The Man of Steel

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Slightly OOC Izuku. Superman Izuku. OP Izuku.

(A/N: Hello. As you can see by the title, this is a Superman AU. In a universe where Krypton existed, Izuku Midoriya was sent before his home world of Krypton was destroyed. He was supposed to strike Kansas in 1936, but a rouge asteroid delayed his arrival by four centuries, and landed in Japan instead, in front of a lonely Inko Midoriya. So, let us get on with this story. The pairing is Izuku and Momo. I mean, Yaomomo makes a GREAT Lois Lane. It's just that she's more.. useful. But for now, let's focus on this world's Clark Kent. Izuku Midoriya. The Man of Steel.)

Chapter I: Origins

6:48 PM, July 15th, 2336, City Limits of Musutafu, Japan

She looked at the sky, for the seventh time these two nights. The stars were always pretty like that to Inko Midoriya. She sat on top of a green hill that was overlooking a valley, filled with flowers and grass. The stars danced brilliantly in the scenery, as always. She sighed rather loudly before looking around her yet again. All she had was her red truck on the dirt road, and her keys in her right hand.

While she lived just fine by herself as she had more than enough money to spare, she felt like she was missing something important. Like someone to care for. She wasn't interested in dating, but she was sure hoping for something to care about. Like a cat, dog, a fish. Heck, she'd take care of a murderous bear. What she really hoped for though is...

"A child..." She muttered to nobody in particular. She looked towards the stars again for hope, and in the oddest way, the stars answered them. A certain star was shining a lot more than the others. She was somewhat concerned. Then the star started showing off re-entry flames. She was scared now. The star was now hurtling at over 25 thousand miles per hour (11km/s) right at her. She was mortified. She scrambled away from her spot and dived into the valley, rolling down the hill, while this 'star' impacted the ground, and kicked up a lot of dirt. The loose dirt covered her, as she was basically half-buried in it. She popped out, mortified and morbidly curious on what the heck just tried to kill her. Did she piss off an omnipotent being? Was it aliens? Or was it one big coincidence to give her something she wanted?

"My kami... That almost killed me... I need to get away now before I get detained!" She mentally screamed. Her legs didn't listen, as she approached the crater the falling object made in the ground. She slid as slowly as she could, trying to save as much as her clothes from being dirty as much as possible. She hit the bottom in a second, and make her way closer to the object. The outline of the object was starting to show, as all the dust in the vicinity started to settle.

It had three crescent moon-like fins at the end, with an engine strapped in the middle. The body of the object was conic, and had a cockpit at the front. Inside the cockpit seemed to be something... alive.

"I'm getting some serious science fiction horror vibes here... I shouldn't do-" The object's cockpit opened up, revealing a child swaddled in a blue and red blanket. The child's hair was spiky and green, with one lock doing a little swoop downwards into a loop. Inko froze at this development, chilled to the bone. "Baby... in rocket. Space Baby!? What? You... you got to be joking me. Space Baby. Who had sex on the space station? Then you send the child flying through the atmosphere like a madman?! Irresponsible parents. Actually... does the kid even have parents now?" She thought while looking at the child.

She weighed her options heavily here now. The responsible side of her wanted to take this child, give him a fake identity, and admit him as an orphan for 'unknown causes,' just to be a good citizen. The desperate side of her wanted to take this child and raise them like her own. They even have her hair color. It's like a miracle! "But still, the kid can't just be stolen like that. Nobody would just-" Her thoughts were cut off almost immediately by the child looking at her, and making small sounds. "Goo... goog… Googa! Gooo…" The child spluttered, getting some saliva on their lip. The responsible side of Inko was immediately executed, as she was convinced to do this now. "Oh my god! Yeah, I have to take him! Come on, come with mommy!" She screeched, earning a laugh from the boy as she picked him up in his little blanket. A note fell out of the blankets as she loosened it from picking him up. She bent down and grabbed it with her dirt-covered arm. She opened it, and was mildly surprised.

The note was in a foreign language, specifically English. She cleared her throat and prepared to read it. "Let's see... The child is a boy. Came from Krypton. Press button to hide shuttle in random location on planet. The boy will feel the urge to travel to it when he is of age. Thank you... Earthling." She wanted to laugh from this obviously terrible note, but she complied with it anyway. She found a big blue button in the cockpit, and pressed it. She retracted her hand immediately, as the cockpit closed, the engine started up, and the ship just blasted off to god knows where.

"Well... I guess that's that. Now, I have to work with you, little one. What am I going to call you?..." She pondered it for a while. What really represents his situation? "I mean, he came out of nowhere. From that Krypton place, apparently." She stopped her train of thought there. She looked at the boy, and smiled brightly. "Izuku. Izuku Midoriya. Oh, I love you! Now, come with mommy. She's very tired, and you need to get into the Japanese governmental system for identification!" She somewhat yelled, teasingly, causing the boy to giggle again as she climbed her way out of the crater as carefully as possible to not injure the boy.

She opened the driver's seat door, and wondered where to put him. "Oh, that's right. I don't have anything for children. Well, that's the first thing I'll have to shop for then!" She hopped into the seat, putting the boy on her lap, and starting the engine. "Time to start a new life... Izuku Midoriya. I love how that sounds!" She said, hitting the gas, propelling them down the dirt road towards her home in the city.

12:33 PM, April 11th, 2344, Musutafu, Japan

"Useless green-haired idiot!" yelled a spiky blond, throwing an explosion right into the green-haired idiot, Izuku Midoriya. He was flung back a few feet, landing on his back and rolling backwards. He let out a grunt as he stopped rolling and landed on his back, staring at the sun. He did this often, but he didn't know why. The sun just seemed so pretty to him. He could look at it for hours, while his classmates could only squint at it for barely a second. The green-haired boy snapped back to reality though, with a haymaker to the gut as a wake up call. "Frickin' useless! Just DIE!" The spiky blond yelled, throwing punch after punch until he got bored. "Deku. You useless idiot. You can't top me. You don't have a quirk. I got explosions. You got NOTHING. You're irrelevant. Stop showing your face around these parts, you moron." The spiky blond turned on his heel, and stomped away.

"K-Kacchan..." Izuku muttered. It was worthless. He couldn't do anything right. All he had was a knack for staring at the sun for extended periods of time. Is that his quirk? The ability to stare at the sun without using technology? That's sad.

"Maybe he is right. Maybe I am useless. I-I can't do anything right." He then remembered what was happening today, as the school was preparing to give them a tour of a local museum in Quirk History. He gained his smile back, and left to the classroom.

2:31 PM, April 11th, 2344, The Musutafu Bridge, Japan

Izuku stared out of his window at the sun again. His green eyes reflected the light, giving his eyes a small glint. The rest of the children act as usual. Talking, fighting. More talking. It was all gibberish to him right now. Just the sun and himself were holding a private conversation. His conversation was broken though, from an unusual sound. The sound of screams. He saw the sun go down. It's impossible. Either the planet rotated drastically, or... the bus was flipping.

His question was answered when the bus did a full 180 degree flip over the bridge's rail guards, and into the water below. The sound of water rushing into the bus rang against the metal walls, bending inward slightly at the new pressure. The students were in a frenzy, crying and everything, as water slowly filled the bus. If it filled up most the way, there was no saving this bus. Izuku clenched his fist, and he did what he had to do.

He walked to the back of the bus, and opened the emergency exit door.

Some water came in, but it didn't matter. He just needed to grab the bus.

Izuku jumped into the water, to the horror of his teachers, the confusion of his classmates, and to the psychotic-like laugh coming from Bakugou. Then, the bus moved. Izuku was back stroking with this bus in hand, dragging it to the coastline. He successfully did it, and told everyone to get out. The teachers seconded this, and they unloaded. The teachers were dumbfounded. How did a quirkless kid manage to yank an entire bus onto the shore without help? The teachers praised and scolded him for his actions, and the emergency services were dialed soon after.

That day, he received a second vicious beating from Bakugou for somehow outdoing him.

7:51 PM, September 24th, 2349, The Midoriya Household, Japan

Izuku sat down, as his mother called him. It was for dinner. Katsudon, fortunately. Besides the sun, it was something he could get used to. But not today. He stared at it, like it was an empty plate. His mother catched onto this quite quickly. "Izuku, honey. What's wrong? You love Katsudon… Is Bakugou bothering you again?" She hit the nail right on the head. Izuku just couldn't quite wrap his head around the past few years. As children, Katsuki and Izuku were as close as a proton and neutron in a nucleus. They were inseparable, always going on adventures and being goofy. But then those darned quirk tests came back.

When Izuku found out he didn't have a quirk, and that Bakugou did, nothing changed drastically, until Bakugou got more and more aggressive out of nowhere. That's when he learned the hard way.

"Quirkless people are useless. You are useless. Stay away from me, useless Deku." He repeated those words in his head, as that's the first day he felt pain.

Inko reached across the table and grabbed her son's arm. "Izuku... I'm sorry. I know it broke your heart when those tests came back when you were four, but you have lots of potential still. You are the top kid in your class. All of your courses are on the highest path possible, and you manage to keep straight A's. You are brilliant, Izuku. You don't need a quirk to be useful when your mind is as useful as that. You have recommendations from every single one of your teachers to go to so many prestigious schools just for your academic merit." Izuku smiled slightly, hearing those comforting words.

"T-thanks, mom." He stuttered out, blushing slightly at the involuntary tic in his speech. Inko replied with a small smile, and kissed him on the forehead. "That's my stuttering genius! Now, finish your dinner. I'll see you in the morning. Don't worry about school tomorrow too. I'll say that you were too 'sick' to come in tomorrow." She said with a wink. Izuku immediately winked back. She left towards the living room to turn on the television and watch something until she passed out. "Classic mother." Izuku thought, until something hit him like a freight train.

"Hello, son. You must come to your ship, now. There is much to discuss about you, my offspring. Come to these coordinates. -76.912448, 0.247301." This odd voice said, spooking the ever loving shit out of the poor kid. Inko rushed into the room to confront Izuku. "Son, are you ok?" She asked, as concerned as a mother could be. He nodded his head. She eyed him carefully, inching her way out of the room until Izuku gave her a look. She giggled, and left to the TV. He sighed, as he contemplated those words.

He then headed for the door, automatically. "Wait. What am I doing? Body, stop moving." Izuku's body moved to the door, and opened it. His mother came back. "Izuku, it's eight o' clock. Why are you trying to go outside at this time?" She asked. Izuku's body looked at her with an expressionless face, and rocketed into the sky, towards the coordinates, breaking the sound barrier in the process.

Before Izuku could even process what's happening, his mind was lulled into a sleep, as his body flew towards wherever the coordinates were.

Unknown Time, Day, and Month, 2349, Antarctica

Izuku woke to a fortress of massive icy stalagmites in the middle of somewhere snowy. He didn't know what was happening at all, and tried to move his body. But his body wouldn't respond one bit. Then that voice came back.

"I'm sorry, my son. This is all confusing to you, I'd be acting just like you right now. Trust me. But you must know the truth, my offspring. I will drag you through hell and back to drill that knowledge into your skull, my offspring." Izuku thought he was going mad. First he hears this voice, then wakes up... somewhere snowy! It's ridiculous! How long has he been gone? Is he presumed dead?! "According to your Earthly timing system, it would be 9:47:12 AM on Friday, September 25th, 2349. You are just fine. In fact, you've been lying in that frozen water for over ten hours, and that's not the worst us Kryptonians have experienced. Trust me." The voice responded, answering all of Izuku's questions.

"Just who are you? Why are you doing this to me?" Izuku asked, turning his stiff neck left and right. The voice chuckled. "My son. You haven't changed a bit over these past 14 years. But, I will answer your questions and more. But you must trust me. A rouge Kryptonian is bad news. Extremely bad news. I will relieve control to you, but you mustn't escape." Izuku felt his limbs cooperating again, as he pushed himself out of the snow effortlessly. "Now, my child. Approach your Fortress of Solitude. You will have your questions answered there." The voice commanded him. Izuku hesitated, but eventually moved towards the fort. As he got close, a camera-like object scanned him. A voice emanated from the camera. "Welcome, Kal-El of Krypton." Some of the stalagmites shrank into the ground, and showed an interior area like he's never seen before.

An icy chandelier hanged over a wide room, holding many gadgets and gizmos. The most prominent feature though, was a small ship being held in a blue forcefield, and a symbol on a flag he saw. It resonated with him deeply. It was an S-like shape contained in a diamond-like structure. The voice came again. "I saw you looking at our house symbol, Kal. It makes me proud. You haven't even seen this symbol before, and yet you stare at with respect. A true son of mine. Now, we must explain this whole predicament of yours." The room dimmed, and a holographic projection of a world appeared. It was almost ten times larger than what Earth was, and it looked like it was imploding.

"My son. This is your story. You were born Kal-El of Krypton. You lived with me, your mother, and your cousin. It didn't last long though, my offspring. A great calamity was to occur, and I knew when. To save you and your cousin from certain death, I placed you both into a hyper sleep, and placed you in spacefaring vehicles. Your cousin arrived on time, in the year 1936. She unfortunately passed in 2219, from age-related causes. You, however, were knocked off course. You missed your collision with the planet, and wouldn't meet Earth again until July 15th, 2336. You crashed, and met your 'mother' after she found you. You are not her son. You are mine and my wife's. Well, were. By this time, I'll be long dead, along with your mother. You are the last Kryptonian alive. That's why I must instill this knowledge into you so you may achieve your goal."

"M-my goal?!" Izuku stuttered while yelling, causing his father to chuckle. "Yes, your goal young one. Do you know what that symbol stands for on your wall? It stands for hope. The hope that you'll protect those who protected you. You'll be the greatest hero to these people. You must. Only then will I allow you to breathe your last breath and finally snuff out the existence of Kryptonians." Izuku gulped loudly. The voice continued with his lecture.

"My boy, Kryptonians are special. Our species are the strongest in the universe. Our cells take in sunlight, and can convert it into unlimited energy. We can do many things with that energy. We have super-strength. Enhanced senses and hearing. Super-speed. Almost instantaneous regeneration. Extreme durability and extreme resistances to environmental changes. Brains that can process information thousands times faster than the average human. We do not need conventional nutrients to stay alive, nor water, even oxygen. We can channel this energy through us to fly. We can use it to produce heat vision, even eject it into a massive bomb equivalent to one of humanities deadliest weapons. The nuclear bomb. The only way to unlock these powers? Break your mental barriers. I've seen you being assaulted by the one detestable being. He's instilled mental limiters on you, preventing you from accessing the infinite power we possess. This will be easier for you though, my boy. The House of El have naturally stronger powers than most other Kryptonians. Even your weakest attack can hurt a powerful foe."

Izuku looked at his arms, and that answered so many questions. How he was able to survive Bakugou's beatings constantly. How he developed muscle without even exercising. His oddly high intellect. It was just his Kryptonian genes expressing themselves.

"I see you thinking, son. And you are correct. Mostly. Your intellect? That isn't a result of your baseline Kryptonian genes. I said we process information quickly to allow us to evaluate our surroundings. Your intellect comes from me. I was the smartest man on your home planet. I lead a technological revolution before our planet met that calamity. The House of El is well known for producing super-geniuses and great warriors. Every once in a while, they'll get the best of both worlds. And you, Kal, have both worlds."

Izuku began to grin. He understood his purpose now. To bring hope. To be a hero. It was something that never interested him, but now, it seemed like his life goal since his birth.

"Good, my offspring. Now, you must practice your powers. I recommend flight first. Mastering that is the gateway to your other abilities. After flight, master heat vision. It is a great offensive tool. Your strength and speed are innate, and immense. You will just need to think that you can move that fast, and you will. You just need to think you can move a mountain, and you will. You just need to think that you can hear a million miles away, see a million miles away, smell a million miles away and you will. Even through empty space. Trust me, my son. Now practice. Become strong. Be the best hero you could ever hope to be. If you need me, think of me. I will come to your aid." The voice then ceased talking.

Izuku looked at himself. His well-defined body. He was cheating in every way possible. But he cheated for a good reason. To protect the ones he loves, and to protect the planet. He clenched his fist, and walked out. The stalagmites rose behind him, he could hear and feel every vibration the ice pillar made. He could feel the molecules disassociating from each other from friction. He could see Venus, Jupiter, Saturn. He could see Pluto. He saw everything. He heard everything. His grin only improved. He furrowed his eyebrows, and took a knee on the ground.

He imagined himself taking off as fast as he wanted to. Loose chunks of ice began floating around him as he thought harder and harder. He could imagine the wind rushing past his face, the stream-lined position he'll be in when he starts to fly. He can imagine jumping upwards and blasting the floor beneath him to get anywhere he wanted. New York City. Tokyo. London. Berlin. Anywhere.

Izuku smiled, and did what every child that has ever existed dreamed of. Defying gravity itself and flying. He launched upwards into the air, not quite flying yet. He landed, and tried again, a bigger crater forming beneath him. He rocketed upward, breaking the sound barrier. He didn't feel like he was slowing down... He's maintaining it! "I'm flying!" But then, Izuku fell like a rock into the ice sheet below him. He was buried 15 feet inside the ice, climbing himself out the hole and focusing again. His smile dropped, only replaced by determination. And like a rocket, he took off, breaking the sound barrier yet again. He reached Mach 8, and saw the ocean below him. He put a fist outwards, and let his other hand glide against the water. He then cranked it up to escape into Earth's orbit. Mach 30. A re-entry cone formed around him, setting him on fire, as he began gaining altitude, exiting the atmosphere entirely. He was now in Low Earth Orbit.

Izuku looked at the sun again, and smiled at it. He knew that the sun would take him places. And take him places it did.

Izuku decided to test his heat vision next, as flight was essentially mastered. "Father." Izuku thought. The disembodied voice of his father soon arrived. "Son. May I say I'm quite proud of you. Most children take four to five days to learn how to fly at subsonic speeds. You already are going well into hypersonic speeds without trying. I saw what you were thinking as well, and I agree with that thought. Heat vision is a great offensive tool. It drains your reserves a bit faster than most abilities, but being directly under the sun should allow for minimal energy loss. Now, imagine a red beam of light energy emitting from your retinas. If you want more energy, you may emit higher frequencies. Think of the 'rainbow' in terms of damage. The bluer the beam, the more damaging. You can also emit higher levels of radiation, but that's not a good idea. Humans aren't exactly immune to x-rays and gamma rays."

Izuku nodded, and imagined a beam of red light emitting from both his eyes. Soon, his vision went red, and a noticeable beam was flung into space. He pumped his fist in joy, and exclaimed loudly that "I did it!" Only to forget that space lacks a medium to transfer sound through. He facepalmed for his idiocy, and tensed himself after stopping his heat vision. He was going to have a little trip. He flew towards the North American continent at Mach 20, quickly entering the atmosphere again, and targeted New York City. He flew over the Hudson, and straight through Manhattan as onlookers saw a green blur flying overhead through Time Square. Izuku cranked up the speed to Mach 40, and reached the other coast soon after. He flew straight through Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Oakland.

He then rocketed over the ocean, towards Japan. He was going to buzz through Tokyo, then go back home. He had much to tell his 'mother' about. He soon reached Tokyo, and flew straight through, dodging through buildings as well as he could. Well... he flew through a few. He reached Musutafu soon after, and performed a 'superhero' landing onto the concrete floor in front of his apartment.

He then knocked on the door, and yelled "Pizza Boy! Someone order 2 boxes of medium size pepperoni pizzas?" Izuku heard scrambling behind the door, knowing full well it was his mother. He could even prove it. If he focused hard enough, anything became see-through. His mother was curious, and opened the door.

Izuku then waved, and repeated what he said. "Pizza Boy! You order 2 boxes of medium size pepperoni piz-" He was then bear hugged and tackled by his mother, who sighed, relieved. She then screamed his name. "IZUKU! OH MY GOD, IZUKU! I MISSED YOU! YOU JUST LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF NIGHT!" Izuku patted her back, saying "It's nice seeing you again too, mom." She cried into his shirt. Izuku pushed himself off the floor to move her mother and himself inside. He effortlessly picked up his mother, much to her surprise. "I-Izuku? H-how?!" She asked, startled at his sudden Herculean strength. "I'll explain later. Now, I missed an entire evening, and made you worry. So, I'll make it up to you. How about some actual pizza, for real?"

(A/N: Well, there's the first chapter. Next time on Man of Steel, Izuku is seen before the exams, even though he earned a spot in the school with recommendations. He just wants to really stretch his physical powers. Maybe even save a certain girl in the process. [No, not Ochako. Think again.])