"Is there a specific reason you have to run all the way to the school?" War-Rock asks, floating alongside Subaru, once more only observable to the boy wearing the Visualizers.
"Well aside from only living a couple blocks from the stairs leading up to it, I thought it would be one last exercise before the actual exam." Subaru explains, as the two turn a corner, the sight of the steps leading up to the school building entrance. The boy breaks into a smile, as he picks up his pace, quickly making his way onto the steps. Though it was a familiar sight (the boy had spent several days at the facility helping Nezu and Toshinori understand Wave Tech capabilities, and going over rules that benefitted learning environments on his Earth) Subaru couldn't help but be in amazement at the scope of the High School before him.
Sure, the large structure was quite unique in this world, but for Subaru? Odd buildings like this were quite popular among important locations (the WAXA Satellite Police Department Headquarters at the foot of Mt Fuji coming to mind first and foremost), so it provided a bit of comfort to the boy as well.
He had woken up quite early, determined to get to the school before anyone else, so that he could get to Nezu's office and relax until the Physical portion of the Entrance Exam. Truthfully, Subaru feels a little bad he isn't taking the Written portion alongside everyone else, but he's already proven himself academically. Yet, even with his surefire admission into the school, he still feels the need to prove his physical capabilities to the principal and the man who caught him from the sky…
To prove that Rockman is more than what War-Rock and Subaru say.
Before continuing onwards, Subaru stumbles a little over some pebbles on the ground. "Oh man, someone could get hurt if they tripped on these." He says to himself, before picking up the loose pebbles, and tossing them over into the grass. He nods to himself confidently, before moving on, scanning his guest badge at the gate, Subaru walks through the UA Barrier, calmly waving at the cleaning robots as he makes his way inside. The staff of the school aren't quite aware of his existence yet, but Nezu has apparently said if he ever is stopped by somebody just to say "Bubblegum Incident" and he'd be allowed to continue onwards. What "Bubblegum Incident" means and why the staff are willing to let a student do anything when they say that is currently beyond him, but he's not complaining about it in the slightest.
Coming upon the large wooden door to the principal's office, Subaru knocked upon it softly, before entering. Closing the door behind him, he's greeted with the sight of Nezu behind his desk, pouring some tea into a set of three tea cups, with Toshinori off to the side on a small couch, the hint of a smile on his thinly face. "Ah, welcome in, Subaru. I was expecting you would be this early." The animalistic principal chirps, Subaru nodding.
"Well, I figured I should get here before the large crowds do. Picked up some pebbles while I was at it, since tripping on an exam day would be bad luck." Subaru remarks, Nezu and Toshinori nodding their heads in agreement. "Now, what will I be doing until the physical portion of the exam?"
"Well, the idea is that we would have you watch the written test alongside the Recommendation Students joining our prodigious academy this year." Nezu begins, sliding two of the tea ups forwards, as he takes one for himself. "It has been many years since UA has used the Requested Student forms, so I believe it would be best to have you introduced to at least a few of your future classmates. That said, I must ask one last time, are you absolutely sure you wish to partake in the physical portion of the exam?"
"Sir, with all due respect, I've been waiting to get back into action since I was let out of the medical room of this school. There's no way I wouldn't want a piece of the action." Subaru smiles confidently, Nezu and Toshinori nodding at each other.
The brunette boy and the blonde man both approach the desk, each grabbing a teacup of their own, before taking sips of the drink. A warm refreshing taste…
Before the storm Subaru will be bringing.
It had taken about two hours before the entirety of the examinee slots had been filled, Subaru watching students pile in from a computer screen inside of Nezu's office. (A small smile found itself on his face, when Kyoka and Izuku showed up together… Though it became a bit shaky after Izuku managed to trip on thin air and almost ate concrete. Luckily Kyoka's jacks were able to suspend him for a bit, before a brunette girl came over and helped him using some sort of Floaty Quirk. Part of him questions why Kyoka started looking upset when the girl got a little close to Izuku, causing him to blush… Another part of him questions why he also felt a little upset, since these days he was usually all for new friendships being made.)
Regardless of where he was or what he was doing, Subaru soon found himself in a small room filled with monitors, as four other teens entered alongside Nezu, and a group of teachers.
"And this is where you all will be monitoring the potential students taking both portions of the exam. Alongside that, allow me to introduce you all to someone very important. The first Requested Student since 21XX, Subaru Hoshikawa!" Nezu exclaims, presenting the boy with a raised paw.
Subaru gives the group a wave and a smile, and is met with… Mixed results? Well, a 2/4 split. A skeletal young man with white hair and a girl with dark green hair and a few reptilian features both Wave back at him, which is a win for sure to Subaru, but the other two…
A tall young woman with spiky black hair and grey eyes simply bows to him, which Subaru can only hope is positive, but he can't be completely sure. And next to her is a slightly taller young man, with red and white mixed hair, and a burn scar over his left eye, who simply looks at Subaru. A small vibration from his H-Touch, and Subaru pulls down his Visualizers a bit, just enough that they can affect his hearing a tad.
"Kid, the prim and propers are giving off massive amounts of loneliness waves. It reeks of sadness. Sort of like a couple of pals we know." War-Rock whispers, Subaru nodding slightly before pushing the green glasses back up.
It's a fact well known to Subaru at this point that this world is saturated in Negative Emotions and laziness. If the Mu Incident were to happen on this Earth, Subaru isn't sure how short a time it would be before riots broke out. Heck, one of the things he first ever noticed about his two closest friends on this Earth, Izuku and Kyoka, were how absolutely drenched they were in the waves associated with Sadness and Isolation… Loneliness Waves. Sure, him being around them and having has lessened them by a great deal, but there's something there that keeps festering the waves a bit, and he's not sure how much he can really do to help his friends get these waves under control.
But now is not the time to be focusing on concepts familiar to him and his Earth. No, now is the time to blend in with this Earth, and do what he can in the moment.
"A requested student, huh? Wonder what you can do to be asked to attend the school personally." The skeletal boys ask, Subaru chuckling a bit. "Juzo Honenuki, by the way."
"Setsuna Tokage!" The green haired girl introduced herself. "I'm hoping we end up in 1-B together, cutie~."
"Uhh…" Subaru takes a small step back, before Nezu clears his throat, attention turning to him instead.
"Actually, Miss Tokage, Young Subaru is to attend Class 1-A alongside Yaoyorozu and Todoroki." Nezu clarifies, his head motioning to the two who have yet to introduce themselves yet.
"Oh, well it's nice to meet my future classmates, regardless of whether we are in the same classroom or not." Subaru waves a hand around, before approaching the teens, offering a hand out for a shake. Juzo and Setsuna shake it happily, just as they had for the greeting.
Yayorozu and Todoroki though, once more, proved different.
"It is also nice to make your acquaintance, Hoshikawa." Yaoyorozu says, once more bowing. Subaru tries to make it clear he's trying to shake her hand, but it's not getting through to her it seems.
Moving on to Todoroki, the trend continues with the boy not saying anything, simply giving Subaru a nod, before looking at the monitors in the room. Subaru mentally groans, and returns to his spot next to the center seat. "Alongside his attendance here in the monitor room during the written portion of the exam, Subaru has also offered to give us a little showing of what he can do in the physical portion." Nezu says, earning a hand raise from Yaoyorozu. "Yes?"
"Won't his inclusion change the testing scores for other students? It seems unfair, given he's a requested presence." She asks, Nezu chuckling a bit in response.
"Actually, my roll in the physical examination is double-sided, as decided by Nezu. Alongside presenting my physical role, I will also be giving a hint to other students into a hidden aspect of the test. After all, it is a good thing to pass kindness onto others." Before anyone can ask what that hidden aspect is,
"Hey, we're all supposed to be wearing our school uniform, aren't we? So why are you dressed so… Casually?" She asks, pointing at Subaru's state of dress.
His usual short sleeved red jacket, a dark wash pair of skinny jeans, his red shoes, and his usual accessories are a stark contrast to the fancy suit like outfits of the others, something Subaru easily and quickly takes note of, now that he's been made aware of it. "Ah, that's-..."
"Another decision I made, actually!" Nezu interjects, attention turning to him once more. "I feel limiting our students to school uniforms has made them unused to what life will be like once they graduate, presenting their future as far more conforming than what it actually is. So, I decided to let students choose their own outfits starting this upcoming school year." The principal explains, rolling his paw around as he talks, moving up to Subaru at the center seat, before crawling on top of it, pressing a small button on the arm of the seat, which opens up a small hatch. A smaller plate comes up from the hatch with small cards on it, each attached to a lanyard. "As long as students keep their identification cards on them at all times, then aside from some standard school dress policies, then whatever outfit you choose is fine. It seems none of you have read the rule book, so I will need to inform students and parents of the changes via the letter sent for acceptance."
Subaru picks up one of the cards, a picture of his smiling face upon it. "This is a more western style of school identification, but from my understanding UA isn't exactly the most typical of high schools." He places the card in his jacket pocket, before turning to face the monitors once more. "In any case, I hope that our meeting was a good first impression, and that you all enjoy your time here today." A bell rings through the school, signaling the end of the written test, and the start of lunch for the examinees, giving one half hour before the physical exam explanation. Subaru makes his way past the four students, then the teachers.
For a brief moment though, his eyes cross with a scruffy looking man's. An odd air surrounds the two, as if blocking then from actually seeing each other. If the man can feel it, Subaru isn't sure, but the boy can, and he quite instantly knows what that feeling means. He and this guy…
They're not going to get along in the slightest.
After the lunch break, Subaru finds himself hurried into a large auditorium alongside thousands of other students, each more unique than the last. Once seated, Subaru finds himself next to a plain looking boy with a large tail, and a girl with completely pink skin and hair whose sclera is black.
All in all not the weirdest situation he's been in.
A tall man with blonde swooped back hair, dressed in all black leather, walks on stage, a large smile on his face. "ALL RIGHT, FUTURE HERO STUDENTS! IT'S TIME FOR YOUR PHYSICAL EXAM PRESENTATION! CAN I GET A 'YEAH'?!"
The audience remained silent. The man's shoulders slumped a little bit… Until, one voice piped up. "YEAH!" Subaru cheered out, cupping his hands around his mouth in an effort to make his voice even a little bit louder. The boy next to him looked at Subaru in confusion, while the girl looked in awe.
"OH YEAH! NOW THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SEE! PROPER AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION!" The man cheers, holding out his hands in proper rocking poses. "NOW, LET'S GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD!" The wall behind the man began to raise itself up into the ceiling, a screen with a spinning version of the school's logo displayed upon it being revealed.. "AHEM." The screen fades into a picture of a desert, with various cities popping up on screen. "EACH OF YOU WILL BE BROUGHT TO A SCHOOL TRAINING GROUND, UPON WHICH YOU WILL BE FACED WITH A MOCK VILLAIN TAKEOVER. SIMPLY PUT, YOU'LL BE FIGHTING ROBOTS." The man explains, students starting to whisper among themselves.
Amongst the whispers, Subaru starts picking up on a familiar muttering, the brunette leaning forwards and seeing his green haired friend looking over the presentation pamphlet. It overjoys the boy that he can see his friend potentially, but he does wish he could also see Kyoka somewhere in the room too.
"EACH ROBOT IS PROVIDED A DIFFERENT POINT BASED ON SIZE AND DIFFICULTY OF TAKE DOWN. THE SCORE IS ONE POINT, FOLLOWED BY TWO, FOLLOWED BY THREE AS THE HARDEST DIFFICULTY." The man continues, whispers falling quiet, and even Izuku's muttering seems to calm down a little. Subaru picks up the presentation pamphlet, giving it a quick glance over.
'Oh, there's a fourth robot on here. I guess that one is going to be discussed after a bit.' Subaru thinks, before focusing back on the lecture.
"NOW, IT SHOULD GO WITHOUT SAYING, BUT SINCE YOU'LL BE IN A COMBAT SCENARIO FOR THIS TEST, IF YOU INTENTIONALLY TRY TO HARM OR SABOTAGE ANOTHER EXAMINEE THAT'S AN IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION!" The man onstage continues, Subaru mentally noting down that he should probably look for troublemakers in his testing grounds, alongside his other 'goals'.
"EXCUSE ME!" A new voice booms out, as Subaru takes note of a taller teen shooting up like a rocket, his hand outstretched to ask a question. "In your presentation, you have mentioned three robots, however, the pamphlet clearly shows four! If this is a misprint, then I must say that it is an egregious error on part of this highly acclaimed establishment!" Subaru rolls his eyes at the boy, not enjoying the windage of pompousness (at least Luna had the decency to be a bit softer when she complained). "And furthermore, you in the back!" The boy turns and points at… Izuku. "You're ceaseless muttering is intensely distracting! Cease it at once! This is a very important exam, and I will not have you belittling it!"
And that's the breaking point.
"HOLD IT!" Subaru shouts, slamming on the wooden counter in front of him and his seat mates, standing up as well, shocking the taller blue haired teen. "It's pretty rude of you to be accusing a single person of muttering, when everyone in this auditorium has been whispering the whole time. If you have a problem with someone else, I suggest you talk to them in private, and not embarrass them in front of a whole crowd." The taller teen begins to look around, eyes moving between him and Subaru. "Also, if you had actually cared to read the pamphlet in full, you would see that the information regarding your 'misprint' was coming up." Subaru turns focus away from the teen, looking at the man on stage. "Please excuse our interruptions, sir!" Subaru bows, before sitting back down. The taller teen follows suit, his cheeks flushed in embarrassment of his own.
"AHEM, WELL THANK YOU TO EXAMINEE ER, SORRY I FORGOT YOUR NUMBER HEHE, FOR CLEARING UP THAT LITTLE SCENE. BUT YES, I WAS ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT ROBOT FOUR." The man continues, the screen behind him changing to feature a chibi version of himself running through a pixel city. "YOU KIDS EVER PLAY THAT OLD GAME SUPER MARIO? WELL, THINK OF THAT FOURTH ROBOT AS SORT OF LIKE A THWOMP. YOU CAN BEAT IT, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY POINTS TIED TO IT, AND IS HONESTLY MORE OF A HASSLE THAN IT IS A BENEFIT. JUST TRY AND AVOID IT LIKE AN OBSTACLE."
Subaru makes a mental note of this, seeing as he'll probably encounter one during his test, and knowing his luck, will probably fight it too. Good. If it's as tough as it's said to be, then it'll be a perfect example of Rockman's capabilities…
Or at least the surface of them.
"NOW, THAT COVERS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PART OF THE EXAM. ALL OF YOU SHOULD HEAD TO THE LOCKER ROOMS AND GET DRESSED, SO YOU CAN TAKE PART IN THE EXAM. BUT, BEFORE YOU GO, A LITTLE PARTING GIFT FROM ME. PUR SCHOOL MOTTO! NAPOLEON BONAPARTE ONCE SAID THAT 'TRUE HEROISM LIES IN BEING SUPERIOR TO ALL THE ILLS OF LIFE'." The loud man lowers his head a bit, letting his eyes peer out from underneath his shades. And in this moment, Subaru swears that despite his continuous loud volume, the man had spoken somewhat normally for the first time. "Go Beyond… PLUS ULTRA! Enjoy your time in hell kids…"
Subaru, already dressed for the physical in his opinion, was the first on the bus to the exam city, and was also the first one off.
The gate leading inside was massive, as the small crowd of students around him chatted idly as they waited for the gates to open. Subaru took this time to stretch a bit, before being approached by a couple of people.
The first was an orange haired girl with teal eyes, and the other a blonde haired boy with pale blue eyes.
"Hey, you're that kid who stood up for the other one, right?" The girl asked, Subaru nodding a but response. "I just wanted to thank you on his behalf. I wasn't sure if I should have said anything in that moment, but I'm glad someone did."
"Inaction can lead to bug slip ups." Subaru replies, turning as he stretched his arms around himself. "Figured I could lend a hand, since like you said, it didn't seem like anyone else would." 'Besides, Izuku and Kyoka will probably be giving me an earful for not fully telling them that the school requesting me was UA.'
"Still, it is good to know that some people in this world truly care to stand up for others." The blonde speaks with a sneery tone, holding his hand out to shake. "I also wish to thank you."
Subaru looks at his hand cautiously, before giving it a quick shake, thinking nothing more of it afterwards. The blonde boy clenches his fist, before his face turns to that of shock. He looks at Subaru, and then back to his hand. "You're…" The boy begins to speak, until the sudden creaking of the metal doors catches everyone's attention.
"WELL? WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR, A COUNTDOWN? THOSE DON'T EXIST IN REAL LIFE KIDS! EXAMINEE'S OF CITY G, I'D FOLLOW THAT KID IN THE RED JACKET'S EXAMPLE!" The presentation announcer yells, as everyone turns to see Subaru running into the city ahead of everyone.
The boy lets himself fall, and slide on the concrete, avoiding fire from some of the robots. "A herd of one-pointers, just there!" He yells to the testers, before getting up and continuing to run.
"Principal Nezu, if you don't mind my asking, what exactly is Hoshikawa's role in the test? He is already a student, but you alluded he would be alerting others to a different aspect." Yaoyorozu asks, causing Nezu to nod.
"For starters, I must suggest you start calling by his given name. He vastly prefers that over being referred to by his family name. Secondly, Subaru's role is quite simple." The animal continues, the largest of the monitors switching to focus in Subaru for a bit. "Think of Subaru as a lighthouse of sorts, guiding the other potential students to shore. He can give a trail to follow, but actually getting there requires effort on the other students part. You students are tasked with finding this hidden aspect of the test. Let us see if you can."
Subaru continues jogging through the city streets, being cautious as to the location of robots, and yelling out when he finds them.
"Gah!" Yet soon enough, he finds a new manner of doing his part. Subaru rushes over to a collapsed wall, finding a very tall young man with multiple arms stuck underneath some rubble. He seems to be lifting most of it off, but help would be nice. Subaru rushes over, helping to remove what rubble he can, until the other teen manages to get all of it off. "You… Helped me. But, what about the test?"
"Nothing in the rules says I can't help others. Speaking of, I saw a small herd of two-pointers a couple blocks to the right of here. Pretty hard to miss them." Subaru says, before dusting himself off a bit, and running in another direction. "Good luck on the test!" He cheers before continuing on.
It's another few blocks before Subaru finds a girl with some frog like features surrounded by a group of six three-pointers. Cautiously, his hands begin to move close together… Until they stop. "No, not yet. The zero pointer for sure." He says to himself, before bending down and picking up a few smaller chunks of rubble. "We can mess with them a little though." He slides down the Visualizers, catching view of his partner War-Rock at the ready next to him. "Alright buddy, let's get wild. Take three of them out, but leave them online! Can't take these points ourselves after all."
War-Rock nods and races forwards, entering one of the three pointers, and beginning to run amuck in its internals, before entering another one to do the same, and then moving on to the last one.
In the frog girls view, the robots have just suddenly started going haywire, with the other not moving at all. Rocks begin to pelt at them, catching their attention. "Come on ya bums! You really gonna let me scratch your paint like that?!"
The three moving robots take aim at Subaru, who quickly takes off in a sprint. "Hey, take care of the glitching ones while I have these three distracted!" He yells out to the girl, who nods quickly in response. She jumps greatly, smashing her legs into the robots, easily tearing them apart. "Alright!" Subaru cheers… Until he runs into a wall. "Oof!" He falls to the ground, before three red lasers take aim at him. He quickly shakes off the hit, and notices the laser, before looking at the bots. "Hehe, sorry about calling you bums?"
The guns of the robots begin to whir, before the frog girl crashes through these bots as well, landing safely behind their destroyed bodies. "You know, kero, it's not very wise to help your competition." She remarks, getting a chuckle from Subaru.
"Who said we were competitors?" The boy remarks before getting up from his fall. He gives the girl a thumbs up and a smirk. "Besides, heroes need to be kind, don't they?" He lowers his gestures, and moves on, running off to another part of the city.
The frog girl watches him go, a finger held to her chin.
"He's… Helping the other students." Todoroki speaks up for the first time, interest shifting to him momentarily. "That hidden aspect, it's helping others isn't it?"
Nezu hums cheerily, before many of the monitors change to different students assisting others. "Correct! It wouldn't make much sense if a hero school did not search for those with heroic qualities! It's possible to enter on villain points alone, this is true, but these Rescue Points, are also key factors. In truth, you could have only rescue points and still qualify for our school!"
"Of course, there are moments of true heroism that cannot be overlooked." Toshinori speaks up, the four Recommendation students looking at the stranger in curiosity. "Nezu, if I may?"
"Oh please, be my guest!" The principal chirps, passing over a small red button to the man. The thinly figure presses it down, and the camera feeds begin to shake. "It was about that time anyways."
"Time for what?" Setsuna asks, earning another chuckle from the principal.
"Why, time for the test of character of course!"
The city streets begin to rumble, and various voices can be heard screaming. Subaru, for a moment, pauses. Memories of similar events in the past (Andromeda's arrival on Earth after Subaru defeated it's first phase, the awakening of Mu… Meteor G) all rush through his mind, before he shakes his head. Even if it were a similar situation, he would take care of it. He always did after all.
"War-Rock, let's go." He says, slipping his Visualizers up, as he rushes to the main street. The largest crowd rushes past him, various teens running away in fear. Subaru turns attention to where they're running from, or more specifically what.
Towering above the building, a large green robot with a rectangular head, and several weapon ports treads through the streets, destroying many fake vehicles and buildings in the process. Subaru grimaces, before pushing his way past the crowd and into the front of a car, climbing on top of it, before coming to a stop on the roof.
"Been a while since we've done this." War-Rock comments, his voice coming from the H-Touch on Subaru's hands. "You ready to go buck wild kid?!"
"Born ready, partner!" The tech filled gloves begin to glow blue with circuitry lines, as Subaru grins. "Been even longer since we used this transformation code too. DENPA HENKAN!" The boy stretches his arms out to his sides, before flinging them in forwards, his left hand curling into a fist, as he slams it into the palm of his right.
Green flames made of Electromagnetic Waves cover his body, as War-Rock bursts from the H-Touch. The two beings' arms stretch out to the side, as War-Rock envelopes Subaru's full body. The green flames turn a dark blue, as they form the basis of the under armor, yellow lines forming on the sides, before being overtaken by the same electric green as before. Blue boots form at Subarus feet and shins, the bottoms layering themselves in silver. Subaru's right wrist is enveloped by a blue gauntlet, a single, long, blunt fin protruding from it. His left arm is covered up by his ever familiar Rock Buster, the barrel collapsing down to allow use of his hand, as two red eyes in lieu of War-Rock's eyes begin to shine. A red visor forms over his eyes, as blue metals extends upwards from it, silver decals formed as the half helmet stops halfway over Subaru's head, the sides extending into Subaru's ear covering Wave Detectors, the red gems directly over the ears flashing red. A pair of fins protrude from his back, spinning for a moment, hinting at further use than just decoration.
Finally, a white scarf wraps itself around Subaru's neck, twin sides flowing down behind him, both ending in an array of pink, cyan, lime green, fire red, black, a more pearl white, and purple. At the ends of the scarf, they seem to fade into dissipating particles. With a shake of his head, Subaru's hair changes from it's usual brown to a galaxy purple, as his spots of dyed hair turn white, illuminating his hair like stars in space.
Almost a year after his disappearance from Meteor G, Rockman has returned.
"Been a while, eh, War-Rock?" Subaru comments, looking at his buster arm.
"You bet! Now let's get in there and turn this robot into scrap!" The alien roars back in excitement. Subaru rolls his eyes, far used to his partner's love for battle at this point.
"Well then, Denpa Battle… Ride On!" Subaru shouts as he leaps off of the car, throwing his arm forwards, as the Rock Buster reforms its barrel, allowing Subaru to begin firing at the robot. The buster shots hit at the opponent, denting it's metal, and leaving scorch marks behind. "Alright, note to self, lower buster levels when in training situations against human opponents." The denpa-human comments to himself as he lands on a Wave Rail, as he has begun referring to this world's version of Wave Roads, before leaping off of it, landing at the top of a nearby building. "I don't want to fight this thing any longer than necessary. Let's say we pull out a card combo, and take this guy down?!"
"Alright kid, let's Rock and Roll!" War-Rock cries out, Subaru nodding before tapping away at his buster's display screen.
"Battle Cards selected… Predation!" He cries out, before leaping off of the building, using his leg to kick off of the outer wall, towards one of the robot's arms. "Here we go!" He cries out throwing his left arm forwards, as it changes appearance, a green energy blade forming out from it. "Sword!"
Nezu cackles to himself as he watches two screens in particular, each with a similar event being displayed. One, a boy of green rushing towards the Zero Pointer from the bottom, the other a boy of blue rushing from the top.
The recommendation students watch in awe as the two boys draw closer and closer to their goals.
"You see students, there is more to being a hero than simply trying to help others." The thin stick of a man known as Toshinori speaks. "When you help others, you give everything you've got, even if it costs you yourself pain or strife, or even if they don't know you're doing something to help them. This, is one of the greatest aspects of heroism…"
"The aspect of self-sacrifice!"
Subaru slams down on the zero-pointer's arm, his sword firmly lodged in the metal. He takes off in a sprint, his sword continuing to cut the arm, before dissipating. "Plasma Shot!" Subaru shouts next, as his buster changes once more, the base turning into a plasma globe, with a three prong ring for the barrel, before firing out an electric blast, hitting an open spot on the 'neck' of the robot. The goliath of a machine begins to twitch, as purple sparks begin to fly from its neck. "Keep it up, with a MalWizard Whip!" The buster changes again, turning into the base of the sword, before a long electrical line flings out of it. Subaru throws the whip forwards, lodging it on a large bolt. He tugs on it harshly, launching himself skyward, up above the robot's head. "Final strike, Full Power Full Throttle!"
"GIGA CARD! BUSTER MAX!" Subaru shouts, as the Rock Buster overlaps with a holographic image of War-Rock's head. The scarf begins to glow in the colors respective of his friends back on his Earth, as the Rock Buster charges itself with energy. Subaru grabs at the buster with his other hand, as the energy wells up further and further. "CHARGE SHOT… FIRE!" And fire it does, as a large burst of green, blue, and purple energy flies out from the buster in a large orb, landing on the top of the head, crushing against it, before breaking through, drilling through the interior of the robot like paper, as the mechanical body rocks itself with explosions.
For a moment, Subaru can see a similar sight from another testing ground off in the distance, as another zero-pointer is destroyed. 'Heh… We match.' He thinks to himself, before he starts careening down towards the ground. "Oh shit, it's been too long! How do I hover again?" Subaru yells, his hands clasped on his half-helmet in fear.
"You think light thoughts, remember? Even if you don't, a fall like this won't kill us." War-Rock says nonchalantly.
"Maybe not, but it'll still sting!" Subaru replies, before a pink, slimy, and long appendage suddenly wraps around his waist, tugging him away from the opening of the damaged zero-pointer, and sending him flying to the side, into the multiple arms of a familiar teen. "Oh, thanks." He says, looking up at the masked face of his catcher.
"Not a problem." The other teen says, before letting Subaru down onto his feet.
"If you had a quirk like that, why didn't you use it against those bot's earlier, kero?" The frog girl from earlier asks, her tongue flying back into her mouth quickly.
"Ah, I'm sure you'll find out soon enough." Subaru says, a smile on his face as he rubs at the back of his head. "And this isn't a quirk. It's tech." He finishes, before a loud siren noise rings out through the city.
"EXAM OVER!" The man shouts, as Subaru lets out a sigh of relief. A group of smaller robots come in and start looking over people, a small blue one approaching Subaru, with a small coffee cup displayed on it's screen/face.
"Ah, guess that's my cue." Subaru says, before turning to the two teens. "Thank you for your help again. Have a good day, and here's hoping I see you when school starts!" He cheers, before leaping away, heading off towards the exit of the city, as the two teens watch with curiosity.
The four recommendation students look at the screen in awe (sans Todoroki, who is currently looking at Nezu). Not one, but two teens had the ability and fortitude to take down the giant robots terrorizing the other students.
Nezu smiles, turning off the screens monitoring the tests. "As you can all see, your future classmates are quite adept at situations, and will be quite the hurdle to overcome." He leaps from his seat, paws folded behind his back. "Please, do try to keep up."
A vibration in his vest pocket alerts him to his phone, which he takes out soon after. A message from Subaru, that causes him to chuckle.
'Please keep me in your office until after hours. I just got a text from a friend, and I think she's going to kick my butt if she sees me, for not telling her I was here.'
Nezu shakes his head. Oh, what an interesting school year this is going to be, indeed.