Chapter 3: the reunion
It had been several hours and Izuku was resting in his old dorm room in his armor when he got a message from Kirishima saying 'it's time everyone is here'. He stood up and put his helmet back on before walking out and down the halls slowly towards the living room where everyone else was waiting. "So what was so important that you had to drag us back to our stomping grounds Kirishima?" the yellow haired man named Kaminari said. "im sure you all are aware of the mysterious ship that crashed in front of U.A. today correct?" "yea we saw it on the news" said the black-haired woman named Momo. "what about it?" "well, me, Iida, Bakugou, Uraraka, ERI, Kota, and Todoroki were there. We saw it and we defused the situation. But the real reason I brought you all here tonight is because there is someone who came from that ship, whom i believe you all would like to see."
just as he said that, the large armored man stepped out of the shadows from around the corner and approached them. "hello everyone." the man in the green armor said. "it is so good to see you all again." "what do you mean again? We've never met you before." the invisible girl named Tooru said. "but you do know me." he said before slowly reaching up and unlatching his helmet. Everyone was in complete shock to say the least when they saw his face and hair. "t...th...that's not possible!" Tsuyu said. "Midoriya?! But...but..." everyone else was crying and in shock at how this man standing before them looked exactly like their long-lost friend.
"hey guys. I'm back." he said before tearing up. "but...how? We all thought you were dead." said all might. "well, you see. When that orb swallowed me ten years ago, I didn't die. Rather I was teleported into another dimension that was in an intergalactic war against an alien alliance called the covenant." he explained. The whole time he was explaining everyone else was crying tears of relief and joy at the fact that their friend was alive especially his mom. She was the most heart broken when the news reached her 10 years ago about the attack and alleged death of her son Izuku.
But now, here he was standing in front of them in a strange armor and taller and more buff. "so. How did you get so tall and strong Midoriya?" mina asked. "well, you see, part of the deal I made with the UNSC was that I would undergo augmentations to my body in order to make a spartan so I could fight their war in exchange they would help me to get home." he explained. "so, what you're saying is they experimented on you to make you into some kind of super soldier?" Ojiro inquired. "well pretty much. Only it was voluntary." Izuku said before sitting down. "so, I guess we should start calling you zero?" Minetta said laughing.
"no. That was just my rank and calling during my time in the UNSC, just go back to calling me by my name guys." Izuku said. Just then, Inko walked over to her son and grabbed his face. "I.. Izuku? Is it really you?" she said with tears in her eyes. "yea mom. It's me." Izuku replied. He then hugged his mom. "I...I... it's g... good to see you... Midoriya." Kouda said in his signature shy voice. "Yea. It's good to be back Kouda." Izuku said. Just then, Mr. Aizawa and the ex-principle Nezu walked in. "would someone care to explain why this building is getting pow-" he stopped in his tracks when he saw the entirety of the old class 1A sitting there and at the head of the group was a large man who looked like the deceased Izuku Midoriya. "Midoriya? That's impossible. Your dead." said Aizawa. "well, it's good to see you too sir. And no. I'm not dead." Izuku replied.
The next few hours were filled with Izuku telling everyone the tales of his time in the UNSC and ONI. Everyone in class 1A was astonished and terrified at the same time to learn all the hardships their friend had gone through in just 10 years. "wow. I can't believe how much you have been through young Midoriya. But I am glad you made it through it all alive and were able to come home." all might stated. "yea. It's good to be home. Oh, I should mention I'm not the only Spartan here, and all might, they know." Izuku said. "so, there is another person here who is in that weird armor you are wearing?" Tokoyami inquired. "yes. He and the marines I traveled here with are out back repairing their pelican." "what does a bird have to do with how you got here?" Jirou inquired. "a pelican is a dropship that we use for transport of equipment and soldiers." Izuku replied. "woah! And alien spaceship?! Now this I got to see!" Sero said before running outside with Kaminari and Mina in tow behind him. "phoenix, alert autumn and the others not to fire on them." Izuku said making everyone look at him weird. "understood. Shall i inform them to indulge them in the knowledge of how our equipment works?" a female voice said. "yes, please do." Izuku replied to the voice making everyone else look at him strangely. "what? I was talking my A.I. Phoenix." Izuku replied looking at everyone.
"A.I.? What's that?" Todoroki inquired. "it stands for artificial intelligence, every spartan is outfitted with one that helps them to best assess situations and run the equipment we use in the battle field." Izuku replied before pulling a small metal plate from the back of his head. "this is phoenix. My A.I. partner. She was modeled after someone who looked like Uraraka." he said just as a small person appeared above the metal plate. "and he'd be dead a thousand times over if I hadn't been there to save his ass. It's a pleasure everyone. My name is phoenix. I am an A.I. construct that helps Spartan zero here in surviving the battle field." the construct said before bowing. "woah! That's awesome!" Kirishima stated loudly. "yea. She has saved my ass more times than I can count." Izuku said and everyone just gasped and covered their mouths. They had never heard Izuku swear until now.
Eri and kota were eating in the kitchen. "so eri. Do you really think that's him?" Kota asked her. "of course, it's him I recognize that smile and mumbling anywhere." she replied with a mad tone. "why would you even think it's not him?" "idk maybe the fact that Izuku died ten years ago, and now all of a sudden on the same date of his dead he just happens to reappear in some weird armor? I mean that is a little suspicious." Kota said to her. "well, you can have your doubt party all to yourself Kota. I know that is Deku and you won't convince me otherwise." Eri replied while walking off towards everyone else leaving Kota in the kitchen. A few more hours had gone by and most of class 1A had all gone home because they had families to tend to or had work in the morning. Izuku had gone out back to check on the marines and his fellow spartan while those who remained of class 1A stayed inside and talked about good it was to have him back. "autumn. How Bads the damage?" Izuku inquired as he approached his fellow spartan.
"it's a lot worse than we first thought. We checked the engines and they are completely shot. The hull is badly damaged and scorched, we will have to repair all that, looks like we will be staying a lot longer than we thought." the Spartan said. "well looks you will have plenty of work ahead of you, plus now that you're staying longer you can gather more info for ONI." Izuku replied. "yea I guess you're right. But where will we stay?"
"why not stay here at the dorms? I'll ask Aizawa if we can use the old class 1A dorms." Izuku suggested. "sounds like a good plan kid." Johnson said as he walked out of the pelican. "so, how's the reunion Goin'?" he inquired. "oh well its going great, Ive sure missed a lot. It's great to be home. Thank you sarge for helping me get home." Izuku said. "don't worry about it Spartan. It was the least we could do after everything you did for us." Johnson replied. A few weeks had passed since that night and the marines had been given positions at U.A. alongside Deku. Classes had begun a week after the incident of Izuku's return. And it was the end of the day and it was only a few hours before all hell would break loose.
