Hi, everyone! Sorry for all the long breaks between my fics and all the new fics when I still haven't updated my older fics, but I've had reasons. I've been cramming studying for my finals during early December, I had lots of holiday stuff once I got home for Winter Break, and now I just got my wisdom teeth ripped out. So, yeah. I've had lots of things on my plate. However, I'm here now and I'm ready to write! So, let's get this party started!

The world was lit with an orange hue as Izuku Midoriya walked home. His expression held a somber look as he trudged through a tunnel.

Stupid Kacchan. I-I can be a hero, the boy thought, his thoughts clouded by memories. When he learned he would get a quirk, when he was bullied and beat up, and most recently, Kaachan's last words to him.

"I forgot. There is a method that can be really effective if you want to become a hero so much," his childhood friend had said, smirking as he turned his back to the trembling Izuku. "Making the leap of faith from the roof… believing with all your might that you will have an "Individuality" in the other world!"

He sighed, thinking back to all the pain and disappointment he's been through since he found out he was quirkless. Even his mother, who believed in him more than anyone else, did nothing but tearfully apologize to him. While the sentiment was nice, it showed him a horrible truth. Not even she thought he could be a hero.

When I was little, I had made that decision already, Izuku thought, conviction rising. I should just avoid listening to what people say! I need to keep my head up and to continue to move forwards. I'll keep smiling… just like All Might.

However, Izuku was so lost in thought that he failed to notice something slide out of the sewer grid behind him. The creature, made of a dark green mud and sludge, rose from the ground, staying in Izuku's blind spot. It took a quick look around, surveying for any witnesses before grinning, seeing that there were none.

"Invisibility cloak…" the monster grumbled, causing Izuku to freeze. "A size medium, too…"

W-what? Izuku thought, turning. He stared in horror at the creature. A villain?

The sludge villain laughed as he tackled the boy, attempting to cover him completely.

"Don't worry," the villain laughed. "Now stop struggling like that. Be a good little boy and let me take control of that body of yours, kay? It'll only hurt for about 45 seconds… then all your pain will disappear!"

Izuku tried to scream but both his mouth and nose were covered by the villain's body, suffocating him.

I-I can't call for help! Izuku screamed internally. I can't even breath!

"Thanks for this, kid. You really are my hero!" the villain laughed as he mocked the boy, waiting as the life began to leave Izuku's eyes. "I didn't think someone like him would be nearby, but if he thinks he can catch me when I'm in liquid form, then he's dreaming!"

Izuku struggled with all his might, clawing at the sludge to no avail. I'm losing strength, he thought. I'm going to die! Please, someone, anyone! Help me! I don't want to….

"LOOK OUT!"

A vibrant green projectile flew through the air, slamming Izuku in the stomach with enough force to push the boy out the sludge villain's grasp. Izuku tumbled to the ground, coughing out pieces of sludge and gunk. Looking to see his savior, he looked up and gaped.

What the….

"Sorry!" a green stick shouted, floating in midair. It looked like some toy wand little kid would play with, consisting of a green body with a yellow seven-point star in a ring, with two emerald green beads connecting light gold crescent moons and a small golden orb at its bottom. It bowed; its sturdy looking body somehow bent like rubber. "I got sent flying by that explosion."

"What the fuck?" the sludge villain said out loud as he stared at the floating wand. "Who the hell are you?"

The wand turned to the sludge villain to introduce itself but shrieked as it saw the grotesque mutant-type quirk user. "Woah! Total nightmare fuel! You look like a dog took a dump on roadkill, thrown into a blender, then beaten with the ugly stick! Let me guess, you scare children who see that ugly mug, don't you?"

The sludge villain responded like anyone would. He threw anything that was nearby at the wand: stones, broken bottles, and even a trash can.

"Ahh!" the wand shouted, barely dodging the incoming projectiles. "Watch it!"

Izuku could only watch as the flying wand was assaulted by the attacks before it got hit by a lucky hit from a large rock.

No, Izuku thought. I have to do something!

But he was already moving, his body running to his savior on his own. He grabbed the wand and jumped, rolling to avoid more projectiles.

"Ugh, thanks kid," the green wand said. "That jerk got a really lucky hit!"

"Now I'm mad!" the sludge villain roared, attacking with a punch from his extended liquid arm. Izuku yelped as he dodged by a hair, holding the wand in his arms. He jumped to the left, dodging the sludge villain's other attacks.

"Ahh!" the wand screamed as Izuku did his best to dodge the attacks, but then a liquid fist sent the both of them crumbling to the walls, a sickening crack coming from Izuku's stomach.

"Ow…" Izuku groaned. "That hurt…."

"Kid, kid!" the wand shouted in alarm. Izuku struggled to keep conscious, lifting his head at the wand. "If we both want to get out of this, I need you to do something. Grab my handle, quick!" Its body moved again, outstretching its handle to Izuku. Weakly, Izuku grabbed the handle and a flash of light illuminates the tunnel.

On a nearby rooftop….

All Might, the number 1 ranked hero, jumped from rooftop to rooftop, growing worried.

"Damn, I'm almost out of time," he growled, looking around. "Slippery little-"

He was cut off by the brilliant flash of light from a tunnel to the north. "What was that?"

When his confusion dispelled, he quickly went to investigate.

Back in the tunnel…

Izuku blinked as his eyes adjusted from the flash of light.

"Ugh…" he said, standing up, the pain in his ribs disappearing. "What just happened?"

"Explanations later," the wand yelled, "dodge now!"

The wand pulled him out of the way of another one of the sludge villain's attacks. Izuku was desperately hanging on to the wand, his gloved hand gripping it tightly.

Wait.

Gloved?

Izuku looked at his arm, then to his body to find that his school uniform had changed into… something else. It was an all green outfit, the overall design similar could be considered formal if it wasn't so colorful and bright. He was wearing a white dress shirt with a dark green tailcoat buttoned over it. Over his legs, a light green neat dress pants fit perfectly, which also covering his dark green boots. His arms were covered by white gloves with light green accents and a small red bow tie was hung around his neck.

"W-what is this!" Izuku shouted, feeling embarrassed as he covered himself with his spare hand. "Cosplay! Is this cosplay?"

"Ahh! Don't just stop in the middle of a fight!" the wand scolded, as the sludge villain jumped to tackle the not moving boy. Izuku flinched, waiting for the incoming attack.

Waiting and waiting and waiting.

"Kid, open your eyes already," the wand snapped.

Izuku opened his eyes to find a domed shield surrounding him, protecting him from the surrounding villain.

"Woah," Izuku stared at the barrier with wonder, a million thoughts going through his head.

"Oi, kid, snap out of it already!" the wand yelled at him, bringing the boy back to reality. "We need to make an offensive move. Wave me around and envision a powerful attack! Like a laser beam or something!'"

"Uh, right," Izuku nodded before following the wand's directions. Suddenly, a green energy blast was released from the tip of the wand, sending the sludge villain away.

"Ahh!" Izuku shouted in shock. "Something came out!"

"Gah!" the sludge villain roared in pain before he recollected himself on the other side of the tunnel. "You damn brat!"

"Look alive, kid!" the wand shouted and Izuku snapped out of his shock, preparing for the oncoming fight.

"NOT SO FAST!" a proud and imposing voice came from one of the tunnel's openings. The villain froze as it turned to see an extremely buff and large man, with blonde hair swept backwards except for two distinct tufts that stick above his head. "I am here!"

"A-A-A-" the sludge villain stammered.

"All Might!" Izuku exclaimed, stars in his eyes as he saw his hero.

"Texas Smash!" the hero shouted, using a punch so fast it created a high-powered wind to disperse the slime villain. Izuku winced as the winds swirled throughout the tunnel, watching as All Might quickly grabbed a nearby bottle and in a blink of an eye, managed to contain the whole villain inside it. All Might then turned to the starstruck Midoriya.

"Impressive show, bunny boy!" the hero said, his brilliant white grin still on his face. "But aren't you a bit young for hero work. And in that outfit…?"

Izuku suddenly blinked and looked at his clothes, covering himself. "I-It's practice! I was practicing my… uh…"

All Might nodded. "Ahh, I see. Practicing for one of the hero schools and the sludge villain found you. Yeah, that was my fault. The slippery fiend got away from me. Well, I must be off now. Need to get this little fella to the authorities!" All Might showed the sludge villain, who glared at the two of them. "I'm off!"

"W-wait!" Izuku said, about to grab him when the wand from before pulled him in the other direction. All Might leaped through the air, creating a gale force wind that made Izuku once again flinch.

"Aw, man!" Izuku pouted. "I wanted to talk to him! Why'd you do that?"

"I thought you were forgetting something," the wand dryly stated and Izuku blinked before jumping.

"Ahh, oh yeah! You can talk?!" he exclaimed.

"No, you're just going crazy," the wand said sarcastically. "Honestly, I thought I healed that concussion, but you can never be so sure."

"I-I'm sorry, Mr. Wand," Izuku quickly apologized. "I'm Izuku Midoriya. Thank you for saving my life."

"Hey, don't call me, Mr. Wand," the stick huffed. "Call me Magical Emerald, one of the Kaleidosticks! And you, Izuku Midoriya, have become my master!"

Izuku looked at the wand, what he was thinking obvious from the look on his face.

What?

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"So, you're a magical wand from another dimension with the power to turn people into Magical Girls or Magical Boys, and you were on a mission to gather some magical cards, but your previous master accidentally sent himself and his partner mage back to their own dimension?" Izuku summarized, a skeptical look on his face.

"That's basically the gist of things," Emerald said, its handle having retracted into the ring body somehow. It then noticed the 'Are you serious' expression on Izuku's face. "Hey, what's with that look?"

"I'm sorry, but I kinda find it hard to believe that someone would actually do that…" Izuku explained.

"Well Flat Escardos wasn't exactly the most… brightest of individuals," Emerald explained, looking a bit tired from the memory. "It might be easier to just show you."

Suddenly, a hidden compartment appears from the top of the wand, revealing a mini projector. Emerald's projector began to switch on as it showed too blonde boys on a rooftop. One had a depressed look on his face while the other had an extremely cheerful expression.

"What's wrong, Le Chien?" the cheerful boy asked.

"Just to clarify, the happy boy is my former master Flat while the other one that looks like a sad puppy is Svin," Emerald explained. "I'm also taking the liberty of translating their speech. They're originally speaking English."

"I miss Gray," Svin moaned before giving Flat a glare. "This is all your fault. You jumped at the chance to do Lord Zelretch's mission while teacher was busy away on a business trip! It's your fault that I'm away from sweet-smelling fluffy yellow Gray!"

Izuku shivered, finding the way he talked about this Gray to be a tad creepy.

"And you wonder why we had a restraining order put on you for her," Flat deadpanned, his expression turning somber. "But I get your point. I miss Teacher too…. But maybe we can just pop on by for a visit!"

"What are you talking about?" Svin looked at Flat with a strange look.

"Emerald!" Flat shouted, grabbing the past Emerald by the handle and being wreathed in that bright light. He then wore his Magical Boy outfit and Svin had a panicked look on his face. "As a Magical Boy, I can use some Second Magic, can't I? Then this should be simple! Now, Game Select! Warp! Return Home!"

As Flat began to wave Emerald around, Svin moved to stop him. "Wait, Flat, stop!"

"Master! I don't think you're suppose to use me this WAY!" Emerald shouted as a vibrant explosion overtook the screen, causing static to overtake the projection. When the image became clearer, it showed clouds moving fast, then the city itself. It then showed Izuku being held by the sludge villain, the image embiggening before…. CRASH!

Izuku winced at the thought as Emerald put away the projector. "And there you have it. Oh, before you ask, my Mirror World circuits have determined that Flat and Svin really did manage to return to their home world safely. Flat really is a ridiculous magus. I'm not even sure what exactly he did to do that."

Izuku needed a moment to properly understand what had happened. Not wanting to comment on Flat's… unique personality and ability, he tried to change the subject. "So, you really are magic? And when I used you against that villain, I used magic?"

"Correct," Emerald smugly said, its voice filled with arrogance. "I provide my master with infinite prana and can allow all sorts of abilities. Raw prana blasts and A rank physical protections were just some of the powers I used during that battle."

"So, are you going to go pick up Flat?" Izuku inquired. "Or do you need me to do what he did?"

"Neither," the wand stated, causing Izuku to blink in surprise. "Kaleidosticks are unable to work properly without a master, and even if you tried to mimic what Flat did, you just don't possess the abilities for such things. No offense."

Izuku sighed, looking down. So just like always, I'm a disappointment.

"Sorry," he said. "I can't help you."

"Hey, don't look so down!" Emerald quickly said. "Flat is a monster of magecraft, someone even other mages view as abnormal! You shouldn't compare to someone so ridiculous. Plus, you have the most magic circuits I've seen from anyone in this world, which is impressive in its own right considering that the art of magecraft of this world died out a long time ago. You're quite a special little marvel, Izuku!"

Izuku looked up at the compliment. Special. That might have been the first time in a long time that Izuku's qualities were looked brightly upon. "T-thank you! Wait, what do you mean magic in this world is dead?"

"Magecraft," Emerald corrected. "There's a difference between common magecraft and True Magic. Trust me. Anyways, yes, my creator, the sorcerer Zelretch, did some research in this world and magecraft seemed to have died out years ago. He theorized that with the rise of quirks, magecraft began to die out, with magic circuits, what mages use to perform their craft, fading away in exchange for quirks."

"So, a quirkless person would have magic circuits?" Izuku asked.

"Not really," Emerald replied. "Magic circuits will sometimes appear in random humans as a mutation, but it's a pretty rare trait. In any case, it seems like I'm stuck here, but I also have a mission to undergo. So, Izuku! I have a deal for you!"

"A deal?" Izuku asked. "What exactly?"

"If you help me gather the cards, I promise to remain with you for the rest of your life. I'll lend you all my thaumaturgic powers and help train you to master them. Izuku Midoriya! You can be a hero!"

Izuku opened his mouth but found that he could say nothing. Nothing could have prepared for this. A vow that he could be a hero? This… This was everything he had ever wanted.

"Well?"

"I accept!" Izuku beamed, a smile as big as All Might's across his face.

"Wonderful!" Emerald exclaimed in a happy tone. "You'll be as big as a hero as that All Might fellow!"

Izuku continued to smile before remembering something All Might had said.

Impressive show, bunny boy!

"Wait, what did All Might mean by bunny boy?"

Emerald laughed, pride surging through him. "I took inspiration from that notebook that fell out of your pocket when you saved me! So cute! My new master clearly has good taste!"

Izuku quickly looked around to find his notebook, with his hero costume design opened up. Having a bad feeling, Izuku reached for the top of his head, only to be met with something soft, long, and fuzzy. Panicking, Izuku grabbed a nearby trash can lid that the slime villain had thrown at them. Looking in horror at his reflection, Izuku stared at the cute green bunny ears that were on his head.

"Oh, big sister Ruby would be so proud of me!" Emerald sang. "Oh? What's wrong? Your face is all red."

"EMERALD!"

And done! I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter of Deku: The Kaleido Hero! Now I've already decided on which Heroic Spirits will be in the Class Cards, but I welcome guesses. Now please comment, because I both want to hear some constructive criticism and hear a little praise. Bye-bye for now!