Alright. Moving along. We also need the licensing exams! It's gonna be short. I just have one thing to do in them, and it is thanks to a comment I received on Ao3.
So! Thanks for the Idea YourNeighborhoodTogaStan. I actually think that this will be great! I'm tweaking the idea just a bit tho...
And obviously, the crushing of UA won't be so crushing.
Let's go!
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The busses pulled up to the location of the licensing exams. The students of class 1-A remained silent as other students got off of their respective busses. Shiketsu high, Ketsubutsu Academy, etc.
Aizawa went wide eyed and ducked as a cheerful woman with mint green hair walked by. The class stayed silent and got off of the bus with steeled faces.
Leading them was Bakugo, Kirishima, Ochaco, Todoroki, Mina, Jiro, and Kaminari. Tsuyu and Iida were behind them, followed by the rest of the class.
"Okay… I know that we've seen a lot, and that I'm kind of a downer, but seriously… you guys are making me worry with those faces." Aizawa scratched his head.
"Sorry, we were just getting mentally prepared." Ochaco said, before smiling. "There! All good!"
"Let's do this!" Kirishima grinned.
"Fired up and ready to go…" Shoto smirked.
"They won't know what hit 'em." Mina said.
"I'm charged up!" Kaminari said.
Every student gave some sort of witty comment, before walking into the test building. As they walked in, heads turned and regarded them cautiously.
"UA huh…"
"They look tough…"
"Don't let your guard down…"
Bakugo rolled his eyes and continued, the rest of the class followed. As they walked, nobody noticed that Mina herself was studying Bakugo.
'At the camp… Yumi was Izuka. I knew those scars looked familiar, it's because he gave them to her… no wonder she has it out for him.'
"HEY LOOK! IT'S UA!"
A few students in black uniforms walked up to the class. They were led by a very large student with a permanent grin.
"HOW ARE YOU?"
Bakugo looked at them. "Shiketsu high right? We're doing fine. How about you?"
"GREAT!"
Kirishima chuckled at the over excited boy. "Hey man. What's your name?"
"I'M INASA YOARASHI!" The boy shouted.
"Come on everybody, they're about to start, you need to get changed." Aizawa grumbled.
"All right!" Ochaco smiled. "Inasa, we hope to have a good time with you out there!"
The boy was taken aback by the bubbly girl, he was even more taken aback when each of the students gave him a fist bump, including Shoto Todoroki.
"I… remember you from the recommendation exams… I'm sorry for being a jerk…"
Inasa held on to Todoroki's hand and studied his face carefully, before wrapping him in a hug.
"Shoto Todoroki… I was wrong about you… Apology accepted."
Shoto grinned. "Right. Now let's do our best!"
And so, class 1-A changed into their hero outfits, and went to the starting site. The overtired proctor explained the rules. All of class 1-A had the same thought.
'Is he related to Aizawa?'
"All right, if you have your targets placed, and you have your two capture devices, we'll begin in two minutes, you have that time to find a place to get situated."
The walls of the room the students were in fell away, revealing a massive area filled with mountains, abandoned buildings, any type of environment one could think of. It was like the USJ, only bigger.
"C'mon Katsuki, we should get going." Kirishima said.
Bakugo shook his head. "It won't matter. Study the area around us, we'll wait for them."
"Why?"
"You don't get it do you, they know us the best. They saw our quirks in action."
"The sports festival…" Jiro muttered. "Of course…"
Bakugo nodded. "We need any advantage we can get, so study the area around us, and we can prepare."
"Right."
The class all scouted around, before quickly returning to the starting zone. "We've got ten seconds." Bakugo said. "Get ready."
Up in the spectators' seats, Aizawa rolled his eyes. Ms. Joke laughed hysterically and sat down next to him. "FINALLY FOUND YOU! Hey Aizawa…"
"Hmmmph."
"MARRY ME?"
Aizawa turned around. "You know I'm already married. That joke sucks."
"Oh come on Aizawa! LIVE A LITTLE!"
"What are you doing here?" Aizawa grumbled.
The hero sighed. "Fine… you're no fun. I'm here with my class from Ketsubutsu."
"I didn't know you were a teacher."
"Recent development, but hey! I'm here!"
'That's just great…'
"So Eraser, I noticed that your students began scouting the area. Did you tell them?"
"Why would I?" Aizawa said.
Ms. Joke chuckled. "You must really hate them then."
"On the contrary, I respect them enough to think they don't need a warning."
Ms. Joke raised her eyebrows. "High praise Eraser… but do you really think they can compete against the other hero schools in the country?"
Aizawa scoffed. "Just watch. They'll blow you away."
A horn sounded, the exam had begun.
Ms. Joke looked down at class 1-A. She could see her students, along with several Hundred others, closing in.
"Every year it's the same… the students all team up. UA is immediately crushed… you don't want to warn them against that? Fine. You've laid them to rest."
Every student leapt out at class 1-A. Each held their capture devices, and prepared to throw.
"All right… NOW!" Bakugo shouted. Todoroki rocketed into the air, covered in blood red fire. Jiro placed her hands on the ground. Kaminari rubbed his hands together gleefully. Ochaco brought her hands together and pulled them apart, making a black hole.
"TEAM ATTACK! GODS OF HEAVEN AND EARTH!"
Ochaco whipped the black hole around, pulling the other students inward. When they were in range, Kaminari released a blast of electricity. Jiro flexed her hands and caused an earthquake, jumbling the students around. Todoroki lit up the sky, before sending a wave of Ice to stick the students to the ground.
"What the hell was that?" Ms. Joke was wide eyed.
Aizawa smirked. "That was my class. I hope you enjoyed the exam, you'll be coming back with your class next year."
Most of class 1-A made the two person requirement before students broke out. Bakugo and his friends let their classmates get first dibs.
"We can get more points easily. You guys continue."
"Thanks."
So now, all of the students who weren't knocked out broke free of the ice and ran. Bakugo popped a few explosions. "Let's do this."
Bakugo took off with his friends. Mina followed closely with a glare.
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Izuka took a deep breath and walked to her closet.
'We meet Overhaul today…'
Izuka looked through her clothes and eventually settled on an outfit.
Izuka pulled on a bartenders outfit and a black mask. She covered her ears up with her hair.
'I don't want people to see…'
"Why?"
Izuka turned around to see the ghosts of her parents sitting together on her bed. "Mom? Dad?"
"Hello sweetie." All For One said. "I told you that I'd watch over you."
Izuka sniffed and wiped tears from her eyes. "Thank you…"
"Izuka… wear your new looks with pride. You are more than human now. Keep going, for us."
Izuka nodded. "I will…"
"I will…"
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Mina watched as Bakugo helped his friends get points. It was now only her, Bakugo, Kirishima, Ochaco, and Todoroki. Each of them only needed one more capture to pass.
"Damn. I don't see anymore people!" Kirishima grunted.
Mina slowly reached behind her and unbuckled a capture device at Bakugo. "I do…"
"Really? Where?"
"Look up there…"
Everybody turned to look up at a small hill. Mina dove at Bakugo.
The blonde spun out of the way. "WHAT THE HELL?"
Mina stood up, her face darkened. "The thing is… they never said we couldn't attack classmates…"
Bakugo shoved everybody away. "Go, find other points. I'll stop her."
"I'm not leaving you Katsuki." Kirishima said.
"Kirishima's right. We stick together." Shoto nodded.
Mina slowly approached Katsuki, orb in hand. "I've been meaning to ask you some things Bakugo…"
Bakugo lunged at Mina, who easily sidestepped. The pink girl attempted to hit one of his targets, but Bakugo maneuvered out of the way.
'What the hell is wrong with her?'
"Mina! Snap out of it!" Kirishima grabbed the pink girl by the shoulders. Mina glared at the redhead. "Get off of me Kirishima…"
"I can't do that."
"If you don't get off of me, I'll melt your hand off. This is between me and Bakugo."
Kirishima narrowed his eyes. "Who are you?"
Mina grabbed Kirishima's hand and pushed him off of her. "You think that I wouldn't be angry sometimes? Is that the case? I heard what Himiko Toga told Ochaco. Ochaco told me herself. So you think you don't know me? I don't even know you!"
Kirishima shuddered. "What happened Mina?"
"I wanted answers. And that blonde bitch is gonna give them to me."
Mina rushed towards Bakugo, who attempted to restrain her with black whip. The girl coated herself in acid and slipped through the quirk. Mina flipped over Katsuki and attempted to hit a target, but the boy sidestepped.
"You see… Bakugo hasn't told us the whole story about Izuka… See, she infiltrated UA, sure. She's a villain, sure. But did you ever think of why?"
"She was petty." Todoroki said. "She couldn't take no for an answer."
Mina looked at Todoroki. "Is that really what you think? Let me tell you something. Ochaco, I'm sure you remember the hot springs at the training camp."
Ochaco nodded. "I do."
"Remember when we saw her there?" Mina asked.
"Yeah! I do!" Ochaco said. "She was covered in scars! From blades, rocks, everything!"
Mina nodded, before turning back to Bakugo. "You see, what stood out to me was a specific set of scars. They were mostly visible on her arms. There were also some on her back, and one on her inner thigh…"
Bakugo went wide eyed. 'Don't tell me…'
"These scars were very familiar. Yaoyorozu has one on her shoulder from the sports festival… They're handprints, from a certain quirk dubbed explosion."
Bakugo grit his teeth. "Yeah? And?"
"The thing is. Izuka had so many. She grew up with you bullying her. You used your quirk on her when you beat her, didn't you…"
"And what if I did?"
"That's all the information I needed." Mina rushed forward on a wave of Acid. Bakugo could only dodge as Mina whirled around him in a frenzy.
"MINA! STOP IT!"
"Is that what she asked you? To stop it Bakugo?"
Bakugo bit his lip and continued to dodge. 'I can't fight her…'
"Katsuki! You have to beat her!"
Bakugo grit his teeth. 'They're right, but-'
"Come on Bakugo! Fight back! Or are you finally facing the consequences now?"
Bakugo grit his teeth. "Fine Mina." Lightning burst around Bakugo. The boy took off. Mina dodged black whip whenever Bakugo used it. His only other option was to use Explosion.
"Mina. you need to calm down." Bakugo said. "I don't want to hurt you."
"Shut the hell up." Mina said. "You already have."
The two exchanged blows until Mina was thrown forward. Bakugo took the chance and opted to hit her with explosion. Mina ducked into the blast. Bakugo's quirk enveloped Mina's head, and she was sent flying.
"SHIT!"
Bakugo ran to check on Mina. After checking her, he came to the conclusion that she was just unconscious.
"Should we take her out or-"
"Ochaco, you do it. You can carry her back. She'll fail the exam, but she needs to be checked by a nurse."
Ochaco nodded and pressed Mina's targets. Her targets turned green and Mina's turned red. Ochaco touched her fingers to the pink girl and began carrying her back to the stadium waiting room.
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Three Hours Later
The exam was over. All of class 1-A passed, except for Mina. The girl was still recovering from her fight with Bakugo.
Aizawa had called a teacher to pick her up. Midnight ended up showing her face for the pink student. Aizawa glared at anyone he heard making a comment about her.
As the students headed back on the bus, Mina was already back at the campus. Midnight had brought her into her living space.
"Are you okay Mina?"
No response.
"Mina?"
Mina just sat still, staring out of a window. Midnight went over and tapped her shoulder. "Hey Mina?"
"Huh? Oh sorry… I didn't hear you."
'But I was shouting… wait a minute, don't tell me…'
"Mina… can you hear me?"
Mina blinked. "Huh? Are you playing a prank Midnight? It isn't funny."
Midnight hugged Mina closely. Mina went wide eyed as she realized.
She was now deaf.
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Izuka stepped out into the large warehouse. Shigaraki stood with the vanguard in front of her. Overhaul was sitting on a couch with a coffee table in front of it.
He hadn't noticed Izukas arrival.
"So. Tomura Shigaraki. We meet at last."
"Hello Overhaul." Tomura sat down in front of him. "You contacted us. What do you want?"
Overhaul chuckled. "I want you to help me… you see, the league has fallen, All For One has died. That's because you couldn't use what you had properly…"
Izuka grit her teeth. Overhaul still didn't notice her.
"You had Stain at your disposal. The Pyromancer too… heck, you even got Mirko on your side, but you still failed. It's because the rest of you are too weak…"
"WEAK?" Magne rushed Overhaul. "I'll show you weak!"
Everything happened in the blink of an eye. Magne was fine. Izuka was between both Overhaul and her friend, two sword handles in her hands. Her blades had been destroyed by Overhaul's quirk.
"And who might you be?"
Izuka chuckled and removed her mask. "You know who I am. I didn't hear my name mentioned on your list of strong assets… you see Overhaul, we have a diversity in the league. A lot of us are still shaken from the fight at Kamino… if you chose to use lethal force against one of my comrades…"
Izuka's eye sparked with malice. "I will do the same thing I did to All Might…"
Overhaul shivered. "My apologies. I meant no disrespect. We'd like to hire you…"
Izuka smirked. "Good. We need something to do. What would you like us to do?"
Overhaul sat back down on the couch and pulled out a small metal case. "In here are bullets which I have refined. There are only ten perfect ones currently. They will take away a person's quirk completely, if used. We are going to be beginning the stages of mass production, but there are heroes moving around. They're disrupting my plans. I can't have that, so I need your protection."
Izuka nodded. "How many of us do you need?"
"I want all of you to work under me…"
'The arrogance…' Izuka gritted her teeth. "Sorry, but that won't happen. I work for nobody but myself. Stain and Dabi are my friends, as well as Mirko. Tomura here is like a brother to me… we're all family…"
Izuka sat down next to Tomura. "Not all of us are as strong as All Might. Even then, Magne lost her cool and attacked you, she would have been dead… But I suggest that you respect me, and those who you have listed. If we are to be allies, even if you see us as less powerful than you, you still must give us a certain amount of respect."
Overhaul nodded. "Okay then… Two of you should be enough."
"Twice, Toga. Are you up for the task?" Toga and Twice nodded. "These two will report to me if anything happens. If heroes attack, I will be there to offer my aid."
"Thank you. You believe that they will be strong enough?"
"I know so. Treat them well please." Izuka smiled. "I think this is the start of a great partnership!"
The two groups discussed a bit more. Eventually, they parted ways. Overhaul had one thought as he left the warehouse.
'Izuka Midoriya… you may be strong… But I will kill you, and your weak league of villains…'
Izuka watched the man leave and looked down at the sword handles in her hands, memories flashing through her.
"I loved these swords… Compress, save the handles. I will restore them soon."
"Yes ma'am." Compress took the handles and turned them into a marble.
"Now then," Izuka smirked. "I'm gonna go blow off some steam tonight."
Toga's eyes sparkled at Izuka's grin.
"Anybody want in?"
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So. There's some ideas for Mina. I am making her completely deaf. She'll join Izuka soon. Her character is one that I happen to really like. I hope I can make her one of the incredible characters.
I mean, having a deaf badass would be awesome. So I think that's what's going to happen. No scenes from Jigoku today… but they will be in there. Maybe next chapter, Izuka will find them…
Eh? Eh?
Okay. Until next time,
Sushui Out!
