HERE WE GO! THE THRILLING CHAPTER TWO FOR ALL OF MY LOVELY READERS!
I'm so glad this story is being well received, I'm so happy to be writing it, there's tons of freedom with this type of thing.
NOW LET US WATCH OUR PRECIOUS IZUKU WORK HER WAY THROUGH THIS WORLD!
"Uuuuurgh...!" Izuku struggled to push a large boulder in front of her. She dug her heels into the ground as she pushed at it, and felt it budge.
"PUT YOUR BACK INTO IT!" All Might boomed loudly behind her with a laugh as she groaned from the strain. She used her quirk with her gloves and boots, as she continued to push against the boulder. "Come on! If you get this out of the way it'll be easy walking from here!"
"RAAAAAAAAH!" She cried out as she pushed against the rock and with a burst of energy she shoved it off the cliff side. She gasped as she collapsed to the ground, trying to catch her breath. "That... weighed more than you did..." she groaned out on the rocky ground as All Might walked up to her.
"Well you did great!" He said with a laugh as he looked over the edge to see the boulder tumble into the valley below. The pair of them were making their way through the mountains. Their goal was to get to the sea side in the Mountain Region, and most of their time over the last few weeks had been spent climbing over the treacherous terrain. "My my, you've come a long way in only a few short weeks!" He looked down at her as she pushed herself up. "Clearly you've been training for years already."
"I did my best from books that travelling merchants had..." She said as she wiped the sweat and dirt off her forehead. "It helps that I lived so close to the mountains too..."
"Well it shows!" All Might laughed as they walked along the cliff. "I'd say we'll be there before evening, are you ready?" He looked back at her as she stumbled after him and climbed over some rocks.
"Yes." She grinned brightly up at him as she ran to catch up at him. "I'm ready for a bath mostly..." she rubbed at her messy curls. She had kept them up in a crown braid, but now it was all just a haphazard mess.
"Well you deserve it, you look like a young man!" All Might laughed loudly as he looked down at her and she blushed.
"Do I..?" She asked, patting at her chest. The clothing she wore certainly flattened out and hid her womanly figure.
"Well... A young boy to be honest." The man looked at her nervously and she groaned out. "But what do appearances matter? They don't!"
Izuku looked up at King All Might as he laughed loudly. She couldn't help her smile and she looked up at the sky as they walked. "I guess you're right..." she said thoughtfully, before a large shadow was cast over them. Izuku looked up in surprise with All Might.
"A demon?!" He shouted out as he grabbed for his sword.
"No...!" Izuku's eyes widened as she saw 3 large familiar shapes. "Those... ARE DRAGONS!" She shouted as she pointed up at them. "WOW! DRAGONS!" she started running so she could look at them for longer.
"YOUNG MIDORIYA!" She heard the King call out her name and she looked back at him, before her foot slipped.
"WHAAAAA!" She screamed loudly as she went sliding down the steep cliff side. She reached out her hands, glad she was still wearing her gloves. She caught her fingers on a rock and gripped it tightly to jerk herself to a stop. She groaned as her arms strained and she reached up on the cliff side to grab another rock. "I'm all right!" she shouted out as she looked up the cliff. She paled a bit as she saw she had fallen a good 50 feet before she stopped herself. She looked down to see the vast crevice below and felt a nervous sweat on her cheek. "C-Could I get some help...?!"
"Don't worry! I'll get you out of there!" All Might shouted down at her and she groaned as she felt her hands starting to slip out of her gloves.
"HURRY!" she shouted in a panic, she tried to grip onto the rock tighter but she still felt herself slipping. "I... I can't... hold on...!" She shouted up, but on the last word her hands slipped off the rock and she screamed out again.
"YOUNG MIDORIYAAAAAAAA!" She heard the shout from above as she plummeted to her death.
"HEEEEEEY!" She heard a call out to the side and saw a girl come diving in after her. Her eyes widened as she saw her wearing a mage outfit and holding onto her hat with one hand and a staff in the other. "SORRY ABOUT THIS!" She shouted and Izuku's eyes went wide as she smacked her with the staff. Izuku felt her body jerk to a halt, before floating upwards a bit. The girl tapped the staff to her arm and she too stopped in mid air. "Phew... I made it in time!" She shouted happily and grinned at her. "Wow, you gave me a scare, walking right off the cliff like that!"
"Oh uhm..." Izuku looked at her nervously as they floated above the abyss below. "Thank you so much.. I thought I was going to die for sure!"
"No problem! What's a young guy like you doing here by the way?" She asked as Izuku reached out to the cliff side and grabbed.
"Oh ahh... I'm not..." Izuku went to correct her but she heard a shout from above.
"ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?!" She looked up to see All Might looking over the cliff at them with an unknown boy wearing a suit of armour and glasses.
"I'm okay now!" Izuku cried up to him and she looked at the girl. "Uhm... Are you okay...?"
"Urgh... I can't use my quirk for too long..." she said as she looked like she was about to throw up. "We need to get out of here quick.."
"Crap..." Izuku looked at her with worry and then up at the cliff side, they were more than 150 feet in the crevice now... "Grab on to me..." she said as she looked at the other girl who reached out and grabbed Izuku's arm "Just hold on to it for a little longer!" She shouted as she put her feet on a foot hold, and kicked off from it. She began running up the cliff side, pushing hard with her legs as she pulled the brunette girl with her. She felt sweat drip on her brow as she kicked up over the edge of the cliff and the boy in armour grabbed her by the arm and pulled the girls over to the safe part that he and All Might were standing on. The other girl let out a gurgle of sickness, before they dropped to the ground.
"I'm gunna..." The Brunette crawled over to the edge and threw up over it. "UUUURGH...!"
"Whoa..." Izuku looked back at the girl then up at the boy who pulled them to safety. His armour was shiny and well kept. He adjusted his glasses as he looked down at her. "Uhm.. Thanks..."
"MIDORIYA!" All Might ran to her and picked her up in a crushing hug. "You need to learn to reign in your passion for knowledge! You almost died!"
"Was it because of the Dragons?!" The boy in the suit of armour asked, waving his arms around. "We saw them too as we made our way over here! That's when we noticed you walk off the cliff!"
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean too... I just..." She looked up at the sky, seeing the dragons were gone now. "... I really like Dragons... Thank you for saving me though." She smiled at the boy and the girl who was getting up from her hurling session. All Might set her back on her feet and she bowed to them. "My name is Izuku Midoriya, It's nice to meet you!"
"Tenya Iida!" The boy in armour with dark hair said with a grin at her.
"Ochako Uraraka!" the brunette girl said with a bright grin.
"We are on our way to the Yuuei Hero Guild." The boy said with a smile as he looked to Izuku and All Might.
"Iida..." Izuku tapped her finger on her chin, before thumping her fist into her open palm. "From that family of well known Knights! Your quirk allows you to move faster than 10 horses combined with just your legs!" she shouted as she looked down at his legs and saw metallic pipes on the back of them. "I've heard of them from my village! You're from the capital region!"
"RIGHT YOU ARE!" Iida shouted loudly with a happy smile, "It's good to know my family is so well known! We pride ourselves on being a long line of Knights who serve the King of the World!"
"Oh," All Might thunked his fist into his palm now. "I see! That's where I know you from!"
"Uhm.." Izuku looked back at the large man with a nervous sweat.
"I'm sorry...?" Iida and Uraraka looked up at the man as well. He laughed loudly and put his fists on his hips.
"DO NOT FEAR! FOR I AM HIM, THE KING!" He laughed loudly and Izuku felt herself pale as the others looked at him with wide eyes.
"Y-Y-YOUR HIGHNESS!" Iida sputtered out and bowed to the King. "WHAT AN HONOR TO MEET THE GREAT WORLD KING, ALL MIGHT!"
"Wow this is crazy!" Uraraka shouted she bowed too. "Are you his Paige or something?!" she looked to Izuku who shook her head and waved her hand around in a panic.
"No no! This here is my protege!" The man laughed loudly clapping a hand on Izuku's shoulders. "I'm taking Midoriya to the Yuuei Guild for some hero training!"
"Wow... That's so amazing!" Uraraka shouted with bright eyes filled with admiration. "You must really be something!" She looked to Izuku who blushed a bit.
"Not really..." she said shyly as the girl beamed at her.
"I think being personally escorted by the King is a very amazing feat!" Iida said with wave of his arms. "You must truly have something to be admired!"
"Oh jeez..." Izuku put her hands over her blushing face.
"Now now, let us continue young heroes!" All Might pointed to the part of the sea they could see from the cliff. "We are almost at our destination!"
"So cool! We get to travel with the king no too!" Uraraka said happily as the group continued on with their journey.
"I wonder where those dragons were going..." Izuku said with a thought as they walked.
"The mountain tribes are known for having dragons, so it's probably them using them as transportation." Iida said with a thought as they walked. "They've taken to this part of the region due to the hordes of Demons coming from the north, so they're probably heading off to other tribes."
"I heard there was a struggle of the position of Tribal King." Uraraka said with a thought and Izuku looked at her with wide eyes. "They're probably still sorting that kind of thing out."
"WAHAHAHA!" All Might said with a loud laugh. "Many people of the mountain tribes are strong warriors. It's also interesting to see their quirks at work because of their interesting jewellery."
"It's amazing how it works..." Izuku said with a mutter to herself. "I've seen it before... From what I know they find deposits of precious gems in the caverns all over the mountains, then fashion them into jewellery so they can utilize their quirks with out the use of a weapon... They tend to have quirks based off their physical abilities, like their palms or other parts of their bodies." She looked up as they walked along their path and smiled. "That combined with their utilization of dragons, they're really amazing!"
"Wow..." Uraraka looked over at Izuku with a bright smile. "How do you know that much?"
"I'm from the Forest region." Izuku beamed brightly at the girl. "I lived pretty close to the mountains, my childhood friend is one of the mountain tribe, but I haven't seen him in years..." She let out a sigh. "That why I want to become a hero, so I can adventure across the world, maybe run into him again!"
"That's beautiful..." Uraraka sobbed out and Izuku looked at her worriedly.
"It sounds like you really admire this friend of yours!" Iida said with a smile at her.
"Yeah I do... He's amazing..." Izuku let out a happy sigh. "I really want to see him again, I hope he's doing all right, they had to move because of the demon threat up north."
"Such strong ambitions from such a young boy!" Iida said with tears of his own. "I really admire your spirit!"
"I'm... I'm 16..." Izuku said with a nervous smile and they looked at her in shock. "Do I really look that young?"
"Yeah! I would never have guessed you were our age!" Uraraka 's voice was full of awe as she looked at Izuku. "Maybe it's because you're so small, are all boys in your area this tiny?"
"Oh, I'm not-" Izuku started to speak again when All Might let out a booming laugh.
"WE'RE HERE!" He shouted as they came around the mountain they were walking on. Izuku's eyes widened in amazement as she saw what looked more like a town than a guild. There was a large building sitting close to the shore, and it appeared to be made mostly of glass. Many small buildings surrounded it and it even had docks at it's shores. "YUUEI HEROES GUILD! The place to go for aspiring heroes!"
"WHOOOOOOOOOA!" Izuku shouted in amazement as she took in the sight, before she started running off down the path. "THAT'S AMAZING! They must have had a team of people to make that kind of place, with all kinds of quirks!" she looked back at the group as they beamed at her. "I can't wait to learn all about them! Let's hurry!" She took off at a run and the others followed her quickly.
At the fast pace Izuku ran at, they were soon at the gates to the large city that surrounded the Yuuei Guild building. She beamed up at the gates happily as All Might stepped up to the gates and let out a booming laugh.
"GREETINGS, FOR I AM HERE!" He boomed loudly at the people watching the gate in the tower.
"IT'S HIS MAJESTY, THE KING OF THE WORLD!" One yelled out and the group could hear chattering and loud bangs before the gates started to open. Izuku's eyes lit up with wonder as she looked inside. All Might clapped a hand on her shoulder and she looked up at him with wide eyes.
"Welcome children, TO YUUEI HERO GUILD!" He boomed happily at them and the small group stepped into the busy city. "We shall make our way to the Yuuei Building and get you registered with them!"
"Wow... This is crazy..." Uraraka looked around with wide eyes like Izuku. "I'm from a small village in the central region..."
"My village was small too.." Izuku said with her mouth open as she looked around. "I've never seen a city before..."
"This kind of place is lively! Everyone's got a job to do and are in a rush!" Iida said as he pointed at all the people around them. There were stores with many weapons and armour, some sold special wares for quirks, and others sold food and clothing to fit all kinds of people. "One could easily get distracted!"
"WOW LOOK AT THAT!" Izuku looked over at a man with the head of a dog who was as tall as All Might. "And that guy!" She looked around at a man who looked like he was made of wood. "THIS IS SO COOL!"
"... Some one got easily distracted..." Uraraka said with a happy warm smile as she watched Izuku look around at all the people with interesting quirks.
"Come now, we should hurry so that you all can get a comfy bed tonight!" All Might said with a loud laugh as he lead the way towards the Yuuei building, but he was stopped as people started to swarm him with praise and cheers at seeing the King.
"... I think we'll have to go by ourselves..." Iida said with a nervous glance towards the king who was grinning nervously from the attention. "Let us advance! I'm sure he'll locate you again, Midoriya!"
"Right!" Izuku said with a bright smile as she followed after the other two to head towards the building. She looked back at the struggling All Might, and felt a bit bad for leaving him behind, but he gave her a thumbs up over the heads of the people and she smiled a bit.
"Welcome to Yuuei Heroes Guild!" A woman laughed happily as they opened the door. She was scantily clad in a tight corset and what looked like panties. She grinned at the group from behind her mask. "We're sure getting a lot of people wanting to join up with us these days! SUCH YOUTH!" She squealed happily as she looked at the three teens. "Please fill these out and hand them back!" She handed them some paper and pencils, and Izuku looked it over. It was all basic information and some things to fill out about the nature of their quirks. She hurriedly scribbled everything out on the form, before handing it back to the woman. "PERFECT! ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!" She said happily as she looked it over. "Ah, you circled F on here instead of M,"
"Yeah," Izuku said with a nervous smile. "That's cause I'm a girl."
"MY OH MY!" The woman looked her over and beamed. "I don't know why I didn't notice before! What a cute girl!"
"Girl...?" Izuku turned around to look at Iida and Uraraka who were looking at her in shock.
"Uhm, yeah.." Izuku said nervously. "I'm a girl... My hair is just a mess from travelling," She let out a soft laugh as Uraraka stared at her with wide eyes.
"I see, this makes sense as to why you're so small!" Iida said while waving his arms around in the air. "I get it now!"
"HOW COULD I NOT NOTICE BEFORE?!" Uraraka shouted in surprise and shocked Izuku and Iida a bit. "You have such pretty eyes and long eyelashes! And..." She grabbed at Izuku's middle then chest. "YES! Definitely there! But you should wear cuter clothes!" She looked up at Izuku who was stiff from surprise.
"Uhm... It was... just easier to move in.." Izuku said with a laugh.
"Well, here you go!" The group turned to look at the woman who greeted them. "Your Guild passes!" She held them out with a bright grin and Izuku took the metal plate from the woman and saw her information stamped on it. "My name is Midnight, welcome young heroes to Yuuei!"
"THIS IS SO AWESOME!" Uraraka shouted in happiness as they were handed some information packets next. "We even get rooms! It looks like we're going to be apart of a big group though.."
"It probably makes organization of heroic acts easier!" Iida said with a grin. "Group 1-A, probably because we're beginner heroes!"
"It says there will be room 20 people..." Izuku said with a thought and looked up at Midnight. "Have that many people already come?"
"NOT YET!" Midnight beamed happily. "We are going to have some missions for you soon, so check back here after you get settled into your lodgings!"
"Wow... A group of heroes..." Izuku thought about that for a moment as they walked across the hall of the guild. "I wonder what our group will be like..."
"I hope everyone is nice!" Uraraka said excitedly as they walked along a path towards the side of the large class building. "I want to make lots of friends while I'm here!"
"It appears we can take classes on how to be proper heroes, a true beginners group!" Iida said with a shout behind them. "These will be very helpful on a journey for knowledge!"
"That's so cool," Izuku looked at her package and smiled at it. "But, I'm mostly excited about a bath right now, I can't wait!" She pumped her fists in the air.
"Young Midoriya!" She turned her head to look up as the King came running towards her. "Before you go off to get settled, I'd like to speak with you!"
"Oh, sure!" Izuku smiled brightly at the king. She looked at the other two she was with. "I'll meet you guys there at the building!"
"Alright! Don't take to long!" Uraraka shouted at her with a grin before her and Iida took off to go find their lodgings.
"This way, I have requested a private room." All Might lead the way back into the guild building and Midnight looked up at him with wide eyes.
"WOW! Hows it going your Majesty?!" She said with a bright grin before she looked at Izuku. "Oh! Is she with you?"
"Yes." All Might grinned at Midnight who smiled back.
"That's so impressive! I knew I had a good feeling about her!" Midnight said brightly before All Might lead Izuku into the guild and down a hallway. They stopped at a door and he knocked softly before entering with her in tow.
"Ah, You Majesty! It's a pleasure to see you again!" Izuku's eyes went wide as she saw a mouse the size of a child sitting on a couch drinking tea. "I've been expecting you for a few months now, but this is good too. Did you get lost?"
"A bit..." All Might laughed nervously and Izuku closed the door to the room. "I'd like to introduce you to some one who I happened upon on my way though! This is Izuku Midoriya, from the forest region."
"Oh?" The mouse looked over at her and she smiled nervously at him as he smiled.
"Midoriya, this is the Guild Master, Nedzu." All Might looked at her with a bright grin before taking a seat. "We are close friends, he is aware of my situation, which is why we're here."
"Oh..." Izuku blushed a bright red, before bowing to the mouse. "It's a pleasure to meet you! I look forward to your guidance!"
"What a polite girl." the Mouse laughed as Izuku stood back up. All Might waved her over to sit down and she gulped as she took her seat. "So, your Majesty... Is this the Heir you have chosen then?"
"Yes, I happened upon her village on my journey." All Might grinned as he removed his sword from his back and turned into his smaller skeletal form. "Her village was being attacked by some very high level demons, but she was the only one who thought to stop them. She even lead them away from the village! I think she has the makings of not only a great Hero, but a great King."
"Well, Midoriya, it seems you come very highly recommended." Nedzu looked at her as she blushed a bright red again as she stared at her knees. "So, I take it you were informed of the situation by His Majesty in full, but I want to make sure before you dive into this treacherous job... Are you willing to take on the sword One for All, that enhances quirks and lets you use it to your fullest... Are you ready to become King of the World?"
"Yes." Izuku looked up at the principal with serious eyes. "I've had a month to think it over, and now I can't imagine looking for any other job other than this. I want to help people with a bright smile on my face like his Majesty... And I want people to be reassured when I step onto the scene, to know everything is going to be all right." She clenched her fists tightly on her knees. "I want to drive the demons back to the badlands they came from, and save this world."
"Very well." The mouse smiled at her before taking a sip of tea from his mug. "Well then, Your Majesty." He looked to All Might now, before gesturing to the table off to the side. "The replacement blade for One for All is ready for you. It will allow you to use the power your being still has stored within you, an enhancement sword if you will." All Might stood up and walked towards the table. "Though you won't be able to hold that muscle form of yours for very long with this, I recommend you stay at the guild with us, I assume Midoriya here has applied for a membership." He looked to her again and she nodded excitedly. "So, until she becomes a proper heir to the throne, I think this is the best solution."
"I agree." All Might picked up the sword and returned to his large muscle form. "Until she is ready, I will stay here at the guild." He looked back at the principal with a wide grin. "Now... Could you excuse us? I would like a moment alone with Midoriya, so that I can do this properly."
"Yes, of course." Nedzu got up from his couch and smiled at Izuku who stood up. "Midoriya, I look forward to see how you grow and wield One for All." He nodded to her, before exiting the room. Izuku looked up at All Might nervously as he picked up One for All.
"Midoriya, this is a process only the King and the Heir of One for All are allowed to witness." All Might looked at her seriously, and she swallowed her nerves and nodded her head. "I would like it if you kept this whole thing a secret, do not let others know that you are the wielder of One for All, or you might come to find trouble, do you swear to keep that promise?"
"I swear," She bowed her head to him, before straightening back up again. She looked at the sword, as he drew it from it's sheath.
"Then kneel..." He looked down at her as she got down on one knee and looked up at him before bowing her head. "... As the King of the World, and Wielder of One for All," He held the blade out and pointed it at her. He touched the tip to her right shoulder first, "I bestow the legendary power of this sword upon you." He touched her left shoulder next. "You will wield this sword for the masses, and use it to protect the innocent." He touched the tip to the top of her head, and Izuku felt her her skin tingle. She looked at her hand and saw a soft golden glow. "I, Yagi Toshinori, known widely as King All Might, bestow this sword One for All, unto you, Izuku Midoriya; The New Wielder of One for All."
Izuku looked up at All Might, seeing a grin on his face as he sheathed the sword, before kneeling in front of her. "That's it...?" She asked curiously.
"A bit of theatrics." He told her and held the sword out to her. "Take the handle and pull it out," He told her as her hands took the large blade in them. She felt how heavy it was, and nervously took the handle in her gloved hand. She activated her power as she stood up, and noticed that her hand was giving off a golden glow as she pulled on the handle. Izuku could feel the blade quivering in the sheath and her hands. It began to glow gold, before the light got brighter and blinded her. "My my, a sword fit for a King!"
"huh...?" She opened her eyes after a moment, and saw the sword had shrunk, instead of a giant claymore, it was now a broadsword. She fully pulled it out of the sheath, and looked at it with wide eyes. "This... It's so cool..." She gripped it tightly and felt the warmth of power in her body. The blade started to glow golden and she looked it over.
"The sword can only be passed to another if the wielder wishes for it." All Might stood up and grinned at her brightly. "It cannot be taken from you by force, but it can be given to you by force."
"This is... AWESOME!" She shouted as she looked it over, before looking up at All Might. "Thank you, your majesty!"
"Just call me All Might," the man laughed at her loudly. "Now I think you should run along and get some rest after our journey!"
"Thank you!" Izuku sheathed the sword and slung it around her body so it settled on her back. She pushed her hair out her face and All Might looked at her with surprise as he noticed the ruby glint off her right ear, hidden under some curly locks.
"... Midoriya... That boy from your childhood..." She looked up at All Might as he spoke nervously. "... Did he... Give you that earring?"
"Yeah." Izuku smiled brightly up at him. "It's so we'd be friends for ever, which is why I need to find him." She beamed happily, "I'm going to finally take a bath now! I'll see you later All Might!" She ran off out of the room, leaving a stunned King behind her.
She took off at a run to head towards the building she was heading to earlier. She felt the sword bounce on her back with her yellow bag, and she beamed happily. "Wow.. I can't wait to try this sword out!" she said excitedly as she came up to the lodging building. She saw 1-A written across the building made of stone, and she walked up to the door and opened it up.
"Midoriya!" Uraraka called out from a sofa and Izuku looked over at her nervously as she looked around the floor she was on. It was like a mansion.. She could see a large kitchen off to the side, and she looked back at some stairs that lead off to the floors above them. "Isn't this amazing! I've never seen a building so big! I also found our our rooms are on the same floor!"
"This is huge..." Izuku's eyes were wide as she approached her new friend.
"Right?! So crazy!" Uraraka swung her arms around wildly. Izuku laughed a bit before she ruffled her hair.
"I really want to take a bath, I'm going to go do that!" She told Uraraka with a grin.
"Well go put your stuff down in your room! The baths are over there." The girl pointed to a couple of doors beside each other. "I think I'll take one too!" The girl got up and they went up stairs, laughing happily. Izuku turned to look at a door and pushed it open to see a fair sized room. There was a comfy looking bed off to the side and a desk. She walked over to it and placed her bag and sword on top of it, before she opened up some of the drawers. She beamed happily at the sight of some towels and pulled a couple out before she threw her clothes into it. She ruffled around in them, pulling out a pair of clean trousers, a clean white shirt and clean vest. She grabbed a hair brush and stepped out of her room with her items.
"DID YOU SEE HOW COMFY THOSE BEDS LOOKED?!" Uraraka shouted happily at her as she stepped out of her room with an armful of her own things. The girls walked down stairs to head to the baths.
"I can't wait to sleep in a bed... there's no inns in the mountains, so I've been sleeping on nothing but rocks!" Izuku said with a happy sigh as they entered the woman's bath. Her mouth dropped open as she saw the wash basins and a big bath with steaming hot water. "WOW! I've never seen a bath so large!"
"Me either!" Uraraka said happily as they got undressed. Izuku sat down on a stool to take her hair out of the messy braid she had wrapped around her head. Uraraka looked over at her as she started washing herself and Izuku saw her jaw drop open as Izuku let her long green curls fall around her shoulders down to the middle of her back. "OH MY GOD! Your hair is so long, and the color is so pretty! How did you hide that much hair?!"
"My mother taught me how to tight crown braids." Izuku laughed as she began scrubbing the weeks worth of dirt and grime off her skin. She then soaked her hair and began washing that as well.
"You look so pretty with your hair down! You should wear it like that more often!" Uraraka told her as the girls finished washing themselves before getting into the hot bath to soak. "This... is heaven..." Uraraka sighed out as she sunk into the steaming water.
"Yeah..." Izuku agreed with a happy sigh as she soaked her sore muscles in the water. "It feels good to be fully clean again, Inn's have terrible baths." She said with a sigh.
"Hey, I like your earring!" Izuku looked over at her with surprise as Uraraka beamed at her. "It's so pretty! But why do you only have one...?"
"Oh, my friend gave it to me before he left." Izuku said with a warm smile as she blushed a bit. "So that we would meet again one day, and be friends for ever."
"Uhm... The mountain tribe boy...?" Uraraka asked with a nervous look and Izuku looked at her with a bright grin.
"Yeah! It's a sign of our friendship!" She said happily and Uraraka looked away from the bright shining face, letting out a sigh.
"Well, that's pretty sweet." Uraraka turned to look back at her friend. "Hey... Since I think we're going to be good friends too, can I call you Izuchan?"
"Sure!" Izuku sat up with an even brighter smile. "C-Can I call you Ochachan?"
"OF COURSE!" Uraraka cried out and hugged the other girl.
"I've only ever had one friend before, this is so exciting!" Izuku said with a bright happy smile as they got out of the hot water.
"WE'RE GOING TO BE FRIENDS FOREVER TOO!" Uraraka shouted at her with tears in her eyes and Izuku let out a small laugh as they dried themselves off and got dressed. Izuku stepped out into the common room with her, brushing her long hair when Iida came bursting into the building, still wearing his armour. "Iida, what's up?"
"I'VE BEEN INFORMED THA-" He stopped as he saw Izuku brushing her long hair and shock crossed his face. "You really are a girl!"
"Uhm..." Izuku paled a bit and sweated nervously. "yes... yes I am..." she looked down at her boyish clothes and let out a sigh. "Did you come here with something to say?"
"OH YES!" Iida waved his arms around as he walked over to them. "I was just informed by Midnight that we have our first mission already, and we need to leave as soon as we're ready!"
"Augh..." Izuku groaned out at the thought of not being able to sleep in the bed up stairs. "Alright..." she sighed out as she and Uraraka frowned. "Let me go get my things,"
"I WILL WAIT HERE!" Iida saluted to the girls as they ran up stairs to grab their items. Izuku quickly tied her hair up into a crown braid again, and looked at it in the mirror. She sighed out as she noted that she really did look like a young boy, her curls hiding the braid. She shrugged her shoulders, before she pulled her sword around her shoulders and grabbed her bag after emptying out some clothes from it. She went back down stairs to meet the others in the common room.
"So whats this mission that's so important?" Uraraka asked, looking tired already. "We only just arrived here, why would they send us?"
"It's this!" Iida held up a scroll and unfurled it. "It says we are to head back out into the mountain region and search for the mountain tribe! The guild is lacking in beginner heroes, so we are to reach out to them in hopes they'll join up with us, as well as anyone else we meet on our way!"
"Mountain tribe..." Izuku's eyes lit up with excitement.
"This is great!" Uraraka looked to Izuku with a bright grin. "Maybe you'll get to meet your friend sooner rather than later!"
"Yes..." Izuku clenched her fists and grinned at her new friends. "THIS IS GREAT!" She tore off towards the door. "LETS GET GOING!" She shouted before Iida reached out a hand and grabbed her by the back of her bag.
"We should grab some rations from the shops and make sure we are prepared before we take off on our journey!" He informed her and Izuku laughed nervously.
"You're right, let's go do that before we leave!" Izuku said with a grin as the small group left their lodgings. They headed to the plaza where the shops were, and she looked around at all the items and opened up a pouch on her hip to look at her gold coins. She should have enough for food...
"I will get us some healing potions!" Iida said with a grin as he stepped up beside her at a booth. He put some gold on the counter, and the shop keeper with sheep horns handed him several bottles of green liquid. "In case we encounter some trouble, these should help us with minor wounds!" He said as he collected them.
"Here," Izuku opened up her bag and he put them inside carefully. "Let's get our selves some rations too." She said as they moved off to a booth that had dried meats and a selection of produce. The group bought enough for a few days. "We'll probably have to hunt when we run low,"
"Hunt...?" Uraraka looked at Izuku nervously. "I've never done that before."
"I have," Izuku smiled at her two friends. "I also have some knowledge of herbs in case we run low on potions."
"The people from the Forest are very knowledgeable!" Iida said with a smile as they headed towards the gates.
"I guess?" Izuku looked up at the gate as they were let out. "We don't have room to grow crops like the people in the plains, so we forage for fruit and other things from the forest."
"You're so amazing, Izuchan!" Uraraka said with a bright grin as the group headed only the road back towards the mountains.
"Haha, not really." Izuku laughed as she scratched her cheek and looked back at the guild. She wondered if maybe she should have told the king she was leaving, but supposed some one would inform him. She let out a sigh before she turned to the mountainous region before them. "From what I know, the Mountain tribe live in the forested parts on the mountains..." She looked out at the pointy peaks, "So they're probably in that direction." She pointed north east to some smaller mountains where they could see tree's growing up the slopes. "We should try there first, and search the trees."
"Did you learn all this from your friend?" Iida asked as the group made their way along the road.
"Yeah," She smiled brightly before she reached into a pocket on her bag and pulled out a worn note book. "he told me lots of things, he's very smart." She said as she flipped it open and the other two looked at her extensive notes.
"I'd say you're the smart one, recording all that." Uraraka beamed at her as they walked.
"Yes, knowledge of the mountain tribe is extremely rare." Iida said with a grin. "by the way, what is the nature of your quirk?"
"Oh," Izuku scratched her cheek for a moment before holding up her gloved fist. "It's strength." she said as her fist glowed a faint golden color. She was a bit shocked to see it was no longer a green glow, and it crackled a bit with some red electricity. "It's uhm... nothing special." she said as she lowered her hand.
"I'd say that's an amazing quirk!" Uraraka said happily as she held up her staff. "I can make things float, like how I did in the mountains earlier!" She twirled her staff around. "But if I do to much or use it for too long I get sick." she said with a laugh.
"Mine allows me to run faster than any horse." Iida said proudly as they walked. "My armor is designed to help me use my quirk with precious metals!" They looked at Izuku as she started scribbling in her note book. "Uhm...?"
"Those are so amazing," She said happily as she wrote the notes down. "Man, I wonder what kind of quirks the mountain tribe has too... I can't wait." Izuku looked up at the mountains, beaming brightly. The other two let out laughs as they saw her excitement and she laughed with them.
The sun started setting as they entered the forested parts of the mountain range, and Izuku looked back worriedly.
"We should find some where safe to camp.." Iida said from ahead of them as they pushed through the foliage, no longer on a set path.
"Demons like darker places..." Izuku told them both as they stepped over a fallen tree. "Especially forested areas... We are going to need some one to keep watch while we rest." she said as she looked around at their surroundings.
"Have you seen demons before...?" Uraraka asked, looking back at her nervously.
"They were pretty rampant where I come from..." Izuku sighed as she pushed a bush out of her way. "I lived close to the badlands... I've defeated some of them before."
"That's amazing!" Iida looked back at her with wide eyes. "They're not as rampant in the central region, to have experienced battle with Demons before is pretty rare where we come from!"
"It's pretty common in my village." Izuku laughed nervously as they walked. "And in the mountains... So we should be very careful. We're a good distance away from the badlands, but they might still be lurking around here some where."
"At least we have some one experienced with us." Uraraka hopped up over a large bush and smiled. "You're going to be one cool hero some day!"
"I hope so." Izuku smiled as they continued on their make-shift path through the woods. She looked to the left and spotted a sloping path. "Let's head up that way." She said as she walked towards it and began climbing. "If we have some higher ground we'll be a bit safer than down in this valley." she looked back at her friends as they followed after her. They made their way up the slope through the tree's and she looked out to the valley, seeing the vast forest around them. "I'd say we have about a day or so before we get any where close to a mountain tribe settlement." she continued to push upwards. "Though some live close to the edges of the mountains, this might be too close."
"Truly a life saver!" Iida shouted with pride. When they found themselves some flat ground, the group made a fire before settling down for the night. As they slept they took turns watching over the group while the others slept. Izuku scribbled in her notebook as she took up her watch, and looked out at the dark forest below. She gripped her pencil tightly in her hands, hoping with all her being that she'd get to meet her friend...
The next day, the group pushed on through the mountain forest, Izuku in the lead. The other two huffed out behind her as she climbed over fallen trees and pushed through bushes with ease.
"You're going so fast...!" Uraraka cried out behind her and Izuku looked back at her friends and laughed nervously.
"Sorry... but we need to find some where to camp for the night again..." She looked up at the sky above them, seeing the sun heading into the west. "I'm just glad we haven't run into any trouble yet."
"Who knew being a hero would involve so much walking." Uraraka groaned out as she hopped over a fallen tree and Iida caught her from stumbling.
"The better part of being a hero is journeying to far off parts of the world, helping others." Iida told the girl who let out a huff. "Most of it will be spent walking or on horse back."
"I should have gotten a horse..." Uraraka groaned out.
"Ah..." Izuku stopped near the edge of a cliff and the others looked at her. She was looking up at a cliff side, where the group spotted a large white horse.
"Wow, ask and you shall receive!" Uraraka said in awe before she began running off towards the horse.
"Wait! That might belong to some one!" Izuku cried out as she ran after her friend. From what she could tell the horse looked far to clean to be a wild steed. "Ochachan! Wait up!" She called out as they ran up the sloping cliff over the valley. She felt something shift under her foot, before it slipped out from under her. "AAAH!" she cried out as she felt her body plummet down the slope.
"MIDORIYA!" Iida called out as he reached out to grab her hand but she went tumbling down.
"IZUCHAN!" Uraraka cried out, turning to look at the other girl as she tried to grab hold of a rock to stop herself. She was heading pretty fast into a tree line.
"Waaaah! How do I fall down so many cliffs?!" She cried out as she tumbled, before her eyes caught the flash of sparkling white and blue. She heard a crackling sound, and all of a sudden and curve of Ice was in her path. She tumbled in it, and up the curve, before she dropped back down to a stop on the cold ice. "Wuh... Where did that come from?!" Izuku pushed herself up as she looked up at the ice, and then up the slope. She saw her friends looking towards the cliff with the horse on it, and she noticed a trail of ice coming from it towards her.
"Are you alright?" A cool voice called out to her, and her eyes widened as she saw a boy with white and red hair standing next to the horse. His eyes were different colors, teal and grey... He had a scar on the left side of his face, and wore a royal blue vest over a clean white shirt, with grey trousers. She noticed a sword in his hand that he had stabbed into the ground where the ice came from.
"I-I'm okay!" Izuku shouted up at the others and she pushed herself up off the ground before she began trudging up the slope carefully. "Just... pretty dirty.." She groaned out as Iida pulled her back up onto the slope they were climbing. "Sorry about that... It's what I was worried Uraraka was going to do, but then I ended up falling." she laughed out as Uraraka came running back to her.
"Izuchan! Your hair got all messed up again!" She said with a worried look o her face. "Are you sure you're alright? You've scraped your cheek."
"I'm good, these are minor wounds." Izuku waved her hands at her friends nervously as they looked her over. They looked up as the boy who saved her walked towards them, his horse trotting behind him. "Uhm... Thanks for saving me. My name's Izuku Midoriya." she bowed to the boy as he stepped up to them.
"Shouto Todoroki..." He spoke to the group as the others introduced themselves. "What are you doing out here in the mountains...?" He asked them curiously and Izuku straightened back up and dug around in her pockets.
"We're from the Yuuei Guild!" she said with a grin as she held up the metal plate that proved their membership. "We're here to locate the Mountain Tribe and recruit heroes!"
"Ah," The boy named Todoroki glanced at the plate before looking at the others.
"Todoroki... I've heard that name before..." Iida said with a thoughtful look.
"... So have I..." Uraraka said as she tapped her finger on her chin in thought.
"... Todo... roki..." Izuku looked down for a second, before her eyes widened in realization. "P-P-P-PRINCE TODOROKI FROM THE FOREST REGION!"
"WHAAAAAT?!" the other two shouted in surprise but the boy just gave them cool looks as they all nervously shouted.
"L-Lord Endeavor's son?!" Iida asked in shock and Todoroki shot him a dark look.
"Unfourtunately." The boy said with a sigh, looking away from them all.
"Wh-what are you doing all the way out here?" Izuku asked nervously as he turned to look back at them all.
"I was on my way to the Yuuei guild.." He said coolly as he looked at them all.
"Well you should join us!" Uraraka said with a nervous smile. "Maybe you can help us with the mountain tribe?!"
"Doubtful... But I suppose travelling in a group wouldn't hurt... You look like you lot might have a bit of trouble."
"Haha," Izuku smiled nervously at him before he turned to look out at the valley forest. "I saw some fire light in that direction the other night." He pointed out towards the other mountain. "I suppose what you're looking for might be over there."
"Great...!" Izuku shouted happily and she looked down the slope. "Let's make our way that way then!" she shouted as she analyzed the slope she recently rolled down, before she saw a bit of an easier angle. She ran up the hill towards it, before looking back at the group. "Let's go this way!" she shouted at them, waving as they followed her, before she leaped off the steady path and dug her heels into the ground.
"Izuchan!" Uraraka cried out as they ran to watch her. She crouched down as she slid down the slopes edge, and put a hand out to balance herself as she went. "Wow... Izuchan is so cool!"
"Indeed," Iida adjusted his glasses, before they looked to Todoroki who grabbed the reigns of his horse. He touched his sword to the ground, and took off after the green haired girl. The other two were surprised to see the horse seemed used to travel on slick ice as he glided down after Izuku. "I think we're being left behind."
"Let's go!" Uraraka shouted as she took off after them with Iida.
Izuku turned her head to look up the slope as she made it to the bottom, and smiled as she saw Todoroki glide to the flat land after her. He sheathed his sword and the horse gave a snort as it dug it's hooves into the dirt it preferred.
"Your quirk is so cool!" Izuku told the boy excitedly as she pulled out her note book and began scribbling in it. "How fascinating... but... If you're Lord Endeavor's son, how come you don't have a fire quirk...?" she looked at him curiously and he shot a cold look at her.
"I prefer not to use it.." He said coolly as he looked away from her while the other two came sliding in.
"We should hurry and find a place to camp for the night, I don't think we'll be able to make it to their settlement today." Izuku said with a sigh as they travelled through the woods. She looked around at the dense forest that surrounded them. "I don't like the thought of being in a valley, but we'll have to make do. We should also be careful as we approach the tribe... They don't take to kindly to people from outside the mountains."
"Sounds scary." Uraraka said with a shiver as they walked. "Then why send us?"
"Probably because you don't look that scary or threatening." Todoroki told them all and the group paled a bit at his comment. As night started to fall, they found a tree to camp under for the night and Izuku gathered up some wood to make a fire. She went to light it but looked up as Todoroki drew a sword with his left hand. "Here..." He said with a sigh as he touched the tip of it to the wood and it caught flame.
"WOW!" Izuku cried out in awe and looked up a him. "Y-You can use Ice and Fire?! That's so amazing!"
"It's nothing..." He said with a sigh as he sat down. The forest started to grow darker and darker. Iida took the first watch while the other three slept, before he woke Izuku up. She rubbed her tired eyes as she watched her friend settle down for some rest, and let out a sigh. She looked around at the woods, before grabbed for her water flask on her hip. She opened it up, and frowned as she saw it was empty.
"Ochachan..." She shook her friend away and she looked up at her yawning. "I need to grab some water... Can you take watch for a few minutes...?"
"Sure." Uraraka said with a sleep smile and Izuku grinned back at her as she grabbed her sword off the ground and slung it around her shoulder. She stepped out into the dark woods, and could hear the soft trickling sound of a stream near by. She dug around her pocket for a moment, looking for the glow stone she had bought before they left Yuuei, and pulled it out. The faint yellow light lit up enough of her path, and she looked around for the stream. She smiled brightly as she came across it, and knelt down to fill her flask. "There... This should be good." She took a drink with her hands, before running them through her messy hair. "Urgh... I sure miss a bed..." She sighed out as she stood back up. She turned to head back, before she heard a rustling in the trees a head of her. She stopped, and looked around with wide eyes as she reached for her sword. She listened intently for more rustling, but heard nothing...
"Must have been the wind..." she said to herself before she let go of her sword. She started walking again, before she tripped on a rock. She groaned out as she dropped her glow stone, and it tumbled out of sight into bushes. "Great..." She pushed herself up and walked over to the bushes she saw it roll off into. "I won't be able to find my way back with out th-"
"KYAAAAAH!" Izuku looked up as she heard Uraraka's scream of horror and felt her face pale. She pushed through the bush to run back, but felt her ankle snag around something.
"WUH?!" She cried out in surprise as she fell forwards, before she saw glints of metal in the moon light. Her eyes widened as strong rope wrapped around her in a tangle, before she was yanked up into the air by the one around her ankle. "AAAH! WHAT THE HECK?!" She cried out, as she struggled with the thick rope that bound her arms to her side and chest. She looked up at her feet as she dangled from a tree branch and groaned as she tried to reach her pockets with her hands. She had shoved her gloves in them, which she cursed about as she couldn't seem to wiggle enough to get them out.
"Haa, what do we have here...?" A growling deep voice called out and her eyes widened in fear as she turned her head to look at the tree's where it came from. "I was hoping for rabbit... But I guess this is the same." Some one stepped out of the dark tree's and the moonlight lit up the figure. She looked at them, their body was cloaked in a red cape with fur around the collar, but what scared her was the skull for the head. It looked like a smaller dragons skull, decorated with feathers and colorful paints. She saw glowing red eyes through the sockets of the skull, and she shivered in horror.
"DEMON!" she shouted loudly as she tried to free herself. "Shit.." she groaned as the ropes seemed to tighten around her.
"Not a demon..." The person said with a growl, and a hand reached out from the cloak as he walked closer to her. She ground her teeth together as he approached and saw his arm was decorated with many colorful bracelets, as well as some orange arm bands and metal plates. The hand tilted the skull up a bit so she could see a toothy grin that looked hungry. "But considering you're in my territory, I guess you could call me one."
"M-Mountain tribe...?" Izuku looked up at him as he let go of the skull so it covered his face fully once more.
"Correct." He said in a deep growl and she felt her chest tighten.