Chapter 7
When Izuku was walking to school on Wednesday he suddenly found himself walking the wrong way. And when he tried to turn and head back onto his path he felt some kind of pull in his gut forcing him to turn back.
'Venom.' Izuku began as he worried about being late. 'What's going on?'
'I feel one of my kind near us.' Venom said making Izuku's eyes widen with surprise and shock. 'I'm sorry about this but I must investigate this.'
'It's fine Venom.' Izuku said as he looking through the crowd that surrounded him for the person who had the symbiote. 'Next time warn me. Who is it?'
'That girl.' Venom said making Izuku's eyes look at one girl whose head looked like it was made of shadows. 'I feel one of own sleeping within her bosom.'
Izuku followed the girl for several minutes before she turned into a alley. He walked into it but the girl seemed to have disappeared. But he knew she was still there thanks to the pull in his gut still nagging at his mind.
Taking another step forward Izuku froze in place as tentacles of shadow wrapped around his lower half and arms.
"Who are you and why are you following me?" The girl asked stepping out of the shadows. She wore a thin blue hoodie and black jeans. Her facial features constantly shifted the only constant being her glowing silver eyes.
"I wasn't following you because I wanted to." Izuku said apologetically. "I physically had to." He said making the girl tilt her head in confusion before he continued. "Because I have a symbiote just as you do."
"What?" The girl said in shock. The shadows holding Izuku dissipated. "You have one of these things up your ass too!?"
Izuku coughed. "In a manner of speaking yes."
"Is that really what you call one of my kind living within you?" Venom said creating a manifestation from Izuku's shoulder.
"Well it's more flattering than what she used to call me progenitor." A voice like Venom's but softer, calmer said as the girl's symbiote manifested in a similar fashion to the black symbiote. This symbiote unlike Venom was yellow and red.
Izuku looked at the symbiote. "Wait did you just call Venom your progenitor?"
"Yes Venom is my progenitor." The symboled said nodding. "In human terms it'd be my father."
The girl looked at her symbiote. "How come you never mentioned that you have a dad Scream?"
"We symbiotes don't have the familial connections that your kind does." Venom explained looking at the girl. "So my progeny and I have not spoken in quite a long time." Scream nodded in agreement with it's father.
"So since our tenants already know each other." Izuku began smiling at the girl. "We may as well introduce ourselves." He pointed to himself. "I'm Midoriya Izuku it's nice to meet you."
The girl looked at him for a moment. Before she made what could be called a smile. "The name's Kuroyoku Kagekatsu. Same to ya Midori-Chan."
The two traded numbers and promised to meet up again at a later date. And with that Izuku dashed to U.A hoping to get there before he was late.
"Now then for today's hero training." Aizawa said as he looked down at his students. Izuku shook a little when the man looked at him fearing that he would be kicked out for being late. "This time All Might, myself, and one other will supervise you."
'Three heroes?' Izuku thought looking at his half asleep teacher. 'Sounds like a special class.'
'If getting watched as we use our far superior powers is what you call special then yes it is.' Venom growled within Izuku's chest.
'Why are you so irritable today?'
'Hmm maybe it's because yesterday I was filled with intense pain from the stupidly loud alarm and students.' Venom thought as it shifted within Izuku's chest. 'And I saw my little brat of a progeny.'
'All I heard was "wah wah I'm a little baby who can't take some noise".' Izuku taunted making his tenant growl before it quieted.
'You know.' Venom said making Izuku groan internally. 'Scream's host could make a good mate as well.'
'I am so done with you right now.' Izuku thought making the symbiote chuckle. But at least it didn't continue.
"Uh Sensei what exactly are we doing today?" Sero asked holding up his hand.
"We'll be preparing you for disaster relief from fires to floods." Aizawa said holding up a card that read rescue. "It's rescue training!!"
"Rescue huh." Kaminari said resting his head on his palm as he looked at the other students. "Sounds like another rough day."
"Right!" Mina excitedly said.
"Come on Kamibro! This is what being a hero is all about." Kirishima said smiling. "I'm pumped for it!"
"I'll be at home in a flood kero." Tsuyu said smiling slightly.
Any further speaking was cut off by a death glare from Aizawa. "I'm not done."
"It's up to you whether or not to wear your costumes. As some of them are ill-suited to this sort of activity." Aizawa said pressing a button that made the racks containing the costume cases emerge from the wall. "The training site is a bit remote so we'll be going by bus. That's all so get ready."
'Rescue training.' Izuku thought smiling. 'More practice for my future!'
'Haven't we rescued people before though?' Venom questioned.
'I mean yeah.' Izuku thought as he grabbed his costume case. 'But this time it's proper training. Not just winging it and hoping for the best.'
'Hmm I suppose you're right.' Venom thought as Izuku walked towards the changing room. 'Besides what's the worse that could happen?'
Once the students of 1-A stepped out onto the parking lot Iida began directing them on how to sit.
"Line up according to your I.D. numbers. Fill in your seats in an orderly fashion." Iida said directing them to the bus.
"Darn! It was this kind of bus!" Iida said looking down ashamedly.
"There, there Iida." Izuku said reaching over and patting the boy's armored shoulder.
"You know I generally state what's on my mind Midoriya." Tsuyu said from beside Izuku.
"Hmm?" Izuku looked over to Tsuyu. "What is it Asu- Tsuyu."
"Your quirk." Tsuyu said looking over to Izuku. "Resembles the quirk of a infamous vigilante."
Izuku blinked and rubbed the back of his head. "Well you know unrelated people have similar quirks all the time." He said repressing his nervousness.
"You mean that guy everyone's calling Tarantula?" Kirishima said. "Cause he can apparently climb on walls and stuff."
"Tarantula? I heard that his name was Poison." Jirou said from beside Bakugou on the first set of front facing seats. "Cause he's like a poison to all villains."
"What!? No way his name is totally Fangs!" Kaminari said. "He's got this wicked sharp grin!"
"Why the hell are you fuckers talking about a dumbass villain?" Bakugou growled from his seat. "He's just another fucker for me to get rid of as a pro."
"While his actions may be illegal Tarantula (or whatever one may call him) is not a villain." Iida said looking at Bakugou. "He's a vigilante that's saved multiple people and defeated a good few villains. Does that make his actions right? No due to one of his monikers "The lethal protector."" Izuku squirmed at the moniker. "Simply put he killed villains and criminals. Passing judgment on them like he was a judge himself."
"And that's why you damn extras should stop talking about the dumbass!" Bakugou said his hands popping. "The bastard's probably just another fucking villain who's playing pretend at being a hero."
"We're here." Aizawa said looking back at them. "So be quiet and look sharp."
The students stepped off of the bus and entered the massive dome shaped building.
'It's massive!' Izuku thought looking at the massive area. 'It almost looks like a amusement park.'
'One of my old hosts used to live near one of those places.' Venom said to his host. 'And I agree with your assessment completely.'
"I designed this place to simulate every disaster and accident one could possibly imagine. Be it caused by a quirk or a natural disaster." Thirteen said their voice muffled by their astronaut themed costume. "The flood zone, landslide zone, conflagration zone, and more." The space hero pointed to each zone in turn as they spoke. "I call this facility The Unforeseen Simulation Joint or USJ for short."
"The space hero Thirteen!" Izuku said excited. His fingers twitched with the want to sketch the hero now that he was able to see them up close. "They're a gentleperson that one of the more well known rescue heroes!"
"Oh I love Thirteen!" Uraraka gushed as she looked at the rescue hero.
Izuku looked at her and smiled slightly.
'It makes sense.' He supposed. 'Uraraka and Thirteen both have quirks related to space.'
'Space smace.' Venom said. 'Black holes are a whole lot more scary than this cream puff!"
"Thirteen where's All Might?" Aizawa said immediately once he realized that the No. 1 wasn't there. "I thought he was meeting us here."
"About that Senpai." Thirteen said looking away from the greasy haired man. "He apparently reached his limit during his morning commute."
'Limit?' Izuku thought looking at Thirteen's three raised fingers. 'Does All Might's power only have a limited timeframe of use? Is that why he's been making less and less appearances over the years? Does it have to do with his age?' Izuku sighed slightly as his fingers twitched. 'Man I wish that I had my journal on me.'
'You and your journals!' Venom laughed.
'I can't help it!' Izuku thought blushing under his mask. 'It's a habit!'
"He's resting in the break room." Thirteen continued as Izuku once more focused on the teachers' conversation.
"He is the height of irrationality." Aizawa said shaking his head. "Whatever let's get started."
"Before we do." Thirteen said holding up two fingers. "I have one or two points or three... four... or maybe more."
Thirteen coughed and held up their hand. "Anyway as I'm sure many of you are aware my quirk is called Black Hole and it can suck and tear anything just like a real Black Hole."
"Yeah and you've saved a lot of people with it." Izuku said as Uraraka vigorously nodded beside him.
Venom created a manifestation from Izuku's shoulder. "Yes such a beautifully destructive power!' It chuckled.
"It's just as both Midorya and his quirk said." Thirteen looked sadly at the students. "My quirk can be used to save people but... it can easily kill." Thirteen looked down at their fist. "One wrong move, one bad aim, one ill-timed deactivation and I could kill the person I'm trying to save." They looked up at the students. "This is something you students need to learn. That your powers, your quirks are just as deadly as they are powerful." Thirteen sighed. "And if you forget that you just may leave yourself open to killing those you endeavor to protect." The hero's voice held an old guilt. The guilt of someone who had obviously gone through something like that.
"But your powers were not meant to inflict harm." Thirteen said their voice adopting a happy tone. "Your quirks no matter can save people's lives!" With that the hero bowed. "That is all thank you for listening!"
The students clapped eagerly for the teacher.
"Great now first off..." Aizawa began but he trailed off as he noticed something strange out of the corner of his eye.
A black portal appeared in the empty space in front of the USJ's fountain. It slowly opened and a pale hand gripped it's edge.
A man shoved his head through the portal. His face was hidden by a severed hand that cling to his face. One crazed ruby eye glared at the students as the portal opened further and dozens of people began walking out.
'Little host!' Venom cried out panicked. 'One of my young is here!'
'What! Where!?' Izuku asked in shock.
Venom covered Izuku's eyes and made him look at a tall man that looked like an orange slimmer Venom.
'There.' Venom growled. 'My dear child Phage.'