation was getting worse as the fire was just getting bigger and it didn't help that the little girl wasn't making it any easier.

"Oh great, think Midoriya, she's too afraid to move and it doesn't look like she'll listen to me! What would a hero do? What would All Might do in this situation?" Izuku remembered his video clips when All Might arrived to the scene and rescued the civilians. It was then Izuku finally understood what he had to do, he slowly took off his hoodie, goggles and handkerchief and gave the little girl a friendly smile.

"Look, see I'm just a regular guy. I'm here to help and don't worry, everything is gonna be okay! Your mommy and daddy are outside, and they're really worried about you. I promise, I'll take you to them." Said Izuku. The girl slowly revealed her face and turned towards Izuku and saw his smile.

"Re… really?" asked the little girl through her tears in which Izuku responded with a nod. He then wrapped the blanket around her and picked her up.

"Hang on!" said Izuku as he ran through the burning room. After getting out of the room, the hallway completely collapsed and destroyed the path to the stairs and the window he entered from. With no escape plans available to him, there was only one solution left and that was to create one.

"I haven't actually practiced much with this technique but now seems like a better time than any to use it! I better hurry!" Izuku took a few steps back before pulling up his right sleeve to free his web shooting wrist.

"Okay, here goes nothing!" Izuku attempted to fire a web line from his wrist but nothing was coming out. He kept on trying his hand gesture repeatedly but to no avail, meaning he had no spider webs to use.

"What the heck is going on!? Why isn't my web coming out?" Izuku began to panic as one of his only methods of escapes was gone so he was going to have to be creative. The little girl began coughing at the fire was getting close but that wasn't the worst of it. Izuku's spider-sense activated again and alerted him on an incoming danger from the other room, the gas from the kitchen was about to explode and there wasn't much time left.

Izuku looked back to the staircase and realised that he only had one way left to escape the building and he was going to have to be quick.

"Here goes!" He took a step back and jumped across the hallway, perfectly landing in front of window from where he came. But he didn't much time to relax since he had to run for it since the explosion was seconds away.

Outside

At that moment, three heroes had finally arrived to the scene, there was Kamui Woods, Back Draft and Death Arms. Backdraft immediately proceeded to use his quirk to fire water through his Fire Hydrant like hands while Kamui Woods was clearing the debris. Death arms then approached one of the firemen.

"Sorry for being late, is there anyone else left in the building?" asked Death Arms.

"Yes, there's currently a little girl trapped on the second floor but…"

"What?! She's trapped? I'll head in there immediately!"

"B-but sir… someone's already…"

After a while, an explosion came from the second floor which caused the crowd and heroes to gasp but as the fire was about to escape, Izuku jumped through the window and perfectly landed on the sidewalk without harming the little girl.

Sadly, Izuku's outfit was covered in cuts and burns because of the explosion but luckily his face was still perfectly covered. The crowd and firemen began cheering as Izuku walked towards the mother and father and gave them their child.

"Mommy! Daddy!" cried the little girl as she hugged her parents. The three were happy to be re-united and safe. The father and mother looked back at Izuku and smiled at him being thankful for what he did. Luckily, he managed to wear his hoodie on time, preventing anyone from seeing his face.

"Sir! Thank you so much! You saved out little girl's life!"

"How could we ever repay you?"

"Um… no need ma'am! I'm more than happy to help!" said Izuku in a deeper voice, trying his best to hide his identity.

"But who are you?" asked Death Arms as he approached Izuku. Izuku panicked as he realised that the hero who gave him a mouth full during the sludge villain attack was standing in front of him.

"I'm… j-just you're friendly neighbourhood guy! Just a guy here to help!" Izuku immediately jumped out of the crowd and ran into an alleyway. The people and heroes followed him but as soon as they reached the alleyway, Izuku was already gone. Little did they know that Izuku was hanging on the walls with his hands.

After the heroes and civilians left, Izuku slowly moved down to the building roof before taking heavy breaths from the adrenaline he was feeling. He was terrified since he had risked his life multiple times but this time, he was really risking it all. The only difference being he had the power to make a difference.

"Wow, what a feeling. I actually used my powers to help someone! People thanked me for doing the right thing! So, this is what it means to be a hero!" Izuku took a deep breath since he was still shaken up at what transpired.

"Oh man! I bet the people will be talking all about it tomorrow! But what happened back there? How come my webs weren't working? I'll try and figure out when I get home, for now I better leave." Izuku then took off his hoodie and handkerchief and placed them in his bag before crawling back down to the ground in an alleyway.

Next day

Izuku slowly woke up from bed as he felt the sun ray on his face from the window. As he stretched, he let out a small groan. Izuku was feeling proud of his heroic actions from yesterday.

"Aw man, I feel great! Huh, some of the burns and cuts are already gone too! But more importantly…" Izuku attempted his hand gesture again and fired a web line towards the roof.

"All right! I've still got it! But what stopped me from using it yesterday?" Izuku started thinking of the factors which could've caused it.

"Izuku, are you awake honey?" asked Inko. Izuku proceeded to wear his white shirt and upon hearing his mother's voice, he backflipped off the bed.

"Yeah mom, I'm awake! Ah forget it, I'll think about it some other time." responded Izuku happily. Izuku yawned as he left his room since he was still tired and went towards the living room to see his mom watching TV.

"Izuku! Come quick, look at the news!" Izuku rushed towards the TV expecting the news to talk about the heroic acts he committed but when he saw the television screen, it wasn't what he expected.

"The Mysterious Vigilante! Hero or Menace?!" Izuku didn't say a word and simply turned white as he read the news headline. Since it was pretty much the opposite of what he was expecting to happen.

"… what?"

It was my first ever act as a Hero but people preferred the term "Vigilante" when it came to me. At the time, I had no idea how people would react to my actions but soon, I was going to realise that the path I chose was going to be difficult. A lesson I had to learn the hard way, that powers don't always make life easier.

Chapter End

(Sorry guys, not much of a Authors note this time due to the fact it's 4 am here and I'm updating it now. So goodnight! But I hope you enjoyed, please review your criticisms and I hope you have a good morning/day/evening/night).