Deku: The Hero of the Omniverse

[0] Prologue

I slowly opened my eyes, feeling a stinging sensation on my skin from the freezing cold. Initially, I thought that I had fallen asleep and my mom had inadvertently set the AC to its lowest temperature while trying to make me comfortable. I made a mental note to reassure her that it was okay and that I would adjust it myself. As I attempted to get out of bed to adjust the temperature, I realized that something felt odd about my sleeping position. It seemed as if I was not lying on anything at all. Despite feeling like I was swimming, I was clearly breathing and not wet.

"W-What's going on? Am I floating?!" I whispered as I began looking around my surroundings. Since I had just woken up, I rubbed my eyes with both hands to get them adjusted to where I was. My vision showed nothing but Darkness and a few colorful lights. I noticed some were blinking while some remained stationary. Turning my head around, I could see all the colorful lights around me.

I realized that I was floating and began kicking my legs to swim toward the brightest, yellow light. Despite the darkness, I cautiously extended my finger towards the light, silently hoping it wouldn't burn me. When my finger touched the light, it emitted a beeping sound, causing me to quickly withdraw.

"W-What's happening!?" I screamed as the sound of an engine roared around me. After a few seconds, the darkness vanished as bright lights turned on, brightening up the area I was in. Trying to adjust my eyes, I looked around in amazement. With the walls illuminated, I noticed that the blinking lights around me were buttons, some of them just plain LED lights. It felt like I was in some kind of futuristic vehicle.

"Did I fall asleep on a new amusement park attraction?" I wondered as I looked around. No, that can't be true. I live in the 21st century, so I doubt that any business would waste this advanced technology on a kiddie ride, especially ones that make you float. As I pondered my situation, I noticed two figures floating above me. On closer inspection, I realized that they were people of about the same age as me. I wasn't familiar with the person with black hair, but when I saw the other one with ash-blonde hair, I had a sudden realization. I couldn't believe my eyes when his face was revealed after spinning mid-air, and I gasped.

"K-KACHAN!!!" I screamed as I quickly swam up to him, grabbing both his shoulders. I began to shake him as hard as I could with all the strength I had, or at least whatever strength I had, because for some weird reason, I felt as light as a feather. Ignoring that fact, I continued to shake him until I noticed his eyes beginning to slowly open.

"Ugh...... what?" he groaned as his eyes opened wider. "What the hell?!"

"Kachan, you okay?" I said full of worry.

"D-Deku?" he said as his eyes finally opened up. I breathed out in relief, and he looked at his shoulders to see that I was still holding onto them. "What the hell are you doing? Where the hell is this? And... THE HELL???!!! ARE WE FLOATING???"

Quickly releasing my hands from his shoulders, I spoke as fast as possible so he wouldn't lose his cool.

"I-I don't know. I woke up not long ago, so I'm as confused as you are," I said, shrugging my shoulders while holding my hands up.

"What do you mean you don't know?! How the hell do you not know?!" Kachan said as he grabbed both my shoulders and began shaking me vigorously.

"Like... I... said... I... don't... know..." I said in between each shake. Just when I thought my soul was about to leave my body, the sound of someone groaning caused Kachan to stop and look up, along with me. The other figure I saw floating next to Kachan began to open his eyes too. I wasn't familiar with him, but I had a feeling I'd seen him before. As I watched him scratch his black hair in confusion, it only took me a few more seconds to realize who that person was.