gonna take you down and laugh when you cry

Posted originally on the Archive of Our Own at http://archiveofourown.org/works/30487020.

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Fandom:

僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia

Relationship:

Toogata Mirio & Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Sasaki Mirai | Sir Nighteye & Toogata Mirio, Tsukauchi Naomasa & Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Dabi | Todoroki Touya & Midoriya Izuku, Midoriya Izuku & Todoroki Natsuo, Midoriya Izuku & Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Midoriya Izuku & Sasaki Mirai | Sir Nighteye, Chisaki Kai | Overhaul & Midoriya Izuku, Eri & Midoriya Izuku

Character:

Toogata Mirio, Sasaki Mirai | Sir Nighteye, Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Tsukauchi Naomasa, Midoriya Izuku, Dabi | Todoroki Touya, Todoroki Natsuo, Eri (My Hero Academia), Chisaki Kai | Overhaul, Gran Torino (My Hero Academia)

Additional Tags:

Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia Manga Spoilers, Toogata Mirio Has One for All Quirk, Quirkless Midoriya Izuku, Vigilante Midoriya Izuku, Vigilante Todoroki Natsuo, Vigilante Dabi (My Hero Academia), Yagi Toshinori | All Might Being an Idiot, Sentient One For All Quirk (My Hero Academia), Sensei | All For One is Midoriya Hisashi, hinted - Freeform, Midoriya Izuku Has One for All Quirk, BAMF Midoriya Izuku, Angry Midoriya Izuku, Midoriya Izuku is So Done

Series:

Part 1 of Tengu

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Published: 2021-04-05 Words: 6348

gonna take you down and laugh when you cry

by Cherraim

Summary

Mirio is dying from One for all. The only quirkless person who can help is none other than Midoriya Izuku.

The issue is, why would Izuku even want to help someone who said that he can’t be a hero? And his life is already busy, he doesn’t need more problems.

Follow a couple of adults trying their best to keep Mirio alive.

Izuku thinks he has nothing to do with them.

(But he helps anyway.)

Notes

Title is from Paramore - Hard Times

Hard times is like, everyone mood in this fic lol

See the end of the work for more notes

“I’m dying.”

Sir nighteye and All might look up in confusion when Mirio comes into the room. He’s panting heavily like he’s just finished running a marathon. It’s weird seeing him like that. He only ran down from the third floor, but the exhaustion on his face said otherwise.

“What do you mean, young Togata?” All Might ask in concern, then his eyes widen in realization. “I-Is it One for all?” He said it quietly and looked down.

Nighteye furrows his brow. He knows that since his intern received the quirk, Mirio always looks so tired. He thought it’s from the training from Gran Torino. But even with some rest. Nothing seems to be making the kid feel better. So he gestures to the kid to continue what he’s saying.

Mirio fiddled with his shirt. “Will you guys believe me when I say I talked to the past users in my dream?” He asked with uncertainty.

“What-” “Who? Who did you see?” All might cuts in. Nighteye decided to be quiet and listen to them.

“Seventh? I think her name is Nana-“ A blood splatter from All Might interrupting Mirio. He coughs a few times and wipes his mouth. He then turns to Nighteye.

“I never told him my mentor’s name before.” And that’s confirmed that what he saw in his dreams is real. He nods at the number one hero and Mirio continues.

“But the one I talked to, he didn’t say his name but he said to call him First.”

What Mirio said after that is a nightmare. One for all is not suitable for people who already have a quirk. It burns away the life force of every holder. The reason All Might is able to hold the quirk the longest is because the guy is quirkless. Quirkless .

And with All Might holding it for so long, the quirk is stronger than ever. When it’s passed down to someone who has a quirk. Mirio is slowly dying but quicker than any of the holders.

Nighteye clenches his fist. It’s his fault for stubbornly insisting that Mirio is the perfect candidate. He should’ve thought a bit about how powerful All Might is, and how it will affect the ninth user. Or maybe he could use his quirk on the kid.

“..you can give it back to me young Togata, but can you try to talk to the past holder again tonight? Ask them for more ways to fix this.” All Might suggested.

They all agreed on letting Mirio keep the quirk one more day to talk to the predecessors. Then tomorrow he will give the quirk back to All Might. Nighteye will try to find someone who’s quirkless and have the heart of a hero. Even if the chance is too low.

But everything goes downhill the next day.

The villains at the USJ did more damage to All Might than they’d expected. His time limit gets reduced to around one hour maximum. Nighteye doesn’t want to say this, but with All Might’s weaker body, he can’t hold the full One for all quirk anymore. And if Mirio doesn’t get rid of the quirk…

He can’t lose his student for this. They’ll surely find a way.

He and All Might are sitting quietly in the infirmary room, when suddenly, All Might eyes light up with a little bit of hope.

“Nighteye, do you remember the sludge villain almost a year ago?” Nighteye vaguely recalls when All Might told him about a young boy who rushed to help his friend. He remembered himself brushing aside the story. Because he will introduce All Might to Mirio the next day.

“A little bit, why?”

“I just remembered something. The kid is quirkless! We just need to find him!” All Might said it with determination.

But wait. “How did you know that the boy has no quirk?”

And that made All Might tense a bit, then he rubs the back of his head sheepishly. “He was actually the first one I rescued from the sludge villain before it escaped again. That’s very irresponsible for me to let the villain get away. But um, before that, the boy asked me if someone who doesn't have a quirk could be a hero like me. That’s how I know he’s quirkless.”

Nighteye nods. The boy sounds like a good person if he’s risking his life to help a friend. Even if it’s too reckless, but All Might is like that too.

“And what is your answer to his question?” He asked. All Might pales at that.

The number one hero looks regretful. “I-I told him that he can’t be a hero. He also saw my true form too..” “What?!” “But I explained it to him! And there’s nothing on the news, so he probably didn’t tell anyone.”

Nighteye sighs at him. Why is he so careless? And he just said that to a kid? How did he become the symbol of peace?

“Whatever, do you know his name?” He asked, because that’s the most important part.

“I don’t, sorry.” But before Nighteye could say anything, he added more. “But I recognize his appearance! and I have a friend in the police department. We can ask him to find the kid in the system.”

“That’s a good idea, at least we made progress in helping my student.” Nighteye agreed.

All Might call his close friend immediately.

“Tsukauchi, I need a favor.”

“Hello All Might, Sir Nighteye.” Detective Tsukauchi greeted them when they stepped into the Musutafu police department.

“Long time no see Tsukauchi.” All Might greeted back.

Detective Tsukauchi then gets to the business. “So, what do you need me for?”

“We need to find someone, All Might doesn’t know his name but he can describe how the kid looks to you. Or by quirk, I think that’s easier.” Nighteye explained.

Tsukauchi blinks at them. “Why do you need to find some kid?” He likely just speaks to himself. He beckons them to follow him to his office.

The detective opens his laptop to show them a police and commission site. “You can just type the specific quirk in the website, and you can find who you’re looking for.”

“Thanks Tsukauchi.” All Might then types the word in. When he presses enter, there’s only around ten people who're quirkless. So it isn’t hard to find the boy with green hair and eyes. He almost clicks the kid’s profile when Tsukauchi stops him.

He clears his throat. “Why are you looking for him?”

Nighteye almost says that it’s not his business, but then All Might makes eye contact with him. “He knows about One for all, Nighteye. But he doesn’t know the recent events yet.”

So they both explained about their new knowledge about the quirk, and why they need this kid who’s quirkless and has a good heart. They notice that Tsukauchi’s expression becomes uncomfortable.

“I’ve been on the kid case for a while. Sorry to say this, but Midoriya Izuku has been declared missing since April. And because he’s quirkless, no one really bothers to put an effort on finding him. If you click on his profile, it’ll say that he’s dead.”

They’re all standing there in silence. And for different reasons. Tsukauchi just feels sorry for them. All Might and Nighteye are lost in the realization that they lost a chance to help Mirio. And One for all will die with him.

The tension in the room is broken by a notification from Tsukauchi’s phone. The detective's mood shifts instantly into annoyance but filled with fondness. He then turns to look at them and type something on his phone.

“If I say there’s one more person who’s quirkless but he’s in a grey area, would that help you?” Tsukauchi asked out of nowhere.

Because they’re desperate, anyone will do. “..who is it?”

“The vigilante, Tengu.”

“Did you know that I hate All Might as much as you hate Endeavor?” Izuku looks up from where he’s laying his head on Dabi’s lap. They’re currently watching a movie marathon in Natsuo’s apartment. They always do this after their vigilante activities. Izuku thinks this is the best part of the day.

“I definitely hate the flaming garbage more.” Dabi argued.

“I think I hate Endeavor more than you, Touya-nii,” Natsuo said from Izuku’s feet. Yes, Izuku's head and feet are resting on both Dabi’s and Natsuo's lap. Guess who’s the boss.

“You both hate him, I know, but back to my problems.” The siblings turn their attention to him.

“Apparently, Masa just told me that All Might wants to meet Tengu. And now I have to go in there while trying not to get Texas Smash by the number one hero because I’m a vigilante. Uhh why did the detective have to do this to me? Is this a revenge that I just busted a drug ring before he does?” Izuku pouted.

“Hahaha, you owe the detective right? And now you can get arrested by your worst nightmare.” Natsuo and Dabi laugh at him. Wow, thanks guys.

“I don’t know what they want, but I can smell some bullshit that I’m going to be a part of.”

“Don’t jinx it, Tengu.”

This is probably a bad idea, but here he is, waiting for All Might and the detective at a random warehouse with a lot of windows. Because he will not risk himself by going to the police station or any hero's agencies for this meeting.

He’s not in his usual vigilante outfit at the moment. He’s wearing Natsuo’s black hoodie which turns into an oversized one from their big size difference. Matching it with a black sweatpants that have red stripes at the side, and his combat boots. He still has his Tengu mask on. Honestly, the mask becomes a comfort thing for him right now.

He’s playing with his phone when he hears several footsteps walking towards him. He looks up to see not only All Might, but Sir nighteye and his favorite detective as well.

Fuck, he’s going to regret this for sure. He shouldn’t have gotten caught outside of Musutafu. Naomasa had to pull his string to get him out. The detective won’t tell his reasons, but he's gonna pretend that it’s because the guy is fond of him. But that’s why Izuku owes the detective, and now he’s here with his stupid friend.

“Good evening Tengu.” Naomasa tips his hat in greeting. Izuku nods back. He can feel the other two pair of eyes on him.

“Yeah yeah Masa, let just get to the business. I’m a very busy guy.” He replied cheerfully, skipping down to stand in front of the hero duo. “So, to what do I owe the pleasure of this visit?” The sharp teeth of his mask glinted slightly.

Sir Nighteye observes him quietly and frowns. “You’re going to regret this All Might.”

“Either young Togata dies or this, Nighteye.” All Might retorted. His sidekick grits his teeth and doesn’t say anything more. Izuku watches their interaction in interest. Okay, so there’s someone dying, and they need Izuku in their plan. Why would they even consider a vigilante? There definitely are some underground heroes around. But you know what? Imagine their face when he’s gonna say no to every fucking things they said. Naomasa didn’t say that he had to agree anyway.

All Might clears his throat to make the vigilante turn his attention to him. “You need to know that everything in this conversation is not allowed to be said to other people.” He said it seriously.

“Alright, it’s confidential, got it.” He can sense the displeasure radiating from Sir Nighteye.

“My quirk is called One for all-” “Wait wait, aren’t you going to tell me first why I’m here?” Izuku interrupted.

“Tengu, just listen first.” Naomasa said from where he’s standing.

“...My quirk is called One for all. It’s a quirk that can be transferred to another person by a certain method. It can be passed down when the user wants it to be passed, so the quirk can’t be forcefully taken. The quirk has been held by eight generations now. I’m the eighth. Here’s the thing, we know very little about the quirk. My master died young, so I learned and trained the quirk by myself and with some help from my master’s friend. I can use the quirk to its full power since the first time I got it.

But here’s a problem. My protégé, Togata Mirio, received One for all almost a year ago. The first time he used it, he shattered all his bones in his arms. We thought it’s because his body isn’t ready even though he’s been trained for a long time. Even now, he can’t still use it without hurting his body.

Not only that, he’s always tired and loses his weight gradually. Which leads to our recent discovery, that the past user can communicate with the current holder. They told young Togata that the quirk is not suited for him. The quirk also will burn away his life force. To make it easy, people with a quirk are like a cup filled with water, if we add One for all, the cup will crack and spill over.

I was quirkless before-” All Might stops when he senses a dangerous aura from the vigilante. Izuku quickly gathers himself and signals him to continue(before Izuku loses his patience from this stupid story because he can fucking tell where this is going.)

“..right, I was quirkless. So the quirk fit itself in my empty cup. It filled perfectly to the point it can be called my quirk, I would say. Back to the problem, young Togata is dying. We need someone to be a new holder. You’re quirkless, and already have all the training and experience. You only need to quit your vigilante hobby then we can enroll you to UA if you want. Your answer?”

Izuku takes a deep breath, calms down Tengu, you don’t need to be angry. Yes, you only need to say no and leave. But before that, a couple of questions wouldn’t hurt, right?

“Can’t the quirk be transferred back to the previous holder? You look fine using it.” Izuku asked.

“..fuck.” All Might curses under his breath. Sir Nighteye still says nothing. The detective looks at his friend in pity. “I told you he’s smart, if you’re holding back some information, he probably would catch it.”

Then, a puff of smoke appears at All Might place. When it disappears, a thin, tall and frail looking man replaces the number one hero. His mask would’ve hid his expression, but Izuku thinks it doesn’t mean much. Because he’s sure his face is still the same(not like that day huh, on that rooftop? the day when you suddenly can’t breathe and you’re one step away-)

“What?!” He said it in shock.

All Might lifts his huge shirt up to show his injuries. Izuku doesn't bother to listen, it’s like a déjà vu at this point. He thinks about what to eat when he gets back home. Dabi is probably going to order a takeout from his favorite place again. Oh! He hasn't eaten katsudon for a while now. He should text Dabi to order it for him.

“-and now my time limit is down to one hour per day. Does that answer your question? Anything else?” Oh that’s new, one hour? Luckily, Izuku manages to catch what All Might asked him. Okay, last question. But is it going to come back and bite him in the ass? Whatever, let just get on with it.

“Am I your first choice for this? I’m pretty sure there’s so many people that are better than some random vigilante who broke the law in his daily life.” And that question makes Sir Nighteye speak, finally.

“Of course not, but the quirkless population in this generation is really low. They’re either too old or too young. And the one who’s suited for it has gone missing.” They don’t notice Izuku’ tremble.

“Care to share their name?” Why are you asking what you already know, Izuku?

All Might is the one who answers, of course he is. “There was this young boy who I met last year. He has the heart of a hero. His name is Midoriya Izu-” He doesn’t get to finish the name, because Izuku can’t hold back his emotions and he just blurts out.

“You’re going to give this quirk to someone who you said to his face that he can’t be a hero?! because that’s bullshit! And has the heart of a hero?! Fuck off! You just need him to have it ‘cause he’s convenient isn’t he? You-” Izuku bites down his tongue, hard.

“...How did you know about that, Tengu?” Naomasa asked after a tense silence.

“...He told me.” He answered weakly.

“That’s the first lie you said since we know each other.” He thought that the Lie detector was a great quirk. But now? it’s the worst fucking quirk ever.

And when did All Might is in front of him? He should’ve trained his awareness skill. The guy puts his hand on his shoulder and Izuku flinches back.

“Do you know young Midoriya? Do you know where he is? Please-” Oh my god. He can’t fucking do this anymore. Fuck consequences.

“Listen, I’m going to say this once and we’re done. I’m not interested in taking your stupid quirk. And before you ask anything or force me to do it. I’m gonna take my fucking mask off and it will answer all of your stupid questions.” He feels Naomasa glances at him with worries. Izuku yanks his mask and almost throws it away. But because it’s so expensive, he’s not doing that.

A pair of familiar bright shining green eyes stares angrily at the symbol of peace. But before anyone could say anything. Izuku speaks up.

“Both Midoriya Izuku and Tengu don’t want your quirk. You can find a new way to help your protégé, All might.” With that, Izuku puts back his mask and jumps up to the nearest window and leaves.

He’s gone by the time the trio tries to catch up to him.

That night, Tengu beat up almost a hundred criminals.

“Fuck! One for all is going to die with Mirio. And we don’t even know if All for one is still alive or not. It’s all my fault!” All Might slam his fist down the table. He doesn't know what he’s feeling, regret? frustration? hopeless?

“Do we still have a chance with that Tengu? or you’re going to give up?” Gran Torino asked.

“I don’t know sensei. One for all can’t be taken by force right? But we can force someone to have it. And that thought is so wrong! The quirk shouldn’t be passed on like that..” He really wants Tengu, no, young Midoriya to have the quirk. He knows he makes a mistake when he shuts down the boy’s dream. He’s still feeling bad about it. But if he takes the quirk, not only can he be a hero like he wants, he’ll be saving a person's life!

“How about you say sorry then try to convince the kid again.” Sir Nighteye suggested. He still can’t believe the boy believes All Might and gives up on being a hero to become a vigilante. But if he gets told by his idol like that, Nighteye probably would listen too.

All Might looks ashamed, he realizes that he doesn’t get a chance to say sorry yet. In the end, their plan is to find the boy again. They’ll use their words carefully, no more need to hurt the kid again.

And they’ll try to get him to meet Mirio, maybe there's still some sympathy left in that broken heart of the boy.

Izuku is annoyed. Like, really annoyed. When he first noticed that someone was following him, he paid no mind. Because he’s a vigilante, of course there’ll be a person or two that wants to get revenge on him. And they’ll give up once they realize that they can’t beat him.

Then he found out who it is, fucking All Might in his skeletal form. He’s just there! everywhere he goes. On patrol? Check. Convenience store in his casual clothes? Check. Who would’ve thought that the number one hero can be this creepy. Can’t he just talk to him like a normal human being? Oh right, because Izuku wouldn’t let him. Haha, get rekt.

But today Izuku is alone, he didn’t see him all day. Izuku’s walking happily down the pavement, when something runs into him. He looks down to see a little girl in a hospital gown. She has bandages covering her body and a small horn sticking out of her head. She stares at him like he’s the most terrifying thing in the world. Ah, his mask.

He quickly takes it off and smiles kindly at the girl. “Hello there, are you alright?” When she doesn’t answer, he carefully and gently picks her up. The girl latches on his shoulder right away.

“You can call me Izuku! What about you?” He speaks to her softly.

“E-Eri.” Eri speaks so quietly that he almost didn’t hear it. She also stares at his hand like it’s the first time someone holds her and it’s not hurting. Who would do this to a girl this young! He wants to fucking beat the shit out of them. Or maybe not. He changes his mind when he sees a man walking out of the same alley Eri just come out.

The familiar plague mask is worn by a guy who Izuku’s been looking for weeks.

“Thank you for catching my daughter Tengu.” Izuku puts his mask back on immediately.

“No need to lie Overhaul, we know she’s not yours.” He stands up to talk to the yakuza properly while still holding the girl.

“You’re smart just like they said huh. How about you give her back to me then.” Overhaul said like he doesn’t care at all. He can feel Eri tense and tremble in his arm. He really wants to help her, but sometimes, he can’t overestimate his own strength.

“I promise I will come back for you.” He whispered in her ears. Then he hands her back to Overhaul.

“You’re really different from the rest of your kind.” Overhaul gives the girl to his follower that Izuku doesn’t notice he’s there. The yakuza boss stays in his spot like he knows that Izuku wants something from him. Yes, he does have a question.

“That little project of yours, the quirk-erasing bullet. Is there any for me? I can pay you the full price.” He still has his Endeavor’s credit card from Natsuo.

Overhaul looks at him in interest. “Of course, it’s the temporary one though.” He pulls out a dark red box from his coat and opens it to reveal five bullets in there. “But instead of your money..” Shit shit. “A little bit of your quirkless blood would be an honor to me.”

Of course they know that he’s quirkless. But a little blood loss wouldn’t hurt him much. Right?

“..fine.” He said it reluctantly and rolled up his sleeve for Overhaul to inject his needle in his arm.

That’s not little at all. Fuck you Overhaul. He started to feel nausea and almost fall face first if not for the guy to catch him. Izuku quickly takes the bullet box from the yakuza hand and steps back from him.

“It was a pleasure doing business with you Tengu.” Overhaul says while Izuku already walks away.

They’re trying to help Mirio with One for All in gym Gamma when the door suddenly opens. They all look up to see someone who they’ve been trying to talk to for a long time. Midoriya Izuku, not in his vigilante outfit or his casual clothes. He’s in a UA uniform with a bright yellow backpack, looking at them with an unreadable expression.

Gran Torino is the one who got out of his shock state first. “You’re a UA student? I have never seen you around before.”

The boy huff. “Of course not, I just borrow it from someone.”(Someone that means Natsuo stole it from his younger brother's closet.) “You guys should really upgrade your security system. I fucking used a fake student ID card and I can get in without problem.” He complained.

“r-right, I will tell Nedzu later. We’ll not get you in trouble or try to arrest you. But what are you doing here?” All Might said from the other side. He failed in every way when it comes to his mission to talk to the boy. He can’t even get close to him! And now he’s here, just like that.

“Is that your protégé over there?” The vigilante points his fingers to Mirio. Who’s trying to catch his breath after only sparring with Gran Torino for a few minutes. He’s thinner than before. He still has his muscles but it looks like he stopped working out, which is not true. For short, Mirio looks sick.

“Yes, why? You change your mind?” Nighteye adjusts his glasses and observes Midoriya carefully.

The kid pulled something from his backpack. They all tense when they see that the object is a gun.

“What are you doing!” All Might transform to his muscle form but immediately goes back to his true form. The number one curses under his breath.

“Chill the fuck down! I’m not a murderer. Jesus, listen to me first, I’m trying to help here.” Midoriya grumbles and walks closer to them.

“In this gun, there’s a quirk-erasing bullet.” Nighteye’s eyes go wide. He’s been keeping an eye on Overhaul for a while now. And now the important evidence is with this vigilante. The problem is, how did he get his hand on this?

“I’m not gonna tell you how I got it Nighteye.” The mention of his name shakes him out of his thoughts. He narrowed his eyes at the kid.

The boy doesn’t seem to care and continues his explanation. “You told me that One for all isn’t a quirk that can be taken by force. The quirk-erasing bullet is count as forcefully taken. We can test that. If the bullet works on One for all, then Togata Mirio will stop dying. But if it doesn’t work and erase his quirk instead, then he’ll be quirkless and he can use One for all. Sounds good right? What do you think? Please consider your answer, because this shit is expensive.”

Everyone in that room stares at the vigilante with various feelings. Terrified, shocked, disturbed, and many more. Even Mirio, when did he start listening?

“What?!”

“Are you crazy!?”

“Have you lost your mind? You’re going to shoot me!” Mirio said, horrified. All of that's definitely the wrong answer because Midoriya glares at them angrily.

“Oh yeah? I lost my mind? Of fucking course! Because your stupid mentor won’t leave me alone! I’m trying to help here! Help all of us! You don’t know how much I hate your number one! and I have to see his face everyday! Fuck you guys! Don’t ever think you’re going to see me again! Oh wait, maybe your fucking funeral.” He growled. The last sentence is directly at Mirio, who looks miserable.

Nighteye didn’t say anything before, because bullet wounds sound better than dying. But it’s illegal and a very wrong thing to do. And he understands, because Tengu can’t deal with them anymore, so he tries to find a way to help. It’s really their fault for pushing him too much.

Before Midoriya leaves, he turns back to Nighteye. “Maybe you should use your quirk to see when he’ll die.”

And true to his words, they never see Tengu after that. He still goes to his usual patrol. But no matter how hard they try, they never see him in person again.

The next time they see him, it’s a few months later, at the Shie Hassaikai raid.

Mirio still stubbornly insisted to be the part of the raid. He said that the little girl needs him. It’s his fault for letting Overhaul get away with her.

Nighteye wants to say no, but he can’t change what he sees with Foresight. Mirio will still die at this raid. In the hand of Overhaul with the help of One for all.

He told All Might of course. The guy’s already resigned with the death of his protégé and the loss of the quirk. But All Might still has some little part of One for all left in him. Even if it’s like a dying ember in a bonfire. They just confirmed that All for one is still alive, the Nomu, which has multiple quirks, can only be a work of the supervillain. All Might has to defeat him once and for all. So One for all no longer needs to be passed on.

In the past months, Mirio's body has been getting weaker and weaker. He looks like when he’s in first year. His muscles are so little. But the worst part is, his control of Permeation is starting to slip. It’s like One for all is burning the user’s quirk too.

At least he still knows how to fight without a quirk, so he’s not defenseless.

They’re waiting for a signal to enter the compound. They all hope this raid will go well. But Nighteye knows how this will end, and he’s not ready to face it.

Can the future be changed?

He doesn't think the future can be changed. His quirk is always right. And the picture in front of him is exactly what he sees in Foresight.

A while ago, Mirio separated himself from the team to look for the girl. He’s the only one who can phase through the thick wall. When they catch up with him, the team is reduced to him and Eraserhead, because the others are either injured or fighting the minions.

He spots his students and realizes that Mirio has defeated nearly half the Eight Bullets and injured Overhaul all by himself. He’s covered in blood and injuries. And he’s hiding the little girl behind his back. Nighteye quickly rushes to them and pulls both of them into an embrace.

“You’re incredible Mirio. I’m so proud of you.” He whispered to his student. He can feel the kid trembling in his arm.

The other heroes arrive and are trying to fight Overhaul who fused himself with one of his underlings. Eraserhead got hit by Chronostasis’s quirk, so the fight is really difficult. He needs to help them. He told Mirio to lead Eri away.

But Overhaul is powerful, he took out the other heroes and now Nighteye is the only one who’s fighting him. He uses his quirk to see the guy’s next moves. Then he sees something he doesn’t expect.

He saw his death.

He thought only Mirio would die today, but him too?! The vision gets cut off when Overhaul sends spikes towards him.

“Enough of this! You know it’s useless, so give up-!” Nighteye continues to dodge and attack him with his hyper-density seal object. “-or I will make you!” Overhaul brings out a gun, and he tense. Everyone knows what’s in there.

He isn’t fast enough, the bullet hits him in his chest and he can feel the moment that his quirk slowly disappears. Overhaul doesn’t wait, he touches the ground, and sends spikes to attack him again. This is it, where Foresight reaches its end-

But he didn’t see Mirio using One for all, pushing him out of the way. He sees his student's pained face, the quirk is breaking him. Mirio stumbles, and collapses to the ground.

“Why did you use the quirk?!”

“...‘m quirk not f-fast ugh-enough...” He kneels beside the boy, noting the exhaustion that isn’t natural in his figure. The red x of One for all is all over his body. He doesn’t turn off the quirk, or is it the other way around? The quirk doesn’t let him.

Mirio gasps and chokes like he can’t breathe. Like the quirk is suffocating him. His entire body bones are broken too. This. This is what he saw with Foresight. He doesn’t know why his death is-oh. His quirk requires his knowledge. He doesn’t know that Mirio will use One for all. If he knows, the vision will be this instead.

But the real problem is not only the dying boy in his arm, it’s Overhaul who now sees his chance and jumps to Eri, who still hasn't run away yet. Time seems to slow down, Overhaul reaches out to grab the girl, and he moves to get away.

They failed.

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An explosion blasted away the ceiling. The light from above shines through the massive hole. Revealing three figures jumping down.

The guy with black spiky hair and purple burn scars covered almost his entire body quickly scans the area. He then finds Overhaul and summons his quirk.

Waves of hot blue fire collides with Overhaul, he screams in pain and falls down to his knees. Nighteye almost screams too when he remembers Eri is still in the yakuza boss’s arms. Then he sees another figure, who wears a black face mask and a black hood cover his face. He’s carrying the girl while running away from the scene. There’s a bluish translucent boy floating around them, playing with Eri to distract her from the fight.

Overhaul uses his quirk on himself to fix and heal all of his burns. But before he can try to do anything else. A gun shoots in his direction and the bullet hits him in the back. Overhaul falter, then fall to the ground. His four arms form disappears and his normal body lays there.

“Did you just kill him?!” The fire user gapes in Nighteye direction.

“Of course not Dabi! It’s a tranquilizer gun!” Another figure said. Nighteye turns to the speaker. Tengu in his full gears is standing behind him. “You go do your job, I have some business here.”

Dabi sighs, picks up Overhaul and throws him over his shoulder. The guy carries the yakuza away quickly. Tengu then walks up to them.

“Other heroes and police are coming.” Tengu takes off his mask and looks at Mirio in pity. Right, Mirio! Nighteye looks down to see the boy barely breathing. His body is too hot to be comfortable. The red x of One for all is still there. There won’t be enough time to take him to the nearest hospital.

He can’t read Midoriya’s emotion, but the boy decides to turn around to leave them alone. A hand grabs his leg before he can walk away. Mirio looks at the other boy blankly, that expression doesn’t fit on Mirio's face at all. Then he speaks up.

“ Please, take it. Take it Ninth.” The voice that just spoke is not Mirio. It’s like multiple people say it at the same time. What is happening? Wait. The past user?!

Midoriya looks annoyed but not surprised? He crosses his arms and stares at Mirio, no, One for all in exasperation.

“You know what? Fine! Just give it to me.” Nighteye is too shocked to say anything. One for all moves Mirio's body to stand up and lift their finger that is covered in blood to the boy's mouth. The kid looks disgusted. But he licks the blood anyway.

One for all should at least take an hour before the transfer is complete. But the moment the blood got digested by Midoriya, green lightning flickering around his body. Almost like it’s hugging the new holder.

Mirio’s body falls down like a puppet with its string cut. Nighteye catches him and his student’s eyes open slowly. “What? w-what just happened?” Mirio said, confused.

“How are you feeling Mirio?” Mirio looks more confused by the question, but then seems like he just realized something.

“S-Sir! My body! It’s um it’s not the same! I don’t know how to explain it...” Mirio flexes his arm, jumps up and down, and does a lot of movement. Then look at him with stars and hope in his eyes. Nighteye is speechless. No one dies today..

Even if he loses his quirk, it’s just nothing compared to Mirio. His boy is back to normal again! He pulls Mirio and hugs the boy tightly. He hugs back.

Midoriya clears his throat. “Not to ruin your precious moment, but can I get at least a thank you before I leave for real this time?”

Mirio immediately bows down to the vigilante. “Thank you so much for saving my life even if you don’t want to. And I’m sorry for that time, you just want to help, I’m kinda panicked a bit. Sorry! And thank you again!”

“Thank you for everything. All Might definitely will want to say thank you and sorry too. He followed you around because he’s trying to apologize.” Nighteye said.

Midoriya nods nonchalantly. “I don’t really care. By the way, this quirk is mine now. I’ll do whatever I want with it. So don’t try to get me to be a hero.” With that, he calls for One for all like it’s his quirk since he was born, and jumps up to catch up with his friends.

Nighteye watches the boy who has the most powerful quirk in the world leaves. He wonders what the future will be like.

Izuku decides that One for all is the most annoying quirk in the world. Not the actual quirk of course, it’s the fucking past user! Who won’t stop talking to him!

He fucking knows One for all is a sentient quirk. But damn, please shut up.

ninthninthninthnephewgransoncoolkidpleaseuseblackwhipdangersenseiscooler-

Jesus, he hopes the quirk won’t have like a void to talk to the vestiges or something. You know, like in the Avatar?

(Don’t jinx it Izuku!)

Extra

yo

guess what

Dad

what

i just got ofa

LMAOOO

Dad is typing…

End Notes

Tenku!

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Natsuo’s quirk is called Winter spirit. ‘He’s’ a sentient quirk that can summon ice and snow. His appearance is a little boy with white hair(Jack Frost!) Of course Endeavor would think it’s an useless quirk(but fuck him) Natsuo also has like, cold resistance.

I’m supposed to write ofa killing Mirio and Izuku doesn’t want the quirk. But I ended up with new vigilante Izuku au lmao

Another plot in my note is that Izuku had ofa and already in UA but has to give it to mirio, then he dropped out to be vigilante. Then same plot, they figured that ofa is killing Mirio, so they try to find Izuku. I don’t think I’m good at writing that kind of angst?? so I settled with this one.

If there’s any tag that I didn’t include or you guys want me to change anything please tell me. I’m bad at tagging XD

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Table of Contents

Preface

gonna take you down and laugh when you cry

Afterword