Outsider Chronicles: Split/Second Hero

Getting reborn into a world of superheros is annoying. Eh, at least I get awesome powers out of the deal. Now if only I didn't have that bloody line in my head...

And we are back! I don't have any messages or warnings, so lets dive right in. Enjoy!

Chapter 14

OK, now that was quite the surprise. Who would have thought that the greatest Hero of them all would be related to a family like the Malfoys? I certainly didn't. Then again, that did explain why he didn't look particularly Japanese…

Anyway, after providing a relatively easy explanation to follow for those not in the know, while avoiding any mention of One For All, Sakamoto, Nedzu and Aizawa left to return to Japan while we headed out to enjoy a spot of breakfast. Since I really didn't want to put up with the Gryffindors, more than a few Hufflepuffs were glowering at us for some reason and the Slytherins are, well, Slytherin, we sat at the Ravenclaw table in an open area around a girl who currently had her face hidden behind an upside down copy of the Quibbler.

"Hello Split," said the girl, who could only be Luna Lovegood, "Its very nice to finally meet you. Its even nice to finally have a part in this story."

She put down her magazine and glared up at a random point above me. I got the strangest feeling that someone, somewhere had just swallowed loudly.

"Um, who are you?" asked Midoriya.

"Oh, I'm Luna Lovegood," said Luna, "Its nice to meet you Deku."

Deku blinked, now looking totally confused.

"How do you know my name?" he asked.

"Oh, thats thanks to my Quirk," she said, "The only Quirk that can exist alongside magic in the world, Deadpool!"

Luna Lovegood

Quirk: Deadpool! She can see past the Fourth Wall, allowing her near omniscience and access to a Hammerspace!

"Whats a Hammerspace?" asked Gabrielle as the words faded.

"This," said Luna, reaching under the table and somehow pulling out a massive mallet that looked like something Haley Quinn would use, "I have a subspace dimension I can pull anything out of."

"Anything?" asked Ochako.

"Anyyyything," drawled Luna, pulling out an M8 Avenger assault rifle from Mass Effect, Crescent Rose and the Kingdom Key.

"Right, OK, fair enough," I said, deciding not to ask as I reached for some food.

"How the fuck..?" started Gabrielle.

Su cut her off with a hand on Gabrielle's shoulder.

"Don't question it," she said.

"So, what exactly are we going to do all day?" asked Ochako as we ate.

"Well, I know what I'm doing," I said, "Finding somewhere where these morons can't stare at me."

I turned and glared at the Gryffindor table where most of the students were staring at me. They flinched and looked away, although I noticed that a red-head who could only be Ginny kept staring at me, not put off in the least by my glare.

"Fucking fangirls," I growled as I turned back to my breakfast.

"You'll be fine," said Luna, "The author already has plans for your future and it doesn't involve Ginevra."

"Author?" asked Su.

Luna just hummed as she made shapes with her food.

Once we were done eating, we left the hall. Despite not being best pleased at being dragged here, I fully intended to make the most of it and explore Hogwarts. After all, what self respecting Potterhead wouldn't in my situation? As we left the Hall, I heard Almights voice and paused.

"Hey guys, do you think we should ask if Almights got any work for us?" I asked.

"Sounds like a plan," said Midoriya, "Lets go."

We headed in the direction of Almights voice, only to find him stood with James and Sirius. We paused a short distance away, waiting for them to finish.

"So, you've spent the past ten years running around as a costumed Hero?" asked Sirius, looking amused, "I admit, thats...oddly fitting for you Skippy."

"Skippy?" I muttered incredulously as my companions, minus Midoriya, snickered at the nickname.

"Could you please not call me that?" growled 'Skippy'.

"Would you prefer Scorpio?"

Almights eye twitched, before he let out an explosive sigh.

"Alright, point taken," he growled, "But I suggest you watch your back."

"You were never able to prank us in school, why should that have changed now?" asked James with a smirk, "Anyway, it was good to see you again...Skippy."

He ducked under Almights half hearted swipe at his head and the two Marauders walked off laughing. Almight rolled his eyes and turned around. He paused when he saw us stood at the end of the hall and the wide smirk on my lips that I'm pretty sure was identical to the one James had been waring.

"So, why Skippy?" I asked.

Almight growled.

"If I didn't believe you were James' son before, I certainly do now," he said, "As for Skippy, well it came from the fact I hated my real name and the fact my Animagus form is a kangaroo."

OK, that did it and I burst out laughing. I honestly couldn't help it, it was just too funny to imagine Almight as a kangaroo, complete with his hairstyle and superhero outfit. Gabrielle also joined me in hysterics.

"Whats an Animagus?" asked Su over our laughter.

"I-its a Wizard who can turn into an Animal at will," wheezed Gabrielle in between laughs, "Oh, thats just too much!"

She keeled over again as her laughter increased. Almight cleared his throat and glared down at Gabrielle and I as we finally managed to regain control.

"I'm glad you think its so funny," he said, "Now, how about we get started on your training with 50 laps around the Great Lake?"

"OK," I said as the others groaned.

"And now Super Speed," snapped Almight.

"Oh."

"NOW!" shouted the Hero, expanding into his muscular form.

We took off, heading out the door and down towards the lake to escape the irate teacher.

"THIS IS YOUR FAULT SETSUNA!" shouted Su as we ran.

"Worth it," I said with a grin.

As we were all in excellent shape, it didn't take us long to finish our run and none of us were that winded. Su had jumped in the water about five minutes in and spent the rest of the time idly swimming on her back beside us. We were met at our finishing point by Almight, who had a number of large bags at his feet, along with five, very familiar cases.

"Major Sakamoto has sent your things," he said as we jogged up to him, indicating to the bags, "I also had Mr Nedzu send your uniforms."

"Nice, I'll wear that during the Tasks," I said with a grin, "So, do we get a tour of the Castle?"

Almight rolled his eyes and beckoned for us to follow him. We grabbed our bags and costume cases and followed the older Hero into the Castle. He led us up to the rooms we'd used the night before, giving us a commentary as we went about various things we past and some bits of trivia about things that happened during his time in school.

"Um, Almight, I've been wondering something," said Ochako, "Last night, Major Sakamoto mentioned that Setsuna couldn't learn Magic because he was a Quirk User. What did she mean by that?"

"Ah, that," said Almight, "Well, its a proven fact among those that are aware of the existence of Magic that Magic and Quirks cannot exist within the same being."

He paused.

"Actually, thats wrong," he said, "You can have both, but if you have a Quirk, you cannot use magic. No one is entirely sure why, but its a subject of great interest to the ICW's researchers."

"In that case, how is it that you attended Hogwarts?" asked Gabrielle, "Surely if you had a Quirk, your family would have assumed that you were a Squib?"

"Well, I'm somewhat of a...special case," said Almight, "Thats all I'll say on the matter for now. Suffice to say, as of this moment, I am unable to use my Magic. However, that will likely change in a few months. Now, come along. We have a lesson to do."

We all groaned.

After Almight had spent three hours having us spar against each other, both with and without using our Quirks, he let us go and vanished somewhere with Midoriya. Ochako and Su remained in their rooms to unpack while Gabrielle vanished into thin air, leaving me to wonder around the castle. I quickly regretted my decisions however as I found myself under extreme scrutiny from the students as they moved between their classes.

"Don't these idiots have anything better to do than stare at me?" I growled as I swept past a group of giggling girls who seemed to be trying to attract my attention.

Badly. Seriously, they had more makeup plastered on than a clown and their voices were like sandpaper. It really didn't help that I kept seeing a flash of red hair out of the corner of my eye whenever I turned around. Apparently I'd acquired a stalker and I would bet my mask it was Ginny. Still, its not like she was that hard to lose, just run away at a casual job, leaving behind a trail of disoriented students and scattered paper in my wake.

I skidded to a stop outside, drawing some startled looks from some of the kids who were heading back from Care of Magical Creatures and Herbology. I ignored them as I headed down towards the lake, intent on taking advantage of what I knew could well be the last sunny day of the year. Sure, it was a bit nippy out, but my high metabolism made it so I was rarely uncomfortable in cold weather. Unfortunately, a sudden explosion and a pink tinted mushroom cloud rising up over the Forbidden Forest put my ideas of a nap on hold. I sighed and zipped into the woods, weaving through the trees until I came to a thoroughly destroyed clearing with a fully transformed and clearly pissed off Gabrielle stood in the middle, flinging fireballs around with abandon.

"Stupid cow!" she shouted as she blew a boulder to pieces, "How dare she say that to me!"

A tree was sliced to pieces.

"Weak am I?"

I ducked as a piece of said tree went flying over my head.

"Judging from that, I'd say no," I said as I pulled a Bowtruckle that had fallen out of the tree off my head before it could try and scratch my eyes out, "So, whats got you so fired up?"

Gabrielle jumped at the sound of my voice, her transformation retracting as she lost focus. Then my question reached her brain, she scowled, and it shot back out again in response to her anger.

"My bloody bitch of a sister," she snarled as she threw another fireball at a rock, blowing the poor thing to smithereens.

I raised an eyebrow.

"Trouble in paradise?"

Gabrielle scoffed.

"Some paradise," she said as she transformed and flopped down on a lightly smouldering tree stump, "Ever since it was revealed that I don't have magic, Fleurs treated me like I'm useless. Even after I discovered that my Veela heritage had been changed into a Quirk, she never changed. I got into UA on recommendation from Arsène and my Parents are proud of that. I thought Fleur would be too, but you know what she said? That I was an embarrassment for using my 'base instincts'. She thinks that being a Veela is something to be ashamed of and she doesn't seem to get that I'm not a Veela, I'm completely Human. My Quirk was born from my Veela DNA, but I am Human. She wasn't even impressed that I made it to the last round of the Tournament!"

Both of my eyebrows had vanished into my hairline at this point. I knew Fleur was a bit stuck up at this point, but this...I expected behavior like that from idiots like Malfoy!

"The stuck up bitch even had the nerve to accuse me of trying to seduce you!" continued Gabrielle, making me splutter in response, "As if. Everyone knows that you and Su have a thing."

I blinked. That was news to me.

"Pardon?"

Gabrielle just gave me a half hearted smirk, before she let out a sigh and slumping down on the log. Now that there didn't appear to be any risk of her flipping out and killing me, I walked over and put my arm around her shoulders.

"We used to be close," she said morosely, "I looked up to her, thought she was the best sister in the world. Then, when the Healers told us I was a Quirk User and wouldn't be able to use magic, she just...distanced herself. As if me not having magic was somehow a bad thing. I didn't notice at first, I was ecstatic! I'd always been a big fan of Heroes like Arsene and Almight and, since I couldn't go to Beaubaton, I decided to get into UA instead. My parents were proud and supported me all the way, but Fleur...she said I was wasting my time, that I was weak and should stay home. She treats me like some kind of fragile little doll!"

By this point she was shouting again and I was forced to snatch my hand back before the flames on her feathers burnt me. I may heal quick, but burns still stung. Gabrielle deflated, all her anger flowing out of her as she slumped down.

"I just want her to respect me," she muttered.

I hesitantly returned my arm to her shoulders.

"This might not sound very helpful, but maybe you should just ignore her," I said after a moment's silence, "I don't know why she thinks like she does, but when it comes to people like that, its better to simply put them out of your mind. Or beat them down and prove your not weak."

Gabby chuckled weakly at my admittedly feeble joke.

"Thanks Setsuna, you're a good friend," she said.

"Hey, my speed isn't my only special ability," I drawled with a thumbs up.

Gabby smacked me over the back of the head.

"That was way to corny," she said.

We both burst out laughing.

And done. Sorry it took so long, but writers blocks a bitch.

So, we finally get to meet Luna and she reveals her Quirk and we get a bit of insight into this Almight. Skippy. Hehe

So yeah, the Delacour sisters do NOT get on. Just to be clear, I do actually like Flure, its just that in this story shes a bit of a bitch. She'll come around though.

I hope my slightly more in depth explanation about Magic and Quirks makes sense. However, since its not exactly possible to lose ones Quirk except with a close encounter with All For One, its easier to just say the powers are mutually exclusive.

And with that, I'm done. Until next time, please leave a review!