Hello everyone and welcome to this surprise story!
Now, first thing to say, this is clearly going to be an AU, so don't complain to me about the ages of certain characters, I'm doing this for my own reasons.
Anyway, hope you enjoy.
PLUS ULTRA!
"I'm gonna be a hero!"
Those were the words said by a little girl wearing a purple dress, with black hair that reached her shoulders and black eyes, standing behind her was a girl who looked identical to her, except she was wearing a blue dress.
"You don't even know what your Quirk is you little shrimp!" shouted a slightly taller girl with green hair and a cat tail coming out of her pants, wearing a plain yellow shirt.
"It'll be better than yours you big bully!" the purple wearing girl shouted back, trying to march forward only for her twin to hold her back.
"Nee-chan don't do it! You'll get in trouble!" the girl in blue pleaded to her sister.
"Let me go Aoi! This is to defend your honor!" the girl in purple told her sister, who just wouldn't let go.
"It was just a sand castle!" Aoi said, a bit of exasperation creeping into her voice at how hard headed her twin was.
"And you worked hard to make it!" her sister said, trying to grab at the taller girl, who was openly taunting and mocking her.
Laughing, the taller girl turned "You two shrimps aren't worth my time." she said, only to start to fall through the ground and through a purple tunnel, ending up falling out an exit, head first into a pile of sand.
The two younger girls blinked, the older one looking at her hands...before a portal with a golden ring around it appeared over her hand, another appearing not far away.
"This… this is so cool." The girl in purple muttered in awe as she looked into the portal.
"What's that?" Aoi asked her sister, confused.
"I think this is my Quirk… ain't it awesome!?" said sister said excitedly as she turned to her younger twin with a bright grin.
"Yeah, it sure is," Aoi nodded excitedly. "But...is she okay?" she asked, pointing at the half buried and twitching bully. She also noted the twitching was starting to become rather...violent.
"Meh, I'm sure she's fine." the older twin said with a shrug, before walking away, her younger twin following her while nervously looking over her shoulder back at the sand mound a few times.
Later when the two returned home, they recounted the story to their parents.
"Well, it's good that you took care of your sister like that Murasaki." their mother said with a kind smile, her brown hair in a ponytail.
"But you have to understand that your quirk can very well be dangerous. You're lucky she didn't fall from a high place or you could have gotten in trouble." their father said, his hair neat and tidy.
The older girl, Murasaki, frowned at that. "But…"
"No buts, young lady," her father said firmly. "There's nothing wrong with wanting to protect your sister, but you need to be careful with your quirk. Everyone is born with a unique quirk, and thus it is their responsibility to use it wisely," he said, his voice stern but gentle.
Murasaki seemed a little confused at the words. She understood some of it, but not all of it, something her father clearly noticed.
"You'll understand someday," he said with a gentle smile, seeing his daughter try to understand. "And when you do, I'm sure you'll make a great heroine."
"Really?" she asked, her eyes sparkling at the words.
"Really," he nodded gently.
"Okay! You'll just see, I'm gonna be the best hero ever!" the little girl cheered.
The world has changed in the recent decades. It started with what was described as a miracle birth, a baby whose body glowed bright with light. But as time went on, the world soon learned this was not some random occurrence. Within years the number of children born with powers skyrocketed. The social norms were flipped on their head as overtime children being born with 'Quirks' became more and more common, while the birth of 'normal' or 'Quirkless' children became rarer and rarer.
Obviously, this sudden change in the world didn't go over quite so well as one would hope. The world was for a time thrown into chaos as anti-quirk sentiments started, as well as the rise of what most could only call 'Supervillains'. But in return, coming to counter the villains came Superheroes as well.
Although, even with heroes, there was some issues, with the government one day stepping in to try and regulate heroes, make them less destructive and more trained. Thus the establishment of the profession of Superheroing was born, and with it, schools and institutes intended to nurture prospective heroes. Amongst such institutes, one stands out among the others.
UA Academy, the most popular and accomplished school to train the next generation to properly use their Quirks and other skills, and overall a MUST for any heroes aiming to make it big in the world. It was no exception for a certain girl, now grown after several years.
Said girl obviously still liked purple, wearing a purple sweater and a pair of jeans as she paced around her room.
Murasaki was, quite obviously, nervous, for one very good reason.
She had taken UA's entrance exam a few days ago.
Oh sure, she could just have gotten a recommendation because of her family's pull, but she wanted to do things the rewarding way. Despite her apprehension, she couldn't help but smirk. "Well, get in or not, I gave it my all. No regrets now," she nodded.
"Nee-chan it's here!"
And in her place was a swirling portal to the front door, where she was hopping up and down with excitement "Gimme, gimme, gimme!" she said as she grabbed the letter. Not even willing to wait to go up the stairs, she opened a portal right into her room, and jumped on her bed as she ripped the letter open. Unfolding the message inside, she beheld what it said.
A few moments later, Aoi witnessed another portal opening next to her and her sister jumping out of it to hug her "I passed!" she shouted out in glee, before all but picking her up and spinning her around the room.
"That's great nee-chan!" Aoi said, happy for her sister as she hugged her back.
"I have so much to get ready! I need to send my design for my costume, I need to get supplies, I have to find a place to live close to the school. So much to do and so little time!" Murasaki exclaimed as she paced around the living room, a bright smile on her face.
"Well… we could buy a house together? I've always wanted to live closer to the city." Aoi said with a smile, before being hugged by her sister again.
"This is why I love you." Murasaki said happily, glad to have Aoi as her sister. Over the years, despite how different the two sisters had grown at times, their bond was as strong as it had always been. This was only made even stronger when their parents had to leave for business trips more often, thus more often than not it was just the two of them and the servants at home. Aoi had lost some of her timidity from her childhood days, growing to gain a more refined, lady-like confidence as she reached her teenage years, a rather stark contrast to her older sister's more aggressive and tomboyish personality. Even their appearances had shifted a little over the years.
While Murasaki prefered to keep her hair down, Aoi instead held hers in a ponytail, and both still had prefered colors, Murasaki with purple, and Aoi with blue. Finally, Murasaki, while only 15, still worked out enough that she had some light muscles growing on herself, giving her a somewhat amazon appearance, while Aoi's body was more soft in appearance, fitting her more lady-like nature. Furthermore, while Aoi favored dresses and more lady-like attire, Murasaki came to favor more boyish clothing, such as the sweater and jeans she was wearing at the moment.
A few days after Murasaki's acceptance letter came in, she and her sister had finished moving in, and Murasaki was putting on her new uniform… she would have prefered a version with pants honestly.
She made sure she had everything as she got ready to leave, her school bag, all her notebooks and pencils, the required material, and her flip phone in case she needed to make a quick call.
She was glad the design was less bulky than it was a few years ago, apparently the new design for cellphones was made by someone with a quirk related to technology. Either way, she was excited as anything to know that she was one step closer to her dreams, so much so, that she ended up using her quirk to get to the front door instantly. It was an aspect of her powers, one that was honestly very powerful. She could make a portal connecting to anywhere within a 10 Meter radius, provided she had a clear image of where she wanted the other side to be, hence she could appear just about anywhere in her own house (more of a mansion than a house), but not in a place she was unfamiliar with.
Speaking of the mansion, in light of her acceptance into UA, and her sister's desire to live closer to the city, their parents had agreed to them owning a home of their own, as they were often not around. It was a rather grand place, fitting considering the fortune the family owned. Either way, it was just the two of them and the servants living in this mansion, and the two of them were planning on enjoying that. Now though, she had to make sure she wasn't late!
She ran out the mansion, using her Quirk to do quick jumps forward ahead of the road she was power walking, having slowed down after she felt she had covered enough ground. Coming up to the building that was UA, she couldn't help but smirk as she ran into the building. Looking at the slip she had, she read that she was in class….1-A, so she went looking for that classroom. Getting in, the room was already rather crowded, as it seems she'd arrived about 10 minutes early. Taking a seat behind a somewhat skinny, but still muscular, male teen with blonde hair, blue eyes and the oddest set of bangs popping out of the top of his head. "Kinda looks like a weird bunny," she couldn't help but chuckle under her breath, noting how the bangs folded down a little.
"I blame my mother's love of slapping hair gel into my head." the blonde muttered loud enough for her to hear as he glanced at her with a grin.
"Too much hair gel?" Murasaki asked in amusement as she rose an eyebrow at him.
"No, she did it so much this just became natural." the blonde replied back with a laugh.
"Heh, well, I don't think its a bad look...once you get past the bunny part," Murasaki chuckled.
"Yeah well, you get used to it," he chuckled in return, before extending his hand. "Nice to meet you, the name's Yagi Toshinori," he introduced himself.
Murasaki blinked, but took the hand with a smirk. "Likewise. I'm Ya-" she started, but didn't get to finish as the door opened and the teacher came in.
"Settle down everyone!" he said. He was a man of average height with a build that had decent muscle, but was clearly made more for speed than power. He had grayish silver hair, though from the look on his face, clearly it wasn't due to old age, but rather its natural color. "My name, or rather my hero name, is Gran Torino, but just call me Gran," he said. "I will be your homeroom teacher for the year." he rolled his eyes at the confused murmuring from the class, before getting their attention again "This is my first year doing this, and I was told I should have at least a bit of experience with looking out for a whole class, thus, here we are," he said, before surveying the class...and for a second there Murasaki could have sworn his gaze stopped on Yagi for a second. "Now then, before we begin, I want everyone to come up one by one and introduce themselves to the class. It'll be easier for me to remember your face then reading it off a piece of paper."
With that, the various students came up one by one to introduce themselves. Among them were a few who seemed interesting to Murasaki.
"I'm Aizawa Shouta. If you see me sleeping, please don't wake me up." said a boy with black hair that fell to his shoulders, a somewhat scraggy look to him as he looked half asleep as it was. Heck, his eyes looked like he was sorely lacking in the sleep department.
"Yo! Call me Yamada Hizashi! Sorry if in advance if I get too loud, Quirk can get out of hand sometimes." introduced a blonde boy with his hair full of gel that gave him a sort of pompadour look, wearing triangular shades over his eyes, giving him the look of some kind of rocker or DJ.
"Hi there, I'm Kayama Nemuri! Pleasure to meet you all, boys!" said a girl with wild midnight black hair that reached the small of her back, winking at the class, getting the expected reactions, I.E. the boys going crazy for her (most of the boys that is, Aizawa, Yamada and Yagi didn't really care that much) and pissing off the girls (except for Murasaki who just rose an eyebrow in confusion).
"Todoroki Enji," was the simple statement from a rather...intense looking boy with red hair and an actual small flame on his chin, with a face that seemed to be set to perma-frown, and honestly didn't seem like he was interested in the least about introducing himself. True enough, with that simple statement he already stepped down.
Eventually it was her turn. With that, she grinned and stood up before standing in the front and introducing herself. "Hey there, the name's Murasaki. Yaoyorozu Murasaki, and don't you all forget it!" she said with a confident grin, leaning over the desk with one arm. This was the start of her path to become a hero, and she sure as hell was gonna make her mark!
(insert Opening theme: "Story" by Kensho Ono (Cover by Nathan Sharp))
Scream from the top of my lungs with sensuous impulse
The scene starts with Murasaki falling through what appears to be a void, several rings all over the background.
I got the feeling that you're about to go somewhere far away
She seemingly falls through what appears to be water, before she looks up at the light shining through the 'surface' and starts reaching out to it before the screen turns white.
I need you...! Whoa, ooo whoa oh…
The scene changes to show the form of a man from the mouth down, a bit of blonde hair visible down the side of his head, before the scene turns to show Murasaki seemingly reaching out towards the man, before the scene spins again, revealing Murasaki as Lady Gate overlooking the city with several of her classmates, before the scene flashes to show several faces in quick succession.
I said the same words in a parallel world.
The scene changes to show Toshinori, Nemuri and Hizashi dressed in their school uniforms, before the scene shifts to reveal them in their hero uniforms as All Might, Midnight, and Present Mic respectively.
I felt afraid of what I saw cause I knew that I wasn't dreaming.
The scene then shifts to show several other students in sequence, including Shota Aizawa (Eraserhead), Enji Todoroki (Endeavor), etc.
I'm sick of running from my own reality
The scene changes to show gym class, as several of the students are on a foot race, Murasaki amongst the ones in the lead, while not far away, Chiyo Shuzenji (Recovery Girl) watches them with a smile on her face, ready to act if needed.
I'm walking on and on no stopping, leaving all my regrets behind me
The scene changes to show an image of Nana Shimura from behind, cape fluttering, before switching to a shot of Gran Torino eating a plate of taiyaki, followed by a close up shot, revealing his fully focused gaze, a small smirk on his face.
I need you..! I need you..! I called your name, hoping you'd need me to…
The scene changes to show a shot of Murasaki's home life as she and Aoi are chatting over a meal, followed by a shot of the mysterious figure from behind as he is about to turn around, with Murasaki reaching out to him.
We'll never be...able to go back to that day…
The scene abruptly shifts to show Murasaki standing in front of one of her portals, an apprehensive expression on her face, before the scene changes to show All for One sitting on a chair with various news clippings of the various heroes on them. The scene then changes to all the heroes suiting up and stepping forward through a doorway.
Hope I fall in love once again, this time it won't end
The scene changes to show All Might jumping off a building, One for All charged up as he delivers a Smash to an unseen opponent. The scene shifts to show Present Mic blasting a group of thugs away with sound, and Midnight subduing an entire crowd with her power.
Or maybe I could find you in a parallel story
The scene changes to show Endeavor torching the field as he fights several villains, followed by a scene of Eraserhead trapping several villains after nullifying their quirks.
In a trance, I could sing another love song
Murasaki is seen running forward, as the scene changes to show her as Lady Gate, before she opens a portal, absorbing several attacks, before redirecting them back.
We could dance up until we see the sun rise! I wanna change, I wanna change…
The scene changes to show Lady Gate standing alongside with the other heroes, a confident smile on her face, before the scene shifts to show someone grasp her hand, causing her to blink in surprise as she seemingly shifts back to Murasaki.
When the sun comes up my only wish...is to wake up next to you
Murasaki turns to see who it is, and smiles gently when she sees the figure, before the scene shows her standing side by side with the mysterious figure, while a small figure is standing on the other side, holding her hand as the three watch the sunrise.
Welp, that all just happened!
Yes, you saw that right, All Might, Eraserhead, Present Mic, Midnight and Endeavor all in the same UA class, and grouped together with Murasaki, or, as you can guess from the intro, Lady Gate.
You can thank Timeless for making the scenes of the intro, it's something he's damn good at, so I couldn't have done it without him.
Anyway, hope you enjoy this, and see you next time.