Apotheosis

CHAPTER TEN: THE TITAN

Izuku paced around the room he was told to wait in. Today was the big technology expo. An event where companies showed off their new and upcoming inventions and devices in a big stadium sized convention center. There were also some independent inventors who rented their own booths or milled about hoping to get noticed and attract investors and major companies to support their projects.

It was here that Izuku Midoriya would be presenting for Geonosis Tech's panel. Normally these big support manufacturing companies have a CEO or head scientist present whatever the newest thing was. However Geonosis was different and much more humble in that regard. To the green haired boy's surprise they told him they would rather have the creator present his own creation. The head of research and development said, "Who better to show how a new hero support item works than the person who invented it", of course the inventor would know all about it.

Two months into his work study program and he was already the most popular intern in the employ of Geonosis. They liked his ideas and inventions so much that they were willing to not only pay him, they also promised to cover the rest of Izuku's high school tuition including a full college scholarship to the university of his choice under the agreement that he work for them. Izuku agreed with all of it under the condition that seventy percent of his current pay went to his mother Inko Midoriya.

His intelligence and ingenuity was at the level of some of their brightest and best. It made the scientists wonder what he would be like when he graduated. Because of this Geonosis was willing to do almost anything to keep that brilliant mind the boy possessed. They even gave him his own personal office with state of the art computers so he could work on the designs and blueprints, and a twenty four hour access pass to the building so he could come by any time he wanted during the summer.

It was all too perfect for Izuku. With this company's resources at his fingertips the Infinity Gauntlet would soon be complete. He had already hacked the systems of the building and created a secret hidden code into his work computers that hid his real projects. All he had to do was keep the scientists and big wigs happy with some new technological marvel or support item and they were none the wiser.

Now here he was waiting in one of the back lounges of the convention center. Nervous and scared having never spoke in front of a crowd this big before. The irony was not lost on Izuku though. The fact he could commit such villainous acts without fear yet he was shivering and about to vomit from stage fright.

"Excuse me?" He turned to the company representative sitting in the room with him. "I need some air can I step out for a bit".

"Just be back in half an hour, the panel will start soon", she told him giving him a sympathetic look. She understood how nerve racking it must be for a young teenager, but she did admire his courage to do this for the company. Izuku thanked her and left the room to walk around the convention, maybe get a drink to settle the butterflies in his stomach.

As he wandered the random booths, his eyes passed apathetically over the independent inventors. None of them had made anything remotely impressive at least compared to what he created. Getting bored Izuku went and sat down at a nearby table where food and drinks were being served. He decided to have a coffee, maybe a good dose of caffeine would give him the nerve to make this upcoming live presentation.

"I recognize that logo!" Someone shouted from far away. Izuku looked around wondering who was yelling when he spotted a girl with odd pink hair and yellow eyes waving her arm and looking at him. He glanced around to make sure she wasn't looking at someone behind him. "Yeah you!"

'Me', Izuku mouthed the words while pointing a thumb at himself in confusion. In matter of seconds the girl moved through the crowd and was standing at his table.