Mitsuki POV

"Kacchan! Hurry, we're gonna miss the interview." Squealed a small boy, gripping tightly to an All Might figurine, as he scampered down the stairs of his friend's house.

"I'm coming, I'm coming!" Yelled a slightly taller blonde child, named Katsuki, as he rushed from his room and crawled onto the couch, before flipping on the television.

"Oi, you brats, quiet down it's 7:00 AM not noon." Mitsuki, Katsuki's mother, called in mock irritation as she watched the two 4-year-olds with a fond smile. It had been barely a month since she had introduced Katsuki to Inko's son, but those two couldn't have been closer. They bonded over everything, from their love of All Might, to their wish to be heroes. Her little rascal had invited Izuku for a sleepover so they could watch All Might's interview together, and for how energetic the two were, they seemed to have all the patience in the world when it came to seeing their hero. As she heard the blaring tune signaling the interview's start she smiled into her much needed coffee.

"Welcome, All Might, to Channel 7's hero spotlight." Said the news anchor, he seemed even more dressed up than usual with slick-backed hair, a freshly laundered suit, and a broad smile that could almost match his interviewee.

"I understand you're here today to talk about you're latest anti-bullying campaign. can you explain your reasoning behind doing starting this campaign?"

"Oh, that's easy." Bellowed All Might. "You see, even though it any seem like I have perfect control of my quirk, that wasn't always the case. As a child my strength usually ended with lots of broken desks and park equipment. Because of that some of the kids in my school had said I'd be better suited for villainy."

"Really, even you had problems as a child?" The confusion evident on the anchor's face.

"Absolutely, so that's why I want to make sure kids don't have to go through what I did and that's why I started my new anti-bullying campaign."

'That's rather nice.' Thought Mitsuki, 'but as much as everyone admires the #1 hero I don't really think everyone will take that to heart, I just hope my Katsuki takes is to heart.' Mitsuki smiled wryly as she turned to prepare breakfast for the two munchkins.

"I just want all the young aspiring heroes out there to remember one thing, there's no such thing as a villainous quirk, and the best heroes don't just beat down villains they also lift up those around them to be the best they can." The signature voice of All Might could be heard just before the click of the TV turning off and the little patter of footsteps signaling Katsuki and Izuku's arrival to the dining table.

"Uwahhh, All Might was so coooool!" Screamed Izuku, his eyes sparkling with childish glee, as he pulled himself up onto his chair.

"Yeah, when we get our quirks we're gonna be just like him!" Preened her little blonde ball of energy.

"Yeah! Oh, Kacchan we should go play heroes at the park today."

"Let's do it, we can start our own hero agency!"

"Hold up you two.." interrupted Mitsuki.

"MOM! Come on let us go, let us go!" Shouted the younger blonde his face beginning to flush.

"Please, Auntie let us go to the park, we'll be good." Cried out Izuku his eyes already shining with fresh tears. Sometimes Mitsuki thinks the Midoriya family quirk isn't telekinesis, but, rather, overactive tear ducts, and she'll be damned if her new carpet gets soaked today

"I was going to say, that you two needed to hold your horses." Sighed Mitsuki immediately the two began to cheer, "but we're getting your mom, Izuku, Masaru is out on a business trip and I'm not watching over you two brats alone, got it?"

"Thanks, Auntie/Momma!" The two cried out as they rushed off to change into proper 'hero attire' leaving Mitsuki to chuckle at their antics as she reached for the phone.

Inko POV

The weather was near perfect, sunny with a couple clouds in the sky and the summer breeze rustling the leaves overhead.

"Delaware Smash!" Shouted both Katsuki and Izuku as they ran around the playground squealing and chasing down imaginary supervillains. Inko was so glad the two of them got along like she and Mitsuki did. However, she did worry that maybe Kacchan, as Izuku called him, might be a little too much like his mother sometimes.

"Thinking about something funny Inko?" Mitsuki asked.

"Only how much Katsuki resembles you." Smiled back Inko.

"Don't remind me," groaned Mitsuki, "I love the little squirt to death but some days I want to strangle him. He better count his lucky stars he's too cute."

"Oh don't say that."

"Why not? It's true it's probably the same for Izuku."

"Sometimes, yes, but we both know we wouldn't trade them for the world."

Off in the distance, they heard Izuku calling out to Kacchan about some villain disturbance.

Katsuki POV

Today was going great for Katsuki, first, he got to have a sleepover with Izuku, next they got to see their favorite hero give a live interview, and now they were playing hero with the other kids at the park, this couldn't get any better. Katsuki was sure of it!

"Kac- sorry, Mighty Man, help one of the villains is getting away blast him down with Hell Flame." Shouted Izuku pointing out the Imaginary villain.

"You got it, Small Might!." Responded the younger Bakugo pointing his hands out. Katsuki started to feel a pressure building in his palms. Thinking about how his flames would catch the villain the blonde exclaimed "Die!" Only, instead of imaginary flames shooting off, Katsuki was thrown back unexpectedly by two large popping sounds coming from from his palms.

"Are you alright," cried Izuku as he rushed over to Katsuki, only to stop and stare at him in awe, "oh my gosh! Kacchan you got your quirk, it's so cool." Looking at his palms Katsuki saw little explosions going off in his palm with the sparks trailing down like firecracker trails, he started to beam, this day had gotten even better.

"MOM!" Screamed the explosive blonde, "MOM LOOK I GOT MY QUIRK!" Rushing over to the bench his mom sat on with Auntie Inko.

"Oh really" beamed his mother, "can you show me?"

"Yeah look," Katsuki puffed up with pride displaying the small burst of flames crackling in his hand. "Isn't it cool?"

"Your right it is, my little munchkin, the coolest there is."

As Katsuki reveled in his quirk appearing the other kids crowded around him praising him for his cool quirk. Katsuki smiled under all the praise, after all, with such a cool quirk he was sure to be a hero now!

Wanting to celebrate his quirk with an even better game of heroes Katsuki turned to the two mothers. "Since I got my quirk, and I'm feeling super duper nice you two can join me and Izuku's agency, as our sidekicks."

"Sure why not, ok kiddo, what sidekicks do you want us to be?" Giggled Mitsuki at her child's precociousness

"Oh I know, I know." Izuku's said as he scampered over to the bench.

"Auntie, you can be the new hero Miruko, and my mommy can be the sidekick U-UW-Uwabami" stuttered out Izuku as he tried to fit his mouth around the names.

"I think those are two wonderful ideas,"smiled Inko warmly, "now why don't you show us where your agency is my little heroes." As Izuku reached out to grab her hand.

Katsuki watched as Izuku chattered beside him to his mom about both Miruko, and Uwabami. It was an odd habit he was picking up and honestly, Katsuki thought it was a little weird. After all, how does anyone talk that fast, he just hoped it wouldn't get creepier. Imagine if Izuku started muttering all the time. He'll have to remember to knock some sense into Izuku if he ever starts going down the road of muttering.

"Arghh!" Suddenly a pained scream ripped through the air shattering the happy mood. Katsuki's head whipped around trying to find the source of the cry only to see Izuku and his mom lying on the ground, with Auntie Inko writhing in pain.

"Mommy! Are you alright? What's wrong!" Cried Izuku panic welling in his voice as he continued to hold on to his mother's hand. "Someone help, my mommy's hurting!" As Inko withered on the ground something seemed wrong weird growths were sprouting all over her arms and her emerald eyes turned a sick poisonous green.

"Izuku, sweetie let go of your mom for me, ok honey, I need you to calm down," Mitsuki said as she tried to comfort the sobbing child, "hey, can someone call an ambulance or a hero, my friend needs help."

"I already called they're on their way." Shouted another mother who hurriedly put away her phone. As Izuku finally let his death grip on his mother's hand loosen the changes seemed to slow and then stop as soon as he let go. But the changes on Inko were undeniable, a pattern of viridescent scales littered her skin and her once emerald green eyes had an oddly shaped pupils reminiscent of the eyes of a snake.

"Ah... oh" Inko let out soft groans of pain as she seemed to slip in and out of consciousness.

"Mommy, your ok," cried Izuku as he latched onto his mother again tears staining her bare skin "I was so worried fo-"

"AHHH!" Inko's shrieks started anew, as well as the changes, which seemed to be happening even quicker.

"Izuku! let go of your mom for a second I think you're hurting her," cried Mitsuki as she scrambled to gently unlatch the crying child, careful to avoid touching his skin, "I think your quirk came in like Katsuki's, it might be hurting her."

"I-I-I'm the one hurting mommy." Whispered Izuku shock etched onto his features. "That means I'm a villain, I don't wanna be a villain, I'm sorry mommy!" Choked out the sobbing greenette as he stumbled back from his fallen mother, chest heaving in unsteady, too fast breaths.

Having overcome his shock Katsuki rushed in between the mother and child shielding Inko from his friend "You're a villain Izuku, why'd you hurt Auntie Inko!" He roared his quirk punctuating each word with a loud crack.

'How could Izuku do this' Katsuki thought, 'heroes don't hurt people villains do and if Izuku hurt his own mommy who was nice to everyone that must mean Izuku was a villain.'

"N-no I'm not a villain I didn't mean to," cried the younger boy his emerald orbs swimming with fresh tears, "I'm sorrysorrysorrysorrysorry…" the child began to mutter curling in on himself before jerking up. His eyes frantically flitting from person to person before settling on his mother's fallen form. He scrambled backward away from the blonde boy and ran with abandon to the woods, fallen tears peppering the ground in a trail as he ran away.

"You brat!" Katsuki's mother shouted before smacking along the back his head. "Why'd you do that to Izuku, huh?" She growled out the glare being sent his way telling him one wrong word could signal his own unfortunate end.

"I defended Auntie Inko," cried Katsuki indignantly matching his mother's glare with his own

"Yeah, and you were really mean to Izuku as well."

"So what, he was being a villain." He countered indignantly his fist clenching with agitation. 'How come she couldn't see that he was doing something heroic? Why is he getting yelled at when Izuku was the bad guy?'

"Oh honey," his mother sighed, her glare softening, "he didn't mean to hurt her, his quirk just activated suddenly. Imagine what would've happened if your quirk activated as I was holding your hand. Would you be the villain then?"

"Of course not," Katsuki wavered, "it was an accident."

"Exactly." His mom gave him a tired smile, "it's the same for Izuku he's not a villain. Now go find him and make up with him, ok. I'll be waiting right here for both of you."

Nodding Katsuki took off in the direction Izuku ran in, entering the forest they often explored. As he wandered through the forest he thought about what he said to Izuku, regretting the harshness of his words. As he continued to search, the sun started to sink lower the sky turning into a blaze of orange and yellow, the shadow lengthening. Katsuki was scared, it'd be getting dark soon, but he soldiered on, after all Bakugo Katsuki never failed, he was going to be the bestest hero ever! Steeling his resolve he stepped forward, only to trip on a branch.

Dusting himself off he glared at the offending object. The branch was gnarled and weirdly twisted like a child had haphazardly lumped two mounds of clay together with crystalline structures jutting out at odd angles. Looking around he saw a trail of similar branches some still on the trees they sprouted from, others splayed along the ground creating a winding trail into the forest.

His curiosity piqued, Katsuki followed the trail before hearing something soft on the wind. Hesitantly he followed the noise as the trees opened up to a small river bank. And along the bank was a crying, dirty, green haired child, Izuku.

As Katsuki inched closer to the crying boy he saw evidence of Izuku's wild run from the smudges on and small cuts on his skin to the tiny twig tangled in his hair. Quiet sobs filled the air as the tiny body shook.

"K-Kacchan…" Izuku whispered hoarsely, turning to face the blonde his eyes red rimmed from crying and filled with a brand of fear the young blonde had never seen before, "d-don't get close, p-please."

"Ehh why not?"

"I can't turn it off," hiccuped Izuku, "I don't wanna be a villain b-but if I touch anything I-I hurt it." As Izuku rambled Katsuki notices a hornet racing to the smaller boy stinger raised. however as soon as it landed on Izuku skin it ballooned out filling out impossible angles with too many legs and its wings seemed to crack and morph growing impossibly large as it fell to the ground, its shifting stopped, twitching.

"See!" Cried the greenette harder, "I didn't mean for t-that to h-happen, i-it just did" burying his head back into his arms. "How c-can I b-be a hero if all I can do with this e-evil quirk is h-hurt, people." His voice breaking as the smaller child barely kept the sobs that wracked his body from making him completely incomprehensible.

Hearing Izuku, Katsuki shook, not with rage or indignation for once, but with shame, he called his best friend a villain when they couldn't even control their own quirk. That made him a bully, how could he be a great hero if he was a bully? Suddenly All Might's words from earlier echoed through him.

"There's no such thing as a villainous quirk, and the best heroes don't just beat down villains they also lift up those around them."

With new determination lit inside him, katsuki marched up to his friend. "You're wrong." He stated plainly, "All Might said there are no bad quirks, and if All Might said it, it has to be true." Izuku looked up at him, eyes red-rimmed, "Besides it's just a quirk," Katsuki continued, "none of those other extras are cool enough to be my friend other than you. So I'm not having you dipping out on our friendship, got it."

By coincidence Katsuki noticed a small ladybug land on Izuku, averting his eyes and waiting for its inevitable grotesque transformation, the distinct flop of something falling to the stones never came. As he looked back he saw the small dot of red crawling along with Izuku's shirt as if nothing was wrong.

"Hey come on over here for a second," called Katsuki as he squatted next to the river bed. "Stick your arms in the mud with me, got it."

"W-what, why Kacchan" Izuku asked confusion evident.

"I think I know how to counter your quirk, so just do it."

"O-okay."

Sticking their hands into the mud they created a small layer of mud around their little arms.

"Okay, now we wait for them to dry."

As time passed the two sat in silence before Katsuki got up and grabbed Izuku's mud covered hand. "Wait, Kacchan you'll get….hurt." Shrieked Izuku before staring in awe as nothing happened to the blonde.

"Come on," Katsuki said gruffly, "our moms are probably waiting, and I'm hungry." As his stomach let out a low growl almost as if in confirmation. Much to the laughter of the two as they giggled at the timing. Walking along the twisting path of Misshapen branches the two talked about heroes and what they'd probably have for dinner.

Quietly Izuku asked a question that seemed to deafen everything else "Kacchan, do you think I can still be a hero, even with my quirk?" The silence that followed was painful for Izuku but not as much as Kacchan's tightened grip in his hands or his stiff frozen posture.

"What kind of question is that?" Kacchan huffed annoyed, "of course you can be a hero. If you're not going to be a hero, who's gonna be my partner and number two hero? Stupid Izuku, I'll start calling you Deku if you keeping asking stupid questions got that."

"Right Kacchan!" Izuku beamed, smiling brighter than a new sun, as they walked into the open clearing of the park.