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Chapter 2: Prep.

10 months and 2 days earlier

Joseph walked in his house. It was of modest size, more western that Japanese. In the living stood sofas and an entertainment system complete with a HD TV and speakers. The kitchen was fairly large able to fold everything needed for cooking: stove, oven, microwave, with a counter opening. The dining room had a table that could seat four, but usually occupied by three.

Joseph looked around the area. "All clear" he thought as he walked in. He plan to sneak to his room on the next floor.

"It's about time you got home" A stern female voice called from above. In the stair leading up was his mother. Tomoe Shirogane was a rather tall for a women. 5'11 with dark short hair framed her face, with a bun in the back. She wore stylish eyeglasses and little make up. She was dressed in black pant suit, obviously she just got home. Her frame was quiet voluptuous for age, enough so that younger men and so women would stare in amazement or jealousy at her. She had a face that suggest she had a killer smile. Tomoe wasn't smiling.

She walked down the stair to meet her son, hands on her hips. Floating around her were three spider shaped objects the size of melons. The were silver in color with blue circuit like marking on them. Each a single large glowing blue eye that where glaring at Jo.

Tomoe Shirogane

Quirk: Tech golem

Her quirk allows her to create and control bio-mechanical constructs. These thing can take on any form she chooses and are controlled by her thoughts. The can increase in mass to become bigger and she can even see through them. However the smaller they are the more she can control, inversely the larger they are the fewer she can command. The can be used for many things, mostly to help with house work or other such things.

Jo smile sheepishly. "Hi mommy."

"Don't hi mommy me!" she snapped. Tomoe poked his nose. "You were supposed to be home sometime ago." She got into his face. "Where were you?"

"I got caught up." He explained telling her mostly the truth. "I met All Might and got his autograph." He took the sighed cap. "There was also this villain attack and this big crowd."

She frowned and nodded. "I know I saw it on the news. Why where you there?"

"Crap." he thought. "Well I just wanted to see."

"Hmm" was Tomoe's response. She inspected her boy. "Well you don't seem hurt. That good."

Joseph breathed out. Tomoe say that. "But my are you so late. It should have taken you so long."

Joseph grinned. "Well I, met a friend."

"You did?"

"Yeah" he nodded.

"Who is he?" She thought for a moment. "It is a girl?"

"No mom." He replied as put his still open backpack on the couch. It fell over and the broken games console fell on the ground. Tomoe picked it up.

"What happened to this?"

He told her. He explained what happen in class and what happened after class.

"That little punk!" She raged. The constructs behind seem to reflect her emotions. The blue became red and their bodies began to grow in size becoming more monstrous. "Who does he think he is breaking other people property? What did the teach say?"

"Nothing much. He wasn't there."

"I mean when you were in class. When blew up your desk?"

"He told him to stop afterwards."

"And he wasn't punished for basically bullying another student in the middle of class!?" Tomoe began to rant about how lazy and irresponsible the teacher was. She was going to call Bakugo's mother and tell her what happened. After a few minutes she took a breath and looked at her soon.

"Did you two fight?"

"No." Jo half lied.

As if she could smell his lie Tomoe's nose wrinkled. "You father would have told you break his nose if he was still here."

Silence came across the room. The looked over to see a family picture. It was of Tomoe, Jo, and his father Curtis.

He was 6'1 or 6'2 in height. His dark hair was cut low and a thick beard framed his has. He was large, but not as in obese, but large as in working man muscle.

"I miss you father." She said.

"Me too."

Tomoe hugged her son and gave him a kiss. "You are cooking dinner for a month. That's for lying to me."

"Yes ma'am."

They parted the hug as they got ready for dinner.

Tomoe was from a somewhat traditional Japanese household. Her mother tended to the home and children while her father worked. She was the middle child having one older sister and one younger brother. While her siblings led lifestyle like her parents, she was different. She wanted to be independent and was somewhat of a rebel. She got her degree in programming and worked for the computer company Terra-Tech Industries.

Curtis was good man. He worked for the same company's engineering devision that specialized in everything from smartphone to weapons. He work as a weapons designer for a while before being transferred to Japan office.

It was an office party where they met. They talk for awhile before becoming official. 1 year later Curtis proposed to Tomoe. That got quiet the reaction from both of there families. Tomoe's parents were uneasy with a foreign son-in-law, but after getting to know Curtis and his family they began to accept him. Curtis didn't have much family save for a few brothers and sisters.

After they got married Tomoe decide to keep her maiden name and their son also used it. Curtis didn't mind at all.

It was during an accident at a research facility Curtis passed away three years ago. It cause of the accident was undetermined. Tomoe mourned for awhile after the incident. Joseph was seriously depressed as well. His dad was his first and greatest hero.

During the meal Joseph brought up his goals. "Mom. I still want to go to U.A. for my high school."

Tomoe chopsticks stopped moving. "Are you sure about this?" She asked. "I hear it's not easy to get in."

"I know, but I've been working since grade school on my Quirk to get in." He said.

"Jo" Tomoe said softly. "Being a hero may sound like fun, but it's not so easy."

"I know. But I still want to try. I want to be a hero to help people and I wanna make you to proud." He said. He remembered what happened today. "I going to be a hero that protects others, even if I have to risk my life." He looks at his mother. "You told me that I could do anything, That should have more confidence. Well I want to be a hero."

Both his parent stared at him. Silence. Tomoe put her chopsticks down and gushed. Mean mom Tomoe was gone and replaced by loving mommy Tomoe. She hugged her son. "My baby. He's so manly." She cooed. Tomoe pelted him with kisses. "Of course you can be a hero. You can do anything you believe in."

They finished there dinner and rested for the evening. Tomorrow was going to be the start of a new day.

Two days later

In the early morning at Dagoba Municipal Beach park a literal garbage dump made up a sizable section of the beach. Joseph was pushing fridge with AM sitting on it. He pushed it further and further until it was at the park entrance. He went back and did with another larger refrigerator. His arms burn as the pushed it forward. He stopped a took a few breathes.

"No time for breaks." Am said from on top of the fridge. "You've got a lot more to do."

Joseph scowled at him."Yeah, it would be a lot easier without your weight. What do weigh any way?"

"It used to be 274 kg, but I've lost weight so I weight 255 kg in this form."

Sighing Jo looked around. "This place is a dump. Why are we here?"

AM jumped of the appliance. "Where here to train. We'll be building up you physical capabilities and Quirk." He gestured to the surrounding area. "Here we train with little interruptions and without worry about people seeing you use Quirk."

Jo nodded. "So this is like personal training spot"

"Yes!" AM responds with a thumbs up. He turns to the fridge."But that's not all. I looked on the net and found that for years this beach has been like this for years." He knocks on the fridge denting it.

"Yeah. A lot of people dump trash here illegally because the currents bring a lot stuff to wash up here. A lot of people stop coming here because of it."

AM walks behind the fridge. "Heroes nowadays are all about flashy stuff." He began to crush the fridge like an empty soda can. "Originally hero work was voluntary." The once large fridge was squashed down 2/3 of its original height. "Even if it boring, you can't waver from those roots."With one final push not only was the fridge crushed the trash around it was blown away. The sun could be seen rising from the hole made. "You will be cleaning up this entire section. That the first step in your training."

Jo looks at the small mountain of garbage around this. He points a thumb at this. "Clean all this?"

"Young Shirogane, you're trying to get into U.A., right."

"Yes. It's best school in the country. If I want to be the best then I should start there." Jo looks at the sky. "U.A., that's definitely the best."

"Aren't you a go-getter!" AM says looking out at the sunrise. "U.A. has the hardest hero course to get into."

"I know and I am will to do the work!" Jo says with total conviction. "We have 10 months until the entrance I won't slack off."

"That's the spirit! By the way. What exactly is you Quirk?"

Jo thinks for a moment before explain. "My Quirk is kind of weird."

"How so?"

Jo's arm become covered in the strange material which looked like muscle fiber. "It's like a mix of my parent Quirks. My mother can create these constructs and my dad was able morph his body. In functionality it works a little like both."

His right arm transforms into the compressed air cannon he used against the sludge villain. "See if my dad morphs a weapon it comes from through the skin and the skin reforms around the weapon."

"That sounds kinda gross."

Jo smirks "Actually I thought it was very cool."

AM whistles. "Did he teach about your Quirk"

"We worked on it until he passes away."

All Might winced. "Sorry"

"Don't worry about it."

"With me it's a little different. The doctors say I can produce nanoparticle." His left arm changes into a blade. "They can change into want ever I want them to."

All Might nods. "So its like an emitter Quirk."

"Yeah. My creation are based of knowledge and imagination. If I can understand the concepts what I make I can form it easily." He arms return to their armored state. From his palm a softball size object materializes. Jo chucks it at mound of trash. A second later it explodes. "I can make a lot of different stuff. I normally make thing on my arms."

"I see and I'm guessing that you the a limit what you produce at a time correct?" AM asked.

Jo confirms."The nano can mimic properties of other materials but not recreate them. I can create a ball that feels and bounces like rubber, but it's not rubber." The colors of his cloths change. "The clothes I wear are the stuff that comes from me. I haven't bought clothes in years,"

"That is one amazing Quirk. You can basically use your body like factory to make anything from your body or adapt to any situations."

"I guess. I've done a lot of experiments to see what I can make."

"Very interesting" AM thought a loud as he walked in circles. "I got it. We need to see the extent of your capabilities and limitation. So that's what we'll work on. We'll find and over come those limitations!"

"Sounds good!"

AM points to the sun. "Now let's get to work!"

Ten months of hell began. Over the months they worked on everything. Jo ran along the beach dragging tires without using his Quirk.

"Come on! Run faster" Toshinori yelled at Jo.

Another day Jo's hands are covered by large armored gauntlets. He smashes the surrounding discarded appliances flat. His left arm shift into a smaller form. The material on his fingers shoot out like tendrils, coiling multiple object constricting them and crushing them.

Jo is sent flying to a wall of a dojo. He looks up to see Tomoe in a karate gi. Her arms crossed as she looks down at Jo.

"Get up!" She commanded. Jo groaned as he got up. His mother decided to help with his training. Tomoe was a long time karate practitioner. For the past hour she had been tossing him around. Jo got to his feet. He charged at her throwing a punch. She slapped his had away and throws a kick to his side.

"Again!" She roared. Another attack from her son was counter by a punch to the chest.

"Go crazy! Let your inner nerd flow!" Was one of Toshinori's suggestion. So he did. Thinking back to anime with giant robots, old comics where people used laser weapons so he tried that.

A large beam of energy tore though a mound of trash leaving a smoking how. Toshinori gaped as he saw the hole it made. The surrounding edge of the hole was red with heat.

"Whoa! That's pretty good." Toshinori turned back to his charge. Jo's arm was a rectangular cannon the looked like it came sci fi movie. It was black with multiple opens and vents that expelled heat. Glowing blue gem like protrusions travel down the cannon to the side of his shoulder. Along the top was silver piston like tubes.

Toshinori inspected the weapon. "How did you know of to build one?"

Jo shrugged. "I imaged an energy cannon and thought about how a laser was generated and the*gestures to the cannon* this happened."

Toshinori raises skeptical eyebrow. "Yeah but this is- a little odd."

"How so?"

The blond cups his chin in his thinking. "Energy can't be create or destroyed. Somehow you hand to generate plasma. It doesn't just come out of thin air." He switches to his All Might for and tears of a piece on the material.

"Hey!" Jo yells.

"That didn't hurt." All Might said as he look at the fragment. "What kind of material is this?"

"It's made of nanoparticles."

All Might looked at him like her was stupid. "I mean what are the nanoparticles made of iron, carbon? How do you not know what your body is making?"

Jo scowled. "Okay, what happens to all that mass when you change? Where does it come from? Where does it go?"

All Might coughed before turning away. "Well some Quirks don't follow an exact science. Some Quirks work by just will alone."

"You don't know do you?"

All Might put his hand on his shoulder. "That's not important, what is important is knowing the limit of this ability." He laughed.

Jo sweat dropped. "Anyway the doctors say the nanoparticles act like magnetic coils. That could be where the power comes from."

In class Jo was barely awake from the all the training. He wrote sloppy notes in his notebook. He yawned as he tried to pay attention.

"Mr. Shirogane!" The teacher yelled. "I am I boring you?"

"No sir!" He replied.

BOOM!

A loud explosion rippled through the trash filled beach. Smoke dissipated from the air. Waves of heat radiate from Jo's arms that where now in the forms of cannons. Slow deep breathes escaped from his mouth.

It is Autumn now with Jo hoisting microwaves over his shoulders in the park. The leaves litter the ground as he ran with Toshinori followed along segue.

"That's right kid keep running!" He yelled as Jo ran.

Three days before the exam. 6:00 A.M.

Toshinori walks out to the beach for training. To his surprise the beach was clean. "I can't believe it? He's done faster than I expected." He looked around to the other sections. "He even went beyond the required area."

Looking out to the beach he see Jo. Both arms transformed the right arm a large five fingered claw and the left a large blade. He roars out to the rising sun.

"AWWWW!" Jo roars.

"I can believe it! This kid is something else" Toshinori thought.

"Oh my...Oh my..." Toshinori shifted to his All Might persona. "goodness!"

Jo turn on All Might his chest was covered with circuit like marking. He staggered over the Symbol of Peace. He stumbled as he walked, he fell over. All Might was able to catch him. "Good Work."

All Might stands him up. Jo smirks. "What do you think old man." All Might laughs. The material on Jo's arms seeped back into his skin.

All Might had told him to take it light after all the training. The exam was tomorrow and it he would fail completely if he was burnt out. During the time he was training Jo found out more about his limitations.

This opened new possibilities to him. His first weapon was a simple compressed air cannon. It was simple enough and effect. But this was an astounding find. Energy weapons, jet boots, and a lot of the gadgets came to mind. The downside was that the more powerful constructs would sap his stamina if he did it too long.

It was night and Jo was currently in his room. His room was pretty simple. It had a bed, their weren't any dresser because he could make his own clothes. There was a computer on his desk that held his computer and gaming console. There were multiple display shelves filled with toys and model robots of different kinds.

He was on his computer looking at some different equipment for more ideas. He was lifting a 20lb weight in left arm. He was a little nervous about the exam. He had been working hard, but hundreds of hopeful would be there.

Jo went to his mirror. "Come on. I'm ready for this."

"I can win! I can feel great. I. Can. Do. This! Ahh!"

"Jo?"

He looked around to see with mother with a plate of snacks and drinks. Jo just stood there embarrassed. She tried to hide the smile but failed. "What are you doing?"

"Nothing"

"Oh" Tomoe said still smiling. "Are you worried for the exam?"

"A little." He admitted.

Placing the plate on his desk she walked up to him. "Just be confident. You'll do fine."

"You thinks so."

She nodded. "I do. You can win! You feel great! You. Can. Do. This."

"Mom!"

Tomoe laughed "Don't stay up too late." She exited the room. Jo felt relief come over him. That vote of confidence made it easier for him to relax. After a few hours he went to bed.

It time for the exam. U.A. hopefuls walk towards a large building that a sign saying 'U.A. Entrance Exam' in the front. He walking and listening to music to calm his nerves. Hip hop always relaxed him. He took deep breaths as he looked at the building. It was enormous. The strip on walkway had arch shaped like U. The had many windows that reflected sunlight.

"Outta my Kurojo!" Bakugo yelled. Jo looked back and groaned. "I should've known" Bakugo walked up to him as angry as always. For the last 10 months they ignored the other existence due mostly to the principal's threat.

"Don't stand in front of me. I'll kill you." He threaten.

"Then don't come from behind me." Jo responded. Bakugo growled and walked off. Jo sniffed. Bakugo would never change and suited him fine. "That's alright Bakugo, it'll be fun knocking you off that high horse." He started to giggle like a mad man.

"Are you okay?" Someone asked. He turn to see short petite girl, with big round brown eyes. Her eyes where shoulder-length brown hair with two long locks beside her face and a short bob at the back. She had little blush marks on her cheeks.

"Fine. Just thinking about kicking ass." He said smiling awkwardly. The girl blinked at him. "Aren't you nervous?" the girl asked. Jo swallowed. "A little, but nervous won't change anything."

The girl smile. "You're right." She took a quick breath. "Thanks I needed that."

"Not problem."

The girl ran up to the stair entrance. "Let's not be late." She yelled back. He waved. Jo shook his head also moving forward.

"A girl just talked to me!"

Inside everyone gathered in the auditorium, all attention turn toward the center podium. The light focused on the center stage. Standing there was a man tall and slender. I He wore orange shades, spiky blond hair and mustache. His black jacket had an upturned collar which matched is pants. His tan shoulder pads and red where studded belt. His outfit was completed by black boots and finger-less gloves. His neck is completely covered by a directional speaker. This was the pro hero Present Mic.

"What's up U.A. candidates, thank you for tuning in. Your listening to me, your school DJ: Present Mic" He announces. "Come on and let me here a Yeah!" Turning his ear to the crowd. Silence. He continues with an upbeat attitude. "Keeping mellow huh. That's fine I'll skip to the main show. Lets talk about how this practical exam gonna go down. Are you ready!?"

Chirp chirp. Chirp chirp.

"Wow it's Present Mic. I love his radio show."

Mic moves on."Like you application says today you boys and girls will conducting 10 minute mock battles in our suburban setting." The screen behind change showing a web. The center say "You are here" and branch off to other segment from A through G. "You are free to bring anything you want to help."

"When I drop the mic here you be heading to your specified battle center. Sound good?"

Jo looked at his card. He was assigned to center B while Bakugo was assigned to A. Bakugo looks over at Jo's card."I see, there separating us so we can get help from out friends"

Jo nodded in agreement."Our numbers a right after each other but where assigned to different areas." I said. Bakugo pulls his card away. "Don't look at my card. I'll kill you." Jo rolled his eyes. "Damn I was really looking forward to crushing you." He grimaced. Jo rolled his eyes again. "Spare me your ego." Bakugo scowled and turn away from.

Present Mic continue to explain the exam. He told us that in each battle center there where 3 types of enemies. Said enemies were robot that represent villains. Each had a different point value. The candidates were to use our Quirks to defeat these enemies to gain more points. He also told them attacking other candidates was against the rules. This was visualized to them using video game like illustration on the screen. One applicant with short blue hard and glasses stood up. He wore a tan blazer and white shirt. It facial expression scream rules and by the book. He points out the printout has a 4th enemy type.

"With all respect if this is an error on official U.A. materials it is shameful" glasses guy said. "We are exemplary students. We expect the best from Japan's most notable school. A mistake such as this won't do."

He turned his gaze to Jo. "You there, with the dreads. You've been muttering this whole time. It's distracting! If you're here for a please trip, then you should leave immediately!"

That got Jo upset. Who did this pompous jerk think he is? "If you're so easily distracted, then you'll make crappy hero!"

"Wwwww what did you say!?" four-eyes stammered. The crowd was laughing at him now.

"Okay you two settle down. Examine number 7111 thank you for your request. The 4th villain type is worth 0 points. That guys just an obstacle we'll be sending you way." Mic explains. Present Mic say that there's one in every center and that it should be avoid ignored. Before Mic released them to the battle centers, he gave them U.A.'s motto.

"As General Napoleon Bonaparte once laid down: A true hero is one who overcomes life's misfortunes." he quoted. "You ready to go beyond. Let's here a PLUS ULTRA!" He wished the candidates good luck and released them.

A/N: Chapter end

Here is a quick break down of the characters and their inspirations.

Though they are married Tomoe and Curtis have different last names. Like how Miles Morales has his mother's last name.

Tomoe: She uses template of a disciplinary, yet loving mother type. She loves her child and is not afraid to give him a hard time when needed. Her name came from Marvel Character. In Marvel Comic Tomoe is a new Inhuman who has techno-pathic abilities. Her code name is Tech Golem. She once took control of the War Machine and Iron Man armors. The Model Prime armor.

Joseph(Jo): He's a young man the grew up mixed race in Japan. He deals with people being nice, shy, or a smart ass. The basis of his powers took me a while to think of. I decide to go with a mix of Iron Man's Bleeding edge armor, the comic version and I took the idea of electromagnetic nanoparticles from Godzilla Earth. He creates weapons similar to the Bleeding edge armor. It truth it can goes beyond just that.

To be clear I love Izuku as a character but I just want to use my own.