Powerless - A My Hero Academia/ DC Crossover

Chapter 1 - Can I be A Hero?

      "Pro heroes are always risking their lives. Some villains can't be beaten without powers. So can you be a hero? Not without a quirk."

      Izuku Midoriya's heart sank into his stomach. His knees were weak and he felt sick. His world was crashing down around him, and there was nothing he could do to stop it. The shrunken, sickly visage before him had shattered for him the image of the Symbol of Peace that he worshipped and idolized for so long. And worst of all, that same hero, Izuku's hero since childhood, had confirmed his worst fear of all: That his dream, to become a Pro Hero will never come true.

      "I see," was all Izuku managed to say. His voice felt as if it wasn't his own. He couldn't believe this was happening. He had imagined this scenario so many times, had imagined his hero telling him differently, that no matter what anyone else, Kacchan, his classmates, anyone, said to him, that he could still become a hero. But in the end, it was all a fantasy.

      The frail All Might hoisted himself off of the ground and began to walk towards the stairwell that led from the roof where they stood and into the building. Seeing the distraught look on the boy's face, All Might made an attempt to comfort him.

      "If you want to help people, there are plenty of other ways to do it," He said. "You could become a police officer. They get crap because the Heroes capture most of the villains, but it's a fine profession."

      All Might stopped at the door. "It's not bad to have a dream, young man," He said. "Just make sure your dreams are attainable. Realistic, understand?" And with that, he left, Izuku still standing in the same spot, unable to move, unable to even breathe. In his mind, his life seemed to flash before him, every image the same: the doctor who callously told him his quirk would never come; Kacchan's continuous bullying for being quirkless; his classmates flaunting their powers to him; and lastly, his mother, his sweet, loving mother, blaming herself for the death of his dreams.

      Finally, Izuku's knees gave out beneath him. The cement of the rooftop felt cold as he fell in a heap atop it. It wasn't fair. It just wasn't fair. He had never wanted anything more in his life, yet fate cruelly snatched it from him. All his work, all his hopes, all his dreams, gone in an instant.

      Deku tried to pick himself up off the rooftop. He knew he had to be home soon. But he couldn't move. He couldn't stop the tears as they flowed freely down his face. He didn't know how long he was there on that roof, but it felt like an eternity. The words of his hero echoed in his mind, over and over again.

      "Can you be a hero? Not without a quirk."

      In an office building a few miles away, a handsome man, appearing to be in his late forties, sat in a lavish office behind a large mahogany desk and laptop computer. On the computer screen, he was watching the scene on the rooftop between the hero All Might and the young boy he rescued.

      He had an aerial drone trained on the Symbol of Peace and had it tracking him for some time now. Normally, he was very difficult to follow. He was very fast, despite his bulky frame. But today, the drone had managed to spot him going after a sludge monster wreaking havoc in the city. Though it had lost him for a minute as the chase led into the sewer system, the drone caught up with him in time to catch footage of him rescuing a young boy from the clutches of the monster. After bringing him around, he leaped away, but the boy was still clinging to him. After a brief struggle, they descended and landed on a rooftop.

      The audio receptors on the drone managed to pick up their conversation. The boy wanted to become a hero, even though he did not have any powers. What happened next was a surprise to both the boy and the man watching.