"Special feature for all viewers at home tonight!" A man with a portly figure and bald head announced as he pointed to the camera in front of him, and in this particular at Izumi through her screen as she relaxed on the edge of a building, very barely fitting on without falling. She was clad in a full body black suit with green markings all around it. "Who is the Prototype? Those who live in Mustafu will already be aware of this mysterious vigilante but for those who don't know, six years ago an unlicensed vigilante began to start showing up, stopping crimes pro's were too late or misinformed or even outright unaware of to do anything. The first known sighting of this mysterious fighter was at a test opening of I-Island, where they stopped a psycho from nearly releasing a mass outbreak of hyper-accelerated black death upon the guests."

"Ah yes, Srijan, because my story can never begin without you can it?" The greenette commented with a frustrated sigh. "Well, at least I have my powers thanks to you so you did at least one good thing in your life."

"After that they mostly stopped petty criminals, however they notoriously also unmasked the truth of the terror that plagued the city for months, a serial killer known only as the Flame Reaper, in reality just a little girl whose father failed her. This vigilante has now been operating within the city for years and yet still no one seems to be able to catch them, nor even pinpoint who they might be. Even reports of their gender seem to be unreliable, as many comment they have a deep masculine voice, however their body has changed in observations over time from a more muscular one befitting a man to one of a healthy woman. We recently went to the city this mystery person seems to have devoted themselves to protecting to find out if they think they have a mysterious protector or a ticking time bomb of a villain."

Multiple interviews flashes by, some lauding the Prototype as a hero and others cursing her out as just another vigilante, and citing her powers as proof she was monstrous somehow. In the end it really just boiled down to most people's opinions on vigilante's however it seemed a majority of people had actually come to like her over time. That was a nice pick me up to find out before her… visit.

She sighed as she looked down to the building below her, shifting back into her regular clothes. Just a simple green blouse and black skirt, along with similar black flats and socks. She leaped down and landed in the alley, walking out and beginning to cross the road to her destination.

As she did she looked over to see a giant beast of a villain causing all sorts of problems. The greenette grinned a tiny bit as she thanked whatever god their might be that she had gotten the day of school for this, as he totally would have made her late today.

At the moment, three pro's were combatting the beast. A long time pro backdraft who was protecting the civilians, another pro named Death Arms did his best to catch any falling rubble and finally one up and coming hero made entirely of wood, aptly named Kamui Woods, fought the villain head on.

Izumi took a quick glance around to make sure no one could see her and pretended to sneeze, shooting out a chunk of red sticky bio-mass that splattered onto the giants eye like a web, blinding him. Immediately after that, a giant of woman came along, kicking the villain in the face and ending the fight. Had this been any other time, Izumi would have been looking for anything to write down notes on.

Now however, she had something more important to do as she turned to face the building before her. Mustafu detention center. With a sigh she made her way inside

She came here every two months at least nowadays, though once upon a time her visits had been much more infrequent. What did always remain the same is it took a lot of mental preparation before she could walk in, with all the baggage behind them.

She requested the same person to visit she always did, and took the same seat she always did in the visiting area, separated from the prisoners inside only by a wall of plastic glass and metal walls, hooked up to phones to talk. She already had her phone in her hands by the time the girl she was waiting on arrived.

Outfitted in an orange jumpsuit that clashes with her long black ponytail and square glasses, along with her nervous demeanor, Rei Homura did not fit in at this detention center. "Hey, Midoriya."

"Hey Rei…" They started, Izumi taking a breathe to steady herself and think of how they could continue. It was always hard for them to talk. Seeing as one of them had killed several people in a twisted belief they were delivering justice and the other was the one who put them away, it could get awkward for them quick. "How's….life?"

"I…. well about as good as I can ask, I guess." The girl said with a sad smile. "I always thought being too nice in a prison would get you into a lot of trouble but, at least here it's worked for me. I don't like fighting back because… You know… but the other girls here actually sometimes look out for me. Still…"

The spectacled girl looked away and Izumi sighed. She could only imagine how easy it would be for someone in Rei's position to end up depressed and she certainly always seemed like she was. It was one of the many things that made the greenette want to break down crying every time she walked in here. "What… what about you? How's school going, still…."

"Yeah, I'm still distant from the guys. No real change there." Izumi said, scratching the back of her neck. "Aside from that, I do fine in class and Kacchan- I mean… Bakugou hasn't done anything in a long time. I think he worries if he tries anything I'll make him look weak in front of the school."

"Yeah… so he is still as volatile as ever despite that then. What about… work? How is that going?" Rei pondered and Midoriya froze for a moment, causing the imprisoned girl to sigh. "Midoriya… It's ok to talk with me about it. You know I don't hold a grudge…."

"Right… right… it's just…" She took a breathe, meeting her once best friends eye. "Well I've made a lot of progress with my powers. I figured out how to do that memory thing I did to you on command for one."

"You mean that memory stealing thing, or reliving or whatever?" The black haired girl asked with a frown, shivering. "Never really liked that, but well done."

"Aside from that, powers are as standard as ever. I just think of new weaponry, though there are two you might be interested in. Remember… remember back when we were still at school, I once absorbed his flamers?" The girl asked and Rei nodded. Making sure the guards couldn't see, Midoriya showed her his wrist as a metal tube started to poke out her palm. "I figured out how to reproduce and repurpose them. I've been calling them liquid launchers, because well… they launch liquid. Though if I have gasoline in their I can make them like proper flamers as well."

"That's… actually really pretty cool." Rei smiled, adjusting her glasses. "And the other one?"

This one was a bit harder to hide from the guard but the girls entire lower arm bulked up into a big and fleshy bulge, about twice as a big as a human head. At the end where a hand would usually be there was now a giant hole inside. "Bio-blaster. Kinda got the idea after I named the other one, can put in as much biomass as I need and launch it all out at once."

"Heh… you really are creative with that quirk of yours." The black haired girl said, looking away. Midoriya changed her arm back to normal. "You still want to go to U.A? It's almost time…"

"Yeah… I do. It will be weird to go after everything I've been through but I will do my best." Midoriya said simply, with a determined gaze.

"I hope…. I hope it goes well for you, Midoriya." Rei said, a fake smile on her face causing the greenette to frown. She knew why the girl didn't particularly like it, it meant she'd visit less. "I think that's visiting hours over by the way, sorry to keep you."

"It's fine.. oh and Rei?"

"Hm?"

"You can call me Izumi, you know…"

Just a few blocks away, a skinny blonde walked out of a supermarket clutching a bag of groceries with a frown. He looked up as a noise drew his attention and noticed a villain made of slime making a getaway.

With nothing more than a frustrated sigh steam began to rise from his body as he bulked up into a large, muscular form.

"It's like there's no stopping these villains."

"Oh there is, because I AM HERE!"

With nothing better to do now that she had left the detention centre and not having anywhere near enough mental energy to go to school, Izumi had decided her best course of action was to go spend time with the one person she'd actually managed to keep something of a solid friendship with since she met them. Pulling out her phone, she searched her contacts, knowing the girl she was thinking of had the day off as well.

As she began to text her, the greenette had walked into a tunnel and stopped for a moment as she thought of how to word the text. She always did get a little caught up on details like that.

Right as she figured out the perfect way to phrase it though, the world flashed into inverted colours for just a moment and in a fraction a second she whirled around as he arms burst into tendrils and reformed into two massive sets of claws. Experience had taught her one thing, flashes mean danger.

In this case, the manhole cover just behind her blew off the ground and a slime monstrosity wormed it's way out, grinning cruelly as it took her in. "Oh your perfect kid! Come here!"

Normally, she would just side step out the way before an attacking villain could perceive her moving but stuck in a tunnel as she was that wasn't an option. She did try to turn, so she could run and switch into her costume but the slime grabbed her before she got a chance.

"Now just sit still and don't struggle! It'll only take about a minute before you drown and I can use your body like the suit it is!" The villain laughed and despite the situation Midoriya rolled her eyes. A normal kid WOULD drown in about a minute she was sure.

She was not a normal kid. That's pretty much the one thing she definitely wasn't, she didn't even really need to breathe to operate. Hell she didn't even possess proper functioning vital organs. What that did mean though was that she had a few moments to think while the slime villain slowly began to realize his plan wasn't working.

She still had her claws ready so she decided now was as good a time as any to try out an idea she had. The joints that connected her claws to her arms shifted and got more loose, and on both sides they began to spin, tearing apart the slime from the inside.

"I AM HERE!"

Izumi's eyes widened as she looked up, finally partially free to see the world's number one pro, a towering muscular blonde known as All Might standing at the end of the tunnel. She didn't have time for questions though. "QUICK, SMASH HIM!"

"RIGHT, TEXAS SMAAAASHHHHH!"

And in an instant, slime splattered everywhere as Izumi dropped out, taking a moment to compose herself. 'What the crap…'

"Are you ok, citizen?" The blonde asked and Midoriya looked up, nodding as she began to stand, trying to think what to do. 'Should I ask for an autograph?' "Well done on freeing yourself for the most part, a creative plan! Check your pockets!"

Doing as she was told, she found a scrap of paper with the man's signature on it, making her grin. 'So fast, I wonder if I hadn't been distracted if I could have finally seen him with my powers.'

"I've captured the evil-doer with your help!" All Might said, beginning to walk away. "Now, I have to get him to the station. If you'll excuse me!"

Her eyes widened, and she realized something. A question, that she could probably only get answered if she asked now.

"Wait, hang on! I have to ask you something." She began, but it seemed to fall on deaf ears as the pro stretched his knees.

"Im sorry, I'm afraid I don't have time, try my fansite! Now stand back, I'm taking off!" He announced, and this time Midoriya did witness his speed, slowed down to her to see how he actually moved as wind was kicked up. She was stunned by it for all of two seconds, before remembering it wasn't anything she couldn't do.

She ran forward at full speed, leaping into the air and using two tendrils to catapult herself. In no time she caught up with the blonde started to glide beside him, ready to form wings to begin flying if necessary as she grabbed onto him. "Hey come in, I really need to ask-"

"HEY!" He was caught off guard by the sudden appearance of the girl and reacted, smacking her out of the air. Very barely she reacted in time to shot out a tendril and land on a nearby roof, getting up on all fours. "Shit! Kid are you ok?!"

"I… I'm fine… just caught off guard. I can tank worse." She said, standing up and turning to the blonde. Neither noticed the bottle that had been in the man's hand had disappeared. "I-"

"That was an incredibly stupid, reckless and down right illegal thing to do, my girl!" The blonde scolded with a glare. "I'll let you off with a warning just this once but you can't just-"

"I get called a freak a lot."

"I- wha- Huh?"

Sighing, Midoriya took a seat on the railing and closed her eyes, recalling every moment since she'd first been….evolved in that lab so long ago…

"I…. my quirk wasn't something I was born with. It's barely even a quirk. I can't really explain it concisely but it basically makes me able to control my entire biological form. Its how I was even able to catch up to you there, how I could create claws then start just rotating them like drills."

Silence. Midoriya assumed the man was quietly listening, mainly because she didn't want to look and see he'd left.

"I thought… I thought I would finally be treated normally, I'd finally have powers. I wasn't…. People still saw me as a freak, but they now thought I was a monster as well. I… I like to think I learned to stop caring but no matter how hard you try, you can't just ignore something when everyone says it to you over and over. I know why they say it… it does make me look like a monster, like a villain. I want to save others as a hero but my power is so suited to mindless destruction…"

"Wait a second…" All Might suddenly said, voice sounding slightly broken for some reason. "Those powers… I recognize them…"

"I guess what I'm asking…. Can I still be a hero, even if my quirk is one of a monsters?" She asked, looking up. Then her eyes widened as All Might was no longer there but a skinny, blonde haired man was.

One she recognized from a long time ago. "Toshinori?! What the-"

"Woah! How do you know who I am?!" The man asked himself, sunken eyes widening. "And… Your… you're the prototype…"

SHIT! SHIT SHIT SHIT! NOT THE PERSON SHE WANTED HAVING THAT REALIZATION! Then again… is this even the same person? This was so confusing.

"I…. I met you a long time ago, but in a different body. You won't remember. Where's All Might?"

"…..If I tell you the truth, you tell me kid. Deal?"

So many things screamed at her this was a terrible, terrible idea. She shouldn't agree.

"Deal."

And with that, two major secrets were about to be traded by complete strangers.