Izuku Midoriya and the Miracle Stone
Disclaimer:
Boku no Hero Academia is owned by Kohei Horikoshi and Bones
Arumana no Kiseki is owned by Konami Co. Ltd.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is owned by Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Pictures
Hello, and welcome to a new experimental Boku no Hero Academia fic, and here I will be doing another experiment to see if this would attract readers as this fic will incorporate a mixture of action, adventure and suspense themes as well as adding bit elements of survival-horror. Nostalgia played a factor that led me to come up with this fic mainly due to a CLASSIC video game that was released only in Japan via the Famicom Disk System.
Yup, this fic is based on the 1987 Konami game, Arumana no Kiseki, which I happened to play it on a rental store three decades ago. At that time, it was one of the few rare Famicom Disk System games that came to my country, and the stage 1 BGM attracted my attention and I was instantly hooked, but due to not owning an FDS at that time, I had little time to play out the game.
At that time I didn't know the actual game name and rumors stated that its international name goes by the name of Miracle Stone. Three decades later I partially recalled it and since Youtube is already there, I did a researched and learned its actual name and checked it on Wikipedia, and learned that the game is somewhat reminiscent to the 1984 film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and after watching the whole playthrough on Youtube, I got the gist of it.
Having watched the 2nd Indiana Jones film years ago, as well as re-watching the Arumana no Kiseki video, it gave me inspiration to make a fanfic version. It didn't take long for me to come up with someone to portray the main hero if this fic, as I choose Izuku Midoriya to play the lead hero.
Since this fic will use the plot elements from Arumana no Kiseki, Midroiya will be the sole character from Hero Academia to appear, but other BNHA characters will make appearances at the start before the main plot comes in.
Since I'll be borrowing some villains from the Temple of Doom film to act as foil to Midoriya, it is understandable why Temple of Doom is listed on the disclaimer.
Well then, read on and enjoy!
Ch. 1: Atarashī hatsumei to jushō
Heights Academy.
The scene shows that Izuku Midoriya has just arrived after going to a park in Tokyo earlier to have a bit of R&R, as he just gained a provisional hero license and is thinking of what to do as summer vacation is coming around the corner and is contemplating on either to visit his mom Inko, or go to I-Island to visit Melissa Shield to see how she is doing after the incident that happened months ago. While he is glad that she is okay, Midoriya was somewhat saddened that her dad, David, will have to pay the consequences of conspiring with Wolfram after being tricked into creating a device to help All Might regain his Quirk.
As Midoriya is walking towards the dormitory, he is intercepted by Neito Monoma, who takes the opportunity to jab an insult towards the Class 1-A member, seeing that he has nothing to do and believed that he has no one to go to for internship, and began taunting him, saying that he couldn't find a villain to take on believing that the villains do not see Midoriya as a threat and went to look for someone more worthy to face on.
Midoriya ignored it at first and proceeded to walk away, but Monoma began taunting him again by saying that what would happen if Stain were to escape and challenge Midoriya, and Monoma said that it would be a very exciting scenario so as to show that Class 1-A is out of UA Academy students' league, which Midoriya stopped his tracks, as he unintentionally fell for the bait, yet he restrained himself.
"I wonder…what if…Stain…"
"…"
"Yes…Stain…the hero killer that kicked your hide months ago…you got kicked pretty good…"
"…"
"Oh yes…I would love to see him beat you silly…"
"…"
"That way it'll show that Class 1-A are pathetic and the shame of UA Aacademy…"
"…"
However, Itsuka Kendo showed up and decked Monoma, knocking him down and chastises him for provoking a fight and said that his actions will get Class 1-B into trouble and told him to stop harassing Class 1-A, especially Midoriya and she apologized to Midoriya for what Monoma just did, which he just nodded and is ready to leave.
However, Monoma asked Kendo why is she siding with their HATED rival, which she said that Class 1-A is not HATED, and this made him suspect something, in which he accuses her of having a HIDDEN DESIRE towards Midoriya, and went far as accusing her of planning to seduce him, which caused Midoriya to blush at hearing Monoma's silly accusation.
This caused Kendo to blush and began using her Quirk to beat up Monoma, telling him that his accusations are entirely baseless and that there is nothing wrong with her socializing with Midoriya and tells Monoma to stop spouting nonsense.
"MONOMA, YOU IDIOT!"
"OW-OW-OW-OW!"
"WHAT MADE YOU THINK THAT?!"
"OW-OW-OW-OW!"
"MIDORIYA AND I ARE SCHOOLMATES!"
"OW-OW-OW-OW!"
"SO STOP SPOUTING SUCH NONSENSE!"
"OW-OW-OW-OW!"
Midoriya sweat-dropped at the scene as Kendo is disciplining Monoma, and there she smiled at Midoriya and apologized for what Monoma said minutes ago, which the Class 1-A nodded and said that it is okay and assured to her that he is not taking it too personally, and said that he is fine with socializing with her, causing Kendo to stare at him in curiosity.
There Monoma pointed out his theory and warned Kendo not to get too close to Midoriya, saying that he might plan in seducing her and take her to Midoriya's room so he can take away her VIRGINITY, and this madeher blush furiously and resumed in beating Monoma up, which he shrieked in pain as she uses her Quirk to beat him up silly.
"MONOMA, YOU IDIOT!"
"OW-OW-OW-OW!"
"WHAT MADE YOU THINK THAT?!"
"OW-OW-OW-OW!"
"MIDORIYA WON'T GO THAT FAR!"
"OW-OW-OW-OW!"
"SO STOP SPOUTING SUCH NONSENSE!"
"OW-OW-OW-OW!"
Midoriya sweat-dropped again as he watched the two Class 1-B members PHYSICALLY bicker, and he sighed at this before deciding to leave and head back to Heights Alliance to get some rest and prepare for tomorrow's classes and exercise as he and his classmates are advised to strengthen their quirks and come up with a creative way to lessen the drawbacks of their Quirks' weaknesses.
-x-
At Heights Alliance, Midoriya sat on the couch at the living room area, where he is greeted by his classmates and they were surprised at what he went through earlier, such as going to a stall in the middle of Tokyo Park where he played a lottery game and won a 2nd prize, which Mineta and Kaminari pressured Midoriya to open the prize letter, wanting to see what prize he won.
Iida was against it saying that Midoriya has the right to privacy and that he cannot just reveal his prize to anyone like that and tells the two to knock it off and not force Midoriya, though Midroiya sighed as he sees that Mineta and Kaminari are showing facial responses that make them look like puppies begging for food, which made him taken aback.
Yaoyorozu scolded the two boys for their behavior and told them not to force Midoriya to reveal his prize from winning the lottery, and tells them that they should go and win it if they wanted a prize, but Mineta and Kaminari said they only wanted to know what prize Midroiya won.
"Come on…"
"Don't be stingy…"
"We just want to know what prize Midoriya win…"
"It's not that bad…"
"We just want to know."
"Yeah. There's no harm in that."
"So let's take a look."
"Right, right…"
Iida joined the argument and told his two classmates to knock it off and stop harassing Midoriya, and there Mineta teases Iida, saying that he too wants to take a peek at Midoriya's prize, and the class rep rebutted it and chastises Mineta for the unfounded accusation, sparking an argument between the two boys, which was hilarious to watch at.
"WHAT WAS THAT?"
"EEP!"
"I WOULD NEVER GO THAT FAR!"
"UH…"
"HOW DARE YOU MAKE SUCH AN ACCUSATION?"
"Ah…"
"YOU'RE ACTING LIKE A DELINQUENT INSTEAD OF A HERO! YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF!"
"…"
Uraraka the approached Midoriya and tells him that he should hide his prize letter so that the others won't try in attempting to take a peek, saying that it is precious to him and the others should learn to respect his privacy, which Midoriya smiled and glanced at his classmates, and there he told them to simmer down, stating that he will tell them what prize he won.
The others stared in surprise, and Iida asked Midoriya if he is sure, saying that he shouldn't be pressured if he doesn't want to, but Midroiya said it is okay since he is not hiding anything from them, and there the others urges him to reveal the contents of the prize letter.
"Okay…"
"We want to see…"
"Yeah."
"Come on…"
"Show it already…"
"We're waiting…"
"Cut the suspense…"
"We're ready…"
Midoriya sighed and said that he will open the letter, and upon doing so, it revealed that he has won a ticket trip to India, which the others were slightly surprised, as they expected that he would win a lavish trip to more reputable countries, like in Europe and the Mediterranean Sea, which the others agreed, as Yaoyorozu said that countries like New Zealand and Australia would be an ideal trip for a vacation.
Tokoyami shared his classmates' sentiments, saying that while India is considered a tourist area, that country is plagued in some places with human rights violation, impunity and apathy, especially the crimes against women and children. The others nodded as they heard the news on the newspapers and the internet, and they wondered why someone would give Midoriya the vacation prize that is destined towards India.
"Whoa…"
"Tough luck."
"India of all places…"
"That place makes me cringe…I heard that there are some bad stuff…"
"At least you get to see the elephants…"
"Maybe you might get a magic carpet…Aladdin got one there…"
"That's in Arabian, Mineta!"
"Eh?"
Midoriya thought about it carefully and then came up with a reply, saying that everywhere around the world, while there are bad elements and bad moments, he is sure that there are good ones, and tells his classmates not to judge a country too much as he believes that there are good people there and he is sure that his would-be trip to India would be a good one.
Iida and Yaoyorozu thought about it and tells Midoriya that in the event that he decides to use the prize ticket, would he require a chaperone to accompany him there, which Midoriya blinked his eyes in surprise, and asked why the sudden question like that, in which his two classmates reasoned that there may be some BAD ELEMENTS in India that possesses a Quirk, and the two said that they are worried that he might get attacked there.
Midoriya thought about it well, touched by Iida and Yaoyorozu's concerns, and the rest of class 1-A, save for Bakugo and Todoroki, shared their sentiments and said that Midoriya should consider the possibility that he might get into a fight there given that some Indian nationals there might try anything foolish given that law and order there is a 50-50 thing.
"Maybe you should reconsider."
"Yeah."
"Right. Think about the security and stuff…"
"Not to mention that there might be villains there."
"And they might possess Quirks…"
"Maybe you needed someone to accompany you there."
"Yes, that would be the best choice."
"What do you say, Midoriya?"
Midoriya thought carefully about his classmates' sentiments and said that he will be careful should he decide to go to India in order to make use of the prize ticket, and assured to Class 1-A that he won't get into any sort of trouble.
-x-
A few days later, Midoriya is walking by the hallway as he is heading for Power Loader's shop to see if there is any support devices that could help him in his training as he did not want to rely too much on his Quirk, as he tend to use his All for One at 100% in the event that he encounters a strong villain such as Muscular, who made Izuku push his limit that resulted in some injuries to his right arm.
An hour ago he talked to his teachers and Principal Nezu about his plans to take a summer vacation at India, and after some discussion they allowed Midoriya to go to India as long as no villains are aware of where he would go, reminding him the risks of getting ambushed should the villains catch wind of Midoriya's activities outside UA Academy.
As Midoriya arrived at Power Loader's shop, he knocked the door a few times, which he did not get a reply, and as he peered through the door, he was taken by surprise as he saw a thick wire with a sharp hook zoomed past him and it struck the upper wall, and there Midoriya saw Mei Hatsume testing out a new invention she created, which is a left handed gauntlet that has a wire and metallic hook.
She saw Midoriya and greeted him while apologizing if the wire and hook almost hit him. As Midoriya went inside, he asked what was that just now, in which Hatsume said that she is working on her newest invention – a gauntlet grappling hook, which she said that it will come in handy when the user needed something to reach higher grounds should he/she is low on Quirk energy.
This grabbed Midoriya's attention as he saw the grappling hook hit the higher area of the wall and then saw the hook and wire still attached on the gauntlet that Hatsume is wearing. He became curious as he felt that it might work as he felt that it can be applied in strategic battles. He then asked Hatsume if she can display the gauntlet some more, which made Hatsume thrilled.
"Um, Hatsume-san…"
"Yes?"
"Can you show me? That gauntlet thing…"
"Eh? Are you interested in this newest baby?"
"Yeah…a grappling hook…it might come in handy…especially in combat…"
"Ha-ha! Sure! I'll show you what this baby can do!"
"Great…can you demonstrate it?"
"Okay! Get ready!"
To Be Continued...
Hope you liked this opening chapter, and while there's not much action here apart from Kendo disciplining Monoma, it served as a prologue of sorts as it sets up the events where Midoriya would eventually set foot to India to where the adventure is about to take place…
A nod from the Arumana no Kiseki game references are seen here, such as the grappling hook, which I updated it by having it appear as a gauntlet given that Hero Academia is set in the present day, since the grappling hook on the game was visually ambiguous, as it is unclear if it is a whip or a device.
Still the grappling hook-thing would be later used in the Capcom game Bionic Commando, which I once played it but gave up due to how difficult it is to play…
Preview:
Midoriya's trip to India will push through, as he makes last-minute preparations and itinerary, where his adventurous vacation, and eventual dangers would soon arrived in his midst…
See you in December…
Reviews are welcomed, but needed…