The Immortal Hero: Phoenix

Chapter 7: Class 1-A

The week before school officially started, Izuka and Katsuki trained as usual, both more fired up than ever thanks to making it in and also being in the same class together, Class 1-A. Izuka had spoken with Ochako and Momo over the phone and was happy to discover that Ochako too was in 1-A, meaning that all three of Izuka's friends would be in her class, and their home room teacher would be Aizawa-Sensei, one of the teachers she knew best since he had always supervised her Junior Internships.

On the morning of their first day, Izuka and Katsuki were dressed in their new uniforms, smiling proudly as their mothers took pictures and their fathers gave words of encouragement.

"Don't forget, I'll be a teacher too! I can't give you any special treatment though, so behave yourselves!" Toshinori grinned, entering All-Might mode to punctuate his point.

"Katsuki, keep a close eye on Izuka and be sure to try and keep your temper. Don't blow up your classmates!" Masaru told him, only half joking.

Mitsuki stopped taking photos and ruffled her son's hair; "You may be an annoying brat, but I'm proud of you!" she said in a rare moment of softness. She also kissed Izuka's cheek; "Don't let this idiot boss you about just because he won that bet, and kick his ass if he starts getting cocky!"

Inko hugged Katsuki, "Be good, Katsuki." she told him, before hugging her daughter much more gently, but with a reluctance, like she didn't want Izuka to go. "You make me so proud, my dear. You guys both look really cool; like real heroes."

The two teens grinned, with Izuka getting choked up and even Katsuki feeling a bit teary eyed. "We'll do our best! See you tonight!" Izuka smiled brightly as Katsuki turned to leave before the mushy stuff got to him.

The two walked to U.A in companionable silence, excitement and nerves building with every step. When they arrived, they searched for their classroom, finding it quickly and pausing at the door.

"This is it… we'll be alongside the next generation of Heroes!" Izuka gushed.

"Yeah yeah. Make friends with 'em if you want, but remember that the two of us are gonna be Number One! Don't get distracted!" Katsuki told her. Unlike Izuka, he'd never had a desire for friends, he just wanted strong people to challenge him or in Izuka's case, walk beside him.

They opened the door and were immediately met by the sight of the Glasses Boy; Iida, scolding a blond boy for putting his feet on the desks. The other boy was rubbing the back of his head and apologising with a smirk, but the moment Izuka walked in, Iida's attention honed in on her and he marched over.

"Greetings! I am Tenya Iida, from Soumei Junior High! You are Miss Midoriya, correct?" he asked, punctuating his words with strange robotic chopping motions.

"Um yes! You know my name?" Izuka asked, slightly puzzled. She didn't remember telling him during the Exams…

Iida nodded, "Yes, I learned of it after the exam. I have much to thank you for!" he said, remembering the day he received his acceptance letter.

Tenya was sitting in his room, grasping his letter with a small amount of nerves. Carefully opening it so as to preserve the envelope, he discovered a small Holo-Disk and put it on his desk to activate it. Almost immediately, an image appeared of All-Might wearing a gaudy yellow suit and standing in what looked like a Game show set.

"I AM HERE IN HOLOGRAM FORM!" All-Might declared, surprising Tenya a bit. Leave to U.A to have Pro Heroes like All-Might personally record it's acceptance or rejection messages in Hologram form!

"As you may know, Young Iida, I have decided to take a teaching position at U.A starting this year, so I have been asked to perform this task!" All-Might was suddenly distracted by someone muttering from out of view, "Ah, wrap it up? But this is an important one! It's okay, we've got time!"

Tenya frowned, so even a Hero like All-Might did things like this… "Continuing on; You passed the Written Exam with a good score, and you also managed 6th place in the Practical Exam with a score of 52 Villain Points! However, it appears you didn't fully grasp the secret of the exam, as for Rescue Points, you received only 9, resulting in a top score of 61 Points! However, despite a clearly passing grade, you almost lost your spot!"

Tenya paled drastically as a clip played of his interaction with the Medic girl. He cringed as he watched himself scold the girl for helping people (even if he thought she was hurting the other boy), and then cringed even harder as the girl raced off to protect another examinee, taking down a massive Zero Pointer in the process. All-Might reappeared on screen; "That little interaction caused some of the Examiners to question whether you were truly right to be a Hero in U.A's program, so naturally, they asked for the opinion of the young Medic; Izuka Midoriya!"

The boy felt like crying. There was no way he'd be allowed in after they asked the Medic! He had interfered with her work and could have gotten another student hurt as a result! The picture changed to that of the girl and a trio of people Tenya didn't recognise.

"Miss Midoriya, we wanted to ask your opinion on a participant." A lady in a business suit said. "Mr. Tenya Iida earned 6th place with 52 Villain Points and 9 Rescue Points for a combined 61 Points, however, after seeing his interaction with you as you healed that other boy, we are having some doubts about him."

"What do you think of him?" a Police Officer asked.

"I think he deserves his place in U.A." the Girl answered, "He was kind of rash, but I think he's just very earnest. From his point of view, I was another examinee that was potentially hurting someone. My pink flames, despite their colour, do look dangerous and because I have to physically touch the wound, it often looks like I'm causing the patient pain. If anything, I think it was admirable that he stopped his own test to potentially protect another student, even if he was mistaken. Plus, when I explained myself, he seemed genuinely apologetic, though the Zero Pointer stopped him from having a chance to apologise. He did also do as I ask and escort the injured person out of the area."

Tenya stared at the image blankly. That girl, Izuka Midoriya, had defended him!? "You see, Young Iida? A Hero is someone that seeks to help others, but we are still human and make mistakes! So, come to U.A and learn with us, to help others and make fewer mistakes! Congratulations, Tenya Iida; U.A will be your Hero Academia!"

Back in the present, Tenya bowed deeply, "I owe you a debt of gratitude, both for correcting my foolishness and speaking in my defence. Thank you very much, Miss Midoriya!"

Izuka blushed and began trying to form a flustered response; "I-It was nothing! You seemed like a good guy, and you just made a logical mistake! You don't owe me anything, so just call me Izuka, or just Midoriya if you prefer."

"Tch, this four eyes bugging you, Izuchan?" Kacchan asked, stepping between Iida and Izuka with a vicious glare. "You said Soumei, right? So you're just a stuck up elite! I'll enjoy kicking you into the dirt!"

"What nerve! YOU want to be a Hero!?" Iida yelled, taken aback by the Explosive Blond's declaration.

"Kacchan, that's enough! I'm sorry Iida, Kacchan is kinda fired up for our first day, y'know?" Izuka pulled Kacchan away, holding his arm tightly.

Before Katsuki could descend into a stream of curse words, the Classroom door opened again and this time, Ochako Uraraka walked in. "Ah, Izuka! It's great to see you in person again! Thanks again for beating up the Zero Pointer for me! That kick was awesome, you were all fiery and sparkling and then "Phoenix Talon!" and the robot just went down like a sack of potatoes!"

"Damn it Deku, you used Phoenix Talon!? I've been bugging you to use it in our matches for months!" Katsuki growled.

"I believe that if Izuka had used it, you'd not likely survive. She blasted through the Zero Pointer's head with no effort." Iida cut in. "By the way Izuka, as you graciously allowed me to use your first name, you may call me Tenya."

Momo Yaoyorozu, who had been sat in the back corner, chose that moment to walk over and join the conversation. "You certainly have an eclectic group of friends, Izuka."

"Momo! Yeah, I only had Kacchan before the Entrance Exams, now I've got him as well as you, Ochako, and Tenya! Have you met any of the others yet?" Izuka asked, looking around the room. The blond boy smirked at her but otherwise paid no attention to what their group was doing. There were a few other interesting people too; some that Izuka recognised from the Exams. There was a funny blond boy with effeminate eyes and a constant sparkle around him, a very tall boy with multiple arms connected by webbing and even one with the head of a bird.

"I wonder what we'll be doing today. Do you think it's just the Entrance Ceremony and Guidance Counsellor stuff?" Ochako commented, bouncing excitedly.

Izuka was about to answer when she heard a ruffling from behind Ochako. Leaning, around the other girl, Izuka sweat-dropped at the appearance of Aizawa-Sensei, wrapped up in his signature yellow sleeping bag. "A caterpillar cosplay?"

"If you're gonna be fooling around and looking for friends, then get lost. This is the Hero Program!" Aizawa-Sensei said, slowly getting up and prying himself from his comfy position. At his glare, everyone settled down in the assigned seats. When they were quiet, Aizawa-Sensei frowned; "It seriously took you 8 seconds to sit and be quiet? You brats.. life is short you know. I'm your Homeroom Teacher; Shota Aizawa. Pleasure to meet you." he introduced, his blank and tired expression not really matching his words.

He rifled through his sleeping bag for a moment, then threw a bundle of gym clothes at the class. "Put those on, then get to the P.E Grounds." he ordered, sending the class into a scramble to find a suitable set of gym clothes. Once everyone had a fitting set, they raced off to the Locker Rooms to change and met in the expansive P.E Grounds.

Izuka looked around, mildly interested; the P.E Grounds were basically just a bigger version of what most schools had and wasn't used often in U.A, with it usually being utilised by the non-Hero courses for Physical Education. As the class assembled, Aizawa was already waiting with a bored look on his face.

"We'll be having a Quirk Apprehension Test." he said simply, shocking his students.

"Isn't it kind of soon? What about the Entrance Ceremony?" Ochako asked.

"Heroes don't have time for niceties like that, though I suppose we can do it later if you all survive." the man answered ominously. "U.A is famed for granting students a large range of freedoms, but those freedoms extend to us teachers too."

Aizawa stepped forward and fiddled with a PDA-like device, which projected a scoreboard onto the side of a wall. Their names were listed by their seat number (Izuka being 18 and Katsuki being 17) and there were nine columns beside their names, each headed with the name of an activity with the final column being marked "Total".

"Softball Pitch, Standing Long Jump, 50 Meter Dash, Endurance Running, Grip Strength, Sideways Jumps, Pull-Ups and Sit-Ups; eight activities you all know from Middle School, but naturally, you were forbidden from using your quirks." Aizawa explained, turning his attention to Katsuki; "Bakugou, what was your middle school record for the Softball Pitch?"

"67 metres." the boy answered.

"Hmm." Aizawa tossed a softball to Katsuki, who caught it easily and noted the strange device built into it. "Try using your quirk. So long as you don't leave the circle, everything you do is fine."

"You got it." Katsuki said, "I'll just apply a little shock wave and..."

"DIE!" he roared, throwing the ball with all his might, launching it with an explosion at the apex of his throw. The ball rocketed into the distance, landing far out of the students' sight. Aizawa held up the PDA, which had a record of 705.2 Metres, which was added to the appropriate part of the score table.

"Before we can teach you, we need to know where you are in regards to your quirk, both in power and ingenuity. This test will establish the Foundation of your Hero Skills, and from there, we can build on them." Aizawa explained.

"Whoa, over 700 metres!? That's unreal!" a red haired boy exclaimed.

"This looks so fun!" Ochako squealed happily.

Izuka paled, "Oh no… you had to say it..." she whispered, already seeing the darkening look on their teachers face. If she had learned one thing about Aizawa's teaching style, it was that you NEVER took his lessons with anything but the utmost seriousness.

"Ah, it looks like fun you say?" Aizawa began quietly, sending a chill up their spines with how cold his voice was, "So you thought you'd spend the next three years having fun? What happened to being Heroes? Alright then, here's a new rule: the student who ranks last in total points will be deemed hopeless, and instantly expelled."

The whole class was stunned, their eyes widening with terror. Aizawa smirked, "This is another example of our freedom as teachers; we can dispense with students as we wish." he chuckled darkly, "Welcome to the Hero Program!"

That snapped the students out of their fear and many began protesting, arguing it was unfair, but Aizawa was unrelenting; "Natural Disasters, Massive Accidents, Terrible Villains… the world is full of horrible calamities and it is all thoroughly unfair. It is our job as Heroes to correct that and restore reason to the chaos. You aren't here as simple high-schoolers, chatting and having fun; you are Heroes in training and from now on, your lives at this school are going to be one challenge after another. If you can't manage it, then quit… or grow stronger; go beyond! That is the meaning of our motto; PLUS ULTRA!"

Just as soon as he had struck fear into them, Aizawa had now lit the fires of inspiration. Each of these 20 prospective heroes were now chomping at the bit to meet the challenge.

The first trial was the 50-Meter Dash, and while each dash had two participants, they were really racing against the whole class. Izuka took this chance to catalogue the names of those classmates she didn't already know. The effeminate blond boy was named Yuga Aoyama and scored 5.51 seconds by using his quirk; Naval Laser, like a rocket, though using the beam for more than a second caused him stomach pain. A pink skinned girl with horns, Mina Ashido, managed 5.46 seconds, barely beating Aoyama by using her acid to skate across the ground. A Frog-like girl named Tsuyu Asui was able to clear the track in 4.58 seconds with frog-like leaps, while Tenya was able to use his amazing Engine quirk to clear it in 3.04 seconds! Ochako was less successful, using her Zero Gravity quirk to remove the weight of her shoes and clothing, shaving a few seconds off her middle school time for a total of 7.15 seconds. A boy named Mashirao Ojiro scored 5.49 seconds by kangaroo jumping with his tail. This continued for a while but few other people got super-human scores aside from Todoroki, who skated across the frozen track for a score of 5.23 seconds. When it came time for Katsuki and Izuka, both stepped up to the starting line and took their positions.

At first, Izuka had planned to hold back and stay in the middle of the pack, she didn't want the whole class's attention on her, but seeing how hard everyone was working, she felt it would be an insult to use any less than 100% of her (safe) power! Katsuki immediately exploded across the track, scoring 4.13 seconds, but Izuka hadn't started. Until she crossed the starting line, her time wouldn't start, so she focused her powers carefully, channelling 20% of One for All and a large amount of fire to her legs, as well as summoning her wings. In a flash, she exploding over the start line, shooting across the track like a jet plane before finally crossing the finish line. She was going so fast, she actually had to perform a loop while slowing herself to prevent herself from colliding with a wall.

The robot that was recording their scores beeped and announced; "2.01 seconds."

Katsuki's eyes narrowed; "Shit, Izuchan's really going all out."

The rest of the class appeared equally shocked, though Ochako and Tenya, who had seen her take down the Zero Pointer, wasn't too surprised.

No one had time to really comment though as Aizawa kept them moving. In the end, the only other super results were a short boy with grape-like hair named Minoru Mineta, who used his strange quirk to create bouncy balls to bounce himself across the finish line, and Momo, who actually created a motorised scooter with her quirk, earning her third place after Izuka and Tenya.

The second trial; Grip Strength, ended in an unquestioning victory for the multi-armed boy; Mezo Shoji, who was able to call on gorilla-like strength. Second went to a buff boy with big lips named Rikido Sato, who used some sugar to boost his strength and get a fairly super score. Izuka ended up third; she wasn't very good in using One for All for actions that didn't require momentum, which also made it so she couldn't use her flames. Still, third place wasn't bad.

The third trial; Standing Long Jump, had a lot of super results. Izuka simply flew, and since there was no known limit to her flight, she got a score of Infinity. Many others got amazing scores, with most clearing the sand box. Aoyama shot himself over with his laser, Asui leapt over easily, Ochako was able to float herself across (though the nausea it caused made it so she couldn't get an Infinity score), Ojiro bounded across with his tail, Sato did the same with sugar empowering his legs. A plain faced guy called Hanta Sero was able to shoot tape from his elbows to pull himself across without touching the ground, Katsuki used his explosions to propel himself, and Mineta created a bundle of his bouncy balls to shoot himself across.

The Fourth trial; Repeated Side Steps was… unusual. Because of the limits, most people got only a normal score, though people like Izuka and Katsuki, who could shoot things from their hands were able to get super human scores, though funnily enough, it was Mineta who scored first place by bouncing himself between two piles of his balls.

The Fifth trial was the Softball Pitch, which Katsuki had already completed. Ochako proved the winner with the class's second Infinity Score thanks to her Zero Gravity Quirk. Izuka herself somewhat copied Katsuki's showing, by combining One for All and her flames, resulting in her scoring second place with 856.3 Metres.

The last three trials were rather uninteresting, as despite the quirks on show, they all came down to endurance and that was something that only a few of them had a lot of. The Endurance Run went to Momo, who used her created scooter to get the third and final infinity score. As for Pull Ups, Izuka won that trial by simply gripping the bar and flying up and down with her wings, stopping after she had beaten the previous high score (held by Shoji). Sit Ups was… kind of disappointing. It was the last trial, so most people were already spent and even Izuka was running low on energy, only managing to get second place, a couple of dozen sit ups behind Shoji, who was apparently a bit of a stamina freak.

Without a word, Aizawa input the last of the results into his PDA and the scoreboard rearranged itself to reflect the positions of the students.

1. Izuka Midoriya

2. Momo Yaoyorozu

3. Shoto Todoroki

4. Katsuki Bakugou

5. Tenya Iida

6. Fumikage Tokoyami

7. Mezo Shoji

8. Mashirao Ojiro

9. Eijiro Kirishima

10. Mina Ashido

11. Ochako Uraraka

12. Koji Koda

13. Rikido Sato

14. Tsuyu Asui

15. Yuga Aoyama

16. Hanta Sero

17. Denki Kaminari

18. Kyoka Jiro

19. Toru Hagakure

20. Minoru Mineta.

Izuka felt her heart skip a beat when she saw she was at the top. Technically, she'd come in the top 3 of every trial, so it wasn't a huge surprise, but her humble side hadn't allowed her to think about it. She turned her attention to Mineta, who was shaking in fear upon seeing he was ranked last. Izuka couldn't help but feel a bit sorry for him, so she decided to risk Aizawa's wrath.

"Um, Sensei? I had a question." she said, stepping forward and desperately trying to ignore all the attention that was now on her.

"What is it, Midoriya?"Aizawa asked, boredom in his eyes.

"It's just… isn't this exam a bit illogical?" Izuka asked, a bit too quickly.

"Oh? Why should you complain? You got first place." Aizawa retorted.

"But that's because my quirk is suited to this kind of thing. I mean, your own quirk wouldn't have been able to do anything to help you in this test, but you're still a great hero. Wouldn't it be unfair to judge someone hopeless in a test like this? I mean, Mineta technically scored last because his body isn't well suited for this sort of exam, but he did amazing on a few of the exams because he could use his quirk creatively; isn't that enough reason to say he isn't hopeless?" she argued, feeling a little braver.

Mineta looked up at Izuka with tears in his eyes. He was about one moment away from dropping to his knees and worshipping her like a goddess. Katsuki growled at the looks the small boy was giving his girl, but couldn't really fault him; his Izuka was damn cute.

Aizawa narrowed his eyes and used his capture weapon to drag Izuka towards him, making her squeak in surprise. "Didn't I say this is no place to be trying to make friends?"

"I'm not! I'm just saying what I think is right! You shouldn't expel anyone!" Izuka shot back, terrified but unwilling to just surrender.

Aizawa stared at her for a minute, before smirking and releasing her; "You still have that damn spark in you. You are way too much like your dad." he muttered, before turning to the class; "I lied about the expulsion thing. It was a logical ruse to drive you forward and push your limits. For the record, if I really wanted to expel any of you brats, no amount of arguing will stop me, though Midoriya does bring up a good point; so long as your chances aren't zero, I won't be dropping you. But should they drop to zero at any time, I'll kick your asses to the curve!"

There were sighs of relief, and Mineta burst into happy tears, glad he wouldn't be kicked out. Aizawa allowed them to have the celebrations for a bit; he was tough, not heartless. "Alright, that's enough now. Since I expelled my whole class on the first day last year, the Principal has given me some new guidelines I have to follow, so we've got one last activity before we head inside. It's optional and if you must, you can consider this… "Fun" or whatever." Aizawa snapped his fingers and some of the scoring robots ran off, only to reappear moments later with a series of circular and human shaped targets made of concrete.

"This is the Signature Move Showcase. We don't assist in the development of special or signature moves until just before the Provisional License exams, but every kid that aspires to become a Hero usually has one or two moves dreamed up before reaching High School. So, to ensure they're safe and to let you brats show off some more, we're going to try them out. Step forward if you have a move." Aizawa said, pointing to a spot to his right, directly across the assembled targets.

Ashido, Tenya, a girl with long ear lobes named Kyoka Jiro, Katsuki, Izuka and Mineta all stepped forward. Aizawa-Sensei nodded at them, "Ashido, you're first."

The Pink girl grinned, "Well, mine isn't an attack, but it's still my signature!" she said gleefully. With a spray of acid from her feet, Ashido began to surf around on the ground, showing she had quite a lot of balance and manoeuvrability when using her signature. "Acid Surfer!"

"Hmm, a potentially dangerous move, especially since it wrecks the ground…." Aizawa said, ruefully staring at the melted earth that marked Ashido's trail. "For now, don't use it inside the school. In a live Hero situation, be cautious too, as excess acid could hurt others who step on it without realising, and it can also cause you trouble as it could be considered unnecessarily collateral damage. Still, a creative move." he judged. "Next, Iida."

Iida charged at the target, a huge burst of air coming from his engines as he launched a kick; "Recipro Burst!" he yelled, cleaving the head off a target with his kick.

"So you push you engines to their max and gain even greater speed for a short time. But it looks like it disables your engines. Practice with it to extend the time it lasts, but use it conservatively." the Teacher said. Iida nodded and moved aside as Jiro stepped forward.

She ran forward and directed her ear lobes, which were like headphone jacks, to stab into a target. "Heart Throb!" she cried, and the target exploded with a powerful sound wave.

Aizawa whistled; "Impressive. You channel the sound of your heartbeat through you Earphone Jacks to create a concussive sound wave. Be careful with that attack; it'll likely do a fair bit of damage to a person, even if they don't explode like the target."

Katsuki was next, and he smirked as he prepared his current ace move; one that had even allowed him to put a mark on All-Might in a sparring match! "Nitro Blaster" he yelled, launching a series of highly focused explosions at the targets. By minimising and tightly controlling the strength of the launching explosion, he could cause his sweat droplets to be launched without immediately exploding, then shoot explosive sparks to ignite them and create what appeared to be a semi-automatic explosion gun. Each individual explosion was smaller than his full explosions, but they could be used at range and in large numbers, allowing him to build up larger explosions without straining his arms. It was light enough to knock an enemy out without killing them or causing debilitating harm.

"Tch, just what I'd expect from one of those two..." Aizawa muttered; "Bakugou, that is a well thought out move and it shows you have good control of your quirk. I'd keep that as a trump card until you have a more powerful move."

The Explosive boy just smirked and walked back to the others as Izuka took his spot in front of the targets. Only a handful were left, so she decided to let loose a bit.

"Phoenix Feathers!" she shouted, firing several feather-shaped darts made of fire, each one striking a different area of the targets and then exploding in a burst of flame. The move was Izuka's answer to Katsuki's Nitro Blaster and worked in a somewhat similar fashion. Izuka conjured many flames and then concentrated them into compact feathers, which would stick to whatever she threw them at, then explode when she released the compression of the flames. The strength of the darts were completely dependent on how much fire she conjured and how tightly she concentrated it. It lacked the concussive force of Katsuki's move, but was more accurate thanks to Izuka being able to control the darts once she'd launched them.

"You used the Feathers? You should have used Talon!" Katsuki complained, still a bit peeved he hadn't gotten to see it.

"Talon is my emergency move! I can't use it on a person, or even near people! It could do serious damage!" Izuka argued.

"Then it was wise not to use it. I assume a Hero Nerd like yourself has a lot of signature moves, right?" Aizawa-Sensei said with a knowing look. Izuka blushed and nodded, trying to block out the amazed looks of her classmates.

Mineta was last, and used his quirk to completely cover a human target in his purple balls, essentially immobilising them (if they'd been a moving person at least) before dashing and slapping them across the chest in a move he called "Grape Rush!"

Aizawa looked less impressed, but still commented; "A good move for capture, though with such a weak slap, it ended kind of anti-climatically. I guess you could improve it with some support items. Also improve your aim, that way you can immobilise your opponent without using so many balls and save yourself time."

As that was the last move being showcased, Aizawa-Sensei called for the robots to deal with the remains of the targets then turned back to his students; "Right, now get changed back into your uniforms and come to the Classroom. We've still got more of the Principal's requirements to meet." he said, a tad bitterly.

The class nodded and ran back to the changing rooms. Izuka was interested in what the Principal was making Aizawa do, but she was drawn from her thoughts when she realised she had been surrounded by all the other girls. "Uh, a-are you guys okay? D-Did you need something?" she stuttered nervously.

"You were pretty amazing out there, Midori!" Ashido cheered, "You seem so timid, but then you totally kicked ass!"

"Yeah, and you even talked back to Aizawa-Sensei. That took guts." Jiro added.

Izuka blushed, "W-Well I felt he was being a little unfair. Plus, it's a Hero's job to butt into others business for the sake of helping them, right?"

Momo chuckled; "As expected of you, Izuka! I'm glad I was at least beaten by a real Hero!"

The Invisible Girl; Toru Hagakure, piped up; "Heck yeah! Two girls took the top two spots in the class! Midoriya and Yaoyorozu are the best!"

"You should have seen Izuka take down the Zero Pointer! The move she used made her Phoenix Feathers look like sparklers!" Ochako added.

Asui tilted her head, a finger to her lips; "I've been meaning to ask; aren't you the same girl from the Moncalama Incident? The one that got an award for protecting the Village and saving two Pros by beating the Villain?"

"I knew I recognised your name from somewhere!" Ashido exclaimed, "Midori, you're amazing!"

Izuka waved her hands frantically, "N-No! It was nothing like that! The Heroes; Water Hose did most of the actual work, I was just able to assist enough to make it a more decisive victory! I got so much credit because my quirk let me heal them after the fight."

"Just as you healed All-Might after the All for One Kidnappings?" Asui asked.

That silenced the girls quickly, especially when Izuka looked away. Many people praised her for coming away from the kidnapping with so little trauma, and for healing All-Might, but not many really thought about the people who didn't come away at all, other than those people's families. Izuka was only one of thirty six people kidnapped, including the lesser known pro; Clementine Man, and yet all the others were killed after having their quirks stolen or deemed useless.

"Y-Yeah, that was me too. I'm kind of shy when it comes to people I'm not familiar with, and I still don't like crowds." Izuka shrugged, her eyes downcast.

"Jeez… What exactly did they do to you, Midori? You were taken for a whole year?" Ashido asked.

"Ashido!" Jiro scolded as Izuka flinched.

"Ah crap, I'm sorry Midori. You don't need to tell us anything you don't want to!" the pink girl quickly apologised.

"It's fine." Izuka said, smiling softly, "It's not like I don't want to say, but I'm not really allowed to. If that changes, I'll tell you." she explained. Strictly speaking, it was true; she didn't mind telling others but the Government had forbidden it unless it was unavoidable. Plus, a small part of Izuka feared telling others, in case they blamed her or judged her for what happened. Izuka wouldn't blame them; at her lowest moments, she blamed and judged herself.

Asui nodded; "I'm sorry for bringing it up, but I always like to say what's on my mind. Saving All-Might and helping in the Moncalama Incident already makes you a Hero, at least in my opinion. Call me Tsuyu."

"O-Okay, Tsuyu! You can call me Izuka!" the girl smiled, "You can all call me that, if you like. I'd like us to be friends!"

"Yes! We definitely want to be friends! Call me Mina!" Ashido said, jumping up and down happily.

"And me, Toru!" Hagakure added, gesturing even more wildly so she was noticed.

"You can call me Kyoka." Jiro said, pulling out her phone. The other girls did the same and they all exchanged numbers. By the time they were done, they quickly dressed and high-tailed it back to the classroom.

When everyone was back and seated, Aizawa appeared from behind his desk, once again wrapped in his sleeping bag. "Alright, since the Hero Department doesn't have it's own Entrance Ceremony like the other departments, we'll be doing a meet and greet before I said you home. Come up here and tell us all your name, your quirk and if you feel like it, some stuff about you and why you became a Hero. Do it in seat order; Aoyama, you first."

The flamboyant blond hopped to his feet and stood in front of the class, basking in the attention, his sparkles on full blast. "I am the shining Yuga Aoyama! My quirk, Naval Laser, lets me shoot a sparkling laser from my belly button! I will become the most dazzling hero to ever live!" he declared, striking numerous poses.

Next was Mina; "Hi! I'm Mina Ashido and my quirk is Acid. I can secrete acid from pretty much anywhere, and can control the viscosity and potency of it! As a side effect, I have this awesome pink skin, but don't ask about the horns; I have no idea what the deal with them is, but they're kind of rubbery!" she proved this by bending one of the horns and making it flick. "I like dancing, so if any of you are into freestyle dancing, then come talk to me! I can get you into an awesome studio!"

Then it was Tsuyu's turn; "Hello, I am Tsuyu Asui, but you can all call me Tsuyu. As you can see, my quirk gives me frog-like characteristics. I have a long tongue, can stick to walls and can create a weak poison. I'm currently working on camouflage too, and I have another ability, but it's gross so I won't explain it. I always say what is on my mind, and I like playing with my young siblings. I don't like the cold; it makes me want to hibernate." she said, before allowing Tenya to take the stage.

"I am Tenya Iida! My quirk is Engine and I am the younger brother of Ingenium, one of the greatest heroes! I wish to be just like him, so I'm going to work very hard!" he declared. Izuka was a little surprised when he sat down; she thought he'd have spoken for longer.

Ochako was the last in her row, and was clearly a bit embarrassed to be speaking in front of them all. "I'm Ochako Uraraka. My quirk is Zero Gravity, and I can remove the gravity from anything I touch, but if I push it, it makes me nauseous. I really like Mochi! I also live alone, since my parents live out in the countryside. I don't like fighting; I want to be a Rescue Hero like Thirteen!"

The new row started with Ojiro; "My name is Mashirao Ojiro. My quirk is just my tail, which is practically a third arm. I study martial arts to improve my skills so I can fight and defend people." he introduced. Izuka got the feeling he was a very straightforward and earnest person.

Next was the blond boy that Tenya had been scolding earlier. Now that she could see him better, Izuka noticed a few black streaks in his hair, which resembled a lightning bolt. "Hey, I'm Denki Kaminari. My quirk lets me discharge electricity, but if I use too much, it fries my brain and I kind of turn stupid for a while. I'm a fan of music, so if any of you like it too, let me know and we can have a jam session."

The red head was next; "I'm Eijiro Kirishima and I want to be a super manly hero like my idol; Crimson Riot! My quirk, Hardening, let's me harden my skin and gives me a kind of rocky appearance." he demonstrated, and his arm really did look like rock, "It ain't flashy, but it also let's me hit pretty hard, so I'm a fairly good fighter."

Next was Koji Koda, a large boy with a uniquely shaped head. He didn't actually speak and just wrote his name on a small whiteboard as well as his quirk; Anivoice, which let him talk to and control animals. He came across as shy and cute, despite his somewhat odd appearance, and Izuka couldn't help but feel he was a sweetheart.

Last in the row was Sato; "I am Rikido Sato. My quirk, Sugar Rush, improves my strength as I consume sugar, but it also reduces my cognitive functions and I get tired faster. Still, 'cause of my quirk, I love to bake, so I may occasionally bring in sweets for everyone." Katsuki smirked at that; he could practically feel Izuka salivating behind him. That girl LOVED sweets; she'd eat nothing else if her parents let her.

The next student was Mezo Shoji, a rather odd boy that kept his mouth covered and had six arms, three on either side connected by webbing. He briefly explained how he could change any of his arms into other parts of his body through his quirk: Dupli-Arms, but said little else besides that he had no real interest in material things. He seemed friendly, despite his rather imposing appearance.

Then came Jiro; "I'm Kyoka Jiro. My quirk, Earphone Jack, is the same as my mom's and it gives me super-hearing and lets me channel and amplify sound waves, usually my heartbeat. It's probably not a surprise that I love music. Both my parents are in the Music Industry, but I wanted to help others, so I want to be a Hero instead of following in their footsteps." she explained, a bashful look on her face as she fiddled with her jacks, poking the ends together. Izuka and the other girls clapped and cheered for her, making Kyoka smirk and return to her seat with a bit more courage.

Hanta Sero was next, but Katsuki found him to be boring. He was a fairly average teenage boy that had the desire to be a hero, though both Katsuki and Izuka couldn't deny he was friendly, and while he was very proud of his Tape Quirk, he wasn't arrogant about it and seemed to want to impress the class. He sat down happily after a few people clapped and shouted approving comments of his quirk. Izuka thought it would make an amazing capture method against Villains.

The Bird faced boy stood and introduced himself next; "I am Fumikage Tokoyami. My quirk, Dark Shadow, allows me to summon a sentient shadow that is connected to me. Despite being a shadow, it has a physical form and can be used for attack and defence." he summoned the creature, which looked like a simplified shadow version of Tokoyami himself that was connected to him. "He has a personality of his own and he grows stronger as it gets darker. As he grows more powerful, he becomes hard to control and in complete darkness, he is nearly unstoppable and will rampage. It is a tormented existence, for I love the darkness yet can never truly embrace it."

Katsuki felt like smacking himself to erase that line from his memory, but Izuka just felt sorry for the boy; it must be really hard to have a quirk that made it dangerous to embrace the things you loved! She smiled brightly as Tokoyami returned to his seat, making the boy recoil from the brightness of her happy face, though he did nod in appreciation.

Todoroki took his place at the front and simply revealed his name and said "My quirk makes Ice" before returning to his seat. He wasn't very sociable apparently.

Next was Invisible girl Toru; "Hi! I'm Toru Hagakure and my quirk makes me Invisible! I don't stand out much, so I'm sorry if I accidentally surprise you! I love those funny hidden camera shows too! Ooh, and I LOVE CARAMEL! Sato, if you make any of that, I'll love you forever!" she said, bubbly personality on full display. Sato grinned and gave her a thumbs up.

Izuka suddenly gulped when it was Katsuki's turn. "Please be nice..." she whispered. The boy just smirked (which did NOT make her feel better) as he took Toru's place at the front of the room.

"The name is Katsuki Bakugou. My quirk blows shit up and I am more than happy to use it on any dumbass that pisses me off. I'm going to be the Number One Hero in the future, and I won't hesitate to kick anyone's ass if they get in my way; guy or girl! Also, if any of you shits call me Kacchan, then I'll fucking kill you. End of intro." he said with a sneer, before taking his seat in dead silence, everyone either too scared or too shocked to comment or clap.

Izuka pouted as he smirked at her, but it was her turn so she had to take the stage and introduce herself. Since her Phoenix, Link Evolution and One for All quirks were all technically secret, Sir Nighteye had come up with a plausible explanation for an alternate quirk that would let her use most of her abilities.

"U-Um, Hello! My name is Izuka Midoriya. I know a lot of you might recognise the name, or my face, so I'll just say that yes, I am the same person from the Moncalama Incident and the All for One Kidnappings. If it's okay, I'd rather not talk about the latter. My quirk is named Omni-Flame and gives me a whole bunch of abilities based around fire. I can fly, create and control flames, I'm immune to fire completely, can use them to heal others by making Pink Flames and I can make ones that only exist inside my body; they're kind of green looking and make me super strong, but I can get hurt if I push my body's limits! Oh, and I can sort of change how fire reacts to me; it's usually untouchable, like this..." Izuka created a small fireball and put her hand inside it, "but if I want, I can make it a bit physical." the flames flickered for a moment and then Izuka touched it again, this time it moved and jiggled, almost like gel. "When it's solid, it still burns but can't spread and I can bounce off it. It also feels kind of like jelly." Izuka bounced the fireball like a rubber ball before banishing it. "I like drawing, and I want to be the best Rescue Hero, who can save everyone! Also, don't be scared of Kacchan; he is actually a nice guy once you get to know him!"

"Like fuck I am!" Katsuki yelled as Izuka took her seat. Still, the class clapped politely and the girls all smiled at her. A few people made muttered comments that with a quirk like hers, it was no wonder Izuka came first in the Apprehension test and there was more than a bit of admiration in their eyes. She much preferred that to the pity that had appeared when she mentioned the kidnappings.

The last two introductions were Mineta and Momo. Mineta was almost immediately labelled a pervert after talking for a solid minute on how much he loved girls, until Katsuki began making small explosions between his fingers, scaring Mineta into wrapping up his introduction and sitting down. Momo was much better received by the class; her Creation Quirk was the stuff of dreams and even Izuka, with her amazing quirk, was a little jealous of what Momo could do. With Momo's intellect and amazing quirk, she could easily reach the top of the class in any of U.A's programs.

When Momo sat down, Aizawa stood back up and sighed, "Alright, you've had the Apprehension Test to show you actually have a chance, and now you all know each other. Be warned, real classes start tomorrow and we won't hesitate to kick you to the curb if we judge you to be a detriment to the program or have no chance of progressing further. We're going to work you to the bone, little eggs." he said, a scary smirk appearing on his face.

Izuka smiled, feeling anticipation building inside her; together with Class 1-A, they were going to become amazing Heroes!