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It was dark. It was quiet too.   

Only one post light worked, and it was barely lighting his small body in the empty black street. There weren’t any dogs barking or crickets singing...  

If you asked four-year-old Izuku Midoriya... it looked like the birth of the world.  

Izuku was beaten, had a black eye, his green hair was dirty and covered with blood, and his small body was covered in bruises. Blood dripped from his nose and his red, slitted eyes glowed brighter than anything in the night.  

He heard footsteps and he glanced at his side, and he could tell by the tacky blue suit, that a hero came... after all... he screamed a lot.  

“Hey kid! Are you okay!?” The hero rushed next to him and bend down next to him.  

Izuku gave him a look “Leave me alone...”  

The hero frowned seeing his state but didn’t stop “I’m taking you to the hospital. There are more heroes around, so don’t worry, we will find the villain-”  

Izuku eyes glowed as he starred at the heroes' eyes “I order you to leave me alone.”  

The heroes’ eyes glowed with a light red tint, smiled brightly and nodded “Yes My Lord!” And then rushed away.  

Izuku starred at him before slowly trying to stand up. And in shaky legs, he walked away from the light.  

*14 Years Later*  

The doors of the interrogation room opened, and Izuku, 18 years old, having quirk suppressor handcuffs starred at the rodent in a suit who entered. Izuku, with a bruise on his chin, his hair, mostly slicked back, except with some strands that got messy, and a long tattoo of green roses and their vines and thorns, going from his neck, covering his entire left arm and ending on the back of his hand.  

He was wearing a sleeveless red shirt, black pants and white shoes as he saw the rodent sit opposite from him “Nezu, thanks for coming.”  

Nezu nodded “Well, they informed me that the mysterious vigilante ‘Emperor’ wanted to meet me after giving himself in, so how could I say no?”  

Izuku closed his eyes and hummed “You don’t have any reasons to come, for starters. I’ll be the first one to say, I didn’t expect you to come.”  

Nezu hummed “But after all the trouble you gave to some of my teachers, plus your age, you are an interesting case. So, why you wanted to meet me specifically?”  

Izuku nodded and opened his green eyes “I want to join UA this year.”  

Nezu nodded “I see. Well, you are a smart young man, so you might know my initial answer, right?”  

Izuku nodded “In any other case, I would take the no, and move on. But I have something that my sway your opinion.”  

“Do tell then.”  

“I have information about All for One.”  

Nezu jolly attitude stayed as he hummed “Really? Forgive me for not believing it, especially due that the villain known All for One has been dead for some years now.”  

Izuku smiled lightly “While it is admirable that you want to preserve the lie that keeps people sleeping peacefully, due that the boogeyman is dead, All Might didn’t kill him. Neither did Nana Shimura. Nor any previous holder of One for All.”  

Nezu frowned “Well, you surely know a lot. May I ask, how?”  

Izuku chuckled “Simple, after a couple of odd jobs, All for One rewarded me with some quirks.”  

Nezu frown intensified “Which are.”  

“I will tell you in due time. For now, I am willing to help any efforts to go against him. My only request is to attend UA and be treated as a regular student.”  

Nezu hummed “Do you have any guarantee that you are not a walking bomb? I had see previous followers of All for One be used as suicide bombers.”  

Izuku nodded “Simple, All for One as you might know, was heavily injured by All Might. And he is dying slowly in his body, and he gave me... let’s say the honor of being his new body.”  

Nezu frowned before smiling “I see, you want protection.”  

Izuku chuckled “You are as smart as they said. Yes, I need protection, and you need to avoid All for One having a new, healthy and younger body.”  

Nezu nodded “And what makes you think, he wants you, and only you to be his replacement?”  

Izuku hummed as he closed his eyes “We have a special relationship. At least for him... trust me, he will not search another body, because he wants mine.”  

Nezu tapped his paw on the table “Okay, let’s say I am willing to let you into UA... why you want UA. There are a lot of hero schools, in the country, some in par with UA.”  

Izuku nodded as he opened his eyes “What can I say. When I was little, I was a big All Might fan. In some ways, I still am. And with him being a teacher there this year, plus my need to be protected, I believe it is a great combination.”  

Nezu nodded “Very well, I will take the risk, but you are going to be working with us, cooperating, and behaving as a student during your stay, and you will be treated by the staff as another aspiring hero.” He smiled politely at Izuku “Welcome to UA, Young...”  

Izuku chuckled “Midoriya. Izuku Midoriya is my name.”  

Next Chapter: Meetings  

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Izuku didn’t mind the room he was in. He didn’t mind the stares of his soon to be teachers. After all, this was his entrance exam. Only that the questions weren’t really focus on the academic.  

What he does mind, is that no one is daring to ask the first question. Which on itself, wouldn’t be an issue. The issue comes of the helmet that blocks his view, so even without any quirk suppressing handcuffs or devices of sorts, he can’t use his main quirk.  

So, he can’t order anyone, so why are they so hesitant to ask him? Well, there is a simple answer, so if he wants this situation to move on, maybe he needs to talk first.  

Even without his eyesight, he can tell where everyone is, so he tilted his head on the direction of Present Mic “Mic-Sensei, I apologize for our previous encounters.”  

He can hear his heartbeat accelerate as Mic coughed into his hand. “W-Well, while we had issues in the past, I think that moving on is the best course. So-”  

“No.” Eraserhead said, and he can feel his tired and a mix of annoyed and angry stare focusing on him “How do we know you can be trusted, after trying to kill at least three other heroes in this room and succeeding with many others.”  

Izuku smiled politely at him “Eraserhead-Sensei, I know I had trouble with many of your fellow heroes, and with you personally, but it wasn’t because I wanted to hurt you. You just got in my way.”  

He can tell that Eraserhead activated his quirk, because the echolocation stopped working. Maybe he chooses the wrong words? Another apology for the list...  

“And that lack of care for human life, makes you a danger for real students attending UA. Because if you are looking for hiding, I know that the first and most logical option, was going to the HPSC.”  

Izuku nodded “Why yes. But I also wanted to change my ways and...”  

“And?” It was Midnight asking.  

“Well... it is embarrassing to say.”  

“Young Midoriya, I believe that being as honest and transparent, is the best-case scenario.” Nezu said and Izuku let out a small sigh and nodded.  

“It is true... I wanted to meet my childhood Idol and learn under his wing. All Might.” He said with a small smile, and his echolocation came back, probably surprising Eraserhead, and with the silence ensuing, it is safe to assume the rest of the room.  

He can hear All Might heartbeat accelerating, and it is probably due to his relationship with his nemesis. “I’m your idol?”  

Izuku let a small chuckle “Well... what can I say besides that you are truly inspiring. Always going on with a smile, putting yourself at risk to make others safe. When I was with... him... nothing made me happier to hear your I am Here in the news...”  

From the helmet, tears started to leak as Izuku shook his head “Forgive me, I didn’t expect to get so emotional all of the sudden.”  

“It’s... it’s okay Young Midoriya.” All Might said and he can hear his heartbeat going slower. “Maybe we can take the helmet off? Is it truly-”  

“Yes.” Eraser interrupted “He is a highly dangerous individual, and with one look can give you any order and you can’t disobey it. We can’t run the risk.”  

“I mean that is true... but is he really going to do it here?” He can hear Hound Dog ask “Besides, let’s give him the benefit of the doubt in this one. Excuse me, Midoriya, can you give us a list of your quirks? With that information we can know what to do if you try to attack.”  

Izuku gulped and nodded “An excellent idea, Hound Dog-Sensei. Well, my main quirk is Eye of the Emperor as it gets called. It was never registered so it doesn’t have an official name. If I see someone to the eye and activate it, I can give that person a command and they must follow it and can’t resist. Also, it improves my eyesight, it can be compared to a highly definition camara.  

Then I have Radar. It is an echolocation quirk; I can trace the sound and make my surrounding by it. It only works when I can’t see.  

Then I have Alert. As its name might suggest, it is quirk that alerts me of danger. Nothing spectacular.  

And those are the ones that have a name I know for. Then I have a couple of passive quirks, strength and speed enhancers and slight healing.”  

“I... expected more.” Ectoplasm said and Izuku chuckled.  

“Sorry to disappoint. But if it is worth it; they are effective enhancers.” He heard Ectoplasm huff amused by the comment and Hound Dog coughed in his hand.  

“So, with that clear; no massive destructive quirks, no really offensive quirks besides the strength enhancers, only tactical?”  

Izuku nodded “Yes Sensei.”  

Hound Dog nodded “Okay, I have no issue of his helmet being removed.”  

“What?” Eraser asked.  

“While he can’t let our guard down, maybe being able to see his face can be beneficial.” Midnight said. “And like Hound Dog said, what is he going to do, hypnotize us all while being watched by camaras and police outside?”  

Eraser took a deep breath “Fine.”  

He heard a button being pressed and the helmet slowly was lifted and Izuku opened his red, slitted eyes and shook his head to let his hair fall to his shoulders. “Thanks for that.”  

Nezu nodded with a smile “You’re welcome. I was thinking the following, while you were accepted into UA, and will be treated as any other student, we all know that you are different from the other students, right?” Izuku nodded “And because you are probably wanted by a powerful villain, you will reside inside the UA Campus, where you will be kept safe and help with the information you know about him.”  

Izuku smiled lightly “And to keep me under watch, I imagine.”  

Nezu chuckled “Why yes. You still have a history as a dangerous individual. And with that in mind, if you ever try to harm another student, teacher, civilian, or anyone without authorization, you will not be expelled, but arrested, and sent to Tartarus.”  

Izuku smiled and nodded “I wouldn’t have expected anything else, Nezu-Sensei. I also imagine that I would be under constant watch by a teacher, or all of them?”  

“We will have some teachers assigned to watch you, and to help you get used to the school grounds and the dormitories. While your classmates are going to arrive mid-year, the second years and third years will already be living at the dorms from the beginning.” Nezu informed and Izuku nodded. “And that would be all for today. Any questions from anyone?”  

Izuku scanned his surroundings at it seemed that all the teachers were satisfied with the meeting, apart from the very annoyed Eraserhead.   

Then, All Might raise his hand.  

He coughed awkwardly “I would like to have a chat with Young Midoriya. In private.”  

Nezu hummed and Izuku gulped, faking nervousness “Well, I will be present, if neither of you mind.”  

Izuku shook his head “Not at all.”  

As they room was emptied All Might with all his stature approached Izuku “Ehm... Young Midoriya are you comfortable?”  

Izuku blinked as he shuffled in his sit, still in binds. “I can’t say I am. I’ve been in cuffs for some hours today, so...”  

All Might nodded and turned to Nezu who nodded, and by pressing a button with his paw, Izuku was released.  

 Izuku stretched and gave All Might a small smile “Thank you, All Might-Sensei.”  

All Might nodded “I want to know, and I want you to be honest with me.” Izuku nodded with a serious face “What is your relationship with... him.”  

Izuku took a deep breath “When I was young and I awoke my quirk, my father knew it was strong, and he owed him a lot, so he sold me to him.”  

Izuku hands started to shake, and All Might narrowed his eyes “After that, All for One, molded me to be his successor, he taught me everything I know, and the next time I met my father... I was forced to kill him.”  

Izuku hung his head in shame as he shook, and All Might tentatively place his muscular hand on his shoulder “He wanted me to be like him... At the start, I followed without any issues... then... he wanted me to do more horrible acts, after horrible act.”  

Izuku shook his head “I didn’t want to! I... I don’t want to be like him... And when he discovered that, he wanted my body, to be his new vessel.”  

All Might took a deep breath “I... I understand... I’m sorry to hear all that...”  

Izuku took a deep breath “It’s not your fault... it’s no one’s...”  

All Might bend the knee to be eye to eye with him, held him tightly “Young Midoriya: It is All for One’s fault. You are a victim. And now, you are safe. I will protect you.”  

Izuku, with teary eyes looked at All Might “I... I don’t know what to say...”  

All Might grinned “You don’t have to say anything. Because I am here.”  

Next Chapter: Little Brother  

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The first-year dorms are big as expected. For sure, they are the perfect size for a whole class, but for now, they are all for him. 

As Izuku made a cup of coffee for himself, he hummed a tune as the door opened. He looked up and gave a polite smile to the new person in “Hello Aizawa-Sensei, Kayama-Sensei. I was just making coffee, want a cup?” 

Kayama-Sensei smiled at him “Hello Izuku-Kun, I’ll take a cup if you don’t mind.” 

Aizawa in the other hand, kept his face neutral, but Izuku can tell he is not happy “We came to check what have you done with the dorms.” He scanned the cleaned place and Izuku would lie if he tells you that seeing Eraserhead frustrated with how well the dorms are, is amusing. 

Kayama-Sensei hummed as she drank the coffee “And for being a young man in his prime, you kept the place squeaky clean.” She praised as Izuku hummed as he drank his coffee. 

“I hate to live in filth, so if you worry about me making a mess of the dorms, do not worry about it.” Kayama-Sensei chuckled, and Aizawa-Sensei sighed as he walked deeper into the dorm. 

“I’ll go check your room.” 

Ah. That makes sense. They want to make sure he is not a double agent. Izuku smiled “Feel free to look everywhere.” 

Kayama-Sensei sighed “Paranoid as usual.” She then smiled at Izuku “Sorry Izuku-Kun, but these checkups are going to be something usual and random.” 

Izuku smiled kindly “I understand completely Kayama-Sensei.” He then frowned, red eyes glowing curiously “But say Kayama-Sensei, do you agree with all this?” 

Kayama-Sensei hummed “Well, initially no. I still think that you might be too dangerous for students with no prior training.” Izuku nodded in agreement “But I agree with Nezu that you were put in a bad situation and deserve another chance in life.” 

Izuku blinked before smiling brightly “If that’s the case, I will put that trust in a good place.” 

Kayama-Sensei smiled as Aizawa came back “Nothing. Let’s leave.” He said as he headed to the door and without saying anything, left. 

Kayama-Sensei sighed “That man surely doesn’t like the idea.” Izuku chuckled and after saying goodbye, he was left alone in the dorms of his class. 

After Izuku cleaned the two cups of coffee, he went to his classroom to check if everything was in order. And after seeing that Aizawa-Sensei at the very least didn’t mess his room, he decided to clean it anyway. 

After he was done with that, he sat down in the couch and sighed. He has a TV, as far as he knows, there is at the very least one per dorm, maybe he can watch a tv drama or something around those lines. 

As he switched tv channels, he thought back to the checkup. Right now, he is alone, no one to plan with, no one to prepare for the worst situation. Yes, he could just order someone to be a friend, but he doesn’t need a friend or a puppet. 

He needs an ally. 

And only one person would be loyal or insane enough to be by his side in this situation. If that person is even alive at this point... 

He hummed as he felt someone getting closer to his door, and then knock “Young Midoriya?” 

Izuku smiled “It is open All Might-Sensei?” And there it was, the number one hero enters his dorm, with two bento boxes. 

“I made you lunch Young Midoriya!” He exclaimed and Izuku smiled brightly at him. 

“Thank you, Sensei, I was getting hungry myself.” Izuku said as he stood up and turned the tv off. 

“Well then! I hope you enjoy an All-American lunch!” 

“I think I will.” 

As they sat on the table to eat, Izuku got an idea. Maybe... if he is alive... this is the best chance. 

All Might saw how Izuku just stared at his burger with a nostalgic look and got worried “Something wrong?” 

Izuku looked up at him and shook his head “Yes, just... thinking.” 

All Might frowned “Is it... about him?” 

Izuku hummed “In part... Can I confide something with you, Sensei?” All Might nodded instantly and Izuku licked his lips out of nerves “I... I used to have a friend that worked with me for... him.” 

All Might nodded “Used to?” 

Izuku nodded “Helped me escape. And we both know that he isn’t all that forgiven.” A dry chuckle escaped Izuku as he shook his head “I... I want to believe he is alive... But...” 

“What’s his name?” All Might asked “We will find him safe Young Midoriya, and he will be with you again.” He promised and Izuku took a deep breath. 

“Don. His name is Don Lorenzo.” All MIght nodded slowly at the name. 

“Well then Young Midoriya! I’ll go ask some people to find him and for you two to reunite!” All Might stood up and Izuku smiled with misty eyes. 

“Thank you, Sensei. I... Thank you.” 

As All Might left, Izuku needed to move quickly. While he isn’t allowed to go out of the campus, he must contact Don somehow, if he is alive, they need to be on the same wavelength. 

Izuku went out of the dorm and went to the bathroom in the school. Luckily, there was someone cleaning. He tapped their back and the man hummed “Yes?” 

He stared at Izuku’s glowing red eyes “I need you to do me a favor, yes?” Izuku grinned seeing how the eyes of the man got tinted light red and nodded. 

*Slums* 

Mirio marched in his hero suit next to Tamaki in his hero suit too as they looked for ‘Don Lorenzo’. All Might asked him for his help and he needed more eyes to search, so Tamaki is there too. 

They been at there for a couple of hours, and Tamaki was nervously looking around “They could at least give us a description...” He muttered and Mirio shrugged. 

“We will find him! Don’t worry! And if we don’t today, tomorrow we will come back with more info!” 

Tamaki smiled at that as someone tapped his shoulder with a long slender finger “Hey, mind helping me with something?” 

Tamaki eyes widen in anxiety as he looked at the teen, pale, purple eyes, purple hair, and with golden teeth grinning at them. 

(Yes. Don Lorenzo from Blue Lock. But be warned, he is Don Lorenzo inspired but is not the same Don Lorenzo.) 

Mirio just grinned at him “Well of course! What do you need sir?” 

The man frowned as he played with a lock of his hair “Looking for my little brother. Green hair, red eyes, a rose tattoo...” 

Mirio’s eyes lit up “That’s great news! He is waiting for you!” 

Don raised an eyebrow and Tamaki nodded “Y-Yes, Izuku right? He is at UA right now...” 

Don looked around and nodded “Let’s move then. It is not safe here.” 

As they got out of the slums, Don grinned “So... is he okay?” 

Mirio nodded “Yes! I haven’t met him but from what I gather, he is doing great!” 

Don released a sigh of relief “Good to know. I know he is tough but still... I get worried for his ass.” 

As they got to a crowded street Don grinned “So, which one of you is paying for the Uber? Or got a driver ready?” 

Mirio and Tamaki shared a look “Well, we actually thought of taking the train...” Mirio started, and Don shook his head. 

“That won’t do. The train leaves us too open for attacks. Trust me, it is better to go in Uber.” He grinned flashing his golden teeth “Trust the expert.” 

*UA* 

All Might is useful. After he sent a rescue party for Don, he convinced Nezu to interview his ‘brother’ to see if he gets a chance to get into UA. He really doesn’t know how that will go, but knowing already that Don is alive, is more than he could ask right now. 

He knows Don, his ‘brother’, and for someone that was born and raised in misery, he can be very picky in... anything he does. 

As he waited in his dorm, he was making a pot of Marley Coffee, and after convincing the staff to get the most expensive food for him to make, he can start negotiations with Don with the right foot. 

He felt the presence of people reaching his door. Nezu heartbeat, Hound Dog, All Might and... 

Izuku took a deep breath and once the door opened his eyes widen seeing Don flashing his grin at him “You are alive...” 

Don grinned as Izuku hugged him and Don gave it back “They can beat me, never kill me.” 

As they broke the hug Nezu hummed “What a touching reunion! We will let the brothers to catch up, then we can start the interview, yes?” 

Don chuckled “Good by me.” 

As the door closed, and they sat down, Don sniffed the warm coffee and grinned “Been a while since I had good stuff.” 

Izuku nodded “I can imagine. Ever since you help me escape, I can guess it has been rough.” 

Don nodded with a grin “That’s true, but the good part is now, my investment is going well.” 

“Oh?” 

“While being the bodyguard of All for One’s golden boy’s pay well, being in the other side I can tell the grass is indeed greener. So yeah, helping you get out is part one, you helping me get in, is part two.” Don explained and Izuku nodded with a small smile. 

“And how can I help you exactly? Heroes here are empathic to my situation and as my brother, they are also empathic towards you.” 

Don chuckled as he drank the coffee, savoring the taste of Marley in his mouth “We both know that I won’t be able to get into UA like you. While you are good at playing the victim part and looking all harmless, I don’t. And if my investment fails, I am not afraid of spilling secrets.” 

Izuku eyes glowed dangerously as he frowned making Don grin “So little brother, help me out will ya.” 

Izuku took a breath to calm himself “Fine. I’ll get you in. But while I can give some orders, I can’t control everyone yet. It will raise to many eyebrows, so in the meantime, let’s play the brothers act, let’s play the victim part, and behave.” 

Don nodded with a grin as he raised his mug “Sounds good for me, bro. I’ll drink to that.” 

Izuku smirked as he touched his mug with his own cup “Cheers then, brother.” 

Later, Izuku went to Nezu’s office and knocked the door, and after a chipper ‘Come in!’ he enters and closed the door behind him “Young Midoriya! What a lovely surprise, I was expecting for you to be with your brother right now.” 

Izuku nodded with a smile “He is sleeping right now; said he was tired after running away so much.” Izuku eyed the camara in the room and noticed how the red light was still on. 

Nezu noticed his eyes going to the camara and smiled “Everything okay, Young Midoriya?” 

Izuku nodded “Yes, is that... I’m worried. Don... isn’t the typical standard of a hero.” 

Nezu nodded “Ah, I see. But don’t worry, even if he doesn’t make it, he will be sent to a safe house to keep himself safe.” 

Izuku nodded “I see... but...” 

Nezu frowned his paw going to the emergency button under his desk “But?” 

“That won’t do.” He said eyes glowing red and Nezu froze looking at them, the red light on the security camara, off. 

“Principal Nezu, I order you that no matter what, Don Lorenzo will enter UA and placed in my same class. Understood?” 

Nezu for his part, smiled brightly, his eyes with a red tint and nodded “Of course My Lord! It will be done!” 

Izuku nodded with a smirk “Good and remember. This never happened.” 

As he left the office, the red tint in Nezu eyes left and blinked, the security camara was on again and he shook his head “What was I doing?” He asked before nodding “Right! Young Lorenzo file to get into UA!” 

Izuku smiled as he walked down the halls of UA, and then Don slung his arm around his shoulder “How’d it go?” 

Izuku smiled “Welcome to UA, Brother.” 

Next Chapter: First Day