One for All (No Matter Who You Are)

Deku #2!

"Wow! You have Torchic?!" A classmate exclaimed when Bakugo strolled into class with the fire Pokémon holding onto his arm.

"That's so awesome, Bakugo!" Bakugo smirked at the praise, Cyndaquil snickering as they sat up brightly at the attention.

"I know, extras. I got this guy from training in the forest near that cave uptown." Bakugo bragged, Torchic sticking out his chest proudly.

"You mean the ones where the trainers go to? That is so cool!" Another classmate piped in, admiring Torchic's brightly colored feathers.

Izuku watched Bakugo receive so many praises with Kyu on his desk. Diana surveyed him closely, making sure he didn't do anything to Izuku as long as she was watching. If he or that Torchic so much as go near him with malicious intent, she will kick them just like Sawk taught her. And if she needed backup, Charlotte was in her own pokeball.

Izuku was already thinking ahead of Diana which led him to hold her back with his hand gently from letting her have any fighting interaction with Bakugo. "Hey now, calm down. It's okay." He reassured her, combing through her pink fluff to make her relax.

Kyu suppressed her verbal dislike when Torchic's Ember move got a little too close to Izuku. Izuku ignored his classmate's praises towards his bully and instead focused on the time ticking down to recess. Recess is when he can finally let out all his friends from their Pokémon balls. He can't wait for that time, but for now he has to pay attention to the monotone teacher.

*
Finally! Recess time!

Which means friend time! Yeah!

IUku let loose all his Pokémon friends that wanted to come today. Kyu and Diana watched as Charlotte, Anubis, Sakura, and Koi. Koi automatically jumped right into the nearby shallow pond in the field area to swim around. Charlotte walked immediately over to Diana to practice their kicks. Sakura sauntered over to the edge of the pond and watched Koi swim around while glancing over to Diana and Charlotte practicing their kicking moves. Anubis and Kyu stayed near Izuku as he jotted down in his hero journal about a hero named 13. He was really interested in how powerful and dangerously strong their black hole quirk is.

While he was writing in his notebook, he heard a shout of "Chik!" from close by. He looked up to see Bakugo looking annoyed at a Chikorita who looked very angry at him. Izuku looked closer to find a little cardboard box near the tree had been burnt on the sides, no doubt from Bakugo's Pokémon. Izuku assumed that box belonged to Chikorita and they are very upset that Bakugo had caused some unnecessary destruction.

No doubt it belonged to Chikorita with the way their eyes were lit up in anger towards the dandelion hair blonde. They seemed to almost growl at him. Izuku only just now seemed to notice how their eyes weren't red like normal, they were instead a shiny green.

Bakugo sneered as Chikorita got closer before they unleashed Razor Leaf on Torchic. "Alright! You want to fight?! Bring it on! Cyndaquil use Flame Wheel!"

Chikorita dodged the attack, only to receive a direct attack from Torchic's Ember. Chikorita winced, looking down to see a burn forming on her chest. Instead of backing down from the fight, she gritted her teeth and used Tackle on Torchic. Izuku watched as Cyndaquil surprised them with another Ember move right on their back when they weren't facing her. Chikorita cried out, using Poison Powder to knock both of their opponents back.

Bakugo noticed how both of his Pokémon got affected by the poison, so he clicked his tongue at Chikorita. "Whatever. It's just a box anyway, get a new one if you like it that much." Bakugo took out two antidotes for both of his Pokémon while Houndor stood watch, glaring at the Chikorita.

Izuku noticed how proud Chikorita looked that they won, but also noticed how they winced when they took a step towards the box. He stood up to take out a burn held from his bag before approaching Chikorita carefully.

Bakugo looked over to see Izuku on his way to go help the Chikorita, he scoffed when he saw the burn heal in his hands. "She is just like you Deku! Sticks her face when she doesn't need to. Hah, she is like you because you don't know when to stop getting in my way! She is like Deku 2. Heh." He remarked at him, making sure his own Pokémon were healed from the poison.

Chikorita growls at Bakugo before quieting when Izuku comes near her.

"Hey, I just want to help you with your burns. Is that okay?" Izuku asked, making sure Chikorita was comfortable with him first before he did anything too fast.

Chikorita growled softly at him before relaxing when Anubis gestured something towards Izuku. She rolled her green eyes before letting Izuku walk up to her to apply the burn heal to her chest and back burn from the recent fight. Charlotte came over to watch over the fellow grass type as they were cared for by Izuku. Diana watched from a close distance with her arms crossed, impressed by Chikorita's determination.

After Izuku was done, Chikorita had calmed down from her original anger. She still looked over at Bakugo with hate in her eyes, but her green eyes soften when they met Izuku's gaze.

"I'm sorry that your box had been damaged by him, he doesn't really care about other people's things. If you want, I can help you get a new box." Izuku suggested softly.

Chikorita looked over at her box before saying, "Rita." With a nod, she took off into the bushes fast.

"Oh, okay." Izuku said, surprised that she had disappeared so quickly. "She must be on her way to find a new box."

With that thought, the recess bell rang. Signaling to Izuku and the others to gather most of their Pokémon inside their balls before heading back inside. Anubis decided to stay out with Diana took a shift inside her own pokeball. Kyu took her spot back on Izuku's shoulders as they headed inside.

*

It felt like years before the school bell rang to signal the end of the day.

Izuku waited until everyone especially Bakugi left before going outside to head home. When he was walking, he heard a familiar sound of "Chiko!"

He turned around in surprise to see the Chikorita from before with something in her mouth. When he stopped, she came up in front of him and dropped something at his feet.

"Thank you.." he started saying before taking a closer look at what gift Chikorita had given him. "Is this a rare candy? Wow! I have never seen one of these. They normally are hidden really well in the wild. Thank you so much!"

Chikorita proudly smirked but the shy blush on her face gave away her true feelings about his gratefulness. Her behavior became even more subdued when she stared at the pokeballs that he carried in his pocket. Anubis noticed her longing stare.

Anubis crouched down and listened to what she had to say. When he finished, Anubis turned to Izuku. "She wants to be friends too."

"You want to be friends?" Izuku questioned, nodding his head towards the pokeballs containing his other friends. She nodded with a determined look on her face.

"Okay! Now what should I call you? Maybe.." Izuku thought out loud before being interrupted by Chikorita.

Anubis stepped in to report, "She likes name Deku 2."

"Alright. Deku 2, 2 for short. Is that okay with you, 2?" Izuku asked, making sure she was good. Deku 2 smiled happily, running into his arms so he could carry her the way home.

Kyu swayed her head, glancing down at the happy new addition to the family that just keeps growing.

*

Diana gained even more respect for Deku 2 the day after she got welcomed into family. When Izuku held back Diana from kicking Bakugo's legs, Deku 2 launched off his desk to deliver a blow right to his stomach.

Safe to say, Deku 2 was a very awesome friend to have by his side.