AN: Yo, peeps. Been awhile, but I'm here with a new chapter. Now next chapter is the official start of the Sports Festival and I now have what I want for all three events. This is a here, is a filler chapter and the title says it all. Izuku will not win every thing in the festival, that's not his goal. His goal is to steal the show, to out perform everyone else, and to put the quirkless back on the map. So in these next few chapters you will see a more cocky and defiant Izuku.
Izuku is going to challenge the social Norm that only people with quirks can be heroes and Melissa is going to be with him, just not as loud. Now before we get to reviews let's talk about what you all can expect in the sports festival.
In the first event it will be the race, same as canon. Izuku wins, just letting you now. It's going to be funny though, because he has a trick up sleeve like the quirkless devil that he is.
In the second event...get ready for this. It will be a quirkless capture the flag, but solo. There will be certain number of flags in the woods. The students will have to capture the flag without the use of powers and the only weapon they have is paintball guns. Now since Izuku wins the race he gets to chose the stipulation for the second even which his capture the flag and his choice is NO POWERS. Let's see if the students can survive without the thing that makes them special. If the student gets the flag and makes it too the safe zone they proceed to tournament.
Third Event, Tournament. I hope to conclude all of this four chapters and then we move to the Red Room and we finally meet Black Widow Melissa.
Now, let's do the reviews.
Reviews
Green223: Race will be the same, but no Calvery.
Silver-Dragon66: I thank you for the input, and have looked at that. It what helped me come the idea for the second event.
D3lph0xL0v3r : The memories are coming back and it won't be long before someone recognizes her from her past in the Red Room. A person who will try to recuirt her for the Red Skull. Now, I'm telling you now and I will remind everyone in the second arc, in that second arc people will die. Not main characters, but expect death. Innocent people, bystanders, and main bad guy of the arc. It's also Izuku first drop as Avenger and Agent.
FouzyFFN: The banter is the best to right, i love doing it. It's awesome and I think that's how those two would really act if they were like this.
AN: Alright, that's it for reviews.
Chapter 14: Alliances are made
Danny woke up groaning as he heard his alarm clock ring. Today was Monday, the worst day of the week and it was the day that everyone would return to school after the USJ fiasco. Today would also be the day that Izuku was supposedly coming back, no one knew that he was back except for Melissa, Nezu, and his dad. Those three having seen the teen and somewhat seeing his new arm.
Danny got up out of bed and got dressed for school, he was now in the kitchen eating cereal and waiting for Melissa to come. He didn't ask her about the date, but she did come home happy so he figured that it went well. He also didn't ask her if Izuku mentioned his dad at all, he figured not since he didn't hear yelling from her about how wrong he was about Izuku.
His dad dogged a bullet if Izuku didn't tell her, but eventually he's going to have to face it from her and boy is it going to be worse than him. Melissa wrath is unknown too many, but she does have one. Ah, speak of the devil and she shall appear.
"Hey, Danny. Ready for school?" Melissa asked little to excitedly for the Danny and he raised an eyebrow wondering what got her happy this Monday morning.
"Yeah. What's up with you this morning?" Melissa looked at her cousin with a confused look as she poured herself some coffee in a mug. She shrugged her shoulders and answered his question.
"Nothing much. I do feel happy today. It just feels like it's going to be a great day. I can't feel that way?" Melissa asked accusingly and Danny panicked. He put his arms up defensively and shook his head.
"Hey, you do you. I was just curious that's all." Danny said as he went to the sink to wash his bowl out, he was done and it was getting late. They needed to get a move on if they wanted to be on time.
"Where Uncle Toshi?" Melissa asked as both teens were putting on their shoes.
"He left early today. Something about getting ready to prepare for the Sports Festival next week. Everyone in the UA is able to compete in the festival. Are you going to do it, Melissa?" Danny asked her as they were both outside now and walking to the train station.
Melissa thought about it, she hasn't come to a decision on that yet. Hell, she doesn't even know if Mei is competing, but knowing her like she does she will compete. Most likely something about showing off her babies to the world. Melissa was in the same boat though, she wanted to show off her inventions, but she wanted to do more. She wanted to show everyone what she could as Melissa Shield a future pro hero.
'I still need to think about this, but I wonder what he will do?' Melissa thought was about one person and one person only. She even wondered why she would ask herself that question, she should already know that Izuku is going to compete.
She's gotten to know Izuku enough to know that he has a sense to show off and what bigger way to show off than the biggest stage that UA has to offer. A stage where a quirkless teen can outperform and outshine the other hundreds of students that have quirks. Showing the world that just because one is quirkless doesn't mean that they're powerless. That scene alone is most likely Izuku's dream. 'Heh, it's probably his fantasy.'
"What's so funny?" Danny asked and Melissa realized that she was still with her cousin. Melissa shook her head of the thoughts of Izuku and answered Danny.
"Just something that Izuku told me yesterday."
"Oh," Melissa caught the tone of the oh and now looked at Danny, wondering what was up.
"Something going on between you two?" Both teens had entered the train and begun the ride to school and as they rode Danny thought about the question.
"No...well, not really. I don't know. It's complicated." Melissa was totally confused by what Danny just said. Did they or did they not have a problem? It's just a yes or no question, not a complicated answer.
"You want to talk about it?" Melissa asked and Danny just shook his head. He needed to solve this himself, it was his responsibility as Izuku's best friend...Can he still call himself that after everything?
He doesn't even know, especially not after the way Izuku talked to him the other day. That was more than enough evidence to show that they were not on the best friend title any longer. Hell, he doesn't even know if he's coming back to school as a hero. He is now a secret agent and god knows what else when it comes to that woman. So, he could come back as someone in the general studies course.
"Nah, we'll figure it out."
'Hopefully.' Danny thought as the train had come to a stop and both American teens got off and walked to the street. When they got to the street they began to head to school, the school's newly made gates were open and students were pouring in.
Danny and Melissa walked through and saw some of their friends, those being Tenya, Ochako, and Mei. The only missing was Izuku and not everyone was sure that he was going to come back after USJ.
"Hey, everyone? What's up?" Danny greeted everyone and everyone said hello back.
"Hello, you two. " Tenya greeted.
"Hey, guys." Ochako was next and the final one was Mei.
"Yo," Mei greeted with a simple wave. The five all caught up on miss time, activities that they did, inventions, training. It seems everyone was keeping themselves busy, but all five of the friends knew that there was an elephant in the room and that was Izuku.
Only two of them had seen him and even didn't know what his decision was on returning. They would get their answer though and so would everyone else, but not now. Izuku was many things, but the one thing he loved to do was make an entrance. The five friends headed into the school, they conversed as they walked, but it would come to a stop when they saw a familiar woman talking to their guidance counselor.
"Uh..guys. Is that Mrs. Midoriya talking with Hound Dog?" Ochako asked them as all the friends stopped and did indeed see Inko talking with the counselor.
They had each met her when they helped her move out of the apartment and into her new place. A place that each of them loved and wanted to go back to. The house was just so nice, they even wondered what Inko did to earn such a big house. But all that aside let us focus on the mother of their best friend talking with their guidance counselor.
"What do you guys think she is here for? Could it be for Izuku's stuff?" Ochako asked again and as they saw Inko continuing speaking with the Hound Dog.
"Maybe, or it could be the paperwork. I see Nezu coming." Tenya pointed out as the strange animal was coming down the hall, greeting the students as he did so.
When he reached Inko and Hound Dog he greeted them both with a handshake. He then started to speak with Inko longer than he did with Hound Dog. Both Danny and Melissa looked at each other, but having the same ideas as the other. They wondered if Mei and others did.
"I wonder if I could ask her to test out some of my inventions?" Ok, so Mei didn't have an idea that didn't involve her inventions. But anyway Danny and Melissa may know the reason why Inko is here and they honestly couldn't contain their smiles.
They figured that Inko was here to tell Nezu that Izuku would be returning to school. That everyone's favorite archer is coming back and better than ever. They didn't know that he wasn't coming back alone and they would soon figure this out when Nezu saw them.
"Ah, Daniel, Melissa, Mei, Ochako, and Tenya. Come here, I would like you all to meet someone." Nezu waved his paw at the five friends to come over and they did. Inko now was looking at the five friends that her son talks about, she knows all of their names already since they helped her move.
"Nice to see you all again. I'm just disappointed that this time I don't have some of my famous lemonade with me." Nezu looked at Inko, he figured that the woman might have already known the students.
"It's fine Mrs. Midoriya, we were happy to help with the moving." Inko nodded her head to Danny's words, her son found a good friend one in him.
"Is there any news on Izuku, Mrs. Midoriya?" Inko turned her head to Melissa, the eager girl wanting to know about her son. Melissa was a nice girl and Inko did indeed like her, but something told her that there was more going on between her and Izuku.
She's been around long enough to know when two people are smitten with each other and if Izuku is anything like his father he will try to chase her. But Melissa doesn't seem like the girl to just allow herself to be caught by some man. She will no doubt put a chase for Izuku. Ah, young love.
"Well, Izuku has returned home as of you know already. But for his decision regarding UA, you will have to wait and see. He should be here soon though." Inko left the cryptic message with five teens and soon left, but before she did Nezu gave the students a small surprise.
"Ah, before I leave, allow me to introduce you all to my new assistant. Mrs. Midoriya will be assisting me with the school paper work, her desk will be in the new faculty office. You can still find me as well in that office. Now, we should be leaving. I still need to introduce Inko here to the rest of our staff." The students nodded and bid farewell to Inko and Nezu.
"Guess we will begin seeing Izuku's mom more often around here." Mei said as the rest began to walk, they needed to get to class quickly or they would be late.
"Yeah, I wonder how Izuku will handle his mom being here? Probably will interrupt his flirting." Everyone laughed at the joke and decided to say goodbye for now, they would meet to see each other again at lunch.
"Alright, guys. This is where support gals got to head to class. Lunch together?" Danny nodded his head for everyone. He hugged his cousin goodbye and waved to Mei, once that was done he left with Ochako and Tenya. It wasn't long before the three friends arrived at the hero door and entered it.
Once they got in they saw that everyone was already conversing and minding their own business, they did the same and took their seats. Danny sat in his seat and stared at the front seat, as if he was imagining that Izuku was sitting right there. If this was the last time that he would see his best friend he didn't want to leave it on a bad note. He needed...no, he will fix this. He has to.
"Heh, he's not coming back." Katsuki told Danny with a smile and the teen rolled his eyes. Danny was never one to show violence, actually he never wanted that to be his first move, but Katsuki pushes buttons. He heard from Melissa and the others about what he had to say about Izuku and the quirkless. He heard that Melissa knocked him sideways with a punch and he's lucky that he wasn't there.
'I would've Detroit Smashed him into the next month. Izuku is more of a hero than you ever will be, dickhead.' Danny thought with a closed fist, he took deep breaths to control his emotions. He did succeed in ironing Katsuki remarks and just focused on the class since the doors were opening and to everyone's surprise it was Aizawa wrapped up like mummy.
"Aizawa-sensei!" The class screamed, they didn't expect their sensei back so soon. Especially after the beating he took against the Nomu, Danny recalls his bloody face very well. It was pretty bad and he would've ended up the same if he didn't have back up in the form of Izuku, but even that wasn't enough to take down the Nomu.
"Uh, Sensei. Shouldn't you be resting on a hospital bed?" Danny asked and Aizawa stood behind his desk, his tired looking at all the students and saw that he was missing one.
"Where's Izuku?" Everyone looked at each other in confusion, Izuku wasn't coming...Was he? "He should be here by now?" Aizawa looked at the door to see no coming through and now every one of the students got concerned, all of them wondering if Aizawa had more head injury then he was let on.
"Uh...Aizawa-sensei, I'm not sure if you remember, but Izuku had sustained an injury that caused him to lose his left arm." Momo told him, but Aizawa didn't care, he just looked at the door awaiting Izuku's return.
"I know that already and stop looking at me like I'm crazy. Izuku's name never left the systems for being in the hero class. He's still in this class." Everyone couldn't believe what they just heard, they thought that their teacher had to be wrong. The only one that knows the truth is Danny, but even he didn't know that Izuku was coming back.
Their questions would be answered when they heard blasting music from outside, they all looked to the windows and opened them. That's when 1-A and every other student that was outside heard a motorcycle and some loud music.
(Play Going Bad by Meek Mill and Drake)
The song being played was Going Bad by Meek Mill and Drake. A popular song that had everyone bobbing their head to the beat, all while the driver of the motorcycle was pulling up to their school. The motorcycle was a very familiar green color that got everyone thinking the same thing.
"It couldn't be, right?" Denki asked aloud as all of the other windows started to get open by the students and all of them were looking at the driver.
"It's impossible." Fumikage said next, he was disbelief. He saw the injury, he saw the missing limb of Izuku.d
"There is now way." Sato spoke next as he saw the driver wearing a familiar black helmet. Aizawa smiled under his bandages and answered the one question that every wanted to know.
"But it is."
"It looks like Izuku is here?" Nezu said to Inko as they were both sipping tea in his office. Inko smiled and put the expensive cup down. The woman then sighed and shook her head, her son is definitely one of kind.
"I should've known he wouldn't have made a quiet entrance." Nezu chuckled, he got up from his seat and soon began to head for the classroom of 1-A. Nezu stopped at the door, but before he opened it he had to ask Inko one thing.
"Does he know, Inko? Does Izuku know about your former life as an agent?" Inko didn't answer Nezu for a moment, but the animal already had an idea on the answer.
"He knows about his father and that's all he needs to know." Inko spoke in a hard tone, she wanted to drop this discussion, but Nezu wouldn't allow her.
"Yet you're still allowing him to go into life as an agent and now as an Avenger. I'm actually surprised after what you lost."
"Izuku is old enough to make his own decision, even if I would've say no to this to which I did. I know he would've continued to do this. At least now I can keep an eye on him here. Besides, I started at his age working for SHIELD." Inko told him and Nezu smiled, he then opened the door and left, but not without saying the last word.
"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree." Inko ignored the unnamed animal and sighed, her son was something. She had known who he was really training with, who shot her, and where he's been. She had known it all, but she has no regrets about her decisions. She doesn't have any regret about not doing this earlier, she made a promise on Hisashi's grave that she would keep their son safe and she will continue to do so. She is proud of the man that Izuku has become and knows that he will be a great Avenger.
Izuku saw that everyone was looking and just like on his second day of school he revved the horse power up on his bike. The speed meter going way over the number 200 and as he did this, he smiled under his helmet.
'Listen to this baby purr.' Izuku thought as he revved it up one last time, the bike was so loud that it looked like the windows were shaking from the sound. Izuku decided that it was enough and it was time to show everyone that he's back...and better than ever.
The students and the driver parked the bike in the parking lot, the music cut, and the driver got off the bike. When all the students of 1-A saw the driver take off his helmet they dropped their jaws. It was Izuku and not only that, they saw him with two hands...two arms. The left hand, the one that was lost in the battle of USJ, was covered in black glove.
It had to be a trick, there was no way that Izuku could be back in the hero class after the injury he sustained. Izuku looked around at all the students and then looked at them, his classmates.
He smirked at them and brought his shades down to the bridge of noise and looked at one person. His green eyes were locked onto Katsuki and he knew it. Katsuki was grinding his teeth, he couldn't believe that Deku had come back after what happened to him.
Izuku decided to greet his former best friend with a simple gesture and what was that gesture. Well, he gave him the middle finger. Izuku then mouthed the words "I'm back." to Katsuki which made him steam with anger.
The emerald archer soon began to make his way to class 1-A and when he got the door he saw Nezu waiting for him. "Nezu, what's sup." Izuku greeted the semi-retired agent in his casual manner and Nezu had no problem with the teen and his laid back attitude. Nezu was semi-retired because he no longer goes in the field, but he does help out SHIELD when ever he can especially when it comes to taking care of their younger recruits like Izuku.
"It's good to see you Izuku and it's good to have back at school. You made quite the entrance." Izuku rubbed his head and gave a smile.
"What kind of say, I have a thing for grand entrances. How's mom?" Nezu chuckled at the boy and motioned his hand to the class door.
"She's fine and working now. Now, into class." Izuku nodded his head, he opened and saw Aizawa standing behind the desk wrapped like mummy.
"Whoa, who woke up this mummy?" Izuku asked slyly making Aizawa groaned, it would seem to everyone that Izuku didn't lose his humor since he was away. But all had questions, the biggest was the arm. They could see that his left was supposed to be dust. It was moving like it was a part of him. But before they could ask, Aizawa decided to speak.
"I see you the loss of your arm didn't get rid of your humor." Izuku shrugged his shoulders, he wouldn't say he lost his humor, but he did lose his mojo for a bit.
"Humor kept, swag kept, charm kept, good looks kept, mojo was lost, but I got that back like the boss that I am." Before Aizawa could respond Nezu decided to speak to the class.
"Good morning everyone, I'm glad to see you all again after the ordeal at USJ. I won't be long, so let me get to the point. I'm sure you all heard rumors that Izuku could be leaving the hero class after his horrid injury at USJ. Well I'm here to tell you not to believe everything that you hear. Izuku is staying in the hero class till his grades start to fall or Aizawa says otherwise." Everyone didn't even hear what Nezu had to say, they just looked at Izuku who had a smirk that told everyone the entire story. The teen's smirk just said "I'm back, bitches."
Nezu looked around at the students and saw that they weren't listening, he didn't need to explain again though. He was sure that Izuku could handle it from here, he was just here to make the announcement. Now that was done he needed to get back to his office, he had lots of paper of work to get done.
"Good day everyone." Nezu said his farewell and left the classroom leaving only Izuku and Aizawa to deal with the bombs being asked at the teen.
"Izuku you're back! How are you back!? What's with the new arm!" Those were some of the questions being thrown at Izuku and he just rubbed his ear to stop the pain from all the loud noise.
"Ok, I might be death now, but what hell. Anyway to answer your questions. Yes, I am back in the hero class. I got a new arm obviously," Izuku flexed his left arm to show them that it was the real deal. "The new arm is a...gift from a family friend. Alright is that then let's start class." Izuku knew they had way more questions, but he would ignore them for now. Aizawa saw what Izuku was doing and decided to join in, he needed to get his announcements over with.
"Izuku, is right. Save your questions for another time, I need to tell you all a major announcement." Everyone took their seats including Izuku and all faced their teacher to hear what he had to say.
"The annual UA Sports Festival is coming up, a day is dedicated to the rise of the next generation heroes. This is an opportunity for all of you to show the heroes and the media what you can do. Do well enough you can go higher in your pro career early than expected and do terrible...well you get the idea. The Festival is next week, you all have one entire week to train and better yourselves. Oh, but before you go be warned. You won't be competing with just each other, but also against everyone that is in UA. Everyone is eligible for the sports festival, whether they have quirks or not. Now, get to class."
After Aizawa had finished his speech about Sports Festival everyone left the classroom with the thought of winning, the idea of succeeding in the Festival conquered everything else in their mind, including how the hell Izuku got his arm back.
Izuku himself was smiling ear to ear as he headed to his next class, the thought of showing up all these other students in the Festival is like a dream come true. One quirkless student showing his skills and dominating the rest who have god-like powers, it's like taking candy from a baby. But there is more to this than that. It's time for Izuku to stop doing this for himself and do this for others like him. For the quirkless.
The other quirkless who have been told that they couldn't do it, the others who have gone through the shame and bullying for believing that they can be heroes. It's time Izuku shows the world that the quirkless are not gone. It's time for him to put them back on the map.
When lunch arrived Izuku was nowhere to be found, he wasn't with the group of friends and everyone wondered where he was. It wasn't like Izuku to miss lunch, but Danny figured with the way things were for them that he would miss it because of him. He still has to talk to him and he is hoping to do this before the Festival arrives, he wants his mind focused.
While the friends were conversing Melissa felt her phone vibrate and smiled that it was a text from Izuku. "Rooftop?" Melissa replied back with a yes and told him that she would be up there in five. When Melissa put her phone back she looked at her friends and told them that she was heading back.
"Guys, I'm heading to the roof. Izuku wants to talk." Everyone's interest piqued at that, Izuku was very distant today and they could see it. He basically ignored them, he wasn't' talking, and he wasn't making wise cracks. That last one was definitely a sign for them, because everyone in the class knows that Izuku is known for two things. His archery skills and wisecracks.
"Is he alright?" Tenya asked with worry, he heard the stories of PTSD from his brother who is also in the hero work. Izuku may have it, and it would explain his reason for distancing himself from the class. Melissa looked surprised that her cousin classmate would even ask that. When she saw Izuku he was the same old Izuku, just with a new arm.
"Yeah, the last time I spoke to him was the same old Izuku. You know jokes, wise cracks, shades on, and that smile that can make you just feel safe and…" Melissa got lost in her own world and when she saw the knowing looks from her friends she blushed.
She did it again, she was talking about Izuku in a way that told others that they were more than friends. Which they aren't, they're just friends. Plain and quirkless friends. Nothing more and nothing else.
"I'm...I'm going to go." Melissa spoke quickly and soon left, but not alone. She had a certain quirky pink haired girl follow her up to her roof.
When Melissa got to the roof she found Izuku sitting down, his back leaning on the gated fence with a sandwich in his hands, he was just simply eating with his headphones in. No doubt just getting lost in the music, one of the best feelings in the world if you ask anyone. There was nothing better than just getting lost in the thing that you love the most. Whether it be training, work, inventing, reading, or even listening to music.
Melissa walked to him and when Izuku saw his light get dark, he looked up. His blank face soon became a flirty smile in a quick second. It was like a snap whenever he saw Melissa...or even other pretty women, but Melissa made him feel different.
"Sup, pretty thang." Melissa shook her head at his cat calling. 'Yeah, he was fine.' Melissa thought as she took a seat next to him.
"You alright?" Melissa got straight to the point, she wanted to put this thing to bed. Even if she knew that Izuku was fine she would hear it from his mouth.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just wanted to be alone I guess. It's hard to believe that I almost lost all of this." Melissa nodded her head in understanding, even when she really didn't. She couldn't even begin to understand what Izuku went through when he lost his arm.
"Yeah, but you're back. Back at school, back in the hero class, and back with your friends." Izuku smiled at that and he moved his eyes to look at her. Guess he wasn't the only that was good with words.
"Yeah, I am. So, how is Danny?" Izuku asked suddenly and Melissa had a contemplated look on her face. She wondered if she should ask what was going on between them. Danny said they would work it out, but Melissa wanted to still know. Maybe she could be the difference maker and help figure out what was going on between her two best friends.
"He's...fine. He did say that you two had something going on. You want to talk about it?" Izuku gave her one answer and one answer alone.
"Nope."
'Men.' Melissa thought, always trying to figure out their own problems instead of just asking for help. It seems her cousin and Izuku are no different. Melissa decided to leave it, but she did want to talk to Izuku about the Festival.
"So, the Sports Festival. Are you going to be in it?" Izuku smiled and looked up at the blue sky that had white clouds. It was a question he didn't even need to think about it, actually it's insulting that Melissa even asked that question to begin with.
"Lissa, I'm insulted that you even asked me that. Of fucking course I'm going to be in it. Would you be interested in participating?" Izuku asked and he saw that Melissa was not sure, it looked like he needed to give her some words of advice.
"Come on Lissa, you know you got to compete." Melissa heard his words, but still wasn't sure. This is the Sports Festival, a festival where everyone, even her own classmate Mei will be looking for a name for themselves.
"I...I don't know Izuku. Everything is just," Izuku didn't want to hear it, whatever Melissa was going to say was just going to be an excuse.
"Melissa," Melissa saw him take off his shades and knew that he was about to get serious.
"The last time we were up here like this you asked me how I got in the hero class. I answered that question telling that I worked my ass off and beat the odds. I told you that all it takes is heart and will. Now after I said all that and gave that amazing speech, you're telling me that you are not sure that you are going to be in. Come on Lis, what's the point then of working to be a hero if you are not going to take the leap of faith." Before Melissa could ask what he meant by the leap of faith Izuku decided to explain it.
"Let me tell you story when I was training with my teacher. On the second day together he told me that we were going for a run. Now me being simple idiot that I was thought that we're just going to run on track, but he...Oh, boy he didn't have that in mind. He decided to take me on rooftop and told me jump. Of course I was scared as well, but if I didn't jump it meant that I wasn't ready to be hero. That I wasn't ready to take the leap of faith. I mean how can anyone be ready to be hero if you're not ready to take the leap. A leap that shows you believe in yourself. When heard that I decided to jump believing that I could make it and guess what?" Izuku asked her.
"You made it." Melissa said surely and Izuku laughed in her face.
"Fuck no. Like Neo in the Matrix I missed and fell...hard. I fell, bounced off a wall, and landed into a trash can. But even with all that I got up and that's what he wanted. He wanted me to get up, to show that I was willing to get even if I fell again. I would get up and I did. If I fall I get up and try again. I keep getting up, no matter the odds." Melissa saw Izuku wipe his eyes, trying to fight the tears from spilling. Whoever this teacher was for Izuku meant so much for him and she could see it through her own eyes.
Melissa widened her eyes, Izuku was right...again. She keeps saying that she wants to be a hero, she even finished her sonic cry, but when the time to step up arrives she becomes hesitant. Heroes shouldn't be hesitant, they should be taking the leap of faith. So, why is she not? What's holding her back? The answer is herself. Izuku even told her that she is the only person that is stopping her from reaching her full potential.
Melissa smiled at his words, it seems like Izuku just earned himself a second date. "Yeah. Yeah, you're right Izuku. It's time for me to take the leap of faith. Thanks for the advice. I will see you next week and guess what."
"What?" Izuku asked as their faces were meters apart, if someone would've walked up on them it would seem like they were about to kiss.
"I'm going to kick your ass." Melissa told him, the challenge was on and Izuku knew it. Oh, how fun this Festival is going to be next week. Melissa and Izuku gave each other knowing looks, looks that said they were going to show the world what the quirkless are going to do.
"If that is it, then I'm going to go." Melissa said, she then got up and started to walk to the door. But before she left, Izuku had one last thing to say.
"Melissa," The teenage girl looks back to see him putting his shades on. "On any day I will gladly allow you to spank me, but not this time. I'm going to win and do it in style." Izuku proclaimed and Melissa just shook her head.
Izuku was more than fine to her, there was nothing to worry about when it comes to his mentality. But she did have to worry about him when it comes to his skill. Danny has said that Izuku is not only the best archer, but the best shot. He can't miss.
Ocahko and Tenya have also backed up the statement and even told how her how took down Eraserhead with only a flashbang. Then there was USJ where she saw him...literally watched from behind him as he mowed down villains with precision and accuracy that she thought only a person with a quirk can make.
Izuku may look the weakest because he doesn't have a quirk, but that is also what makes him the strongest. He's an underdog, the fool, the wildcard, and everyone always underestimates him. He's got nothing to lose, that is what makes him even more dangerous.
"I got my work cut out for me, but so does Izuku." Melissa told herself as she walked down the stairs. Melissa is going to show the world that she is not just an inventor, but a future hero in making and she will be damned if she let anyone stop her from becoming one, especially herself.
Izuku was heading back to his class, lunch was over and everyone was going to the next class, when he got there. He saw that a great number of students were blocking, the teen literally had to shove his way to the door to get in. When he got there he saw that Katsuki was arguing with someone, not surprising, but what was the person he was arguing with.
It was two purple haired teens, one was taller and had pale skin with a face that matched Aizawa in boredom. The other teen was much shorter and had grapes on his head that formed a mohawk.
"I should've just stayed on the roof. What the hell is going on here?" All eyes turned to Izuku and when they did the murmurs began. Everyone heard what happened to him at USJ and heard that he sustained an injury that cost him his arm. But here he was and not only that he had two arms on his body.
"So, you're the quirkless student in 1-A." The taller purple harried teen said to Izuku and the shaded teen looked him up and down.
"And you must be Aizawa-sensei's long lost son with that bored look on your face." There was some snickering from that joke that Izuku made and the teen's eye just twitched.
"The name is Histoshi Shinso." The taller teen said and it was soon followed by the shorter teen.
"And I'm Minuro Mineta, his sidekick." The grape hairy teen told Izuku as he popped out of nowhere, but was soon comically pushed out of his teen's view by Shinso.
"He's not my sidekick."
"It's cool that you have a sidekick," Izuku shrugged his shoulders and told Shinso who his sidekick is. "I got a sidekick in there. His name is Danny." Izuku said loudly and Danny heard that comment, he soon walked out and looked at Izuku.
"I'm not your sidekick." Danny said hotly and Izuku didn't bat an eye, he kept his eyes on Shinso. Both teens looking at each other, Izuku could see that he was from the general studies courses and so was Minoru.
"Don't mind him, he's very sensitive about the subject of being my sidekick. So, what brings general studies here. Don't tell me it was my awesomeness that brought you here." Izuku said the last sentence as cockily as one could and Shinso even gave a small smirk.
"We were just scouting the competition. We're leaving now." Shinso told Izuku and the teen narrowed his eyes behind his shades. There was something else to this teen, both Danny and Izuku could feel it.
"See you guys next week." Minoru told him and Danny confidently, and both Izuku and Danny looked at each other. It would seem that 1-A has a target on their backs and it's a big one if general studies is coming to their room to send a message.
"What was that about?" Danny asked as he saw the feeling students and Izuku turned his shades back to them as well.
"A message." That's what it was, nothing more and nothing less. It was a message that the Sports Festival is going to be more difficult than 1-A was led to believe and Izuku was fine with that. It was just going to be more fun when he shows everyone what he can do.
"Izuku, are we good?" Danny asked, he didn't get an answer from his friend. "Listen, my dad told what he said and I don't agree-"
"Danny, shut up." Izuku now looked at him and gave him some words that Danny has been waiting a while to hear. "Listen, I was pissed...still am. But I'm not going to be mad at you no longer. Your dad is a different story though. Besides, I can't have Melissa choosing between me and her family because she will obviously choose me."
Danny smiled at that, he had his best friend back and to seal the deal both friends pounded their fist together. "Izuku, I promise I'm going to change things for the quirkless." Danny told him and Izuku smiled, things needed to be changed for his people.
"Keep your promise and I will put in a good word with a friend to get you a bike. A sidekick like you deserves one." Danny laughed out loud and soon both friends walked in class. After that it was done the day went by pretty quiet. When it came to an end everyone left to go start their own training for the festival, but before Izuku could leave he made a stop to talk with his girls.
As Izuku was walking and humming the sound of the song he was listening to, he was reading what the festival was going to hold. His mom had gone home, but before she left there was going to food, carnival games, but at the top was going the competition that all students would be in. The first was an obstacle race, the second was some random event, but the third caught Izuku's interest. The last event was the tournament round.
Izuku smiled ear to ear, he could win two out of three of events and maybe if he was lucky he could come out win a three-peat of wins if and only if the second event becomes something that he is good at. He will have to plan though, the first event will be the most challenging since most of the students have quirks that can get through the obstacles...but he has something as well. Something better than quirk.
'Huh, that could work. I just would have to make a phone call.' Izuku thought as he put the pamphlet away in his back pocket and made his way to the support room. Once he got closer he heard a loud boom and rushed to the door where he saw smoke was coming out. When he got to the door he widened and gained a perverted smile when he saw who was on the floor.
Both Mei and Melissa were both on floor in a unique position one could say. Melissa was on the bottom and Mei was on top, both their breasts pressing onto each other and let's not forget the moaning they were doing. If one could see Izuku's face they wouldn't need to be psychic to know what he was thinking right now.
"Uhn..you used too much...again." Melissa scolded her as she felt her friend on top of her and not seeing the green haired archer behind her.
"Ahn...you had worse." Mei groaned, making Izuku smile some more. Did Melissa have worse? His perverted mind began to take his imagination to far places. Now, Izuku could've helped those two up or he could've just continued to watch as the two struggle to remove themselves from their sandwich. He went with the latter.
"Oh, my." Izuku spoke happily, getting the attention of the two support teens, their eyes looking to the shaded man who was just casually leaning on the wall.
"I hope I'm not interrupting." Melissa and Mei rolled their eyes and pushed Mei off of her. Both girls soon got up and dusted themselves off. Mei went to hug Izuku, surprising the archer very much, but he welcomed it.
"It's good to have you back, Zu." Mei told him with excitement in her voice, Izuku smiled and hugged her. Too bad he fell right in her trap for as soon as his left touched her back she quickly turned around and grabbed his new limb.
"Now, let me see this arm! It's been the talk of the school and Melissa said you got upgraded!" Mei went into a craze scientist mode and took off his glove so she could see the black metal and when she laid on her eyes upon she became jaw dropped. Izuku looked at Melissa who scratched her head sheepishly.
The archer mouthed "weak" to his crush and she knew it was true. Mei had broken her and she told that Izuku had gotten a new arm, but she didn't tell her that the arm was the rarest metal on earth.
"Izuku...is this-"
"Yes, yes it is and I need you to keep quiet about this. Seriously, Mei. No one can know about this." Mei didn't really hear him, she was just staring at the metallic hand that was vibranium. The dam broke in her mind, the ideas were pouring out like a flood. The inventions that she could make with just one finger of Izuku's new arm.
"It's vibra-" Izuku turned Mei around and covered her mouth. He broke his metal hand out of her grip and lowered his shades to the bridge of his nose. For the first time Mei saw his green and saw how serious he was.
"Mei, no one can know. Not yet at least. I'm trusting you to keep this a secret." The seriousness was all over Izuku's tone and Melissa knew the moment that she showed his eyes that he wasn't playing games.
Mei would eventually cave in, Izuku was her friend, one of the very few people that wasn't creeped out by the idea of her calling her baby inventions babies. She didn't have a lot of friends because of that and everyone thought she was weird for doing that. Melissa and Izuku were the only two people that really don't think that it's weird and no they don't look at her like she's crazy...er.
"Ohhh...fine. I'll keep it a secret, but you have let me scan it for data and use it for a test against my other babies." Izuku was fine with that and would allow her to do her test. The test wouldn't hurt since his arm is basically indestructible.
"Fine, but your mouth keeps shut. Got it?" Mei nodded and Izuku put his shades back up, but before he let her go he hugged her.
"I miss you too." Mei and Izuku shared all while Melissa watched from behind with a little bit of jealousy. Wait why was she jealous? It's not like they were an official thing, they just had one date...and maybe another coming up soon. But they weren't official and Mei never showed interest in Izuku.
'Yeah, they're just friends. Although, Izuku and I started out like that...and now we are going on dates, openly flirting with each other, and blowing into each other's ears. Oh, god. I did that last one!'
"Lissa, you coming." Mei brought out her thoughts when she called her name. Melissa shook her head and saw that Izuku and Mei were in the room that contained all of their inventions and blue prints to the next ones that they will build. Izuku looked around the room, the room was nothing special. It really looked like a lab science and wood shop class combined.
"So, Izuku. What's brings you here? Looking for more arrows?" Izuku shook his head, he was here for another reason and it involved Mei.
"Nah, I'm here to talk to you really. You know that the sports Festival is coming up and I wanted to know if you were competing." Mei nodded her head with an enthusiastic smile, making Izuku smile as he now looked to Melissa.
"And you're competing?" Izuku asked Melissa and she nodded, now that he knew that both of them were competing he went back to the door to close the door. The girls looked at Izuku with confusion, not understanding the reason for this. When Izuku got back to them he began to tell them something that would interest them very much.
"All three of us are competing in the Sports Festival, everyone is going to be against each other. So, how about we form an alliance?" The girls widened their eyes at Izuku, they could see what he meant as he smiled on his face.
"The three of us form a team, we work together to reach the tournament round and when we reach it we go our separate way. Think about my skills and your beautiful brains, we won't be stopped." Mei and Melissa won't lie, they were very interested as their faces and eyes told the story.
Mei looked at Melissa who had formed a thinking pose, she was thinking of the idea of forming an alliance. It sounded wrong for her, she wanted to do this herself. To show everyone that she can be a hero.
"If it makes you feel better all I'm asking for is an alliance in the second event. I don't know what it is and rather than go in blindly, I would like to have back up on the side." Izuku told them trying to bring him to his size, he didn't want to ask Danny or anyone else. He wanted these three.
He wanted Melissa and Mei. Both are the smartest people in the school and in the top 5 smartest people that he has met. Tony Stark, Cisco, Mei, Melissa, and Nezu. As far as Izuku is concerned there are no people smarter than those five.
"This alliance only works in the second event, right?" Melissa asked, confirming the deal making Izuku nod his head.
"I'm in." Izuku's smile grew big and showed his teeth, he got his crush and genius on his side. Now all that was left was Mei.
"Sure, as long I get to display my babies to get more sponsorships. It's cool with me."
"Is that all you want, sponsorships? You don't want to be recognized for your skill or show people that you can be a hero?" Izuku asked curiously and he saw something in Mei's eyes. He saw a twitch and so did Melissa. They could see that she was hiding something.
"Mei, anything you want to tell us?" Izuku asked curiously and Mei just sighed.
"I did want to be a hero, but the family business has also been support heroes. Everyone in my family is always talking about me being the next big inventor and to carry on the business. I wanted to be a hero...a real hero, but I also didn't want to disappoint my family. I felt pressure to carry on the tradition of being the next support hero. Not to mention I didn't even have a quirk that can get hero's attention. I just have my zoom. So I followed the tradition, creating gadgets and inventions to help better heroes when in reality everything that I make as a prototype is...was designed for me. So, there you go! Happy?" Mei told Izuku hardly and the teen was even surprised by her tone.
Her story sounds very similar to his and Melissa's with a few differences, but if he had to compare it. Mei's story sounded much like a leader's story. Owen and Mei, following the family business.
"Listen Mei, I'm sorry if I pissed you off. That wasn't attention." Mei nodded her head to the apology, but Izuku wasn't done.
"Now saying that, I think that you screw the tradition and follow your heart. If you want to be a hero then go do it. Screw powers, no, actually fuck powers! I'm tired of that shit! Oh, powers dictate everything that a hero should have. Screw that!" Mei could see that Izuku was pissed by the idea of quirks defining what it means to be a hero.
Melissa heard his anger and couldn't blame him. She was tired of it as well, she had heard it from her dad that it was probably better to do support. But no longer, she was going to be a hero and so was Izuku. The two of them are going to go against society and give the hero world a wake up call.
"Mei, you ever hear about a guy called Tony Stark." Mei looked like he had two heads and eighteen eyes all over his face.
"Don't insult me, Zu. Everyone that has a brain knows who Tony Stark is, he is the world greatest inventor. No offense to your dad, Melissa."
"None taken, that's his role model." Melissa told her with a smile as Izuku continued with another one of his great speeches about not needing powers to be a hero.
"Well, if you know him so well then you must know about Iron Man." Mei was now confused and to show it she asked the question that felt like a stab wound to Izuku.
"Who's Iron Man?" Izuku winced at that, Melissa didn't show any emotion. She knew who Iron Man was, everyone in America knows about him.
"Whew, this generation today. That question only showed me how obsessed we are with flashy powers and not with the heart of a hero." There was an uncomfortable silence in the room and they all felt. Izuku decided to end the silence by leaving the room, he had got what he wanted so there was need for him to stay any longer.
"Alrighty, thanks for agreeing to join my little alliance. I think I'll call you two Izuku's Angels." Melissa made a barf sound that made Mei laugh and helped get rid of the tension from earlier. Izuku made it to the door and opened it.
"See yah, next week. Oh, but before I leave. Mei, do some research on him. I think you and him have something in common. I do hope that my words will help you down the road. I would love to see you as a hero, maybe we can team up. Peace." Izuku put two fingers up and left the room, heading to the parking lot to ride his motorcyle home.
"Lissa, what was that about?" Mei asked her best friend and Melissa had an answer for her, but she wasn't going to tell her. She would leave her with a cryptic message that would leave Mei confused.
"Take the leap of faith Mei and become who you want to become." Melissa left after, leaving Mei in stunned silence. She didn't know what she meant or what Izuku meant on how she and this Iron Man could be connected. But it seems like she will need to do some research and she is always up for a new project.
Challenges have been declared by the students of UA on Hero Class 1-A. Alliances have been made between Mei, Izuku, and Melissa. With the Festival just around the corner what other surprises could there be? Bigger question: How will Izuku steal the show?
To be Continued