Heroes Never Die It's Hero Time

by CreateGunner1209

One would think that in a world where everyday people possess impossible abilities nothing would really be a surprise. Izuku Midoriya, who upon the age of four was diagnosed as quirkless, was denied of his dream of become a hero that can save everyone with a smile. But fate gives him a chance; allowing him access not to one but a universe of powers and abilities.

48. Ch:43 The Final Straw

Disclaimer I do not own the rights to Ben 10 or MHA.

*BTW after talking with one of my "editors" I decided to keep referring Thirteen as "they" rather than "she/her." Is Thirteen a woman? Yes. But I will continue to refer to their pronouns as "they/them." And I plan on editing that for Ch.42 next chance I get (probably later today, 3/26/2021).

*Also there was so confusion last time regarding the Zircon Sword. This is on me, I should have explained it better at the end of the chapter in the AN. Anyway, I was trying to say that if Momo tries to make more crystals than she'll be putting her own health/life in danger. BUT she can wield the sword with her Quirk to have it change shape without risking her own health. So she can still and will be using that sword in the future but don't expect more weapons or boosts for a while. Those will come as she develops her Quirk and the story progresses.

*Also thanks again to "Drag0n5on" who was kind enough to create another stelar opening for us! Thank you "Drag0n5on"!

**This is the author, a few days after I posted this chapter. Anyway really important my awesome illustrator, "Voidv25," has just uploaded his second commissioned artwork for this story! WOAH! I've been waiting a while for it but life happens so i can't blame them. Anyway it's great so go check it out. The art piece is titled "SixSix vs Stain" by Voidv25 on Deviantart. I love it so much, and I know Voidv25 is only going to get better over time, I know it. Anyway go check it out too!

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"I couldn't be more thrilled!" Tenya Iida pushes up his glasses that glow under the light of the giant monitor. "Everyone is performing so well!"

So many have managed to pass their exams shortly after he joined the others in the Monitor Room: Koji Koda, Kyoka Jiro, Tooru Hagakure, and Mezo Shoji.

Tsuyu Asui frowns. "Well, mostly. Kero."

Ochaco Uraraka holds a hand over her heart. "A moment of silence for our fallen comrades…"

She is of course referring to those that have been served the humiliating taste of defeat and embarrassment. It first began with Kirishima and Sato, the first two to fall, and then the body count just grew from there.

They've lost so many: Mina Ashido, Denki Kaminari, and Yuga Aoyama are all…gone now. Well, okay not gone per say but they definitely won't be joining their classmates at camp. And what's worse is that they can't even say they tried their hardest. Why? BECAUSE THEY NEVER EVEN SAW THEIR OPPONENT!? Yeah, for half an hour they were running around like mice in a maze from ironically the actual mouse, known as Principal Nezu.

And oh boy, did Ochaco's blood run cold at the sight. She had no idea Nezu could be so…merciless. Although Recover Girl's explanation of him being a lab rat does answer why he's the way that he is. She also mentioned he had a roommate apparently when he was a lab rat, Ochaco wasn't exactly paying attention though all she was able to catch was that Nezu was very different back then up until he lost his best friend…a rat named Pinky or something like that. She's not exactly sure she was too busy crying for her friends' fates.

"What is he doing?" Shota Aizawa grimaces at the screen as Minoru Mineta, tears of blood dripping down his face, flees from Midnight and his sleeping partner, Hanta Sero.

Ochaco cries out in horror! "IS THAT BLOOD!?"

Tenya gasps. "Ah, a strategic retreat! Well played Mineta!"

Tsuyu sighs, exasperated. "I…wouldn't give him that much credit."

The electronic door leading into the Monitor Room slides open.

"What happened to him? He looks like someone that's had their hopes and dreams turned to dust."

Ochaco lights up as she spins around. "Shinso!"

"Yo." Hitoshi Shinso waves her a peace sign as he trudges into the room.

Following him are two others: Shoto Todoroki and a slender woman nearly the same height as the teens.

Tenya lights up. "Todoroki! Shinso! I heard you both performed quiet admirably during your exam! Well done!"

"Thanks man." Shinso grins rubbing the back of his head. "But we can't take all the credit."

Shoto nods. "True."

Tenya nods. "Ah, yes, Yaoyorozu! I was told she was incredible!"

Ochaco frowns worriedly. "How is she?"

Shoto responds. "She's fine. Just resting. Apparently generating that sword of hers took a lot out of her."

From the corner standing alone and silent as ever, Izuku Midoriya's ears perk up with interest. And why wouldn't he be interested. Yaoyorozu managed to create something unbelievable all from Diamondhead's crystal. Honestly a part of him, a silent part of him, wants to question her and examine the sword but now is not the time for that.

The woman smiles. "I have to admit it but that Zircon Blade sure was cool."

And impressively not many things can just tear through a Plumber engineered space suit: padded to absorb attacks, but light to allow her to move around quickly, it's a genius thing.

Tenya straightens up. "Oh, pardon me. But may I ask who you are?" He raises his hand in greeting.

Tsuyu is just as confused by them. "Sorry but I don't think we've met either."

Thirteen's jaw drops to the floor, their eyes wide and turned white as they scream out! "WHAT!? SERIOUSLY!?"

Ochaco mentally motes their reaction. 'That was quite the reaction.'

Aizawa sighs, annoyed. "You've all met."

Tsuyu and Tenya blink. "Huh?"

From her seat, Recovery Girl snickers. "That there is Thirteen. Minus their costume."

…

Tenya's and Tsuyu's jaws drop to the floor, their eyes wide and turned white as they both scream out! "WHAT!? SERIOUSLY!?"

Ochaco mentally gasps! 'They had the same reaction!'

Thirteen chuckles sheepishly. "My bad, now that I think about it I guess none of you have ever seen me outside my suit before, huh?" Did it really never occur until now?

Tenya bows! "Please, forgive my ignorance!"

Tsuyu takes a moment to admire Thirteen's…physique. 'They look good though.'

From the side Ochaco chuckles nervously, embarrassed that she had the same reaction as them. "He…he. "

Thirteen turns to her and sighs. "You too huh?"

Ochaco offers up an embarrassed grin. "Yeah, sorry… I had no idea what you looked like…" She gestures to their everything, "that."

"Hm…" Thirteen gives the girl a suspicious look. "What did you think I looked like?"

Ochaco freezes as her entire face turns a light shade of red. She spins away so the hero can't see her face. "I don't want to say…"

Okay that only makes Thirteen want to know even more.

Shinso snickers into his hand. "Aw, too shy to say."

Ochaco huffs defiantly! "No…yes…"

Thirteen chuckles, finding this all rather amusing. "Uraraka. I'm not going to judge."

Ohacko fidgets in place, before giving in under everyone's curious stares. "I had this dumb theory in my head that you…"

"Yeah…?" Thirteen eggs her on.

After another moment of fidgeting in place Oachako breaks, spinning around and yelling out, like she's ripping off a bandaid! "I thought your entire body was some ethereal mass or something!"

…

It takes everyone a moment to register her…theory.

Shinso's the first to crack, bursting into a fit of laughter! "Hahahaha! Seriously?!"

Ochaco cries out in embarrassment! "Don't laugh!"

Thirteen tries to hold their smile but it's certainly a challenge. "Well that's a…very creative theory." Wrong but creative.

Ochaco snaps, crying out! "I can tell when you're judging me!"

Everyone laughs, enjoying the moment of embarrassment and fun. Well mostly everyone. Izuku remains ever silent, standing off to the side like a stranger who isn't part of the clique, his eyes lost and averted as he folds into himself.

Recovery Girl takes notice, actually she's been growing more and more concerned for him as the exams go by. He's barely spoken…actually she hasn't even heard him speak up once today. She'd like to address it but now is not the time. He'll be up soon and perhaps the silence is just his nerves getting the better of him. But this also seems off, she's been in this business for a long time and after all that time one picks up on these things. Something's bothering him, but what? "Mid-"

"Looks like we've reached the end."

Recovery Girl goes quiet as she turns to see Aizawa.

His gaze locked on the monitor screen where Mineta actually managed to outsmart Midnight! And now he's carrying his partner through the escape gate with an overly smug grin on his face.

Aizawa's dark eyes drift over towards the student. "Midoriya. Uraraka."

The two teens slowly turn towards their homeroom teacher.

"Get yourselves to your designated arena, your exam is about to start."

They both nod: one with determination as the other one hesitates.

Tenya stands tall as he addresses his comrades! "I wish you the very best!"

Tsuyu chimes in. "Good luck guys."

Shinso frowns, feeling somewhat nervous for them. "Yeah, seriously you're going to need it."

Ochaco frowns, worriedly. Why shouldn't she be worried? They're only going up against All Might. The Number One Hero. The Symbol of Peace. That's all.

…

And que the internal panicking! 'Why am I all sweaty all of a sudden?!'

A gentle hand rests on Ochaco's shoulder.

Ochaco peers up to find Thirteen's soft face smiling down at her. "Relax. Panicking never helped anyone, got that?"

Ochaco nods, biting back her fears.

Thirteen smiles. "I have no doubt that you two will pass." They smile over at Izuku. "You're both more than capable."

That seems to be enough, as Ochaco swallows back her nerves and gives a shaky smile.

"R-right!" The nerves are still there but a part of her starts to grow in excitement. If anything she should look at this differently. This will be the best opportunity to show her mentors, teachers, and All Might what she can really do! She'll make them all proud. No, they'll make them all proud! "Let's go Deku, we got an exam to pass!"

She may be all cheery but Izuku averts his gaze downward, giving her a small nod in return.

Shoto, meanwhile, has his eyes locked onto the monitor where he's sure to witness a true match of wills. "Facing off against All Might. I'm not sure how you exactly plan on winning." Afterall. "He is the Number One Hero for a reason."

Izuku chokes, his body trembles for a moment, all the while a boiling sensation of mixed emotions begins to slowly but surely rise within him.

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(Opening Theme: DR STONE OP 2 - /SohCAjC-Npk)

(Instrumentals)

Sora no iro wa dō s***

Izuku walks forward with a determined expression before passing by Ochako

aoku mieru no darō ka

Ochaco continues walking forward before everything fades as she walks down a dark corridor

Kiiroi koe agete umareta

The corridor reveals the silhouettes of the past OFA users before Ochaco closes her eyes to meditate.

kioku no shizukesa Ao to kiiro ga

Izuku slowly opens his eyes before zooming out to show him sitting on a fence along with Bakugo and Henzu all of them with serious expressions before Henzu and Bakugo fade away.

mazariatte dekita midori ni wa hana o

Izuku blinks as he stands next to Ochaco in front of the U.A. gates.

Hana ni wa mizu o Boku ni wa yume o

The two look at each other in surprise before smiling and begin running.

Zero ni tashite ima o kakete Nagareru akai chi moyō

The Omnitrix aliens leap into action showing off their powers ending with several silhouettes coming into view before disappearing behind a flash of green light!

Sen o hīte kara o watte Saita hana no moyō

Shinso leads the charge for Class 1-A with Todoroki as he unleashes a torrent of flames

Tsunagu teishiki fude o motte

The flames dissipate to reveal Hisashi smiling at the camera while Endeavor and All Might stand behind him facing in opposite directions

Torimodoshite iku inochi

The U.A. staff follow after as they jump into the fray.

Me ni mienai rūru e ima ikō,

Gang Orca, Gran Torino, Manual, and other pros go about their daily patrol.

Ikōru o sagashi ni iku

Nezu sits at his desk as silhouettes of the plumber magistrate appear behind him.

Douka ga junsui na hajimari wo Shodou ni kawaru hajimari wo

Izuku rides on his hoverboard while Ochaco flies next to him as they charge in at the villains.

Seimeiryoku wo

Henzu stands next to Shigaraki with the shadows of the League of Villains behind them.

sangenshoku de hirogete

Up in space Vilgax narrows his eyes as bubbles form in his pod.

Hakushi no jidai kako mo sute kizukiage kizukasare

It shows Izuku and Ochaco's misadventures as space cadets. Ditto and Ochaco Posing as Men in Black, Ochaco cheering as Grey Matter tries to hotwire a space ship only for Thirteen to catch them, Ochaco and ML-E chanting as Heatblast bakes Mochi for them. Ochaco holding Four Arms Bridal style as they run from an angry Mr. Bauman.

Kuroku natte

Izuku grins as he cocks his fist as the Omnitrix begins to glow.

imada kishite

Ochaco does the same as pink energy surrounds her.

tsumiage tsugi wa doko e

The two roar out as they punch forward.

Aa bokura no ashita ni iro ga attara

Izuku and Ochaco walk forward as they look into the night sky with smiles.

Me ni mieru iro ni sā

They turn to look at each other before holding out their fists.

Egaite iku

The two reach out and bump fist under the night sky.

(Opening Theme was Illustrated by Drag0n5on)

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Ch.43 The Final Straw

Izuku's lips tighten as his body trembles ever so slightly as the massive gates shut closed behind him, and the Practical Exam officially begins.

Izuku takes a moment to take in the all too familiar arena that is modeled to be a giant model of a city field with tall office buildings, that are all lined up at the slides of the main road that stretches to the otherside of the arena,

With his hair draped over his eyes, Izuku peers to his teammates: Ochaco seems to be in a mixture of nervousness and excitement, and Katsuki Bakugou looks like he's about to murder a man in cold blood.

As if he senses his eyes on him, Bakugou peers back at Izuku, his red eye narrowing at the sight of him.

Izuku averts his gaze, not wanting to instigate anything…

Bakugou tsks, turning his head away, and without warning he marches forward.

Having missed all that, Ochaco gasps, realizing he's leaving them and hurries after him.

Izuku hesitates before shadowing the two of them.

As they march through the center of the arena, down the main road, Ochaco gives a huff as a glint of determination gleams in her eyes. "Alright." She turns to the greenette. "First things first, we need a plan."

Izuku's gaze doesn't move away from his shoes, grabbing his arm and tucking himself inward his insides twisting and plummeting with dread and sorrow.

"Um, Deku…?" She frowns. "Are you feeling up to this?"

"Tsk."

Ochaco raises an eyebrow at the tsking Bakugou.

The ash-blonde doesn't even have the decency to look at them as he continues forward. "Ignore him."

Ochaco huffs before deciding to ignore the blonde's advice. "Hey, Deku, are you okay. We really need you on this."

Before Deku can reply Bakugou cuts in all defiantly and angrily. "We don't need him. He'll only get in the way."

Ochaco's starting to lose her patience here. "Oh yeah?"

Bakugou glares back at her. "Yeah. Fucking Deku's too chicken shit to wanna fight All Might. He's the guy's biggest nerdy fan." He turns his gaze forward, down the main road where said opponent lies in waiting. "Knowing Deku, he wants to run and hide rather than fight his childhood hero."

Izuku folds in on himself, grimacing seemingly from pain.

Bakugou glares back, already fed up with him. "I'm right, aren't I?"

Still averting his gaze and not a single word being peeped out, the greenette turns away in shame.

"Tsk. Fucking knew it." Bakugou snarls.

He's known Deku for literally his whole life, he knows how he thinks. So the moment Mr. Aizawa said they were fighting All Might, he pretty much accepted the fact that it'll really be him and Uraraka fighting. Deku worships the ground that All Might steps on: hell his bedroom is just a shrine dedicated to the man.

And honestly it really sucks. Bakugou hates to admit it but Deku's Quirk would have been absolutely perfect for this exam, for fighting All Might. But his glorification and worship are only going to anchor him down. Fuck, he's going to be useless!

"You better not slow us down shitty nerd!"

Ochaco glares right at the back of Bakugou's head, rushing forward to match his stride. "What is with you?!"

"Huh?!"

"Are you mental?" Scratch that, he is. "We need Deku if we're going to have any chance of passing! With One Man Army and his brain we'll actually have a chance against All Might!"

Bakugou's eyes narrow, his eyes piercing into her very soul. "Deku will only slow us down and get in the way. One Man Army is powerful, even I'll admit that, but Deku's fucking nerdy self and asskissing hero worship will just get in the way." He won't fight All Might. He won't fight his hero. His idol. "He'll be fucking useless."

Izuku winces as something within him slowly begins to crack.

Ochaco snaps back! "Then what's your plan?! If you ask me, Deku's got the right idea then!"

Bakugou bares his teeth in annoyance. "I'm not running away from this fight. It'll look better if we blast that smile off his face." His eyes narrow. "I'm gonna toy with him until the time is almost up, and then knock him unconscious for real."

Ochaco's eyebrows furrow in annoyance, offended on Deku's behalf. "You can't be serious. We don't stand a chance not unless we all pull together here. I thought you already got over this, you can't take him alone! None of us can!"

Bakugou stops forcing the others to follow suit before he raises an eyebrow at the brunette. "Please, don't tell me you're fucking scared too?"

Ochaco pouts in annoyance.

Bakugou stares right back at her. "Come on be honest you wanna beat him too, don't you?" His eyes narrow. "You wanna surpass him."

Ochaco frowns, surpassing All Might is one thing but…she can't deny the fact that a part of her wants to win. To win against All Might. But fighting him head on isn't exactly the best way to go about it.

"Fine…" She sighs, giving in, it's clear Bakugou isn't going to see reason so she needs to compromise. "We'll do it your way. But! The moment we're in over our heads you have to promise that we'll go about this differently."

"I ain't running away!"

"I never said that!" Ochaco shakes her head. "All I'm saying is that we'll need to regroup and rethink our plan. Is that okay?"

Yeah, that's okay. "Whatever." Bakugou turns his head away. "As long as I get the first crack at All Might I don't care!"

Ochaco sighs, looks like she was able to get him to compromise. It may not be what she wanted but they at least now have a chance, hopefully.

Izuku watches on, his insides twisting with every mention of the hero's name. These two can't be serious? They are though, he knows that. Neither of them would willingly pass up the chance to take on the Number One Hero.

But can he do the same…? Can he stand up in front of the man who…? "No…"

Ochaco frowns and even Bakugou seems to be caught off guard. They both seem confused and unsure if they heard Deku correctly since he spoke so softly and sorrowfully.

"We won't win if we fight…" Without meeting either of their eyes, Izuku whimpers, bringing his shoulder in closer like he's tucking into an invisible shell. "We're up against All Might. There's no feasible way we can fight him." It'll be no use, it's All Might! "Combat is out of the question. It'd be impossible to beat him in a fight." Izuku folds even more into himself, trembling. "It's…a bad idea…"

Ochaco frowns. "Deku…"

Bakugou scowls in annoyance and with every word spoken he becomes angrier and angrier.

Izuku grabs his arms, shaking. "We can't. We can't win-GHA!"

In a blink of an eye a furious Bakugou backhands the trembling greenette, knocking him to the ground!

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Watching from the Monitor Room Recovery Girl frowns at the sight of the trio.

Aizawa frowns, shaking his head in disappointment. "Bakugou and Midoriya just seem incapable of compromising. And that's going to cost them dearly."

Shoto frowns. "Is that why you paired them together?"

"Yes. Those two need to learn here and now that petty arguments have to put aside especially when fighting villains. If they can't do that then they'll never be heroes."

"Mr. Aizawa!" Tenya is horrid to hear such words from a teacher in reference to his own students. "Isn't that a little presumptuous to say?!"

"No it's not. Kero. " Tsuyu frowns. "If they aren't able to work together in a controlled setting, then they won't be able to in the field. Especially if someone else's life is on the line."

"Ah! I…I see."

Aizawa approves as well. "Good to see some of you can see the logic in this."

Shinso frowns. "Okay so then, why's Uraraka there?"

Aizawa answers. "To mediate."

Recovery Girl goes ahead and explains further. "She's already shown to be willing to work with Bakugou and miraculously he's somewhat okay with listening to her. Hopefully she can keep their focus on the matter at hand."

On the screen they can see Uraraka berating the pissed off Bakugou as Midoriya remains on the ground, holding his cheek as he looks away from the cameras.

Recovery Girl frowns. "But it looks like she'll have her work cut out for her as a peacekeeper."

Shinso folds his arms watching as Bakugou snaps back. "I kinda wanna know what they're saying though."

Currently only Recovery Girl and Aizawa have access to the audio as they are the only ones with mics in their ears allowing them to listen in. And right now they know that's everything going on: they know Midoriya's too scared to fight, Bakugou seems driven to prove himself, and Uraraka is doing the best she can to keep things together.

Combine all that together, and it really is a recipe for disaster.

And Recovery Girl knows it. "Oh dear. She's trying her best but there's absolutely no teamwork between those boys. Don't they realize the trial ahead of them?"

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"HERE WE GO." All Might stands tall like at the opposite end of the main road with the escape gate standing just behind him.

His grin is wide, his muscles are bulging, and even with the heavy weights strapped to him, he's ready to go.

Even from this distance he can make out the trio of colorful students.

And so he begins to wind up, slowly reeling back his fist. "I AM HERE TO TEST THEM."

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Izuku is shaking, his head is pounding as his insides boil up but he's actively restraining himself, bottling up all these twisting emotions!

Ochaco gasps in horror! "Bakugou!"

He ignores her, instead he looms over Deku who's holding the side of his reddened face.

Izuku quivers, his insides coiling together, as his watery gaze peers up at the annoyed ash-blonde.

"Shut up, Deku." Bakugou's voice is quiet, with an underlying threatening tone. "I'm going to show everyone how much better I am. How much stronger I am." His glare hardens. "And I'm not about to let you hold me back." He frowns, his hair casting a shadow over his eyes. "If you want to run away and hide then be my guest. Go sit on the sidelines. But." His eyes gleam with a raging fire. "Don't you dare say we can't win." If Uraraka and him have to be the ones to fight then so be it, but Deku shouldn't rob them of this opportunity! "Be useless for all I care!

And just like that, the cracking within Izuku increases. Like a glass window begging to break apart but has yet to shatter.

Ochaco snaps at the ash-blonde! "Bakugou! How could you say that?!"

"Huh?" Bakugou gives her one nasty scowl. "Me? Ask him that." Why? "He's got all sorts of crazy ass powers at his fingertips and yet he wants to run and hide. He doesn't want to step up. And one thing I can't stand are weaklings trying to get in my way to becoming Number One." He glares down at Deku with disapproval. "It's simple, get on board or get out of the way."

A harsh silence befalls them at Bakugou's words. Why? Because there is some underlying truth here.

Essentially, Midoriya is saying that they have no chance of winning. That is what he's telling them. In other words, what he's saying is that he doubts any of their abilities, Quirks, and skills. That none of their hard work or effort is even worth a thing, especially not against All Might.

And for Bakugou, that's just guaranteed to piss him off. After all he has something to prove, a goal to be Number One. It does cross his mind that perhaps Deku's acting off since his old man has returned, but that's no excuse. He needs to focus and get with the program, but if he's not then he better not bring the rest of them down with him!

Before anyone can speak, something catches their ears making them freeze in place. The sound of crashing, shattering glass and rushing wind grows louder and louder!

And then a massive gailing whirlwind rampages through the main street, right towards them! The gale crashes and smashes through the city demolishing sides of the buildings as if they were made of cardboard, the glass windows shatter upon impact, light posts bend and snap at their bases, cars are flung into the air, and even the street is uprooted and destroyed as the wind pressure leaves behind a massive narrow crater in its wake!

The wind blast slams into the teens tossing them backwards as glass and rubble fly all around them! "GAAAAHHHH!"

It's nothing but total havoc and destruction as they're flung backwards, all three being thrown onto their backs as the wind rages around them!

Soon the whirlwind passes leaving behind a trail of destruction that stretches from one end of the arena to the other.

A battered and bruised Bakugou is the first one to his feet amongst the rubble. Peering around many of the buildings on the main road are still standing but that's not saying much as the sides closest to the road have been ripped away exposing the fake offices and rooms inside.

Ochaco struggles to her feet, she lost her visor in the whirlwind leaving her face exposed.

And Izuku remains on the ground, trembling with fear.

"WHO REALLY CARES IF I DESTROY THIS CITY?" From within the dust cloud and destruction, All Might appears like a surprise-boss of an RPG, one that strikes when your HP is low, and you've run out of medicine.

Ochaco freezes. 'When did he get…'

Bakugou is grinning, but it's clear he's just as terrified. 'What? How is he…'

They both have the same thought. '…so intimidating?'

From the ground, Izuku's eyes widen, shaking as his heart plummets.

All Might takes one step forward and the pure pressure of his step is enough to generate another whirlwind! Thankfully this gust is nowhere near the same power level as the last one but it's still enough to force the students to brace themselves.

"IF YOU THINK OF THIS AS AN EXAM AND NOT A REAL FIGHT, YOU'LL BE SORRY." He grins at them, his sapphire eyes shining with excitement. "I'M A VILLAIN NOW, HEROES. REMEMBER THAT. YOU'D BETTER COME AT ME WITH EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT. I WON'T PULL MY PUNCHES!"

Izuku pales, frozen in place, unable to look away from the titan before him.

And said titan charges forward with the intent to deliver the beat down of the century!

Bakugou doesn't hesitate to counter. "How about a Stun Grenade!" He throws his palm forward and unleashes a blinding explosion that acts much like a flashbang!

It works as All Might stops, blinded by the piercing light!

"You want everything I've got, All Might?!" Bakugou pounces forward, refusing to show fear and hesitation! "Like that wasn't my plan! I never-" All Might's massively muscular hand catches Bakugou by his freaking face, muffling his mouth! "-hold back, dammit!"

Bakugou shoots out his hands and unleashes a barrage of rapid-fire blasts right into All Might's own face! The blasts are small; but enough to burn and chip away at the target's stamina.

"OW, OW, OW!" But this is no ordinary target, as a grinning All Might just takes the hits while still holding onto Bakugou's face. 'NORMALLY, IF YOU GRAB SOMEONE'S FACE, THEY REFLEXIVELY TRY TO PULL YOUR HAND OFF OF IT.' Even through the blasts he can see Bakugou's red gaze piercing into his soul. 'GUESS THIS KID REALLY IS CONCERNED ONLY WITH DEFEATING ME, NO MATTER THE COST.'

With unflinching composure, All Might spins around, bringing Bakugou along with him before throwing him headfirst into the dirt!

He mercifully let's go of Bakugou's face, who immediately gasps for air after having the wind knocked out of him and his head spins in pain.

"YOUR RAPID-FIRE BLASTS WERE WEAK, HARDLY MORE THAN A STING." He turns to eye Ochaco who's been too stunned to move. "NOW." In a blink of an eye he's gone only to reappear right behind his young student. "DON'T THINK I'VE FORGOTTEN ABOUT YOU ALREADY, YOUNG URARAKA." His eyes gleam with resolve, letting them all know that he truly has no intentions of holding back.

Ochaco freezes and even though Izuku is to the side an overwhelming amount of fear and danger floods them both. For some reason they're suddenly reminded of the Hero Killer, and how intense he was. And that instantly kicks in their fight and flight instincts!

In Ochaco's case, she fights! "Smash!" With a lack of concentration, she throws her glowing fist forward!

All Might smiles on as he steps to the side avoiding the weak ass smash. "HAHA! YOU CALL THAT A SMASH?"

As Ochaco moves with her fist All Might's fist slams into her gut launching her backwards and right into the side of the destroyed building!

"Gahh!" Ochaco retches in pain as the wind is knocked out of her and her body slams into a pile of bricks!

"COME NOW IS THAT IT? I DIDN'T EVEN PUT MY BACK INTO IT." Having dealt damage to two of them already, All Might turns his attention to the last member of this party.

Still on the ground, trembling, Izuku gasps his survival instincts kicking in forcing him to take flight! Literally. From his side, Izuku tosses out his hoverboard, it expands, and the moment his feet touch the device he takes off into the air! His eyes never leaving All Might, in case he comes chasing after him.

"UH-UH. DO YOU THINK THAT'S GOING TO WORK?" The poor boy is so distracted he's lost all sense of battlefield awareness. So much so that All Might doesn't have to do anything right now.

"Ah- Move it!"

Izuku turns his head and his eyes widen in surprise as Bakugou comes flying at him!

"Bakugou!"

And blam! They slam into each other in a midair collision, having accidentally got in each other's way! They tumble to the ground hard, so much so Izuku is launched off the hoverboard and the device flies off crashing into a pile of rubble.

---

Recovery Girl frowns watching as the boys struggle. "One wants to defeat All Might. The other thinks only of running." They're objectives are total opposites of each other. And she knows from experience that teammates with different objectives will not survive for very long.

Shoto frowns at the screen. "What are they doing?"

Tenya frowns, confused. "Why isn't Midoriya fighting back?"

Tsuyu frowns, concerned. "They really have no coordination."

Shinso raises an eyebrow looking to his classmates for an answer. "So, um, when did Midoriya get a freaking hoverboard?"

Tenya's hands chop into the air. "Why he's had that for some time."

Shoto nods. "Yeah, he told us he got it from a friend apparently." Him and Iida asked about it during their stay in the hospital after the Hero Killer incident.

"Huh, neat."

Meanwhile, Aizawa is in total disbelief here, he knew these three wouldn't have it easy, but he expected a way better performance than this. Uraraka is speedy, powerful and adaptable, Bakugou has stellar control over his Quirk and his combat abilities are nothing to shrug off, and Midoriya's brain and power are simply remarkable. Yet this is by far the worst showing that any of them have had. Especially for the latter two.

'Bakugou, Midoriya, I knew their situation was a complicated one, but this is something else.' They can't even be on the same page with each other, instead they get in each other's way. 'Disappointing. Instead of pushing each other forward, they drag each other down.'

Aizawa hides his frown behind his scarf as he contemplates. 'But…something else is at play here.' With the earpiece in his ear, he listened as Midoriya opposed his teammates wanting to fight, and he could hear him trembling and holding himself back. On the surface that's understandable, they are up against the Number One Hero, a bit unfair but Aizawa thought it necessary to force these two to work together.

But the way Midoriya froze up when All Might appeared…was different.

This kid's faced a legion of villains, performed admirably in the Sports Festival, fought and beat the Hero Killer, a villain who was known for taking down pro heroes! And yet…he isn't facing this challenge at all… He hasn't even touched that watch of his. At first, he thought it was because he was waiting, since he has a time limit and all, but that's not it anymore.

Something's just not right here. And something's telling him that it might not be because of Bakugou… So then what is it?

---

Bakugou springs to his feet and immediately marches forward like a samurai ready to face the beast.

Izuku on the other hand, couldn't be in a more opposite state. "We…we can't beat him…"

"Shut up." Bakugou snaps as he stomps past the prone greenette. "I will win this. Because that's what it means to be a hero, Deku!"

He is going to win! And Deku isn't going to mess that up! It's how things are supposed to be, true heroes are those that win no matter the odds. It doesn't matter what the villain's Quirk is, or how strong they are. A hero will always beat them and come out the victor! That's what makes a true hero in his eyes.

And Izuku knows this too. At least he knows that's how Bakugou sees things…

##########(Flashback)#########

"Hey! Did you see what he just did?!" A younger Kacchan grins joyfully at the TV screens behind the glass store window. "Man, it doesn't get any cooler than All Might!"

As kids Kacchan and Izuku used to hang around in the local electronic shop: they had toys, collectables, and of course TVs that were always tuned into the hero outlets.

And of course they were all glued to the screens whenever a clip of All Might popped up.

Izuku remembers it well, it was a clip of All Might facing off against 4 different villains all at once!

It was awesome, and young Kacchan definitely thought so! "He'll beat those villains, even though they're fighting him four to one! He's the best! Y'see that?" Young Kacchan throws his own shadow punches and kicks as he watches All Might take down the villains! "I bet he'll dodge and then punch! They'll think they've won, then-" He throws a jab, a punch and a kick as he yells out! "-Ha! Oh! Ah!"

Honestly watching Kacchan get all fanboy like he does, always seemed to bring a smile to a Young Izuku's face. Why? Because they loved the same thing, they admired All Might with all their hearts, and both dreamed of the day that they could join his ranks.

"Look! He totally stomped 'em!" A huge innocent and gleeful grin plays on the ash-blonde's soft face: not yet tampered by a permanent scowl. "That's why he's the greatest. No matter how much trouble he's in, he's always the winner."

########(End Flashback)#######

In Bakugou's eyes, that's what makes a true hero…

So, by his definition… Izuku isn't a hero… He's useless…

The small crack within Izuku, grows again like sharp roots tearing through the soil that is his sanity.

"I HAVE A SPECIAL GIFT FOR THE ONE WHO WANTS TO RUN!"

Izuku gasps a bit of tears pricking at the corners of his eyes as he snaps his head up in shock!

From up above All Might is coming in for a crash landing with a broken railing in hand!

"Deku!" A pink blur grabs him and pulls him away just as the legs of the railing impale the ground!

"I MISSED. UH?" Turning All Might is met with an Explosion to the face. "YOW! THAT STINGS!"

As Bakugou delivers Explosion after Explosion, Izuku pants, bent over on the ground as a panting Ochaco stands over him.

As he tries to calm his racing heart, Izuku pants up a thank you. "Th-...thanks."

With a quick inhale, Ochaco dryly exclaims. "Thank me by getting your head in the game."

Woah where'd that come from?!

Izuku blinks, not expecting that at all.

Ochaco gives him a soft and concerned yet almost disappointing look. "Deku, what's going on with you?"

His lips press tightly together, not daring to speak because he's too afraid of what he might say.

Ochaco frowns, worried, at first, she thought it was nervousness but now she knows it's something else. She would like to get to the bottom of this, but during a test is literally the worst time to do that! They are literally on the clock here and fighting All Might, they can't afford to get distracted! Or else.

"Deku, we need you." She speaks softly yet pointily. "I don't know what's going on but you gotta get your head in the game."

His gaze falls away from her.

In the background more Explosions ring out followed by All Might's laughter, pulling Ochaco's attention away.

She takes a step ready to run in as Bakugou leaps away before All Might can grab him, but she hesitates to check up on Deku one last time. "This will sound harsh, but…Bakugou's right." Oh, god does that leave a bad taste in her mouth.

Izuku's head snaps up at her.

"I wanna win this too. I want to show everyone that I can be a hero too." She looks back at him, her expression is brimming with determination, but her eyes cry out for him, asking him, begging him to pull himself together. "And I know you want the same."

*BOOM!*

As a massive Explosion roars in the background, Ochaco rushes in leaving the frozen and quivering Deku behind.

She doesn't want to leave him there; he's clearly going through something. And dammit does she wish she took notice before! But…right now she needs all her focus on this battle! And the sooner it's over the sooner she can help him!

"All Might!" Ochaco screams at the top of her lungs as she rushes forward at full speed!

All Might turns, momentarily distracted by her call.

With her drive to win pushing her, she focuses, her hands glowing pink before she swings her hands forward unleashes a shower of pink orbs! "Ryou Spheres!"

The balls of anti-gravity and power race through the air like a rain of baseballs that were pitched out in rapid succession of each other.

"HAHA!" Despite the onslaught, the grinning hero sidesteps each and every sphere with incredible agility, moving like a blur in between each projectile! "IT'S LIKE PLAYING A GAME OF DODGEBALL."

Not one to give up, Ochaco continues firing off sphere after sphere but each and every one whizzes past the pro hero only to implode upon contact with nearby rubble.

In a blink of an eye her target vanishes from view and then… WHAM! Ochaco's body checked from the side, making her retch in pain as she's flung to the side. Her feet skid across the ground before giving out from under her, falling and skidding across the ground like a stone over water!

All Might grins, more than happy to take a moment to gloat. "YOU REALLY NEED TO WORK ON YOUR AIM THERE."

He's met with a raspy growl from behind. "You bastard."

BOOOM!

An Explosion goes off right in All Might face! Blinding him and scorching him within a blazing heat! "OW!"

Bakugou grins, feeling pretty good for having dealt some damage.

As All Might stands there all menacingly, his grin widens. "WAS THAT A LOVE TAP?"

Bakugou's grin turns nasty as he thrusts his hands forward! "DIE!"

His declaration is followed by one massive explosion of fire and smoke!

'WHAT WAS THAT?' Covering his mouth from smoke, All Might hesitates as smoke rises all around him. 'THAT WASN'T DIRECTED AT ME.' He eyes the smoking ground. 'HE WAS AIMING FOR THE STREET?'

There's a gap from within the veil of smoke, through it he can see his successor! She's battered and bruised, her costume directed and tattered, but it's clear to him that she's far from giving up!

Ochaco presses her fingers together and shouts with all her might! "RELEASE!"

'RELEASE?' Wait, that's how she dispels her Quirk right? And then realization hits him! "GHA?!"

A whizzing sound greets his ears as he snaps his head up! The smoke rising above is ripped away as a massive piece of rubble comes crashing down! Followed by another, and another, and another!

"IT'S A METEOR SHOWER?!" Just like in the Sports Festival! Massive pieces of rubble come crashing down around All Might!

'BUT WHEN DID SHE?' Another wave of realization hits him!

Her Ryou Spheres from before weren't meant to hit him! But were meant to float up the rubble that he, himself, created when he demolished the road!

But this knowledge comes far too late as the meteor shower crashes down upon him in spectacular fashion!

An almost nervous smirk forms on the girl's face. 'Got ya."

No, she didn't.

A massive gust tears through the dust cloud and meteor shower, the crashing rubble is flung aside from the sheer power of the whirlwind that whips at the teenagers' faces.

"RUDE." After flexing and swinging his fist up and around into the air, a perfectly fine All Might dusts off his costume, taking a second to inspect it for any signs of damage. "YOU DIRTIED MY SUIT. DAMN, AND I JUST HAD IT DRY CLEANED."

Did that move seriously do nothing?! Actually now that she thinks about that movie is 0:2 so not exactly a move to put all her chips on.

"Rahh!" With frustration Ochaco rushes in! If she's going to go down, then she's going to go out swinging!

From the sidelines, Bakugou grins watching as Ochaco's body glows under a pink aura. "Crazy bitch." He blasts himself forward, launching himself right at the powerhouse that is their opponent!

As the two fight on with all their might, despite the impossible odds, Izuku watches on, unable to look away as Explosions and Smashes are thrown across the city street.

He shakes and trembles, his head pounding, and his breath becomes ragged and hasty as his aching heart beats away, filling with more and more the more agony every time he even glances at All Might's grin. His heart pangs with pain with each smash and strike he lands on his teammates who are giving this fight their all! But nothing is working! The worst they're doing is dirtying his costume!

But what is he doing? Cowering in the corner. Contributing nothing like…like he's…useless.

Ochaco rushes in, her fist glowing brightly with power! She leaps into the air and jets forward throwing her fist right at the hero! "SMASH!" Her fist connects, smashing into the side of All Might's face!

"GHH!" All Might's skull is thrown back but despite that he manages to keep his cool and remain standing!

With the first still connected with his face, All Might grins at his successor. "HEHE. YOU KNOW MAYBE IF YOU PUT MORE INTO THAT, I WOULD HAVE FELT SOMETHING."

The brunette pales as she tumbles down.

All Might looms over her, massaging and resetting the side of his face. Despite what he said that actually did hurt: gotta look cool in front of the kids after all. "YOU GOTTA PUT MORE UMPH INTO IT." He raises his fist up over his head. "LIKE THIS."

Ochaco scrambles to her feet as All Might swings his fist down!

"Bastard!" From out of nowhere, Bakugou swoops in and grabs the girl, pulling her away just in time!

A trembling Izuku watches on. Those two are losing, badly, but yet they haven't even considered giving up. And yet he's…

"YOUNG MIDORIYA."

Izuku freezes in place, he can feel it, the intense pressure and danger looming over his tiny pathetic form.

All Might's towering form looms over him. "ARE YOU FINALLY GOING TO FIGHT?"

Izuku quivers, his entire body trembles as he slowly reaches for the Omnitrix… But then he hesitates. What would be the point? Would it change anything? If he did fight…would All Might see him as a hero, then? If he won?

"Outta the way, Deku!"

Ochaco grabs Deku and Bakugou blasts All Might!

"OW!"

As Ochaco pulls Deku aside.

Bakugou leaps down from above, his arm aimed forward while his other hand grabs the pin to his Grenade Gauntlets! With just one pull of his finger he'll unleash one hell of an Explosion!

But All Might knows this as well, because he doesn't hesitate to smash the Gauntlet to bits with one strike of his fist! "SORRY. DID I RUIN YOUR FINISHING MOVE?"

"Ah?!" Bakugou can't even react as All Might delivers a solid strike to his gut, making the boy retch up a bit of his breakfast and then he is pulled back down and thrown face first into the dirt!

Izuku chokes. "Baku-"

"All Might!" Ochaco rushes All Might!

She makes herself weightless allowing the Gyro-Disc to launch her forward! She moves like a pink blur as she throws her fist forward! "Mercury Smash!"

Her fist connects and with the combination of power, speed, and momentum All Might is sent flying backwards, crashing into the side of another building!

"Bakugou…?!" Izuku rushes to the ash-blonde's side. "Are you-"

"Shut the fuck up." Bakugou glares up at Deku with a furious rage. He winces in pain, a bit of blood leaking from his forehead and nose, possibly broken from the impact.

Izuku steps back from both fright and pain.

Bakugou struggles to his feet, he's battered, bruised, and bleeding but despite that he still manages to get up. "I don't need a worthless scumbag like you holding me back."

Izuku frowns. What can he say? To defend himself? Nothing. He's only getting in the way. He's done nothing to help. He's…he's..

And as if he could read his mind, Bakugou turns away and spits out. "You're so fucking useless, Deku."

Izuku gasps, his blood going cold as a dark sensation of sorrow and anger begins to rise within him.

Bakugou charges in as All Might pulls himself out of the rubble! He unleashes an onslaught of Explosions at the hero, who takes each one like an immovable mountain.

Soon an exhausted yet determined Uraraka flies in and joins the close quarters fight: throwing punches and slaps, trying to strike All Might or at least make him weightless. But he seems to dodge or block every strike she throws at him! And then he counters, throwing her so hard that's flung across the road!

And thus it comes down to Bakugou. He continues with the barrage of attacks, screaming and roaring as he unleashes Explosions after Explosions.

"YOU REALLY ARE A TENACIOUS ONE." The pro hero either takes the hits or dodges at the last second, continuingly grinning all the while. "MOST IMPRESSIVE, YOUNG BAKUGOU." He takes the Explosion before throwing his fist forward but Bakugou's acrobatics is impressive too allowing him to dodge with a few well-timed blasts. "WITH YOUR QUIRK AND SKILL." All Might's grin widens as Bakugou stands before him. He can see in his eyes just how determined and driven he is, and for All Might that's something to admire. "YOU'LL DEFINITELY BE A WORTHY HERO."

And with that the last of Izuku's will snaps. And for a brief moment he feels nothing, not his heart, he can't even sense all the emotions all the turmoil he's had bottle up begin to spill up to the surface.

But in that moment his mind can't bear any of it any longer, and his thoughts swirl with conflict! Bakugou! Fucking Bakugou is worthy in All Might's eyes!

But…but that can't be right. Yes, Bakugou's powerful, he's skilled, and driven…but… How? How could he be worthier than him?!

After all the abuse. The torment. The pain! He's caused him! And for what?! Because…because he was Quirkless…! Because he is Quirkless…?

It's all the same. Nothing's changed from back then! He still needs others to bail him out! Whether it be Henzu from back then or Uraraka now! He always needs others to help him win!

Because…because he's useless. A Useless, Quirkless, kid that got lucky… That isn't worthy of being a hero.

And thus, the frustration he's been holding back finally spills out! "HOW COULD YOU, ALL MIGHT!?"

In an instant the entire world falls silent, the combatants freezing in place, thrown off by Izuku's sudden outcry.

Even from the monitor room the air has changed. Even though Recovery Girl and Aizawa were the only ones to hear the anger in his voice. The students and Thirteen can tell that something's very wrong.

Izuku is a complete mess, grasping at his hair as tears prick at his eyes making his vision blurry and putting him in an even more frustrating and messed up state! "How?! Why?! Why aren't I good enough?!"

All Might's blood turns cold, filling with a sense of dread.

"How could you praise someone like him?!" He tosses up his shaking finger at Bakugou. "He's awful, he's cruel, and petty! And yet." From between his locks, Izuku's darkened eyes glare up at the pro hero. "HE CAN BE A HERO!?"

It hits All Might like a speeding truck. He remembers…remembers the day, nearly a year ago…the day he…he denied Midoriya of his dream. And like that everything clicks into his mind.

From the sidelines, Ochaco watches on. When Deku cried out she instantly knew something was wrong. But…where is this coming from? What's going on? "Deku…?"

Even Bakugou seems perplexed, and annoyed. On one hand he's pissed that Deku's interrupting the exam but on the other hand…just what the hell is this all about?

All Might's grin fades away, a sorrowful and concerned frown taking its place. "YOUNG MIDORIYA…"

In truth All Might's always feared this. He honestly thought he was actually able to avoid it, back when he confronted Midoriya about All For One and such… Oh, how he was naive. It was so bluntly obvious from the beginning, since the start of the year. Young Midoriya didn't just forget about their encounter, how could he? Not after what he said. But throughout the year he did all he could from bringing it up, hoping that Young Midoriya brushed it all aside. God damn was he stupid? He calls himself a hero, someone that can face off against the most dangerous of villains, and yet…he has too much pride to even confront and apologize properly to his own student.

Pathetic.

Unfortunately, they are in the middle of a test. And although he'd like to make up for it, he can't. At least not right now, this exam is far too important to just ignore. "YOU'RE NOT IN THE RIGHT STATE OF MIND. YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN AND FOCUS ON THE EXAM OR YOU'LL-"

"FUCK THE EXAM!"

And like that his mouth is shut tight.

Ochaco lets out an audible gasp, even Bakugou nearly stumbles in surprise. Even from the monitor room, Recovery Girl gasps out loud making the teens and Thirteen even more worried.

Tears are streaming down Izuku's face, he grapes and claws at his eyes trying to make them stop but it's like the floodgates have been busted open! "It's just like back then! You don't care about me! I'm not important enough for that, because I'm WORTHLESS!"

"YOUNG MIDORIYA, NO. PLEASE YOU MUST UNDERSTAND-"

"Understand what?!" Izuku screams out, his voice seething with rage! "Understand that I'm just a powerless nobody? That I'm useless? That I'm not worthy of being a hero?!" It pains him to say this, to say all of this, because he knows..he knows it's true!

Alright, All Might really needs to rein things in here and quickly. Young Midoriya has clearly forgotten all about the exam, that much is certain, he's drowning in his own emotions. He needs to pull him out before it's too late! "MIDORIYA PLEASE THIS ISN'T THE TIME-"

"THE TIME!?" A very poor choice of words, as Izuku sits and shakes in anger. "You never had time for me?! Because I was Quirkless! Because you thought I was a fucking villain!"

Ochaco gasps, paling as a certain name drifts into her thoughts: All For One.

Bakugou on the other hand is dead quiet, total surprise written all across his face.

"NOT TRUE!" All Might is internally begging for him to calm down! This is too much all at once and Midoriya's only getting worse! "DID I HAVE MY SUSPICIOUS. I'M AFRAID I DID. BUT THOSE WERE ONLY PRECAUTIONS. I KNOW YOU'RE WORTHY OF BEING A HERO."

"LIAR!" Izuku heads shakes violently to the sides, whooping around madly! "You're only saying that to save face! You thought I was a villain! And I can only guess that you thought that from the start!" He inhales and cries out! "YOU NEVER SAW ME AS A POTENTIAL HERO!"

"THAT'S NOT TRUE!"

Really? So then… "Why…?" The green locks cover Izuku's eyes, shadowing over them as he goes deathly silent. "is it because I have a Quirk now?"

All Might's heart stops. His mouth opens and closes as he hesitates to answer. But what can he say? Would any answer he gives really help in this situation? If he chooses poorly it'll only make things worse.

But it's already too late, his hesitation was enough of an answer for the troubled young man.

With a swipe at his eyes, the tears finally calming down, but his entire body shakes even more violently, his breathing becoming hasty like he's hyperventilating, as his agonizing anger desperately claws at him from within. "On that roof…"

Izuku hesitates, but in that moment All Might's heart plummets as dread begins to creep in from the shadows.

"I asked if a Quirkless loser could become a hero…" Izuku can't meet his gaze, almost like he's afraid. He's relived this moment in his mind for months, nearly every time he even glanced at the hero. Before he always tried to suppress, to forget about it, but…not anymore. "Do you remember… what you told me?"

All Might breaks into a cold sweat; he couldn't forget that moment even if he wanted to.

"Do you remember, All Might…?"

A harsh and tense pressure befalls the arena, like the whole world has gone silent, waiting in anticipation for All Might's answer.

Ochaco and Bakugou wait on, confused, intrigued, and concerned.

From the monitor room, Recovery Girl is shaking. She knows too. All Might told her himself of what he did. And here it is coming back to haunt him.

Meanwhile, Aizawa listens intently, sweat forming on his brow as his mind races with one question. 'All Might…what the hell did you do?'

Back within the silent arena, Izuku chokes back a painful sob. Grinding his teeth as his fingernails dig into his palms. "What did you tell me?"

All Might's blood runs cold, his eyes going in and out of focus. He can't turn away; he can't turn away from the boy's gaze. His eyes are filled with desperation and despair, and he fears what he will set off if he answers.

Izuku chokes. "Say it."

Silence, All Might shakes his will breaking under the boy's twisted gaze.

Izuku scowls and screams! "Say it!"

Nothing but silence.

"SAY IT!"

All Might warily peers up and his eyes lock with the boy's tearful broken gaze. And just like that the last of his restraint gives away as guilt takes it hold over him completely. "I SAID… NO." The instant he said it, he knew, he knew just from the lack of life in the boy's eyes that he's in the most pain he's ever been in. "I DON'T THINK YOU CAN BECOME A HERO WITHOUT A QUIRK."

Ochaco lets out an audible gasp.

Izuku shakes, his eyes brimming with steaming rage! "You. Fucking. HYPOCRITE!" He roars at the top of his lungs, so loud that one might think the world was shaking!

Without even realizing it, in a moment of sheer fury and rage, Izuku slams his hand down onto the Omnitrix!

The instant he disappears behind the flash of green light, a wave of burning heat floods the city street!

The dirt and cement under his feet melt and smoke, nearby metal glows red due to the intensity of the heat, and nearby debris spontaneously ignites just from mere exposure!

"CAN I BE A HERO NOW ALL MIGHT!?" Izuku's distorted voice roars out as the veil of light disperses! "I HAVE A QUIRK NOW! SO, CAN I BECOME A HERO!?" From within a raging heatwave, Heatblast roars out, his flames expanding and wiping all around his head and exposed limbs! "AM I WORTHY!?"

---

Shinso screams at the screen. "What the hell's going on over there?!"

Tsuyu quivers as flames dance on the screen. "Something's not right. Not right at all."

"What is he doing?" Tenya remains frozen in place as the camera feed breaks in and out.

"Midoriya…" Shoto can't look away as the raging hellfire that is Heatblast roars! 'It's just like…' Just like him. When he lashed out during the Sports Festival.

Midoriya's anger is getting the better of him, and he's lashing out! But…why?

Thirteen rushes over and grabs Aizawa by the arm, spinning him around! "Tell me what's going on?! What's wrong with Midoriya?"

Aizawa is shaken as well, he never expected this sort-of outcome especially from Midoriya. But with everything he was able to overhear, he quickly puts two and two together and comes to a reasonable conclusion, although nothing can be certain. "I think…Midoriya's been bottling up his emotions."

Thirteen pales. "What…?"

Without looking away from the screen, Recovery Girl interjects. "He's angry and rightfully so if you ask me." He was denied his dream by his own hero after all. "But what isn't right is that he tried to suppress his emotions, kept them hidden." He bottled them up, hoping they would just disappear. "But no one can suppress their emotions forever, they just build up over time, more and more until…"

Aizawa eyes the screen. "They erupt."

A horrified Thirteen turns back to the screen, watching on helplessly as flames and heat dance around the furious Heatblast.

---

The raging heat is just flooding off Heatblast, melting away and scorching away anything that's just a few inches away from his body!

Even All Might has to brace himself, as each wave of heat hits him. And he can feel it, each wave just carries the boy's anger and frustrations. Like it's a manifestation of his own turmoil and emotions.

He needs to calm him down: forget the Exam at this rate he's going to cause some serious damage! "YOUNG MIDORIYA. YOU NEED TO CALM YOURSELF BEFORE YOU HURT SOMEBODY!"

The sudden jump in heat is a clear indication that his attempt to calm the situation has failed spectacularly.

"You all just can't stop hurting me." Heatblast rages, shaking his head in disbelief. It's like he didn't even hear All Might's call, perhaps the raging fire in his ears have clouded his senses. "Bakugou. Henzu. You." He speaks coldly like saying such names leaves a bad taste in his mouth. "I can't stand… how you all just…-" The flames whip around his head, his palms rise at his sides as wisps of flames dance off his fingers. "-LOOK DOWN ON ME!"

Without any warning, flames burst forth like a raging inferno, right towards the stunned All Might!

Moving almost reflexively, All Might throws himself out of the way at the very last second! The raging flamethrower rushes past, the heat is so intense that the ground glows red and melts away from the intensity. The flame fly into one of the crumbled buildings, setting it ablaze upon impact!

"You all despise me!" More flames are fired into the air, striking another building! "You all think I'm worthless!" More flames lash out and strike nearby lampposts and melt them away into puddles! "All because I…didn't have a QUIRK!" Heatblast explodes, flames firing off from all sides that strike at nearby buildings!

All Might braces himself as flames dance around him. Heatblast isn't actually aiming for him, it's more like he's lashing out at random. Like he needs to take all his rage out on anything and everything around him!

Clearly Midoriya's anger is impairing his own judgement, making him uncontrollable, and thus his own emotions are greatly affecting his transformation!

Smoke bellows into the sky and an orange glow spreads throughout the faux city as the flames spread. Soon emergency sirens fill the air as the fire rages on!

Meanwhile, both Ochaco and Bakugou are forced to take cover behind a pile of rubble as flames and waves of heat burn at their skin and costumes.

"Deku!" Ochaco cries out but there's no response.

Heatblast doesn't even so much as react, like he didn't even hear her!

"Deku!"

Still nothing, only flames and smoke.

Her blood runs cold, as worry and paranoia takes its hold. "What's…what's the matter with him?"

"He's in a Blind Rage."

Ochaco freezes, turning to a terrifyingly calm Bakugou. The ash-blonde remains stock still, his gaze never turning away from the raging Pyronite.

Her lip quivers, wincing as wisps of flames nearly singe her head. "What…?"

---

"A Blind Rage." continues Recovery Girl as she explains what Midoriya's going through. "Due to all his frustrations and anger being released all at once, he's entered a state of impaired judgement."

The students remain deathly silent. On the monitor, more and more screens are cut off as flames consume them and cut off the feed.

Recovery Girl frowns. "He's lashing out, unknowingly, at this point his own rage is at the helm, controlling his thoughts and actions."

Aizawa grimaces, this was far from the results he was expecting today, and what's worse is that Midoriya's progress may regress if something isn't done soon!

He yanks off his earpiece and shouts into it! "All Might! You need to calm the situation! Hurry!"

There's no response, only static greets his ears.

---

All Might yanks off his earpiece, the plastic device has melted away, burning the inside of his ear. He then tosses the device aside as a blast of flames nearly strikes him!

"ALL MIGHT!" Heatblast stampedes forward, like a thrashing bull caught up in its own madness.

All Might stands his ground, remaining as calm as he can even as the intense heat eats away at his flesh, throwing his hands up to show that he's not a threat. "YOUNG MIDORIYA, PLEASE-AHH!"

Heatblast's flaming fist slams into All Might's abdomen, specially the lower left side.

"GAAHH!" All Might seethes in a burning, agonizing pain! He can feel the intense flames burning through his body! Like a fiery lance has run him through from one end to the other!

All Might retches and a splatter of boiling blood is spat out as his lower abdomen screeches in pain. And for a brief moment, his mind flashes back to the day he fought All For One. The day he was given that very wound that now impairs him.

He can see the monster's smiling devilish grin through the flashes in his mind! And it all comes flooding back: the pain, the agony, and suffering he caused! And it terrifies him.

"RAAHH!" Without thinking, fear takes control, and All Might's fist races forward and one hell of a SMASH slams into Heatblast!

The enraged alien is thrusted back, almost like a freaking train crashed right into him! He's launched so far back that he goes crashing into the second floor of an already burning building!

The pure terror that gripped at his heart resides and then and only then does All Might realize what he's just done. "Y-YOUNG M-MIDORIYA-GRH!" He nearly topples over from the burning pain at his side, gripping it as steam begins to roll off his body. "WHAT HAVE I DONE?"

He just…reacted! He knows it wasn't on purpose, Young Midoriya wasn't actually aiming for his wound. But when Heatblast struck him, specifically at his wound, his fears came rushing forward! He acted out of instinct! It didn't mean anything!

"No, you never mean to."

All Might freezes, peering up towards the building. The second floor explodes as flames burst forth, smashing through the windows and wall!

"You never meant to hurt me." Heatblast's flaming body rockets out from the burning building, its foundation giving away and collapsing behind him! "BUT YOU DID!"

Like a fiery meteor Heatblast crashes into All Might!

The pro hero remains steady, using his arms to defend himself! He refuses to give in as the flames and heat eat away at his flesh. The ground smokes and melts around him, the flames scream at his ears, and buildings begin to crash around them as the flames compromise their foundations.

Heatblast leaps back and charges forward again! Throwing flaming punch after flaming punch at All Might without any rhyme or reason! There's no coordination, as if he's throwing a tantrum. A fiery, destructive one that is.

All Might blocks and dodges, baring the living inferno's strikes. There's plenty of openings to counter and strike back, but…he's hesitant. And rightfully so after what he pulled, even if it was more of an instinctual reflex.

He can strike back…he won't strike back. He's hurt this boy enough as it is.

"RAHHHHH!" A wave of intense heat and air pressure, slams into All Might thrusting him backwards!

He holds his ground, even as his feet skid across the scorched earth.

"We have to stop this!" Ochaco rushes forward but she's thrusted back as a wave of heat slams into her! Her eyebrows and tips of her hair singe away from the intensity!

"You idiot!" Bakugou grabs her shoulder and pulls her back behind the rubble, shielding her. "Dammit, there's no way we can get close to him!" Not unless they wanna become piles of ash.

But she is right, even he has to agree that shit's hit the fan! Fuck that, Deku set the fricking fan on fire along with the house, it's so bad!

Fine, if Deku wants to throw a fucking tantrum like a fucking child, then he'll treat him like a fucking child! "Deku!"

Ochaco gasps, not expecting Bakugou to scream into her ear! "What are you-"

"You stupid bastard!" He inhales and roars. "DEKU!

Turned away from them, Heatblast freezes in place even as flames rage all around him.

"I don't know what the fuck is going on! But I don't FUCKING care!" Deku ruined the exam, ruined his shot at All Might! But what's worse is that he's handling his issues by having a mental breakdown?! Oh, hell no! "So, get a fucking grip, Deku!"

Heatblast's head snaps in his direction, his flaming eyes rage and flare with a deranged fury behind them. And without so much as a sign of hesitation, Heatblast thrusts his hand back and a geyser of flames charges the students!

Bakugou gasps as Ochaco screams out! "Deku!"

"NO!" All Might swoops in, scoping up the frozen kids, and barely zipping them away before they're all burned to a crisp!

"RAHHH!"

The geyser of flames trail after All Might who leaps, dashes, and spins to avoid the flames while also trying to keep the teens safe!

"RAHHHHH!" Massive waves of heat and flames explode forth from the Pyronite's body, burning away at the faux city!

---

The massive screen goes black, all camera feed having been lost with the last outburst from the transformed Midoriya!

The students are frozen, watching in horror as the image of Heatblast's rampage plays in their minds. They witness it all: Midoriya losing control, him burning the city to the ground, and even All Might striking him with a SMASH! This Exam…is an utter horror show.

"We've lost all signals!" Recovery Girl screams as she types away at the monitor trying to bring in any feed that she can, but it's a lost cause. "We're not even receiving audio anymore!"

"What is happening?!" Thirteen cries as they slam their hand down onto the monitor! "How are the students?! How's All Might?! How's Midoriya?!"

Aizawa spins around and takes off for the exit! "Get the other teachers! We need to stop Midoriya!" Clearly All Might won't be able to handle this, if anything his mere presence is only making matters worse! Dammit!

"Wait!" A panic Thirteen spins around. "Where are you going?!"

He stops, peering back at his fellow pro hero. "I'm going to put a stop to this." And with that Eraserhead takes off at full speed!

"No, wait!" Thirteen pales and in a panicked haste they chase after him desperately trying to catch up before it's too late!

As they take off, Recovery Girl screams into the intercoms, her voice blares out through the other arenas and facilities! "All U.A. Staff report in! This is an emergency!" She grimaces before continuing to explain. "Midoriya is out of control…!"

---

All Might peers out from behind the building, it's far enough away from Heatblast but close enough for All Might to see the tormented teen. Thankfully this building is mostly intact with a few sparse fires here and there, but other than that it's a fine hiding spot for the students.

Steam continues to roll off his body but it's hard to tell if that's because he's at his limit or if it's his flesh burning away. Most likely the latter, and that's not good. He thought he had a few more hours in this form but that attack to his wound…it must have done some real damage.

Shit. This isn't good. Not only is he running out of time but Young Midoriya's condition is only escalating.

With his back turned, All Might coughs and a bit of blood splatters out.

He grimaces, wiping away the blood before anyone takes note, and all before addressing the burned and exhausted students. "STAY HERE AND STAY OUT OF SIGHT. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK."

"All Might…!"

He hesitates, peering back to see his young predecessor's tearful, worried gaze.

"What…what…happened?" It's such a simple question, but a complicated one. One field with worry, fear, and sorrow.

He turns his gaze to the faux city, the city that is now being consumed by an ever-growing wildfire. So far, the fires have remained in the main street, but they are spreading, as Midoriya's fury rages on more and more; turning the sky black with smoke as embers and ash rain down around them.

"I MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE…" A mistake that will surely haunt him for the rest of his days. It will fill him with a great sense of regret, shame, and sadness. Sadness, because there may be nothing, he can ever do to make amends for it. And he wants to, he desperately wants to. He shouldn't have pushed the boy away; he shouldn't have denied him his hopes. He should have stood by and supported him, should have gone to him directly rather than avoid it all.

No more, he can't run away now. He can't, he won't turn his back on Izuku Midoriya again. "I'LL HANDLE YOUNG MIDORIYA. YOU TWO GET TO SAFETY."

"Wait, but-" She can't even finish.

In a blink of an eye, All Might is gone, leaping into the air!

Ochaco frowns fearfully. "Deku…? All Might…?"

A silent Bakugou watches on, his gaze following the steaming All Might.

From up in the air, it doesn't take long for All Might to spot the walking furnace. "YOUNG MIDORIYA!"

A furious Heatblast swings around and flames instantly rush forward towards All Might, erupting from his head and body!

All Might throws his fist forward, generating a whirlwind that meets the flames half-way! Parting them and extinguishing them in one fell swoop! "PLEASE, LET'S TALK THIS OUT. I'M WILLING TO LISTEN!"

There is no reply, only another wave of flames!

As he lands, he swings and generates another powerful gust of wind to dispel the incoming flames! 'HE CAN'T EVEN TALK HE'S SO ANGRY. THIS BLIND RAGE HAS IT'S HOLD ON HIM TIGHT.' Hell he probably can't even hear me with the flames and anger ringing in his ears. 'I NEED TO STOP HIM BEFORE THINGS ESCALATE ANY FURTHER. BEFORE HE SERIOUSLY HURTS HIMSELF!' Or someone else for that matter.

All might counters the fire balls with his own whirlwinds. And when in doubt, he throws large pieces of rubble into the flame's path. When neither are an option, he dodges but the sheer heat still eats away at his stamina.

"RAHHHHH!" Heatblast cries out in a despair! Like his entire being is being burned from the inside out, eating away at his sanity and peace of mind as if it were kindling!

'YOUNG MIDORIYA.' Flames are erupting forth, but All Might repels them with a single punch! 'I'M SO SORRY. I HURT YOU. AND YOU'VE BEEN HOLDING ONTO THIS PAIN FOR SO LONG.' More flames are thrown but All Might side steps away. 'AND I NEVER EVEN CONSIDERED IT.' He leaps and avoids a wave of fire! 'NOT ONCE DID I THINK OF YOUR OWN FEELINGS. I THOUGHT I WAS JUSTIFIED IN MY ACTIONS, BUT NOW I SEE.' A massive wave of flames crashes forward, All Might swings his hands down, parting the flames like the Red Sea! 'THAT I WAS A FOOL!'

"RAHHHHH!"

---

This is a nightmare, a fiery hellish nightmare.

Ochaco can only watch on as a spectator as flames erupt down the burned and demolished street.

She just doesn't understand? All Might…and Deku…just what happened between them? What…what did All Might do? A part of her thinks she knows, but she doesn't want to go there. The disbelief of it just can't be true.

Little does she know, but Bakugou is having a similar dilemma. Exactly watching in disbelief wondering just what the hell this is all about. But unlike Uraraka, he understands immediately. He understands that All Might, Deku's childhood hero, betrayed him and his life's dream.

A part of him almost wants to gloat and feel like he was right all along about Deku's dream. But…seeing the results, the outcome of such a decision… His mind can't help but wonder…

"Uraraka! Bakugou!"

Ochaco stiffens.

Bakugou looks over and raises an eyebrow as a slender woman sprints towards them. "Who's that?"

Ochaco doesn't even hear him and instead cries out to the pro hero! "Thirteen?!"

Bakugou's jaw drops! "What?!" That babe is Thirteen, the one who wears a mattress and a fishbowl for a hero costume?!

Ochaco ignores him. "What are you-"

"We need to get you two out of here!" Thirteen comes to a screeching halt, grabbing Uraraka by her wrist! "It isn't safe here!"

"No way!" Bakugou barks defiantly, his irritation on full display. "I ain't leaving until I pass."

"Forget the exam!" screams Thirteen! "We got other problems here!"

"No!" Ochaco yanks her arm free of Thirteen's grip. "What about Deku?! We can't just leave him like this!"

Thirteen offers up a sympathetic frown. "Don't worry. We'll handle it from here."

The two students blink before they turn their gaze back towards the center of the chaos.

Hyperventilating, Heatblast's body shakes and jolts like he's running low on breath, as his anger burns and burns within him.

A heavy footstep draws his attention. "RAAAH-"

Even when melted, cement rises and swallows up the Pyronite in a massive dome! Silencing him and cutting off the source of heat instantly!

"Midoriya." Cementoss frowns disapprovingly as he has his hands pressed to the ground. "This outburst is shameful. You need to compose yourself."

His eyes widen as the cement glows red from within and then explode forth as flames erupt outward like a volcano! "RAAAH!"

Cementoss generates a wall of cement, shielding himself from the worst of it.

From up above on a nearby building, Present Mic takes a deep breath before activating his Quirk! "CALM DOWN!" His Voice blasts through the air and the high frequency waves slam into the fiery being below!

Heatblast screeches in pain, grabbing his pounding head, and in response he fires up a jet of flames right at the pro hero!

Present Mic gasps in shock as the flames race up to meet him, but then Ectoplasm races in and pulls him out of the way!

With Heatblast's attention away from him, Snipe leans out from his hiding spot behind the kid. He grabs his gun and loads it with specialized tranquilizers; hopefully these will be enough to bring the boy back to his senses.

"This is going to sting a little." Aimed right for Heatblast's back, Snipe takes his shot!

The tranquilizer races forward with a BANG! But it sizzles out, burning away and crumbling into ash before it can even touch the Pyronite.

"The heat's melting my bullets!" Snipe frowns, tucking away his gun. Clearly, he's of no use here. "Can you do anything?" He looks towards his fellow co-worker.

Midnight frowns. "No, my Somnambulist will just burn away and evaporate before he can even inhale it."

And dammit does this make it so much more difficult. Who would have guessed that just one of Midoriya's transformations would render them useless?!

But there's still hope, there's still one person who might be able to end this and bring Midoriya back! "Where's Eraserhead?!"

---

"Where in the hell is Mr. Aizawa?!" Bakugou screams. "Those guys are mucking things up!"

"I'm here." From seemingly out of nowhere, Aizawa stands just behind the teen.

"Mr. Aizawa!" Ochaco jumps back in surprise. "What are you doing here?!"

"We lost camera feed, had to make sure you two were still in one piece first." With that said he turns his attention to Thirteen. "Thirteen get them out of here." He pulls out his goggles, strapping them over his eyes. "I'll get Midoriya."

Both Ochaco and Thirteen pale, crying out simultaneously! "No, wait-"

It's too late, like a ninja Eraserhead is gone, sprinting forward with crazy agility!

Without even thinking, Thirteen chases after him, desperate to catch him before it's too late. Before he tries and fails to use his Quirk! Before he fails to cancel Midoriya's Quirk, the Quirk that doesn't exist!

"Thirteen!" Ochaco watches on dumbfounded and confused, unsure of what to do.

Meanwhile, Eraserhead charges forward, unflinching and steadfast against the flames, heat, and smoke.

Heatblast is distracted as his fellow pro heroes keep him surrounded, confusing him.

Eraserhead speeds up. He needs to stop this! He saw the way All Might's body was beginning to steam, he's got to be at his limit! And without his power he'll be completely defenseless against Midoriya!

Eraserhead screeches to a halt, waiting for his moment.

A clone of Ectoplasm is incarcerated away, creating the best opening for Eraserhead to strike!

And he takes it!

"Get down!" Thirteen throws themselves at Eraserhead, tackling him to the ground just before a torrent of flames singe his head off! "Are you okay?!"

Aizawa groans, he hit his head hard onto the burnt pavement. Thirteen may have saved his face from being permanently mutilated but they could've done it a little more gently.

Thirteen frowns, worriedly. Did they stop him in time? Did he try to use Erasure already? It's hard to say, hopefully they stopped it.

Aizawa shakes his head, ripping off his goggles, his eyes shaking with…confusion.

"Are you both alright?" ponders a cheery yet soft voice.

The two teachers turn to see the source of the voice. "Principal?"

Principal Nezu has officially arrived on the scene, he remains calm and poised yet there's an air of sadness around him. "I've been informed of the situation. And I know what we must do."

Aizawa raises an eyebrow. "Principal?"

"We're only causing more trouble. We must have faith that All Might can bring Mr. Midoriya back to his senses. Or at least wait out his Quirk's time limit." Nezu leans into this earpiece, messaging the other pros to stand down for now.

Nezu takes a moment to inspect the damage and fires. After such he offers up his usual calculated smile. "Besides not like we expected these arenas to remain in one piece forever. And from my understanding, Mr. Midoriya's been holding back his emotions, correct?"

Aizawa is hesitant to reply. "Yeah…"

"Well then, it might be best if we let him ride this out." He nods agreeing with his own idea. "Let him get it all out of his system." Let him burn himself out.

Aizawa's eyebrows furrow, the Principal can't be serious?! "Principal I don't think-"

"Trust me on this." Nezu offers up his underlying sympathetic and understanding smile. "It'll be for the best I'm sure."

Aizawa frowns, clearly, he's not a fan of this plan but he'll follow the Principal's lead. He has too much respect for him to do otherwise.

Thirteen however understands and knows the plan is bullshit. Nezu's gaslighting the situation, trying to prevent any chance of Aizawa from using his Erasure Quirk on Midoriya. After all Erasure won't work on an alien!

And thus they can only wait with bated breath for Midoriya to time out…before All Might does.

---

Recovery Girl keeps typing away on the monitor, trying to recover the camera feed anyway that she can. And she does, as Heatblast is thrusted into another street, the cameras there are able to zoom in on his crazed, rampaging state.

Tenya, Tsuyu, Shoto, and Shinso all watch on in silence, unable to draw their eyes away from the carnage on screen.

The silence is broken as the doors are shoved open and their fellow classmates pour inside!

Sero leads the charge. "Yo! What's happening?! All the teachers just took off for some reason?!"

Mineta screams as flames dance on screen! "What's up with the screen?"

Jiro frowns. "Is that…Midoriya? What's happening?!"

Ojiro frowns. "And why are the teachers there, too?"

Kaminari's jaw drops. "Holy shit…the freaking city's on fire!"

Hagakure shakes her head! "No way!"

Kirishima shoves his way to the front, grabbing Iida by his shoulder and shaking him! "Guys tell us! What's going on?!"

Without looking away from the screen, Tenya speaks. "We don't know."

"Huh?!"

Tsuyu quivers in place. "Midoriya lost control."

Shinso continues. "One second they were fighting All Might and the next, Midoriya loses his shit!"

The class falls silent, unsure about what any of that means. Did something happen? Midoriya lost his cool? None of this sounds remotely right.

Shoto watches as Heatblast roars on screen. "He's in a Blind Rage." And he's hurting that much is for certain.

Near the back of the room, Mina Ashido shakes, her antennas twitching, holding herself as if the temperature in the room dropped to below negative. She can almost sense it radiation off the screen: the screaming emotions of anger, hopelessness, and sadness are all so painful to bear. It's deathening, she has no doubt that anyone experiencing all these emotions would be driven to instantly.

Recovery Girl scowls at the screen.

---

And insanity reigns as All Might does his best to contain the situation. Although things are certainly not in his favor. Flames and smoke fly everywhere causing havoc for the other pro heroes who are forced to keep their distance, using the roofs of the still standing buildings to get around.

They each want to leap into the fray and stop this, but with Nezu's orders in effect they stand by allowing All Might to handle this alone.

Unfortunately as the rampage continues, Ochaco and Bakugou follow along as well using the back alleys for cover since the flames haven't reached those places yet. They too feel compelled to get involved, but…what can they do against a living inferno? Deku's just too far gone, lost to his emotions, what could they possibly do to snap him back to his senses?

Flames surge forth, but All Might throws himself to the side, avoiding them. "YOUNG MIDORIYA, LISTEN!"

The only response is more flames.

"I WAS WRONG. AND I'M SORRY! WHAT I DID TO YOU WAS WRONG AND THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO TO MAKE UP FOR IT!" That's the truth, the time to correct things has long passed. Why? Because he allowed it to. "BUT THIS ISN'T RIGHT, EITHER. I KNOW I HURT YOU BUT YOU NEED TO SETTLE DOWN." Before things get even worse!

As fire rages, it doesn't appear that the transformed Midoriya even heard a word he said, but then… "Shut up."

It's quiet and faint, but even with the wind and heat whipping at his ears, All Might can what it. He can hear the pain.

"Shut up. Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! SHUT UP!" Like a volcano blowing its top, flames erupt forth from all sides!

The heat and ash whip and rage around All Might, forcing him to brace himself due to the sheer pressure! 'I TRULY HAVE FAILED YOU, MIDORIYA.' He did, he certainly did. 'I WRONGED YOU, THAT MUCH IS CERTAIN.' In so many ways, he wronged the boy. 'I THOUGHT YOU A VILLAIN. A VICTIM. BUT NOT ONCE…NOT ONCE DID I TELL YOU WITH FULL CONFIDENCE THAT YOU COULD BE A HERO.' He thinks back, to that day, to that moment on the rooftop… 'THAT WAS THE ONE THING YOU ASKED OF ME. AND NOW I SEE…' He remembers the hopelessness, the desperation in that boy's eyes. 'THAT DAY…YOU WERE SEARCHING FOR A CHANCE, FOR HOPE.' For a hero. 'AND YET…THE HYPOCRITE THAT I AM…I PUSHED YOU AWAY, TAKING YOUR DREAM FROM YOU.' Turned his back on him, denied him hope when he truly needed it the most. 'I FAILED YOU…AS A HERO.'

As the flame disperse, All Might slowly comes to a complete stop, standing in place and braces himself, tensing up like he's preparing himself for an incoming attack.

Heatblast hesitates, unsure but soon the heat of the moment takes its hold once again as his entire body glows and heats up!

From down the opposite end of the street, Ochaco wails in anguish. "We need to do something!"

Bakugou scowls, never taking his eyes off the match. "Like what?" He spits out.

"I don't know! This is all so crazy and confusing! I want answers but right now Deku needs our help!" Ochaco grabs at her singed hair. Not only that but All Might's reaching his limit, if the steam rolling off his body is any indication of that! If he debuffs before Heatblast reaches his time limit, then…oh god she doesn't even want to think about what could happen! "We need to calm him down! Or at least draw his attention away!"

Bakugou's eyes narrow at the last part, almost intriguing like he's actually considering getting involved.

'PERHAPS THIS IS MY PUNISHMENT.' As Heatblast prepares a final strike, All Might remains stoic, standing in place in full view. 'I'LL TAKE IT ALL. I'LL ALLOW HIM TO RELEASE ALL HIS PAIN AND ANGER OUT ON ME IN ONE GO.' Perhaps that'll bring Midoriya back to his senses, one final burst of anger and pain should calm him down. But…he needs to feel like he's hurt him, like he's been repaid for the pain and wrong doings that has been done onto him, due to All Might's actions. 'I'LL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR EVERYTHING. I UNDERSTAND YOUR ANGER, YOUR FRUSTRATION WITH ME. AND THAT'S FINE, I DON'T DESERVE YOUR RESPECT. I LOST THAT A LONG TIME AGO.' And so. "I'M WILLING TO TAKE IT, ALL YOUR ANGER AND PAIN!"

Heatblast lurches forward ready to deliver all that he has until-

"DEKU!"

Heatblast hesitates.

"Could you be more pathetic?!"

Heatblast's eyes slowly begin to wonder before locking with a pair of furious red eyes.

Standing out in the open is a scowling Bakugou. He's not honestly sure what he's doing. Maybe he's trying to redirect Heatblast away from All Might, but most likely he wants to give Deku a piece of his mind.

And so he barks away at the angry alien! "Quit blaming All Might for your fucking problems!"

It's so stupid and pathetic! He got his feelings hurt, so what?! He used to hurt Deku's feelings all the time but that rarely set him off back then! So why the fuck is he throwing a tantrum now?! Because it's fucking All Might?! Alright he gets it, Deku idolizes…idolized All Might. But was All Might really in the wrong to tell someone, who was originally Quirkless, to not become a hero?! A job known for using one's Quirk, something they're born with, to use against others with Quirks. Something he lacked for a time? Yeah, no wonder All Might said he couldn't be one. Because Deku didn't have one yet!

"YOU MORON!"

Heatblast's eyes narrow as he turns away from the pro hero.

All Might gasps. "NO, YOUNG BAKUGOU!"

"Deku!" Ochaco rushes out, joining Bakugou's side, wincing at the searing pain of the heat. "You have to stop this!" She can't stand watching her best friend and mentor hurting each other! Enough is enough!

Flames rise from around the frustrated and highly agitated Heatblast.

Ochaco cries out! "Deku, please! You have to stop!"

Bakugou snaps, roaring out in anguish! "DEKU!"

"RAAAHHH!" Heatblast snaps in response to the old wound, he swings his arms forward and unleashes the biggest wave of flames yet!

The teens gasp too stunned to move as the flames crash towards them like a river from hell!

"NO!" Without even thinking, All Might races in somehow out speeding the flames but just barely!

He doesn't have enough time to pull the kids away to safety, the flames will be on them within milliseconds! And so with literally no time to lose and without a hint of self-preservation, All Might grabs the kids, holding them tight as he uses his own body to shield them from the flood of flames!

The raging flames swallow up All Might and his two wards completely as they continue to crash around him like waves!

And with the flames Heatblast releases everything he's been holding back! The pain, the sorrow, the confusion, the anger, everything! Everything that he's been repressing, everything that's been clawing away at him from the inside!

There's no signs of struggle from within the flames, no counters to strike back, nothing. Instead All Might bares it, absorbing the incoming flames as he tucks the kids closer to him, protecting them from his own punishment. He refuses to do anything less; he will bear it all for them!

And after a few agonizing moments, it's over. The flames subside leaving nothing but a billowing trail of smoke.

Heatblast huffs, completely winded, his vision completely hindered by clouds of smoke. "Ugh…" He groans, blinking and wincing in searing physical pain, his head pounding and his ears ringing.

He nearly collapses forward, exhaustion washing over him as his Blind Rage finally subsides.

And with the return of his senses, Heatblast blinks and finally he's able to take in his own surroundings. His eyes widening with horror as he takes in the burning buildings, molten lamps and road, and smoke-filled sky. "What did I…?"

He lets the question hang there as he notices movement from within the smoke.

There amongst the ash and smoke, stands a scorched All Might. He's standing tall, but unmoving, his entire form scorched and burned. At his feet lie an unconscious Ochaco and Bakugou, both having passed out from the severe lack of oxygen while amongst the flames. Thankfully they appear to be alright, but…

"Wait, did I…? " Heatblast's eyes widen in horrid shock, as the realization of everything comes flooding back to him.

"YOUNG MIDORIYA…" All Might's body shakes in pain, his back still turned to the boy.

Heatblast's shakes and quivers, as his eyes lock onto the newly formed scar that's now burned into All Might's exposed right shoulder.

The scar steams and burns, he can already see it scaring over having been castrated by his own flames.

Even as his scars burn and seethe with pain, All Might painfully stumbles around to face the boy, pain is written across his face but even, so he stands tall refusing to turn away from the hurt child.

Steam and smoke gushes off his body, as he looks the boy right in the eye with a regretful and sorrowful gaze.

He can almost smile, relieved to see that the boy is finally back to his senses. "YOUNG MIDORIYA, I TRULY AM…sorry."

And with that All Might deflates, and Yagi Toshinori struggles to stay on his feet as exhaustion tries to pull him down as his lungs and scars wither in agonizing pain. "I…I'm…I'm so sorry." A tear, a single regretful tear, slides down his face shining amongst the dwindling fires.

Without even realizing it, tears, actual tears begin to stream down Heatblast's face like molten metal leaking down a furnace. His head is swirling with guilt and shame! 'What did I do?! What have I done?! I…I didn't mean to!' He was just so…frustrated and hurt about everything that he…that he lost control. Oh, god, what has he done…?!

Heatblast cries out in anguish, collapsing to his knees. "AHHHH!" He thrust his hands up, firing off one last torrent of flames, and with it he fires away the last of his anger.

From afar the teachers watch on, as do the students from the safety of the monitor room, each of them having fallen into a sullen shocked silence.

They all watch on as soft embers rain from above, due to the final geyser of flames, and as a veil of red light washed Heatblast away leaving behind a sobbing Izuku.

Izuku sobs and sobs, unable, no unwilling to whip away the shamefully regretful tears. He…he can't believe what he's just done. He…he never meant to go off the rails like he had, he was just…just…so lost and confused and angry. It was too much for him, it truly was.

Toshinori lowers his head in shame. "Young Midoriya… I truly did fail you. As a hero and as a teacher, I failed you. And for that…I truly am sorry."

Izuku only sobs harder and harder, unable to catch his breath as he keels over from guilt and emotional exhaustion.

A pink mist rolls in around him, and without even realizing it Izuku breathes it in and then he simply falls to his side, unconscious and unmoving as tears continue to stream down his face.

Midnight rushes over as does Thirteen both seeing to Izuku's wellbeing and state.

Present Mic, Ectoplasm, and Cementoss rush right past Toshinori, beelining straight for the other two students.

As the others see to the three fallen students, Aizawa marches right up to Toshinori, his eyes flaring in fury. "All Might, what happened? What happened between you and Midoriya?" It's clear there's more he wants to know, so much he needs to understand

Toshinori doesn't answer, not right away at least his gaze drifts over to see the boy in question be carried away in a hurry.

Embers continue to rain down softly as the smoke and flames finally begin to die down. For a moment Toshinori exams the arena, taking in the destruction it had to bear due to his arrogance.

In the distance he can hear the siren blare, announcing the end of the long forgotten Practical Exam. A programmed voice announces aloud that the students have failed to pass the exam, but…in that moment Toshinori couldn't help but disagree. It was not the students, nor was it Midoriya that failed, instead it was him.

"I failed…I failed to be the hero, the teacher he deserved…"

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Alright guys that was Ch.43 The Final Straw! Let me know your thoughts and reactions. I really want to hear it.

*Anyway next time we'll see the aftermath and I hope to incorporate the trip to the mall too, but we'll see what happens.

And then after that we've got the Summer Training Camp- (Someone calls me from the distance) Wait, what…? We're not doing that yet… Oh, that's right I forget for a second. (I turn back to the readers) Yeah so after the aftermath I will be moving into my own original arc for the first part of the summer! It's something I've had planned for over a year now and I know you guys (especially those who feel cheated from their ben 10 stuff) will greatly enjoy! There's just a few chapters to go through to help set it all up and to address some things first but then we'll get to it. And the best part, MORE ALIENS ARE ON THE WAY! And I don't mean 2 or 3 na I mean a whole bunch! WOAH! No hints on what they are, that's for you guys to wait and see, Haha! And of course it'll all culminate into Two Heroes (I-Island)! And then the Summer Training Camp.

During this original arc I hope to accomplish several things other than introduce more aliens: do more Ben 10 stuff/elements, introduce more MHA and Ben 10 characters, more backstories for some characters, character development, and set things up for the future of the story. So it's going to be a lot while also being a ton of fun. So get ready.

*Oh, one more thing! My Illustrator, Voidv25, is hoping to have a new piece of art work up by Sunday or Monday. We both hope it'll arrive on time but definitely early next week. So check it out on deviantart.

**This is the author, a few days after I posted this chapter. Anyway really important my awesome illustrator, "Voidv25," has just uploaded his second commissioned artwork for this story! WOAH! I've been waiting a while for it but life happens so i can't blame them. Anyway it's great so go check it out. The art piece is titled "SixSix vs Stain" by Voidv25 on Deviantart. I love it so much, and I know Voidv25 is only going to get better over time, I know it. Anyway go check it out too!

Responses for "Guest" reviewers from Ch.42:

Shark: Your attention to detail is amazing in this story. I'm glad you're making momo relavent again with her zicron sword. Thirteen was a great match up for those three. Also I can't wait to see what is the burning fire in Midoriya come out. I get the feeling he'll take Bakugou's place in cannon as the person who wants to take down All Might. Special request: in cannon Bakugou punched Midoriya during the exam, I hope you can reverse it to really cement how far Izuku is in his anger. Take care in these crazy times.

CreateGunner1209: Thanks although I'm still trying to get a good balance between each character and how much screen time they get. But I'm trying my best. Anyway I know my chapter may not have met your exact expectations but I hope it still blew you away. And you be sure to take care of yourself out there too.

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Guest: Sorry about that it was supposed to be long but as you no doubt saw it got cut on an accident. Just take my word for it by no means was the review short and now as the Roundtables would say let's dive in. First things first Izuku removing all of his All Might is a strong sign that what he said effected his view on him greatly and with the fight with All Might alongside with both Bakugo and Ura as teammates this fight can go anywhere. Next in line is the fight with Thirteen was definitely an interesting choice but not unwelcome as the fight is as action packed as the others. From the surprise attack with One One to Momo's character development this is one fight worth remembering even if each of them are good. Overall with all said and done this is one more chapter for the books. And now with one question after the camping trip it will be the Eri arc correct how will you be dealing with said arc.

CreateGunner1209: Thanks for the outstanding review. And actually after this I wanna do my own original arc first. Also after the Camping Trip Arc, it's the Kaminaro Ward Arc, and then the Provisional Licensing Exam, and then the overhaul (Eri) Arc. And honestly I don't think we'll make it to the Overhall arc before this story's second year anniversary. I do have ideas/plans but I'm still working it all out. I'm having some second thoughts here and there. But there are a few things that I know for a fact need to happen during the Overhall arc.

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aiden pierce: i read the reviews in this chapters, and for one i am glad you decided not to go on the izuku-katsuki friendship. i have seen fics where Midoriya literally wag his tail behind Bakugo even if bullied him for ten straight years because he is strong or some shit. Hope your version of Midoriya is different and honestly, Uraraka is enough of a friend for him.

With all the stuff with All Might you have been leading on, please don't let Midoriya forgive him just like that. Just because he doesn't hate All Might, doesn't mean he has to like him. I can honestly see him forgiving his dad because what he did was out of his control, and is trying his best to win Midoriya's approval.

All Might on the other hand, is a fucking hypocrite. Everything from being quirkless himself, and concerned about AFO non existent relationship with Midoriya. I know you heavily nerf the Omnitrix but please let Midoriya give him one good punch straight to his stupid face.

PS; I would love it if you could show more of Midoriya's intelligence than his power.

CreateGunner1209: Well I hope this chapter met your expectations, Especially in regards to All Might. Now Izuku will forgive All Might but that's down the line and it will be earned.

P.S. I'm trying my best. But most often or not I go with what's the most fun for me to end up writing in the end.

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mrbeast fan: damn fter the hateful ch40, you gave us 2 back to back awesome chapters( imo these 2 chapters rank at the very top of this fic) which leads us to ch43. I don't need to be the one to state the flaw that is pulling this fic down.I really hope you do a good job in planning it out. For me, the next chapter will probably either be the make it or break it point of this fic.

So yeah, no pressure.

CreateGunner1209: Well i really hope Ch.43 was a good payoff. Like I really really hope it was. And I'm trying my best, I am no professional and this is all really for fun than anything else.

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Guest: I'm trying to be careful after what happen in Ch. 45 but I am not fan of this chapter. Part of the reason is there was little change in the story. Part of the reason why I love your work was b/c you bold steps change canon added your twist in every. But here, I was perfectly fine keeping most of matches same b/c they're already fine and I didn't want you to overwork yourself, the parts mattered really hasn't changed. While I like Ochaco, I felt as though she shouldn't have a part of the team with Izuku and Bakugo. One reason was I felt Bakugo respecting Ochaco was off b/c since she beat him, there should be animosity between the two. Second, next chapter is going to be very predictable b/c these two going fight and Ochaco going to save the day. I honestly add her b/c I really wanted how you make to work together. Also, putting Izuku against is not good idea b/c mind you even though you are downplaying the Omnitrix's aliens, you already showed they could handle and even defeat All Might thanks to Todoroki and the Nomu since they have abilities that could make his attacks unable to do anything to Izuku. If you show Izuku can't win against All Might, you are severely downplaying on the true power of thses aliens.

Also, you really haven't done anything with relationship between Izuku and Thirteen. In both Ben 10 and MHA, the relationship between Ben and Max and Izuku and All Might were powerful parts of their stories. Both adults being there for the boys and teaching them lessons of life. You have not showed that. I wanted Thirteen to be there for Izuku and teach hardships and important lessons. I hope you pit Izuku against Thirteen and still have emotional moment. Also, since Thirteen a Plumber, they have better chance of going against Izuku's aliens than most. You have done hardly anything with them when it should been central to Izuku's growth. Like you know, being Izuku's hero.

I personally wanted to see Izuku being disillusioned with most of Pro Hero society and joining up with Plumbers to find purpose in his life.

While I understand you want to focus on MHA side of the story, you're forgetting Ben 10 side of it.

CreateGunner1209: Thank you for your honest opinions. It was a lot to take in. And I hear everything you're saying, and I get it. I never claimed to be a professional and all i can say is that I'm trying my best. I am literally juggling tons of characters from MHA and Ben Ten so I can only offer up what I have. And no I'm not forgetting the Ben 10 side. Unfortunately I can't have the exact perfect balance between 2 fandoms, I don't have the skill to do it. So I chose (on purpose) to lean towards the MHA side and add in the necessary Ben 10 stuff. Besides I will be doing an original arc (serval actually) that'll be primarily from the Ben 10 side of things anyway

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guest: If there is a way for deku to enter the world of one for all (maybe using ghostferak) and let nana know how hypocritical all Might is and allow uraraka to lend his body for a while, nana will probably say this."toshinori, you hypocrite! Do you discriminate against the same quirkless in the past?!It's a ridiculous dream?! I think your dream was a ridiculous dream, too! The frustration, loss, and hatred that this boy has experienced because of you is unimaginable! It's not weird to be a villain right now!"

CreateGunner1209: Perhaps. Honestly I'm not going to even think about where the manga is in consideration of my story because at that point I might go full AU.

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Atom king: This is a awesome chapter with the start of the chapter with Izuku getting rid of his All might collectibles, and the exams were great the especially with 13 we see how Momo improve with her new zircon blade though I'm curious what else you have In store for Momo with her new diamond power, plus we get to see 13 without her suit showing how much faster she is without it I wonder will see more of 13 out her suit in later chapters?

I can't wait for the next chapter Izuku and Ochaco with Bakugou fighting All might with Izuku still having a bit of resentment towards all might about what he said last chapter can't wait to see how this effect the exam.

CreateGunner1209: Thanks! I'm so glad Thirteen and Momo's sword were such a big hit! Honestly in regard to Thirteen, I was going to dedicate a whole chapter to the students trying to solve the mystery about the hero's identity but that wouldn't occur until the kids were in the dorms. But I scraped the idea when I did Ch.42. And I think so, I do think we'll see Thirteen outside the suit more often.

And I hope Ch.43 was a thrill.

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Jakesurfboy: I'm very invested in this story I mean you have added so many factors that just make interesting. You have Izuku basically hate All Might (rightfully so in this story considering how he has acted towards Izuku). You have Star Wars stuff in the story (which was unexpected) and you make sure characters get development which is essential in a story. Got to say I'm really excited for what's to come with each character, I hope Izuku and his dad finally at least get along, I look forward to the confrontation of Izuku and All Might and Ochacos reaction to how her mentor treated her best friend and I look forward to the Aliens that show up in the story so keep up the amazing work. Also sorry if many people brought this up but when listing which students were fighting the teachers you put Eraserhead instead of Thirteen and I just wanted to point it out

CreateGunner1209: Thanks I really am trying. It is a lot but I think I'm doing an okay job so far. I do hope to address Izuku and Hisashi next and I think you guys will like how I'll do it. And yeah I noticed the error too. It happened basuse I literally wrote half the chapter with Aizawa fighting the kids before I changed it and I missed one section obviously. I'll fix it later

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Guest: Something tells me that Deku may get a new alien when going up against All Might in the practical if All Might touches the watch to stop Deku from transforming. Something's also telling me that the Omnitrix may see All Might as a threat due to how sour Deku's relationship has become with his former idol. Thus activating the same kind of failsafe that was used against Henzu and alson giving him a free recharge. Along with turning him into the new alien. I just feel as if this is how thing will play out.

CreateGunner1209: He…did not. Sorry, but no. That said more aliens are on the way, trust me. And yeah after the next chapter or so we'll be moving on to Izuku and Hisashi, it won't be as…explosive as this chapter but it'll be something.

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Guest: I know it's unlikely to happen but I have this spectacular vision of everyone in 1-A getting read in on the aliens exist thing, except Bakugo.

CreateGunner1209: Guess we'll see

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Guest: Rath seems like the best alien for Deku to use in the practical as a way for him to unless all his rage and emotion on All Might. Not to mention how durable he is.

CreateGunner1209: He does but he's too comedic. His anger and long windedness is played more for laughs than seriousness so I wasn't ever going to go with Rath. Especially for this chapter. I love Rath, but he wasn't actually that good of a fit.

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Guest: If All Might realizes that the sole person that inspired Uraraka was none other than Deku, the person he accused, he might realize the error of his ways. Or at the very least, treat him with much more respect. That is possibly key to restoring their relationship.

CreateGunner1209: Not really, good thought, but I'm going to go with something else.

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DeadCool14: That was great! I loved this, I'm so pumped for the next one! Trademark Hitoshi Shinso XD, he's been hanging around Deku for too long.

Can you add other Ben 10 things? Like the Rust Bucket, maybe the Midoriyas used it to go on a trip when Deku was 1, Deku has Ben's original shirt when he was 10, he loves smoothies and maybe aside from heroes he was really into Sumo Slammers when he was a kid, until he got bored with it.

Also could you please take a look at these videos? They're made for a Ben 10 fan comic called 5 Years Later, they're about expanding the Ben 10 universe by talking about their planets and the species living on them and I think it's really cool that they are trying to expand the universe of which we know almost nothing about. So it would be awesome if you watched and decided to add them to your story.

watch?vDS8BVNZiQQs

This one is about Humungousaur and Astrodactyl's home planet Terradino. The few things I would change would be the fact that Astrodactyl's powers don't come from some gastrointestinal fluid, it comes from an energy called Star Power which he can internalize and use, like maybe solar radiation or something also the whips are something he creates from the Star Power. I like that Humungousar can become more savage whenever he grows, which could explain why he was so animalistic in Alien Swarm, also their species' name is pronounced are Vaxasaurians. And finally the Mogolgonians should be removed, unless you don't want to, just saying in case you think that they wouldn't fit in the story.

watch?vLHeuWsmzYfA

This one is about Swampfire's home planet. Nothing to change about this one.

watch?vwI8SLDdrg3g

This one is about Echo-Echo's home planet. Nothing to change about this one.

watch?v8doZ0BpoxrY

This one is about the Anur System and it's so good but there are still a few things I would change. The first are the "zombies", the name of their species are Ormerowon and they are technically canon in Ben 10, since Ben 10,000 has that transformation and it's called Braindrain and they are the zombies that attacked that mall in Secret of the Omnitrix. Here's a wiki page of both their versions if you wanna check them out wiki/Braindrain wiki/Rattle. Anur G'rrnay and Anur Millgan are actually canon planets in the Anur System that the Ben 10 series never expanded upon and I like how they fleshed them out aswell as giving Toepick's species a name, Terretnal Ogre , but there are still things that don't work first I don't like that they made Toepick a mutated Eye Guy. I think Eye Guy's planet should be part of Anur because of it drifted there and it remaines stuck and it would fit in the Anur System given that his species is a monster covered in eyeballs. And Toepick should be his own species separated from him cuz they're powers aren't alike at all, they are similar since Toepick's face is composed of tentacles and he has can pop his eyeballs from his face but that's where the differences end because not only does Toepick have very poor eyesight but his power are not about hallucinogenic gases but that he's just really ugly.

And finally this one watch?vMYU9yR5DqyU this one isn't connected to the others but does expand on the backstory of Atomix, who I think should've been way more developed, also I love the design they made for him

wiki/Atomix this is so you can check out his appereance description.

Also they gave Molestache's species a name and a planet, he's a Dorinian Mole from the planet Gachabelle, just throwing that out there.

CreateGunner1209: Thanks! And relax more Ben 10 stuff is on the way. I got it all figured out alright, I've been planning certain events for over a year now so trust me you'll like it.

And I've seen these vidoes already, and i have considered exploring them in the story. BUT I'm going to be keeping things on Earth for a long while and when we do go to space, the destinations will be more towards the plot than fanservice. I did consider having characters visit these same planets but they'll only sidetrack the story and really slow things down. The only one I can see working are the Monster Planets but that's no guarantee right now.

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Guest: I know you've said that Four Arms is slightly weaker than Muscular, but I'd like to argue that they are at least roughly on par and equal in strength. But with each having their own advantage. Muscular seems much faster while Four Arms has...well...four arms. Meaning that the match can come down Deku timing his attacks just right.

CreateGunner1209: Honestly, I don't care. Ben 10 is full of inconsistencies anyway from the story, to characters, to aliens. Why? Because the creators just did whatever they felt like doing there was no actual power scale of any kind, they did what they wanted. And that is what I am doing

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Guest: If Four Arms is weaker than Muscular that would mean that Humungousaur would be as well. Dwayne McDuffie has actually confirmed that Four Arms is stronger that Base Humungousaur and Humungousaur could be stronger than Four Arms is if he increases his size. Omniverse even shows Princess Looma stopping a punch from Humungousaur and just tossing him. Yet she lost against Four Arms confirming that point. This is probably because Tetramand have evolved to be hardened warriors that are combat made. While Vaxasaurians are less combative and are just seem to have natural strength while the Tetramand are more battle inclined. All in all, Muscular is a dangerous threat.

CreateGunner1209: Honestly, I don't care. Ben 10 is full of inconsistencies anyway from the story, to characters, to aliens. Why? Because the creators just did whatever they felt like doing there was no actual power scale of any kind, they did what they wanted. And that is what I am doing

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Arsenal: What if for albedo you give him pink hair. Since midoriyas hair is green that almost looks black, the opposite would be red that almost looks white, thus pink. I think it would be another reason they hate midoriya besides being stuck in his wimpy pubescent body. Maybe he also wouldn't like how he happened to become the ONE human in the country without any unique power. Or maybe he'd be sympathetic asking how izuku lives like that. Maybe izuku would confide in him how bad his life was. Heck, I could see how albedo can eventually become an ally rather than an enemy if he gains some humility. I certainly would love to see more interactions between other aliens and hisashi. One of the galvans could even help cure henzu. Sorry for rambling, I just like to think about all the possibilities from stories like this. I hope you have a great day

CreateGunner1209: I like it actually. I would make the hair white but with a pink tint to it. And with a red outline. And I do like the idea of having Albedo appear sooner than expected but I just need to time to sit on the idea and let it grow for now. And it's okay to ramble it was all good points anyway. Have a great day

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Paradox: Wow this chapters really getting me amped up. I like how you addressed thirteen's gender. It was a nice touch to have izuku and uraraka address it themselves. Good fight scene too. I can already tell the upcoming fight won't be three on one but a three way free for all with uraraka trying to bring in some semblance of control. I mean they've basically doused gunpowder in oil and started throwing matches in that direction. Looking forward to the chaos

CreateGunner1209: Thanks a lot of people were getting all antsy about Thirteen's gender so I felt like I needed to address it. Anyway how was Ch.43? Not exactly what you thought was going to happen huh?

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Guest: Another ten out of ten chapter!

CreateGunner1209: Thanks! I hope Ch.43 was the same!

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Guest: You know I love how you write and how the story goes, and that makes me wonder why nerf Ben's aliens? You could have created an arc where izuko was getting cocky for having such an op power, but you went the easy route of "I'm going to make the aliens weaker" I don't like it, and it's not because I like op characters or whatever, but it does seem a little unfair that you did that.

Also izuko isn't going to face Vilgax type villains? He's conquered worlds, or diagon, or aggregor, or malware, etc. It seems unfair that you nerfed him just for your own convenience.

PS: are you going to adapt the movie the secret of the Omnitrix? Because that would be awesome

CreateGunner1209: Honestly, I don't care. Ben 10 is full of inconsistencies anyway from the story, to characters, to aliens. Why? Because the creators just did whatever they felt like doing there was no actual power scale of any kind, they did what they wanted. And that is what I am doing

Also I have no plans for Aggregor or Diagon. Malware's another story and with him I'm doing what I want, besides you won't having to worry about the "nerfing" thing or whatever anyway with him

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Dreadbot: I loved this chapter I thought having one one be in the fight between 13 and the students was awesome I like how Momo was able to create a diamond Head Crystal and I thought the fight sequence between the students and 13 was amazing and yes I did mean Nathan fillion and I can't wait to see what you do next

CreateGunner1209: Thanks a lot of the chapter was added in at the very last second (literally): Thirteen fighting instead of Aizawa, Thirteen's gender reveal, One-One, the sword's name, etc!

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Agustin cuba: First of all, congratulations for reaching so high, you sincerely deserve it with all your effort and commitment that you put into this fic, I am a Spanish speaker and here in Latin America there are several izuku omnitrix fics, but most of them are very cliches with basic arguments and izuku invincible being the center of the universe, but when I saw your story I really liked it, one of the best stories mha ben10 and in general, I would also like to ask some questions

How will momo create the diamond crystals with his quirk? since the only reason I see for her to ask is to know its atomic composition and recreate it with her gift

Will there be mad deku, nega deku, bad deku, dekuzarro?

¿Will there be mergers? if it does, how? With deku 9,000? or deku accidentally breaks the omnitrix generating random and disproportionate fusions

that's it, thanks for reading and I hope you continue to prosper

CreateGunner1209: Thank you, I didn't expect this story to go for so far as it has.

And thank you, I don't really like the whole Power Fantasy aspect unless it's really interesting. Otherwise, yeah they can be cliche and rather boring to me.

So this is kinda on me. Creating the crystals from her body takes too much out of her so much so she can physically harm herself and threaten her own health. BUT The sword itself can create more crystals or at leats to allow it to change shape. So she can't make more (for now) but she can still use the sword and control it without much worry

Sort of. FOr AU Deku's I will be handling them in my Spin-off story that i mention in the "Special Announcements". But it's not going to be other holders of the Omnitrix, rather other versions of Deku in general. I.e. AU versions of Deku: Spider Deku, Girl Deku, Canon Deku, that kinda thing.

Mergers? What do you mean by that, sorry? Oh! Fusions, fusions of aliens, my bad. Well I wasn sort of against the idea but now that i have an illustrator who can draw for me I actually like the idea a lot. But it would have to be with a Deku 9,000 situation. Who I am also leaning towards doing now

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Guest: your defense for bakugo's parents while is (sadly true to a degree) is still... just horrible there is not much to say other then BULLSH#T, seriously do you even realize how much just simply HOW MUCH suspension of disbelief your reason is asking of us to have on why they never stop bakugo on bullying on deku for the last 10 YEARS! AND NEVER HAVE THEY NOTICED AT ALL!. come on man that just really horrible of a reason on why 10 YEARS MAN!. that even make bakugo's mom a much more of hypocrite and horrible parent/friend that i really hope she get chew out by deku dad when he realize that she is more bad of a parent than he is since she the one who lives under the same roof as her kid while he on the other hand have a VERY good reason for not (he off risking his life saving the galaxy)bakugo's parent have no excuse. hey this is the same guy who made that rant last chapter sorry for making another one so soon because when i read your reason why the parents never anything it was like lighting a match in a room fill of gas in me when i thought i got it out of my system and i know your doing your best with this story as i still very much support this story and you as a writer but you got to admit it your reason for why is just bad especially when bakugo is clearly someone that should be kept on eye on and he own parents don't noticed at all? come on man i know you can do better than that, anyway that all good luck and be safe.

CreateGunner1209: Dude, relax I'm just doing the best I can and that reply I gave was clearly a BS answer anyway. It was just the first thing I thought of to say

But I get your anger and that's on me

Anyway stay safe as well

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Ben10Surge: Sorry I worded my previous question wrong, I wasn't asking if you've seen the new reboot special. I was asking if you may have seen the new alien called Surge. Like if you say him online somewhere.

CreateGunner1209: Yes I have now, and he's cool

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Guest: Technically, the time limit itself was what nerfed the aliens in the first place ya know? It really forced Ben to actually use whatever alien he got in a creative way to take down the bad guy. So you can say that Muscular is stronger than Four Arms, but you can say that they are equal except Izuku doesn't get the alien he wanted. He now has to find a way to take the brute down or else he's screwed. Even if it was a glitch with the prototype Omnitrix, Ben turning him into the alien he didn't want was not only a handicap but a way to get familiar with all his forms and bring out their true potential. Now I'm not saying to make the aliens OP, I'm just saying that you don't need to nerf all of them to make the story have some tension. But I don't automatically expect a Diamondhead Izuku to be as strong as Diamondhead Ben cause of the experience and skill gap. But hey, it's your story.

CreateGunner1209: I never said I was going to nerf all the aliens. Not once did I ever say that

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Guest: So you said that Henzu is basically Kevin Levin right? Does that mean he is an Osmosian and just doesn't know it yet? Could this also mean that he could go throw what Kevin did back in Alien Force, where he eventually redeems himself and sets on the straight and narrow? Or will Henzu not be redeemed and he faces his actions and the consequences they brought? Because if it's anything like the original series I'm all for it, but I'm open to your interpretation.

CreateGunner1209: Yes. He is not an Osmosian however because in Omniverse there was so much inconsistencies that he is actually a regular human with a mutation. Not a half-alien or anything of the sort. So I ignored both origins to go with that he's a human with a Quirk. And as for Henzu, he is actually one of my favorite characters in this because of what I have planned for him. No spoilers here though :) Although I will say most of it is a slow burn

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Guest: So what was your reasoning for Deku's first 9 aliens?

CreateGunner1209: Good question. It was a wide mix of reasons.

When I wrote the entire story (i.e. my outline of it) one of the first things I did was figure out when, where, and how to introduce all the other aliens first. And after that I looked at what I had remaining. And then I went off the skill levels of the aliens a bit like of Grey Matter instead of Brainstorm, or Four Arms instead of Humongasur, that kind of thing. I also considers which aliens need to be there to help the story progress like Water Hazard just for his fight against Bakugou. And then there was Feedback, who I thought (at the time) he'd be a nice first alien for Izuku. Like how Ben had Heatblast. I thought Feedback fitted Izuku well is all. And plus i went with 9 in reference to Izuku (in canon) being the 9th user of OFA.

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Guest: Does the Omnitrix in this fic have a extra feature where it can unlock new transformation through quirked humans touching the Omnitrix? Cause when Todoroki touched it, Deku got Big Chill and Heatblast. When Clancy touched it, Deku got Stinkfly. This feature makes a lot of sense if Azimuth was intending to bring the Omnitrix to Hisashi, much like how he was going to give it to Grandpa Max but Ben got it. This essentially acts as a failsafe. Even if the watch fell into the wrong hands, there are over a billion combinations that are only known to the creator himself and the one place where they could unlock them is on Earth, but there is no established connection between them.

CreateGunner1209: Good question all i will say is that everything will be answered in due time. (I'm not trying to be a dick here I just don't want to give really big stuff away)

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SilverKirito: So I just read the last few chapters and I have to say how do you do it. The filler chapters work so well in the story that insted of being boring it adds up for future events that makes it even more satesfing and you have most of the cast have their reactions on spot for most of the time. That moment where that Diamond sword appeared I had to agree it was bada##. Now i want to see the moment in where all might relize he f### up hell i want Nana and Gran Torino say it in his face and that he is a teribil teacher. I fell like your in mindfield when it comes to ships one way or onuther it will blowup infrunt of you so I say take your time and see what happens ( right now i feel Momo should be paird with deku after this chapter ). Also you are evil leaving the chapter in a clifhanger but lets be honest that's what a good author would do.

CreateGunner1209: I try I really do try, it is a lot sometimes but I'm hanging in there. ANyway i hope Ch.43 was satisfying for you too!

And eyah the ships really is a mind field that i may not even bother trying to cross. But things can change. Also full disclosure this chapter isn't on a cliffhanger. The event is fully over and done with, technically I mean we still have to see the aftermath but whatever we'll get to that next time

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Guest: Tengo algunas preguntas 1 si a izuku estando transformado le disparan balas Anti poder que pasa regresa ala normalidad sin afectar la transmisión o tiene consecuencias 2 que pasa si toga bebé sangre alienígena se puede transformar en uno y con las avilidades o le pasa lo mismo que a sten 3 izuku si perdonará eventualmente a su padre y a all maigt 4 aparecerá humungusaurio sería jenial es de mis favoritos y 5 que le pasaría si a los aliens les disparan balas Anti poder y existe pueblo bajo debajo de musutafu osea la siudad sucteranea de los aliens

CreateGunner1209: 1. There will be no consequences if Izuku iss truck by the Anti-Quirk bullets. He might feel the sting and something but he'll be fine. After all the drug only affects the Quirk Factor, something neither he nor his aliens have.

2. I'm not 100% sure what you're asking here but I'll say this. If Izuku gets the DNA of any alien, regardless of age, he will get that alien species with all their abilities.

3. Yes, in due time

4. Yes, in due time

5. They'll be fine due to reasons I stated above And I do want to have Undertown, but it's a slow burn to get there

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Guest: We will eventually see three more aliens right? Cause Deku's first set came in nine so it makes sense that the next one will be nine. I've counted 15 aliens so far. I just wonder who those other three will be. And personally I would like to see Cannonbolt, Rath and Upgrade.

CreateGunner1209: Yes and more! I won't say whom they are but we are getting more than 3 to be honest

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Guest: I can see how eon show up and taught all might that he is blame he turn one of his own student to villain and reviled he is lzuku can't wait for that

CreateGunner1209: Yeah, Eon will only be showing up in my Spin-off series. If you want to know more than check out the "Special Announcements" chapter.

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Guest: What to give us a hint on which alien is next?

CreateGunner1209: Nope ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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Guest: I saw a previous comment on how the Omnitrix usually had the necessary equipment for a species to function. You answered how Ripjaws not have a breathing brace in the original series didn't have that. But it can easily be solved with the fact that this was the prototype Omnitrix instead of the re calibrated one. And we know that with the prototype that it was less than perfect. Plus it was seen that the effects of dehydration as a Piscciss Volann are mitigated as they grow older such as in Omniverse when Ben became Ripjaws. And all Omnitrix aliens are essentially the peak. But yeah, it would make sense for there to be something for Ripjaws. Hope you could add it to the re calibrated Omnitrix. Assuming that we get there.

CreateGunner1209: I still stand by my answer that ben's Omnitrixes never gave Ripjaws the equipment so I ain't either

Thanks anyway for letting me know your thoughts