*Sips Hot Chocolate*

Howdy everyone! I've mentioned I have the whole damn story planned out to avoid writer's block, but small things do wind up changing just as I'm writing, so that it flows better. Basically what I do is make "bulletpoints" and while writing I have to fill in the lines between them.

Soooo, for all y'all who may be interested in the process, here's the outline of all the arc's so far, if you're interested to see if anything changed between the planning phase and actually writing it.

So again: THIS IS NOT A SUMMARY!

This is the ORIGINAL OUTLINE, that has CHANGED (slightly) while writing.

(Also: People seemed confused about last chapter's opening, Ujiko had just found out Izuku had gone behind his back and was still aiming to be a Hero- a profession that would put him directly against AFO's organisation. Granted, he wasn't happy about having to shoot him, very much the opposite, but what did you expect- these guys are top of the line villains for a reason)

*Sips hot Chocolate*

() Arc

Big Junk

-Event

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(Down the Rabbit Hole)

Starts with izuku walking down the street immediately after All Might shot down his dream

-Stumbles upon the Sludge vil attack

-Sees Hero's not doing anything because their quirks "aren't the right kind"

-confronted by Bakugo

-Realization "It all boils down to quirks, but what are quirks"

-Starts looking for what Quirks are, can't find answers

-Looks for people, stumbles on an old record of Dr Ujiko's work on quirks but can't find anything else on the man

-Literally runs into Kurogiri at the market (Misty Boy was looking for some cleaning supplies), and drops his phone & book on the ground

-Kurogiri sees Deku was looking up information on Dr Ujiko and was carrying an advanced quirk theory book, thinks he's one of the doctor's assistants who doesn't know the route to the new lab, gives him directions.

-Deku goes to lab, finds it's walled off, but is determined to get in (I'll never be a hero if I can't even get over a wall)

-Knocks on big door

-DrUjiko answers thinking it's Kurogiri again

-Moment of awkward silence (Confused for Dr, scared shitless for deku)

-Ujiko goes to close door. "WAIT!". More silence. "I-I-I-I wa-w" "Spit it out boy!" "WHAT IS A QUIRK!?"

-Dek explains situation

-Ujiko "Hrmm"s in understanding, closes door. Moment passes, reopens door, tells Dek to come in (Wants to turn him over to AFO, figures he's with the police or something)

-Izuku overhears two assistants arguing over a theory, Ujiko is going to tell them they're both wrong but Deku beats him to the punch.

-Ujiko is intrigued, askes Dek about human abilities & quirks (Resilient and stuff),gives Deku a quick quiz, Dek passes (barely, but that's very good 'cuz all of Ujiko's assistants failed) tells Dek to meet him back here in 3 days time (Searches for info on him in the meantime)

-"B-But wait, wh-what's a quirk?" "I'll tell you when I think you deserve it"

-Deku goes home, reflects on life. Thinks a bit about All Might "I need to stop running away" "No one believes in me" etc

-mom knocks on door

-Talk with mother, she says she wants to know what's going on

-explains his desire to know what quirks really are

-Mother says sorry for all those years ago, and that she'll support him 100% in everything, gives him an old photo of their family

-Deku looks at AM poster, has realization

-Takes down AM poster, puts up photo [PUT THIS LATER, BUT WITH ORPHANAGE AND UJIKO PHOTOS AS WELL]

-"Time to get to work"

-Time skip

-Ujiko is frustrated "This kid had no real records" (was really suspicious) "But it's because he's done nothing in his life" (no criminal record, no job, no scholarships)

-Decides to see where it goes, "Even if he is with the cops, it's not like some kid could do anything, we're standing in the middle of a facility full of Nomu"

-Izuku goes back to lab

-Ujiko Izuku a "simple written exam"

-goes in depth on not just genetics but biology in general and even chemistry (something Izuku is less prepared for)

-the Dr does this not to actually test him, but to monitor his brainwaves and scan him for any trackers/ tracking quirks (Lot's of thinking = Lot's of brain activity)

-Ujiko thoroughly questions him about his intentions while the paper is scanned and graded (with a Nomu that has a lie detector quirk is hidden nearby)

-Izuku tells him about being quirkless and no one believing in him

-Ujiko has flashback to no one believing his singularity theory

-Test is graded, He barely passes by a single point

-Ujiko is surprised, he had thought Deku would fail completely, decides to do something unexpected

-"Why are you acting all moppy?" "I-I d-did terrible on th-the test" "So? Real life isn't like that nonsense they teach you in school. It's either you succeed and get the job done or you don't, no in between. And you passed, doesn't matter by how much" "It doesn't matter that no one believed in you, you can still do great things" "E-Even though I don't have a quirk?" "Of course" "r-really" "Young Mr Midoria, do you know why it doesn't matter if you have a quirk?" "It's because what quirks are, what quirks truly are, is clay"

Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon.

-Quirks are clay that we scientists must shape to create our art!

(A Slippery Slope)

-Izuku is hired on by Dr Ujiko as an assistant (compromise to being official successor), it pays very well

-Izuku explains how well job pays to his mom, they no longer have to worry about bills

-She agrees to let Izuku keep job and accepts slipping grades "As long as you don't fail any classes!"

Dr intermission

-At meeting argues with Tomura "my creations are for OfA, not you . He is a genius of unrivaled potential, a man with power unmatched. You are nothing but a spoiled brat!" "How dare you" "Go ahead, kill me and you'll never get a single piece of my research!"

-AfO sends Tomura off to calm down, has chat with Ujiko (the Dr doesn't think Tomura is worthy of being his successor)

-AfO admits Tomura has a long way to go "But he has potential, and that's what matters most in the long run"

-small speech on how people always choose what's best in the moment and lose in the long run

-Ujiko doesn't seem convinced, "If you can't believe in him, trust in my judgement"

-Dr says he'll trust in AfO, but that until Tomura grows into this "potential" he doesn't want anything to do with him.

-"Of course, you and your art will be kept far away from the conflict and heros, only your finished pieces will be put on display for the world to see"

-AfO ends call, Ujiko thinks about how Izuku said he wanted to be a hero

-"Poor kid just wanted to help people, although perhaps it's for the best he wasn't be able to be one. If I teach him well, and he learns as fast as he seems to, then he'll be a vital component to creating my magnumompusnusmus "

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-Ujiko's giving Dek a tour of the facility

-Dr tells Izuku the Nomu are made of vat-grown human bodies "They can't think a thought on their own"

-Izuku asks what they'll be used for 'Think Ujiko, you're a genius capable of stringing different quirks into a giant super beast, you can find a perfectly reasonable explanation for having living weapons being produced in an underground bunker, en' mass!'

-Dr explains the Nomu are planned to be used to do "menial labor", things like debris clearing, construction work, firefighting, and rescue work

-Izuku starts being taught in the lab, often learning hands on while helping operate on the Nomu.

-Yuyara gives him one of those lab mask things (IMPORTANT! DON'T FORGET! NEEDED LATER!)

-Small time skip (2 weeks)

-Bakugo notices something weird about Deku, he'd been acting really strange here recently, so Bakugo trailed him after school one day

-He went home, dropped off his bag and then went to some "weird ass building in the rats ass of fucking nowhere"

-This continued for a week and Bakugo decides to corner Deku and make him spill

-Izuku heads to Lab, gets caught out by Bakugo

-Bakugo demands answers, Izuku refuses to give them

-Bakugo's about to attack Izuku "Who do you fucking think you are, you quirkless nobody" , before "And who do you think you are?" Ujiko comes out of nowhere

-"All your racket is disturbing my and my workers' research, You're on my property, now scram"

-Bakugo tells him to scram while using some explosions, the Dr observes this

-"If you really think you can intimidate me with some sparkling sweat you have another thing coming, all I have to do is drop a bottle of baby powder on your head and you'll be more useless than a lifeguard at the olympics"

-"If that is what the gen of heroes is like, then I'm glad I don't have anything to do with them"

-Izuku thanks Ujiko profusely

-Dr says he was just tired of all the noise

-Quick flashback of people laughing at his Quirk Singularity theory

-"Besides I don't much care for bullies, they're just cowards too afraid to actually be a villain"

-Time skip

-Izuku finds Ujiko working on high end "It's my latest masterpiece, er… well it will be when it's finished", explains it's many different quirks and how difficult it is to get them all to collaborate

-"They have to all be in the same field of quirk, being able to have super strength and shock absorption works because they both improve physical characteristics, but if you wanted to have him turn into a puddle and shoot lightning well… that's a lot more difficult"

-Helps Ujiko with high end, "What about things that aren't exactly quirks, like engineering him to have denser muscle mass, denser bones, claws, or leather skin, there are plenty of ways to make something strong without a quirk" (Looked all this up 'cuz he was quirkless)

-Ujiko just stares at Izuku for a few moments, then goes to sit down and pinches the bridge of his nose. "That… that would work. That would- why didn't I think of that before? I-I've been working on my creations for decades, I was stuck on trying to string quirks together for years , and all this time I could have just- I could've..."

-Stands Up "You" he points at Izuku "Follow" drags Izuku to an empty room with a desk, sits him down "Stay here, don't move"

-Comes back with a cart full of books and a tablet

-"There are 300 books on this cart, and another 500 on the tablet, read them and report back to me next monday, you're getting a raise, no scratch that, your getting a promotion."

-"B-but I've only been here for t-two m-months!" "Exactly, and you're already more competent than literally every other person I have in this building!"

-"Now if you'll excuse me I need to set up an industry wide meeting, where I yell at everyone for failing to realise something so simple for so long"

-dek start's reading

-Pulls out unsuspecting cardboard box from bottom

-Contains a bunch of classified files dug up by All For one and given to Ujiko for research

-Skims past CIA files detailing the Silver Order (Old Quirkless extremist group)(Reference to other Fic)

-finds a pre-quirk binder full of experimental government files from the cold war

-Starts reading up on the "Super soldier" theory

-Starts working on non-quirk "Boosters"

-Dek gets a meeting with Doc

-"And stop stuttering, it's pissing me off. If you're going to be a true man of science you need to present your art to the world with a clear, confident voice! So no more stuttering!" "Oh! And remember, the best way to impress someone is to make your statement big, loud, and most importantly, memorable!"

-Izuku coins idea of super soldier stuff to Ujiko with small presentation (Theories, examples, speculation, etc), "Now this is why I took you on"

-Ujiko approves of it and gives Dek a section of the lab (And several assistants) to work with (Doesn't know he wants to use it on himself? [rehash later?])

-Time Skip to day before entrance exam

-Dek holds up finished product "It's so small, but holds so much hope"

(maybe add below, check how long 'till deadline)

-Serum takes 12 hours to activate

-Wakes up and feels sore, but good

-Taller, buffer (To the level he was in canon),

- Much stronger, faster reflexes, better vision, etc

-"Time to do this!"

-Yuyara funds empty room, realises what happened

(A Test of Strength, not of Character)

-Goes to take entrance exam, calls into lab saying he won't be able to go in today

-Takes deep breath to calm himself

-Doesn't fall over, doesn't meet Uru

-Dek & Bak see eachother? If so, Bak ignores him

-Gets written exam, asks "Am I missing the second part of this?"

-Physical test starts, ignore Ida

-Runs into three pointer, has realization "I don't know how to fight…"

-Fight thing. AKA Izuku dodging and running from the robot's attacks

-Sees a hatch on back of head, jumps and gets it off, pulls out all wires

-"FIFTEEN MINUTES!"

-manages to Hotwire rocket launcher

-"TEN MINUTES!"

-zero pointer pops up, "Only way I'm getting in is if I do something really impressive in the next three minutes" "remember, the best way to impress someone is to make your statement big, loud, and most importantly, memorable!"

-Uses RL and robot generators to make a really big bomb, blows the base out of a skyscraper and drops it on Zpt

-Stands on top of Zpt to make sure judges knew it was him

-feels surprisingly confident

-goes back to Lab

-Yuyara warns Ujiko, but Ujiko misses point, add comedy

-"So what did you do with your day off?" "You'll see"

-Fails Entry exam

-All Might starts talks with Nezu "Give the kid another shot", is caught up in political tape

-Dek finds charity booth at mall

-Meets Yua (quirkless and took entrance exam year prior)

-"No matter what happens, you gotta keep moving forward. You'll never help anyone just by sitting still" "Besides, there's still a lot of people you can help even without becoming a pro!" Gives flyer to Dek about quirkless children orphanage

-Izuku goes back to lab and sits at work station, thinking about what Flora said

-"What are you doing kid? Advancements aren't made by slacking off!"

-Ujiko learns Izuku took UA entrance exam (and that he wanted to surprise him when he passed using his research)

-Gulps at very precarious situation, mind flying at ways he may have to remove the boy, before Izuku assures him he doesn't want to be a hero.

-Cheers Dek up

-"Lets just put it behind us"

-Ujiko & Deku double down working on High end

-"You coming Kid?" "Yea, just let me do something first real quick!' Sits' down and writes a huge check to the orphanage.

Time skip

Bakugo intermission (First day of school)

-Bak & Momo introduced to one another

-Bicker, rivalry, etc (Bak forms rivalry with Momo, because Izuku isn't there in this timeline)

[WTF, IBARBAAAVABABAB, Gotta do something with her- throw at Shoto for now, #no one likes talking, maybe can eventually help deal with Father's expectations? But not 'till after tournament, for obvious reasons]

-Bak do be smug, What could possibly stop him now?

-Dr Ujiko presents Anti-AM Nomu (significantly stronger than he was in canon) to All for One, as well as his new successor (Izuku finally accepting)

(Breaking Point)

To be continued…*