Hero ex Machina (Hero from the Machine) Chapter 6
Hello everyone and welcome to the sixth installment of Hero ex Machina (Hero from the Machine). With me again is Tkdboy2000.
Tkdboy: Yo.
So, do you have someone for our guest today?
Tkdboy: Yes. Soshi! Wait... are you kidding me!? I put up so many firewalls, how the hell did he get away!?
(Facepalm) Next time, I'll just drag him in... If I can...
Tkdboy: Good luck with that.
Anyone else lined up you have?
Tkdboy: Sadly, no...
Luckily I got a few just in case.
Tkdboy: Alright, who've you got?
Come on in Mei.
Mei: (Comes in) "Hello~! It is I, Mei Hatsume, worlds greats inventor~!"
Tkdboy: (cough) Third (cough)
Mei: (Pulls out her net gun and ties him up) I'm the best!
(Looks to Tkdboy) You just had to say that...
Tkdboy: Oh, I'm not here. This is a robot. Also, Mei, you shouldn't be here. We're in lockdown still.
Mei: (Waves it off) lockdown, smockdown, I was brought her.
Can we please get on with the disclaimer...?
Tkdboy: Yes.
Mei: "Ah, but I wanted to show off more of my babies~!"
Tkdboy: NO, Mei. Disclaimer. Now.
Yes, please do it Mei.
Mei: (Pouts) "You two are no fun... Fine... Light/Xara and Tkdboy don't own My Hero Academia, Gundam, and other series that will be thrown in. They just own their OCs, plot changes."
Tkdboy: Yep.
Thank you Mei. And shout out to ReadingSoul518 and darkpaladin89 for correctly guessing on who the prosecutor was working for.
Mei: "Now that that's done, I'll show off-"
AND onto the story!
Mei: "Hey! You can't just-"
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Chapter 6: New Tricks and New Allies
(Three Months Later)
Three more months had past sense Himiko Toga's, now Himiko Hikaru, trail. She was now living with the Hikaru's and the Togas were investigated further. The cases the prosecutor won, and his background, were also looked into, and it turns out he was working for the Shie Hassaikai. Hansuke's father was also able to make the new law, The Vampirism Needs he called it, be tested by Himiko, with great success. It still had nine more months of testing, but it was doing wonders for her. She was doing better; she was curving her Quirk better and she is looking a lot healthier. She wanted to join UA so she can be a hero like the ones that saved her and gave her freedom.
That's not the only thing. Thanks to Izuku, Hansuke, Mei and Soshi have been making new tech, but Mei and Soshi still don't see eye to eye, but they do get along better, they actually made a few things together by Hansuke's order, calling it team bonding. ... Some of those things failed spectacularly because Mei's desire for form didn't blend well with Soshi's desire for practicality over form. They did learn from them though, seeing it as learning from mistakes.
And the last thing, Izuku had gotten stronger, mentally and physically. He was able to get five new AI slots to open on his neck, and his metal body was five to six times stronger and was able to withstand a lot of force. He was also able to learn to use his core to make the beam katanas that were made for him to activate. He was also able to make his force field last longer, and was able to make it a dome, but it was weaker. He was also able to her thermal vision as well. He told All Might all about his upgrade the last few months, but when he told and showed him his leg jets, he started shaking in fear and muttering, "Oh god, h-he has the same power as my teacher... I-I'm going to have to call him to train him..." Soshi had even upgrade Izuku's arm canon modification, giving it access to an electric beam that's weaker than his usual firepower, but carries an electric charge that can restore power to electronic devices for a while and scramble sensors.
And that wasn't his biggest achievement, he had finished cleaning the beach, four months early.
The group was at the beach, Izuku was ready to inherit One for All. "My boy, you far exceed my expectations," All Might told Izuku. "No, you didn't exceed, you made it with four months left, and cleaned the whole beach. You surpassed them; beyond anything I could have imagined."
"That's Izuku for you," Scolo states, "never failing to surprise."
All Might then plucked a hair form his head. "Someone told me this once," All Might started, "'there's a difference between being lucky and being deserving, one's an accident the other a reward. Never get the two confused.' Take that to heart young ones. This gift... you earned it with your own valet efforts."
"Good job bro," Hansuke said, slapping him on the back.
"Very good," Scolo says.
"Your strength and proficiency with your Quirk since you unlocked your Quirk has gone up by 300%, give or take," Soshi states.
[And that's with some conservative rounding,] Ada states.
[Heck, the next four months should make that even higher than before,] Church stated.
[I'd say 200 to 250% more] Cortana added.
"Thank you all for helping me through this, all of you," Izuku thanked his friends.
[It's no trouble master Izuku,] Jeeves told him.
Izuku then looked back to All Might who said, "Eat these!" He held the hair in front of him.
"Huh?" all of them asked, confused.
"To inherit my powers you to swallow my DNA," All Might told them. "That's how it works."
"This isn't exactly how I imagined it!" Izuku said, a bit of dread in his voice.
"So glad I'm not doing this..." Hansuke muttered not wanting to be heard.
'... Well... I suddenly feel relieved that it's not me... Wait, can Ada hear me?' Soshi thinks. Ada proceeded to glare at Soshi, then sighed and didn't bother telling Izuku what Soshi was thinking.
'... His hair...? Could be worse. Could be his sweat or spit,' Scolo thinks.
Izuku looked at his AIs. "Can I turn of my taste and gag reflex?" he asked.
[Yep, like how you can turn off your pain respecters and your emotions,] Church told him.
"Oh thank goodness..." Izuku thanked. He then took the hair. "Well at least I won't be able to taste it."
"... Yeah, that's a good thing. Doesn't change the fact that you're eating his hair," Soshi states, deadpan.
"Can't you be a bit more supportive...?" Izuku asked dryly.
"... Sorry," Soshi states, still deadpan.
Izuku then put the hair in his mouth then swallowed it. "Thank god for my Quirk... Which is something I'm still getting used to saying..."
"Good, you swallowed it yes?" All Might asked.
[... You just saw him do it Num-Nuts...} Church stated flatly.
["Church, be nice,"] Cortana and Izuku scolded him.
[Yes, he swallowed it,] Ada states, [He was probably just making sure Izuku didn't just trap the hair under his tongue and pretend to swallow it.]
Jeeves gave her a flat look. [You think Master Izuku would do such a thing...?]
"Anyways, I did but I don't feel like anything's different yet," Izuku stated.
This made All Might laugh. "Well of course not, your body has to process the hair first." All Might told him. He then looked at the clock of the beach. "Hmm, it should kick in after two maybe three hours."
[Or we can speed up his digestion process,] Church stated.
[...Maybe, but I wouldn't want to rush it...] Ada states.
[I think it would be better to have it integrated faster,] Church stated.
[Maybe, but he has time to practice... I don't see why we should rush the process,] Ada states.
"She has a point," Soshi says, "I don't see why we need to rush Izuku's body processing One for All."
[I just have this gut feeling is all,] Church stated.
["You don't have a gut..."] Everyone stated.
"I do have something to tell you young Midoriya," All Might started, getting said boys' attention. "You may have molded your body into a proper vessel, but you did it in a hurry, so be cautious. The physical backlash of One for All can be intense."
[How bad of a backlash are we talking about?] Atlus asked.
"...Well... if the amount of energy that One for All produces is what I'm thinking, then it's like a dam. Too much pressure and it'll break," Soshi theorizes.
[Uh, in simple terms...] Church stated dryly. Soshi nods.
"So I need to be careful," Izuku stated.
"Also, Young Midoriya," All Might said. He was starting to shake in fear. "A-After you told me about your upgrades, I-I made a call t-to someone that can help you." His legs were now shaking. "H-He has a Quirk that is similar to your J-Jet Legs. Damn leg stop shaking..."
"... All Might is intimidated... this doesn't bode well..." Scolo says.
"... Should I be worried...?" Izuku asked, starting to sweat a bit.
[I think the answer is yes...] Church stated.
"Yes."
"I think so."
[I would be.]
[Indeed.]
"I'll tell Himiko and Mei you fought bravely," Hansuke stated.
Izuku looked flatly at his friends and AIs, "Gee... You're all filling me with confidence..."
Scolo gives a thumbs-up.
"So Toshinori," came a voice of an older man from behind all of them, scaring all the kids and making All Might go ramrod straight, "this is the kid you past One for All over to huh?" They see a short elderly man in a hero costume. His hero costume consists of a full-body monochrome suit along with a yellow cape, a belt with the letter "G" on it, very thick yellow gloves and boots, and a dark domino mask which resembles two diamonds.
"G-Gran Torino!" All Might shouted in fear. "Y-You're early!"
Hansuke pounded his fist into his hand. "Oh, that was the hero I was having trouble remembering!" he stated in realization.
"Right. Gran Torino... the fact that he's making All Might panic frankly scares me," Soshi says.
Just then he went senile and ask, "Uh, who are all of you...?" This almost made all the kids face vault.
"... Seriously...?" Soshi mutters to himself.
"I-Is this really All Might's teacher?" Izuku asked.
'No you fool!' All Might shouted in his head. 'Don't let his act fool you into dropping your guards!'
[Okay old man, you can stop the acting,] Church stated, popping out. [I can tell by your look that you're just testing these kids.]
[Aw, you beat me to it,] Ada said, pointing a bit because she was about to say the same thing.
Gran blinked his eyes. "What the heck are you, part of the kids Quirk?" he asked, looking a bit bewildered at the AIs.
Atlus popped up and explained to the older pro, [Yes and no, I'm Izuku's Quirk AI but Izuku has chip AI ports in his neck to add outside AIs.]
[Indeed,] Ada states, [most of his AI was made by Soshi and Hansuke.]
"Oh, speaking of, I just finished my newest AI," Hansuke said, pulling out a chip and an AI holodisk. "Say hello to Wednesday."
Just then a purple AI girl with black cloths and wings and metal wings where her ears would be appeared. [Hello, my name is Wednesday, how can I be of assistance~?]
[Wednesday. It's a pleasure to meet you, I'm 4D-4. But you can just call me Ada.]
[Yo, name's Church.]
[I'm Cortana.]
[I's a pleasure to meet you Madan Wednesday, I am Jeeves.]
[A good day to you, I am Atlus, Izuku's Quirk AI.]
Wednesday did a curtsy. [It is a pleasure to meet you all~]
Ada nods and turns her attention back to Gran Torino. [... So...]
Gran looked to Izuku. "So you're the kid All Might told me about, the one who awakened his Quirk late and has an ability like my Quirk. What is your Quirk?"
"Oh, my Quirk's name is Gundam," Izuku answered, having memorized what he read before. "It's a Quirk that allows me the powers of a Gundam, but I have to work for I, and it's an evolving Quirk as well. It even says I can copy other's Quirks if I understand them well, but it would take time for it to build that function. Right now, I have the body of a first gen Gundam, with a few different attachments as of late, and can only make a shield. And I can eat metal and drink oil and gas with regular food."
"... Not to mention the augmentations Hansuke and I have made, such as the A.I. and arm cannon," Soshi adds.
"With the Blaster and beam katanas," Hansuke added on.
Soshi nods.
"... I forgot how much those two upgraded him," Scolo mutters to no one in particular.
[Mei did give him a few other upgrades as well,] Church added.
"Right, right," Soshi says.
"The jetpack was cool," Izuku stated.
"... I forgot they made you a jetpack," Scolo says.
"It still needs a bit of work, but I can hover in the air," Izuku sated.
"Okay, enough jabbering you zygotes," Gran called out. Everyone turned to look at Gran. "Okay, how well can he move around when he uses his leg jets?"
"... Not very," Soshi states, "I've only seen him use it in quick bursts to dodge."
"A good start," Gran started. "But I can teach him how to move with it at different angles to attack." Just then, he was moving so fast, at different location, he looked almost like a bluer, and was right in front of them.
"... Impressive," Soshi stated in his traditional robotic monotone.
"..." Scolo just stayed quiet. She seemed confused.
Gran sees this and points to Scolo. "What's up with her and that look?"
[She's blind. You probably out-sped her senses,] Cortana says.
"... Can he teleport?" Scolo asks out loud.
[No, from what we saw, he used his Quirk to move a rapid speeds and different angle to move faster them most people can see,] Cortana stated.
"Yeah," Izuku agreed. "If I can learn to move like that, that would be useful."
[Very,] Ada says, [combined with your jetpack, it would make your air combat capabilities just as, if not more potent than, your ground capabilities.]
[The only thing that would make him better is if he grew wings and became a Wing Gundam,] Church stated.
Soshi and Ada both nod.
"Well young man," Gran started, giving a smile that said Izuku was going to be in for a hell of training, "shall we get started?"
"... And I think I'm starting to see why All Might is scared of him..." Hansuke stated.
"Same. Good luck, Izuku," Soshi states before stepping back to watch.
Izuku gulped.
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(Three Hours Later)
Izuku had been tortur- I mean training with Gran Torino for the past three hours. The first hour, he was sent to the beach to many times to count. The second, he was getting better, but still wasn't touching Gran Torino. By the third, he was keeping up, making it look like a dance in the sky, and got his first hit in on the old pro.
They both landed on the beach. "Impressive adaptability there kid," Gran complemented. "It's only been three hours and you're keeping up with me."
[That was amazing,] Wednesday stated, stars in her eyes. She wanted to stay in the holodisk and watch the fight from an outside view before she hooked up in Izuku.
Izuku had collapsed on the beach, exhausted.
"... Wow," Soshi states.
"You can say that again," Hansuke stated. "If that's Izuku just three hours of training with a pro that has a power like him, I wonder what he can do with other teachers and powers he gets."
"...Oh man..." Scolo mutters to herself, "...what would happen if he copied Mt. Lady's Quirk?" The sheer size of his insurance premiums and property damage bills alone made her sweat a bit.
[... Let's hope he doesn't get one and save ourselves the trouble of all that...] Wednesday stated, already calculating everything. [We don't want him to have the same thing happening like Mt. Lady...]
Izuku sat up. "Man, by body is sore..."
"Not surprised," Soshi says in his usual deadpan voice, "you've been doing this for 3 hours."
[The first being you hitting the sand repeatedly,] Church added.
"Right," Scolo says.
[On a side note, One for All seems to be done integrating itself into Izuku,] Cortana stated.
[Oh, really? Then let's take a look at it,] Ada says.
[It seems to work like your power core,] Church stated. [It's like a second power source- Hold on, what's this?]
"Hm? Find something, Church?" Soshi questions.
[Yeah, and you're not going to believe it, but there's more to this Quirk then stockpiling power,] he stated. [There seems to be-] He then was cut off when he was thrown back. [What the hell!?]
Just then, a holographic being was starting to form, glitching at first, but then came into focus. She was a black hair woman that had a costume. Her hero costume consisted of a dark, sleeveless bodysuit with a high collar, yellow elbow-length gloves, and white knee-high boots. Around her waist was a belt with an angular golden buckle, a small cape attached around the back which hung down to her knees, and over her shoulders was a longer cape, buttoned to the shoulders of her bodysuit. She groans, holding her head, then opened her eyes. [Wha- Where am I? Wasn't I in a fight...?] she asked.
Gran and All Might's eyes widened when they saw and heard the woman. "Nana/Master!?" they both shouted in shock.
"... Izuku, run your antivirus. I don't... huh? Where...?" Soshi muttered to himself, genuinely confused about this.
The woman, now known as Nana, looked at the two. She seemed to recognize them. [Toshinori, Sorahiko, is that you? What happened, where am I, and why are you two older and bigger than me?]
"Nana, you've been dead for over around at least 30 years or so," Gran told her.
[I'm-? But the last I remembered, I was fighting to keep you both safe.]
"... Uh... can someone tell me what's going on...?" Scolo said, confused at the disembodied voice.
"Yeah, we'd like to know that as well," Hansuke agreed, confused beyond all reason, which is a feat upon itself.
Nana looked and saw the kids and AIs. [Who are you kids and people that are as big as me?]
Church shook his head. [I can explain. It seems that not only did One for All stockpile power over the years but made in what could be call back up drives of the previous users of the Quirk, and their powers they had.]
"Wait, really? How many voices does Izuku have in his head? ... Is he going to turn into the Meta!?" Scolo questions.
"Calm down Scolo, they're all whole AI," Soshi states, "... Although... I have to admit, I am concerned that he may wind up with too many voices."
"Uh, you do realize that Gundams are different form Meta, they can hold multiple AIs with our going crazy," Hansuke told them.
[Wait, I'm an AI?] Nana asked, looking at herself all over.
[Also, the other users are still in a state of sleep as it is,] Church stated.
[... Hm... so, so far, only one has been restored... I wonder when the others will wake up...?] Ada muses, thinking.
"Wait, didn't you say Izuku had the Quirks of the other user?" Hansuke asked.
"Wait, I do?" Izuku asked, looking to Church.
[Yeah, but it seems they're locked, the only thing you can use is the power of One for All at the moment," Church told him. [It's like how your Quirk was locked, they need to be awakened through key action. What that is, I have no idea.]
[Wait,] Nana started, looking at Izuku. [You're the ninth holder?]
"There were eight holders before him?" Scolo questions.
[I was the seventh holder,] Nana told them. She then pointed her thumb to All Might. [Toshinori was my successor making him the eighth.]
"And now Izuku is nine..." Soshi mutters to himself.
"So if All for One in the first Quirk, then that means Izuku has seven other Quirk to add to his own Quirk," Hansuke stated.
[Actually there's only six I'm reading,] Church stated.
[I'm reading the same,] Atlus agreed.
[Right... Toshinori has only ever shown raw power. He was probably Quirkless when he inherited One for All and focused on his raw strength to make up for it...] Ada theorizes.
"Wait," Izuku stated, looking at All Might in shock, "You were Quirkless All Might!?"
[... It's just a guess...] Ada states, [It could be that there's only 6 because the first user's Quirk was just One for All...]
"No, you're right, I'm Quirkless," All Might told them.
Hansuke eye twitched. "And you told Izuku he couldn't be a hero when he still thought he was Quirkless...?"
[Fucking hypocrite!] Church shouts.
Nana looked at All Might. [What are they talking about?]
All Might sighed. "I'm not proud of what I said..." he said, looking said. He then told his mentor all that happened when she died, and the scare he got, making Nana gasp. "I was in a bad place... It was young Midoriya that helped me remember what it meant to be a hero, like how you taught me."
[Oh, Toshinori...] Nana could only say.
[Still doesn't excuse your hypocrisy!] Church shouts.
Cortana hit him over the head. [You're one to talk mister!]
[Hey, fuck off! I didn't exactly ask to be brought back!] Just then he started glitching. [Ah shit...] He then split in two.
[... What was that about?] Ada questioned, scared for her own safety.
They see two Churches now. [Oh no...] Church one said.
"... Did he fragment...?" Soshi mutters to himself.
[No,] the other Church, now turned green and a different voice. This was now Delta. [Greetings, I am Delta. It seems that when Church interacted with One for All and with Izuku's Quirk he was able to make Fragments of himself become full AI programs.
[Wait, so I can make full on AIs from myself without them being crazy fragments?] Church asked, surprised.
[... I still don't want you making Sigma again,] Ada states.
[Why did you have to bring it up...] Church asked looking at Ada annoyed. [I wasn't thinking of him until you said his name...]
[Uh, New girl her so to speak,] Nana called, holding her hand up. [What's going on?]
[... You might want to... er, sit down,] Ada starts, [This is a long story that's best told in 5-minute intervals for some reason.]
"Uh, can we talk about it later...?" Izuku asked. "I still have to test out One for All and add Wednesday to my port."
[Right, right, sorry,] Ada says.
Hansuke take Wednesday out of the holodisk and handed it to Izuku. He then put the chip into one of the ports on his neck. Wednesday then appeared, bowing. [Hello, it will be an honor working with all of you.] She then turned to Nana. [It is nice to meet you Ms. Nana.]
[Hello, Wednesday. It is nice to meet you,] Delta states.
[I hope you can all help me through this,] Nana said. [I'm new to being an AI then a person.]
"Toshinori when you said the boys Quirk was weird, I didn't think this would happen..." Gran stated.
"If it's any concern, neither did I," All Might said.
"That kid's going make it big, I can tell you that," Gran stated.
"Okay," Izuku said, getting up. "So test one of using One for All for the first time."
Soshi nods. "Right," he says, "I'm recording."
"So how do I use it? Is it like my core where I send it through my body?" Izuku asked, looking at All Might, Gran Torino and Nana.
Soshi shrugs. "It's your Quirk, not mine," he says.
Scolo is just confused at what's going on.
"You can harness One for All," All Might started. "It's simple... YOU HAVE TO FEEL IT!" This made everyone look at him with a disbelieving deadpan look.
[Really Toshinori...?] Nana asked. She covered her eyes, but she did have a smile on her face.
Gran Torino jumped in the air and punched All Might over the head, shouted, "What kinda advise is that!?"
"Yeah... that doesn't seem helpful at all..." Scolo mutters to herself.
"Listen kids, what is your Quirk?" Gran asked. "Is it a small part of you, or is it you?"
"... In my case, it is me..." Scolo mutters...
"... It's the same for me," Soshi states.
Izuku thought about it. "I think I get it, my Quirk is my whole body," Izuku said. He opened his eyes. "Just like my Quirk, All for One should be the same, all through my body." He then went to feel for an energy like his core, but different. He felt it, like a story, ready to go. He let it coarse through him, he felt like he was going into what could be called an overcharge. Izuku was then covered in a green aura.
The AIs felt the power course through them as well. [Blerererer! Whoa! That's like a jolt to the system. I feel like I'm working beyond optimal efficiency.] Church stated.
[My power level is at 237% capacity and increasing!] Ada shouts, her form flickering.
[Izuku's Mental and Physical prowess is increasing 150% and is still on the rise,] Atlus stated, feeling himself getting upgraded as well. [I'm also able to unlock more abilities for Izuku as well.]
[This is All for One, I know this feeling anywhere,] Nana stated, smiling at Izuku. [You're doing good kid.]
[Systems critical! I think All for One's overloading his core!] Ada shouts as his body starts sparking more.
Just then, Izuku's eyes turned fully green and what looked like flames were coming out of them.
"Izuku!" Hansuke shouted, worried about him.
"Izuku!!" Soshi shouts, surprisingly equally worried.
Izuku then roars, his body then transforming. Thanks to One for All Izuku became a second gen Gundam; the GNY-002 Gundam Sadalsuud.
"... Woah," Soshi just says.
"... What happened to Izuku!?" Scolo shouts, worried.
"H-He just became a second gen Gundam; the GNY-002 Gundam Sadalsuud," Hansuke answered, in shock.
Izuku stumbled a bit. "W-What just happened?"
"You tell us kid!" Gran shouted. "You just upgraded yourself!"
[Y-Yeah!] Ada says, still panicking.
"I wha-?" he asked, looking at his arm, and saw it was different form before. "Wai- What!? D-Did my Quirk just mutate!?" Izuku felt stronger, hell he felt liked he knew more now and had more room to add more AIs.
[...Well... this just got interesting...] Nana says.
[Just!?] Ada asks her incredulously.
[Please, calm down Ms. Ada,] Wednesday pleaded, trying to calm her fellow AI down.
[Uh, guys,] Church called, getting everyone's attention, who all did a double take. [I think I just brought my group with me.] He was surrounded by the good members of the Red vs. Blue gang.
Ada's eye twitched. [... What the fu-]
To be continued.
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HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I think this is my favorite chapter yet! HAHAHAHAHA!!!
Tkdboy: Honestly? Same. Just the sheer chaos that is the end of it.
Mei: "Yeah, yeah, good chapter, now can I show off my babies!?"
Tkdboy: Error. Beep boop. This unit has been disconnected. Rupturing hydrogen cells to ensure detonation to prevent capture. Goodbye.
Mei: "Hey! You'll let me advertise my babies or else I'll-!"
ANYWAY! We hope you all enjoyed this chapter as much as we did writing it.
Tkdboy: Detonating now.
BOOM!
(Clear the smoke out) (cough) Well I guess that's it for us. We hope you liked this and hope to see you all next chapter.
Mei: "HEY YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME HANGING LIKE THIS AGAI-!"
(Connections terminated)
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