Disclaimer: I do not claim to own Boku No Hero Academia, I do however own the characters used in this story, it contains a completely original cast of characters. There will be dark moments. Warning for that. But the overall tone of the story will be similar to the anime, and manga! I hope you enjoy.
Dawn Academy
End of Semester 1, Miami Harbour, REDACTED POV
An explosion, it rocketed overhead spewing fire in all directions. A bitter and harsh wind swept through me, knocking me forward. I regained my footing and kept running. A second explosion landed close by it tossed me several into the air. I closed my eyes as I landed face first into the dirt. The ground quaked and I shielded my face as more debris fell from the sky. I looked up, ahead of me, was the rendezvous point, and the source of the shaking.
"Get them Titan!" I yelled at my classmate, how could doubtfully hear me. His large rock like body, stood sixteen meters tall, towering above the building we were supposed to meet at. His large slow moving hand swatted down the helicopter circling above. It fired off several missiles, they peppered his rock like skin to no avail.
I got up off my feet a gush of hot flames flew over head. I ducked avoiding the singing heat. More flames shot out this time, blowing directly at me, I rolled out of the way and saw the source. A red and black costume, half set ablaze, with a gas mask shielding his vision.
"Freddy hold your fire!" I yelled at him, he wiped the soot of his visor, his brown eyes saw mine.
"Get to the rendezvous. I've gotta find the Professor!" He lumbered off, heading in the direction I came from.
The battlefield was all dust and dirt, caked in a layer of thick smoke that masked the unrelenting sun. A few more helicopters flew overhead, they had the Academies logo emblazoned across their hulls. I silently cheered, but I had to keep moving. My classmates were depending on me. I was drenched in sweat, the smoke clung to my skin trapping even more heat. A helicopter reared towards me, a bombing light shone out and blinded me. I shielded my eyes, and a splitting wizz crack of a missile could be heard.
"Look out!" I heard, as I felt a strong arm tackle me out of the blast lifted us into the air once more and I landed hard something metallic.
"You always were trouble, you know that." A robotic voice. One I recognized.
"Sterling what's going on? Why is everyone away from the rendezvous." I asked, rolling off his robotic proxy.
"Building's overrun, everyone got split up. We're heading to secondary rendezvous." He looked up, his robotic proxies, clean visor staring at Titan's gigantic form. More helicopters had encircled him, firing off dozens of rockets at his form. It looked like Titan was losing.
"As much as I hate the idea. Someone's gotta help the idiot." Sterling's frame stood up, a jet engine revved up from his back. And his body tore into the sky, running fist first into one of the helicopters.
"Shit, secondary rendezvous?" I thought back, that was the waterfront pier!
Titan punched a helicopter out of the sky, it erupted into flames and crashed just a few meters ahead of me. I saw gunmen crawling out from the wreckage. I sprinted towards them, with my fists I quickly punched them as hard as I could. My knuckle stung as it contacted their faces. I groaned out, picking up one of their guns.
I could see the pier, through all the smoke and debris, I could see what looked like some of my classmates. I ran for them, dodging under the gunfire. A crackle of blue energy shot out overhead. The lightning bolt struck Titan in the chest, it was so strong it lifted him off his feet. Titan's gigantic form crushed the building he was previously defending.
"No!" I screamed. I traced my eyes to where the bolt came from. Over in the distance, way beyond my line of fire. Stood Pain. He radiated that same blue energy field all around him. He motioned for the people around him to advance on Titan. I started shooting at them, laying down covering fire. I hit one of the minions and he hit the deck. Another round from my automatic weapon hit Pain's horned metallic helmet. The round rebounded off, showering sparks off the dread helm. He looked my eye, and pointed directly at me. I ducked under a piece of concrete, a blast hit my cover and exploded it.
I opened my eyes, breathing was hard. My chest felt bruised and wounded. I looked up, and I saw Pain. The metallic horned skull stared back.
"Your a disgrace." He pushed me onto my back, my hands were bound and I tried to crawl away. He didn't move towards me. His fingers flickered with blue energy pointed directly at me.
"Sir, the robot managed to get the giant out." A familiar voice said, one of my classmates, and I knew exactly which one. "The one you want was spotted due west. Giving a hell a fight of I was told correctly. I'll take care of this one." Pain punched the voice.
"Don't order me kid. But I'll show you gratitude this one time." Pain striked the voice once more. "You can have it, I believe the one you caught knows this one. Everyone let's move." I screamed, trying to break my restraints. But it was no use, they were using the same handcuffs used by us.
The voice staggered to his feet. My eyes were bound and I couldn't see. I was hoisted off my feet, I could feel his breath on my neck. I struggled against him but he kneed me in the back. I fell forward to my knees, and the blindfold fell off. He without missing a step running kicked me in the chest.
"Don't do this!" I wheezed, trying my best to catch my breath. "You were my friend!" I roared, collapsing onto my knees as the pain weighed over my shoulders. Like Atlas, I was crushed by the sky. It held me down as all I could do was watch in horror as the one I had once called friend showed me her hair. A familiar blade in his fickle hands.
"No!" I screamed, trying my best to break the handcuffs, but I wasn't strong enough.
"Don't do this? Surely you can think of something better than that friend!" The way he said that made my blood curdle. He held her up by the hair, showing me her unconscious reaction. I blanked as my face went ghost white in terror.
"We were friends! We lived together… It's not too late for you, you can come back from this!" I clenched my fist, gritting my teeth as I ground them into the dirt, forcing myself to stand through the blood and sweat.
"You. Ruined. My. Life! It's only fair I return the favour." He smiled, licking his lips before he stabbed the blade into her chest. It sunk in with a sickly squelch, I resisted the urge to vomit, my heart plunged so deep into my chest I could no longer feel it. I fell to my knees, unable to move.
"You took what was closest to me." He dropped her like a sack of garbage, her body rolled over, expressionless, dead. Eyes open and in shock staring past me, unmoving. "Now I've taken what's closest to you!" I couldn't speak, couldn't react. I was just staring at her face.
"You were always such a good talker, look at you now. Oh, how the mighty have fallen."
He now stood over me. I could feel the glare of his blade, the drip of her blood as it pittered and pattered across my back like rain. I breathed in one smoke filled breath, I coughed on the soot as it clogged my throat.
"No last words? Today's full of surprises. I figured you couldn't resist getting one last word out. Shame." He stabbed downwards but I did not feel his blade connect. It hovered, inches above my head. My eyes so focused on the point, I didn't see who held it back.
"You were supposed to be a hero!" I heard as a fist connected with his face. Staggering him backwards. A second punch, this time knocking him to the ground. "You were meant to defeat the villains… not join them!" A third punch rattled his jaw, disconnecting him from reality. A fourth knocked him out entirely, the figure stumbled back, exhausted, I could feel their eyes turn to me as I mourned her, then to the battle.
I looked upon them, an explosion quaked the ground but they held their stance, unmoving as the very earth tried to shake them. Their eyes were focused, and the last glimpse I had before losing consciousness… was the elegance they portrayed, the heroic stance of a true hero, they way their cape flowed as they ran to help me
3 Months earlier, Downtown Miami, Nina Ahio POV
"Where's the bus!?"
My feet plodded down the street, my head on a swivel as I quickly surveyed for other students my age. But nobody!
"Where's the bus!?"
I repeated, tripping over my own feet as my face planted into the sidewalk.
Trip. Land. Stare into sidewalk with intense embarrassment.
"Ow…" I groaned. I stared at the pavement with intense desperation. "I can't believe I forgot to ask for directions!" I screamed running my hands through my long brunette hair. I bit my lip, looking around further. Out of the corner of my eye, I think I spotted a girl with a backpack!
With my intense powers of deduction, I, the super sleuth extraordinaire came to the conclusion that she too, was heading to the entrance exams! With new found resolve I took off in a sprint, chasing down the girl. In my fervor I forgot to stop myself, and upon reaching her I…
Thud
Trip. Land. Stare at back of girls head with intense panic.
"Oh my stars… I'm so sorry!" I jumped back, she rolled over, her face was flushed pink from her porcelain skin. Her hair was platinum blonde, the light reflected so well of it!
"It's okay. I should have watched where I was going." She responded so sincerely, I offered her my hand, and she took it, I hoisted her off the ground and she brushed herself off.
"Hi, my names Nina! Are you by any chance going to the Dawn Academy entrance exam!?" I asked, continuing to hold her hand and unknowingly shaking it quite vigorously.
"Oh hello there!" She shook her head, coming too in the conversation. "My names Emily! I am as a matter of fact!" She laughed and her tone was very friendly, I immediately let go of her hand the second I felt mine begin to clam up.
"You wouldn't by any chance… Know how to get there…? I don't know where the bus stop is..." I admitted shamefully, closing one of my eyes to help shield my embarrassment.
"Bus stop? I don't know about that… I thought D.A had a private train station? Its right around the block! The first train leaves soon, so we might want to hurry!" She laughed once more and I quickly smiled in delight. She grabbed my hand and took off running. I ran with her and the two of us turned a city block, seeing a huge congregation of teenagers, all around the same age as us.
"Wow! There are so many!" I exclaimed with wide eyes as I tried to count them all. There looked to be hundreds of them!
"Yeah! D.A is one of the top hero academy's in the entire world! Second only to U.A in Japan! I heard thousands of people apply every year!" The girl Emily explained, she didn't stop, she dragged me through the crowd and too the front of the line. We reached an admissions stall, and instead of a person greeting us, there was a holographic visage of an older woman, in her twenties.
"Hello there! My name is Avia could you please scan your visitors passes?" It asked so politely, Emily pulled out a pass she hid under her shirt, it was attached to a long lanyard and she scanned it on the holograms palm. I fished for mine in my pocket and I pulled out the card, I scanned it, and with a beep the gate opened.
"Come on hurry!" Emily continued to drag me as she pulled us through the admissions line.
The doors shut behind us, and we looked around the crowded space. There was a short line of students now filing into the different train carts. We lined up together for one of the carts, as we entered the train we took a pair of seats next to each other.
"So what's your thing?" She asked me rather candidly. I stammered, trying to think of what she meant.
"My thing?" I asked rather nervously, my brows were sweating as if the heat had been cranked up.
"Oh you know… Your quirk!" I was about to answer, when she clapped her hands together, and slowly pulled them apart. A small glowing rod of pure light dropped onto her lap. She held it up to my face and I flinched from the sudden exposure. "This is Shiny Arc! Pretty neat, right?" She held it up into the air and little rod began to glow a little brighter. I waited for a second but nothing else happened.
"Yeah... Its pretty cool!" I answered not knowing what else to say.
"Are you excited? I know I am." She stared out of the train, out onto the platform. I watched with her as more and more potential students entered the bustling platform.
"Yea, I can't wait to start here…" I said with a big grin on my face, as I watched out over the hordes of faces, trying to pick one out, make out a face I might be seeing in class.
"Start? Awfully confident aren't you." She smirked, pinching my shoulder as if we'd been friends all our lives.
"Actually… I was accepted on r-r-recommendation…" I stuttered nervously, I bit my lip and avoided her gaze, I'd been told what people thought of the recommendation students, how we got it easy.
"Wow really! That's incredible! And for a school like this! You must be really special hungh!" She looked at me with eyes full of awe, I blushed, not knowing how to react.
"No, really, its nothing! My dad just became the new principle. I'm sure I was just preferential treatment or something." I tried to brush it off, but she wasn't having it, she shook her head in disbelief.
"Nope. I have a good feeling about you! And I'm an excellent judge of character!" She smiled, both our heads lurched forward slightly as the train began to move, as we settled, we both stared out the window in silence as the city flew past us.
Towering skyscrapers, clear blue skies, and just over the horizon I could see the ocean. The train was curving towards the sea, past the city's center and out towards its outskirts. I watched as a wall came into view, it was a small one, maybe about two stories tall but the train passed through it, and once inside my eyes widened in sheer amazement!
A sprawling city, within a city. That was Dawn Academy. The school was as big as small cityscape, with dozens of buildings expanding outwards from the coast. Below the train I looked down into the street, I could see people, all wearing D.A's signature uniform!
"Wow, this whole place is just for students!" Emily said as she darted from spot to spot on the window. This was my first time seeing it, and my reaction was similar. Both of us pointing out the different facilities we knew.
"You see there! That's the Adaptive Environment! My dad told me about it, it can simulate dozens of different scenarios for teaching. I think it's where the entrance exam is held!" I pointed to the large square plotted facility, it had high walls, and a large dome like structure above it. I traced Emily's finger as she pointed at the main building. Both our eyes widened as we tried to take it all in.
"That's the…"
"That's the Spire" I finished, the building resembled a great spike, a single building built on the water. It reached high into the sky like a needle, a large glowing blue light emanated from the tip of the tower. It looked so beautiful, the waves thrashed against its base. And we were headed straight for it!
I turned my head to look at the rest of the cart. Many faces. Too many faces. Too many students. All here for the Hero Exam. A course that only took forty students, total. I was shocked to say the least. The sheer sight of so many people, yet only half of that on this train alone would make it. And there was still hundreds more coming… I shuddered.
"Hey it looks like we're docking." Emily stood up, she bumped her hips against my legs indicating she wanted me to hurry.
"There's no rush the exam isn't going to start for another hour!" I got up at her command, and she without hesitation grabbed my hand and made for the doors.
"I know! But I want to be there for the live introduction! The recorded one doesn't have the same pizazz!" Before they could open she was hopping on one foot, eager to get moving. When the doors swung open she flew through the air turning me into a rag doll as she as sprinted for the doors.
My head bobbed up and down and for a second I thought I lost consciousness, I shook my head and there we were. Standing at the front of a large amphitheater sitting on the beach. On the stage, was a collection of older people, who I assumed were teachers. They quite literally varied in shapes and sizes. One teacher looked shorter than my legs, another was as thick as I was tall his face covered in armoured plates, and one was an actual gorilla! But there at the center was my dad. His skin was tanned, with burly thick arms crossed, and his button up shirt was completely unbuttoned, and he was exposing his chest!
"Oh my stars… What are you doing Dad." I quickly shut my mouth as I realised I blurted that out loud.
"Your dad? Which one?" Emily asked me, not a second later, he saw me in on the stand, the two of us being one of the first people in. He waved with an tremendous grin plastered on his face. "Oh... " Emily said… in a rather sultry way. My face turned into a grimace. Emily looked to my face, then back to his, then back to mine. No doubt doing her double takes.
"You two look nothing alike." She stated. "I mean, he's all tall, tan... brooding, handsome, strong…" she trailed off, finishing with a sigh.
"He's not my biological dad. He's my stepfather." I answered rather gruffly, I shook my head while grinding my teeth. I hated it when people did that, I get that's handsome and all but...
"Sorry! I didn't mean to offend you or anything. I just got confused is all." She laughed putting her hand behind her head as she scratched her platinum hair.
"No it's okay! Really...! I understand the confusion... It happens all the time." I kept adding to my sentence, it looked messy and forced but she seemed to understand my embarrassment.
We sat there for a few minutes. She bombarded me with questions, who was my dad? How did he become principle? I answered all of her questions and the time seemed to fly, as not fifteen minutes later…
"Good morning all!" His voice boomed through the microphone, his hawaiian accent was thick and it silenced the amphitheater. Everyone waited respectfully for his next address. "My name is Professor Ahio, like you, I am a newcomer here. This is my first year as principal and…~" My father's speech started to drown out as I heard the murmurs from the people behind me.
"That's Cyclone! The Disaster Hero. He's prevented hundreds of storms all over the world!" I blushed, a burning sensation in my cheeks. I loved it when people talked about him.
"Who's that in the corner?" I heard them ask. I too, peeled my eyes to the spot they were pointing out. Her hair was red, and her eyes masked by thick horn rimmed glasses. But somehow her face seemed familiar.
"I don't know, she's probably just a teacher."
"But all of them are ex-heroes. She must be someone."
It got my mind racing. I loved the intrigue, the mystery. Its one of the reasons I wanted to be a hero! A super sleuth detective Hero!
"Now, I won't introduce the rest of the staff just yet. You must all be wondering about the entrance exam?" My dad paused, and we all started cheering, hollering in fact. The promised Entrance Exam, was said to be both unadulterated fun, and dangerous. Everything prospective heroes of our age lived for.
"Good to hear! The exam will take place in Dawn Academies famous, and state of the art, Adaptive Environment. Once all of you are there, we have taken the liberty of enlisting our student body, some of the police department, and many ex-alumni to be your civilians and villains. Many of you know what the Entrance exam is. But for those of you who were uninformed, you will be taking the final part of your entrance exams, the Hero Aptitude Test." More cheers, I could feel my butt vibrate as people started stamping their feet in anticipation.
"The Hero Aptitude Test will see all prospective students placed within the Adaptive Environment. Where we will simulate, villains, robot attacks, disasters, and crisis scenarios. Participation and resolving these scenarios will earn you all points. And as you all know, the top forty will earn places in the coveted hero course. For those who don't make it… There will be many other course options for you to take, with the chance of transferring into the Hero Program as the school years go on."
The cheering grew a bit quieter. Then all at once there was silence, for many it had not dawned on them that so few of them would make it into the hero course. There was little over two hundred sitting at the amphitheater. Only twenty percent of the people sitting here would achieve their dreams, and their were more students coming.
"Now without further adieu, you will all be escorted to the environment where you will be suited up and prepared for the exam. I wish you all the best of luck." He smiled at us all, and I could feel my heart relieved. I was safe from all of this, I was only participating in the exam as a courtesy. My place in the hero course was already secured.
I remember what my father told me. About taking it easy. Letting other students earn points, to give them a chance at something I was already so lucky to have. Looking at Emily I could see why he told me this. The girl was scared, she was shivering in fact.
"Are you scared?" I asked her. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath. When she exhaled her eyes opened, and she stopped trembling. Looking at me, she smiled.
"Please, I was meant for this."
1 hour later, Dawn Academy Control Center, Celeste Du Temps POV
"Give me a sitrep, is everything running smoothly." He asked, his tone was stern but focused. He leaned over the Command Bridge, a perfectly hologrammed circle was below him. It had little blimps and markers for each student, hidden villain, and point of interest.
I looked around the room, there were dozens of people, staring at monitors and cameras placed throughout the environment. In my two years teaching at this academy, I'd never seen a more tightly run entrance exam. The new principal, Cyclone, was much more organized than his predecessor.
"Professor Temps?" I heard him ask, I cringed at his mispronunciation.
"It's pronounced Ta-om. But, yes?" I quickly tied my red hair into a bun, and straightened my glasses.
"Are you ready?" I nodded, blinking some as I placed my hands on the holographic circle.
"Students. The exam will begin in T-minus ten minutes. It will run for an hour and a half. If you feel you need to take a break, head back towards the point you entered from. There will be snacks, water, and bathrooms. If you feel you need to leave the exam hall for any reason, speak to one of the invigilators at the entrance." I took a deep breath. Then released my finger from the circle. I typed in the time really quickly. A large timer was displayed above the hologram. I pressed start.
7 Minutes Later, Adaptive Environment, Nina Ahio POV
The city was a moving organism. There were cars, people, and then us. At my starting point there were at least 30 students. We could be recognised by the signature competition uniform of Dawn Academy. A black jumpsuit with deep blue stripes running along the arms and shoulders. A single white stripe running down the chest. With two branching blue stripes along the legs. A big D and A emblazoned across the chest. It was for us to distinguish who was a student, and who was a 'civilian'.
I was bewildered by the sheer scale of the environment. The roof was a large televised screen, it displayed a bright blue sky above our heads. We all stood in a street, behind us, disguised as a train station was the point I entered from. Towards the center of the town, was a massive pointed building, just like D.A's it must have been at least forty stories tall. The air inside the center was a little dry, and the temperature was a little warmer than outside. If my heart had not been stammering so hard, I may not have been sweating as hard as I was.
I looked up, a large timer was displayed on the roof. On it, it read two minutes left. All around me, everyone was stretching, psyching themselves up. I stood at the line. It was just a road intersection, a yellow dotted line. But we were told to wait there for the exam to start.
I tried to remember what I knew about the exam. Points were separated into 3 categories. Heroic, Disaster, and Civil points. They were awarded depending on what you did during the crisis. Heroic points are for taking out priority targets or for fighting in the crisis'. Disaster points were awarded for getting involved in disaster scenarios, either from planned events like a building fire, or unplanned events like destruction from villains or even students. Then there was Civil, getting involved with and helping the people. The latters events were small, and scattered, but I knew a lot points could be earned in this category. This wasn't known by most people, most students chased down Heroic points thinking it the best way to score. I was worried about Emily, she was separated from me, and placed at the red entrance.
I figured I'd keep it small, I've already been accepted into the course, there was no reason for me to get involved with all the big points.
"The exam will start in 10, 9, 8…~" It was that voice again. A woman's voice. I swear I'd heard it before. It was so familiar to me, I remembered it like a distant dream. "3, 2, 1!"
A/N
Hey all, Rev here. Thank you for reading this new fic of mine. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it. This story should be updated weekly. If not it's because of real life circumstances.
I'm accepting OC's not for my main Hero class, but for Class 1-B, as well as villains! The OC template I use is located on my profile, and please submit your OC templates to me through PM. I will only reject OC's if I've already used the quirk or something similar. If then you can just design a new one. The next chapter will feature more combat, and more of the characters I've created.
I do hope you enjoyed the story R/R if you wish, and until next time.
Au revoir mes amis,
Rev
