Izuku had always been a Restless child, a hard one to keep up with, usually leaving her mentally tired from trying to follow his thoughts. But now? Now, Inko Midoriya was fucking EXHAUSTED.

Izuku's quirk had come in a few weeks ago and Inko had prayed and hoped every night since then that he would eventually run out of energy. The doctor they had gone to had dashed her hopes. Izuku would only get more and more energetic as time went on.

The doctor had explained how Izuku's body was so efficient that he was constantly accumulating an overcharge of energy. Inko paled at the explanation the doctor gave them. He would most likely end up so spare energy that it would take him sprinting for multiple hours to even start breaking a sweat.

Inko paled even further as the doctor explained that fairly soon, Izuku would store up enough energy to not require sleep, passively. Probably even faster if he just sat around the house for the next few days. The doctor actually got worried at this, being as pale as she was at that point usually indicated to an illness.

Inko reassured him that she was just worried, and thanked the doctor for his time. "C'mon Izuku, now that you have your Quirk, and with how special it is, we are going to have to make a few new rules, OK?" Izuku nodded as he was led away from the doctors by Inko, something that quickly flipped, and he dragged her towards their home.

She sighed as she placed Izuku on the couch, and he immediately got up and started running around the apartment. He was babbling on about some new hero like he always was, but at a speed where not even inko, who was experienced with this, could keep up with him.

Something, something - Cockatoo - something, something - cool hair. That was all she could catch from the sentence. She looked around the apartment, trying to find something to distract the boy so she could focus on making dinner. Her eyes landed on an empty notebook waiting to be written in.

"Hey, sweety? Here's an idea, you should write down all your thoughts about the cool heroes in a notebook!" She handed the boy the notebook and a pencil. His grin grew even wider [somehow] and he started writing down some stuff. She looked over at him every now and then and froze when she saw the first person he was writing notes on.

'Mum'. She was the first person he was going to make notes on? Her heart clenched a bit and she found herself holding back tears at how adorable her son was. About half-way through making dinner, he approached her, holding the notebook up to her.

"Hero notes for the future! #1" was written on the front. He opened the page and showed her a [extremely] rough drawing of her, looking more like a stick figure with a green ponytail. Her eyes welled with tears. "Why am I in a book about heroes Izuku? I'm not a hero."

Izuku shook his head at that. "you're amazing mum! And you always help me when I need it, you're my hero!" Inko wasn't able to hold back the tears anymore. Izuku looked shocked before wrapping his arms around her legs. "Don't cry, mum! I'm sorry if I upset you!"

She shook her head as she patted his. "No, sweety, it's fine, I just love you so much…" they stayed there for a bit before Inko had to continue looking after the food. Izuku went back to the couch and continued to write down notes on her, eventually flipping the page and starting writing about someone called 'Present Mic'.

She was going to have a hard time dealing with Izuku from now on, but to her, he was worth every minute of hard work and tiredness.

"DEKU!"

Ah, there it was. He was wondering where Kachaan was, he hadn't been yelled at all morning! He looked over to him as he stalked towards Izuku. "Mum said that Auntie Inko fell asleep during one of her visits, did you keep her up all night again!?" Izuku was shocked. He actually hadn't! He had made sure to be quiet during the night to give his mum the sleep she deserved.

"No way Kachaan! I'm doing my best to let her sleep!" Kachaan just seemed to get angrier, before handing him a small package. "Mum said Auntie left it at our house, dumbass Deku, and make sure Auntie Inko gets her sleep, you shit-nerd!" Izuku opened the package, a small brown paper bag containing a bento.

He smiled. In his own, extremely twisted way, he knew that Kachaan cared about him and his mum. Especially after his Quirk had manifested. There were in the last term of year 6, about to head off into middle school.

That wasn't why Izuku was excited though, he was excited because his first-ever invention showcase was coming up due to the school science fair. In the years after getting his Quirk, Izuku had made the most of the extra 12-13 hours he had in a day, by studying EVERYTHING.

He was by far the smartest boy in his year, possibly the school, and he knew it. Mainly because even the teachers had trouble marking his work sometimes, but mostly from the constant praise he got from his classmates. He tried to not let it go to his head, and for the most part, succeeded, but just like his best friend, who had the best Quirk for a hero, Izuku was prone to dipping into small episodes of aloof-ness.

He usually tried to let it out at night when he was the only one awake, so he wasn't being rude to anyone, and that worked most of the time. He was going to allow himself to slip into an episode during the science fair, and BOY had he made a freaking good project. One of the other hobbies that he indulged in during his [Copious] spare time, was Movies, Tv-Shows, and Video Games.

If you visited the Midoriya residence near midnight, you would undoubtedly find Izuku either on the couch in front of the TV, playing a game or watching something, or find him studying some form of science. His favourites were Engineering, Physics, and Biology. Luckily for him, these 3 sciences were some of the most studied in the world, mainly due to Quirks.

Physics and Biology were used to study how peoples Quirks worked, and Engineering was essential for people to build the amazing support items that hero's used to help save people. Izuku knew that never needing to sleep wasn't the most heroic power, one that he probably couldn't use to be a hero like his favourite, All Might.

But after All Might did a joint interview with his long-term best friend, David Shield, and explained how without David's suits he wouldn't be as great a hero as he was, Izuku found a new passion. Inventing. His love of Hero's never truly died though, and his bookshelf at home filled with almost 20 hero notebooks, analysing Hero's quirks, suggesting Support Items, and new moves or strategies.

His online nickname, Ins0mniac, was already a well-known name on hero forums. He had nearly fainted when Death Arms had responded to his suggestion for his gloves to have electromagnets on the knuckles, to make them hit together harder. Death Arms had thanked him for his suggestion, and a few weeks later, Izuku saw magnets on the knuckles of his gloves.

After that fight was televised and Death Arms made a statement about the costume improvement, Ins0mniac became a trusted name in suggestions about Support Items. He had multiple pro-heroes who had unofficially used his suggestions, and every time he saw them use them he felt like a hero himself. If his suggestions and ideas could help heroes save people, then he would be the #1 Support Hero, just like Kachaan was going to be the #1 Hero.

'Damnit Izuku, thoughts back on track, focus on your science project'. It was a simple device really, taken from a game called Titanfall 2, an old classic that he enjoyed quite a bit. It was a device called an "Electric Smoke Grenade".

Using the materials in a regular smoke grenade, as well as highly conductive, extremely small bits of copper, the Grenade would release the smoke and metal particles, before a small power source would electrify the entire thing.

It was one of his first inventions that had worked, and he was excited to show it off.

He was bouncing up and down in front of his display table.

There were actual invention people here! He had no idea why, but a bunch of people from a nearby support company had come down to his primary school to 'oversee' the science fair. He knew that companies sometimes did this to find potential future employees. Nobody questioned children's intelligence at this point in history, kids could be really freaking smart. Quirks had made the phrase 'there just a kid' dubious at best, and insulting at worst.

He looked around. He had been given a small amount of time on the demonstration stage, and his turn was about to come up. As the judges [THE SUPPORT PEOPLE! He still couldn't believe it] shooed off the 3rd paper mache volcano, his name was called.

He heard a yell from the crowd as he stepped out, holding his invention. "DON'T FUCK THIS UP DEKU, MUM AND AUNTIE WANT YOU TO WIN THIS SHIT!" he giggled to himself as the judges whipped around, looking for the source.'Ah... Kachaan, never change!'

He placed a small cylindrical item, the grenade, in the middle of the stage and took a step back. The smoke was only meant to go about 2 metres each direction at the moment, for safety reasons, but he wanted to be safe. He pulled out a remote and started his explanation.

"Hi! My name is Izuku Midoriya, and today I am showing off one of my first inventions! I call it, the [Electric Smoke grenade!]" He pushed a button on the remote and the words appeared on the projector screen above him, adding to his performance. He looked over to the judges and smiled at them. "Now, I do wish to let the judges know that this isn't my first invention, just the one I selected for today!"

They seemed to have mixed reactions. Some scooted their chairs back, expecting a failure, some looked amazed, some looked curious. Izuku squealed in his head, keeping his smile up. He had their attention, time to spark their curiosity.

"I got the idea from a video game I played recently, a First-person shooter called Titanfall 2. The basic idea of the device is to release a cloud of smoke filled with hyper-conducting particulates, before electrifying the entire area". He looked over the crowd and saw the other kids watching him in awe.

Some of them had played the game and used the grenade. Those who had scooted further back from the stage as well, but Kachaan just gave him a devilish smile, before moving to a closer seat. Izuku smiled back at him.

"Now! Everyone keep your hands inside your chairs at all times, let me show you it in action!" The judges were looking at him like he was the next All-Might. "Now, for safety reasons, I have limited how far the smoke will, or at least should, spread, and there aren't enough copper particles in the smoke to cause serious damage to anyone who inhales it, but please try to avoid it if you can, the shock could hurt quite a bit!"

He put on his safety glasses and stood a few metres away from the grenade on the floor. "HERE WE GO!" He pushed the button to start releasing the smoke and the judges seemed even more surprised. Apparently, they didn't think Izuku could make a working grenade.

The smoke hissed out of the top of the grenade, spreading out into a 2 metres radius area, before the top of the grenade started to spark with electricity, making the entire cloud start sparking. The judges were gobsmacked before all the kids in the crowd started cheering.

Kachaan looked extremely happy, probably because his friend had made a working grenade. If Kachaan's Quirk had done anything, it had given him a love of explosions and things that go boom.

Through an almost unanimous vote at the end of the day, Izuku was titled the winner of the science fair, being handed a small trophy, and a bright yellow ribbon with a big #1 on the front. He had expected to win with the grenade, he was surprised at what happened after the ceremony.

He was approached by the Support people. He looked up at them as he packed up his table, confused. They were just judges, why were they walking over to him? 'Maybe they wanted to congratulate me!'

In a way, he was right. "Midoriya, correct?" the blonde woman at the front flashed him a smile as she greeted him. He just nodded, finding himself unable to speak for some reason. "My name is Okichi Fukaya. Midoriya, all of us at Hatsume industries would like to congratulate you on your win!" she gave him a quick handshake.

She nodded to the man next to her and he handed Izuku a small piece of paper. Izuku looked at it and froze. It was a business card. They had handed him a business card. He was having a minor panic attack but kept a calm face up.

We think that your invention is absolutely fantastic Midoriya, and at your age, with the materials you have access too, to make such an amazing device!" Izuku blushed at the praise. "Imagine what you could build with steady access to high-quality materials and a dedicated workshop!"

Izuku didn't want to get his hopes up, just in case she didn't mean what he thought, but he was having trouble with that, he usually got things right. "Now, as my position allows me as the Scouting Team leader, I would like to offer you an opportunity". Izuku's grin widened. HE WAS RIGHT!

"We would like to offer you exactly what I described before. Access to some high-quality materials, and a workshop you can build things in". Izuku felt like he was about to faint. He looked over to where the door to the hall was opened and smiled at his mum as she walked in.

"Excuse me? What are you doing with my son?" Inko had walked into the hall, and seeing Izuku surrounded by strange people, ran over to him, wrapping an arm around his shoulders. Izuku looked up at her, beaming. "MUM! They want to help me build stuff! They're gonna let me use their stuff to build things!"

Inko was shocked, she knew he was smart, but these people were going to put this much trust in him!? "Ah, Miss Midoriya, it's good to meet you". The blonde woman bowed to Inko, before rising as the man handed her a business card as well.

"I am a representative of the Hatsume Industries Scouting team, Okichi Fukaya. Usually, we only attend these science fairs to identify promising young people to keep an eye on, but Izuku is already incredibly skilled, especially for his age. We wish to give him room to become even better! He has a bright future in the Support Item industry, and we want to help him along his path!"

She bowed once again, before starting to walk out of the school. "Call us when you make your decision! We look forward to seeing you in the future!" Izuku looked at Inko, who was staring dumbly at the card in her hand.

"Mum! Isn't this an absolutely amazing opportunity?! It's incredible! Can I do it, mum!?, please! Inko looked down at Izuku. She saw the fire in his eyes as he looked back up at her, and a smile grew on her face. She had to do this for him, this was a chance to get in early for his dream.

"Sure, sweety, we'll call them over the weekend". And with that Izuku latched himself onto her legs, squeezing tightly in a bone-crushing hug. She knew he was going to be fantastic at whatever he did. Even if he kept her up at night, even if he was way too much for her to handle sometimes, she loved him.

The call had been made, the arrangements had happened, and somehow, his classmates had found out. Apparently one of the kids had overheard him getting the offer. Kachaan was currently warding off a bunch of 'extras' as he called them, from crowding around Izuku and bugging him about it.

"ALRIGHT, everyone back the hell off, or I'll blow you up! Let him breathe you damn animals!" Izuku giggled but held his hand over his mouth so Kachaan wouldn't hear it. He was conflicted. He wanted to brag about it, but he also wanted to be humble about it, playing it off as not a big deal. Except it was, and he had realised that making it not seem like one would just be a jerk move.

"It's alright Kachaan, let me try something". He walked over to his desk, before clearing a space in front of it. "If you have questions or anything like that, line up here!" To both Izuku's and Kachaan's surprise, the horde of 12-year-olds followed the directions. Somewhere in the background, the teacher was taking notes.

The first person to walk up was a young girl named Niko. Her Quirk was one of Izuku's favourites, mainly because it reminded him of his mum. It was Telekinesis, not just attracting objects, but floating and moving them as well, with the only factor being Line of Sight.

"Izuku, what do you think is the best way to practise with my Quirk? I want to be a hero but I can only hold light things right now…" she looked down, despondent. Izuku whipped out his notebook on his classmate's Quirks.

"Well Niko, all I can really say is to push past what you think you can lift right now! Most Quirks have an in-built psychological barrier that limits their power". He flashed her a smile. "If you push past this limit, it can make your Quirk stronger! You should keep pushing past the weight limit if you want it to get higher! Another thing is to try and keep your eyes in tip-top condition! Wouldn't want you to hurt your eyes and hurt your Quirk!".

She thanked him and walked stepped out of the line, watching from the side. And that was how that afternoon went, the teacher not being able to wrangle the children, just allowed them to continue what the class had dubbed the 'Izuku Q&A Session'.

Izuku's excitement grew as the school day came to a close. Today was the first day of his sessions with Hatsume Industries. He had sprinted home, as fast as he could, and ran up the stairs to his apartment. He changed from his school clothes into his usual workshop gear. Well, he called them his usual workshop gear, but they were brand new, as he had never had a workshop before.

After getting changed and grabbing his laptop, which had his ideas on it, he ran into the lounge room, where his mum was currently tidying. "MUM lets go! I have my ideas notebook and I'm ready to build stuff!" Inko looked up and smiled.

Izuku was wearing a thick white woollen sleeveless shirt, black cargo pants, a pair of think welding gloves, and a utility belt with a bunch of loops to hold his tools, and his iconic red sneakers. Inko nearly teared up at the sight, he looked like a little engineer!

"Izuku! You look so good, sweety! I hope you have lots of fun, but I need you to promise that you'll be safe alright? I have seen some ideas you have put down in that book of yours, they could be dangerous if you make a mistake". Izuku nodded, still beaming.

"Promise mum! I'll make sure to be safe! I can't build things if I get injured!" he ran towards the door, and she followed him. She thought over the few devices she had seen in action from the games he played. Some of them potentially lethal. She would have to speak with the people at Hatsume Industries to make sure that Izuku doesn't make anything that can kill while wrapped up in the building process.

Izuku looked up at the large building.

He was gobsmacked. Hatsume Industries wasn't a skyscraper, but damn it was big. About 15 floors tall, and apparently many underground levels used for testing and workshops. They handed their passes to one of the guards, and they were ushered into the building.

Once inside, they were greeted by Fukaya. "Izuku! Miss Midoriya! It's so good to see you both!" she walked over to them and gave a small bow, reaching into her pockets. She pulled out 2 small boxes. Inside each of the boxes was a digital wristwatch.

"These watches are multi-purpose. They obviously act as regular watches, but they also allow you to enter the building as long as this-" She showed them the underside of one of the watches, revealing what looked to be blue light. "- is in direct contact with your DNA. Just a small welcome gift!"

She was about to continue on her introductory speech when the elevator to their right dinged. A large, well-muscled hair with white hair and yellow eyes came out of it, fiddling with a small device, mumbling. "God damn thing, why can't you just work!" Izuku had done his research on the company that wanted to help him. He knew who this was.

Kan Hatsume. The CEO of Hatsume Industries. A legend in the support items industry! He helped build most of Mustafa's local hero costumes! He- "Hey kid, your mumbling, don't be nervous alright? I don't bite!" Kan started to laugh, and after a bit, so did Izuku.

"You must be the kid Fukaya mentioned. Gotta say kiddo, didn't expect her to get this attached to anyone! She practically threatened to quit if I didn't hire you!" Inko looked at her in shock, she was willing to throw her job away for Izuku?

Izuku forced himself to stop laughing. "Mister Hatsume sir, I know this might be a little rude but…" Kan put his hand up, shaking his head. "Don't worry little one, I know you wanna start to get inventing, that's why your here after all. Damn, your drive reminds me of my little Mei's".

Now Inko was curious. Who was Mei? "I see your confused Midoriya, Mei is my daughter, actually, she should be down in the workshop right now!" he walked over to another elevator, putting his cards up to the scanner, waving Izuku over. "Miss Midoriya, you're welcome to stay as long as you want. If you need anything you can ask Fukaya".

Izuku waved to her as he ran towards Kan, smiling so widely she was worried he might get sore. Fukaya bumped her elbow. "Your son is going to be great Midoriya, he's bright, he's driven, and god -damn is he a good engineer already. We had a look at his file as well, and with all the spare time he has in a day, we might have to get him a small room in the building so he can work for as long as he wants!"

Inko looked over at her with a worried smile. She was smiling due to the praise Izuku was receiving. She knew he was smart, but to be recognised by a company at the age of 12 was nothing less than a miracle. She was worried about the offer of a room, she didn't think they would be able to afford such a thing.

"Miss Midoriya, I can see the worry on your face. If this is about money, don't fret over it. Mr Hatsume has taken a great interest in your son and will cover any of the costs for accommodation." Inko looked at her like she was All Might for a second, before all the amazing things that had just happened caught up with her, and she fainted.

What a great first day.

What a great first day!

Izuku was running around the workshop, his workshop. Or at least, his half of it. Apparently Mr Hatsume's daughter Mei had already claimed the other side of the room. That was fine with Izuku. His space was still bigger than the apartment that he and his mum lived in.

Sitting on her workspace, Mei, a small girl with bright pink hair and yellow eyes with crosshairs in them, looked up as the two of them entered the workshop. "Hi, dad! Hi new person!" She turned back around before doing an exaggerated double-take.

"Wait! New person! Dad did you get me a new test subject! He's so cute!" Mei sprinted up to the two of them before holding Izuku's arms out in front of him, wrapping a measuring tape around them. Kan laughed, before taking out a small roll of paper and smacking her lightly across the head. She stopped what she was doing instantly.

"Mei, he is not a test subject, he is an inventor like you. Izuku, this is Mei, my daughter". Izuku didn't even try to respond with words, opting for a short bow as his brain rebooted. A girl had just called him cute and then felt his arms up. Kan laughed as he could almost see the crash report in the boy's eyes.

"But dad he would be such a good test subject for all of my babies!" and Izuku crashed again. Why was she talking about babies-Does she mean her inventions-That was probably it-That did make the most sense-

"Wow, he's a motor mouth! Fine, he's not a test subject, but even if he's an inventor, he's not like me, I'm gonna be the best in the world and everyone will buy my babies!" She gave her dad a small pout, before turning to Izuku ad actually looking at him.

"Hi there! My name is Hatsume Mei, your new workshop buddy!" Izuku started to bounce up and down as he shook her hand. He was starting to get a little antsy not being able to check out all the cool stuff he was going to get to use. "Hi-I'm-Izuku-Midoriya-nice-to-meet-you" he blurted out quickly, and surprisingly, she understood him.

"Well, then Izuku! I'm going to get back to building my most recent baby! See you around the workshop!" she turned and ran back to her workbench, before starting to work on… something. Kan walked Izuku over to the other workbench and helped him set up his account on the computer.

After that was finished, Izuku started planning, while Kan watched. First, izuku put all of his Ideas onto a document on his new computer. Kan seemed interested in his choices and was even more curious at how Izuku planned to make a lot of them. When asked, Izuku responded.

"Oh, that's easy, Quirks!" Kan was confused. "If I study how peoples Quirks work, then I can make machines that can copy their effects! Like this! He pulled up a picture of what looked to be some sort of orange glowing tube with 3 antennae on the front. "It's from a VERY old game, from before the turn of the Millenium, called [Half-Life].

"Its called the [Gravity Gun]. It allows the user to pick up, move, and throw objects similar to most Telekinetic Quirks. That's how I'm going to build it! Well, not it exactly, its kinda bulky, I was thinking more of a glove instead of a gun maybe…"

He shook his head. "Whatever, don't want to get sidetracked, That's how I'm going to make it. I'll study the energy signatures of Telekinetic Quirks of all kinds, and create a device that mimics these signatures, allowing for man-made telekinesis!" He had been smiling at Kan the entirety of his speech, but now he was beaming.

Kan laughed. "I knew it was a good choice giving you a chance Izuku! Your drive and Ideas are going to change the world! Hell, I might have just hired the next David shield!" At this, Izuku burst out into tears. Kan was worried, he had made the child cry. His wife was always mad when he did that, fix the problem before Mei notices and tells her mother.

"Hey, kid, what's wrong?" as he looked closer though, he couldn't see any traces of sadness in the boy's eyes, only pure, uncorrupted happiness. Izuku sobbed out. "You - compared - me - to - David - Shield. He's - my - idol!" Kan nodded, and ruffled the boy's hair.

"It's the truth kid! You need me to ever find you specific types of Quirks to study, and I'll try to help, asking around and advertising and stuff". He kneeled down to be level with Izuku. "I am going to support what you do completely, alright kid? You're already amazing, and under my tutelage, I honestly believe you could be better than Shield one day".

And Izuku broke down crying happy tears.