Chapter 6... IS HERE!

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And now for the Chapter 5 Reviews!

TheLethalSperg500: Well, that was a shame, but I guess Hobgoblin just won't compare to the true GREEN Goblin!

Answer: That is very true. Few of Spider-Man's villain are as iconic or as memorable as the Green Goblin.
But on that note, who's to say that this guy is the ONLY Hobgoblin?

Gamelover41592: excellent work on this chapter and I did not expect hobgoblin and glad you had all might talk to peter as well

Answer: I think you mean Izuku, not Peter. But thanks anyway.

MIKE202303: Nice work I look forward to more

Answer: Thank you.

Otakufreak1799: Man I'm psyched for the next chapter!

Answer: Hopefully it'll be worth the wait.

DarkHazen: This review is for both this chapter and the previous one, (didn't get any time to give one for the last chapter because of me being busy with the oddities of my life). Anyways, an amazing work written by an amazing person! Bakugo's not being a complete jerk to Izuku, the entrance of the Hobgoblin, Izuku's super (spider?) punch, All Might's entry, Hobbie's mysteriously explosive death, and how All Might said just what Izuku needed to dispel his doubts about being a hero... I give it my Seal of Awesomeness! Kudos! (My favorite part was when All Might was crossing the street like a "normal person"! Lol XD Hilarious!)

Answer: Hey don't feel bad. Real Life can throw some of the worst curveballs at you when you least expect it.
Thanks for the praise. I find that like a lot of people, I prefer Nice! Bakugo to Canon! Bakugo.
Hobgoblin seemed like a good choice. After all, the majority of Spider-Man's first villains in the movies are all green. (Green Goblin in Spider-Man, Lizard in The Amazing Spider-Man, Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming.) So I wanted to do something different.
Might not be as impressive as annihilating the Zero-Pointer with 100% One For All Smash, but I still thought it was pretty cool.
What can I say? All Might pretty much embodies the Big Damn Heroes trope.
Not that mysterious. At least, if you remember what happened to some of the Extremis users from Iron Man 3. That stuff could be pretty... explosive.
What can I say? That scene's so iconic that not doing some variation of it would just be wrong. (Also, All Might manages to make seemingly mundane ordinary stuff seem ridiculously hammy.)

ProjectIceman: "Earth-shattering Kaboom" Was that a DBZA reference? XD (RIP Android 16)
Great chapter as always!

Answer: Actually it was Marvin the Martian from Looney Tunes. "Where's the Ka-Boom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Ka-Boom."
Thank you.

SuperSonicHeroes: Another epic chapter! I think my personal favorite part was Izuku landing that punch right in Hobgoblin's face. I admit it is a bit surprising to see Hobgoblin dead already, but he went out in an epic way. Plus, it leaves room for the one true Goblin, the Green Goblin! Whatever happened to Hobgoblin will be interesting to learn, since villains normally don't just self-destruct out of nowhere. If it turns out whoever was responsible for him wasn't linked to the League of Villains, I wonder who could be behind him?
Also, glad Izuku still got encouragement from his favorite hero. You were right about how iconic that scene was in the anime, and it was what convinced me this was going to be a great anime to follow. Plus, Izuku not learning All Might's secret about his injury or All For One will be an interesting change to their dynamic going forward. Wonder what will he will react when he finally finds out?

Answer: Like I said above, may not have anything on the Zero-Pointer 100% Smash, but it's still pretty awesome.
I'm not gonna spoil too much on this particular plot pint, but I will say that the stuff that made that guy the Hobgoblin is kind of like the Extremis from Iron Man 3. And like I said in a previous answer, I don't remember saying that that guy was the only Hobgoblin.
Thank you. And Izuku will eventually learn All Might's secret. Just not going to be for a while.
As for how he reacts, in the anime Izuku was shocked and could barely understand since he always thought that All Might was invincible, to the point that when he sees All Might's weakened form he couldn't believe it. But after the talk he had with Tony on how Heroes are just as human as... well, humans, he'll probably be a lot more understanding.

Wizardwolf 1020: Great chapter! Since we're seeing/talking about multi universe Spider-Man stuff, I have a question; will Morlun and the inheritors ever show up? His family and him are so well known for hunting Spider-Man that there are entire Spider-Man storylines and events surrounding them. Maybe they can be the antagonists of that Into The Spider-verse event your planning to do and it would really open Izuku's eyes to the greater scheme of things that there are millions of Spider people with almost all of them being heroes. It would also give Izuku a threat that knows very well how to kill him due to him basically being common prey to a seasoned Spider-hunter, his friends could try to help but Morlun's experience would give him the advantage.

Answer: I can't give a definitive answer to that, as I haven't read the Spider-Verse comics. I don't live near a comic book store and I don't know any websites where I can read them for free. That being said, I have heard about Morlun and the Inheritors and they do sound like very dangerous enemies for Spider-Folk. So I'm sure they'll be showing up in some capacity.

NinjaFang1331: Awesome update and I like how All Might appears to rescue them

Answer: Thanks. Cool username, btw.

D3lph0xL0v3r: KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK!
YES! I Can hardly wait to see more of this amazing fanfiction;
I Wonder when we'll see Ghost Spider or Mr. Negative, or Symbiote-bonded Teenage Heroic version of Marvel's Daredevil Villain Purple Man(Hitoshi Shinso; He has Purple Hair; and Mind Control Powers JUST LIKE Purple Man does);
I Wonder who will get OFA. . .

Answer: Patience, grasshopper. They'll show up when they show up.
I won't give the name, but I will say that in canon SHE and Izuku are pretty close.

mastergamer14: Is there gonna be a clone saga? If so, will it be based on the mainstream or Ultimate comics? Also, if they appear, what's going to be the goals for the X-Men and Brotherhood, seeing as they each fought for mutant rights in the comics or is the brotherhood just going to be another Libertarian Army

Answer: I do plan to have a Clone Saga, but it will be nowhere near as dragged out and convoluted as the mainstream. I can't say anything on the Ultimate comics Clone Saga, as I never read it and Linkara hasn't got to it yet on Atop The 4th Wall. Where bad comics burn!
I haven't read the manga and I haven't gotten past Season 2 of the anime, so I don't know who the Libertarian Army is. (Assuming the anime actually got to the point where they showed up.) As for the goals of the Brotherhood and X-Men, I'm saving that for one of the movies. Probably at the end of Season 1 or Season 2.

Hazzamo: Well, this story has caught my attention, just hoping Midoria isn't OPAF in this, or at least at a level so far ahead of the rest of the cast at the start.
Maybe have someone like Uraraka or Melissa be deemed the inheritor of OfA and act as a counter to Spideys OP-ness.
Although, I can't wait to see Deku in the Spider-Verse, like he's the only one not weirded out by Spider-Ham given the absurdity of some Quirks in the world

Answer: He won't be. When he gets in (since we all know he will) he'll still have a ways to go. He can go up against most of the students, though a few can fight him on equal footing. The ones that are actually a bit stronger are:
Bakugo: He has more experience with his Quirk. Plus he and Izuku start training together this chapter, so he knows a bit more than the rest of the class.
Tokoyami: Dark Shadow definitely gives Tokoyami an edge, though Izuku does have the edge if he gets past it.
Todoroki: Obviously, considering all he can do in canon.
I already said it in the comments of earlier chapters, but Melissa ends up getting bit by one of the other Quirk Spiders and ends up becoming this world's version of Spider-Gwen, using the name Ghost Spider. As for Uraraka possibly inheriting One For All... No comment.
And considering we've got guys like Cementoss and Tokoyami in canon, yeah. A cartoon pig ain't gonna be that weird.

ssjSega: Like the story so far.
Question. Are all Marvel characters re-contextualized as having Quirks? Izuku made reference to an alien invasion, which signifies the existence of things outside of Earth like the Chitari or maybe even Skrulls and Kree. This leads me to believe that characters that aren't native to Earth in the comics (Thor, Loki, Mar-Vel, etc.) have the same powers as their canon selves from the same sources and aren't Quirk related.
Also, I enjoyed the moment where Bakugo defends Izuku from the other bullies when they mock his dead father. Besides showing that he has limits he won't cross, it also references (to me at least) that one scene from The Amazing Spider-Man where Flash offered Peter his condolences when his uncle died and stopped picking on him after that. It's actually one of the few scenes from the movie I fully remember if I'm being honest.

Answer: Not all of them. Certain characters do have their powers re-contextualized as Quirks, but those who are alien or have magic based abilities are mostly unchanged. Other characters like Kamala Khan/Miss Marvel and Robbie Reyes/Ghost Rider are slightly tweaked. Spoilers: Kamala Khan was born Quirkless (like Izuku and Melissa Shield) but gained a "Quirk" through exposure to Terragen Mists (which is alien in nature, so naturally it'd be a bit different than a Quirk.) Robbie Reyes has a Quirk, which I will not spoil, but ends up getting demonic powers due to a series of events that I will also not spoil.
That's actually what I was going for. Honestly, I like The Amazing Spider-Man movies and I don't understand why they get all the negative criticism. At the very least they had good acting, good action, and we finally have a romance between our leads that doesn't feel forced as hell.

DarkDevilKnight: Well that was unexpected, shame bout Hobgoblin but then again never really like him. Give me Norman Osborn / Green Goblin any day instead, still pretty cool to see those two boys are getting back on the right track in this story.

Answer: Gonna have to wait for Green Goblin for a bit. I wanna build up this particular encounter, especially since he's one of, if not THE Big Bad for Spider-Man.
And while that particular guy might be dead, nobody ever said the Hobgoblin was done. ;)

DRAGONDAVE45: Awesome start!
I'm guessing Hobgoblin blew up because he got his quirk from a still recovering All-For-One, making it unstable.
Will All Might still choose to pass One-For-All to Izuku as his successor?

Answer: Thank you.
Nope. How Hobgoblin got his new Quirk will be explained shortly.
And I already said in a previous chapter that Izuku won't be getting One-For-All. It's going to a different character. I won't spoil too much, but I will say in canon SHE is very close to Izuku.

Guest: Will Deadpool show up?

DON'T SAY HIS NAME! Everytime someone does, he-
Deadpool: HEY EVERYONE! It's a-me! Deadpool!
Oh, fuck me.
Deadpool: Nah. Sorry dude, I don't swing that way. Your mom would know that firsthand.
OH-! THAT'S IT! (pulls out Super Shotgun from Doom Eternal, complete with Meathook) You're a dead man!
BAM! BAM!
Deadpool: Whoopwhoopwhoopwhoopwhoop!
GET BACK HERE! I'LL BLAST YOU INTO HAMBURGER MEAT AND SERVE YOU UP IN A CHIMICHANGA!

(In all seriousness, a version of Deadpool will show up. I won't give any specifics on this version other than their name will not be Wade Wilson.)

Welp, you guys enjoy the chapter while I kill this bastard. Now, where'd I put my BFG 9000?

-Chapter 6: Spinning Webs-

A single message appeared on the screen: So, another failure?

Sitting at his computer, the recipient shook his head before typing his reply: Not entirely. That man did manage to stay stable far longer than our last ten subjects, even managing to activate the pyrokinesis Quirk the formula was designed to grant. Granted, overuse of it lead to his eventual instability, but still... Progress.

He waited for a moment before the man on the other side of the chat, his benefactor and the one who supplied him with the notes for the formula replied I suppose we could see it that way. You did manage to retrieve some data from his encounter with All Might, after all.

But of course. Drones are so commonplace nowadays nobody gives them much thought.

Indeed. How soon until you can have a new version of the formula ready?

The man winced, knowing that this question would pop up. Just like it had in so many other conversations. Sighing, he typed back Not sure. I may have some ideas on how to solve the stability issue, but the materials I require aren't as easy to get over here when you're on a meager doctor's salary. Not only that but the process to create the formula takes time. Trying to rush it in any way will make an already unstable formula even more unstable. And then there's the fact that my lab is really the backroom of my office...

He left the thread hanging, but eventual he got a reply. If I were to supply you with the means and materials, how soon could you get me that new version?

Thinking about it for a few minutes he replied It would take a few months. Our biggest problem is the formula's instability. Depending on the materials I use, the first dose could either grant the requested Quirks or turn our test subjects into a ticking time bomb. Speaking of which?

Don't worry about test subjects. There's millions of homeless people in the States. Nobody's gonna notice if they don't show up at a soup kitchen.

The man chuckled. Too true. But if it all goes according to plan, we should have a working formula ready by the time the start of the new school year. Hearing his phone ring he quickly typed. Gotta go. My day job's calling.

I'll message you when the stuff arrives. Don't disappoint me.

Wouldn't dream of it he replied, ending the chat.

Answering his phone the man answered "Hello?"

On the other end the receptionist said "Doctor, your next patient's ready."

"I'll be right there."

The man walked out of the hidden room and into his office, closing the door behind him and engaging the electronic lock. After that he slid the bookcase back into place, leaving no evidence of the hidden room.

The man himself was tall and lanky, with pale white skin and close-cropped brown hair and brown eyes. He was dressed in a typical doctor's uniform, lab coat and all.

And pinned to the coat was his name-tag, identifying him as one Dr. Ken Ketsueki. [1]

Detective Naomasa Tsukauchi had seen and heard a lot of weird things over the course of his career, but this one took the cake. "So, he just fell over and burst into flames?"

Across from him was a thin, almost skeletal man with blond hair and sunken in blue eyes. To anyone else he'd look like he was horribly anorexic and in severe need of a sandwich, as well as imagining that one good punch would snap his bones like toothpicks.

Naomasa was one of the few people privileged enough to know that this man, Toshinori Yagi, was really Japan's Number One Pro Hero: All Might.

The reasoning for him looking like a toothpick was due to a horrendous injury he received roughly five years ago, one that he still wouldn't tell Naomasa the full detals about. All he knew was that five years ago All Might had fought a very powerful villain and won, but said villain had blasted a good chunk of his stomach and part of his respiratory system. This had the unfortunate effect of limiting his time as All Might to roughly three hours a day, give or take.

And had him occasionally cough up blood from time to time, which was gross.

Toshinori nodded. "Yeah. Right after he went nuclear and almost blew me and the two boys to hell."

Naomasa nodded, remembering that from his report. "Whatever caused him to detonate blew that construction yard apart. Right now it's just a smoking crater with some half-melted construction equipment and materials. Set back the company months if not years."

"What were they building there, again?"

"A department store."

"Oh, the tragedy." Looking at the reports in front of him he asked "The Medical Examiner find anything useful?"

"The fingertips were pretty badly burnt even before his death burns, but you already knew that from when he was using his flames. Most of what was left of him was pretty badly burnt, but they were able to scrape enough cells off of his bones to get a positive ID."

That piqued his interest. "And who was the man before he became a human barbecue?"

Naomasa pulled out the Coroner's Report and handed it to Toshinori. Clipped to the report was a picture of a man with black eyes and thinning black hair. "Moyasu the self-proclaimed Master of Fire," Naomasa read aloud. "30 years old, high school drop out, has the most counts of arson out of any criminal in recent years."

Toshinori remembered him. The man apparently had a Quirk that allowed him to transform his hands into fire. He combined this with various materials like oil, gasoline, basically anything that could catch on fire and went on a burning spree. How he managed to evade the police and the pro heroes was unknown, but for three months he set fire to multiple buildings ranging from small homes to large apartment buildings. When they finally managed to capture him two officers had to go to the hospital to get treated for 3rd degree burns, and they quickly found that Moyasu was completely and utterly insane, spouting off about how the fire would reveal the truest nature of whatever it touched and all sorts of babble like that. Honestly All Might wasn't there, but from what he heard the guy was a total headcase.

Even still, one thing stood out to Japan's Number One Pro Hero. "He wasn't able to do any of this stuff before."

Naomasa nodded. "That's what's got some of my guys confused. Moyasu's Quirk only gave him the ability to transform his hands into fire. He was never able to shoot it out like Endeavor or physically transform into that... thing."

A thousand different scenarios bounced around in Toshinori's head for how this could've happened, most of which were unlikely. Only two really sounded plausible, and they all stemmed from the same thought. "Someone gave him those additional Quirks."

The detective sighed. "Yeah, we figured that much. But to be honest, this doesn't sound like... HIM."

Toshinori nodded. "Unless he intentionally wanted them to self-destruct, and even then it would usually be because they were about to be captured or they were no longer useful to him."

"Suicide Bomber?"

He shook his head. "Not his style. And not worth transforming him into that... Goblin."

"So this transformation was meant to be an enhancement, along with the Fire Shot ability."

"And it couldn't be HIM, because the work HE did was nowhere near this sloppy. None of his previous works ever self-destructed like this."

Naomasa didn't have a lot of experience with... THAT MAN'S previous works, but he trusted Toshinori's judgement on that. "So what caused his new Quirks?"

"Well, before he exploded he yelled that 'THEY' had told him 'IT' was stable," Toshinori replied. "'THEY' could mean the people who gave him those Quirks."

He nodded. "More than likely. Meaning we're either dealing with anywhere from a few people to a large group of them. But the 'IT' could mean some sort of machine. Or a drug."

"A drug that can give Quirks," Toshinori asked. "I mean, I know there's drugs that can enhance Quirks. But a drug that can give Quirks? Is that even possible?"

"We live in a world where you can bulk up to the point you can smash buildings with a single punch, an elite High School is run by a literal animal, and almost everyone in the world has a superpower of some sort. I'm pretty sure anything is possible at this point."

He couldn't argue with that point.

Partially because his phone buzzed because he got a text. Reading it, he smirked. "Well, I need to get going."

"Training your successor?"

Toshinori nodded with a smile. "I get the feeling she's going to be an even greater bearer of One For All than I was."

"What's she gonna do? Move mountains?"

Chuckling as he got up, Toshinori said "More like sending those mountains into orbit."[2]

School was over for the day, and after getting his homework done in record time Izuku decided to get started on a new project. One that would no doubt come in very handy for his career as a Pro Hero.

He looked over his notes, tapping his pencil on his desk while he mumbled "I think I figured out the basis for the formula. Now all I need is a delivery system. I can't imagine putting holsters on my belt, so guns are out. Maybe something mounted on my wrists? Yeah, that should work. But I don't want them to be too big or too clunky, so-"

"Deku!"

Looking out his room's window he saw Bakugo waiting outside, all the way down on the ground floor. "Did you forget what I told you last night," he yelled.

I didn't forget.

I mean, how could I?

After all it's not everyday someone as headstrong, stubborn, AND prideful as Bakugo Katsuki gives you an apology.

-Last Night-

After Izuku and Bakugo gave their statements to the police officers (who thanked them for the details and for Izuku's observations of Hobgoblin's abilities) the two of them headed home. Both of them were exhausted from the night's events and ready to just unwind for the night.

As they walked Izuku couldn't help but notice that Bakugo was being uncharacteristically quiet. Concerned, Izuku asked "Hey, you okay Kaachan?"

Seemingly jolted back to reality, Bakugo nodded. "Yeah. Just... Thanks for saving my ass back there."

Taken by surprise, he fumbled for a bit before saying "You're welcome. But, what did you think I was going to do? Just let the guy kill you?"

Bakugo was silent for a few minutes, and Izuku was honestly starting to get worried.

Finally said "No. You wouldn't. But that does bring up something I've been meaning to ask you."

"And that is?"

"I've been nothing but an ass to you since it was discovered you were Quirkless. I've taunted you, beat your ass, made fun of your dreams. And yet, you're-"

"-not angry at you for doing all of that, or holding a serious grudge against you for the many years you've been a complete dick," Izuku surmised.

Bakugo nodded, a bit surprised since Izuku wasn't really one to swear. "I guess I'm just wondering... Why are you being so nice to me?"

Izuku pondered that for a moment. Truth be told he always imagined what would happen if he and Bakugo ever became best friends again like they used to be. But much like his original dream of being a Quirkless Hero, he never figured it would happen. So he really didn't know what to say right off the bat.

But eventually he figured it out. "Honestly, I never blamed you for that. It wasn't your fault that you were born with a powerful and rare Quirk and I wasn't. That's just pretty much how our society's been built up. Those with good or amazing Quirks like your's get praised and held up high, while people with lesser Quirks or who are unfortunate enough to be Quirkless like I was tend to... Um..."

"Get the shaft," Bakugo supplied.

"Yeah. So if anything, you were just a product of our society. But even with all that said, you were-ARE the closest thing to a brother I've ever had. And just because you stopped being my friend for a time, doesn't mean I stopped being yours."[2]

Bakugo digested that for a moment, before finally saying "That is some of the cheesiest shit I've ever heard."

Izuku scratched the back of his head awkwardly. "Yeah. Sorry, it was the best I could think of."

"But... I get it. Kinda. And..." A look of distress crossed his face, before he finally managed to spit out "I'm sorry."

He couldn't help but smirk at that. "That must've really hurt."

"More than you know." Once they reached the point where they'd go their separate paths, he asked "You still planning on getting into UA?"

Izuku rolled his eyes. "This is me we're talking about, Bakugo."

Bakugo chuckled. "Yeah. You up for doing some training after school tomorrow?"

He nodded. "Of course. I still need to figure out some of the things about my powers, and try and get used to my new strength." Seeing Bakugo's confused look he said "I broke about five pencils today because my concentration slipped, and I ended up gripping it too hard. Trying to work on that, cause the last thing I wanna do is try and save someone and end up breaking their arm. Or worse."

Yeah, that was a nasty scenario. "Alright then. Since you're probably going to need all the help you can get, how about I help train you for the Entrance Exam?"

Izuku smiled. "That sounds great. Thanks."

"Don't thank me yet," Bakugo said with an absolutely sadistic grin. "Since we're pretty much playing catch-up for you, get ready for a crash course in Training From Hell 101."

Despite that, Izuku smirked and sarcastically replied "Oh no. Please have mercy."

They both laughed at that as they went their separate ways. "See you after school, Kaachan."

"Whatever, Deku."

So yeah, Bakugo and I were cool now.

And he wasn't kidding about putting me through Training From Hell.

-Back To The Present-

"COME ON, DEKU! MY GRANDMA CAN LIFT MORE THAN THAT!"

After Izuku had changed into his green tracksuit and bid his mother good-bye, he had ran off after Bakugo (Quite literally.) for roughly ten miles. And that was just the warm up.

Bakugo eventually lead him to his "Secret Training Spot" that not even his two former cronies knew about. To Izuku's surprise it was actually an old junkyard called Raxus. At one point in time it was pretty big and booming, but then it had gone bankrupt and been quickly forgotten by everyone. But they left plenty of stuff to work with and as Bakugo put it "It's far enough from the city that no one can see us and/or hear us. So we can cut loose a little."

"Cut loose" translated into quite a few things.

Like bench pressing some of the heavier pieces of junk ranging from old refrigerators, to car and truck engines, to write now with a refrigerator WITH two truck engines inside (real heavy ones.) They did that for about thirty minutes.

Once that was over they moved to different activities to train Izuku in his other abilities. One of them was setting up an obstacle course using cables, pieces of junk of various size and weight, and Bakugo himself (who had a mean pitching arm.) The idea was for Izuku to run through and not get hit once to test his reflexes, speed, and agility while also getting in a bit of Spider-Sense training.

He went through it about three times with the last one being his best; 10 minutes and 45 seconds and only got hit three times. They took a break after that last one, Izuku being smart enough to fill his backpack with some water bottles.

As they sat down Izuku explained to Bakugo about his new project. "Shouldn't you just wait until we get into UA and have the Support Department build them," Bakugo asked.

Izuku shook his head. "Not really. I wanna be sure that they work before I get to UA. Not exactly a good idea to give them stuff that 'hypothetically' could work, only for them to either fail or not work the way you intended on your first training exercise."

"Fair point."

"And now that I think about it," Izuku said while looking around the junkyard "I think we might be able to find what I need to make these right here."

Bakugo smirked, downing the rest of his water and breaking out into a grin. "Let's go scrap diving after we finish today. Cause now it's time for something I've been waiting for."

"Oh God. What now?"

"Quirkless Combat Training."

Izuku had a feeling he was going to be very sore when he got home that night.

I'll say this much; even without his Explosion Quirk, Bakugo is still one hell of a fighter. Before that day I never felt more sore in my life

And that's basically how our training went for the months leading up to the UA Entrance Exam.

When that wasn't going on we were working on other stuff. Primarily my Web Shooters, as I decided to call them.

I managed to scrounge up the chemicals I figured would be necessary for the Web Fluid itself from a store in the mall, as well as the equipment necessary for it. It took a few tries and some tweaks to my original formula (and quite a few sticky explosions that took hours to dissolve) but eventually I got a version of the formula that would work. The tensile strength would allow it to hold up some very heavy objects (A single 2-Meter strand was able to hold up a large truck engine) while its Elasticity would allow it to flex to a certain point without breaking. And considering what I was planning to use it for I made sure that the webs themselves were biodegradable; give it about an hour and they'd dissolve into harmless foam.

Then it came time to build the Mark I Web Shooters themselves.

The final design for the prototype was still a bit clunky, but functional. A carousel-loaded system would feed me the next cartridge of web fluid (currently at six for each wrist due to cartridge size. I made a note to add a utility belt to my costume to hold extras because odds were I'd need them. And possibly work on cartridge size and storage capacity for the future.) The trigger was small and set in the palm of my hand, designed to only fire when I pressed my middle and ring fingers into it, this way I didn't accidentally fire it when I made a fist or grab something. A nozzle just above my wrist would shoot the webs as either small shots or thick web lines, with plans in the future to eventually modify them for other firing modes when I got into UA. Last but not least, a small but powerful battery in each web shooter would power the air jets that would propel the Web Fluid out.

And all of this was done with a bunch of machine parts and components Bakugo and I found in a junkyard. Angus MacGuyver, eat your heart out.

Finally, after the month it took to make the Web Fluid and the Web Shooters, on October 13th it was time to test them...

"Ready with the fire extinguisher, Kaachan?"

Seeing Bakugo nodding while holding the red metal thing Izuku strapped the Web Shooter on his right wrist, making sure it was on tight enough it wouldn't slip off, but not enough to cut off circulation. He took aim at the target in front of him and said "Okay. In 3... 2... 1!"

He pressed his fingers on the trigger-

-and it sparked before starting to smoke. Before Izuku could freak out and try and take it off Bakugo blasted it with the fire extinguisher until the smoke stopped. "Thank you."

"No problem. Guess that test was a fail."

"That's what these tests are for," Izuku replied, taking it off and opening it up. "Like my Dad once told me; it's better for a Hero Tech to fail in the workshop than out in the field."

Once he replaced the fried components and did a bit of tweaking, he tested it again.

This one went better since it didn't fry itself-

-but it did spray Izuku in the face with several strands of webbing, leading to him cursing and Bakugo laughing his ass off. It was not a fun hour for Izuku waiting for the webs to dissolve.

After repairing the cartridge and modifying the nozzle, he tested it again.

"Okay, third time's the charm. 3... 2... 1!"

He pressed his fingers on the trigger-

-and was rewarded with a single web line firing out and nailing the target dead center. He double-tapped the trigger and the line broke, just like he planned for in the design. He then double tapped the trigger again while aiming and a single glob of web (which he would latter dub the Web Shot) fired out and nailed the target again. Izuku couldn't help but smile at this. "It works!"

"Guess third time was the charm," Bakugo said with a smirk.

Izuku nodded happily. "Yeah. Now, not only do I have the abilities of a spider, but I also have my own webs."

"Now you just need eight limbs, fangs, venom sacs-"

He rolled his eyes at that. "Ha ha. Very funny, Kaachan."

Still, there was no denying the pride Izuku felt at his accomplishment. But there was still one more thing he wanted to try out.

And a few minutes later he was crouched on top of the arm of the crane that used to hold the electromagnet used to pick up cars. Izuku guess that from the top to the ground was roughly a fifty foot distance. High enough that Bakugo looked a helluva lot smaller, though his voice still managed to reach him when he yelled "YOU BETTER NOT SCREW THIS UP AND BREAK YOUR NECK! LAST THING I WANT IS TO TELL YOUR MOM YOU DIED BECAUSE YOU WERE BEING STUPID!"

"CAN DO," he yelled back down, before making sure his feet were firmly adhered to the arm before he stood up.

The logical part of his mind was telling him that this was a stupid idea and he was probably going to either injure himself or die.

The other part of his mind was telling him this was going to work and would more than likely be how he'd travel around the city once he got his Pro Hero License, so he minds well get some practice in.

And with the other part of his mind winning that argument, he felt himself tilt forward before allowing himself to detach and fall towards the ground.

He wasn't able to stop himself from screaming for the first few seconds, but eventually he got a hold of himself and fired a web line at the crane arm. The line nailed and stuck, and Izuku felt the line go taut as he started to swing. The ground was rushing up to meet him, and Izuku prayed that he calculated the math for this right.

And he did, as he swung back up into the air with his feet not even close to touching the ground. Once he hit the top of his swing he let go, falling a much shorter distance and safely landing on a stack of old junker cars, somewhat breathless from what had just happened.

From where he was standing, Bakugo was completely speechless. Holy Shit! That actually worked?

Izuku was honestly having the same thoughts, almost in disbelief at what just transpired. Yeah, even he thought it wasn't going to work like that.

Eventually though, he broke into a grin and let out a loud "WOOOOO!"

Toshinori Yagi was surprised when he got to Dagobah Beach that day.

It had once been a very beautiful beach; a popular spot for first dates, family gatherings, proposals.

But then garbage drifted in from the sea, and the less morally inclined decided to dump their own trash along with it since nobody would notice.

Now it was but a shadow of its former glory.

Or at least it had been, until he started training his successor there. Now at least a quarter of the garbage was gone, revealing a few spots of the pristine white sands that had been hidden beneath.

Speaking of whom, he spotted said successor practicing with her Quirk. A heavy looking refrigerator was in front of her, but when she touched it and used her Quirk (evident by a soft pink glow from her fingertips) the fridge began to rise from the ground. She then pushed it away into the pile that would be taken away that day, deactivating her Quirks effects by pressing her fingertips together.

The surprise came from the fact that while his successor wasn't one to NOT put her all into the training they were doing, usually he got to the beach first and had to wait for her to arrive. But today, she was actually the first one there. Walking over he said "You're here early."

She turned around and saw him, and replied "Got to Musutafu a little early. I'm looking for an apartment for when I get into UA." She blushed and quickly said "Well, IF I get into UA."

The girl in front of him was fifteen years old, with brown eyes that matched her brown hair, which had two long bangs that framed her face. She was a little short, just slightly above the 5 Foot mark, with fair skin that had a perpetual blush on her cheeks. She had a bit of a slender build, wearing an old pink jacket and a pair of black jeans with boots, both of which looked a few years old. The most interesting thing about her was that if one were to look at her hands they would see a small pad on the fingertips, similar to what you might see on a dog or a cat's paw.

Toshinori chuckled, before he suddenly beefed up into his Muscle Form and put a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "Fear not, Ochako Uraraka! You'd be a shoe in for UA even if I hadn't picked you to be my successor."

Looking up at him she asked "You really think so?"

If it were possible, All Might's smile grew even wider. "But of course! You not only have courage, but you have spirit! And that heart of a true hero!"

Ochako couldn't help but giggle. "Didn't you tell me the same thing when I asked you if I was really the best pick to be the next holder of your Quirk?"

All Might chuckled. "Okay, you got me there. But it's true."

She smiled. "Thanks. "

He deflated back to his Skinny Form, and Toshinori Yagi said "No problem. Now, how about we take a break from this and go for a run?"

She nodded, a determined fire burning in her eyes. "Let's go!"

As they left the beach they both passed a green haired green eyed boy around Ochako's age who was jotting something down in his notebook while wearing what looked like a very big metal bracelet on each wrist. He noticed them as they ran past (Well, Ochako was running while Toshinori was riding on a scooter) and he gave them a small wave. They both waved back before moving on.

I meant what I said, Toshinori mused mentally. Young Uraraka, you do have the spirit, courage, and heart to be a great holder of One For All. And hopefully be the end of our training, you'll be more than ready to inherit it.

Once they were gone, Izuku wondered aloud "Why do I get the feeling those two are going to be important in the future?"

[1]: This guy is one of my OC villains, Doctor Ken Ketsueki (Ketsueki is Japanese for Blood. At least according to Google Translate.) He'll be important later on.
[2]: This is really the best explanation I could give. Not only to why Izuku in MY story is acting nice to Bakugo after all the torment he put him through, but also why Izuku in the anime/manga is still calling Bakugo a friend even though up until the tail end of Season 2 and Season 3 he doesn't really deserve it. I doubt it's the real reason in the anime/manga, but it's the best I could come up with.

So yeah, this chapter gives us some answers. Where the Hobgoblin got his powers from (Partial answer, anyway.) and who All Might's new successor is since Izuku's not going to be it.

If you're curious as to why I made Ochako the next bearer of One For All in Izuku's place (an idea that's probably been done before) it's because I really like the idea. Both Ochako and Izuku are a lot alike, and I always did wonder what would happen if there was an episode when they ended up swapping Quirks.

Plus I could just imagine some of the moves Ochako could pull off with both of them.

And if you're wondering how she found out about All Might's injury and what convinced All Might to make her his successor, that will be addressed next chapter. Trust me.

Until next time. Go Beyond! PLUS ULTRA!