Published: 28/04/2021
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"Talking / Talking (flashback)"
'Thoughts / Thoughts (flashback)'
- Flashback –
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(**Author's Note)
A/N: Hello everyone! Thank you for your patience with this chapter, I always appreciate your understanding with how many stories are currently on the go. With that being said, I have a few treats in store for later chapters, but I hope you enjoy this one.
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I do not own Harry Potter or My Hero Academia, they are owned by J.K Rowling and Kōhei Horikoshi respectfully, I just own the story idea.
"For a true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength, but by the size of his heart."
— Zeus, Disney Hercules
Chapter Six
"AND BEGIN!"
Within a second after Present Mic yelled, Izuku was off like a rocket, already taking down a 1-Pointer.
The other participants; including the bluenette and the girl, didn't move until Present Mic reminded them that the test started. By the time they moved, Izuku already taken down two 3-Pointers and a 2-Pointer, gaining 9 points.
He managed to save two participants after a 1-Pointer smashed through a building, while a blond feminine teen with a laser belt shot the robot down.
Overall, the test was strenuous, with limited time to prove yourself and only 30-ish seats in the hero course. (AN: 4 recommendation, 36 regular)
Remembering All Might's suggestion about activating One for All, Izuku sent the quirk into his arms and legs as he whizzed through the course, taking out several more robots and saving three more people.
- Meanwhile in the Observation Floor -
The faculty, Toshinori and Hisana were watching everything happen on the monitors.
"Such a wide battlefield and limited time, brings out the best in them," Nedzu observed.
"We have a wide selection of heroic types this year," a staff member said, looking at the files of few of the applicates.
"Intelligence gatherers,
Mobility experts,
Decision makers,
…and the Natural-born warriors."
Hisana watched as these kids fought the robots. So far, only a few stood out to her. Shouto had decided against participating in the recommendations exam and was at Site C. A multi-armed boy was using his quirk to find the robots. A shark-tooth kid was shielding two teens from falling rubble, and an invisible girl was stopping the robots by turning them off.
Hitoshi, understanding his quirk wouldn't work on robots, opted to take the recommendation exam, after he was offered Shouto's spot. He was sitting in the room, cheering on his love interests.
"These abilities are shown to be essential in a hero…" Toshinori added before he was interrupted by Aizawa.
"Just because they have those abilities, doesn't mean they have what it takes to be in the hero course," Aizawa stated.
"Excellent observation Shouta-kun!" Nedzu squeaked, "With this many, it looks like our last robot should tell us more," he said as Powerloader lifted the safety glass off a red button.
"What's going to happen now?" Hisana asked Midnight.
"We release the Zero-Pointer as a test of reaction," Midnight told her, "It's actually how Snipe got into the hero course."
The aforementioned cowboy nodded his head when Hisana looked at him.
"Now it begins!" Nedzu announced, pressing the red button.
"You can do you Izu, Shou!" Hitoshi cheered.
- Back to Izuku and the others -
Izuku was catching his breath when he heard it. A metallic noise coming from somewhere close.
THUMP
THUMP
THUMP
CRASH!
A monstrous robot, bigger than the other pointers came crashing out of a nearby office building, causing as much damage as Mt. Lady during her debut. Its massive form wrecking the landscape around it as it faced the examinees.
"Holy shit!" Izuku cursed as the other examinees ran the opposite direction, terrified of being trampled by the gigantic being.
Izuku dodged the rubble as it fell towards him, avoiding injury. He was about to run like the others, when he spotted movement near the ground.
Laying on the ground with her legs trapped in the rubble, was the girl who stopped Izuku from falling.
Changing directions, the teen swiftly ran towards the girl and robot, passing the bluenette from before in the process. Said bluenette looked and saw Izuku running towards the carnage.
"Hi again," Izuku greeted her, "I'm going to try and get you out."
"I think my leg is broken," the girl informed him.
Using his own muscle, Izuku started to carefully lift the rubble off the girl's legs. However, he couldn't lift the concrete and pull her out at the same time.
"Hey!" he yelled behind him, "I need some help here, someone pull her out of the rubble!"
The bluenette, surprised at the order, shook himself from his stupor and ran back.
"How can I help?" he asked Izuku.
"At the count of three, I need you to lift her out. She injured her leg and needs medical attention," Izuku instructed him.
Seeing the bluenette's nod, Izuku counted down.
"1"
"2"
"3!" Izuku grunted as he held the debris while the boy quickly pulled the girl out.
After tossing the debris back down and checking for any other injured people, the trio made it to safety near an intact wall.
"Thank you," the girl said once the trio stopped.
"No problem," Izuku replied back, helping others was a human thing to do, as Hisana-okaasan once told him.
"It seems like no one is going to stop the Zero-Pointer," the bluenette noted as they saw the robot causing further damage to the cityscape.
"If it's not stopped, it might harm more of the examinees," Izuku said getting up, "I'm going to see if I can stop it."
"Wait—" but Izuku disappeared.
Using 8% of One for All, Izuku leaped towards the Zero-Pointer, arm pulled back ready.
"SMASH!" he roared, punching the Zero-Pointer with his limited might, completely obliterating the robot to pieces.
As he fell towards the ground, Izuku could feel the exhilaration turn to panic; despite his training, he had no idea how he was going to land. Just as he was about to crash, he felt something touch him.
The next thing he knew, he was floating a few inches above the ground, the girl from earlier floating alongside him, before she touched her fingers together and said, "Release".
Izuku landed on the ground, with the bluenette catching the girl before she hit the ground.
"Thank you for stopping me," Izuku said to her.
"You too for helping me," the girl said before puking a rainbow.
"AND TIME'S UP!" Present Mic shouted, ending the entrance exam.
"Do you need help umm…" Izuku started awkwardly.
"Yes please," the girl answered.
"Here! Let me assist you as well!" the bluenette said as he and Izuku carted her to Recovery Girl in a two-person crutch.
"Over here dearies," the healing hero directed.
"Honestly, I wish they would change these stupid exams. Ohhhh, if I could wack them with my cane for this," was heard by some as Recovery Girl kissed the girl and Izuku; healing them, before moving on to others injured.
"There you go dearies, please be careful and have some gummies," the heroine offered, handing out the candy.
"Thank you!" the trio amongst others replied, before Recovery Girl walked off to help other examinees.
It was at that point that the trio introduced themselves to one another.
"Sorry! I forgot to introduce myself earlier! My name is Uraraka Ochako! Thank you for saving me," the girl—Uraraka introduced herself.
"Likewise! My name is Iida Tenya! I hope we will be classmates together!" the bluenette copied, hands moving in a chopping motion.
"Midoriya Izuku! I look forward to getting to know you," Izuku replied.
- Back to the Observation Deck –
"Sweet Merlin!" Hisana said in awe upon seeing Izuku destroy the Zero Pointer.
"Quite exciting indeed!" Nedzu pipped up in glee, his beady black eyes observing the examinees.
Many of the staff were starting to sort out the Villain and Rescue points, using the recordings and observations to tally them. Toshinori already figured that Izuku would likely be in the Top 10 with how many examinees he had helped.
"Once we get these points rounded up, the results should be out by next week," Powerloader said.
- Timeskip -
Izuku was nervous. Hitoshi and Shouto had texted earlier, they had already received their letters and got in to the Hero Course. Nemuri and Jesse (Snipe) had left earlier for work, so it was just him and Mom waiting for the mail.
"IT'S HERE!" Inko shouted, an envelope bearing UA's seal in her hands.
Opening the envelope, Izuku was surprised to find a metal disk inside. Upon laying it down on the table, a hologram of All Might appeared.
"This is a projection!" the hologram proclaimed.
"Huh?! Why's Dad/All Might on the projection?" the Midoriyas exclaimed in unison.
"Sorry about all the secrecy Young Midoriya! But as of this year, I will be teaching at UA!" All Might revealed to the greenettes.
Someone offscreen must've been irritated, because they told All Might to get to the point. Likely Miya's husband Aizawa-san judging by the voice.
"In the written tests, you scored 98%, but that's not all! During the exam, you earned 26 points from taking down the robots. Now usually under 50 points would be failure but—" he continued on, raising Izuku's anxiety.
"Please watch the screen!" as an image of Uraraka appeared, confronting Present Mic.
"Uraraka?" Izuku wondered.
"Excuse me, but the curly-haired boy with freckles, Midoriya Izuku. Could you give me some of my points?" she asked the cockatoo.
Iida also appeared with Uraraka, offering some of his points too.
"I'm afraid we can't. But don't worry listeners, he did a good job," Present Mic reassured the duo.
"You see, heroics isn't just about taking down villains, but also about helping others!" All Might explained, showing clips of the people Izuku rescued during the exam, ending with the Zero-Pointer.
"Rescue points were also a huge factor here! You have earned 80 rescue points, while Uraraka-san and Iida-san have each earned 50 and 26 rescue points respectfully!"
"So, congratulations Midoriya Izuku, this is your hero academy!" All Might proclaimed, ending the transmission.
"You did it Izuku! You got in!" Inko squealed in excitement, happy that her son got into UA. She had to call Hisana and the others, and have a party; can't forget a party to celebrate.
As Inko and Izuku shared this happy moment (with only a few tearful waterfalls, to their neighbours' relief), Izuku remembered the scoreboard for the top ten before it disappeared.
1st Midoriya Izuku 26VP 80RP (106)
2nd Uraraka Ochako 29VP 50RP (79)
3rd Iida Tenya 52VP 26RP (78)
4th Bakugo Katsuki 77VP 0RP (77)
5th Kirishima Eijiro 39VP 35RP (74)
6th Shiozaki Ibara 36VP 32RP (68)
7th Kendo Itsuka 25VP 40RP (65)
8th Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu 49VP 10RP (59)
9th Tokoyami Fumikage 47VP 10RP (57)
10th Awase Yosetsu 50VP 6RP (56)
Author's Note: I hope you enjoyed this chapter, as I have writing this. With this pandemic and work, I've been able to start coming up with concepts for new chapters for my three current stories. Thank you to all my readers for their continuous patronage. Stay safe, stay sane, and many hugs sent your way!