Walking over to Gym Gamma was a further journey than Leonard anticipated. The campus was massive after all. That and he was still facing the consequences of not sleeping on the plane also. To his surprise, he wasn't as tired as he thought he would be. He pictured he would be a zombie droning along just yearning for the sweet, sweet relief of death. But he was able to pay attention for the most part. Not wanting to keep All Might waiting for him by slowing down, Leonard kept up the pace.

They walked right by the front of the main building, and like before the immense size of it was still impressive to him. The four glass towers of this fortress were just a beauty by all architectural means. Nearly touching the clouds from this point of view. Leonard found himself just staring upwards at the large collection of buildings, nearly tripping over himself. He tried to count the number of floors this place had to it. It had to be at least fifteen or sixteen floors, more or less. All Might must have noticed him just staring,

"Have you never seen a tall building before?" he asked. Leonard embarrassed, looked to him.

"No, it's just. UA back at home is nowhere near as large. Maybe a quarter of it." Leonard answered. The UA in Ladian City was impressive by no means. It was arguably better than most of the hero colleges in the entire country. But this here there was really no comparison to anything back him. Granted, this was Ladian City's first year, rather than decades. All Might chuckled,

"Well, this place has been around for some time. It definitely is a lot different looking than when I was here." All Might looked back up at the building, seeming to relive some old memory he may have had. Old people things probably, Leonard simply chuckled to himself. He looked around the main front courtyard and imagined what this place looks like when everyone is here. Students walking to class together, cramming for tests in the dorm, and all the other high schoolers experience. The thought of it made him excited for what was to come.

Eventually, they made their way past the main building and on the trail to the gyms off in the distance. As they got closer and closer to the gym, Leonard felt the butterflies begin to flutter in his stomach. Meeting all of his classmates at once, plus his teacher, what a great scenario.

Leonard remembered the words of All Might, everyone seemed to be pretty excited to meet him. Still, the feeling of 'what if?' ringed throughout his brain. The Symbol of Peace couldn't even stop his social anxiety. He shook his head, attempting to calm himself, while also trying not to be seen by All Might. No matter what happens, they'll be stuck with him for the entire school year. Even if they all hated him, they would still have to work with him. All twenty of them. Wait, he thought, twenty of them?

"Hey, All Might?" Leonard asked, catching up to him. Noticing they were nearly there, maybe 200 feet. All Might looked to him.

"Yeah?" he replied,

"From what I've seen, there are only twenty students in a class. Am I to be the twenty-first? Or…" Leonard asked, continuing to follow All Might.

"We also have a student studying abroad. Young Koji Koda." Leonard tried to remember the name to a face, but couldn't. If he wasn't a finalist at the sports festival then he probably didn't know. "The kid's quirk is he can communicate with animals and give them commands. Pretty neat quirk." Leonard thought it sounded pretty cool also, a lot of good could be done with that.

"Where did he go exactly? The states? Ladian City?" If that were true he was going to be highly disappointed. Well, at least Leonard would be.

"He went to Hanoi, Vietnam." All Might answered,

"Why there, I don't think there is a UA campus in Vietnam?" Leonard asked. It wouldn't make sense to downgrade like that. It wasn't the choice he would make. There must be some sort of special program or agency he got a hold of or something.

"Well, that's because there isn't." All Might answered, almost in a grim way. "He's… well. We'll tell the class at some point about him." He made it sound like the kid died or something. What happened to him? Is he alright? Question after question burned through his mind. "Right now just focus on learning and doing your best, okay?" All Might instructed. Leonard nodded but couldn't help but think about how All Might said that. Hopefully, the news isn't as bad as he made it sound.

Leonard looked up from the ground and noticed that they had just reached the front entrance of the gym. He looked up and noticed it was quite tall too, nearly four stories high. From a distance, it did look like a warehouse with the curved shape of the roof. But now standing in front of the large purple doors it did seem to match most of the aesthetic here.

Inside he could hear small explosions and feel the ground around him tremble with each one. Was it a training or a war zone going on inside? He couldn't tell. All Might put his hand on the door and looked to Leonard, heart racing. Looking back at the door, All Might pushed and opened the door and both of them walked in.

The scent of dust, fire, and sweat immediately hit his nose. The inside was just as large as the outside. The place looked like a large hanger, plenty of space to practice nearly whatever you could think of doing. But the first thing that caught his attention, was his to be classmates.

Leonard saw all of the students wearing their athletic wear, they all seemed to be split up into different groups of three or four and he instantly recognized a few of them. He saw Shoto Todoroki and a few other students he didn't recognize on the far right side of the gym. Todoroki seemed to be shooting flames at them and they were all dodging his attacks quite quickly. He noticed one of the ones dodging was jumping around like a frog, maintaining high jumps to avoid the attacks. The third one in that group seemed to have this large tail that let him eject himself away, pushing himself off the floor.

The entire gym had a thin fog of dust and debris, hurting his eyes a bit. Definitely from every impact made with the concrete floor contributed more and more of it. Leonard didn't even make it five steps in before having to stop and wipe his eyes out.

He scanned the gym and began to recognize many of the students like Midoriya, Bakugo, Tokoyami, and so many others. One would say he was starstruck a bit. All Might was a few steps in front of him and noticed he was walking towards a man in black clothing with long hair and wearing a large scarf around his neck. He quickly caught up to All Might before realizing who it was. Mister Shota Aizawa, his teacher.

Aizawa was facing away from him and All Might. Just his backside gave Leonard the chills. He had heard stories about him being a pretty tough instructor. All he knew for sure is that he was a pretty boring commentator for the sports festival. Other than that, the guy was a mystery to him. They got about twenty feet away before Aizawa turned around to meet them. His eyes as baggy as ever met Leonard's, giving even more reasons to be spooked by him. The man looked like he had been running on nothing but, well, nothing.

"Mister Aizawa," All Might began. "This here is Leonard Daniels, your new exchange student." Leonard smiled the best he could, Aizawa didn't. Leonard tried to make the best out of it.

"Hi, it's nice to meet you. It's an honor to be here." Leonard extended his hand to shake Aizawa's. Aizawa just continued to stare at him, Leonard could feel the sweat beginning to build upon his forehead. The stare lasted for what felt like hours before Aizawa slowly put his hand out to meet him and shook it. Leonard breathed out and released his hand.

"So, you're Koda's replacement?" Aizawa asked him, staring him up and down. Off put by the question Leonard met his gaze. So much so All Might shuffled at the wording of the question.

"I guess so?" Leonard answered, unsure if it was the right answer or not. Aizawa grunted and turned around to face the students. There was some silence between all of them in the midst of combat going on around them.

"If they sent you here instead of moving up someone from 1-B, then you better be good," Aizawa warned. Leonard gulped at his tone. He couldn't tell if he was angry or tired or both. He felt like this man was going to be a mystery all year round if he made it that far. Silence picked up between the two of them again.

"He's got quite a record," All Might spoke up, "He's got great test scores, has a great quirk and has the drive of these students." All Might was about to continue before Aizawa cut him off, keeping his eyes on his students.

"I've read your record, Daniels." There was sternness to his voice. "You lack a lot of practical skills and you barely got your provisional license by the grit of your teeth. I know many students in class 1-B who possibly deserve your spot." He turned around to face Leonard, scared again of this man. If this is how things were going to be all year, Leonard didn't know if he wanted to face that at all. He obviously had his standards, and for good reason. He knew his limits and he knew his shortcomings.

Leonard looked up at All Might, he had a serious look in his eye at Aizawa. It wasn't anger, nor was it regret. It was understanding. There were many people more talented than he was, Leonard knew that.

"However," Aizawa stated. Leonard lifted his head. "If they assigned you to me, they must see something in you. Prove me wrong, show me that you deserve to be in my class." The sudden shift in attitude lifted his spirits enough but knew he had a lot to prove being here. Leonard nodded.

"I won't let you down, sir," Leonard promised. Aizawa just stared at him, emotionless. Leonard did get a sense of 'we'll see' out of Aizawa. He knew he would have to work harder than anybody else here to just prove his worth.

"That went about as expected." All Might awkwardly chuckled. Leonard looked over to All Might, obviously feeling a bit bad for the situation. Leonard would have been mad if he weren't the symbol of peace, but nonetheless, it happened. "We just came from the dorms, Leonard was hoping he could meet his classmates." Leonard was but wasn't at the same time. He didn't want to intrude on their training at all.

Aizawa looked back at the students, they seemed pretty worn out. There were some still at it, attacking one another and finding some way to avoid the attack, or in some cases not avoid it. Many of them were standing around seeming to catch their breath.

"We still have another hour of training," Aizawa said, giving Leonard a bit of relief. Putting off conversations until later. This could give him time to prepare his speech of who he is and where he's from. Go over all of his accomplishments and successes, making sure he had the right dates and times. It would be perfect. "But they have worked hard, so, I guess an early dismissal seems appropriate given the circumstances." Aizawa glared with a smile at Leonard. If this guys quirk was twisting a person's intestines inside out, then it was working as intended.

"Well, I mean, you don't have to end their training early if it's important," Leonard said, attempting to play it off. Aizawa was turning around away from him, deception check failed.

"Everyone," Aizawa yelled, getting the attention from everyone. The noise of war, the shuffling of concrete all stopped and all nineteen students looked their way. Leonard attempted to scoot behind All Might, but he had already walked up to Aizawa's side. Leonard was out in the open. "Take a breather and group up over here, you got a new classmate who's wanting to meet all of you." Both Aizawa and All Might scooted out of the rest of the students way to see Leonard standing there. All eyes were on him.

A moment of silence came upon the room as he felt everyone's cold stare for a solid second. Sweat was building on his temple, and he forced a smile on his face, hoping this would end soon.

"Oh isn't he the guy from America?" Leonard heard a male voice come from the left. He turned to see a familiar green haired boy walking up to him. He looked like he had rolled down a mountain, scuffs, and bruises along his face. He knew who he was, what was his name again? Leonard noticed everyone else began to make their way towards him.

"Hi, my name is Izuku Midoriya," the green haired kid extended his hand out to Leonard, "It's nice to meet you." Leonard now recognizing Midoriya. He remembered now the explosive battle him and the Todoroki guy had.

"Oh yeah, that's right! I remember you from the sports festival!" Leonard said to Midoriya shaking his hand. He was shorter than he expected, he may have grown a bit since then. Midoriya was about to say something until swiftly someone appeared beside him. A tall blue haired guy who with the same velocity bowed at an exact 90-degree angle.

"And I am Tenya Iida, as the class representative of class 1-A, it is an honor to welcome you," he said, his glasses reflecting the light from the sun outside. Leonard didn't really remember seeing him in the festival, not wanting to offend he didn't bring it up.

"It's nice to meet both of you, my name is Leonard Daniels." Leonard bowed back before getting bombarded by the rest of the class. Each of them gave their name and some shook his hands. It was strange how nice all of them were. Being American, he knew he was going to have trouble remembering all their native names. But he pledged to himself to try his best.

They were all so, diverse and different looking. Back at home there definitely was some but not of this level. There was a girl that was pink, with yellow horns. Or the guy with six limbs. There was even a girl that was fully invisible. It was definitely a breath of fresh air for him.

He couldn't help but notice all but one student introduced themselves or at least said 'Hi' was the winner of the sports festival, Bakugo. Behind the crowd, Leonard saw that he was staring away, almost angrily. Arms crossed and all. Leonard didn't want to start a problem so he let it go and continued to introduce himself to the rest of the class. The last of the class eventually made their way to join the group and he was soon surrounded by an entourage. Most of them again were very friendly and it allowed him to relax a little. All Might was so far, right. With time, he'll fit right in.

Just as he was finishing introducing himself with Mashirao Ojiro, the one with the tail, Leonard felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around to see a girl with shoulder-length hair and bright pink cheeks smiling at him. Part of her hair had two clumps on each side and it would have looked good if it wasn't a complete mess. But all in all she seemed friendly just looking at her.

"Hiya, my name is Ochaco Uraraka." she introduced herself as she smiled, eyes closed. "It's really great to meet you. It's really exciting to have a new student here," she said extending her hand out. Leonard liked her energy, she seemed really friendly. He shook her hand.

"It's a pleasure to be here." He smiled, attempting to match her level of friendliness.

"So how long are going to be here? A month or?" she asked.

"Daniels here will be joining you for the whole school year." All Might answered. All of the attention shifted towards him. "He comes from the class 1-A at the UA in Ladian City, he's a pretty strong student." Leonard felt his cheeks brighten a bit. No need to lie on his behalf. But the compliment didn't hurt.

"Ladian City?" Midoriya asked, "Where is that at?"

"It's in Texas, the northern part of it," Leonard answered, surely they would know where Texas is. It appeared most of them did.

"Is it true?" he heard a voice that sounded like someone had to blow their nose or something. He looked down to see the purple-haired student, Mineta. Looking up at him with heart eyes, and he could have sworn he saw some drool sneaking out of his mouth.

"Is what true?" Leonard asked, unsure if he was liking where this was going. The faces of the rest of the class did not ring much hope. All of them were wincing.

"That… that everything is bigger?" Out of all the questions about Texas to ask, this is the first one he chose to ask.

"Well, I suppose? We have big cars, big food and…"

"Big boobies?" Mineta cut him off. Silencing him. But from the silence, a sound so loud and so sharp was the sound of one of the girl's hands crossing his face. The impact hit him so hard he was knocked back nearly fifteen feet. The attacker was the girl he had come to know as Kyoka Jiro. Her earlobes had 3.5-millimeter jacks on the end with short purple hair. And she looked pissed, but instantly gratified right after. This definitely wasn't the first instance of this.

"Shut it you pervert!" She yelled at the half-conscious, twitching body of Mineta lying in the concrete. Everyone seemed relieved by the heroic act of Jiro, while Leonard stood there silently. What a group of characters, he thought to himself. Leonard felt that there wouldn't be any more questions about Texas for the time being. At least they didn't think he rode horses everywhere.

"So, Leonard," Midoriya spoke up from the silence. "What's your quirk? I've been trying to think what it is ever since we've heard about you." He asked. Leonard noticed that everyone piped up at his question, that would be his first one to a new student.

"Well, I can teleport myself and other things to a certain distance," Leonard answered,

"Wow, that sounds awesome." Midoriya gleamed, everyone else mostly had the same reaction.

"Yeah, I can teleport myself about fifteen feet in a single teleport, small objects I can teleport up to about thirty feet and other people about ten." When Leonard said this, most of the other students who were skeptical at first seemed to be more interested now. Everyone's attention was back to him.

"How about you shut your mouth and just show us?" Leonard heard a voice come from the back, and he knew who it was. Bakugo began to walk towards the front of the group, towards Leonard. Everyone made way for him to get through. It was honestly intimidating, Leonard backed up.

"Woah, I didn't me-" Leonard noticed Bakugo's right hand was glowing a blazing orange. He guessed where this was about to go.

"If you think you can just walk into this class without proving yourself to me, you're wrong. Damn you!" Suddenly Bakugo swung his right hand up to Leonard's face. Leonard has seen his power at the festival and knows its destructive power. Time slowed down for Leonard at that moment. He noticed the faces of the students being shocked, some expecting it. He looked at All Might and Aizawa, they did nothing, not even a twitch. There was no way of stopping this.

The face of Bakugo was full of something. Frustration? Anger? Hate? No knowing. Thinking quickly, he focused and looked to the right of him. A flash of purple surrounded Leonard, disappearing and reappearing fifteen feet to the right of Bakugo in flash, right as he released an explosive blast where Leonard once was. The blast shook the vicinity. He wasn't holding back much, if at all.

Everyone looked over to where Leonard reappeared, his eyes glowing a brighter hue of purple. Heart racing and standing in a defensive position not knowing if Bakugo was going to attack again. He watched him stand there for a moment staring him down, steam emanating from his palms. Bakugo twitched and began to run at Leonard. Leonard prepared another warp to avoid the oncoming attack but Bakugo's arm was caught by Aizawa, his hair floating and eyes glowing red. The scarf that he wore held back Bakugo's arm, stopping him from aggressing.

"Stand down, Bakugo." Bakugo looked up frustrated at Aizawa. Both exchanged looks before Bakugo jerked his hand from him and walked towards the back of the group where he was previously.

"Bunch of damn nerds, all of you!" The words felt like they hurt to say. There was something else going on. Leonard relaxed watching Bakugo before slowly and silently making his way back to the now silent class. Aizawa's hair floated back down to normal and laid comfortably over his shoulders.

"We're going to go ahead and call it a day." Everyone gave a breath of relief. "Take the weekend to rest your bodies and minds, because Monday is where we shift into full gear. Dismissed." Aizawa turned around and began to walk towards the door. A few students began to slowly make their way out, including Bakugo. Leonard just stood there watching him leave, he knew he was a hot head but to see it was something else. All Might approached Leonard; Midoriya, Uraraka, and Iida followed.

"Nearly been seventeen hours without sleep and you were able to dodge an attack like that, good job." All Might congratulated.

"Honestly, sorry about that Leonard." Midoriya apologized, scratching the back of his head. "He's the only one who can really get like that."

"Did I do something to offend him? I'll apologize if that's the case," he asked. Bakugo just now leaving the gym. Iida spoke up,

"I don't think that will do much help, unfortunately. That's just him, he strives to be the best like all of us do. He's just a bit more aggressive, perhaps. He's like that to everyone." Leonard felt that he was one of those heroes that think they're better than everyone. Hopefully, he'll get things straightened out. "Plus it doesn't make things better that he failed to get his provisional license."

"Really? I thought he was one of the strongest here." Leonard questioned,

"He may be." All Might said, "But pure strength doesn't equal being a hero. Both he and young Todoroki failed to get their licenses." Leonard didn't understand, the two winners of the sports festival were the only two failures of their license. The test here must have been extremely rigid.

"I guess I can understand, it must be frustrating." Leonard sympathized.

"They'll both get a chance to take the test again next month," All Might explained, "I know they'll pass and be ready for the Hero-Work Studies."

"Yeah, so don't worry about it," Uraraka said, "By the way, your quirk is so cool."

"Your quirk certainly is impressive," Iida complimented.

"Honestly, it seems really handy." Midoriya also complimented.

Leonard a bit embarrassed by the sudden barrage of compliments, so much so he felt his cheeks grow warm. Leonard thanked them and they stood around for a moment before they realized they were the only ones left in the gym. The orange colored sky bleeding through the upper windows. Leonard felt his stomach began to rumble, it must have been hours since his last meal on the plane. Without such words, all of them began to make their way outside the gym, the same black sedan was out there and so was Shoma. He stood there smiling as he saw them all exit. All Might turned to the four of them.

"Well, I'll see you kids in class this week," he said. Leonard felt like a little kid being dropped off at school for the first time, his dad about to leave him with strangers for six hours. "Take Aizawa's words to heart, get some rest, the real work begins Monday." Everyone just watched as All Might stepped into the black sedan. Leonard waved goodbye, so did All Might.

"Hey, I think Sato was saying earlier he was making sukiyaki for dinner tonight," Uraraka stated. Leonard didn't even know what that was and still, his mouth watered. She could have mentioned he was making a sandwich made out of cardboard and he would have been exciting. According to the responses of Iida and Midoriya, it seemed it was going to be delicious.

"Are you serious? What are we standing around here for?" Iida then proceeded to walk ahead of the group making the rest of them catch up. The rest of them laughed for a bit before starting to catch up with him.

"Wait up Iida, don't pass out on the way there!" Midoriya yelled at him.

From the brief moments he's known this class, Leonard felt like he was in the right place. He just hoped he could keep up and prove to Aizawa that he is meant to be here. Looking ahead, he made his way to the dorms, and hopefully some good food too.