Chapter 8: Exam of Entrance
It was just an average day in middle school. Izuku and Katsuki were chatting it up until the teacher arrived. He had a few application forms.
"Normally I would pass these out to all of you so you can decide what kind of career you all want, but…..," he began, "Its probably unnecessary, because let's be real. You all want to be heroes!"
The class went wild showing off their quirks.
"Teach, don't lump me, Icy-hot and Izuku in with the rest of these guys," Katsuki said, "The two of us are the only ones who will make it into the greatest school in the world, U.A."
"That's right," the teacher said, "The three of you are applying aren't you?"
"Todoroki and Bakugo I can understand but… Midoriya?" asked a student, "Isn't he quirkless?"
"Correction, WAS quirkless," Izuku said, now fully confident, "Turns out I was just a late bloomer, hehe."
"Midoriya, why don't you show us the quirk you have?" the teacher asked.
"Are you sure?" Izuku asked.
He nodded. Izuku then went up to an old desk. He took a few deep breaths. He then channeled OFA into his hand and karate chopped it. Needless to say the entire class was speechless.
"Ho. Ly. Shit!" Tsubasa said.
"And get this," Katsuki said, "He was trained by All Might's personal trainer," Katsuki said, "The guy was quirkless, but he and Izuku have one thing in common. They're both quirk nerds."
"Kacchan," Izuku said.
"The point is, we're gonna be the next big three, and nothing's gonna stop us," Katsuki said, "Plus he managed to save my skin from becoming sludge food. Not that I couldn't have taken him on myself, but it was still nice of him to help out."
Izuku was happy with Katsuki's change. He was still stubborn, but he was more civil around Izuku and Todoroki.
Izuku and the gang got through another day of Middle School. Later the 3 of them were on a bus back home. As Izuku tried to find a seat, he noticed a girl around his age with a bob-cut and permanent blush cheeks.
"Is this seat taken?" he asked.
"Oh no, be my guest," she said with a smile.
Izuku then sat down. For some reason the girl looked very familiar to him.
"Hey uh... if you don't mind me asking, what's your name?" Izuku asked.
"Ochako Uraraka, why?"
"My name is Izuku Midoriya," Izuku said.
The second that name was said she remembered him. She had flashbacks of when she was saved from a bully, and seeing Izuku on TV.
"Wait a second I recognize you!" she said, "You were the boy who saved me from bullies! And you were…. Also that hero on TV wasn't you?" she whispered the last part.
"Shhhh, but yes," Izuku said, "I'm trying to keep a low profile until later.
"Oh wait. I forgot you were in America. I never got to ask what your quirk was. I had no idea that you were quirkless." Ochako said.
"Well, my quirk actually came in late. But yeah, that whole time I was there, I was quirkless." Izuku said.
"Really?" Ochako asked, surprised.
"Yeah. But... a few heroes helped me a lot and kinda put me through the wringer, as well as over the clouds." Izuku said.
"That's so exciting," Ochako said, "What is your quirk?"
"Its called Multiplier," Izuku said, "Depending on the output my body can get stronger and/or faster. As of now I can use up to 35% without injury. At first I was trying to copy All Might since my quirk is so similar to his, but then I realized that's where I was going wrong."
Ochako listened with great interest.
"I was always using the quirk in one of my limbs when I needed it, but then I came up with the idea to channel that energy around my entire body and not just one limb, hence the name Full Cowling," Izuku continued
"That's amazing," Ochako said, "My quirk isn't so great. I can make objects float when I touch them."
Katsuki and Shoto were snickering at Izuku much to his confusion.
"I think you have a great quirk. It'll be great for hero work!" Izuku said.
Ochako smiled at that compliment.
"Um... is there a way I can contact you?" she asked.
"Of course! I have my own phone." Izuku said.
"Okay, let's exchange numbers so we can stay in touch!" Ochako said.
"Okay, that sounds like a good idea." Izuku said.
The two exchanged numbers as the bus was coming to a stop. After getting off the bus, Izuku turned to see Katsuki and Shoto smirking.
"What?" he asked.
"Oh nothing special," Shoto said.
"It's just the fact that you got a girl's number." Katsuki said.
"Yeah? And?" Izuku asked. He then realized and turned beet red. "Oh my god! I got a girls number!"
A plate fell to the ground. The three of them turned to see Inko with tears in her eyes.
"I just said that out loud in front of my mom, didn't I?" Izuku said.
"Nope, run!" Shoto Said,
Izuku began running but he didn't get far. Inko grabbed the green haired boy and pulled him into a bear hug.
"MY BABY BOY GOT A GIRLS NUMBER! I'M SO HAPPY!" Inko shouted with a tsunami of tears.
"Mom... can't... Breathe..."
Inko then released him.
"What's her name?" Inko asked
"Ochako Uraraka," Izuku said.
"Oh that's such a beautiful name," Inko said, "I can't wait to have grandkids!"
"MOM!" Izuku said.
Inko laughed at Izuku's embarrassment.
"Just teasing baby, I know storks won't come until you're in your 20s," she said.
"That's true." Izuku said, still red in the face.
Shoto and Katsuki were laughing their asses off seeing that Izuku still believed that babies came from storks.
A few months had passed. Izuku continued training with OFA while others trained their quirks. Before they knew the day was finally here. The day of the entrance exam. As of now Izuku could use up to 40% of OFA without injury. He was more than ready for the exam. He took his first step but then tripped on a rock.
"Well great first step," he said sarcastically.
He was suddenly floating. He looked to see Ochako on his left.
"Hey there Izuku," she said with a smile.
"Oh! Hey Ochako! I guess this wasn't my best first step." Izuku said, blushing.
"It would be bad luck for you to fall and hit your face before the exam." She said.
"Yea, thanks for the save," Izuku said.
"You saved me all those years ago from the bullies, so consider us even," Ochako said with a smile, "Well let's hurry on in there before we're late."
"Right behind you," Izuku said as he followed.
Later on, Izuku, Katsuki, Shoto and Ochako were in the auditorium listening to a lecture from Present Mic. Izuku was muttering about how cool he was.
"Nerd, cool it," Katsuki said.
"So here's the lowdown, there are three types of robots that are worth points," Present Mic said, "You earn points by defeating them within the time limit, ya dig!"
"EXCUSE ME CAN I ASK A QUESTION!"
"Go on ahead little listener!"
"According to this pamphlet there are 4 types of robots but you only listed 3!" a boy with blue hair and glasses said, "Such a disgraceful thing to forget important details! And you with the unruly hair!"
"Me?!" Izuku asked.
"You've been muttering this entire ti-... wait... you look familiar!" Said the blue haired boy, "Anyway, may I kindly ask that you stop the muttering? Its distracting to everyone."
"Pardon me, but my friend here was planning a strategy on how to fight the robots," Ochako said, "Would you be so kind as to not jump to conclusions?"
"Oh my apologies,"
"Anyway. The fourth robot is basically a thwomp that should just be avoided." Present Mic said.
"Very well, in the name of the Iida family I apologize for my interruption," he said
"On to the busses!" Present Mic said.
Later Izuku was in the city doing a few stretches. Ochako tapped him on the shoulder.
"I just wanna say good luck out there," Ochako said, "It's gonna be a first to see your quirk in action."
"Thanks Ochako," Izuku said.
"Pardon me," said someone.
It was the blue haired boy from earlier.
"First off allow me to apologize for my behavior in the auditorium," he said, "Also I can't help but shake the feeling that you look very familiar."
"What makes you say that?" Izuku asked.
"I read on the news that someone managed to stop a villain," Iida said, "And he was 11 and had no quirk."
"Oh really? I guess I've missed it!" Izuku said, sweating nervously.
"You just seemed to look familiar to him is all," Iida told the boy.
"To answer your second question Iida, my quirk is..." Izuku began.
"START!" Present Mic said, "What are you waiting for?! There's no countdown in herowork!"
With that Izuku channeled OFA throughout his entire body going at 20% to start with. He then took off leaving the others in the dust. Ochako was astonished by how fast he took off.
Izuku saw a few robots and took them down with some Detroit Smashes. He then grabbed a robot by the leg and threw it at another group of robots. Izuku saw Iida kicking a few robots away. He had engines on his calves.
"His quirk must allow for him to run at high speeds," Izuku said.
He saw a robot behind Iida and acted quickly. He dashed forward punching the robot before it could strike.
"SMASH!"
Iida was amazed by this.
"So that's your quirk," Iida said.
"Yea," Izuku said, "I can basically enhance my physicality based on the output I got. Sorry to smash and run!"
With that he went off to fight off a few more robots. He saw a robot behind him. It was about to strike until a laser was fired at it. Izuku turned to see a french looking boy.
"We make a good team," he said, "Hopefully we will see each other in the school."
Izuku continued smashing a few robots while taking small breaks in between.
"Alright, that makes about 60 points," Izuku told himself, "That should be more than enough."
He started hearing some rumbling. The examinees looked up to see a behemoth of a robot. They all began to run away.
"Forget this man!" someone said.
Izuku heard someone cry in pain. On the horizon he saw Ochako. She had twisted her ankle and couldn't get up. Izuku knew he had to do something. He maxed out his output to 50% and dashed over to her side. He then pulled the boulders away, then carried her away bridal style. Ochako was blushing as she had been saved by someone so amazing. Once Izuku brought Ochako somewhere safe, he turned back to the metal behemoth. Going Full Cowl once more, he jumped up to the robot and channeled 50% into his arm once more.
"SMASH!"
He punched the robot in the face so hard, it began to explode and crumble. Izuku used the debris as platforms to get himself somewhere safe. However as he was doing so, he found himself falling slowly. He looked to his left and noticed Ochako made him float once more until they were close to landing.
"Release," she said.
They fell to the ground, landing on their feet. A lot of students came to Izuku, amazed at what he just did.
"Dude, that was amazing!" said an examinee.
"Uh... the... the exam is over..." Present Mic said in shock.
"Thanks again," Izuku said.
"No problem," Ochako said, "That's what heroes are here for. With a quirk like that, and moves like those, there's no way you won't make it into U.A!"
She then approached the green haired boy and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"That's for luck," she said walking away.
Izuku stood there with a face as red as a strawberry. Shoto and Katsuki were snickering at him, much to his misfortune.