Izuku wandered down the street. He'd just watched All Might leap away into the distance.

  They'd had a strange conversation, but it was cut short when All Might suddenly said he needed to leave. They assumed his quirk only activated under the condition of death, which sucked, but with the kind of quirk it was it wasn't surprising.

  He yawned, his legs slowly turning transparent from his knees upwards. His lower legs and feet were completely gone.

  Izuku turned the corner, coming face to face with a large crowd. They were being held back by some heroes. He looked over the heads of the crowd, hovering a little higher.

  His eyes widened.

  The slime villain.

  He'd escaped.

  But how?

  Had All Might dropped him?

  "He's taken somebody hostage.." someone muttered.

  "Yeah, he's just a kid, I hope he'll be okay."

  Izuku drifted forwards, over the heads of the crowd. As he passed the people he gradually felt more awake, more energised. His legs became visible again, although a little see through.

  He froze when he spotted exactly who was being held captive.

  "Kacchan??"

  Izuku landed on the ground, past the crowd now. He ran towards the sludge villain, anger in his eyes.

  The villain began to laugh at the lone teen until he realized he looked familiar.

  "You?? What are you doing here?" It asked.

  "Deku?" Bakugo mumbled.

  Izuku raced forwards, not even bothering to dodge the villain's attacks. The slime passed through him, splattering uselessly on the floor behind Izuku.

  Izuku reached into the slime, hoping he wouldn't pass through Katsuki. To his relief, he grabbed a fistfull of Bakugo's uniform, pulling him out of the slime's grasp.

  The villain shouted in rage, swinging for the boys. Izuku would be fine, but Katsuki wasn't intangible.

  Izuku raised his hand, determined to protect his friend.

  Bright white flames flew from his arm, engulfing the sludge arm aimed at Bakugo.

  The villain screeched as a chunk of it's body evaporated.

  "You little brat!!" It screamed.

  Izuku flew back, pulling Katsuki with him. The strength he had before was gone now, he was invisible up to his waist, and he felt so tired.

  The villain raised its arm to strike, but Izuku couldn't muster the flames from before.

  A splat was heard, and then All Might was there, holding back the arm.

  "GOOD WORK YOUNG MAN, BUT I'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE!" He bellowed.

  The villain tried to run, but it was already over.

  "DETROIT... S M A S H ! ! !" The hero yelled.

  The villain was blown to pieces for a second time, the smoke clearing and the clouds in the sky flying away.

  "He changed the weather.. with a single punch?!?" Someone yelled.

  The crowd cheered, praising All Might for his strength.

  Katsuki was out cold on the ground, and Izuku soon followed him. Strangely, All Might was able to catch him and hold him in one arm.

  The next thing Izuku knew was a skinny man sitting and watching him intently.

  "H-hello?" Izuku said.

  "Hello again young Midoriya." The man said.

  "Again..?" Izuku said.

  *Wait.!*

  "A-All Might.. is that you?" Izuku asked.

  The man nodded.

  "Indeed it is I. My buff form is part of my quirk. It allows me to go unnoticed in this form when I'm not on the job." He explained.

  Izuku nodded. It made sense.

  "So that's why you're only ever seen when you're working and not out shopping.."

  All Might chuckled.

  "You sure figured that out fast kid!"

  Izuku abruptly stopped muttering.

  "Anyway, I have come to you with a statement, and an offer. When you ran out to save that kid, you inspired me to act. I can only do hero work for 3 hours a day you see, but you inspired me to act! To go past my limits, and race forwards! For that, I thank you." All Might told him.

  Izuku waved his arms about. His legs were slowly becoming visible, and Izuku felt more energetic.

  "You don't need to thank me All Might!! I shouldn't have tried to help, I just-!"

  "Your legs just moved on their own, right?" All Might asked.

  Izuku nodded.

  All Might grinned. "Excellent! That brings me to my offer. I deem you worthy of inheriting my quirk!"

  "Huh?" Izuku asked.

  "My quirk can be passed on to others, and that's just one of its secret abilities!" All Might said.

  "I guess.. it's not impossible. New powers are discovered all the time.." Izuku muttered.

  "You'll need to train your body to be able to receive my power, the amount of energy it holds could blow your arms off!" He said.

  Izuku cringed at that, but understood what he meant.

  "You want to go to UA, right?" All Might asked.

  Izuku beamed. "Of course! It's the school you went to after all!"

  All Might laughed.

  "You're a real fanboy, huh kid! Anyway, if you want to get into UA, then you'll need to be ready by the entrance exams. I'll create a training regimen for you so that you're ready for the exams. That is if you accept."

  Izuku smiled.

  "Of course I accept All Might!"

  All Might smiled.

  "I thought you'd say that. And Toshinori is fine for this form."

  And so, Izuku's 10 months of hell began.