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Izuku's life hadn't been an easy one, but it was one he managed to overcome and with a lot of hard work and determination he was able to achieve his very goal. The heroes of his world were all gone and all by his hand.
Hm? You thought his goal was to be a hero? Maybe at one point in his miserable life but he has long since grown up from such a childish dream. Besides, after a certain encounter with a certain hero, he was told that such a goal wasn't realistic. So, he decided to do the most realistic thing he could think of that wasn't killing himself. He became something the heroes feared. He went to the villains with his notebooks and was welcomed with open arms. He gained the trust of his successor, All for One and the League of Villains as a result. He became so loved by All for One that All for One wanted to make Izuku his successor instead of Tomura, but there was one tiny problem.
"Tomura will be upset, you see, he'll be volatile… get rid of him. He's no longer needed." So, Izuku did. No hesitation. Despite Tomura showing Izuku some kindness in this cruel, cruel, world, Izuku didn't hesitate to stab Tomura roughly twenty times when they were alone. He just felt nothing anymore. He didn't cry or anything. Once he was done he returned to All for One. Then he and All for One were one. It took a long time, nearly two years but he inherited All for One. It wasn't easy, oh no. It was a painful process that turned his lovely green locks a stark white. One by one the heroes fell by his hands as he had every quirk he could possibly want at his fingertips. It was like watching dominos fall.
Izuku wasn't completely heartless. No…he had some room in his cold heart for two people, the first was Eri. The poor girl was hurting and reminded him so much of himself that he just had to take her in. Ripped her right from the yakuza, right out of Overhaul's arms as he used Overhaul's own quirk on him to make the man into nothing but a blood splatter.
The second person was someone recent, but we'll get into them later.
At first, he had everything he could ever dream of, he was their symbol of fear. He had All for One and One for All all to his own and try as they might the heroes still tried to stop him. He stomped them all to dust beneath his thumb. Then came the problem he found himself having. Izuku found himself growing rather bored. Here he was, thirty years old, with nothing to hurt, nothing to kill. The HPSC fell by his hand, and the heroes, what remained anyways, scattered to the winds. UA his throne. Japan was in shambles; Izuku had it all… and now he was bored.
Now came his second person to warm their way into his heart, not because he felt for them, but because he could use them. "Seerer." He spoke to his little Seerer from his throne in UA's Auditorium. Izuku's many henchmen scattered about doing something. Izuku looked at his little Seerer. He didn't know this woman's full name and he didn't really care about that. He just referred to her as 'Seerer' and she listened.
She was just a woman. A woman who came to him seeking sanctuary and safety. Izuku turned her away, but then she told him about her quirk. Her ability to see past this realm and into others and that intrigued Izuku. He loved her quirk, but he couldn't take it for himself. There was something wrong with it as it didn't work for him and that was fine.
"Yes, my lord…" She whispered as she stepped up to him. His pretty little Seerer didn't like to be seen- ironically enough- she always kept herself hidden under hoods and cloaks. Today she chose a cloak to hide her face and body.
"I want to see what another me is doing right now." He said boredly.
"Yes, my lord."
Her quirk was so interesting. Her eyes would glow and it was like a projection would play right in front of Izuku.
You see, once Izuku learned of this ability he immediately wanted to see what other Izukus were doing because surely they would all be like him, right?
Wrong.
He learned that the other Izuku's were much different from him. Most, but not all, were actually handed One for All. A quirk he had to kill Shoto Todoroki to get his hands on; and Kill Shoto Todoroki he did. Izuku ripped the fool clean in half right in front of Endeavor. It left Endeavor a sobbing mess and an easy kill for Dabi.
Izuku popped a cigarette in his mouth and lit it with the tip of his finger, another gift from Shoto Todoroki, half-hot and half-ice. One that Izuku didn't plan on giving up anytime soon.
"Anyone in particular, my lord? Perhaps you'd like to watch the you that became a vigilante, again?" Seerer suggested.
Izuku took a deep drag of his cigarette. "No… tell me, are there any my age yet?"
Seerer shut her eyes as she activated her quirk. "No, sir."
"Pity." Izuku exhaled. "Very well, give me someone like me, someone who has All for One and One for All. I'm interested in that."
"Alright." She shut her eyes again and her eyes closed yet again.
Izuku spotted white and turned to see Eri, now almost eighteen years of age, coming down to the throne room. "Sweetheart." He greeted her fondly. Eri gave him a smile.
"Hello, dad." She greeted him in return as she approached. "What are you doing?"
"I'm going to watch what the other Izuku's are doing today." He would tell her as he scooted over in his throne and patted it. "Come and join me."
Eri did and she sat next to him as the Seerer finished looking through the many realms. "I found one that may interest you." She said as her quirk activated.
"Dad?" Eri asked as the projection played in front of them. It was another him, obviously one that apparently had both All for One and One for All as he requested. But that couldn't be right…this him had his normal green hair.
"Yes, sweetheart?" He asked as he watched this other him go along his day without a care in the world.
"Do you like to watch the other Izuku's because you wish for their life?" She asks softly. If it were anyone else to ask such an outrageous question they would be met with a backhand, but this was Eri. Izuku gently runs his fingers through her silky hair instead.
"Silly, Eri." He could only coo. "No. I watch them because I know I can kill them." Izuku whispered to her. "It's like watching a deer before hunting it." He mused as he watched the Izuku go about his day without realizing that he's being watched.
There's no sound unfortunately but that was fine. He watched as this Izuku was buying some food and talking to a purple haired boy… Hitoshi? Right? Hitoshi Shinsou, the boy that the HPSC used as a double agent to get close to Izuku. That's right, the boy Izuku silenced by ripping his tongue out. That stupid brainwashing quirk got Izuku under, Izuku was able to break out- obviously- and wasn't too happy. So, he removed the boy's tongue.
"You two appear to be close, My lord." Seerer observed and Izuku could only nod. As he watched the two of them interact, and at one point hug.
"Seerer, I thought I said I wanted someone with both All for One and One for All." Izuku felt rather bored as he watched this rather boring interaction.
"Yes, my visions never lie."
Izuku hummed as he watched the two boys chat excitedly about something when who shows up? Shoto Todoroki, that's who. The boy comes up and has the gall to kiss this Izuku's cheek. Izuku, this Izuku, opened his mouth and fake gagged himself at the display, but then he saw it. The other Izuku's eyes went from green to red as he spoke while looking at Shoto.
"Now that's interesting," he admitted and sat up in interest. "Do it again…" he demanded softly. "What was that? What are you?" He asked. "You're not like me, that much is sure."
Sure enough those green eyes turned red as his facial expression changed and his tone seemed to change as well. Then his hair changed. It went from curly to straight and then from green to white. The whole air about him changed and finally it hit Izuku what this younger him had.
"A sentient quirk?!" He gasped. "A sentient All for One quirk?! It has to be or something similar… How interesting." Izuku leaned in and then tapped his fingers happily against his throne and then he stood. "You see, Ri-Bear," He started even though Eri didn't ask. "I have important and powerful people working non-stop so I may be able to travel to these other worlds."
"Why would you want to do that?" Eri asked as she sat up in alarm. "That sounds dangerous."
"Yes, yes it is dangerous!" Izuku smiled. "You see, My dear, I've grown bored." Izuku explained and put one hand behind his back. "I am a man who now has everything and It's just not enough, a truly devastating tale. Once Seerer came to me and showed me the other lives I've lived… I realized I want to rip their lives from them. I want to do it all over again only this time stronger! I want to destroy their worlds the way I've claimed mine…" He smiled at his daughter. "I will never be satisfied until every world bows to me."
Eri walked up and put her hand on his shoulder. "What are you going to do to achieve your goal?"
Izuku smiled. "Come, I'll show you what I've been working on." He said and offered his hand and she took it. He led her from his throne room and down the hallways that were once the grand school of UA. The hallways were destroyed with doors broken and signs ripped off. Over the years the walls have become dusty and grimy as cobwebs hang off of the ceiling. Izuku grinned at the sight before him. A few of Izuku's servants made great pains to bow to him as he passed.
Finally, they came upon the one room that still stayed the same. The room that supported the course used to invent items. Only one person from UA remained and even stayed faithful to Izuku, though it was clear that it wasn't what she thought her life was going to be.
Izuku walked into the room where Hatsume and a few other inventors were busy working. Hatsume paused her work and lifted her goggles to look at Izuku and Eri. She gave a slight bow to them. "You'll be happy to know that we should have this baby up and running in a few days time." She said as she tapped her wrench against the giant machine.
The machine that will make all of Izuku's dreams come true in just a few days' time.
Another inventor stepped up, Eddie Soul, the man Izuku saved from Humarise only to use for his own purpose. Eddie Soul resisted and begged but Izuku made him a deal. Eddie Soul would come with him and so would his family. The Soul children knew to stay clear of Izuku's way should the time come, this his eldest, Rody did try to escape with his siblings but Izuku brought them back with ease. Upon seeing just how powerful Izuku was Rody learned not to test Izuku's patience. Still, Rody was fast and nimble, something Izuku thought about using for himself he just didn't know how, yet.
"Yes, we'll run a few test runs before sending you through of course, we can't have you ripping and half." Eddie said softly while bowing.
"Good." Izuku said and looked at the machine. There were knobs and buttons a plenty.
Hatsume stepped up to Izuku and grinned at him. "The only button you need to worry about, sir, is this big red one." She pointed to the big red button. "This is the power button."
"Sir?" Another inventor, Izuku forgot his name. Stepped up. "We're going to need a room bigger than this for testing-"
Izuku waved his hand. "You can use the auditorium should you need to. I'll have people help you move it when it's ready."
"Yes, sir, but they should be warned that they need to be gentle. Some of the things we have in this machine require delicacy."
Izuku only nodded. "Of course. Just keep on building. I'll be waiting. Eri, come." Izuku demanded as he walked out of the room and Eri followed suit.
"So… you're leaving us?" Eri inquired.
"For a while, but don't worry they're working on a way back for me as well as a way in. Let's hope everything goes according to plan. I almost can't remember the last time I was this hopeful."
The test run was successful. Still, Izuku wanted to cover all bases before the real fun began. He got someone, a person with a quirk similar to that of deceased Nighteye. A person who could see far into the future. The man, who's name wasn't important, simply plucked one of Izuku's hairs and held it. Then his eyes began to glow.
"Well?" Izuku asked after several seconds. "What do you see?"
The future seerer looked up to the ceiling as his eyes glowed a bright green. "Two born without quirks, one reborn again, two given a great power made to stop an ancient evil, one split in two born with the ability of yours, and one born with the ability to heal as well as to kill. All powerful in their own ways and abilities. All ready to defend and fight; they won't make this easy for you, my lord, I'm afraid. One will die by your hand, while one will stop being afraid. All will rise to the occasion. Those thought to be your friends will betray you."
The man let out a gasp as his vision came to an end and he took several steps back. He sucked in several breaths before he fell to his knees. "That is all the visions will allow me to see. I'm sorry."
Izuku stared at the man for several long seconds before sighing. "Two born without quirks, one reborn again, two given a great power that was made to stop an ancient evil, one split in two with the ability of yours, and one born with the ability to heal as to kill…" He repeated softly while tapping his throne while looking at the great machine. His eyes stayed cold as he watched the machine and then he stood. "I have an inkling as to what that all could mean and you know what… I hope it's correct."
Mei stepped up to him swiftly. "Here-" She presented him a watch, but not just any watch. "It's connected to the machine. Should you wish to return, all you have to do is press this button here." She told him as she showed him the small button on the end. "Now, this baby is in its infancy, so please be careful with it."
"Can I travel between dimensions with it?" He inquired softly.
"I will call you when such a watch is ready, for now this baby can take my calls and it can only bring you home. We're working on a watch that will allow you to travel between places." She whispered softly and he nodded.
"Very well." He inspected the watch, it looked like a fitness watch with an extra button on the side. "Turn on the machine, I'm growing quite bored." He ordered and the workers scrambled to get the machine up and running per his request. Izuku strapped the watch to his wrist.
The machine whirled to life as levels were pushed and buttons were pressed. Izuku looked at the machine and grinned as the two ends sparked to life. First it started as bright blue sparks before the sparks turned to coils before the portal suddenly opened up. The portal was so bright that it lit up the whole room. It was like a minisun as the temperature rose and made several people start to sweat. "Look at you…" Izuku grinned and walked up to the portal. "Just to be sure this isn't an assassination attempt…" He muttered and plucked a hair from his head. Yes, they had done a test run, but those could be faked, and he wasn't taking any risks. He plucked a curly hair from his head and reached out towards the portal before he let go of the hair.
The hair flew through the portal and was sucked away with this vortex. It worked.
"I'll be back for that watch." He told them before he stepped up to the bright portal. The wind was powerful the closer he got as his clothes moved towards it and his feet were starting to slip, but he held his ground for just a moment. Then…he jumped. Izuku leapt high in the air and with a high pitched laugh he was dragged through the portal. 'Prepare yourselves, whoever you all may be. I'm going to claim what's mine.' He thought with glee before he passed through the portal. Unaware of the ripple effect that he caused-Or-Maybe he was aware. It's hard to say for sure. The effect that brought together seven- maybe eight if you counted a quirk- unlikely people together. Those people? Himself but…different.
For Izuku Aizawa life has been… interesting to say the least. First he was thought to be quirkless as he had no memories of the first four years of his life but still he was taken in and loved by Shouta Aizawa, but him being quirkless turned out to be a lie. Turns out his brother(Well technically Hitoshi was Izuku's nephew but that was a conversation for another day.), Hitoshi Aizawa, had been erasing Izuku's memories to keep a part of him hidden away from the world. That part of him that Hitoshi was so afraid of?
Izuku's real quirk. A sentient All for One quirk that goes by the name of Cujo- yes, named after the rabid dog, he liked the name so it stuck-. A quirk that Izuku has actually grown fond of over the year and a half that Cujo was finally allowed to flourish instead of being stifled down. It wasn't easy. At first Cujo was volatile and aggressive towards anyone and everyone in his path, but thanks to Shouta, Shoto, and Izuku, Cujo has calmed down a bit. A bit. Not a lot but enough. At least he stopped biting people he didn't like.
Unfortunately due to his abuse, Hitoshi and Izuku's relationship wasn't as tight as it once was and maybe that was okay. They were still brothers tried and true but their relationship absolutely took a hit. They were working it out in therapy still, it would be a long while until they ever overcome the hurdle that Hitoshi created.
Still, it wasn't a lonely life, far from it. Izuku had a boyfriend- surprising himself. He figured most would stay far- far- away from Cujo but Shoto Todoroki seemed enamored by Cujo if anything. Cujo never scared him. Not once. That's not to say the rest of class 2-A welcomed Cujo with open arms the way Shoto had. No, it took a good while before the class fully warmed up to Cujo once they finally learned he was no threat despite his attitude and their shared abilities to take quirks.
All in all it was interesting and everyday was a new experience for Izuku and Cujo alike.
Izuku was currently standing in the main bathroom and getting ready to brush his teeth for the night. He was exhausted after a long day of training with both his adoptive father and All Might working to control One for All with All Might (he was almost at fifty percent power and he's learned how to control blackwhip as well as smoke screen on top of super strength and float!) and doing quirkless sparring with his father. Izuku put toothpaste on his toothbrush and ran it under water. It was when he was trying to put the toothbrush to his mouth that there was an issue as his arm delayed.
"Cujo- Mm-mm!-" Oh right…Because of Hitoshi's brainwashing, Cujo was a little behind in development. It was widely speculated that Cujo was still five years old- well six years now- despite looking like Izuku. Izuku looked at himself in the mirror. "What's the issue?" He asked his reflection and his eyes turned red as Cujo chimed in. When talking Cujo will just take control of Izuku's eyes, but when Cujo wishes for full control over Izuku's body Izuku's hair will turn white and straight. "...I don't like the flavor." Cujo admitted and Izuku sighed tiredly. "It's just cinnamon.-Whoever thought of such a disgusting flavor needs to be thrown into the sun! Also so should Kacchan for buying such toothpaste for everyone!- Okay, okay. I think there's a mint toothpaste around here somewhere." Izuku sighed as he took the cinnamon toothpaste off of his toothbrush and looked around for a minty toothpaste. He couldn't find any. Instead he found a-
"Bubble gum?! What child is out here with bubble gum flavor- Denki. It's Denki's." Izuku shook his head. "I hope he doesn't mind." He mumbled as he put a little on his toothbrush and ran it under water. He then put the toothpaste back where he found it and started to brush his teeth with it. Well, it turns out the children's toothpaste was growing on Cujo as he liked the taste a lot better. "Don't-" Izuku stopped brushing and pointed his foaming tooth brush at the mirror. "-Swallow." He demanded of his quirk.
"That's the first time I'm hearing that. You know as a guy and all." Denki said with a grin as he walked into the bathroom and Izuku rolled his eyes.
"I borrowed your toothpaste, Cujo doesn't like the cinnamon stuff Bakugo got." Izuku said and Denki shrugged.
Denki was one of Izuku's first ever friends outside of Hitoshi. Denki was also dating Hitoshi but that was also a story for another day. "I think Iida is going shopping tomorrow; ask him to pick up toothpaste. Provided you have the money."
Izuku nodded. "Thanks, I will." He said and spat in the sink. He then washed the sink out. "What are you thinking, Cujo? Spearmint?-" Izuku looked into the mirror and Cujo popped out but didn't speak. Instead he just stood there…staring. "...Cujo?-Bubble gum." Yeah, Izuku should have seen that coming. "Fine." Izuku relented and he left the bathroom as Denki started to brush his teeth to get ready for bed.
Izuku waved to a couple of his fellow classmates as he walked up the steps to his dorm room. "Hichan." He greeted his brother who was standing outside of his own dorm room.
"Oh, hey Zuchan, Cujo."
"Toshichan." Cujo greeted Hitoshi back.
"What are you doing?" Izuku asked and Hitoshi gave a little shrug.
"Waiting on Denki." Hitoshi admitted with a yawn. "You?"
"Getting ready for bed. It's been a long day and I need some rest." He admitted and Hitoshi nodded.
"Yeah, double training between Dad and All Might would take a lot out of anyone. I know I gotta train with Dad tomorrow, gotta get ready for my license exam."
Hitoshi had missed two weeks of hero training due to his mental health. He tried the remake but the children were too afraid of him, so now he has to try again with the new 1-A in a week. "You got this, you'll get it this time, I'm sure of it." The two of them slapped hands and Hitoshi pulled him into a hug.
"Yeah, hopefully it's not kids again…" Hitoshi shook his head at the memory.
"Regardless-" They separated and Izuku walked towards his room. "-I need sleep. Good night, Hichan."
"Night, Zuchan, Cujo."
"Goodnight, Toshichan."
With that Izuku walked off to his room. He made it to his dorm and unlocked the door-..."Shoto, what are you doing here?" Izuku asked as he shut the door. Shoto gave a half-shrug.
"Couldn't sleep." He admitted as he was laying in Izuku's bed already stripped down into his PJ's. His clothes neatly folded in a pile on the floor.
"Pretty…"
Izuku smiled at Cujo's remark. "I'll join you in a minute-" Izuku started to strip out of his gym uniform and take his undercut out of its ponytail. They were comfortable around one another to strip down. Izuku threw his dirty clothes in the hamper and put on a tank top and a pair of red boxers. Once he was in sleeping clothes he snuggled up close to Shoto under the covers. Shoto touched him with his left hand and he felt warm. The both of them got comfortable, but still consent was instilled in both Cujo and Izuku. "Is this okay?" Izuku whispered and Shoto rested his head on Izuku's chest before nodding. Izuku put an arm around Shoto before turning the light out. "Goodnight, Shoto."
"Goodnight, Izuku, Cujo."
Cujo didn't answer this time as he just floated by and watched for a few seconds. Cujo would stay on watch probably for the whole night, he always did. Izuku learned it was the reason why Cujo wasn't much of a morning person because he was almost always on guard during the night. Usually, Izuku tried to get Cujo to lay down for the night but the quirk never would. Not after the incident with Tomura sneaking in and cuddling with Izuku while Izuku slept. That was a scary night that Izuku longed to forget. That and the fiasco at the HPSC facility that…he really didn't want to think about right now.
Izuku and Shoto wouldn't get much sleep that night, unfortunately. Truth be told…nobody would. It had happened so suddenly. One moment Izuku and Shoto were asleep then next the world would shake and a bright light would engulf them. The light was so bright it was like the sun was right there. It woke everyone up with a gasp. Both Izuku and Shoto shot up at the brightness that made them squint their eyes and turn away.
"What the hell is that?!" Izuku gasped as Shoto tried to close the blinds but it did no good. The earth shook beneath them and instantly they were on their feet. The sounds of hurried feet told both of them that they weren't the only ones.
"Earthquake!" Iida screamed as he pounded on Izuku's door. "Hurry! We need to get outside!" Iida yelled and tried to open Izuku's door but it was locked.
Other me, it's not an earthquake-
"An attack?" Izuku inquired to Cujo as he and Shoto quickly ran out of Izuku's room, clothes be damned. Yeah, Izuku was in a tank and boxers, and Shoto in his PJ's but it didn't matter at the moment.
I…I don't know…I just know that it's not an earthquake…Cujo admitted softly.
Izuku spotted Denki and Hitoshi running out hand and hand down the hallway as the world continued to shake beneath their feet. Hitoshi was like him, only he was in a big t-shirt and the t-shirt hid his boxers. Others were running as well and he spotted Mina and Tokoyami running down the steps. Izuku hurried down the steps and grabbed Shoto's hand to make sure his boyfriend was steady.
When they ran outside Izuku squinted against the ungodly bright light that was outside. Thankfully Shoto was able to lead towards the others.
What is that?! Cujo gasped in Izuku's mind. It made Izuku have to look towards the bright light. Where everyone was looking on with awe. Izuku had to put his hand out in front of him as he looked at the sky.
The sky looked like it was cracked with a massive hole opening it wide, the hole being the source of the ungodly bright light. The light was golden in color and when Izuku was able to look at it without squinting he…he felt it trying to pull him in. He took one step, two, three-
His arm was yanked back by an invisible face. "Don't." Cujo hissed.
Izuku looked back at the sky. He then looked at his classmates, they're all looking on in absolute horror and he couldn't blame them. Even Shoto looked horror-struck as he stared up at the massive thing in the sky.
"Tch!" The pain happened suddenly and Izuku grabbed his head. Images were flashing before his eyes at an insane rate. Images of…him? But they weren't him-
Izuku was… Izuku wasn't on the ground anymore. Float wasn't engaged, so this wasn't his doing as he slowly raised from the ground. Izuku was being pulled towards this thing against his will and neither he nor Cujo could fight it. He could feel it pulling them into its grasp like a mighty hand was grabbing him and pulling him up into the air. The images in his mind flashed faster than before-
-A woman-
-A girl-
-Him?-
-Him?!-
-A…cat?-
Izuku felt himself being pulled closer and closer into this light- He was ungodly high in the air so high that all the breath left his lungs as the air thinned. Izuku looked into the light, the swirling light that seemed to resonate with him. "It's beautiful…" He finally find his voice-
Izuku was then yanked into the light. It was bright- god, was it bright. Then…the light died and he was in the air, in a void, when he looked around the void he saw lights. Six other lights all going in the same direction as him. All the lights shone brightly and if he strained his ears Izuku was sure he could hear screaming. That's about all he could see before he was shot towards the same direction as a speed that made him feel like he was going top speed down a water-slide- Izuku then saw it, the same bright light coming right back up and he braced for impact-
Izuku blacked out. For just a moment he and Cujo both blacked out.
When he woke he was laying against the pavement. 'Cujo?' Izuku groaned.
I'm here… Cujo also groaned and Izuku flipped over to his back to stare at the night time sky. Izuku gave a weak cough as he stared at the stars above his head. The air was cold. Too cold. Like, it felt like winter almost which was strange considering summer was right around the corner.
'I think I broke something.' Izuku admitted as he continued to stare at the sky above. The sound of car alarms blared in the distance along with sirens started to fill the air. Izuku propped one leg up to try and help him stand but he realized he just…couldn't.
You absolutely broke something.
"Hey!" The familiar voice of Denki filled the air and soon Denki was in front of him. "Dude!? Are you okay!?" Denki asked as he offered his hand for Izuku to take.
"Urg…Been better…" Izuku whispered honestly as he looked up at Denki's concerned face. "Broke something for sure… how is everyone?"
"Us? We're fine! Jesus- You're freezing." Denki helped Izuku to his feet and Izuku grunted as he put his hand against the small of his back.
"Yep…" He wheezed slowly as he bent down. "I broke a rib for sure." He whispered.
"What the hell happened?! And…what did you do to your hair?"
Izuku snorted at Denki's comment. Izuku's undercut was probably not the best looking right now. Not with whatever the hell he just faced. "I dunno, Denks…the light just sucked me in and now I'm back…" Izuku ignored the hair comment and gave the area a look around. His classmates were all outside along with a few from the other classes. All looking at him. A cold breeze swept by and Izuku shivered against it.
"It must have…" Denki was looking at Izuku…confused. "Come on-" Denki then took off his jacket and put it around Izuku's shoulders. "Let's get you inside before you freeze." He offered and helped lead Izuku towards the dorms. Izuku squinted against the bright light of the dorm as he was led inside. He put his hand out and winced against the light. It took a few moments but he managed to get used to the light.
Everyone was looking at him all with equal levels of confusion. "Deku-" Bakugo stepped up to him. "What the fuck!?" He yelled at him.
"I don't know!" Izuku shot back with no hesitation making Bakugo blink. "Okay! I don't know what happened! One minute I'm- I'm on the ground! The next thing I know…That thing sucked me in and spat me right back out!"
"You were…in your boxers?" Hagakure asked as she looked Izuku up and down.
"I had…just laid down?" He told her with a raised eyebrow like she hadn't also woken up from the bright light. Hagakure took out her phone and gave a soft-
"Huh… I mean I guess…"
"But…You're okay?" Iida asked as he stepped up to him. "Outside of being in your underwear, of course?"
"Ye-Yeah… Outside of a broken rib or two as well…" Izuku huddled in Denki's jack a little more. Despite being inside he was still cold. Mostly in his feet and fingers. That- for some reason- got them laughing.
"Figures you'd break something." Sero laughed as he slapped Izuku on the shoulder and Izuku narrowed his eyes.
Iida chopped his hand between Izuku and Sero. "I'm sure Recovery Girl can help you-"
Izuku shook his head at Iida's voice. "No. I'll be fine."
'Super Regeneration is already healing them, it just needed a second.' He thought. "Thanks for the jacket, Denks." Izuku went to shed the jacket off as he stepped up to Denki. "I'm just glad nothing horrific came from this. Cujo and I are tired and need to rest up." He grunted and then rubbed at his eyes.
The air became heavy as everyone looked at each other with a mixture of even more confusion and some stood up a bit more straighter.
Then… came the question. A question he felt he should have seen coming in all honesty. Denki looked confused before he asked it. "Cujo? What are you talking about dude? And when did you start calling me 'Denks'? That's twice now!" Denki laughed an awkward but tense laugh.
Izuku froze.
Everyone froze.
Even Cujo froze.
"Deku…where are your scars?" Bakugo demanded in a low voice. Those that were by him backed up as they looked at him like he was a villain. Bakugo was looking at his right arm like he expected something to be there. Izuku saw Bakugo's hands start to glow and Cujo stirred but didn't emerge.
"My…scars?" He whispered as it was starting to feel like ice was being poured down his back as he looked at his friends. Though now his friends were looking at him like they weren't friends.
Silence filled the air as heavy tension fell upon all of them. Izuku's eyes flickered to everyone and they all stared back at him with wariness and apprehension. Nobody moved. Twenty sets of eyes were all on him-...Izuku spotted Aoyama sitting on the couch. Which… he shouldn't be because Aoyama got arrested for being the UA traitor after confessing to Izuku. Then Izuku spotted Mineta standing amongst the others which…he should be in 1-B…
Ochako then stepped up to him. "...Alright, Toga-" They were surrounding him now, Izuku realized. They were all slowly surrounding him like one would a crazed animal. "-You've been caught."
"Come quietly and you won't get hurt-" Iida said and Izuku gnashed his teeth.
"I am not Toga Himiko!" Izuku yelled to them as he took a step back.
"That's something Toga would say!" Denki yelled because of course he would.
"I can prove it!" Izuku yelled suddenly as he put his hands out before they surrounded him. "Toga has a shape shifting quirk, I don't! I have Cujo!"
"Who is Cujo!?" Mina demanded and Izuku was starting to feel caged in as he looked around. His breathing picked up as he looked at everyone.
Then when it seemed like things couldn't get any worse, anymore awkward the door opened. "Is everyone okay?! I ran as fast..."
It was like looking into a mirror as Izuku looked at… himself… Only this him was different. Izuku's eyes gazed towards the other Izuku's right arm and saw it. His hand…it was scared and gnarled.
They stared at one another as the tension rose to a peak between everyone.
Run.
Cujo was right on this one. Knowing when to bow out and figure things out because this wasn't right.
"Wait-" The other Izuku stepped up but Izuku wasn't having it. One for All coiled around him and he tried to run for the door, Bakugo stepped in front of him and Izuku reacted quickly by jumping over him and putting a hand on Bakugo's shoulder to help catapult himself over the blonde.
"Gonna need your help here, Cujo!" Izuku called as the others were now racing to stop him from leaving. "Roger!" Cujo called out and took control making Izuku's hair go from green and curly to white and straight.
"Wait!" Black whip shot out from the Other Izuku's hand and that threw Cujo, and Izuku, off and Black Whip grabbed his arm and Cujo raised his free arm up and flicked a blast of wind towards the other Izuku. He managed to hold his ground but the windows nearby had not as they blew out from the gust and sent glass shattering everywhere. This forced Izuku to let go of him as he braced himself for the attack. Cujo used float to get him to the next level and he hung off of the railing as he stared down at the other Izuku.
"You have the same quirk as us." Cujo commented. "Uh, Cujo…we're supposed to be running." Izuku commented softly and Cujo waved him off. Instead he focused back on the other Izuku while the others stared at him. Some amazed, some scared because of the air Cujo always carried with him, and some…some looked murderous.
The other Izuku narrowed his eyes at Cujo as his breathing picked up. "Yes… it appears we do, but you seem to have one extra." This Izuku was teetering on the edge of caution as he spoke while looking at him.
Cujo grinned. "More than one extra, I'm afraid. More than you that is. I could give you a demonstration but I'm getting the feeling I'm not welcomed."
"Say the word, Izuku…" Iida stepped up and several others stepped up ready to fight. Shoto unfortunately was one of them as his fire and ice were both at the ready. Okay, that one hurt and it made Cujo frown as well.
"Wait-" Izuku put a hand up stopping any attacks and that made Cujo wary as he stood on the small space past the railing and stared down at everyone in the common room. "What are you exactly?"
"Well-" Cujo did a backflip, using the railing as a beam to flip him on the other side. "This has been fun!-"
"Wait!" The other Izuku yelled once it was clear that Cujo was getting ready to bail.
"-But we have to go!" Cujo yelled with a laugh before he spotted his exit. A window facing the outside. One for All coiled around him, red and green like christmas lights, and he raised his hand and flicked a puff of air to break the window open. Glass broke out to the other side and the window was just wide enough for him to jump out of.
"I said wait!" There was green as the other Izuku used his own One for All to jump up to the second floor and actually slide on his thigh once he hit the ground. He scrambled to his feet in an attempt to catch up.
"Not exactly an acrobat, are you?" Izuku couldn't help but chime in as he looked back at the other him. "No, not in the slightest it seems." Cujo whistled while he continued to run at an arguably slow pace even with One for All.
"Cujo, I know you're faster than this." Izuku said in his mind as the other Izuku started giving chase with One for All coiling a vibrant green all around his body. "I've seen you out run dad." Cujo grinned as the other Izuku was catching up to them
"Yes, but you see, Other Me, if there's one other person I like messing with that is not the Old Man-" The other Izuku was inches away from them and Cujo leaped. He leaped high in the air and did a backflip using the other Izuku to jump from so he was now behind the boy. "-It's you." Cujo said while smiling.
This Izuku immediately turned back around. "Please, just wait-" Cujo charged forward this time actually using his top speed and by the time Izuku blinked Cujo was already back behind him and at the window.
Izuku spun back around with wide eyes and Cujo gave him a salute. "Bye." And he dropped from the second story window like a deadweight.
While still in the air Cujo raised his hand up and blackwhip sprang forth on command. He used blackwhip to grab on to the nearest light post and propelled himself to it landing on the very top with ease. "We look ridiculous…" Izuku commented and then shivered at the cold air as he was still in just a tank top and boxers. The metal of the lamp they were resting on stung his bear feet and made him hiss in pain. "Yes, let's get out of UA-"
Danger Sense kicked on quickly and harshly making both boys wince at the pain. "Wait… Dad's our teacher right?"
Yes…
"Making him…their teacher as well?"
It would be…logical to assume so…
"And they all have phones… some making calls as we were talking to the other Izuku…"
Yes.
"Run."
Cujo jumped from the lamp post swiftly and went to activate One for All…but it didn't activate. "Shit!" Cujo yelled as he could only rely on his own speed for now. He heard it behind him, the sound of someone dropping from above only to be followed by louder, heavier, footsteps.
There was a grunt and Cujo was just barely able to jump before a familiar capture scarf reached to take his leg. "Hey, Old Man-" Cujo looked over his shoulder and in the darkness of the night didn't even see Shouta. He just saw the silhouette of a man and two incensed glowing red eyes. Cujo honest to god yelped in fear.
That was when the scarf managed to snag him around the middle as he was distracted. The scarf yanked him towards Aizawa and Cujo could do nothing as he roughly kicked against the head. The kick had him seeing stars as he hit the ground. Cujo let out a shutter from the ground and he tasted blood as his lip had busted open thankfully Super Regeneration healed him quickly. All of his air was swept immediately out of his lungs when Aizawa tightened both ends of the scarf around Cujo's stomach.
"Retreat!" Izuku took control as he pushed Cujo out of the way.
"You look like one of my students…" Aizawa said when Izuku took control. "But I know for a fact you're not, Toga."
"Not…Toga!" Izuku wheezed as he wanted to reach for his father but he felt like that wouldn't end well. Mainly because this Aizawa clearly didn't see Izuku as his son. 'If I'm not his son then what are we to him?' Izuku was almost heartbroken as he struggled against the scarf holding him tightly.
Right now…we're a villain to him, Cujo said sadly and Izuku let out another wheeze when Aizawa put his foot down on his neck, not choking him, but getting close.
"D-Dad…" Izuku whispered in a raspy and wheezy voice but his plea fell on deaf ears. Or…Did it? Because Aizawa took his foot off of Izuku's neck and stared down at him with cold and calculating eyes. Well his face twisted into a bit of a snarl before he cocked his boot back and struck Izuku right in the head, knocking him out instantly.
Izuku was down for the count so Cujo was forced out, but by the time he opened his eyes some time had clearly passed. This was apparent by the fact that he was not only in a room, but was chained to a lone table with quirk suppressant cuffs wrapped around his wrist and legs alike. "At least I'm not muzzled." Cujo thought back to the time he was muzzled by the cops and shuddered.
He looked around the room and deduced that this was a room in UA. It was a room that was stripped of everything except for the table and chairs. 'Smart.' Cujo chewed on his lip. 'The less there is; the less I can use as a potential weapon.' Cujo sucked in a deep breath and for several long- long- minutes he was forced to just sit there as he learned he was bound to the chair by rope that was digging into his bare legs. 'What's worse than being bound? Being bound in your underwear…' He thought with a huff at least he was grateful he had the tank top on.
The sound of the rattling door knob behind him made Cujo tense a bit. The door opened, nothing was said but he listened for the footsteps. "Toshinori." Cujo looked over his shoulder at the lanky man. They stared at one another with Cujo narrowing his red eyes. "I have nothing to say to you." He put it simply.
Toshinori looked a little shocked, his mouth opened and blue eyes slightly wide. Then he straightened up and maintained his composure. "All for One."
"Cujo." Cujo hissed.
"I know All for One when I see him-"
"Cujo!" Cujo yelled this time around. There was a silence between the two and then Toshinori nodded.
"Very well…Cujo."
Cujo snorted and turned away from Toshinori. "Once again, I have nothing to say to you."
Toshinori walked over to the other side of the table and took a seat. It reminded Cujo of an interrogation- 'Because it is.' He told himself as he stared at Toshinori with a leveled gaze.
"Cujo…" Toshinori whispered and then leaned in a bit so he was getting a better look at the quirk. "But you're also…Izuku? Izuku Midoriya?"
"Aizawa." Cujo answered softly.
"Excuse me?" Toshinori raised a blonde eyebrow in question.
"Izuku Aizawa." Cujo corrected and swallowed softly. Then he used his cuffed hand to point at himself. "I'm his quirk. His protector. Cujo."
"Cujo Aizawa?"
"...I guess if you want to get technical." Cujo admitted and leaned into his seat.
"I would like to talk to Izuku." Toshinori softly spoke which was…interesting considering Toshinori was usually so… wary about Cujo, even after All for One's death.
"You can't."
"Why?"
"Because the Other me is currently unconscious." Cujo said it was the most normal thing in the world. This made Toshinori's eyebrow raise even higher.
"Other me?" He repeated like he was scared to know what that meant.
"Izuku and I are one in the same. I'm his quirk but I am also him. Therefore he is the Other me." Cujo explained and Toshinroi's eyebrow was close to flying off of his forehead at this point.
"But you're All for One-"
"Cujo…" Cujo growled in a warning. "I'm not 'All for One.' Get it through your head."
"... I'm just a little confused." Toshinori finally admitted. "You see… Izuku is currently in the next room but yet… you are also Izuku, you and the…Other you."
Cujo looked towards the wall and just stared at it like it would show him the other Izuku. "Yeah, we're confused about that as well…" Cujo admitted to Toshinori.
"And you have One for All…" Toshinori whispered slowly and lowly like it was a big secret…well…it was. One for All was something Izuku hasn't even told Shoto about yet. "The same as Izuku but per you own words…you have more quirks than the Izuku outside the door."
Cujo smiled as he put his hand to his cheek. "Yeah."
"So…correct me if I'm wrong you have both One for All and All for One?"
"You're not wrong."
"So you're All for One?"
"No. I just have his quirk." he whispered softly. "I'm his son." Cujo whispered to Toshinori, making Toshinori's eyes go even wider.
"But…You just said Aizawa-"
"Adopted."
"...I would really like to speak to your Izuku, please?"
Cujo only smiled a little. "I told you. Unconscious. So, until he wakes up you're stuck with me."
The door opened again and Cujo just listened for the footsteps. He then smiled. "Other Me… but not quite." he looked back at the other Izuku. Now that Cujo couldn't run, he was forced to look at this Izuku.
While they looked almost identical there were still a few things off. Like his hair, obviously, this Izuku had the familiar curly hair that wasn't undercut like Cujo's. This Izuku was clearly wary and his eyes narrowed in question.
"My boy, please, you said you'd just listen in." Toshinori said in a soft voice but this Izuku didn't listen as he stepped up slowly to Cujo.
Nothing was said as they just looked at each other. "You said…All for One was your father?" Izuku whispered to Cujo as he made a wide berth around Cujo-
"Boo!" Cujo made it look like he was going to lunge as he shouted and this Izuku took a quick step back. This made Cujo laugh softly. "You're so skittish."
"Urg…my head…"
"Don't do that." Toshinori told him rather sternly and then stood and put his hands on Izuku's shoulders. "My boy, you should go, this is clearly some sort of villain trying to mess with you." He told this to Izuku and tried to push him out. These two had some sort of relationship, one a little tighter than Izuku's own relationship with Toshinori. This was clear when Izuku tapped Toshinori's hand.
"Wait…All Might…remember the dream I told you about?" Izuku whispered as he turned to hold Toshinori from pushing him out of the door. "Let me ask him something."
"..." Toshinori looked back at Cujo and Cujo just smiled and waggled his fingers in a wave.
"I'm all ears, Different me," Cujo said with a grin as he leaned back in the chair and if he wasn't bound he would have put one leg over the other.
Izuku swallowed hard and looked at Toshinori- who nodded- and then looked back at Cujo. "I dreamt that I was surrounded by several different versions of myself and I swear you may have been one of them."
Cujo narrowed his eyes. "You know you can't always trust dreams. I once had a dream that I was flying on cotton candy-"
"-Wait-" Cujo stopped talking immediately when the other him finally woke up. "Cujo… wait. Let me take over." Izuku demanded and Cujo relaxed in the chair and he looked at the other Izuku.
"Sorry, you don't get to know the rest of my dream," Cujo flippantly said with a wave of his hand. "The Other me woke up." With that declaration Cujo stepped back and allowed Izuku to take over.
Izuku sighed and moved his hair behind his head with a head shake as his hair started to curl back up. Then the two Izuku's were staring at each other with the other Izuku's eyes growing wide as he watched this happen. "Man, I wish I had my notebook… but no-" This Izuku shook his head quickly. "Focus. The er…quirk? Said that All for One is your dad?"
"Was." Izuku corrected in a soft voice as he felt the rope dig into his thighs. "He's dead."
"...But he's not." Izuku whispered. "He's still in Taratus…"
"..." They looked at each other. "You don't belong here…" The other Izuku finally said.
"Yeah, I figured that out when my dad kicked me in the face."
"You told All Might you were adopted by Aizawa?"
"Yeah. Since I was five."
"..." There was another silence over them, one that would be broken when the door opened and this time Aizawa walked in.
Toshinori scurried up to the man and whispered to him. It was clear what he said as Aizawa turned to look at Izuku and both Izuku's just sort of shied away from the man's gaze. "You have I.D.?" Aizawa asked Izuku.
Izuku looked at himself and then back at Aizawa. "...considering I'm in my boxers…no."
Aizawa rolled his eyes. "What a coincidence…"
Toshinori's phone rang and he quickly scrambled to answer it. Which was funny because a moment later Aizawa's own phone rang and he narrowed his eyes at the bound Izuku before turning to answer his phone. "What, Hitoshi?" He asked and Izuku perked at Hitoshi's name.
This caught the other Izuku's attention. "You know Shinsou?"
Izuku frowned before he visibly wilted. "He… goes by 'Shinsou'?" He whispered softly and this also made Cujo frown. "Well…that's good. That means his parents are alive…I'm glad."
"His parents are dead where you're from?"
"He's my brother…" Izuku bowed his head down. "Dad adopted us both."
"I see…"
Then at the same time both Aizawa and Toshinori put their hands to their phones and turned to one another. At the same time they both spoke the exact same phrase.
"You're not going to believe this."