Chapter 3: Adventure!
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"Now, you be back by dark, okay?!"

"Ok, got it!"

"A-and are you sure you don't need anything else? Oh, I know how Prince Todoroki loves those tiny sandwiches… I-I can make a quick lun-"

"Mom, it's fine! You've packed enough food that would last me a week. Maybe more!"

"Ohh… but Izu!" cried a sweetly plump woman, clinging to a green haired and freckled boy. Izuku, or often referred to as Deku, tried to wrestle free of his mother's tight embrace. This happened every time he decided to go and train in Savannah, Prince Todoroki's kingdom.

The lush fields were big enough for him and his friends to practice in and for no one to come to harm by Uraraka's magic. Iida, the knight, could run as much and as fast as he wanted and Prince Todoroki, with his fire and ice powers, could do no damage to the village located next to the castle.

"Mom", Deku exasperated, "I'm gonna be late!"

"But you need to eat Izu"…

"Trust me mom. You've packed enough supplies for us and even if we do eat, we can probably make more food", Deku gestured to the overstuffed knapsack. Before his mother could start up again, Deku began to run to the entrance of the forest where he and his mother called home.

"Be careful Izu! I love you!" she cried, waving until he reached the forests edge.

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Emerging from the forest was always a treat for Deku. Compared to the shaded area where his house was nestled, the openness of the grasslands were a sight. Hills sloped left and right and mountains were seen far off in the distance. Streams and rivers sparkled with bubbling glee and the wind greeted him with the sweet scent of grass.

Taking a deep breath, Deku smiled and ran towards the capital.

Her dress had gotten tighter.

When had it gotten tighter?

Uraraka stood in front of her full length mirror, morbidly shocked that her chest grew as fast as it did. Her pastel rose colored dress loosely hung off of her then perfectly hugged her black covered tight legs and hips. Her chest area, however, had the biggest ordeal.

". . ."

Well this sucked.

Sighing heavily, she struggled to take the garment off before tossing it on her bed, already mentally in her closet deciding what she would wear for the day.

"Hey Uraraka! I'm here!"

"ACK! Deku!" Uraraka cried, rushing into her closet. She peeked out, realizing that her window had been open and that was how she was able to hear him so clearly.

"S-Sorry!" Deku stuttered, shielding his eyes, although thoroughly confused as to why he did.

He was outside.

Peeking through his fingers, Deku looked up to Uraraka. "Is it safe to look...?"

"Agh, sorry Deku, I was just surprised. Didn't mean to yell at you", Uraraka chuckled sheepishly, embarrassed with herself. Gathering herself, she internally came to and cleared her throat. "I'll be down in just a bit! I wanna see what's in your goodie back!"

"Goodie ba-? Ahh..."

Deku was confused for a second before realizing he had his knapsack that his mother packed him. As Uraraka bounded to the door, finally settling with an evergreen dress that covered her black tights and matched her black shoes, she walked over to Deku, who was scratching his head. "Yeah, ha... mom kinda went overboard this time..."

"That's okay! I love your moms cooking!" Uraraka closed her cottage door after reaching in one last time to get her small backpack. Pulling out her staff as well, she twirled it before standing it beside her. "Ya ready to go?"

"Yeah, next we have to go and get Iida. I wonder how the knight coronation went".

"Oh yeah! I forgot about that. I don't think that the ceremony's started yet. Wasn't his brother supposed to be going?"

"Yeah... maybe he's with Prince Todoroki then"

Both sighed, knowing that instead of stopping for a break to pick up Iida, they would be spending most of their day traveling to the capital.

"...well, come on. Let's get going. Don't forget, what would All Might do?" Uraraka asked, trying to motivate Deku and herself.

Deku all but beamed.

All Might.

One of the world's greatest knights and heroes ever. He could handle anything. A little walk to the capital wouldn't hurt him. If All Might could do it, then so could they.

Smiling to each other, they raised their arms to the sky and shouted, "Yeah!"

*5 hours later*

"Ughh..."

Broken moans of grief were heard from both peoples as they made their way up the steep hill leading to the capitals outside village.

Savanna, the capital of Veldt.

Veldt, being the beautifully lush and vibrant land mass that it was, was where Midoriya and his friends called home. It lay in between all of its neighbors. Here in the land, the Todoroki's were the rightful rulers of the kingdom. Savanna was not only the capital, but the city with the most altitude. Having to journey over a few mountainsides, Deku and Uraraka, exhausted, slumped in a heap beside the shaved ice stand.

There, one of their other friends, Asui, or Tsu, peeked her head over her little stand. Her frog like features ever the same, Tsu silently busied herself with making frosty cones.

After completing her task, she stepped around the little cart and bent down to peer at their tired faces. Motioning in front of the faces, Tsu flashes her frozen confectionaries, bringing Deku and Uraraka back to reality.

"Oh! Thanks Tsu!" Uraraka huffed out sweetly, hurrying to get the sweet treat her frog- like friend prepared. By the time she got her freeze and would compare hers to Deku's, he had already finished half of his.

Putting her finger up to her mouth in thought, Tsu croaked out, "Kero~ another long journey again you two?"

"Y-Yeah. But this time, wild mountain goats ran after Deku", Uraraka puffed out while giggling at the crimson faced child. Ears red, Deku went to defend his honor in running when suddenly, church bells sounded in the distance. Their powerful music was a sign that the coronation had just begun.

Knowing that they would more than likely be late but still wanted a decent area to watch their friend become accepted into Knighthood, Deku and Uraraka scrambled up and wished Tsu a 'thank you' before darting off.

A blank look was worn as tired eyes scanned the crowd of jittery town folk. Mina yawned and stretched from her seat, her left arm almost hitting Kaminari in the face.

"HE- watch it Mina!" he burst out, swatting her away. His hat tilted on his mustard colored hair, the feather that decorated the front of the hat tickled his nose as he tried to move his hat back into place.

Snickering beside him, Sero's triangular grin was ever present as he watched the two bicker on like a married couple. Wanting to further fuel the fire, he interjected.

"You need some room here? I mean, I wouldn't want to get in between you two"

"Shut it Sero!"

"DUDE! Come on man", Kaminari whined.

"Geez, what's going on?" A rough, but kind unknown voice called, getting closer to the trio. They all looked up to the distracting red hair first before venturing down to a stern looking mug. Their right eye had a cut and his clothes resembled that of the Land of Pyre.

"Kiri!"

"Hey man"

"DUDE, they're picking on me!"

Kirishima rolled his eyes as he sat next to Sero, squeezing in where he could fit. Crimson colored eyes with flecks of gold flickered around the packed church, semi at ease but still holding the alertness that comes with his kind.

"Yo, what's up with you Kiri? You seem tense" Kaminari zoned in on his friends uncomfortableness. "N-nothing. I'm fine", he muttered shyly, before going back to his thoughts and peering around yet again. Squinting her eyes, Mina threw herself over Kaminari and Sero's lap to gaze at her friend.

"Come on hun. We know that look. What's got you worried?"

"Mina…" Kirishima grumbled lowly. Mina knew that defensive little grumble. Since they both grew up being part dragon, she knew the tale tell signs of him becoming more upset than he's normally used to. Deciding that she would grill him later for the information, she loudly groaned, causing a tiny commotion between the common folk. Eyes roamed over to the band, irritation present since their little bubble of silence had been broken as they waited for the ceremony to begin.

"Geez Mina, just tell everyone in the damn church to look at us," Kaminari whispered heatedly. Sero only let out a pained chuckle, hating the judgement that was currently directed towards them and Kirishima only cleared his throat, too aware of the glares.

"What? It's their problem that they got so quiet. I'll let you have this one Kirishima. But you mark my words," she trailed off, looking forward towards the front of the church and lifting off of Kaminari and Sero's laps, "I'll find out what's going on with you".

As if to ease the silent tension that had been covered over the friend group, Midoriya and Uraraka entered in to the packed sanctuary. Now huffing even harder than before, due to them running up the steep hill that the church was settled on, they piled on in, flopping down next to Mina. Startled, she jumped before glancing their way.

"Hey you guys! Ew, you're sweaty girl", Mina replied before they could comprehend what she just said. Uraraka just stared at the girl in an angry daze before pulling her bob off of her neck.

"Well hi to you too Mina", she barked out, fanning her hot neck, her normally pink cheeks a deeper hue. Mina just laughed and snuggled up to the girl, trying to make it up to her. Looking down the row, Kirishima, Sero, and Kaminari perked up as they saw their two friends join them.

"Hey Midoriya", Kirishima called, his voice sounding less gravely and more like the manly warmth it usually holds.

"Yo man! Hey~" Kaminari purred to Occhaco, who just gave him a pity smile. Sero rolled his eyes before pushing Kaminari out of the way and greeting the other two. "Hey there. What happened to you guys?"

"W-we had t-to run up the h-hill", Izuku wheezed, trying to calm his breathing. He wasn't out of shape by any means but at this rate, he'd have to take a nap before training. Mina only laughed as she poked her pink cheeked friend beside her. "That's kinda funny. You're usually so punctual. Reminds me of someone else we know"… she trailed off, the person who came to mind not really on her warranted nice list.

"O-oh yeah! Hey Kirishima", Deku looked down to the red head, who looked confused. Midoriya never usually spoke more than a few words to him at a time. What could he be wanting? "Where is Kacc- I mean, King Bakugou?"

The question made Kirishima sigh with remembrance. That's right. That's what had been plaguing his mind. King Bakugou had been in a shitty mood this morning. More than usual, in fact. The thought of the King coming into his den and roughing him up out of his sleep and towards the training halls made his hair stand on end with fear and a tiny bit of excitement.

Damn, King Bakugou was so manly.

"Kirishima…?"

"H-huh? Oh y-yeah, I think he went to one of the neighboring kingdoms for business. Don't know what's going on", Kirishima hurriedly told Deku, forgetting to answer him. Before he left to go pick Mina up to get Kaminari and Sero, the King had already left the castle. Looking back to Midoriya, after hearing his sign of relief, he chuckled. "Dude, you still scared of him? He's nothing to be scared of man".

"That's because you're his dragon. He HATES me", Deku shivered, recalling all of the times that the King has let that fact be known. What he did to deserve his ilk, he hoped that it would fade away soon.

Ding- Ding- Ding!

All heads were turned to the front of the chapel as the bells sung their harmonious noise. Entering into its cramped pulpit was the priest and Prince Todoroki, dressed in his finest garbs. In a pristine white whit gold tassels everywhere, Prince Todoroki scanned the room before beckoning everyone to stand as the knights to be entered from outside. There in the small group that were knights in training, was Iida, in his polished knight's uniform, sporting the colors of his family and wearing the insignia of the Todoroki family.

Lining up in front of the priest and Prince, the ceremony begun. From where Deku was, he could see Iida's brother, Engeniem, looking on with proud eyes as he watched his brother become dubbed into knighthood.

"UGH, I'M SO EXCITED! Iida, how does it finally feel to become a knight?" Mina bounced around the group happily as they made their way to the banquet hall to celebrate Iida's accomplishment. Smiling with pride and brief shyness from the over exuberant pink haired girl, he told her proudly, "It feels…amazing. I feel like I've finally found a missing part of myself. I only wished that mother and father were able to attend. But of course, seeing my brother there was much appreciated as well." As an afterthought, like he forgot about the friends who surrounded him, he also added, very loudly and in his normally mechanic voice, "but I was also happy to see all of you. My friends…" he smiled fondly, his glasses being removed to wipe stray tears from his eyes.

"Aw dude, don't do that. You know how I feel about c-crying", Kaminari turned his head the other way, removing his hat and shielding his face as he wiped his eyes as well. Sero just beamed at Iida, before putting a consoling pat to the musketeers back.

"That was so manly Iida", Kirishima spoke, shining his pearly teeth. His blood sung as he felt the warmth and love towards their knight friend. Coming to the doors of the Great Hall, they ushered themselves in, coming face to face with the Prince.

"H-hey Tod- I mean, um, Prince Todoroki", Uraraka cried, surprised. The Prince, who although was their friend, was still hard to read. His usual blank expression had now cast a small smirk of a smile. He waved his hand, as if to dismiss what she had said.

"Please. It's Todoroki. I won't have my friends call me anything otherwise".

"Well if that's the case Roki, then it's good to see you! ~" Mina gushed.

"…I don't know about tha-"He was halted mid-sentence before Mina and her two cohorts rushed past him, wanting to make sure to get some of the food on the tables. Kirishima, feeling the need to apologize about his friends behaviors, looked at him with sympathetic eyes. "Heh, sorry man. You know how they get when they're hungry".

"It's fine", Todoroki replied quietly. After a beat, he looked up, the closest look to surprise on his face. "Where is King Bakugou?"

"Uh, well, he went out of the country on business", the red dragon gave. He scratched his head nervously, again wanting to put the morning past him. "He really didn't tell me anything. You know how Bakugou can be sometimes".

"Of course", Todoroki answered, his face turned up in a tiny grimace. Uraraka only laughed and Deku looked away as he chuckled. Gaining his attention, Todoroki looked to his other trio of friends. "Hello again Iida, Uraraka, Midoriya".

"Hello your majesty!" Iida cried, bowing deeply. Cringing, Todoroki held up his hand again, dismissing the extremely kind, but unwanted gesture. Looking to Midoriya, Todoroki asked with innocent eyes. "So, what's the plan?"

"Huh? I thought that you would want to stay and dine with everyone?"

"Hmm… not really. Besides, I have done my duty to the knights and the kingdom. I'm ready to train" He answered honestly, the light of battle in his eyes. Deku smiled, noting how battle hungry all of his friends seemed to be. Nodding his head in acknowledgment, he answered.

"Right! Well, I suggest we go ahead and go now, before it gets too dark. Uraraka, did you learn how to do that fire enchantment yet? I know you said that you had been working on it."

"Y-yeah, but I had a few…minor issues with it. I can't seem to get it as bright as Mina or Kirishima's fire"…

"HMph? Need usth to teach you?" Kirishima had made his way to the table, his face filled with meat. Beside him, the trio dined with gusto.

"No no! Well, maybe not yet. I can practice later. That's why we have you guys! You're coming too right? Deku's mom makes the best desserts."

"COUNT US IN", the trio called before standing up, dusting their clothes off and coming towards the group. Kirishima swallowed before laughing. "Hell yeah! I'm so down for some training. Are we going to that huge field you guys like?"

"Yes. It's in a proper area where we all don't bring harm to the village", the fire and ice Prince answered.

They all clambered out of the hall, taking care to mind the crowd and ran off into the distance towards the Starlight Field.

"Holy Crap! Dodge man, Dodge!"

"I'm dodging", Sero called back angrily to Kaminari, who both were currently running away from Kirishima's fire blasts. "Use your lightning, dude! You could have easily stunned him by now!"

"Y-You know my powers don't work when I'm scared. 'Sides, if I do it now, it's gonna be weak as hell!" Kaminari caught himself from stumbling, getting back up and wailing. "I WANNA GO HOME!"

"Ugh, thought they would have done better…" Mina trailed off, watching with bored eyes. She yawned before leaning off of the tree they were all under. She cracked her back briefly before shouting. "Someone do something already! It's my turn to fight!"

"Nope nope nope", Kaminari ran towards the tree, hoping to tap out before the offer was too late. "Tap in Mina, tap in!"

"What? You're just gonna give u-"

"TAP IN MINA", both boys called, Sero passing Kaminari as they ran. Mina huffed in disappointment before running past them, shifting as she leaped into midair. Twisting past Kirishima, the advantage of her sleek size being on her side, she flew behind him and unleashed her ice colored blast before flying into the sky. Being in the sky would come to her advantage. Reaching the altitude she desired, she finally stopped.

Watching her as he tried to calm himself down, Kaminari peeked his head from under the tree. "W-what… what is she doing? She's wide open for him! She's gonna get mauled! Sero, confused as to what his friend was talking about, moved to look as well. His slanted eyes opened wide as he figured out her plan.

"Acid Rain"… he murmured.

!

All occupants of the tree looked at each other before scrambling off of the ground. They all looked to Uraraka for solace.

"U-uraraka…" Midoriya pleaded.

"Hurry please!" Kaminari cried, clinging to Sero as they both danced around.

"This is completely unsafe! What is Ashido thinking?!" Iida cried, hand chopping through the air with intensity. Todoroki stood calm, only glancing anxiously between the magic caster to bring up her shield, the village that was in the far distance, and the two dragons up above.

Uraraka fumbled around with her staff, trying to drown out the noise that was going on around her. Finally letting the pressure get to her, she yelled.

"Could you guys give me a minute? I need to remember my shield spell!" Tense silence fell as she finally remembered and cast her spell, covering her, her friends, and the huge tree that they were under. As she held the shield, she could feel her magic draining. Struggling, she yelled to the sky, "Mina, if you're gonna do something, do it NOW!"

Snuffing in amusement as she peered at the small people from down below, Mina turned her attention to the massive red dragon that was soaring her way, his maw showing a deathly row of teeth and a fire blast being produced. She readied her attack, her scales lifting up slightly as she braced herself. Letting her acidic ooze seep from her scales and breathing in a massive amount of air, she hurled the burning pellets in Kirishima's direction. On top of the acid, she sent a pillowy burst of fire from her jaw and raced through the clouds to hide.

Soaring through the changing skies of the land of Veldt, she whistled on by, thinking that she had gotten the upper hand. Blending in with pinks and oranges of the turning sky, she was pleased with herself.

Suddenly…

Whoosh!

"!" What? What the hell was that?!

Hot air swirled around her, leaving her mind in a confused flurry. She only caught a glimpse of red before she collided with her enemy. Kirishima, who scales were now protruding with deadly intent, rushed her, his eyes a piercing red and gold. His wing span had covered most of her eyesight and he had let out a terrifying roar, his battle cry. She panicked, trying to fly out of his way, but he only dive-bombed, sending he and herself towards the ground.

Shit, shit, shit! She cursed, trying to free herself. Kirishima, feeling her struggle, only clamped his teeth into her neck, making sure that she wouldn't be able to run. They were getting closer and closer now…!

1000ft

900ft

700ft

500ft

200ft

80ft

Fuck!

The slam of their bodies to the earth caused a massive earthquake, the tremors shaking nearby trees and making the woodland denizens scamper away from the crash site.

Uraraka held on to her spell for as long as she could, but she could feel the very ends of her magic coming to expire. She released her shield spell, collapsing down to the ground in a heap. Head down, she felt her sweat creep down her back as she caught her breath. She could feel Deku beside her, trying to assist her. His voice, however, didn't hold his usual shy and sympathetic tones to it. It was tight with concern.

"Oh no…" he muttered.

She glanced up to see him looking at the pair of dragons. Well, that is to say what should have been them?

Racing towards them was a dust cloud of tremendous stature, seeming to tower of the scattered trees in the area. Feeling her heart drop, she attempted to scramble up off of the ground, trying and failing to cast another protection spell. Her fears were cut short when Todoroki stepped in front of the band, summoning a huge and dense ice wall to protect them and the rest of the field.

…..

All was quiet, the ground disagreeing with the turmoil of battle and the wind slowly returned to its gentle wafting. Todoroki, thinking that this was a good sign that things had calmed down, released his ice. There upon the frigid walls disappearance, stood a human Kirishima in the middle of the field, standing above a stunned human Mina. His eyes still glowed with intent, but they could tell that he was tired. His skin was singed with acid and his normal spiky hair was starting to collapse.

"U-ugh…n-no f-f-fair Kiri-shima", Mina croaked out, trying to move. She could only groan, before letting her body relax and become one with the earth. Her neck held to little punctures. Kirishima's doing.

"Hah…ha…ha…" Kirishima panted, trying to ground himself and bring his mind out of battle. Geez, Mina didn't hold back when she used her special move… not that he couldn't take it. He prided himself on his power and was grateful towards it.

That didn't mean that the shit didn't still hurt like hell.

"Hey!" Sero called over to them, "You guys good to stop? Ya look beat. Plus after all this running, I'm really feeling a break".

Kirishima looked down to an out of it Mina before groaning. He bent down to lift her up onto his back, and he slowly made his way over to the tree, seeking food and water.

"Mmm! God this is good. Hey Midoriya, tell your mom that she's the best cook. Also, sorry about the field Todoroki". Kirishima apologized as he stuffed his face. Mina sat beside Occhaco, getting her wounds healed and taking huge gulps of cold spring water.

"…don't worry about the damage." Those were the only words that passed the princes lips as he ate one of the grain muffins that Deku's mother prepared. Silently looking out to towards the field, he let out a shiver as he savored the grainy bite. Mina, never missing a beat, let out an exhausted laugh before groaning.

"Tsk, tsk Mina. You'd think you learn to mind your business after getting beat like that", Sero snickered as he munched on some meats and cheeses. Kaminari, who rested on one of the tree limbs eating a cool apple, laughed.

"Yeah Mina, get some business".

"What? Now I need to mind my business for laughing at Todoroki? Sorry if he has a thing for those muffins".

"ASHIDO! That is still very inappropriate and disrespectable to his Highness!" Iida, with a piece of bread in his hand, exclaimed. Mina, groaning and rolling her eyes, collapsed on Occhaco, who laughed while rubbing her back gently.

"Hehe, I'm sure she didn't mean it like that Iida. Maybe you should lay off of the bread? I think you may be a little stopped up…" Uraraka couldn't finish her sentence due to Kaminari, Sero, and Mina bellowing in laughter. Confused, she asked as she looked between all three of them, "What did I say?"

"DUDE, you totally said that he was constipated!" Kaminari cried, tears streaming down his face. Sero heaved in short breaths as he tried to reign himself in. Ashido, on the other hand, freely laughed and wept with hilarity. Instantly looking fretful, Uraraka turned to a shocked Iida, profusely trying to say that she hadn't meant it in that sense. Kirishima eased his way over to Iida and tried to console him, also keeping a not so very secret, laugh concealed.

Todoroki and Deku sat and watched their friends in silent ease. Smiling at his friends, Deku watched the sunset in the distance, his mind seeming to go elsewhere for a second. The prince looked over to him and after a minute, spoke.

"…are you going to be training Midoriya?"

"H-huh? O-oh", Deku stammered. "I… I've been practicing on my own at home. I mean, that is when I'm there alone. Mom still doesn't like that fact that my dad left a sword for me before he…" he trailed off, a hint of sadness to his eyes. Suddenly, he perked up. "But yeah, I feel like I'm getting better! I'm not to All Might's level, but it's something right? It must be so great for you guys…"

"?"

"… to have powers. To be born with them", he explained silently, wringing his hands together. "It must be incredible".

Todoroki was quiet, but he finally answered. "Not always. Somedays, it feels more like a burden than a blessing".

"…", Deku said nothing, his brow knotting up with confusion.

"But…"

"?"

"It does help," Todoroki smirked before continuing, "I don't know what motivates you Midoriya, but I know Fate will bestow powers to you. There were and are some cases where people randomly gained powers. Stay hopeful…" He concluded, his normal weary eyes alight with friendly warmth. Midoriya felt his throat close and his eyes felt itchier than usual. He looked further towards the sunset and prayed that he was right.

Hours passed before the sun had completely set, the stars peeking through the sparse clouds. It always amazed them how many stars could be seen from here. It was no wonder that people named this the "Field of Stars". Training complete and everyone having their turn, except for Deku, who decided to opt out of this session, got up from their spots under the tree and began bidding each other farewell until next time.

"Congrats again Iida! Try to lay off the bread too man!" Sero yelled from the nearby hill, Mina, Kaminari, and Kirishima smiling behind them.

"See ya later guys!" Kirishima shouted. After biding one another goodbye, the quad headed South while the Veldtarians headed back East towards the kingdom. As they all walked home, Deku felt his vigor return to him after his chat with Todoroki. Maybe Fate would grant him his wish. Maybe he could be like All Might one day. But little did Deku know that 'one day' would be sooner than he planned.