1 Chance Encounter

-No One's POV-

Two teenage boys are seen running in the streets of Musutafu, Japan weaving through the people on the sidewalk. On the way to school they heard of a villain attack and the shorter of the two took off like the wind with his friend on his heels to make sure he's not late again.

Midoriya: "Come on Arthur, we gotta see the fight before it's over!" he called out.

Arthur: "Man, Izuku, you get way too hyped about villains attacking." he replied with a smile.

Midoriya: "I'm not excited about the villains, I'm excited about the heroes!"

Both boys had smiles on their faces as they ran. They came to a spot in front of a crowd of onlookers staring up at the scene on the bridge above.

Midoriya: "WOAH, that's one huge super villain!" he said in awe of the villain.

Arthur would have to agree with his friend. The man, or at least as far as Arthur could tell, was close to two stories tall. He had a very angular face that appeared almost shark-like and had on shredded clothes which meant he was not planning on using what Arthur can only assume is his gigantification quirk at first.

Suddenly the villain roared and swung his arm ripping through the scaffolds for the train's power lines causing it to fall into the crowd below. The Punching Hero, Death Arms came running in and stopped where the debris would land. He slammed his fist together then took a stance to catch the falling scrap before it caused anyone harm. As the crowd started to cheer for the pro, water began to whip in front of them to form a dividing line to keep them safe.

???: "Everyone please stay back, this area is far too dangerous!" a man in the front of the crowd said. He was dressed like a firefighter, sporting a long yellow jacket with high-visibility lines running down the centre, along his sleeve cuffs, hem, and high collar, as well as a red fireman hat. A thin cannon is strapped to his left shoulder which is attached to the red water tank he wears on his back. He wears a white mask with a single orange bead embedded into the centre, which could possibly be his eye. He has taps for hands with circular wrist-guards just behind their openings, red valves over the top, a pair of similar knee-pads on his legs, and yellow sneakers on his feet.

Bystander 1: "Woah Backdraft is here, he'll make sure we're ok!" he cheered.

As Izuku was trying to get a better look at the fight the two standing in front of him started talking.

Bystander 2: "This guy must be pretty desperate to go full monster in the middle of the city. Do you know what happened?"

Bystander 3: "Just some amateur, stole someone's bag and then got himself cornered."

As Arthur and Midoriya made their way through to the front, Arthur noticed a shadow fly over him. Looking up at what it was he sees another pro enter the fray with his own fan girls cheering him on.

As he landed on the bridge the towering attacker tried and failed to hit him.

Large Villain: "Get away from me or I'll break you like a toothpick!" the super sized thug yelled out.

As Midoriya made it to the front with Arthur close behind he began to narrate the fight.

Midoriya: "It's Kamui Woods! He may be new, but he's making a big name for himself!" he said his voice dripping with enthusiasm.

Bystander 4: "Just one look at that dopey grin and I know what you are. A fanboy!" the man next to Izuku stated matter in factly while pointing at him.

Izuku getting flustered averted his eyes the other way now realizing he was speaking out loud, earning a chuckle from his friend. As Kamui started taking on the villain, he began to get a little too intense from what Arthur could hear him saying.

Midoriya: "There it's his special move!" he exclaimed while pointing at the scene.

Midoriya/Kamui: "The preemptive binding lacquered chain prison!" Midoriya yelled out in sync with the pro. Arthur found it rather unnecessary, but held his tongue knowing how his dear friend gets when it comes to heros. As the villain braced for the assault another voice called out to his side.

???: "Canyon Cannon!" the new challenger's foot speared straight into the villain's jaw.

Everyone was stunned by the new arrival. The villain layed on the ground incapacitated as the towering woman landed on her feer. Men with cameras, that Arthur really hoped are just professional popperazzi, swarmed in taking pictures of the heroine as she bent over to make sure the assailant was truly downed.

???: "Piece of cake for the world's next hottest hero." she said as she turned to the crowd to greet them.

Mt Lady: "Hi there everyone I'm Mt Lady, and you don't have to worry about this bum anymore." she said as she made a rather provocative pose as she said the innuendo.

Crowd: "Money shot, money shot, money shot..." chanted the plethora of men with cameras and smartphones taking more than enough pictures.

The crowd cheered as the new hero returned to her normal size to finish the arrest and rub elbows with the press. As Midoriya was jotting down notes on the heroine Arthur looked up only to notice how downtrodden Kamui looked on top of the subway. He could only pity the hero who got his capture swiped out from under him because in that line of work you are only as popular as the press lets you be.

Arthur followed Midoriya over to where he was now standing next to the crater where the villain landed.

Midoriya: "Gigantification huh? Well she's definitely got the looks and attitude to win the crowd's favor as well as her quirk being showy it'll be kinda hard for her to get around the city without cause damage to*mutter mutter mutter*-" Midoriya mumbled as he scribed his thoughts.

Bystander 4: "What's that fanboy you taking notes over there? Wanna be a hero too, huh?" the man from earlier asked, noticing Midoriya in the middle of his ritual. Midoriya turned around with such enthusiasm on his face nodding his head.

Midoriya: "Yes, more than anything!" he beamed at the man.

Arthur: "Come on man, we're going to be late again if you keep this up." he chided as he grabbed his friend by the backpack and began dragging him.

Midoriya: "Ahhh! Wait Arthur I haven't finished my notes!" but his cries fell on deaf ears as he was dragged away.

Thankfully the pair made it with time to spare and got into their seats. As the bell rang the teacher stood at his podium and began to address the class.

Teacher: "So as third year students, it's time to start thinking seriously about your futures and what you want to do with your lives." he said with a harsh tone in his voice.

Teacher: "I could pass out some career aptitude tests'' he said as he snatched a stack of papers from his desk "But why bother? I know you all want to go into the hero track!" he said as he threw the papers into the air causing the class to start getting overly excited minus Midoriya, Arthur, and Bakugo.

Teacher: "Yes, yes you all have some very impressive quirks, but no power usage allowed at school. Get ahold of yourselves." the teacher scolded. Interrupting the cheers of his classmates, Katsuki Bakugo, with his feet on his desk began to speak causing the class to quiet.

Bakugo: "Hey teach, don't group me together with this bunch of losers. I'm the real deal, but these wannabes will be lucky enough to become sidekicks to some busted D-lister. HA!" he smugly stated to the class. Annoyed at the insult the cheers turn to complaints at the ash blond delinquent.

Teacher: "Huh, you do have impressive test results, Bakugo. Maybe you will get into UA high." he said reading his list of names earning murmurs of awe from the class.

Bakugo: "That's why it's the only place worthy of me." Bakugo said as he kicked up onto his deck. "I aced all the mock tests, that's why I'm the only one at this school worthy of getting in. That's why I'll be more popular than Allmight, and be the richest hero of all time! People all round the world will know my name AND IT ALL STARTS WITH UA HIGH!"

Teacher: "Of course Mr. Carnell's scores are good as well." he continued not noticing Bakugo's outburst. The ash blond whipped around as his smug look became one of annoyance.

Bakugo: "That blockhead!?" shouted the boy turning to look at said teen seeing him shooting a smug look his way.

Teacher: "Oh yeah Midoriya, don't you wanna goto UA too?" the teacher interrupted again causing said greenette to shirk into his seat not wanting the attention. The whole class was looking at Midoriya now. After a few silent moments the class began to laugh hysterically at the quirkless boy and mock him, much to Arthur's annoyance.

Midoriya: "Hey they got rid of the rule about needing a quirk, I-I could be the first one!" He said to the chorus of mockery.

Bakugo: "AAUGH" he yelled as he lashed out at Midoriya's desk causing it to break, knocking him away.

Bakugo: "Listen up Deku, you're even worse than the rest of these damn rejects, you quirkless wannabe. You really think they would even consider letting you in when the could have someone like me?!"

Midoriya: "No, wait you got it all wrong there's no way I'd wanna try and compete against you! You gotta believe me!" he cried as he backed away to be stopped by the wall. "It's just that I've wanted to be a hero since I was little. I may not have a quirk, but I can still try my hardest can't I?" he tried to bargain with the bully.

Bakugo: "You'd never be able to hang with the best of the best. You'd just die in the exams!" he hissed trying to snuff out any of Midoriya's hopes. "Defenceless Izuku! The school's already crappy, you really wanna make it worse by failing so hard?" Bakugo teased with the class snickering behind him.

Arthur: "That's enough, Bakugo." he said as he took a stance in front of Midoriya, just like he always has for the last few years. "The only one disgracing the school is you." he said as he glared down at delinquent he stood a solid head above in height.

Bakugo: "What was that, rock for brains?" he asked as a vein bulged from his forehead and small explosions pop in his hand.

Teacher: "Okay, okay that's enough, everyone sit back down and be quiet. We're starting class."

As everyone began to get back to their seats Bakugo and Arthur stared each other down in a standoff, after a few seconds Bakugo clicked his tongue and returned to his seat. Arthur turned to Midoriya and offered him a hand up which he gladly took.

Arthur: "You okay, bud?" he asked as he pulled up his friend and helped dust him off.

Midoriya: "Yeah. Thanks Arthur, I'm used to it by now." he said looking down at his feet. Arthur sighs as he helps Midoriya quickly put his desk back together.

After class was over for the day the teacher asked Arthur if he could carry some boxes to the supply room to which he politely agreed. When he was done with the chore he waited for Midoriya by the front entrance to walk home together. Arthur's apartment that was provided by his aunt at the beginning of Junior high when he moved there, was in the same building as the Midoriya's so he was often found there enjoying their company.

As Arthur was paying a dumb moblie game that he decided to try because he was seeing ads for it everywhere, he heard a small bang and looked up at the open window to see Bakugo throw something over his shoulder. As he looked closer he saw it was one of Midoriya's hero notebooks. Arthur quickly vaulted over the fountain in the front of the school and grabbed the book before it fell in. He looked back up at the window and as he did he heard the conversation.

Bakugo: "Most first string heros show potential early on. People just look at them and know they're destined for greatness. When I'm the only student from this garbage school people will start talking about ME like that. They'll realize I'm legit and think I'm the next big thing. That's not ego talking I just know I'm good." he told Midoriya with a flat tone in his voice. As he grabbed Midoriya's shoulder he started making it smolder.

Bakugo: "Here's a little word of advice, nerd. Don't even think of applying. Or else?" he said with a sweet and angry tone in his voice while Midoriya's uniform burned. As words escaped Midoriya at the moment, Bakugo and his goons started walking out.

Goon 1: "That's just sad, I really thought you'd put up some kind of fight." he said as they followed Bakugo's tail.

Goon 2: "Maybe he finally gets it" laughed the other.

Bakugo: "You know if you wanna really be a hero there might be another way." he said as he stopped in the doorway and turned his head to look at Midoriya.

Bakugo: "Just pray you'll get a quirk in your next life and take a swan dive off the building." he mocked not even considering the ramifications of what he says.

As Midoriya worked up the courage to give Bakugo a piece of his mind, Bakugo makes multiple explosions in his and asks in a venomous tone.

Bakugo: "Is there a problem?" quickly shooting down said built up resolve earning another silent response. As Bakugo and his cronies walked out of the building Arthur was leaning on the wall inspecting the burned journal.

Arhtur: "You truly are an ass, Bakugo." he said as he looked up from the book to glare at the lead hyena.

Bakugo: "You got a problem, cinderblock?" he hissed glaring back, preparing to fight the taller male.

Arthur: "Keep walking, shortstack." he said as he now stood in front of the group looking almost straight down to address them. With a click of his tongue Bakugo and his ducklings left the school grounds leaving Arthur alone to wait for Midoriya.

As Midoriya walked to the school's entrance he looked around for his book only to hear a forced cough getting his attention. Arthur stood there with his book in his hand casually waving it around.

Arthur: "Lose something?" he asked with a sly smile as he handed back the book only for Midoriya to look down at it.

Midoriya: "That stupid jerk." he said holding back tears and remembering something. Arthur look at his friend with sympathy. He put his arm around Midoriya's shoulders and they began walking. As they were walking home side by side the pair were walking through a tunnel under a bridge.

Midoriya: "Arthur, today I made a decision that I'm not gonna let anything get to me and smile just like Allmight!" he said trying to muster up his courage and began to march waving his hand in the air doing his best Allmight impression. It made Arthur happy to see Midoriya try to take it in stride. He knew it was eating at him inside, but said nothing of it.

Noticing something was happening behind them they stopped and turned around. Their eyes widened, they saw what was there. It was a large mass of sludge that took up their whole tunnel. It looked like sewage with a face and smelled no better.

Midoriya: "I-i-it's a v-villain?" he squeaked out, too stunned to move.

???: "You two will make perfect skin-suits for me to hide in." the abomination blurted out as it towered over both teens.

It lunged at Midoriya making him drop his notebook. He tried to run only to be caught immediately.

???: "Don't worry I'm just going to take over your body, this will all go smoothly if you don't fight back." growled the slime.

Arthur: "IZUKU, HOLD ON" he shouted holding up his hand and clenching it into a fist making stone spikes come out of the floor and walls of the tunnel being careful not to hit Midoriya in the middle of the blob, but to no avail as they passed straight through the villain. "SHIT!" he cursed in his head as he ran at the murderous blob while forming an inch thick layer of stone on the right arm and took a swing at the gelatinous creature to the same effect. The goo didn't let go of his arm as it began to pull him in as well.

???: "You can wait your turn, meatbag." the villain called out as it began to suffocate Midoriya.

Arthur: "Come on you useless blockhead think, your best friend is in trouble and you can't even help him. DAMMIT!" he scolded himself in his head.

???: "I didn't know he was in the city, I gotta get at here fast before he tracks me down." the monster said to itself.

Arthur: "He, who's he?" he thought as the slime began to cover his mouth.

As Arthur looked at Midoriya he saw him crying with a look begging for help and hated that there was nothing he could do but watch his only friend die in front of him. Arthur began to panic as Midoriya closed his eyes. Suddenly the manhole cover blew off causing the monster to turn around and look behind him.

???: "Have no fear, you are safe. Now that I am here that is." he said as the monster lashed out at him. Arthur couldn't make out the shape in the corner of his eye, but the voice he immediately recognized. All Might was there. The villain didn't even come close to hitting him as he rushed the mass and reared back a punch.

All Might: "TEXAS SMASH!" he yelled as he threw a punch with so much force behind it the wind pressure alone tore through the villain's liquid like body freeing the two boys.

Midoriya looked at All Might's figure as he passed out questioning what he saw. As the boys landed Arthur hunched over coughing and spitting up the slime in his mouth. Once he was done his head shot up looking at Midoriya lying motionless on the ground with All Might leaning over him attempting to wake him up. Arthur scrambled to get up and run over to his friend. He ran over to Midoriya and grabbed his shoulders to start shaking him.

Arthur: "Come on Izuku, wake up, man!" he begged. As Midoriya started to stir Arthur relented letting him sit up.

All Might: "Ah good, thought we lost you there!" he exclaimed, still leaning over the boys. Midoriya proceeded to lose his shit as he quickly backed away.

All Might: "Well looks like you're moving around alright. Sorry about that back there, I didn't mean to get you two caught up in my justicing. Usually I pay more attention to keep bystanders safe, but it turns out this city's sewer system is pretty difficult to navigate. HA HA HA HA HA!" he laughed as Midoriya's brain was overheating trying to process that his idol was in front of him and Arthur was attempting to fan him with a notebook to calm him down.

All Might: "Anyway you two were a big help, thank you! For I have captured the evil doer!" he said as he held up the captured villain that he put into two soda bottles, earning a confused look from Arthur.

Arthur: "How the hell did you fit that thing in there?" he asked only to get no answer from either party.

Midoriya: "Holy crap, I gotta get an autograph. I had a pen around here somewhere. Huh?" he stopped scrambling and found his near destroyed notebook in front of him. He flipped in open to the last page only to see Allmight had already signed his book when neither boy was looking.

Midoriya: "Thank you, so much! This will be an heirloom, a family treasure past down for generations to come!" he said while bowing so quickly his spine should have snapped. Arthur was standing next to him looking at the scene while scratching the back of his neck with a sweatdrop going down his face. All Might only gave a thumbs up like this was a normal interaction.

All Might: "Welp, I need to get this guy to the police. Stay outta trouble and see ya around!" He said as he began to stretch his legs.

Midoriya: "Wait you're leaving, already?" he asked, wanting more time with his hero.

All Might: "Us heros are constantly fighting time as well as peace's enemies." he replied. "Now stand back, I'm taking off!" he said as he squatted down, then in an instant he was high up in the air. "Thank you for your continued support!" he bellowed down to the boys.

As Arthur looked up with the cherry blossoms swirling from the wind All Might made from his jump.

Arthur: "You know I thought he'd be more serious then that, what do you think Izu-" he stop mid sentence and looked to see his friend gone. He looked up only to see Midoriya clinging to All Might's leg.

Arthur: "Wha- ho- when- UGHH!" he groaned as he got a running start, jumped up, landing in a squat before launching himself up with a slab of stone jetting out of the ground. He caught up to them as they were in the air and latched onto All Might's other leg.

All Might: "Hey, hey I love my fans, but this is too much! Let go!" he yelled over the wind as he tried to shake the two off not realizing the boys would probably die if they did so.

Arthur: "Hell no! If we let go they'll be cleaning up some very unappetizing pancakes off the ground!" he yelled through the wind blasting his face.

All Might: "Oh, that's a good point." he said, realizing his mistake.

Midoriya: "I just have a lot of things I wanna ask you personally, you're my all time favorite hero Allmight! Please!" he shouted.

All Might: "Okay, okay I get it. Just keep your eyes and mouth shut." he advised, but it was too late for Arthur as he was already choking on a bug. All Might began to look for a place to land as he started coughing up blood, but this went unnoticed by both boys given the circumstance, All Might soon landed them on top of a department store. When Arthur finally recovered he punched Midoriya in the top of his head.

Arthur: "What the hell man, what is wrong with you?!" he yelled as Midoriya started rubbing the lump on his head he began to apologize to his friend.

All Might: "Not a very smart move, you two. Bang on the door for a while, someone will let you in. Now I have to go. See you on the flipside!" he said as he walked to the edge of the roof getting both boys' attention.

Midoriya: "Wait, not yet, one second!" he pleaded rushing toward the hero.

All Might: "No. I don't have any time." he snapped back at the boy.

Arthur: "Izuku, man, come on we bugged him enough." he said trying to reason with Midoriya.

Midoriya: "I have to know!" he yelled as he remembered all the times his dreams have been denied in his life. "Sometimes I do feel like a failure. Like there is no hope for me. Even so I'm not gonna give up. Never." this caused the boy's friend to stop in his tracks realizing he needed to let this out.

Midoriya: "Can I still be a hero, even if I don't have a quirk?" he asked. This question caused All Might to stop in his tracks. "I'm a normal kid without any powers. Could I ever hope to be someone like you?!" he asked the number one hero. All Might turned to look at the boy pouring his heart and soul out. Both Arthur and Midoriya waited and hoped for his response.

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