In the Shadows

Part 1

Izuku when he was 4 years old

No ones POV:

"Mom! Mom! Can we go to the doctors to see my quirk please please please?!" Izuku asked his mother jumping up and down. His mother chuckling and answered, "Of course we can, just eat your breakfast first and I'll get your father." She placed a plate of food in front of Izuku as he was sitting down. She went upstairs to get ready and bring his father downstairs. As his father was walking towards Izuku, he ruffled his hair and said, "You excited little man? I'm sure you will have the best quirk and become an amazing hero." Izuku looked up and smiled brightly, "A hero like All Might?!" "Yes and hero like All Might, or even better" his father replied laughing.

At the Doctors office

Izuku couldn't sit still in his chair at the doctors office. Th doctor came back into the room and told his parents to step out for a minute. "Izuku, you have a quirk, a very rare and powerful one at that. You must keep it a secret from everyone, including your parents." the doctor told Izuku in a serious tone. "What is my quirk and why can't I tell mommy and daddy?" Izuku asked confused. The doctor sighed before answering, "Your quirk is called Creation, in other words you can create any quirk and use it or even pass the quirks onto other people. This quirk hasn't been seen in many decades. The only drawback is that you can't heal yourself if you wish to create a quirk like that and if you use too many at once you will pass out. And you can't tell your mother or father because they can be put in danger if anyone finds out your quirk. I'm putting you down as quirkless alright?"

Izuku's eyes widened and looked shocked. How could he have such a powerful quirk and not tell his parents about. He slowly nodded his head so the doctor knew it was ok. After a few minutes of explaining to Izuku what to do and how to keep his quirk a secret, the doctor told his parents to come in again. The doctor then showed them that he was quirkless because he was missing the extra bone in this foot, which was a fake x-ray. Izuku's parents were shocked that Izuku was quirkless. The ride home was silent, but once they went inside and the front door closed it was the opposite. Izuku's parents started shouting at Izuku and then one another. Izuku ran to his room and closed the door.

He went to his bed and slid under the covers and put a pillow over his head to muffle the yelling downstairs. Izuku started crying and quietly repeated the word sorry over and over again. This continued all night and since that day Izuku's parents have yelled as well as hit him everyday. His best friend, Katsuki Bakugou, started to ignore and avoid Izuku because he was quirkless. He was unaware of what was happening in Izuku's house.

Over the years Izuku was bullied for not having a quirk by his classmates and soon by his best friend Bakugou. At the age of 11 he met his idol, All Might, on the roof of a building. "Hey All Might, can I be a hero even if I don't have a quirk?" Izuku asked. All Might turned around and said, "Sorry, but no you can't. You would get hurt easily and be in the way of true heroes. It's best if you just give up on that dream and try to be something else, like a doctor, police officer or something. Just don't be a hero and get in the way." And with that he left Izuku alone on the roof. Izuku was destroyed, devastated. He began to realize that not all heroes were who they seemed to be.

When he got home he got his daily beating from his parents then went to his room. He threw away all his All Might merch and replaced it with his other favorite heroes like Hawks, Eraser head, Present Mic, Midnight, Mirko, Kamui Woods, and more. His favorite was Eraser head because not only was he an underground hero but he also did his job to help others, not just for the money and fame. Then an idea stuck him: what if he could become a vigilante. Then he could help people without being a hero and he wouldn't be considered a villain. He started planing and soon enough he made his costume from one of his quirks. Now all he needed to do is train so he could be physically fit and somewhat good at hand-to-hand- combat.