A Gambit With Quirks
Disclaimer: I do not own any rights to My Hero Academia. If I did, however, the manga will probably be downgraded like Bleach and get stretched out because of it. This series is all owned by Kōhei Horikoshi. All other anime or references present here are all owned by their creators.
Do keep in mind that this story is non-canon (separate universe), mainly because of the OC.
Chapter 2: Training for UA's Entry
"Speech" 'Thoughts'
"All Might Buffed Form Talking or Techniques" 'All Might's Thoughts'
[Quirk announcements] [Quirk Type]
[Quirk's abilities]
It's about 2 years since my first day of school, meeting Shinso and a lot of has changed I think? From what I can gather, Shinso and I have been hanging around very often and haven't really expanded our own group which is fine. The teasing remarks seem to not phase Shinso as much than usually, but it still annoys him to some degree. All the bullying from us was non-existent at this point since Shinso can just brainwash them to forget what they were even doing in the first place, which leads to their sudden confusion eventually leaving us alone altogether.
It's the final year for my 15-year-old self and nearly the end of my junior high. Our homeroom teacher, which for those who don't know has a massive eye for a head with the socket as a neck, is now trying to calm down the student's anticipation of the news. You think seeing a giant eye head on a woman's body can be really disturbing (which is honestly is) to people but after a while you kind of accept it as it is for the last 3 years. Besides, Miss Shiryoku is just a regular teacher that doesn't deserve any sort of mistreatment against her just because of her appearance. Trust me, we already had enough of that back when Quirks were still new to us decades ago.
How does she eat though? Well apparently, she wouldn't like to tell us since she's too embarrassed about telling us her method of eating, so we'll never know. Maybe she eats through her eye acting as a mouth like from Parastye? Creepy but cool at the same time.
"Alright alright, now I know it's almost the end of our third year together so now is the time to think about your own future," Miss Shiryoku said closing her eyelid to signify she's smiling in delight, "I'll be handing you'll printouts for your desired life-courses to be a part of today's society. But considering today's society, we all know what you'll be doing as a life course." Smirking delightfully from the obvious answer.
Throwing the piles of paper all over the class without a care in the world while laughing, Miss Shiryoku expresses blissful joy, "Hero's course!" She exclaimed as everyone initiate cries of excitement in the same magnitude as her.
The only exception to this development surprisingly was Shinso and I. Don't get me wrong, I'm completely excited to be finally be learning heroism and getting to use my Quirk again. But I'm not someone who expresses that excitement physically. Shinso doesn't express this mainly because the entry would be around for a few months, so celebrating now would be pointless.
As everyone starts manifesting their Quirks to express their joys to be going to a hero's course, Miss Shiryoku slowly lowers her hands down to try to silence them since our class is so loud; that all of this could be heard outside the door.
"Simmer down you lot, you all know no Quirks allowed during school hours." Miss Shiryoku sighed in defeat in knowing that this has been a recurring theme lately. "You're lucky you're my favourite class to be with."
As all the students in the classroom slowly start to quiet down but their faces tell us not so much, Miss Shiryoku starts to tell the rest of us another piece of important news that she just realised.
"OH! By the way, the mock exam! Sorry that I forgot about this since we're speeding things along. But it appears we have two very ambitious people in our class in being heroes!" Exclaimed Miss Shiryoku with a pleased eyelid.
Confusion struck the whole class as we all start to look at each other, whispering on what could these two people be, some even suggesting themselves be the one well others praise their friends for their efforts.
I, on the other hand, think neither since quite frankly I don't think of myself very highly. And why I should? To me, I'm just an average working teen in junior high with average grades in all subjects and a Quirk that I never used before. Not too lower that it's worrying but not high to the point people take notice of you. Clearly, I'm something that's not considered noteworthy. Which is good since I rather not have people look at me for what I have or done instead of what I am. It's not like I hate being complimented for what I accomplished, but the problem is how long they'll remember me for it that means something or what I did to have this kind of attention in the first place.
"Hitoshi Shinso and Fushigi Kake! Congrats on the mock exam but also wanting to go to U.A High. Am sure the both of you will definitely go there consisting your marks, and I hope for the best for you two." Miss Shiryoku said congratulating us as her single eye glistened with happiness.
"EEEEEHHHHHH?!" The rest of the class shouted in pure shock (since they haven't got their marks yet) while all of them decided to turn their heads towards the both of us in our respective seats.
"Woah Shinso, I didn't know you wanted to be in U.A." Exclaimed a random student in the room somewhere.
"Of course he wants to be in U.A. His Quirk is pretty rare to get their attention." Another one said.
"You think he brainwashed the examiners and staff to give him the grades?" A girl said nervously on the such a devious act.
Shinso heard that remark, and stroke his neck while gaining a downcast look from it. What some people didn't know, was that he wanted to go to U.A to help him become a great hero by going to a promising Academy that creates those promising heroes. Because of the difficulty for attending the ranked #1 high school for heroics, it gave Shinso a reason to study harder enabling him to gain high marks to attend the entry.
Luckily, Shinso and I both want to be the greatest of heroes with our Quirks so I suggested we study together. Or in my terms, study buddies. These factors helped both of us understand the topics easier than by ourselves and since both of us are smart in our own right in the heroic subject, that got us enough marks to apply.
However, since Shinso was the smarter individual with his score higher than mine and determination much fiercer from the views of his Quirk, it gave him that cutting edge to earn those marks. This edge sort of diminished my reason for being called since without Shinso's ambition and help, I wouldn't be able to apply to U.A in the first place. But I guess since I wanted to attend U.A as well I also got mentioned.
"Nah, you think so, but they'll definitely figure that out by now. If you think about it, with Quirks allowing us new ways to cheat people will start to be aware of it." Yet another student spoke for her thoughts on the situation.
"But Fushigi?" Said a boy surprised by this revelation looking at the rest of his classmates.
This is not surprising by the fact that my whole class, or for that matter, entire school rarely knows about me that much except that I like desserts and hang out with Shinso through the entire school period. And through that lack of unreliable information that rumours start to pop up like fireworks.
"Now that I think about it," A random student said making a thinking pose, "We don't even know what Quirk he has."
"Really? Weird." Another said with the same posture.
"Does he even have one, to begin with, if he never mentioned one in the first place?" A girl from the corner said in speculation.
"Probably does from the medical reports in the check-up." A random one answer the girl from across.
"But how come we never see him use it?" Another said.
"Are you some rare kind of clueless? You know we can't use our Quirks during school hours." A student's friend remarked on the idiotic question.
"G-guys guys, it's not a big deal, really," I replied nervously from the bombardment of questions sprouting about. "It's just that I have no point in using my Quirk since it's really not that special, honest." Waving my hands at them to tell them it's nothing to speculate about.
I mean, I don't blame them for being curious about me. But there's a reason why I very inclosed to people here. Not just cause of my Quirk, but in general, since I just don't seem to find a reason to let people (I rarely know about) know about me. But that somehow backfired by how my own classmates start discussing me like am some new trend! Why can't people just leave me be? I mean, you think of my boring appearance and personality that people wouldn't consider someone like me interesting? But then again, people have their preferences.
As the classroom stood silently with still a few whispers of me (guess not), the bell rang and suddenly most of the class sprang out of their seats to get back home or catch up with some friends after school.
"Remember to apply soon, entry space fills up really quick so best decide where you want to go right now!" Exclaimed Miss Shiryoku as the class leaves towards the door excitement on their faces of being so close to going to their chosen hero schools.
Once the class was empty, Shinso started to calmly raise out of his seat and grab his schoolbag while I did the same. After getting our things, we casually walked towards the exit leaving Miss Shiryoku gathering her supplies for her busy day in the building to do others things and also preparing for tomorrow morning.
We decided to head to my house after we get Shinso's bike off its chains since he has nothing else do. Bringing up my phone to read the latest of news, most of which are petty villains, where there appears to be a shark looking monster getting stopped and restrained by the recent pro hero Mt Lady. It's a shame there's only a little comment on how Kamui Woods assisting in the battle as well as Death Arms and Backdraft over the sheer applause of the woman. Well, she did stop the villain, but you shouldn't leave out the rest since they also took part in protecting the lives of civilians. But then again, heroes are considered celebrities to the pupil, I mean do you even know how many All Might merchandise are there? Heck, Shinso even has an All Might pen (which looks cool and stylised with its metallic shine) but that's not the point here.
"Fushigi, I have my bike, let's go," Shinso said with a monotone voice as he gets on his bike.
"Oh, yeah r-right," I said quickly since his already riding his bike away now, "I'm just looking at the recent villain attacks and these new pro heroes."
Thankfully, Shinso rode at a steady pace so that I can catch up with him easily since we're not in a rush with daylight still around.
"Oh yeah, I heard about that," He replied recalling the incident during the break, "Must be pretty nice to kick a massive villain from the sheer weight of your size." Adapting a sour look on his face while cycling.
"Come on Shinso," I said trying to light up the mood. "She's just doing her job. Besides, her Quirk makes it pretty difficult in tight spaces and has to be cautious of the property damage leading to a possible toll in her pockets or casualties from just one step alone. Doing her job in a city like this can always be risky where ever the villains strike. We're just lucky it was outside" Analysis her Quirk's issues to bring a sense of realism to Shinso.
"I guess your right, I don't want to get screwed over just because I bumped into something like someone's house." He smirks in amusement of the scenario.
Seeing how his mood has brightened up a bit, I laughed at his comment, "That's the spirit! Or giant?" I said thinking of the correct terminology or pun.
"I mean, you could just talk to the guy and then brainwash him to deactivate his Quirk then make him visit the police without any casualties in a matter of seconds." I continued helping to compare the difference between their Quirks.
He smiles at my gesture, "True." Shinso said quietly as we slowly start to enjoy our chat.
The silence was then destroyed such as the area far from us, exploding causing a loud shockwave leading to mass panic and fleeing.
Once the sound was registered we both looked at each, giving out an understanding response with a nod on what we should do now. As I start to climb on the bars of Shinso's bike standing straight to give him enough room to move, we hurried towards the explosion from before.
Eventually, after a few minutes of rubber spinning in the streets, we arrive at Tattooing Shopping Distinct with many people watching aimlessly as police are blocking their entrance away from the villain to give the heroes clearage to attack.
You think people would just run away from the sludge monster that's unintentionally molesting the explosive blonde, with said blonde only making things worst by exploding nearby buildings preventing the heroes for an opening in the first place. But I guess you start to have this mindset that heroes will always save the day that you won't feel any danger and watch like it's a live show in a way. But hey, we're here also so that makes us dumbasses too.
While that's going on, we see within the crowd a sicken Midoriya Izuku looking absolutely horrified that his bully/" friend" is having the same treatment as his predicament with his body slowly being restrained in rage. The heroes try to find a solution to bypass not harming Kacchan or hoping for someone with a Quirk to help. We also see a deflated All Might running with his bony legs catching up to the scene as well.
"Now what?" Shinso said looking up at me for guidance, "We can't get past these people because of the police and even so, going where the villain is around is just asking for a death wish."
I start to slowly tremble in frustration seeing how we're limited in what we can do here, "The buildings," I said dragging my head over to its general direction. "There must be some people trapped in there without the police's knowledge. Backdraft is keeping the fire at bay but's it's sure to spread elsewhere. Since the rest of the people, police, and heroes are more worried about the villain they probably just thought everyone evacuated by now." Formulating the possible situation that might occur.
"The problem is, we can't use our Quirks in public without a hero's license," Shinso replied looking over any entrance to the building or signs of people.
"Not unless they can see us in the first place," I said getting off his bike to scan the area as well, "They're too busy to be focusing on us so we'll be good for the time being."
People looked anxious about the situation taking place as some are wondering where All Might is as they've seen him take care of the shiny Muk rip-off. All Might as we know it is conflicted with his own issues in either suppressing his time limit and being seen by the public, Izuku still wonders what he should do as well.
"Why the hell am I following you here, we could be putting ourselves in danger for no reason," Shinso said questioning our own intentions coming here and why he was dragged along the ride.
"Because it's either that or stand here and watch like a bunch planks," I said as we hustle to the burning buildings being blocked by the debris. "If we have the power to do something, then we'll do it without wasting its potential!" Shouting in fury.
Shinso and I threw our own blazers to help remove some of the fire in the way as we try to bust through the back without being seen. Luckily, we did find the backdoor in one of the burning shops at the far left. Wrapping our hands together to get it to open by pulling at the same time since it appears to be airtight from the inside. We successful sprang it open with a some of our stamina used for it as we hurried inside.
"HELLO!" I shouted hoping to get someone's attention so there can follow it, "IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, THERE'S A WAY OUT OF HERE!" Again, trying to project my voice.
"Fushigi, I don't think anyone's h-" Shinso said doubtfully until we both got startled by a new voice.
"CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP US!" Shouted a man from afar.
"YES, PLEASE WE'RE RIGHT OVER HERE!" Shouted a woman instead around the same area as the man.
"DON'T WORRY! WE'LL HELP." I shouted in return.
"Come on Fushigi! We got to hurry!" Said Shinso anxiously as he looks up to see some burning wood starting to crumble above.
"Right," I replied with the same look of anxiousness as well.
So, we both hurried over to the voices as guidance, with Shinso looking back to check where the exit that we came in is.
Smoke was starting to burn our eyes, causing us to crouch a bit to help us alleviate the itching as we continued looking for the civilians. Once we were at a corner, we found them after ducking over some log. The people we found were that of the man and woman from before, with the woman holding a young boy who's clutching his mother. There also seems to be an office worker while another appears to be an average bystander.
"Thank God you're here." The office man said steadily getting up only to crouch down on one knee. "Shit, my leg got burned from the debris." He said in a rough tone indicating how sore it is.
"Can anyone of you stand?" Said Shinso looking at the people.
All of them nodded except the office guy so Shinso walked over to him in hearing range.
"Can you hear me?" He said to him.
"Of course, I can hear you! Now, what does it had to do-"The man shouted.
"Sleep." Was all Shinso said before brainwashing him.
The man got interrupted from losing consciousness leaving his head to drop down to slumber. Shinso faced his back against the sleeping man to help carry him up but stained from the new weight.
While the rest of us (besides me) was confused on how he just commanded him to sleep, Shinso looked straight at me, "I think it's time to leave, now." He said as more logs start to fall around us.
"On it. Come on, let's hurry!" I beckoned by pointing to the exit that's clouded by the smoke.
We all begin to run carefully to not get knocked over or touch any flames as we almost got to the exit.
Only for the exit to be barricaded by a stack of flaming logs. Seriously, why does this trope happen all the time during dire times?
"Shit," I said in the quick session.
"Think it's the best time to try out your Quirk Fushigi!" Shouted Shinso since we're in a hurry and I'm one of their last efforts of surviving.
Damn it, I never even tried my Quirk before. The worst part is, is its function, IT'S A RANDOMIZER! I don't know what I might get or if it will benefit us right now. We're trapped here, and we can't touch the logs caused there's too much of them and we can't touch them without suffering second-degree burns. Even if we can touch it, we wouldn't have time to get out since the building is going to collapse soon. The heroes won't know of us before it's too late and Backdraft and Kamui Woods is rescuing people on the upper levels. The logs appear to be heavy, so we wouldn't be able to lift it anyways.
'DAMMIT!' I shouted in my head in pure frustration, 'I'M SUCH A GOD DAMN IDIOT! If I just called the stupid police about this, then none of this would have happened! Instead, I just killed everyone, all because 'I wanna be a hero!' these are people's lives that are put on the line because of my rash decision making.' Continuing berating myself for my incapability.
'Shinso is relying on me to help, I got to just hope I can do something. Am not leaving this Quirk to go to waste when it didn't even reveal its true purpose to help others.' I said trying to active my Quirk once more in a very long time.
Immediately, thick spikes start to protrude from my skin around my body including my face as my hair is sharpened to the thinnest point as they all start transforming my body into a human pincushion as they sprout out of my school uniform ripping them in the process.
[Random Quirk - Spikes] [Quirk Type: Transformation]
[The user can grow thick organic spikes all around their body like a spiked mace. These spikes are sharp enough to pierce through human flesh and durability to impale stone and dent iron. Can be inconvenient while wearing clothes and must prevent physical contact at all cost. Untrained users can only grow spikes all around their bodies then on specific parts of it. These can also activate when startled, so don't scare them when you're close by. These spikes can easily creak if bent with sufficient force.]
As I glanced at my new Quirk, I smiled at the barricade, "This will do." I said before charging towards it like a raging bull.
Soon after, the wall was bulldozed with the door flying off as well with everyone running outside to escape the rising heat. Once we were all out, the building soon collapsed in on itself causing us to look at the damage. We all sighed in relief that we made out alive just in time before it crumbled leaving us a daze.
"Good thing I used my head there, right Shinso?" I said pointing to my now quilled hair.
Once he stopped taking in the fresh air, he looked at me with his emotionless expression at my so-called 'pun'.
"I wonder if it'll cost a lot for a whole new school uniform." I laughed sheepishly at my punctured clothing.
"Probably around over 22,000 Yen or so," Shinso replied as I deflate from the cost.
I don't really carry around something like that in my pockets, which means I would I have to ask my parents. If I do that, they'll probably ask why and since they'll also see my current appearance they'll also ask why there are huge holes in my uniform. Once I told them the entire story, then they would have to waste their money for my cause and scold me for it. But hopefully, they'll understand why I did it, right? RIGHT?
After I pull the spikes back inside me with my strange hairstyle still intact amazingly enough, we dropped the resting man those the police telling them we just found him there unconscious while he was escaping the smoke since we want no involvement. The other survivors return homes to forget about this while thanking us for our noble attempts. Well, we were returning home for ourselves, we missed All Might Detroit Smashed the sludge man's entire existed away (I think he sort of killed the guy by now) as all the civilians and news anchors swarm the shaded bunny man for questions and praises of his work.
While this is happening, our cinnamon roll is being scolded at for his reckless by the heroes with our slouching Kacchan getting praised for his flashy Quirk and fighting back the villain. Not really considering said Quirk sort of created the explosion in the first place, causing a wildfire to be broken out endangering everyone nearby. In other words, if our lovely hothead didn't start his tantrum then the heroes wouldn't have that much of an issue. But then again, things happen for a reason, even when you don't know it yet. Like our main protagonist showcases the heart of a true hero to the number #1 pro hero and flourish it with a gifted Quirk and a secret.
Eventually, we finally arrive at our destination, my house. Unlocking the door since I keep a spare key just in case, we enter my household along with a tired Shinso.
Immediately, both my parents sprang into action on the visitor only to then engulf me in a grand hug of love and care.
"MY IRREPLACEABLE SON, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!" My dad cried distraught for me coming home late in the afternoon. "WE HAVE BEEN SO WORRIED SICK OF YOU THAT WE ALMOST THOUGHT OF JUST FINDING YOU OURSELVES!" He said crying even more comedic tears you would see in One Piece as he cries in indecipherable words.
"IT WAS HIS IDEA, AND THEN WE WOULD BE BEATING THE LIVING HELL OUT OF THEM AND THEN FEED THEM TO THE HOUNDS, SO THEY WOULDN'T TAKE YOU AWAY AGAIN!" Cried my mother doing the same exaggerated expression as the latter.
"WE'RE HAVE SO GLAD YOU'RE OK!" Both said sobbing louder than previously as my ripped clothes get saturated with their tears.
"*Sniff*, oh hey Shinso! Didn't know you were coming to visit." My dad said taking a 180 turn from his sobbing to earning a big white teeth smile.
"Sorry you had to see this, we just care very much about our quirky boy." My mum doing the same as well.
Shinso looked completely flabbergasted of the sudden turn of events, but quickly recollected to introduce himself, "Hello Mr and Miss Kake," He said bowing to them in respect. "I'm sorry for intruding on your property." Ending his bow to look at them with his bagged eyes.
"Oh, need to be so formal Shinso, you're always welcomed here since you're our son's friend." Said my mother smiling at him for the gesture while he takes his shoes off.
"I'll make us some dinner well we've at it, you kids have fun!" Said my dad smiling before rushing towards his kitchen since it's his turn to cook now for the day.
I forgot to mention about both my parent's hairstyles as well have I. Well, my father appears to have a…number 7 shaped hair mixed with grey and light brown? I think it's a ponytail like mine? Whereas my mother adopts her long straight hair into a bow style you would see from wrapping presents with her grey and hazel colours. Guess it's a family trait we have these weird hairstyles that defy the laws of gravity as it stands straight for the world to see. Oddly enough, no matter how we cut or style them differently, there always return to their original state as if our hair refuses to be changed. Probably why I still have mine throughout those years.
Once my dad left the entrance to cook, my mother looked towards me only to then take in a horrified look upon her aged face. She finally registered my current state of poked uniform and some soot left on it as well as Shinso. Which only means one thing.
Fire
"Oh my god! Fushigi, what happened! What happened to your uniform, why are there holes in it! And soot leftover, including Shinso's!" My mother exclaimed bombarding me with questions upon questions towards my now sooty uniform.
"I-I-IIIIIIIIII kind of, sort of save some people in a burning building during a villain attack today," I said sheepishly as I stroke my neck in a nervous manner. "Shinso helped as well, but we're fine and the people are safe and sound," Noticing the anxiousness of my mother is steadily growing. "I also might need a new uniform as well and Shinso's might need washing too."
"WAIT, WHAT! You mean you were in that sludge monster's location. You were there!" My mother screamed in sheer terror that I was put endanger.
"No no! We were far away from it, we just rescue the people that couldn't escape the danger while the heroes were busy with the villain." I explained in a quick fashion of the growing tension.
"Ok," My mother said trying to recollect the information. "But that doesn't explain the holes in your uniform, thankfully I don't see any blood so what happened?" Calmly trying to evaluate the situation.
"Miss Kake, Fushigi used his Quirk to help save the people and us to escape by breaking the wall down with his spiked body during the fire." Shinso ejected the conversation causing her to turn towards me in surprise.
"Your Quirk?" She said confusion and surprise painted on her face.
"It's been over 10 years already, and I'm going to apply for U.A also." I begin looking down to think of my next words. "There're people out there that don't know how to defend themselves from these kinds of things, but this Quirk. This Quirk maybe the answer to saving these people and I am not going to waste its potential of all its possible Quirks it has in store. Some believe you need flashy Quirks to help and be a great hero, but it's all Quirks that are capable of saving millions if we don't use its true power. I can't just be a bystander when I know I can do something instead of watching for some miracle to happen." I said breathing in some air to help alleviate the talking.
After my speech, my mother looked at me shocked by my sudden ideology and just sighed in defeat realising what I said is partly true and that I'm unharmed as well as Shinso. She starts to rub her temples trying to nub the stress, "You're just like your father and me, only this time, your dad was much more boasted and reckless for the matter." She sighed.
"I can hear you, you know!" My dad shouted in the kitchen while the pans are sizzling.
"But it's true!" My mother shouted back.
"I know." My dad feebly said while lowering his head in the defeat of the harsh truth.
"What," I said pausing in thought. "You wer-were heroes!" I said shockingly as I pointed at them while my hand is shaking and eyes popping out of my sockets in midair.
"Well yeah." My mother said like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "What do you think we used our Quirks for?"
"It's true." My dad added.
"I think it's best if we talk about this after dinner, you ok with that Fushigi?" She smiled at me for an answer.
"Uuhhh sure," I said in confusion.
"Would you like to eat with us Shinso?" She asked looking straight at him now.
"Sure." He stoically said.
Soon we all ate dinner that dad made for the rest of us with a bowl of rice to eat with from the wide selection of meats and salads for us to take. We all ate our fair share while my dad starts cleaning the dishes. Shinso ate the least amount since he wasn't a big eater himself unlike me where the plates were just asking to be emptied. Once all the dishes were put in the soapy water, we continued our last conversation with my mum in the living room.
"So, your applying to U.A like Shinso here." My mother said looking at the both of us.
"Yes, since it's the number #1 school for a heroic course," I said
"Makes sense, but you're not only one aiming to be a hero in there as well you know." She said dawning a serious look.
"I know," I replied with a mopey tone, "But what about you guys being heroes," Still wondering the sudden news.
"Oh, that," She suddenly realized what she promised and looked where the kitchen was. "Kōun'na! The hall of fame!" She shouted to get my dad's attention.
"RIGHT!" He said exhilarated of the command as he rushes I believe where the basement is where we keep for extra storage.
For a few seconds, we waited until my dad came back with a bunch of stuff and dropped it onto the living room as a pile of dust swarms our weak nostrils.
"An-*cough* *cough* Anyways yes we're heroes before we became your loving parents." My mother said as she closes her eyes with a proud smile.
"You said you want to be a hero to use your Quirk's potential in saving others, well we used to think like that too. Which is why we're showing you this." My father boasted as he whips his hands towards the collection of dusted things. These things include highlighted old newspaper, pictures of them in what appears to be in costumes posing. There's also some merchandise but only a little and looked really old. Even the same two costumes from the newspapers in airtight cases wrapped in plastic to keep the dust away from its polished state.
"Well, what is it?" I said confused about the whole ordeal.
"I guess we had to enlighten the young generation of our history." She said looking at my dad with a smirk.
"Indeed, as many who stand in the present for the upcoming future forget the past of others who guide that present." He said dramatically as he also smirks with his eyes closed.
Shinso stood quietly since he doesn't have anything to say really and just let them continue the weird interactions of the Kake family.
They both then open their eyes shining in glory as they start to pose in a typical heroic fashion. "WE USED TO BE A DUO TEAM OF RESCUE HEROES IN OUR TIME." They said in unison.
"I was known as the Lucky Hero, GREAT 7." My dad exclaimed as he points to his 7-shaped hair. "With my Quirk, Jackpot, I was gifted with the power of luck on the number of good deeds I did for the last 24 hours so my hero duties were perfect for my Quirk." He said with a big smile on his face.
"And I was known as the Handout Hero, PRESENT GIRL." My mum exclaimed as well with a twirl as she points to her bow hairstyle. "My Quirk, Present, allows me to make presents with the contents of always suiting the situation at hand. Even if it doesn't in most cases, somehow these items help our rescuing all the time." She said with a smile of her own.
Soon they did I believe to be their signature poses as it looks similar to the pictures in the collection. My dad bending to the right throwing his arms above his head almost like how you would flex, my mum doing the same but to the left instead. Their closest arms lock together as they bend their knees to shout out their team.
"WE WERE CALLED THE LUCKY STREAK." They shouted with gusto while headlights appear out of nowhere shining the parental duo.
"Unfortunately, we only did petty crimes and rescues with the occasional villain fights here and there." He said with a small pout in the disappointment of their usage as heroics.
"But we always save those who need our help. Even if we were only mentioned a little in the news and pushed aside from the main heroes of the time." She sighed looking down in disappointment of their duties being washed away.
"Because of the rapid development of flashy Quirks around, things start to get more dangerous and we sadly had to retire from our growing age as the decades fly by our lives." He said sadly realizing that they probably won't even remembered at the time as well from their retirement.
"It really is a shame we didn't make much of a difference in the world, but that didn't stop us from saving people from danger." She said with a new brighten smile.
"When we heard you were going to apply for U.A we know its just a matter of time before we pass on our knowledge for the new generation. With that Quirk of yours Fushigi, you can make that difference for us instead." He said with a calming smile directed at me with my mother also joining.
"But why are you telling me this? And why now of all times." I said completely baffled by this revelation.
"What we're showing you is an example of what Quirks can do. Something as small as ours can still help others and make us heroes. So, in other words…" My mother said.
"There's no such thing as a useless Quirk. Those who believe that these types of Quirks are weak are weak users themselves with a narrow mind to boot. And you'll surely understand that when you use these random Quirks yourself Fushigi." My dad smiled lovingly at me.
"Same can be said about you too as well Shinso." My mother said directing at him who looked surprised and taken back.
"You understand that right Fushigi?" My dad said as both my parents looked at me for my suggestion.
"Understand?" I said causing both to look at me worryingly as I start shaking. "I'm beyond understanding! Your Quirks are so awesome! I can't believe my own parents were such cool heroes! Do you even know how Quirks can so versatile once you understand how they work!" I said looking beyond excited of immense my love of these supernatural mutations happening in our lives.
Both of my parents smiled at this and hoped for the best of me to do well in the entrance exam in a few months.
"Show them what you been hiding for those years Fushigi," Both of them said with a big proud smile.
After with new enthusiasm the next morning, its time for the upcoming entrance exam. But how do we prepare for it with other people also desiring to get to U.A as well? Simple my friend.
Training.
But since I have tides with Shinso here, I think I can fasten the training a bit and hopefully, better push myself furtherer. Shinso and I were outside in a nearby open field at around 6 and were dressed in some loose clothes for the training. The clothes consist of a plain white shirt with nothing underneath and just some loose sweatpants with Shinso's being purple. Shinso doesn't look that much different but you can see closely some extra bags by none the less fine from the early wake-up.
(Play Boku no Hero Academia OST - HERO A)
Now so, I begin my ten months of hardcore training.
"Shinso I need you to brainwash me," I said with a look of determination.
Shinso looked baffled at my request, "What can my Quirk do?" He said
"Your brainwashing can force people's action to your every command. So, I was thinking if you can brainwash me to workout so that my body is forced to not give into the stress from the intense training that I wouldn't be capable of doing by myself." I explained looking at me now for confirmation.
"So, you want me to brainwash you to do hard level workouts, so your body is forced to complete these tasks without resistance." He summarised.
"Actually," I nodded that he understands my request, "Now make me do 100 push-ups and other full body workouts. Once that's done we need to increase that amount and maybe you can put your weight on me to make it more difficult."
"You do realize even if I did that, you would still feel the tearing." He said looking a little concern about my decision.
"If my body will keep going, then it doesn't matter. Now do it." I said with certainty.
But my body is already brainwashed so now it's Shinso's job to do the rest.
"Do 100 push-ups." He commanded making me do exactly what he said.
'It worked! Now I can catch up with the rest of the students.' I thought with a look of hope in my head as my body does the 17th push-up.
Soon Shinso has been instructing all sorts of workouts without a break every half an hour. These include squats, running, different kinds of push-ups, pull-ups, with some meditation as well to boost the mind. These impacting most of my body every day as Shinso looks up these on his phone for these methods. Until.
"Ahhhh, my body is very sore and very twitchy," I winced after the first day of training.
"Your body is not used to this kind of intense workout, so your muscle fibres will start to tear but will be repaired to be stronger. Or so it says in this article here," Shinso said looking at his phone while we're walking to school with me awkwardly waddling, "You might need to rest and do some other workouts while letting the sore ones recover. Also, it says here you need at least 8 hours of sleep and foods relating to high protein and recovery. Some of these are pretty cheap to get, so you'll be fine."
"Right, sleep and eat. My kind of motto." I said clutching my fist which kind of hurts.
"Do a jog for a minute then sprint for 30 seconds," Shinso said as my brainwash body follows his words.
'God, it's a good thing when I'm being mind controlled I can't project my voice or else I'll be screaming right about now.' I thought as my body sprints till my stamina is completely drained.
"Keep going. Ten months will soon be over." He encouraged me even though I'm brainwashed so I'll do it anyway.
"Kake-san is something the matter? You seem to become stiff and looking like you're in a lot of pain." Miss Shiryoku asked concerned for my current state from the constant full body workout.
"No, I'm fine," I calmly said waving my hand to lessen her concern. "It's just am really working harder for U.A that's all, nothing to worry about Miss Shiryoku."
She looked at me in a bit of doubt that am fine but turned around to continue her registration, "Just don't work yourself too hard, or else you'll begin losing some hair much earlier than you think." She joked causing some people to snicker at the said joke.
If I did, however, then I would have defeated the league of villains with just one punch by now and that would just ruin the whole story and Horikoshi's entire work.
"Jeez Fushigi," My mother said looking amazed at the dinner table, "You're eating way bigger than usual."
After finishing my 4th bowl, I swallowed to speak, "Thanks, mom, all from the training me and Shinso are doing for U.A's entry."
"Wow, you're really getting the hang out of this." Said Shinso in his monotone voice as he sits on top of my shoulders as my body jogs with a rope tied around my wrist with a tire at the end of said rope.
We then jump to different scenes of me doing different workouts with my blank expressionless eyes and face as Shinso sits on me with his stoic facial expression during a falling sunset.
*10 Months Later*
FINALLY!
It was 6:30 am as I took off my plain shirt which is soaked sweat and smacked it on the ground with a soggy sound coming out of it.
It's has been around, 10 long months of sweat and internal screaming in pain and sore muscles with it. But now that the months are up, my new body has slowly developed for the entrance exam. Considering I had a lack of body fat, to begin with, my muscles were showing. They didn't have much bulk in them added but instead strengthening the muscles that already existed. So just imagine a boy with tighten muscles with low body fat, and you'll get the image.
"What was the point in that?" Asked Shinso walking up to me as I looked up at the sunrise.
"To be honest, that shirt was really uncomfortable to wear with all that sweat, and the weather is quite cool, so I thought of cooling myself down before the exam," I said turning my head towards him.
"At least you weren't screaming like that other guy at the beach a few minutes ago," Shinso said rubbing his neck in annoyance, "I was just walking down to see you when suddenly he just screamed on top of some junk from across."
"Yeah, I guess," I said checking the time, "Now let's go, we got an exam to start." Smiling in excitement.
"After you take a shower and I take a nap from all of this." He said getting on his bike to get back to his empty house awaiting a cat sitting by.
"YEAH! And then our futures will be put to the test!" I shouted pumping my fist up only to get a cramp from the action causing to retreat it and rub the sore spot with my other hand.
I did it! The second chapter but nothing really happened but linking to the Izuku getting his Quirk and running to save poor Kacchan.
Next time is where the entrance exam begins and Fushigi showcases more of his Quirk.
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