Behind Eyes of Red

Chapter 6 Part 2: Ignition

Ignition

As the giant robot engulfed in emerald flames slowly started to be reduced to a puddle, the pro heroes that were once observing were now combining their efforts to put out the unusual flames, they were so difficult that if the time wasn't up, they would have had to end the exam early.
The boys had met up when it was announced over, discussing how many robots they had each taken down, Katsuki with an impressive 58 robots total, but he lost track of how many points it was, and sadly, Izuku had just the one, which was worth a whopping total of Zero points. The points weren't impressive for Izuku, but the way he turned that robot into a puddle sure was. He still had no idea how he had done it or what that blue gel like stuff was, but he was thankful it was there, he still wondered about the girl with the rolled ankle, but he didn't see her after that so he had to let that go, he was glad to know he had somehow saved her from the gigantic machine.

Kachaan: What happened back there Deku? I turned around and just saw huge green flames, I assume that was you
Deku: Yeah that was me, sort of
Kachaan: What do you mean sort of?
Deku: Well I used my quirk to start that fire, accidentally but it happened
Kachaan: You mean your shiny nails do more than make sparks?
Deku: No no, they did make sparks, but there was this weird stuff coming out of the robot, it caught fire when I tried to grab on, I think it might have been machine oil or something, it was pretty viscous for oil though
Kachaan: Viscous?
Deku: Like thick, gooey, and it was blue
Kachaan: So like blue jelly?
Deku: Yeah I guess you can say that
Kachaan: Weird...

Hearing that description made Katsuki think back to the night of the concert, when he had something just like that on him, it even caught fire, the one thing both incidents had in common was Izuku's presence, could that mean something? Could they somehow be linked? He had to find out. The boys decided to call it a day and go home, the questions were burning in the back of Katsuki's mind so he waited until they were home before asking.

(Now in their bedroom)

Kachaan: Deku
Deku: Yeah?
Kachaan: You said that jelly stuff was blue right?
Deku: That's right, why?
Kachaan: It got me thinking about something
Deku: what's that?
Kachaan: Do you remember the incident at the concert?
Deku: The fight or the fire?
Kachaan: The fire
Deku: Yeah, what about it
Kachaan: Well just before that fire happened, I had some blue stuff on my arm, I don't know if it's a coincidence or not but it was the same spot on my arm you grabbed me from to get me off that guy
Deku: I don't remember putting my hand on anything that might have been stuck to me
Kachaan: That's the thing that has me thinking, after what happened today, I started to wonder if it actually came from you
Deku: From me? What do you mean?
Kachaan: Think about it, your hands made contact with both me and that robot and fire was involved both times
Deku: You don't think...
Kachaan: I think you have more than one part to your quirk, if that stuff did come from you, then it can explain why your nails can create sparks, ignition
Deku: But how? It came from the robot
Kachaan: How are you so sure about that? You saw the size of that thing, I doubt anyone could make a dent in it, let alone cause it to leak fluid, and another thing, you don't have a single burn on your skin, that thing was a puddle afterwards
Deku: ....
Kachaan: The way that stuff burned reminded me of something militaries used to use
Deku: What was it?
Kachaan: It was called Napalm, that stuff burned hot and slow and was a pain to put out, those flames you created, burned just like Napalm.
Deku: If what you theorize is true, how would I have been able to use it? It just appeared out of nowhere
Kachaan: That much I don't know, but maybe we can figure it out
Deku: How so?
Kachaan: Back tracking
Deku: Alright
Kachaan: What do you remember about the two incidents that stood out to you?
Deku: Hmmm....
Kachaan: Think Deku, how did you feel before these things happened?
Deku: I remember feeling worried, scared, a little angry I guess
Kachaan: Scared? Scared of what?
Deku: I guess that someone would get hurt
Kachaan: Hmmm... if you were scared, what made you get involved with that robot?
Deku: Well, there was a girl there, she was hurt and it was coming after her, I didn't think about it, I just moved
Kachaan: So when you stopped me from kicking that guy's ass at the concert, you just moved too?
Deku: I mean the whole atmosphere was pretty stimulating so I guess I felt energetic, and when I saw trouble brewing I thought like a hero would and rushed over
Kachaan: So you acted instinctively?
Deku: I guess so
Kachaan: I doubt instinct is what brought out that Napalm stuff, what else do you remember?
Deku: Maybe it was caused by panic? I was thrashing pretty hard when that robot got me
Kachaan: Wait a minute...
Deku: What is it?
Kachaan: Both times you did something irrational without thinking
Deku: What are you getting at?
Kachaan: What makes people do crazy things without thinking?
Deku: Fear?
Kachaan: Adrenaline
Deku: Adrenaline?
Kachaan: Think about it, someone like you would have their adrenaline pumping when you saw someone in danger, it's why you always jump head first into danger
Deku: Huh..... it makes too much sense to ignore
Kachaan: So if the Napalm is somehow connected to your adrenaline, it could be your actual quirk
Deku: Uh oh....
Kachaan: Don't get ahead of me, you don't know what I'm thinking
Deku: You're thinking of testing it aren't you?
Kachaan: SHUT UP!
Deku: Uh oh was correct, by the way, why do you keep referring to it as Napalm?
Kachaan: Easier and less stupid than saying "sticky blue fire jelly stuff"
Deku: ...... Ok, good point.
Kachaan: We've got some work to do and not much time to do it, so we should get on it as soon as possible
Deku: Playing with Napalm can be extremely dangerous
Kachaan: Then you better learn to control it, and fast
Deku: *nods*
Kachaan: I'll ask Ears if she knows any places we can practice, you ask ponytail
Deku: I'm on it