Of all the things he expected to see before he entered the school, a huge mob of reporters was not one of them. Midoriya had just got there to witness the madness that was the media. All of them would practically pounce on any student they saw and ask them the same exact question.
"How would you describe your experience with All Might as a teacher?" The desperate looks on their faces was quite obvious. You could literally see the hunger in their eyes for any info they can get. He had tried sneaking around them by sticking close to the wall. By not making that much sudden movement, no one had glanced in his direction yet. He had almost reached the gate, but he was spotted by a female reporter.
"You! Tell us about All Might!" In an instant, he was surrounded on all sides by people with microphones and cameras. He started to sweat nervously at all the attention directed towards him.
"Um, All Might is a good teacher. He, uh, points out things that are useful for being a pro hero. That's all I've got" he said as he tried to back away from the mob. From the corners of his eye, he saw Uraraka and Iida also being hounded on. Uraraka was doing some sort of flexing pose that didn't make sense and Iida seemed to be giving a full out explanation and lecture. Both of them were able to get away since the reporters got bored of them. They entered the gates and sighed in relief from escaping. Midoriya tried to go towards them, but the mob blocked his escape and kept asking questions.
"Can you let me go? I need to get to class" he asked. As he expected, they completely ignored him. He also noticed that the mob seemed to be slowly moving away from the gate, pushing him along with them.
"Look, it's one of the teachers!" One of the reporters called out. They all turned in the direction that he was pointing to see Mr. Aizawa casually walking. Taking that chance, Midoriya slipped through the distracted mob and bolted towards the gate. He got through and slowed his pace to a jog as he mentally thanked his teacher. Before he walked in the building, he swore he heard something metallic slam shut.
When he got to class, he sat down in his seat and waited. The rest of the class were talking with each other and making jokes about what happened outside. A minute later, Aizawa came in and silenced all of them.
"I saw the footage of the combat training from yesterday. You all did okay in terms of how you handled it" he then turned to Bakugou, "Bakugou, you have lots of potential. Don't waste it by acting like a kid" He just grunted in response.
"Now, we have to do a homeroom activity to do. Sorry for bringing to up late, but you have to…" He started to say.
Is it going to be another special test?, the class thought worryingly.
"Pick a class representative" he finished. The entire class sighed in relief and then mayhem ensued.
"I want be class rep! No, I want to do it! I'll take it! You probably need me to do it. Only someone as dazzling as me can be it! I want to be the leader! I will make all the girls skirts be 30 centimeters above the knee! LET ME DO IT!" Almost everyone was stating that they want to be class rep. The situation would make make any government teacher both laugh and feel disappointed.
"Silence, please!" They all stopped shouting and turned their heads towards the voice. It turned out to be Iida who shouted. "The role of leading of leading the class carries great responsibility. It can't be decided just by whoever wants to do it. That person has to be trustworthy. If we want make this a democracy, we should hold an election". The ironic thing was that he was raising his hand the highest.
"But we've only known each other for a small amount of time! We can't easily know who is the best candidate. Besides, won't everyone just vote for themselves?" Asui argued.
"That is exactly why whoever receives multiple votes is the most trusted candidate! Don't you agree, Mr. Aizawa?" He asked. Aizawa replied that he didn't care as long as they finished.
After the ballots were castes and drawn, the results were in. Most of the students had 1 vote, proving the claim Asui made. Yaoyorozu had two votes. The person with three votes was…
"I got three?!" Midoriya exclaimed. Bakugou immediately slammed his hands in his desk and demanded for who those three votes were. While Sero made a snarky comment, Uraraka was nervously whistling while looking the other way. After that scene calmed down, Midoriya was named class rep and Yaoyorozu was named deputy rep. She was perfectly calm about it while he was a shaking mess.
When lunch came, Midoriya was eating his lunch with Uraraka and Iida. They were relieved to have a break from the classes, except Midoriya. He was picking at his food, even though that food was one of his favorites.
"I don't know if I'm qualified to be class rep" he said after a few moments of silence.
"Yes you are. Your judgment skills and determination make you an excellent person to lead the class. Well, that's the reason I voted for you" Iida said.
"What?! But I thought you wanted to be class rep? You have the glasses and everything" Uraraka asked.
Does she just say anything that's on her mind?!, Midoriya thought in shock. Iida shook his head in disagreement.
"There's a difference between wanting the position and being qualified for it. That's what I rationalized to be correct"
"Rationalized? The way you talk, are you a rich boy?" Uraraka suddenly asked. Iida had a look of shock momentarily. It then changed to one that was full of pride.
"Well, I knew I wouldn't be able to hide it for long. You are right, my family has been full of pro hero's for generations. Do any of you know the the turbo hero, Ingenium?" Instantly, Midoriya went full on nerd mode.
"Of course! He's a famous pro hero with 65 sidekicks working alongside him at his Tokyo agency! Wait, don't tell me…"
"Yes, He's my older brother! Ingenium is a hero who honors the hero code and helps everyone. My biggest reason of becoming a hero is to be just like him" Iida's face was full of determination and inspiration. It was a comforting thing to see someone strive to be like someone they look up to.
RINNNNNG! WARNING! THERE HAS BEEN A LEVEL 3 SECURITY BREACH. PLEASE EVACUATE IN AN CALM, ORDERLY FASHION!
The moment after the alarm went off, all hell broke loose. Everyone was scrambling to get away. The screaming quickly turned into a deafening chorus.
"Level 3?! What does that mean?!" Iida asked.
"It means that someone has broken into the school! That hasn't happened in years!" One of the upperclassmen answered before joining the panicking crowd. Midoriya, Uraraka, and Iida got up and tried to evacuate and calm down the students. Nothing they did made a difference as everybody was trying to escape with their lives, which was ironically what the announcement told them not to do. Midoriya and Uraraka were stuck in the middle of the sea of students while Iida was shoved against the window. He looked out to see what was happening. To his surprise, it turned out that it was only the media that had broken in. Aizawa and Present Mic were at the front trying to convince them to leave.
"Everyone! There is no need to panic!" He tried to yell, but it was overwhelmed by the yelling and shouting from the other students. No one knew the actual situation that was happening. Iida started thinking of ways to get everyone's attention when he noticed Uraraka was close by. A plan quickly formed in his head and he tried moving through the crowd to reach her.
"Uraraka! Make me float!" He reached out his hand as close as he could get. After a look of confusion on her face, she touched his hand with the tips of her fingers. Instantly, he felt his weight go away and began to float above the crowd. Pulling up his pant legs, he activated his engine quirk to propel himself. It did, but the position of his engines made him spin crazily as he flew toward the emergency exit door. He hit the wall above the door, grabbed the pipe on the ceiling, and faced the crowd.
"Everyone! Calm down!" Everyone stopped and looked up to see one of the students perched above the door, posing like the icon on the emergency exit. "There is no threat! It is just the media! We are students at UA! We should act in a way that honors this school!" Almost immediately, all the students stopped panicking and made their way back to whatever they were doing before the alarm.
When they got to class, Midoriya made a surprise announcement. He that nominated Iida should take his place as class rep instead. He said that he was more fitted to do it as he was able to handle the panicking students and calm them down. Iida graciously accepted the offer and most of the class supported that decision. After that, Aizawa instructed them on what they will be doing next,
"Class, you'll be doing rescue training today. That includes earthquakes, floods, and everything in between" he said while holding a flash card the had the word rescue printed in it.
"Rescue, sounds like a lot of work" Kaminari said with an uneasy expression.
"Dude, this is the main part about being a hero. The point of being a hero is to rescue people" Kirishima said. While the class discussed, Aizawa continued.
"We'll be holding this training in an off campus facility, so we'll be taking a bus. Myself, All Might, and another faculty member will be in charge. Last thing, you all may choose whether to wear your hero costumes or not. They may limit your performance while training, so choose wisely" he finished as he pressed the button that opened the racks. He told them to get ready and then left.
As everyone got in the bus, they sat down randomly by anyone. Iida was silently cursing how because it wasn't a standard school bus, his seating arrangement plan was utterly useless. Midoriya was sitting on the same side as Asui, Kirishima, and a muscular guy named Sato.
"Hey Midoriya, you should know that say whatever is in my mind" Asui suddenly said.
"Hmm? What's up, Asui?"
"Call me Tsu. Your quirk, those two forms you have remind me of Bakugou's and Iida's quirk" she stated. Some of the others students turned towards Midoriya, hoping for some answer to his strange and powerful quirk. To their surprise, he smiled in response.
"I'm not surprised that you made that connection. In fact, those forms are actually their quirks" he replied. All the students were both surprised and confused by his answer, especially Iida.
"What do you mean by 'their quirks'?" Yaoyorozu asked.
"It's simple. One of the many abilities that my quirk gives is the ability to copy and replicate almost any quirk" he explained.
"What?! You can copy quirks?! How?!" Kaminari asked in shock.
"Well, I found out that there is three criteria that must be met to copy a quirk. First, it must be a quirk that I can copy. Quirks like Ojiro and Hagakure are some that cannot be copied. Second, I must make physical contact with someone for ten seconds. It doesn't matter what they wear, as long as I touch them. Third, they must be in a subdued mood. It can be anything from being happy, sad, or neutral. As long as they aren't angry or suspicious, it will work. That reminds me, sorry for copying your quirk without asking, Iida" he explained while bowing as an apology. Everyone stared at him in complete awe. They thought his quirk was strong before. Now, they realized that it's too overpowered.
"Really?! Try it in me!" Ashido exclaimed as she stuck her hand out. Midoriya grabbed it and waited. All the students were focusing on what will happen next. Ten seconds later, he let go and began to change. His bodysuit changed from blue to purple. The armor pieces changed to a lime green color. His helmet changed to look like a lime green transparent water drop with what looked like a water mask over his mouth. His Mega Buster now looked like a nozzle.
"Holy crap!" Some of the guys shouted as all of them watched in amazement. Midoriya took out a clump of loose fabric from the seat cushion he was sitting in. Tossing it in the air, he shot green acid that instantly melted fabric.
"So, anymore questions?" The second afterwards, practically all of the class were in front of Midoriya, asking him to copy their quirks and show them what it does. He then spent the next 5 minutes copying and trying out his new quirks. Kaminari's form had a black and yellow design with his cannon looking like a plug that could discharge electricity. Jiro's form had a purple design with headphones on his helmet and a cannon that looked like a speaker that shot out sound waves. Kirishima's was a light red design that allowed him to harden certain parts of his body, which turned a vibrant red in said area. Yaoyorozu's was a red and yellow design with his cannon looking like pot that could pop out any non organic object, though it took up a lot of its weapon energy. Todoroki's was the most interesting as it had a design that was white in his right and red on his left. There was also two cannons, an ice gun on his right arm and a flamethrower on his left arm. One way or another, he copied the quirks of almost all of his classmates.
"Midoriya, there has to be some limit to that power. You can't just be an all powerful person with no drawbacks" Sero said.
"There is a drawback. For each quirk, there is an energy bar. Each time I use that quirk, the energy level will go down. Once it hits empty, I can't use that quirk until I recharge" he explained.
"You're so lucky to have an amazing quirk like that. It's quite flashy and noticeable. My hardening is strong, but it doesn't look that cool" Kirishima said.
"No, your quirk is amazing and has lots of potential" Midoriya argued back. The boy with the sparkly costume, Aoyama, said that his navel laser was already pro level, though Ashido ruined his moment by saying how it would always give him a stomach ache. Before they could continue their conversation, Aizawa announced that they have arrived. Once they got off the bus, they all marveled at the huge building in front of them. It bigger than the entire lunchroom. A person wearing what looked like a space suit walked to them. Midoriya and Uraraka immediately recognized the hero.
"It's the Space Hero, Thirteen!" They both squealed in excitement, "He's a rescue specialist that has already saved hundreds of people!"
"Okay students, follow me inside" Thirteen started walking to the entrance with Aizawa and the students following behind him. Once they entered, the sight they saw was amazing. They were on a platform that was higher than the main area of the dome, which had a huge fight of stairs to get down there. Scattered around the area where different environments and situations, ranging from a shipwreck, landslide, a fire, and others.
"I built this facility to help train and prepare students for different types of disasters and accidents. I call it the Unforeseen Simulation Joint, or USJ for short" Thirteen stated.
"Hey Thirteen, where's All Might? He's supposed to meet us here" Aizawa asked with annoyance clear in his voice. Thirteen then leaned over and whispered while holding up three fingers.
"It seems that he did too much hero work this morning and ran out of time"
"I swear, that man is the embodiment of irrationality" Aizawa grumbled with even more annoyance, "Well, let's get on with the training. It won't affect how the students will perform" Turning back to the class, Thirteen made one last speech.
"There is one- no two- er, three, just a few more things I'd like to mention. You know how my quirk, Black Hole works. I can suck up any form of matter and turn it into dust. While that is useful for helping from disasters, it can also easily kill someone. That goes for a lot of your quirks. In this society, quirks are highly regulated and restricted by the government. Even so, there are quirks that can end someone's life with one wrong step. You learned different ways to use your quirks with Aizawa's test. You experienced the danger and responsibility of using them against people with All Might's combat trials. This training exercise will teach you how to use quirks to help and rescue people. Remember, the powers you have aren't meant to harm others, I hope you learn to use them to save people. Thank you for listening" The entire class immediately gave him a standing ovation.
He's right. The main purpose of his device is to help people and save them from disasters, Midoriya thought while looking at his left arm.
[DANGER! QUIRK ACTIVATION DETECTED AHEAD]
As Midoriya looked ahead to see what the his MP meant, Aizawa felt a chill run down his spine and turned around. They both looked to see the fountain in the middle of the area stopped working. Then, the space in front of it distorted and a large amount of purple mist came out of nowhere. It formed a circle in mid-air and a hand reached out of the portal. The hand belonged to a man with hands all over his body. On his arms, chest, neck, and face were gray dismembered hands that grabbed onto him. As he stepped out, more people came out of the portal. Each of them had an intimidating aura to them, with scary appearances to match.
"Everyone, stay back! Protect the students, Thirteen!" Aizawa shouted once he got his bearings. Midoriya snapped out of the trance he was in and began to step back. It was only then that the rest noticed the crowd of people coming out.
"Who are they? Is this apart of our training?" Kirishima asked as he took a step forward, only for Aizawa to yell at him to stay away. As he put in his goggles, both he and Midoriya said one sentence.
"Those are actual villains".
