//------------------------------// // Chapter 44 // Story: I Just Walk Away // by madhat886 //------------------------------// At the river where all the rain gutters of that part of the city emptied out in, Izuku sat by the old fishing shack that use to sell items for fishing, when fishing was still allowed. The shack was where McQueen lived after the ship he was on crash landed. Izuku remembered how they met after the crash, with him running into McQueen as he was putting a new lock on the door of the fishing shack. He was the only one who believed that McQueen was a space hero as the government just waved and covered things up, so they could keep the ship. Which wasn't much as the ship was just a escape pod for his real ship that was destroyed in space. Izuku like to hear the stories of McQueen's adventures in space and how even with him being quirkless he still able to be a hero. Then came the slime monster and Izuku rushing in to save his friend... no he was never his friend, not friends in a very long time. From the crowd came McQueen armed with nothing more then a plastic box, he leap onto the slime villain and race up till he got to the villain's head. Where he used the plastic box to scoop up the villains head and slam down the lid cutting off the slime villain control over the rest of his body. Izuku learn later how McQueen had encountered slime creatures before and learned that if they have a head then taking it out, sometimes is all that's needed to stop it. All Might showed up which McQueen shove the box to him and told him if he was around to see it he should had done something sooner. Seeing how everyone else in the crowd would had done nothing as the villain killed people in front of them, expected a hero to do something for them. It took the boy who he told he couldn't be a hero without a quirk to step in and do something, while the crowd of people with powers did nothing. And him an old man with nothing but a plastic container taking down the villain, being the only other brave person to step in and help someone. Now here in the present he is along with Mr. Gutsy as they waited for their plane to come and pick them up. He's not alone as his mom is there with him to see him off. And in the background reporters are being held back by the airport security. News of him leaving for America had spread and for the last few days people have been trying to get him to stay. But all of it was only for the advance alien tech he owns and only works for him. His spacesuit makes him all but unstoppable with none of the pro heroes being able to keep up with him at all. "Hello Midoriya," a old man in a super hero costume greeted him. "Who is he?" Izuku ask Mr. Gutsy. "Sorahiko Torino retired hero known as Gran Torino. He is the one who trained All Might his only student," Mr. Gutsy said. "That explains alot," Izuku said. "What do you mean?" Gran Torino ask. "You're here to offer being my mentor and training me to be Japan's greatest hero. Heard the samething from All Might and he had done nothing to train me in all of this time. And only cared to try when he and the rest of the staff learn I'm transferring to America and going to be learning from Underfist. Who is unlike All Might who is only the symbol of peace of Japan which is mostly marketing. Underfist wasn't only one of the best American hero but as his team worked for the U.N. he was sent around the world when the local heroes weren't enough. He's the one who defeat Doctor Death a greater villain then All For One, seeing how All For One only worked in Japan while Doctor Death and others like him are global threat. Underfist face him and other villains who were all label as global threats. With him finally retiring only after he ended the threat of The Terror for good. Then he went and trained a entire generation of heroes both Americans and heroes of other countries who came to learn from him. All of them having either made a name from themselves or followed in Underfist's footsteps in mentoring younger heroes. While you only trained one hero All Might," Izuku explains. (1) (2) "I admit I only had one student but I will train you to be better then all the rest," Gran Torino said. "What kind of training did he do to All Might?" Izuku ask Mr. Gutsy. "In interviews All Might has shown freaking out and shakes profusely because of the memories of the brutal training," Mr. Gutsy said. "I did showed him how to use his powers," Gran Torino said. "And I don't have any powers. I need someone who has used equipment and powersuits like my ranger suit. Not someone who has only trained one student who needed to learn how to use his quirk. What are you going to do? How will you train me in using equipment when you don't use any? Train me without it and think someone teaching me like I have a quirk and not in how to use my ranger suit will actually teach me anything? Tell me if I didn't have any of the tech McQueen left me would you have cared to mentor me?" Izuku ask. Gran Torino could only look away. "He is only here as a last ditch attempt to keep you from leaving. The entire Japanese government have been trying to keep you from leaving. The advance technology you now own is the only reason they care," Mr. Gutsy said. "Which is why I'm here," an old man a western said coming up from the ramp leading to the plane that would take Izuku to America. Everyone in the airport gasp seeing one of the greatest heroes still alive. He's dressed in an outdated green suit and missing his robotic arm that he's known for. He's supporting himself with a cane as he walks over to Izuku. "Torino it's been awhile," Underfist said. "Not in your suit?" Torino asked. "Well, I can still fit in it unlike you having to make a new one after you gotten smaller," Underfist said smirking at his shorter fellow old hero who grumbles. "I gave it to the National Hero Museum along with my old robot arm. Can't support the weight anymore and puts too much strain on my heart." "Here to make sure your student isn't detain?" Torino asked. "Of course. He's going to be with me and I'm sure that any government agents listening in," Underfist said looking around. "Knows that I'm not going to let anything happen to any of my students once they're under my protection. And while in my old age I can't do much. The aftermath will cause Japan to lose face seeing how it's me we're talking about. After all I have save the world more then once and have friends all around the world and many of my old students are now high ranking heroes. Isn't that right Starbolt?" "Starbolt?" Torino ask looking behind Underfist to see a woman at the ramp. The woman is around Izuku's mother age and dressed in a form fitting yellow and red suit that covers her entire body but for her face. Which she wears a full face helmet to hide her identity. "Starbolt the number 1 American hero?" Izuku asked going in fan mode. "It is her jet we used to get here," Underfist said. "The Star Slam!" Izuku shouted out running to the window to see the famous superhero jet. "She was happy to give me a ride here. Now come along even with how fast her jet is it will take us a few hours to get back to the states," Underfist said as he walks back to the jet. "Coming," Izuku said as he gives his mother a hug as he leaves with his luggage being pulled by Mr. Gutsy. Leaving behind a country and culture that never save any value in him. Who now wanted him more then he wanted from them.