Inside Class 1-A
"I can't believe it's all over the news!" Kirishima shouted, "I even got to see myself!"
"They didn't talk about Mineta though..." Ochako whispered. The entire class's face fell. The Mineta situation deeply troubled their minds. How could someone in their own class do something so evil? The teachers nor the police would tell them about Mineta, though kids were still relieved the Symbol of Peace was relatively okay.
"There's no point talking about Ball Head" Katsuki announced, "Let's fucking get over it and let the extras take care of it".
"Bakugo! That's no way to talk about our noble law enforcement like that! And PLEASE, remove your feet off the table!" Iida commanded at Bakugo, his arms moving in a chopping motion. Whilst it did nothing to convince Katsuki to stop, it did lighten the dreary mood within the classroom.
"Hey, where's Midoriya?" Melissa asks, looking at Katsuki, who shrugged. No one in the class knew where the emerald teen was so they assumed he was still somewhat injured.
The door opens, revealing the mummified figure of Eraserhead, wrapped in bandages from head to toe, "Morning" He says, clearly tired.
"AIZAWA SENSEI? YOU'RE ALREADY BACK?!" The entire class shouted, though Tenya complimented how dedicated Aizawa was, whilst Bakugo simply raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"How are you all so loud in the morning?" Eraserhead complained, walking to his desk, "And it looks like Midoriya isn't here. How annoying." Aizawa groans and bends his back to touch his torso, before quickly standing up again.
"Aizawa Sensei! Are you okay?" Ochako asked, worried.
"Yes, but my welfare isn't important." He said to the disbelief of the class, "Because your fight is far from over..." These seven words caused the class to enter a panic.
"Training Exercises?"
"Villains!?"
"HOMEWORK?!"
"No. Your next fight is..." But just before Aizawa could make the big reveal, the door slammed opened as an out of breath Midoriya rushed in.
"Sorry Sensei!" Izuku apologised, panting, "I missed my bus this morning, found a really good sale and I had to go see Principal Nedzu and then one thing led to another and- Ouch!" The emerald boy shouted as the class looked behind him to see a flying cat with a dinosaur costume, karate chop Izuku on the head.
"That's why I told you to take that shortcut!" Kaida shouted, "But nooo, Izuku Midoriya is too good for alleys!"
"Shut up! Like 40% of all crimes happen in-" But before Izuku could finish his retort, Aizawa interrupted him.
"Midoriya. Care to explain why you have a talking cat flying above you, or did I not drink enough coffee" Aizawa asked, annoyed.
"That's why I went to the principal!" Izuku informs, pulling out a card, "Kaida here, is officially my 'Animal Companion'!"
"I prefer the term 'Fellow Hero who just happens to be an animal', thank you very much!" Kaida added, to the chuckle of most of the students.
Aizawa read the plastic card, a plain and green design.
It said:
Official Animal Companion Card
Name: Kaida
Owner: Izuku Midoriya
Species: Felis Catus (Cat)
Quirk: Exceed
Quirk Description: Allows the user to exceed beyond its evolutionary limits. This allows the user to grow wings which can carry its over decuple of the user's body weight. The user can also grow thrice their size, allowing for increased movement and strength. User is also given human like qualities such as bipedal standing, talking in human languages and basic thinking.
There was a photo of the cat to the side, and beneath all the text was some fine print.
This card allows the animal to use their quirk when given permission by their owner. By using this card, the owner of the animal has full permission to take their pet wherever they wish by the approval of the Hero Association.
"I see... go take your seat, problem child" Aizawa commanded, giving the card back to the verdant boy, who was heading to his chair, "Now, as I was saying before Midoriya assigned himself homework," Izuku groans causing the class, and Kaida to laugh, "In two weeks you will all be facing the... UA sports festival".
"HOW NORMAL!" The class thinks.
"Oh, I forgot that was happening" Izuku says, whilst Katsuki had thought that it was going to happen later in the year. They both remembered back when they were young, before quirks affected their friendship. They would get so excited when they watched the fights. They watched re-runs of previous sports festivals. Matches where they would see different quirks go against each other. It really was fun.
"But sir!" Iida shouts, raising his arm, "Wouldn't it be dangerous considering the villain attack?" Whilst it was a good point, Izuku was a bit miffed considering he would love to fight some fellow students.
"That's what I think as well, but the dusty board members decided we need to show resilience and power during these trying times, but in reality, the festival rakes in a ton of profit." Aizawa sighs, "Nonetheless, it's important as this will be your first exposure to the hero community, the media and will help you catch the eye of heroes so you can internship offers, which you'll find out more later".
"However, this year will be different" Aizawa continues, "During the breaks between each event, some of you, including students from other classes may be dragged out by the media for one-on-one interviews. They may randomly choose you or pick you on your performance". Izuku groaned at this. He hated his first experience with the media, where the only way he could escape them was spin a fabricated story. He still couldn't look All Might in the eyes yet.
"Finally, every student will be allowed to use the training grounds after school to practice their quirks for the festival" The teacher informed, "There will a member of staff in each area, so be on best behaviour. Anyway, enjoy Modern Arts" And with that, Eraserhead left the room, whilst Midnight, with the support of some... sultry music, entered.
Lunch
"Oi, Deku!" Kacchan shouted, as everyone sat down on the tables with their food, "Since when did you fucking get a pet cat?" The rest of the class listened in on the conversation, even Kouda who would usually never do something so rude.
"HEY!" Kaida, who flew up into the air, shouted, causing the entire cafeteria to look in shock, "I'm not a goddamn pet, you overblown porcupine!"
"WHO YA' CALLING A PORCUPINE, YOU BITCH!" Katsuki screamed, walking up to the Exceed.
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A BITCH, YOU MUTT!" Kaida retorted to the increased shock of 1-A. Who knew that the only person apart from Izuku who could rival Katsuki in the art of insults, was a cat?
"I'LL FUCKING NEUTER YOU!"
"I'LL BEAT YOUR ASS UP! POMERANIAN!"
"COSPLAYER!"
"HALIBUT!"
"Halibut?" Katsuki questioned, stopping the round of insults.
"Yeah! Nobody likes Halibut!" Kaida responded, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
Izuku sighed, grabbing the Exceed by the tail and making her take a seat, "Why do I always befriend crazy people?". First Kacchan, then his friends in 1-A, and then Kaida, the cosplaying Exceed. Just his luck.
"HEY!" Katsuki and Kaida shouted, "I'm not crazy!" Kacchan defended whilst Kaida said, "He's the crazy one here!".
"Kacchan. Kaida. Sit" Izuku commanded, causing the two to wince, "Anyway, you guys want to know how me and Kaida met?" Those in the area nodded, so Izuku sighed and opened his mouth, "So..."
Kaida jumped up and placed a paw on Izuku's mouth, "HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED!"
Kaida's Recount:
Izuku laid on the ground, blood dripping from his mouth. Crimson was spread all round the battlefield, flames everywhere. In front of him stood a monstrous dragon, feral eyes staring at Izuku.
"Help! Someone, help!" The emerald boy screamed, yet no one came.
The dragon lunged forward, jaws wide, teeth fully bared. It anticipated Izuku's flesh inside its belly, and just before its killing bite it stopped.
"NEVER FEAR! WHY? BECAUSE KAIDA IS HERE!" In front of Izuku stood tall woman, dressed in a gown depicted from drawings of ancient gods. She had features of a cat, a long tail, a mane that flew about in the wind, and angelic wings which shone in Izuku's eyes.
She punched the dragon and went into a brilliant battle against the vile beast. Punches stronger than earthquakes, kicks stronger than storms and breath that could freeze a volcano. With this godly strength, Kaida stood tall upon the defeated dragon.
The injured Izuku ran up to Kaida, tears in his eyes and cried out, "Oh great Kaida! Thank you for-"
BONK!
Izuku hit Kaida's head, the latter of which slumped down, "Snap back to reality," He said, sighing, "Sorry about her, she gets over-excited. Anyway, yesterday I found her in an alley facing against two dogs, I save her, we eat sushi, and I decided to make the application for her to become my animal-" Kaida cleared her throat, causing Izuku to sigh, "fine, 'Fellow Hero who just happens to be an animal'. Urgh you're so picky" Kaida simply grinned, as she eats her tuna sandwich.
"Really?" Mina asks, "That's it? No dark backstory? No dramatic fight between the two of you which results in mutual respect and eventually turns into an eternal friendship?" Izuku stares at the pink skinned girl weirdly. He must be cursed with power to attract oddballs.
"Ashido. This isn't a manga, anime or fanfiction." He sighs, standing up, "I have to use the toilet. Iida, make sure Kaida doesn't go on a crusade for fish" The blue haired teen nods in response. Izuku could trust him. Right?
The emerald teen leaves, though he could hear the chattering from Kaida, who was 'regaling' her past victories against kaijus and monsters.
As soon as he leaves the cafeteria, he is met with the bulking figure of All Might, "YOUNG MIDORIYA!" The Symbol of Peace called, "IF I COULD HAVE BUT A MOMENT OF YOUR TIME!". At this point, Izuku had two choices. Talk to the number one hero, his idol, the man he always looked up to... Or take piss. This would be the hardest choice of his life.
"Give me a sec, All Might" Izuku said, walking past the befuddled hero.
5 Minutes Later
"Thanks for coming, young Midoriya" Toshinori Yagi said, in his small form. He poured some tea in both his, and Izuku's cups, careful not spill it on his bright yellow suit. 1-A was rather shocked he got out of the hospital so quickly after being stabbed, but mostly shrugged it off due to him being the Number One.
"It's my pleasure, All Might" Izuku responded. He was more of a coffee lover, but the aroma of the tea was strong, and quite pleasing. He guessed the wage of the Number One meant All Might could buy whichever tea he wished. Wasn't All Might like the third richest man on the planet? Dude could buy Nintendo, Sony and Disney without even needing to look at his bank account.
"Call me Mr Yagi or Yagi-Sensei in this form" The frail blonde answered, "Now, earlier today, I talked to Melissa, regarding some stuff regarding the Sports Festival, but then I found out about your little stunt with the media a couple days ago..." Izuku gulped, he was hoping to avoid this conversation, "I am afraid I have no choice..." The number one hero stood up, still in his small form, though still intimidating. Izuku feared for what was next. All Might in all but a second, bowed down, "PLEASE, retract your statement! I have been constantly bombarded with people coming up to me, asking me who my favourite pony is! They ask me to sign their plushies! The media hounds about what my fanfiction account is! I don't even know what fanfiction is! Young Tsunotori from Class 1-B won't look me in the eyes! Endevour came up to me the other day and told me he would 'Out-Write' me! Hell. This is Hell! I would rather get my internal organs destroyed again! Please, I don't know how, I might be able to get you in contact with a journalist, but please, tell everyone you lied!"
Izuku stared at the number one hero. "Don't Laugh. Don't Laugh. Don't Laugh. Don't Laugh" He repeatedly thought the mantra in his head. He would save it for later. The emerald teen pulled out his phone, opened an app and started typing. He looked up to the Number One, "Done".
Toshinori spat out blood from his mouth, "WHAT? HOW!?" The Number One asked.
"Twitter. A lot of the media and reporters followed me since I'm one of the few confirmed students in Class 1-A, and I'm willing to talk to the media. Look, the journalists have somehow already made their articles" He showed his phone screen to All Might, he was still rather shocked. He became even more so as he looked at the headlines.
NUMBER ONE HERO PRANKED!
SYMBOL OF PEACE PRANKED BY STUDENT! AN ENTIRE COUNTRY FOOLED!
IZUKU MIDORIYA, THE BOY WHO LIED
ALL MIGHT FORCES A COVER-UP?
CAN WE EVEN TRUST THE MEDIA?
THESE BITCHES GOTTA FACT-CHECK! (By u/guacamole_fucker on Reddit)
STILL NO RESPONSE FROM ENDEVOUR REGARDING THE 'ALL-BRONY' INCIDENT!
All Might, sighed. Not what he exactly hoped for, but it was good enough. "Thank you, Young Midoriya" He sighed.
"No problem, All Might. May I ask how your time in your muscle form has been effected?" The boy was curious, and worried. Officially, All Might would stop hero work for now to focus on his students, due to the USJ attack, which received an outpour of support online.
"Ah yes. Unfortunately, the stabbing pierced and ruptured several organs. I managed to get the required transplants, but now I can only drink liquids... and I can only be a hero for half an hour" Izuku gasped, hands covering his mouth. The ramifications on society would devastating. "Aizawa will be running my classes and I will... I will be announcing my retirement from hero work at the end of the sports festival." Izuku's mind couldn't comprehend what was happening. Any amusement from earlier had been beaten, tortured and killed.
"I... I have a lot to think about, Yagi-Sensei" Izuku said, getting up from his seat, "Well, have a good day, sir" He waved his goodbye and left, returning to the cafeteria. No one, not even Kacchan asked about his grim expression.
After School
"Holy shit" Izuku cursed, "What's with all these people?" Right in front of the Class 1-A door stood a horde of students, most likely other first year students.
"THEY'RE GOING TO EAT US!" Kaida shouted, before receiving a flick on her head by Izuku.
"I doubt that, Kaida" Melissa says, stifling a grin.
"It's obvious. They're scouting out the competition." Katsuki explained, "We're the class that fought villains and lived. Naturally they want to scope out the best" Then a shit-eating grin appeared on his face, which Izuku knew meant that his childhood friend was about to say something stupid, "No point though. Now move aside, Cannon Fodder!" A loud slap could be heard from miles. The sound of Izuku face-palming.
"Bakugo! You can't just call strangers that!" Iida chided, promptly ignored by Katsuki.
"Daaamn, you guys are sooo fucking quirky aren't you" A bored voice came from the crowd. From it, stepped forth a purple haired teen, eyes reminiscent of Aizawa. His secret child perhaps? "We got the loud-mouthed hot head" He points to Bakugo who growled, "The Class Nerd" Pointing to Iida who raised his hand in offence, "Airhead" He points to Ochako, "Class Pet", He points to Kaida, "The popular kid" He points to Izuku, who raised an eyebrow, "It's like you're trying to fill a stereotype bingo! What is this... some sorta anime?"
"WHO THE FUCK YOU CALLING A LOUD MOUTH!" He attempted to lunge forth, except he was restrained by Tenya.
"See?" The Purple Haired teen smugly replies, "Anyway, some of us General Studies students, are looking forward to knock you off your pedestals, since if we do good enough, we'll be transferred to the Hero Course... Though the reverse is the same for you. So, you better shape up... Because this is a declaration of war" The boy leaves, a tense atmosphere still in the air. Though Izuku was partially annoyed, he could definitely respect a guy who could command an audience's attention like that, whilst also making a memorable statement.
"So, this is the famous Class 1-A!" A blonde boy, with smooth, brushed hair jeered, a manic look on his face, "How... Disappointing".
"Kami-Sama, give me strength." Izuku sighed, mostly in disappointment, regret and annoyance.
"Hello there, Oh great superior class!" The boy mockingly said. Man, Izuku was hating this guy but the second. At least the previous dude was chill. This kid seems like he escaped from a mental asylum. "I am Neito Monoma from Class 1-B, though I suppose you wouldn't care. You're probably too arrogant from fighting those villains. I bet you guys would love to fight them again! You probably think we're lesser than you! Why I bet you hope the villains attack the Sports Festi-" Monoma stopped in an instant as he felt a hand wrapped around his throat. He crashed into the wall as the fingers still wrap around his neck. The blonde looked down at his attacker. His greyish-blue eyes met with the cold, emerald eyes of Izuku Midoriya. An angry, almost vengeful look lied on the verdant boy's face. Monoma felt as if he was prey, for at the moment, he was in the grasp of a dragon.
"You think we enjoyed the USJ? You think we enjoyed fighting the villains? You think we enjoyed fighting a monster? DO YOU THINK WE LAUGHED IN JOY AS OUR FRIENDS AND TEACHERS GOT INJURED?" Izuku shouted into Monoma's face, a violent green aura around the boy, "We almost died! And what do you do? You laugh. You laugh as we still get nightmares of a monstrous beast towering over us!" He throws the blonde to the ground and starts walking past him as the crowd disperses in fear of the dragon slayer. "If you think that doing that is ok, I recommend you find a different career, Mr Monoma." Izuku leaves, with Kaida and some of the other 1-A students following him.
Monoma sits on the ground, trying to comprehend what happened in the last few minutes. This wasn't how it was meant to go. But what? Did he expect them to just stand by? He feels Itsuka Kendo, his class representative, dragging him by his collar. He was probably going to get berated.
Izuku looks at his friends. Kacchan, Kaida, Tenya, Ochako, Mina, Kirishima, and Melissa stood by him. His scowl is replaced with a smile. As long as he had these guys, his friends (though Katsuki prefers the term 'rivals'), he would ok.
He looks at them and says, "Hey guys! Wanna go train?"
Authors Notes:
Hey there! Firstly, I'll answer a question.
Janadream asked: "I'm confused. Does Kaida have a Quirk or not? At first, it's: "Good thing I don't have a Quirk" then it's: "I have a Quirk". Was this on purpose?"
That was actually a writing error on my part. I mean to say, "Good thing I didn't use a quirk". Super sorry about that :/
I also assume that some of you will be wondering why the Animal Companion Card allows Kaida to use her quirk and magic. The Animal Companion Card thing is not a thing in the actual universe, but in this fanfic, the Animal Companion Card allows Kaida to use her quirk and magic as the Hero Association don't find animals with quirks dangerous, in fact lesser. Even with Principal Nedzu. So they don't particularly care if another animal can use a quirk or not.
Next Chapter will be a short training segment, and after that chapter will be the first event of the Sports Festival!
Also btw, I will not be writing for the next 5 days since my parents are dragging me off to some holiday park (rip) and I won't be able to do any writing :(
Anyway, Be sure to review and follow! I'm honestly astounded at the support this fic is getting, on both AO3 And FFN! Byee