Here's the next chapter after a long wait! Sorry about that!
"Are you serious?"
"This wouldn't be the time for jokes."
"I know, but, it's just strange! His quirk isn't a mutant type quirk, so how-"
"I don't know."
"How did you figure out that your quirk doesn't work?"
"When he left my apartment just now. His speed was the same as it always had been."
"This is a problem… The main reason you were picked to watch Sonic was because of your ability to restrain him."
"It's more of a problem than you think. There might be another one of him."
"What makes you think-"
"He got a phone call from what it seemed like an old friend. And if there's a possibility that Sonic is with the League of Villains, then-"
"This friend might be too." There was a sigh. "This is bad. Where is he going?"
"Midoriya's."
"Then use the tracker we put in his phone to go get-"
"I'm not doing that, All Might. The only reason I called you was for you to share this information with the other teachers who know about this, and for you to be ready in case we have to take drastic measures."
"…I understand. Antagonizing one incredibly powerful kid is already a bad idea, but the potential of another one of Sonic's caliber is…"
"Exactly. I'll try to get him back here as soon as possible. Be ready for anything."
"Right."
Aizawa hung up.
"Did you send it?"
Izuku nodded with a smile, and Silver hadn't felt this amount of relief in a long while. It wouldn't be long until was he wasn't alone in this crazy world filled with mutated humans with the potential to have tentacles anymore. At least he didn't have to worry about any extra appendages with Izuku and his mom. They seemed like the normal humans Silver was more comfortable with.
"He sounded really happy to hear from you." The mother's expression was just as warm. "You two must be really close!"
Well, Sonic had forgiven him for trying to kill him a couple times in the past, so yeah, they were pretty friendly toward each other. Not brotherly close though; Tails would have a fit.
They couldn't know that however. Silver forced the awkwardness out of his chuckle. "Yeah, we've been through thick and thin together." Having been through near apocalypses and near-death experiences with a time monster was a more accurate statement, but they didn't need to know that either.
"Speaking of him, or just you two in general…" Izuku started, eyes sparkling in interest. "Sonic's quirk is super speed, so what's yours?" He seemed to rein himself in, asking meekly, "Um…if you have one?"
Silver was suddenly reminded of the nurse calling her tentacles a quirk, and his mind assumed that the boy was talking about powers or abilities. However, before the hedgehog could respond, a jingle emitted from the phone still in Izuku's hold.
"Huh? Oh…" Izuku examined his phone, his eyebrows creasing. "It's Sonic. Why is he calling?" The teen held it up to his ear. "Hello?"
Silver perked his ears and managed to pick up on Sonic's response. "Hey, Deku? Wanna tell me which apartment you're in?"
"Tell you which-" Izuku sharply inhaled, eyes widening to their fullest. "You're already here?"
There was laughter on the other end. "Can't be that surprised, now can ya?"
"No, but…" Deku's shocked gaze settled on Silver, and the psychic just grinned, inwardly chuckling. He couldn't blame the guy. Silver was sure that Sonic's speed threw everyone for a loop when they first met him. "N-Nevermind! I'll just step outside so you can see me!"
"That'll work!"
Izuku hung up his phone and jogged over to the front door. Silver hopped off the couch and trailed after him, eager. A gentle breeze and warm sunlight met the psychic once he stepped out of the apartment. They were a couple floors up, so Silver could get a good look of what he could see of the city.
It was more lively and colorful now, which made sense because people weren't getting ready for bed in their homes. There were people of different shapes and sizes wandering the streets, and well, there was one familiar face down on the ground.
"Sonic!" Izuku called out, catching the attention of the formerly lost speedster. Silver was sure that Deku's neighbors would forgive this loud wake-up call. Hopefully they were awake already. "Up here!"
Sonic perked up, and Silver barely had time to wave before the azure hedgehog raced up the stairs and across the walkway, abruptly stopping in front of him and Deku.
While the green-haired teen recovered from Sonic's sudden appearance, Silver managed to wave this time at his grinning friend. "Hey! Uh…" Silver glimpsed over at Izuku, remembering the cover he made up. "Bro! It's so lucky that I found you!"
Sonic was happy to see Silver in all, but maybe those bandages he was wearing around his head weren't just for show. The beginnings of a confused frown grew on his muzzle, and Silver gave the oblivious Izuku another look.
…Oh. Was this some kind of cover story? Sonic could roll with that. "Hey, lil bro!" Sonic chuckled at the slightly exasperated expression on Silver's face before trapping the psychic in a loose headlock. "Thought I left ya back home! How'd you get over here?"
Silver really hadn't planned for Sonic to act so well, eventually managing to escape the hold. He'd get the speedster back for that later. "I flew a long way." Silver gestured to the wrappings around his head. "The headache I had from it was killer-"
"You flew y-yourself here?!" Deku exclaimed, his shocked greens shifting from Sonic to Silver. "Thousands of miles?!"
"I…" Silver glanced over to Sonic, who seemed just as interested in his answer. He figured it was for an entirely different reason however. Silver refocused on Izuku with a sheepish smile, briefly shrugging. "…had rest?"
Deku's expression lit up. "That's insane! How'd you do it? What's your quirk?" he rapid-fired, and Silver guessed that he could show off a bit. The other already knew Sonic's power.
"Telekinesis!" Silver smirked over at Sonic before making the speedster glow cyan, picking him off the ground, and turning him upside down with a surprised yelp. "Pretty cool, right?"
Deku couldn't be any more awe-struck, examining everything from Silver's raised arm, to the light blue aura, to Sonic's huffy expression. "C-Cool? It's amazing!"
Sonic rolled his eyes good-naturedly. Sure, Midoriya would think Silver's power was great until he started ramming him into multiple buildings over and over again. "Yeah, yeah, it's a sight to see, but can ya let me down, bro? Really don't wanna pass out because of the blood rushin' to my head!"
Silver lowly snickered before settling Sonic back onto his feet, releasing his hold on the other. The psychic faced the green-haired teen again. "I can make myself fly too, and-" Silver stopped mid-sentence because he was sure that Izuku didn't catch a word he said. The guy was muttering to himself deep in thought, his fingers cradling his chin.
"Quirk similar to Uraraka's…downside is mental strain…better for combat or for rescue…"
"Is-" Silver didn't know what to make of this. "Is he broken?"
"Nah." Sonic grinned and waved the other hedgehog off, thinking that if Silver was stunned by this behavior, he couldn't wait until a certain dandelion was introduced. He wondered how Kacchan would take being bested by two hedgehogs. Probably not well. "He just does that sometimes. It's no big deal, unless he forgets to take a breath. Then that might be a problem."
"Huh." Silver wasn't going to question it. "If you say so."
Sonic eyed Silver, wanting to ask many questions – for example, how was he here, how did he find Midoriya, and most importantly, did he remember anything Sonic didn't – but couldn't because blowing their hasty cover in front of Deku wasn't exactly the smartest idea.
Luckily – or unluckily – for him, the phone in his pocket dinged. Sonic pulled it out and read the number, temporarily ignoring Silver's curious gaze. Sonic scoffed as he answered. "Yo, teach! What can I do ya for?"
"Come back now, or I will give you lunch detention for as long as I see fit." As much as Sonic appreciated this excuse to leave, that threat was a little weak. However, Aizawa instantly changed his opinion with his next words. "Meaning: No lunch until I say so."
Sonic was planning on going back anyway, but man, this dude was heartless. Could he even do that? Sonic wouldn't be surprised if he could. "Don't get your scarf in a knot, roomie! On my way back now!" The statement caught Midoriya's attention as well.
"Hurry up."
"Did you forget who you're talkin'-" Aizawa abruptly ended the call, and Sonic blinked down at the phone. He put a hand on his hip. "Rude." A lopsided smile grew on his muzzle as he addressed Midoriya. "Well, gotta get back to the teach before he throws a fit." He rose a hand in farewell. "See ya, Deku!"
Midoriya waved back. "See you in class!" He held his hand out for the confused psychic to shake. "And it was nice meeting you, Silver!"
Silver shook it, recovering from the numerous bits of information that didn't make any sense. Sonic was staying with a teacher? He and Izuku had class together? What? "You too, uh…Deku!" Silver looked back into the apartment, waving at the woman still on the couch. "And thanks for letting me spend the night, Deku's mom!"
"It wasn't any issue!" She smiled at him. "I'm just glad you're alright and with your brother."
Sonic peered into the living room as well, beaming at her. "Hi, Mrs. Midoriya! Great job raisin' this kid there." He patted a slightly flustered Deku on his arm. "Because he's awesome!"
She giggled. "He sure is! Nearly gives me a heart attack at least twice a week, but he's still my amazing boy."
Midoriya held his head in his hands, cheeks flushed. "Mom…"
Sonic laughed with Silver stifling his chuckles beside him. "Alright." Sonic regarded the psychic, jabbing a thumb over his shoulder. "It's time for you to meet the biggest stick in the mud ever."
Silver gave him a dubious look. "Is he worse than Shadow?"
"Definitely."
Sonic snorted at the unenthused frown on the other's face and ran off, shouting over his shoulder, "Keep up if you can!"
Silver waved at the Midoriyas one last time before jumping into the air and mentally catching himself. He smiled at Izuku's stunned gasp as he shot over the railing of the walkway, not wanting to lose Sonic. Wind flowed through his quills as he descended just above the blue hedgehog's head. It was easy to keep up because Sonic wasn't going full speed, which Silver was grateful for. He didn't want to push his brain too far right now.
No conversation was had as Sonic concentrated on not running any pedestrians over, and as Silver warmly greeted the surprised expressions he received from citizens while flying low in the sky.
It wasn't terribly long until Sonic slowed down in front of another apartment complex, Silver eyeing it as he floated. "This is where you're staying?"
"Yep! Third floor." Sonic zipped up the nearby steps until he reached the apartment he hoped was Aizawa's. This should be it. Silver landed beside him as he knocked twice.
The door immediately opened, revealing a severely unhappy teacher.
Silver blinked up at the sharp eyes that instantly focused on him, believing that Sonic's description of the man was a tad off. He might be a stick in the mud, but he was also very intimidating.
"Who are you?" a gravely voice commanded more than asked.
"I'm Silver, sir!" He managed what he hoped was a genial smile, wanting to get on this guy's good side. He had no idea if he had a quirk – because apparently not all humans had one, according to Deku – and whether or not the scarf around his neck was actually a dangerous weapon. "I'm Sonic's broth-"
"There's no need for that, Silver!" Sonic interrupted him, nodding over to the human. "Aizawa here-"
"Mr. Aizawa."
"Yeah, that. He knows the truth about what's goin' on!" Sonic stretched his arms over his head, saying to the teacher, "Silver's a friend from my dimension!"
"Dimension…?" Silver repeated. He knew that wherever he woke up was a long way from home, but being an a completely different dimension? That was a surprise and a half.
If Aizawa was fazed by this, it didn't show. He grunted and moved out of the way so the pair of hedgehogs could enter. "You need to learn from him, Sonic," Aizawa uttered as Sonic took his shoes off, Silver following his lead. "He has the manners that you lack."
"I have manners!" Sonic rebutted, going to plop down on the couch. "I just rarely use them on grumpy teachers. Don't really deserve it, y'know?"
Silver went to sit as well, wondering how exactly these two managed to stay under one roof.
Aizawa didn't respond to Sonic's teasing, instead closing the door and moving to stand right in front of the pair of hedgies. His tired yet calculating stare rested on Silver. "Tell me your story."
"Yeah, I want to know too," Sonic added, and Silver blinked at the calico cat that had seemingly appeared in the speedster's lap. Sonic smirked. "Silver, meet Mittens. Mittens, Silver." The feline meowed in interest.
"Stop distracting him." Aizawa sounded exasperated already, giving the psychic an expectant stare.
He guessed that was his cue. "Um, well, all I remember is being really hurt in some place called Kyoto, nothing before that. I think I passed out after seeing you on TV." Silver glanced over at a Sonic. "At a sport's festival or something?"
Sonic pensively nodded because he and Silver had similar experiences. Though, he was lucky enough not to be conscious while in pain. "Yeah, but I'll explain the awesomeness of that later because you and I are in the same boat, Silver! We both woke up in hospitals, and I have no clue how I got here."
"Really?" Silver didn't know how he felt about that. "What in the world happened to us?" His breath caught when a thought entered his mind, chewing his bottom lip in worry. "And what if we weren't the only ones brought to this place? Our friends could be hurt somewhere!"
"Sure, but…" Sonic tapped his foot on the floor. "We don't know for sure that they're here, or that they got roughed up as much as we did." The speedster ran his hand down his face. "Amnesia is the worst." He suddenly sympathized more with Shadow. Sonic then asked Aizawa, "You know anyone who can reverse it, teach?"
Aizawa was never going to like his nickname, it seemed. He deadpanned. "No, I don't." The adult refocused on a fidgety Silver. "You're not done yet. How did you find Midoriya?"
"It's the other way around, actually." Silver fought the urge to scratch under his bandages, hoping that none of their friends were hurt. "After waking up at the hospital, I-" Broke out, displayed public indecency, stole a map and some shorts. "-remembered what I saw on the TV, asked for directions, and flew all the way here."
"You flew three hundred miles?" Aizawa sounded like a tired and less enthusiastic Midoriya. Dark eyes gave the psychic a once-over. "What's your quirk?"
"Telekinesis, sir." At the subtle cocked eyebrow, Silver demonstrated by lifting Sonic yet again. He just rose him a couple inches off the couch this time, the unaffected cat mewing in surprise. Silver released Sonic after a couple seconds, explaining, "I can use it on myself too, so uh…yeah."
Aizawa was silent for a moment before demanding, "Do it again. I need to test something."
Sonic snickered both at the question and at Silver's hesitance. "Don't worry 'bout it, Silver. He just wants to test his quirk on ya, that probably won't even work." Smugness leaked into his tone. "He tried to take my speed away, can ya believe that?"
"Take away your…" It eventually clicked in Silver's mind, suddenly wary about the human in front of him. "You…You can take away someone's power?"
"Temporarily." Aizawa grunted, his patience – the little that he had – was obviously wearing thin. "My quirk won't harm you in any way."
If it affected him at all, Silver thought to calm himself down. It didn't work on Sonic, so it shouldn't on him, right? Obeying, the psychic raised himself off the sofa this time about an inch, and he almost lost his concentration when Aizawa's eyes glowed red. Both his hair and his scarf swirled up into the air beside his head.
Sonic smirked when nothing happened, happy to know that the teacher couldn't hold that over them. "See? Told ya."
Silver plopped back on the couch when Aizawa stopped looking like something out of a Halloween special. "So…that's your quirk?"
"Yeah." Aizawa glanced between the two hedgehogs, jaw subtly clenched. "It should have prevented you from using your telekinesis." Before either Sonic or Silver could comment on that, the teacher changed the topic. "Back to Midoriya."
"Oh, right." Silver recounted his memories. "I first found U.A because I knew that's were the festival was held, but because of my bad headache, I couldn't really do much else." He forced a chuckle. "Midoriya found me out there and took me in. I woke up in his apartment, he called Sonic, and…here we are."
Aizawa closed his eyes and sighed before strolling away from them. "Stay here. I need to make a call."
"Ooo! Who is-"
"None of your business," he cut Sonic off as he left the room.
Sonic stuck his tongue out, and Silver wondered if the speedster was really a year older than him.
Childish actions aside, the psychic wanted to know what that was about. "Did I say something wrong?"
Sonic shrugged. "Who knows? Breathe wrong around the guy and he gets mad."
Silver frowned in the direction the man left in for a second before turning his attention to his friend. "Okay so, you know my story, so spill exactly why you're enrolled in a school and have him as a teacher. Because that's just weird."
"Better pop some popcorn, Silv. You're in for a long one."
"Did you hear everything, Principal?"
"Yes…Yes I did, Aizawa."
"What do we do now, then? For some reason, I'm powerless against the both of them."
"It seems so…"
"Because of this and the nature of his quirk, we have to keep a cautious eye on him."
"We can't enroll him in the school, since it would cause confusion and may rouse thoughts of unfairness among others."
"And there's the suspicion that there might be more of them out there."
"Perhaps, there is also the possibility that there aren't any more. And…the possibility that Sonic and Silver aren't villains at all."
"But there is a chance that they are, and we can't leave either of them unsupervised until it's proven."
"Their personalities are evidence enough, but before you say it, I know that villains can be experts at deceit. However, they haven't done anything yet even though they have the power to. Silver had been completely alone with Midoriya for some time."
"They could be playing the long game here."
"I realize, but they did mention amnesia-"
"We can't trust their word."
"You're right."
"I don't think I should house them. Midnight would be the better-"
"We shouldn't make any hasty decisions to make them question anything, and I personally think Midnight isn't the best candidate for housing teenage boys. Just keep your phone handy in any case of suspicious activity."
"But you don't believe they're villains."
"I never said that. I said there is a chance that they're not and are truly lost and confused. However, since we don't know where they lay on that spectrum, we have to keep the safety of society in mind."
A sigh. "Well, disregarding our opinions on the matter, if things stay the same, what do we do with Silver?"
"Hm…I have an idea."
Silver's head was spinning.
Hero classes? Hero licenses? Needing said license to be a hero? A class full of quirks? Midoriya had super strength?!
Sonic lazily petted Mittens, enjoying Silver's frozen expression as he processed everything he told him. It was a lot to take in, he'd admit.
Silver gaped like a fish before eventually breathing out, "This place is both awesome and terrifying."
"Accurate." Sonic chuckled. "But you've dealt with worse stuff! This is just an unexpected vacay."
"Is it, though?" The ghost of a frown marred the psychic's muzzle. "No vacations that I've taken keep you from doing what's right…"
"Oh, you're talking about the law stuff?" Sonic could agree with the other about that aspect. "Yeah, it's kinda messed up, but what can you do?"
Silver eyed the speedster, tentatively petting the cat who had settled between the pair. "And, when did you start asking for permission for anything?" he asked, honestly confused.
Sonic linked his hands behind his head, asking himself that same question. "Well, I'm not really because if we do find that warp guy, I'm runnin' in, license or not." Silver's lips twitched upwards, that being more in character. "It's just that we gotta find him first, and I wanna be in the hero loop when it happens. Doubt I'd get the memo if I flunked out and was bumming around here. Plus, the friends I made in class are pretty cool too."
That was good and all, but Silver wasn't planning on following in his footsteps. He and school went together like oil and water. "While you do that, I'm going to avoid lectures like the plague." Sonic rolled his eyes even though he believed that Silver was the lucky one here. "Just let me know if the villain is found so I can help. No law is going to stop me."
Sonic scoffed in jest. "Yeah, I've learned."
"Okay, maybe I was just a little hasty back then."
"Only a little?"
Before Silver could retaliate and defend himself, Aizawa reentered the living room with his arms folded across his chest. His unreadable expression told them nothing about the call he just had.
"I just got off the phone with Principal Nezu, telling him about the situation." Aizawa made eye contact with Silver. "Because of your quirk, he wants you to be a teacher's assistant."
Silver was speechless while Sonic burst out in laughter. "You're going to be a TA? And just when you thought you wouldn't step foot in school!"
The psychic managed to give the speedster a pointed look. "Well, at least I won't be the one taking the tests." That shut Sonic up, but Silver couldn't enjoy his little victory because there were more pressing matters. He frowned at Aizawa, not understanding. "Why does he want me to-"
The teacher exhaled out of his nose. "Because your quirk could help teachers in the classroom, and it could help train the students whenever they do physical work."
"I-" Silver thought about it for a second. There were no real downsides to this, other than being thrust into an entirely new environment. It wouldn't be so bad though; Sonic was there, and he'd already made friends. He might as well make some too because who knew when they would run into the warp guy. "I guess I could do it?"
"Welcome to U.A., Silv!" Sonic held up a hand, thinking that this whole experience was about to be much more interesting. Though, it sucked that he technically had to suffer.
Silver's high-five wasn't the strongest. "Well, when do I um…start?"
"The day after tomorrow. That's when classes start back up," Aizawa answered, and Silver nodded. He looked down at his stomach when it loudly rumbled, cheeks flushing in embarrassment. He totally forgot to take some off the food the Midoriyas offered him. "Come eat something." Silver glanced back up at Aizawa, who was nodding toward what he assumed was the kitchen. "You'll need your energy."
Silver furrowed his brow, looking identical to Sonic beside him. "For what?"
"Nezu wants to see your quirk in action himself."
Kaminari: Hey, still up for a trip to the arcade, man?
Sonic: I gotta take a rain check on that! My bro came to town and I wanted to hang a bit with him!
Kaminari: You have a brother?! Even more reason to come hang with us! We gotta meet him!
Sonic: You'll meet him soon enough! Sorry about ducking out last minute!
Kaminari: You better keep your word, dude! Cuz you owe us now!
"Whoa, this place is huge!"
Sonic snickered as he pocketed his phone, stepping out into the sunlight to be greeted by the all-too-familiar U.A. stadium. Silver was in awe as he looked around, but Sonic had to say that the place was much more impressive when virtually every seat was occupied by cheering fans.
While Silver was distracted by the sheer mass of the arena before them, Sonic's attention immediately snapped to the group of heroes conversing off to the side.
Huh, from the way Aizawa had worded it, he thought only the principal would be here. That wasn't the case though; they had a little audience. Buff All Might was there along with Nezu, Cementoss, Midnight, Present Mic, and Recovery Girl.
"We have more company than I thought, Mr. A!" Sonic chirped, peering over his shoulder at Aizawa trailing them.
"Silver would be helping most of them out," the teacher drawled. "So it makes sense that they would come to meet him."
The topic of their conversation wasn't even listening, too focused on the gigantic bodybuilder and the walking cement block standing in the arena. What in the heck was in the humans' food here?
Sonic grinned as he patted the other's shoulder and guided him toward the heroes, for Silver had completely frozen. The teachers had noticed them by this point. Sonic raised a hand in greeting. "Hey, everyone!"
The adults closed in the distance as well, warmly greeting him back. Of course, All Might was the loudest. "Hello, young Sonic!" he boomed with a wide smile. The two groups stopped in front of each other, and All Might turned his attention to the stunned psychic. "And you must be young Silver, correct?"
Silver gaped like a fish out of water, all words dying before they escaped his throat.
Sonic rolled his eyes before nudging his friend. "Snap out of it, Silv! He's not gonna bite your head off!"
All Might laughed. "Can't be the number one hero with that kind of reputation!" He held out a hand. "It's very nice to meet you!"
Silver's brain eventually came back online, hesitantly reaching up to shake the hand. "I-It's nice to meet you too, s-sir." He pulled his arm back after a second, placing a disbelieving hand on his forehead. "This is crazy…!"
Sonic snorted, amused. "Ignore him," he told the teachers. "He's still adjusting."
"It's understandable." Nezu stepped up, catching Silver's eye. "It can be a lot to take in." The bipedal rodent-thing gestured to himself. "Hello, Silver, I'm Nezu, the principal of U.A. High." He then introduced the rest of the adults. "You were just talking to All Might, this is Present Mic, Midnight-" Silver's cheeks subtly darkened at the sight of her. "-Recovery Girl, and Cementoss."
Silver simply nodded, mind still whirling.
Nezu smiled at him. "Well, you know why you're here, right? Did Aizawa tell you?"
"Uh…yeah," Silver said, his voice regaining a bit of strength. "He said that I would…be a teacher's assistant at the school?"
Nezu nodded, and the Mic – whose blonde hair was defying gravity – chuckled. "It's about time we get extra help because the kids would definitely stop talking if they're ten feet in the air!"
Sonic knew that would probably work on like half of the students. The other half would just get louder.
"Before we get that far…" Midnight put a hand on her hip, smirking. "Aren't we here for a show?"
"Yes, we are." Nezu regarded Silver. "Aizawa told me that telekinesis is your quirk." The psychic nodded. "You don't mind demonstrating it for us, right? Cementoss is here to help determine how strong you are, and how you can potentially help the students."
Silver eyed the grey man; he seemed friendly enough. "I don't mind…What's your po – I mean, quirk?"
"I can manipulate concrete at will," he calmly responded, and Silver should've honestly known that by looks alone.
Sonic couldn't wait to see this. "This'll be a piece of cake for you, Silver! You've lifted like ten cars at the same time before."
"My new best is fifteen," Silver corrected him with a small grin, his nerves steadily going away. The hedgehog then touched the bandages around his head. "But I don't know how well I'll do because of the concussion…"
"I can help with that, deary." Recover Girl shuffled forward, her welcoming expression relaxing Silver even more. "My quirk is healing others with a simple touch." Sonic snickered. She wasn't wrong, but it was really misleading.
"Oh, okay!" Silver didn't know how it would feel like. Would it be similar to Chaos healing, or something el – His train of thought derailed when the woman's suddenly large lips aimed for his cheek. Silver quickly sidestepped, not wanting to be violated. "What – What are you-"
"It's how she activates her quirk!" Sonic explained, pushing the other back over. "It's not as bad as it looks. I for one can vouch for that!"
RG chuckled at the speedster. "You sure can, with the many times you visited me on your first day." She refocused on Silver, and when he steeled himself for what was to come, she pecked him on the cheek.
Silver blinked, and it was over. He released a sigh at the feeling of his mind clearing up, any consequences of his long flight gone. "Wow…that's really cool!"
Recovery Girl just smiled, and Nezu took control of the conversation again. "Now that you're healed, are you ready to start?"
"Definitely!" Silver responded, more energized than before.
Cementoss began to move toward the concrete stage in the center of the arena. "Good. Follow me to the middle." Silver hurried to jog after the man, wanting to see exactly how he matched up against Cementoss' quirk.
Sonic remained with the pro heroes, watching aptly. Nezu stepped up to him, his eyes on Silver as well. "Fifteen cars? He's that powerful?"
The azure hedgehog scratched his nose. "Oh yeah. His powers are nothin' to laugh at! Well, he's nowhere as fast as I am, but still! A great friend to have around in a pinch!"
Nezu hummed and didn't say anything else.
On the concrete stage, Silver stood beside Cementoss, waiting for any kind of instruction. He didn't have to wait long, for the man crouched down and splayed his hands out on the stage. A large concrete wall about double the height of All Might grew in front of them. "Try to break this," Cementoss uttered in his deep voice.
"That's it?" Silver thought there would be a more complicated task, but he wasn't going to complain. "Alright!" The psychic shot both of his arms up, causing the slab to glow and yanking it from the ground in one simple move. He then tore it in half, the action being as simple as ripping paper. To show off a bit, Silver clenched his hands into fists, crushing the cement halves into compact spheres before dropping them to the ground.
"Impressive," Cementoss praised, and Silver mentally patted himself on the back. The pro didn't pause for long though, creating another cement wall that was double the height and width of the one before it. "Do the same with this one."
"Got it!" For a better vantage point, Silver flew up and positioned himself in the center of the massive rectangle. He repeated what he did before, the pieces of concrete crumbling down from the floating concrete. It took a little more effort to crack the slab in half, but he grinned at the satisfying snap of the resistant stone.
A couple seconds later, two heavy concrete balls crashed to the ground, puffing up clouds of dust.
On the sidelines, Sonic chuckled at the teachers' various expressions. Mic's chin was basically scrapping the ground. "There's so much power and potential in such a small body!"
"Don't underestimate us hedgehogs, I tell ya." Sonic waggled a finger at him. "We'll sweep ya right off your feet!"
"I believe you wholeheartedly!" All Might agreed. "Both of your quirks are outstanding!"
Sonic winked up at him. "You haven't seen the half of it, pal!"
Back on the stage, Silver flew back down in front of Cementoss, feeling high off his small victories. He understood why Sonic showed off sometimes. "Alright, what's next?"
Cementoss remained silent this time, and Silver wondered if he was thinking about the next step. However, that wasn't the case for a thin pillar of concrete launched out of the ground right under the psychic.
Silver gasped at the unexpected attack, swerving to the side to avoid the hard hit that would've definitely left a bruise. He didn't have a chance to recover, more pillars manifesting and shooting for him like hungry snakes.
Okay, so…had this turned into a fight, or something? Silver was all for it.
The psychic was mindful to stay in the perimeter – also not flying too high to make this unfair – as he cut through the air, eyeing the mailable concrete reaching to take him down. It wasn't fast enough though, Silver dodging each and every tendril aimed for him.
Pushing away any feelings of awe – if Cementoss could do this, what could the others do? – Silver swooped down and grabbed the two bigger spheres of concrete he'd compacted earlier. Whirling around, he smashed the balls into the reaching pillars, causing both attacks to shatter.
Shards of stone exploded in various directions, Silver plucked the sharper sizeable pieces out of the air, avoiding the rest of the debris. Changing tactics, the white hedgehog rushed Cementoss with the numerous shards he collected circling his body.
The man was watching him keenly, and Silver saw the ground in front of him shift. Like before, a huge concrete wall formed between him and the teacher. However, with one swipe of his unoccupied hand, Silver ripped the stone from its foundation and launched it off the side.
The concrete pillars behind him still hadn't given up chase, but no attacks had time to hit. Everything froze when the pointed chucks of stone surrounded Cementoss, every piece ready to be launched at any time.
Silver meekly smiled as the pro glanced at all of the dangerous projectiles around him. "I guess I passed?"
Cementoss lowly hummed, eyes zeroing back on the psychic. "Don't celebrate too hastily. You've turned your back on an enemy's attack."
White ears twitched at the sounds of concrete stretching behind him, but Silver wasn't worried. Using his other hand, he picked the surprised hero off the stage, all of the moving stone crashing down to the ground, ineffective.
"I wouldn't usually do that…" Silver dropped the shards, approaching the floating man. "But I wanted to play along with the fight, you know? I could've just picked you up at the start, but you guys wanted to see what I could do, so…"
Cementoss seemed satisfied with that answer. "I see. You are quite experienced with your quirk."
"That's a severe understatement!" A booming voice joined the conversation, Silver looking to the side and seeing All Might march his way over. "You are the definition of a prodigy, young Silver!" The insanely tall man examined his mid-air coworker. "Can you move at all, Cementoss?"
"I can't." Silver decided to release the teacher, returning him to his feet. "His quirk would be exceptional in combat, restraint, and rescue. Very well-rounded."
Silver was a bit embarrassed about all the flattery. "Thank you, sir!"
All Might patted his shoulder and started to guide him back over to the group, Cementoss following behind them after cleaning the stage. "You would be a great hero one day!" Silver wasn't going to correct him because he already was one. "The students here would gain the experience to succeed with your help!"
Even though Silver wasn't a hundred percent sure about that, All Might's tone made him want to believe every word he said.
"That was pretty cool to watch, Silv!" Sonic commented with a smirk, liking that the other didn't get a scratch on him. "But you should've thrown him around more!"
"Are you ever going to let that go?"
Nezu stepped up to them, stopping the friendly bickering before it began. "You two are really surprising gifts to our high school. You're very talented in using your quirks, and I'm sure we haven't seen all of what you can do yet." The hedgehogs nodded, and the principal smiled. "Well, thank you Silver for coming out here. Like All Might said, you'd be perfect in assisting the students in their learning until we find a way to capture the warp villain."
Silver returned warmth. "I'll do my best, sir!"
"That's what I like to hear!" Nezu turned toward the exit of the arena. "Well, I've seen all that I've needed to, so I'll take my leave." Most of the other teachers had the same mindset, going to follow the principal out. However, that was until Sonic had an idea.
"Wait, Mrs. RG!" Sonic called out to the school nurse, and she gave him a questioning glance. "Do you have anythin' important to do right now?"
She thought for a moment. "Not really. Why do you ask?"
Sonic's lips curled upwards, itching to get his adrenaline pumping. "Could you stick around while Silver and I spar? Your quirk would be amazing if things got too rough!" More like when.
Did Silver get any say in this? "Sparring? Aren't you going to ask me about it first?"
The speedster sent him a sly look. "What? You're not up to it or somethin'? I'm disappointed in ya, Silver!"
"I'm not arguing against it!" Silver huffed. "I just thought it was weird you went to her first."
Sonic barked out a laugh. "Cuz I knew you'd agree!" He rose a brow at the greying woman. "So, what do ya say?"
RG hummed in thought. "Sure, I can stay for a bit, but my presence does not mean you two can be reckless, understand?"
"Yes ma'am!" the two hedgehogs chorused.
"I find it interesting that you two ignore my existence." Aizawa deadpanned, clearly not amused. "Sonic, you were there when I told everyone that they should take this break to rest and recharge."
Sonic waved him off, snorting. "Pfft, rest. Sonic the Hedgehog doesn't need rest!"
"He's right." Silver nodded. "He doesn't."
"Just let them duke it out, Erasure!" Mic suggested with a knowing grin. "They'd tire themselves out, and you could probably sleep for the rest of the day!"
That actually seemed to catch Aizawa's attention, and Sonic was grateful that he seemed to like sleep more than he liked being strict. Aizawa eventually sighed. "Fine."
Sonic whooped. "Heck yeah! Let's go so I can kick your butt, Silv!"
Silver flew after him, equally as pumped. "As if! It's the other way around!"
"You wish!"
The pro heroes watched the hedgehogs position themselves on opposite sides of the stage.
Midnight frowned unsurely. "Do we really think those two are part of the League of Villains?"
"I thought Sonic was just a regular kid during the festival!" Mic commented. "No hint of evil in him! And Silver seems even less evil, if that's even possible!"
Aizawa crossed his arms. "There's always a chance. They have two quirks, are very powerful, and Sonic mentioned being warped. That's no coincidence."
All Might's smile had waned somewhat. "If there hadn't been that USJ incident, this wouldn't be so eye-catching, but…"
Nezu shallowly sighed, looking over at the scarfed man and nurse and disregarding the topic of conversation altogether. "We'll leave them to you two. Let them have their fun."
RG and Aizawa nodded, and the other heroes eventually filtered out.
The remaining adults shifted their gazes back to the spar just in time to see Sonic get slammed into a wall.
"It's no u-"
"Don't you dare say it!"
Silver laughed until he was kicked in his side.
We kinda get to hear the teachers' opinions about this whole mess of a situation! They are so confused. It's great.
Question answers:
KGBeast Boy- I don't want to give away any spoilers, but with the hero names/costumes (if I decided to give them those at all) I most likely won't go for the Black Knight stuff because the hedgehogs have a lot of moves in their arsenal already, and they don't really need swords.
Anais- Your question is worded a little weird. Are you asking what would happen of Aizawa could cancel Sonic's powers? Well, he would have to deal with a very grumpy hedgehog!
Blank- Eventually!
Miss Tiger- Usually it takes me around two weeks to update, but uhhh…sometimes the time is stretched. And I assume this chapter answered your other question!
Believe- Under the right circumstances, it sure can!
