The world changed when super powers suddenly became a natural thing in the eyes of the public. Soon quirks began to dominate the world, which led to trouble when many used their powers for selfish reasons. Thankfully that was balanced out when many sought to use their powers to protect rather than hurt.

To prepare the future, a school was created to help would be heroes become the best they could be, a school in the heart of Japan. UA High School, where the young and brightest would become the best heroes they could be.

Two students would stand out in particular, those being Mayday Parker, the daughter of top hero Spider-Man, and Izuku Midoriya, protégé of the Number One Hero All Might. These two would embark on a journey to become the World's Finest Heroes.

Most were still buzzing about the Invasion of the USJ, the public surprised that a school with such High Security could even suffer an invasion. This did lead to concern from citizens about the power villains now possess, this was a problem that the teachers needed to address.

Many heroes have been made aware of this, including The Avengers and The Justice League, who sought out to see if there was something they could do to help. This also got the attention of businesses like Stark Industries, Kaiba Corporation and Capsule Corporation, the Presidents Tony Stark, Seto Kaiba and Bulma all looking to see how they can help as well, and maybe do a little business with the school.

Somewhere in Japan, a man was reading his letter while eating a seafood snack. "Good day, I hope you get this letter. I've been teaching at UA High since Spring time to groom the next generation. I aimed to find someone worthy of inheriting my powers, seeking out whichever student would be the most worthy. However, before my year started, I met a young boy, who while quirkless, rushed into a scene where many heroes had hesitated, myself included, to save the life of a young girl. He may not have had a plan in mind, but he still ran in to help, determined to help any way he could. His bravery reignited something in me, on what it means to be a worthy hero. What really sold me on this boy was that even Spider-Man himself believed this boy to be something special. Of course, it could be because the girl this boy saved was Spider-Man's daughter, but I believe in Spider-Man's judgement, it wasn't just fatherly relief, it was genuine. I myself also told the boy he had what it took to become a hero, and offered to transfer my power to him, the power of One for All. He accepted the power without reluctance, and went to train at UA High School. He's having trouble controlling his power, he kept giving it his all. I'm very proud of him, and I do not regret passing my quirk onto him. But I am still inexperienced as a teacher, and one day I may require your assistance, my old master. Please take care f yourself as the seasons change, I will update you on my circumstance regularly. Sincerely, Toshinori Yagi."

"The boy's been acknowledged by Toshinori huh?" the man said.

At the USJ, Tsukauchi is reading his report to the UA teachers, as well as two other pro heroes, Spider-Man and his wife, Twilight Sparkle, the Amethyst Sorceress.

"The police have investigated the group that calls themselves the 'League of Villains', and there doesn't seem to be anyone registered with the name 'Shigaraki in his 20s or 30s with a disintegration quirk," Tsukauchi explained. "Same with the warp gate villain Kurogiri. They are likely new villains and could be using false names. In other words, there are citizens with unregistered quirks somewhere in this town."

"So what you're saying is, we don't know anything that can help us," teacher Vlad King said.

"Once their ringleader Shigaraki heals up from the beating Spider-Man dealt out to him, they'll definitely try again," Snipe said. "It's gonna be a pain."

"At least everyone will be better prepared," Twilight said. "The problem is they know that UA will amp up it's security, so they're going to try again through other means. Thankfully everyone in the area and likely elsewhere across the country knows of this, especially the parents of the children who were attacked. I mean I know All Might was the target but what's to stop them from nipping all their hero problems in the bud?"

"Our police force will keep a sharp lookout Mrs. Parker, we promise not to allow any harm to befall your daughter, your niece and all the other students," Tsukauchi assured.

"And of course Peter, myself and the other pros, including our friends will help out," Twilight said.

All Might seemed to be in deep thought at the moment, "Their ringleader huh?"

"Is there something on your mind All Might?" Nezu asked.

"The attack was bold, most normal people wouldn't carry it out, if the thought even passed their mind, it's amazing he would carry out a plan like that. He even bragged more about Nomu's quirk without discussing his own, and he got incredibly upset the moment things did not go his way," All Might said. "Of course the quirk incident was to force my hand."

"Even so, throwing away the advantage of having an unknown quirk was indeed foolish," Nezu said.

"He made a lot of immature statements with a straight face, bragged about his possessions and just assumed things would go his way. Adding to what I saw of him during the attack, my picture of Shigaraki is someone who hasn't grown past his childish omnipotence," All Might said.

"So, he's basically a man child," Spider-Man summed up.

"Something like that," All Might confirmed. "Can't think of a better term really."

"Is it possible that he never received quirk consoling most children get?" Midnight wondered.

"What would that have to do with anything?" Snipe asked.

"Think about it, 72 Villains were arrested at the USJ, all of them back ally small-timers. It's rather troubling how they all agreed with a man-child and seemed to follow his orders," Tsukauchi said.

"Nothing too new," Spider-Man said. "I mean take The Joker for instance, the dude's whacked out of his mind yet still has thugs that follow his every order."

"That's a good point," Midnight said. "Some villains are incredibly charismatic, that or the thugs that follow those villains probably don't know much better either. Anyone who could follow the likes of The Joker or this Shigaraki fellow must have a few screws loose themselves."

"Question is why would they?" Vlad King Wondered.

"Well, in an environment saturated with heroes, villains who have been oppressed may just be drawn to simple-minded evil," Tsukauchi said.

"Yeah, good point," Vlad King said.

"There are plenty of people who have no idea what to do with their quirks, so not too surprising," Snipe said.

"This is rather alarming," Midnight admitted.

"Well it's thanks to you heroes that we are able to focus on our investigation. We'll expand our search network and continue in arresting the perpetrators," Tsukauchi said.

Nezu looked down in thought, "A Man-Child...In a way, he's like our students, still with room to grow. If there was someone capable of backing him, trying to cultivate his malice..."

"Wait, you mean like a Brotherhood type situation?" Spider-Man asked. "What if Magneto is behind this?"

"I don't think so," Twilight said. "Magneto is more hands on, if he were involved he would have been at the USJ as well, or he would have sent one of his Brotherhood. Plus from the sounds of things, this Shigaraki person seems to have a grudge against heroes, Magneto's more about quirk supremacy so he wouldn't have a reason to go after All Might. Nowadays he isn't even that active due to the ratio of quirk users far surpassing non-quirk users."

"Yeah he's basically retired by this point, he has no reason to come after any of our students," All Might said. "There would have to be a very specific reason for him to be involved."

"So much for our lead," Spider-Man said.

"You may be onto one thing Sorceress," Midnight said. "This guy for all we know could be an underling himself, he may have been sent by someone."

"You don't think it was someone you made enemies with, do you Peter?" Twilight asked. "What if one of your enemies want to get to Mayday?"

"No, this guy seemed to be focused on All Might, at least that's what I've been told. He even seemed surprised to see me, and he barely mentioned Mayday," Spider-Man said. "Besides I can't think of anyone who would. Osborn's locked up, Octavious is dead, and Fisk wouldn't work with someone like Shigaraki. None of my other enemies have the resources to orchestrate something like this, that or they're retired."

"What about the one called Mysterio?" Midnight asked. "What's his status?"

"I honestly don't know, I haven't heard from him in years," Peter said. "Besides I can't see why he would even want to go after All Might."

Twilight sighed in worry, "I hope it's no one I've made enemies with. I mean, what if it's Chrysalis wanting revenge?"

"Chrysalis has her own group, mostly shapeshifters," Peter said. "Plus she wouldn't be this direct, she's a bit more cunning than that."

"We're searching records Miss Sorceress," Tsukauchi said. "If anyone suspicious came here from New York or Equestria, we'll let you know."

All Might rubbed his chin, so many possibilities to think about, but no clear lead just yet. This is quite troubling indeed.

During this, Spider-Man's phone begun ringing. As he looked to see who it was, he immediately started worrying. "Twilight, it's your brother."

"Shining Armor?" Twilight asked. "Wait since when does he use a phone? He barely uses technology! The only thing he really uses is a big flat screen TV, though I think that's more Cadance than my brother."

"He gave this to me after Flurry enrolled in UA, since I'm the one who encouraged her to join so he left the responsibility to me, plus if anything goes wrong, he'd rather yell at me and not you," Spider-Man said.

"That Big Brother of mine..." Twilight said, somewhat annoyed. "Well, might as well answer it."

Peter nodded and answered the phone, dreading what his brother-in-law might have to say, "Sup bro?"

Twilight didn't know what her brother was saying, but she could definitely hear some yelling. Shining Armor was clearly unhappy with the Invasion.

UA was temporarily closed after the USJ invasion, and while time off school would seem ideal to most, for these students it was hard to relax. At Izuku's home, he was once again watching footage of All Might's first major rescue.

"Man, it's hard being the hero I want to be, those villains at the USJ just toyed with us," Izuku said. "We were just a burden for Mr. Aizawa, Deadpool and Thirteen." He then grabbed a dumbbell and started working out, "In order to combat that evil, I need to make One for All truly my own. Time is of the essance, I must do my job as it's inheritor."

"Izuku?" Inko called out. "Food's ready. We're having pork cutlet bowls."

"Thanks, I'll be there soon," Izuku said.

Meanwhile at the Condo that the Parker family were now living in, Mayday was working on her webbing, or trying too. This would be the norm, she would attempt to make the webbing, only to come up short and usually rely on her father's assistance. She doesn't want to rely on him forever, she needs to prove she can do this herself, but countless missteps can be quite demotivating.

"Mayday?" she heard. She turned to see her cousin Flurry. "You're still working?"

"Well I do need webbing since I used a chunk of it at the USJ," Mayday reminded. "And I need the practice, daddy makes this look way too easy."

"Yeah, he does. Amazing though, this has been such a crazy week, starting at UA, a big battle exercise, the class rep situation and now a villain invasion," Flurry said. "I knew UA would be intense, but this is a whole different level!"

"Well we are heroes in training, of course we'll be facing danger," Mayday said. "Happened to mom and dad when they attended UA as well."

"Yeah, but this was so...unexpected," Flurry said. "I mean UA is suppose to be near indestructible."

"So was Professor X's Boarding School, and that place got destroyed once," Mayday said. "All this taught me was to be on a constant lookout for danger."

"Were you scared?" Flurry asked, taking Mayday by surprise.

"Huh? Was I scared?" Mayday asked. "Why do you ask?"

"Well, because I kind of was," Flurry said. "I didn't know what was going to happen. Especially after seeing how strong that monster was, it was probably stronger than All Might. Plus..." Flurry cringed a bit, thinking of all the horrible things, the water villains, Nomu, Deadpool being torn in half, plus that one image of Shigaraki ready to use his quirk on her. If All Might hadn't shown up, she might not even be alive right now. "There were just so many things...I thought that guy with the hands was gonna...gonna..."

Mayday stood up and approached her nervous cousin, seeing the look of terror in her eyes. Doing the only thing she could do, Mayday pulled her cousin into a comforting hug, knowing how frightened she must be. "Don't worry, I'm here cuz. I'll admit, I was somewhat afraid. But I wasn't going to let that affect me, I already experienced that type of fear a year ago from that sludge monster, I promised not to let myself feel that helpless again." Mayday pulled away to gaze into her cousin's eyes, "Tough times are ahead, but I know we can pull through. You, me and Izuku are going to get through this, and we're gonna come out of that school as the best heroes in the world."

"I hope so," Flurry said.

"Don't just hope, act on it," Mayday said, stroking Flurry's hair slightly. "You're a Princess, and princesses don't back down, they take charge. Think about what Wonder Woman would do, if you ever feel scared, just channel her warrior spirit!"

"You're right," Flurry said with a nod. "A princess had to take charge, just like mommy, Auntie Twilight and Wonder Woman." Flurry smiled at her cousin, "I won't let you down cuz."

Mayday nodded, "I'm sure you won't." Mayday then kissed Flurry on the forehead. "And no matter what, I'm here for you. You're not just my cousin Flurry, you're my best friend, and I love you very much, I'll always be there for you."

"I love you too Mayday, and I'll be there for you as well," Flurry said, wiping a tear from her eyes.

"I know you will, like mom says, Friendship is Magic," Mayday said.

"Yeah, it is," Flurry said. "Also, please don't tell my parents about this, when they heard about the USJ, they almost wanted to take my back home. Thankfully Uncle Peter convinced them that UA will do a better job at keeping us safe."

"I'm almost surprised, mom and dad looked so concerned when I met with them after the invasion," Mayday said. "I thought one of them was gonna pull me out."

"Maybe your parents have better faith in you, I know daddy wasn't happy when I told him I wanted to attend UA and become a Pro Hero, he even blamed Uncle Peter when he found out," Flurry said.

"Your parents are just worried, all you have to do is show that you're strong enough to handle whatever adversity the world throws at you," Mayday said. "It's fine that you were scared at the USJ, I'm sure everyone else was as well, even Izuku. Last year when that sludge creature had me, I was scared to death, none of the pro heroes could do anything to help me. Then Izuku came, he looked just as scared, but he still did his best to help me, a girl he didn't even know. That moment put some things into perspective for me, it's alright to be scared, because even that won't always stop you from trying. Many of the heroes me and my family know always believed that bravery isn't the opposite of fear, but it's source, you can be scared and still be brave enough to be a hero."

Flurry just stood there in awe, "Wow, nice speech, almost Captain America like."

"Wow really? I've thought about doing speeches to get others inspired, it seems to be a trait all good heroes have," Mayday said.

"Well it works well for you, anyway I'm off to bed, don't stay up too late, classes start again tomorrow," Flurry said.

"I'm well aware, goodnight cuz," Mayday said, getting back to work on her webbing while Flurry made her way to bed.

The next day, school was indeed back in session, and the kids wasted no time catching up with each other, or rather discussing all the recent events.

"You guys, did you see us on TV last night!?" Toru asked, getting everyone's attention.

"Yeah, I saw," Oujiro said.

"It was so cool that we got a few seconds of fame, though I probably didn't stand out much," Toru said.

"You most likely didn't," Shouji confirmed, getting a nervous reaction from Oujiro.

"Well it's hard to stand out when you're only wearing gloves," Oujiro added, hoping to put things in perspective for Toru.

"We're totally big deals now," Kaminari said. "I feel like a celebrity!"

"Yeah it's crazy right?" Kirishima said.

"Oh get over yourselves, the real story was about UA getting attacked, they don't care that much about us, just the school's rep," Jiro said.

"Who knows what would have happened to us if the teachers and Spider-Man didn't show up," Sero said.

"Don't say that!" Mineta shouted, getting into a fit. "That day's still haunting me, I was so close to wetting myself!"

"Oh shut up and grow a damn pair loser!" Bakugo shouted, freaking out Mineta and Izuku who was right behind him.

"Did you guys see All Might fighting that brain guy?" Sato said. "That thing was really strong but All Might still wailed on him!"

"Yes, it was quite a feat of strength," Tokoyami said.

"Oh and when Spider-Man showed up to beat up that creepy hand guy, that was so cool!" Mina said.

"I've always wanted to see my personal favorite hero in action," Sero said. "He made short work of that freaky hand guy."

"He's Amazing for a reason I guess," Ochako said. "You must be so proud Mayday, seeing your father save the day."

"It's just another day for my dad," Mayday nonchalantly boasted. "There isn't much he can't handle."

Suddenly Tenya came running into the room, shouting to the class. "Attention, homeroom is about to begin! Please stop talking and take your seats!"

"Uh, we're all sitting," Kirishima said.

"Yeah, you're the only one standing," Kaminari added.

"Kind of late there Tenya," Mayday pointed out.

Tenya sat down, midly irritated, "Drat..."

"Don't sweat it," Ochako encouraged.

Mina turned around to face Tsuyu, her chair nearly falling over, with Tsuyu quick enough to stop it. "Whoa, hehe. So Tsu, got any idea of who's teaching class today?"

"No idea, Mr. Aizawa's in the hospital recovering from his injuries," Tsuyu answered. "Maybe they found another pro."

"Ooh, I would love it if it were Uncle Peter or Auntie Twilight!" Flurry said.

"Please no, that would be super embarrassing!" Mayday whined. "I don't want my parents as the teacher."

"Hey I'd love to learn under Spider-Man," Sero said. "He'd be great Parker, it couldn't be that embarrassing."

"You don't know my dad, he tells such stupid jokes," Mayday said. "My father told 'dad jokes' before he was even a dad!"

"Who could be replacing Mr. Aizawa? " Izuku had to wonder. "Could it just be another teach from school? Or would they seek out someone outside?"

Suddenly the door opened, getting the attention of the class. Standing at the door was a heavily bandaged Shota Aizawa. "Morning class."

"Mister Aizawa what are you doing here!?" most of the class shouted in unison.

"Ah! A mummy!" Flurry shouted, causing the class to stare awkwardly at her, much to her embarrassment. "Uh...I swear I was just joking."

Mayday sighed in annoyance, "Dang it Flurry."

"Wow, Mr. Aizawa's a pro to still be here," Kirishima said.

"Talk about a dedicated teacher," Mayday said. "My mom and Mr. Richards would definitely respect that passion."

"I'm glad you're doing well Mr. Aizawa!" Tenya shouted.

"That doesn't look well," Ochako said.

Aizawa made his way to the front of the class, "My health isn't important right now, what is important is that your fight isn't over yet."

"Wait, don't tell me," Izuku said, dreading what was to come.

"Are they coming back for more!?" Mayday asked, clenching her fists.

"Oh no!" Mineta shouted. "Please, no more!"

Aizawa glared right through his bandages, "The UA Sports Festival is about to start."

"AH! Don't scare us like that!" Most of the class shouted.

"Wait, is it a good idea to hold the Sports Festival so soon after the villains attacked the USJ?" Jiro asked.

"Yeah, what if they attack us all at once, we'd be easy targets," Oujiro said.

"Administration believes this is the best way to show that the threat had been dealt with and that our school remains indestructible, plus they're increasing security this time around," Aizawa explained. "This event is a huge opportunity for UA, we can't cancel it because of a few villains."

"Excuse me but why does it matter? It's just a Sports Festival," Mineta said.

Izuku turned around to face his classmate, "Mineta, don't you know how important this sports competition is?"

"Of course, but I also don't want my life snatched away from me," Mineta explained.

"The Sports Festival is the most watched event in the world, it's been that way since quirks became thing," Aizawa said. "This Festival is the epitome of competition. Most other sports from Baseball, to Hockey, or even Soccer have no bearing on this, it's even surpassed The Equestria Games and The World Martial Arts Tournament that happens every few years."

"My family's Kingdom hosted the Equestria Games once," Flurry said. "Where my Uncle Spike performed one of the most heroic acts in my Kingdom's history."

"Thanks for the trivia lesson Flurry Heart, but I'm not done talking," Aizawa scolded, causing Flurry to slouch. "Like I was saying, The Sports Festival is a monumental occasion that very few try to rival. Only one man has tried, and while he didn't fail horribly, he was still no match for the prestige of this competition."

"Oh yeah, didn't some guy try hosting a Trading Card Tournament or something?" Kirishima asked.

"Yeah, Battle City, some dude created a Tournament almost 20 years ago to stroke his own ego," Kaminari said. "No way he would have surpassed The Sports Festival though."

"I heard he did it to get back at one person," Sero said. "And to outdo the Duelist Kingdom Tournament that happened like a few weeks prior."

"The Sports Festival is a huge event, all of the top heroes of the would will be watching," Momo said. "This is where you get scouted."

"If you live long enough," Mineta said.

"She's right, after graduating most people go to pro agencies to become sidekicks," Kaminari said.

"Too bad that's as far as most people go," Jiro said. "They end up as eternal sidekicks, similar to The Winter Solider." Jiro turned to Kaminari, "I wouldn't be surprised if that happened to you."

"Wow, rude much?" Kaminari said, looking quite offended.

"To be fair, Bucky is best friends with the pro he serves under, if anything it's more of a partnership," Mayday said.

"Hey when your dad graduated, did he become a sidekick?" Kirishima asked.

"Sort of, he was considered more of an intern to Iron Man rather than a sidekick," Mayday said. "Later on Stark Industries helped fund my dad's Hero Agency. Though it's shared with my mom like a lot of my parents' friends."

"Did your dad have any sidekicks?" Kaminari asked.

"A few, his most notable one was a boy named Miles Morales, he even dressed like my dad and even used the Spider-Man name for a bit when my dad took a vacation," Mayday said. "Nowadays he's patrolling New York City as Kid Arachnid."

"Since when does Uncle Peter take vacations?" Flurry asked.

"Since everyone made him because they were worried about his mental health," Mayday answered.

"Your dad had a group called 'The Web Warriors' right?" Sero said. "What's the story with that? I've always been interested."

Before Mayday could explain, Aizawa cleared his throat to get their attention, "We're getting off track, but you're all correct about the sidekicks. Joining a good hero agency can garner a good height of popularity, that's why the festival matters. If you ever want to go pro, this is the event that can open that door. One chance a year, three chances in a lifetime, no aspiring hero should miss this festival. So you better not slack off on your training."

"Yes sir," the class responded.

"Class is dismissed," Aizawa said.

Later on the students gathered around to express their interest for the Sports Festival, Kirishima leading the hype.

"Man, I get pumped up a lot, but when it comes to these games, it's like things get amped up by the tens!" Kirishima shouted.

"We put on a good show and we'll practically be pros," Sero said.

"This Sports Festival is the main reason I'm here," Sato said, pumping his fists.

"With so few chances, we need to make the most of our opportunities," Tokoyami said.

"Oh man Oujiro, I'm getting so pumped about the Festival!" Toru said. "We need to find a way to get noticed! Like a cheer!"

"Or maybe a shinier costume?" Oujiro suggested.

"My, what am I to do?" Yuga said, doing a flashy pose. "I always stand out while hardly putting an effort, the scouts won't be able to take their eyes of me!" He turned his attention to a nervous Koji. "Wouldn't you agree?"

Koji nervously nodded in agreement.

"I'm so jealous of you Shouji, most pros are definitely going to notice your quirk," Kaminari said.

"Sure, but what matters is showing them how useful I could be," Shouji insisted.

"No doubt you'll make a scene too," Jiro joked, remembering his fried brain state.

"This is so nuts, everyone's getting so excited," Izuku remarked.

"Well of course," Tenya said. "Our goal when coming to this school is to become pros, so naturally everyone's feeling motivated."

Tenya exemplified his point by doing an odd form of dance, which did not go unnoticed by Mina, Flurry and Tsuyu.

"Wow Iida, those are interesting moves," Tsuyu commented.

Tenya turned his attention back to Izuku, "You too are excited, aren't you Midoriya?"

"Huh? Of course I am," Izuku insisted. "I'm also nervous though."

"You'll be fine," Mayday said. "Just try not to destroy your body, I don't think the crowd will take kindly to seeing you all mangled up by your own quirk, especially the pros."

Izuku started to feel a dread of worry, "Oh, right." Izuku stared at his hand, thinking about the power that would surge through his punches. "Hopefully I can manage without overdoing it on my quirk."

"Deku! Iida! Mayday!" they all heard. The three turned to see a fired up Ochako. "Let's do our best at the Festival."

"Uraraka? What happened to your face?" Izuku asked.

"Yeah, what's up, you're normally the most laid back girl ever," Mina said.

Mineta was about to say something but was suddenly tongue slapped by Tsuyu, the frog girl knowing he would make a perverted comment.

Ochako raised her fist into the air, "Everyone! I'm gonna do my best!"

That got some light hearted cheers from Izuku, Mayday, and Tsuyu, though Tenya, Flurry and Mina had a little more umf in their voice.

She then turned to Sero, Sato, Tokoyami and Kirishima with the same determination. "I said I'm gonna do my best!"

"Uh, are you alright?" Kirishima asked. "You look like you're going nuts."

"Um, Ochako, is your monthly friend back or something?" Mayday asked.

This garnered a blush from everyone nearby, aside from Ochako, who was still pumped up and shouting she would do her best.

"Mayday!" Flurry shouted.

"What? I'm a girl, so I can ask," Mayday responded.

"That logic is so lousy!" Flurry shouted.

"This does remind me," Izuku said, getting the girls' attention. "There's something I've been meaning to ask her."

"If she regularly takes medication and forgot her dose today?" Mayday asked. "She's acting nuttier than Deadpool."

"Mayday..." Flurry lightly scolded as Izuku sighed at his friend's weird comments. He had to admit, her sense of humor was as bad as she made her dad's out to be.

Later after class, Izuku, Tenya, Flurry, Ochako and Mayday were chatting in the hallway, where Izuku brought up his question.

"Say, Uraraka? If you don't mind me asking, what made you want to enroll in UA?" Izuku asked. "Why did you want to become a pro hero?"

"Oh right, we never got her backstory," Mayday said.

"Backstory?" Tenya asked, getting everyone else's attention.

"Well yeah, all of us have a 'backstory', like in books, comics, shows and so on," Mayday said. "Izuku wants to be like All Might, you, me and Flurry wanted to honor our families, so why does-"

"Hey wait," Flurry said. "This isn't all about me honoring my family. Uncle Peter made this look cool so I figured I could join UA for fun."

Mayday just stared blankly at her cousin, "Excuse me? What kind of half-assed reasoning is that?"

"We'll get to that later," Tenya said. "I'm sure Midoriya would like an answer to his question, if Uraraka is fine with that."

"It's fine, but you probably won't like the reason," Ochako said, twiddling her fingers.

"Hey it can't be worse than Flurry's reason," Mayday said.

"What's wrong with being a hero for fun?" Flurry asked. "Not like I'm the only one who's said that."

"It's not like any of your reasons, I'm not trying to be like someone or do some family honor thing, it's not even about the fun, it's about...the paycheck," Ochako said.

"Wait, what!?" Izuku asked. "You mean you want to be a hero so you can get rich?"

"Well, to put it that way, yes," Ochako said.

Mayday once again stared hard, but this time with a glimmer of disappointment, "I thought you were noble, to be a hero just to make some quick cash!? You better have some heavy bills to pay!"

"Easy Mayday, she's not the only one, remember The Defenders? How they were also called the 'Heroes for Hire'?" Flurry reminded.

"Hey Luke and Danny genuinely care about the safety of others, that's why they actually formed a Hero Agency with Daredevil, Elektra and Jessica Jones," Mayday said.

"The Defenders were originally vigilantes?" Tenya asked.

"My dad knows a lot of heroes who were vigilantes at first," Mayday said. "Not the point, the point is that I feel so disappointed in Ochako!"

"I'm sorry!" Ochako pleaded. "I know it sounds shallow and greedy, and it's not the best motivation, especially compared to all of you, I'm sorry if this hurts my image."

"No need for apologies," Tenya said. "Unlike our friend Mayday Parker, I don't see the harm in this. You just want to support you own well being, and in the end, that's why many seek employment, you don't need to have a big passion for your work, even if it is highly recommended."

"Dude just call me 'Mayday', why can't any of the boys just call me by just my first name?" Mayday wondered.

"I'm with Tenya-Kun on this, I don't think it's wrong to want to make money," Flurry said, then turned to Izuku, "You don't think any less of Ochako-chan, do you?"

"Of course not, I'm just a little surprised," Izuku said.

"See! Izuku sees things from my perspective!" Mayday said. "What does she need money for?"

"Mayday that's a silly question," Flurry said. "Everyone needs money, that's why people work."

"The money isn't just for me," Ochako said, getting their attention. "It's like this my family owns a construction business, but we haven't had much work lately so we're kind of broke. This really isn't something I tell most people but..."

"Construction huh?" Tenya said.

"I get it, if she got licensed, she can use her quirk to bring down costs," Izuku said.

"Oh, because she can use her quirk to lift things that are heavy so you don't need those fancy machines!" Flurry pointed out.

"Exactly!" Ochako confirmed. "I've been telling dad that since I was a kid!" She then looked aside, "But there's another reason."

Flashback to little girl Ochako

"When I grow up all big and strong, I want to use my powers to help you any way I can!"

Mr. Uraraka smiled softly as he bent down to pat his daughter on the head, "That's very kind of you Ochako, but as your father I would be happier if you followed your own dream, and f you do make money then you can take us to Hawaii."

End Flashback

"I'll become a pro and sign with a good agency, then I can make enough money to give my parents an easy life!" Ochako declared, with a strong showing of determination in her eyes.

"That's so beautiful!" Flurry said as tears strummed down her eyes. "You're such a sweet daughter Ochako! Your parents are so lucky to have you!"

Tenya began clapping his hands, "Indeed, our friend is so noble and selfless! Bravo! Bravo! Bravisimo!"

Mayday lightly kicked the ground, puffing her cheeks out in annoyance as she began to mutter, +"Alright, so your cause is noble. So I may have sort of, accidentally, just a teeny bit overreacted."

Flurry shook her head, "That's as much of an apology you'll get out of her, so take what you can."

"Hey give me a break! My dad's always saying that no hero should be in it for the money!" Mayday said.

"Your dad needed money too though," Flurry said.

"Needed! Not wanted," Mayday said. "There's a difference between my dad having to work multiple jobs right out of graduating High School and going through college and someone wanting money just for the sake of having money."

"Doesn't your father know Tony Stark?" Tenya asked.

"My dad didn't want charity, he wanted to support his family like a man," Mayday said. "My dad looks up to a lot of people, but first and foremost, he looked up to his Uncle Ben and wanted to be the great hard working man he was. Plus my dad can be a bit stubborn when accepting help from others."

"Well now you know that Ochako's not that different than Uncle Peter," Flurry said. "If he heard what Ochako had to say, he would most definitely praise her selfless work ethic."

"Would he really think highly of me?" Ochako asked.

"Of course, and just so you know, if you ever need a helping hand, just ask, we'd love to be of assistance," Flurry said. "You're our friend now Ochako, and as Auntie Applejack would say, Friends are a type of Family."

"Aw, you're so sweet," Ochako said, then found herself in a hug from Flurry. "Aw, so friendly...I feel so nice now, I don't know why."

"Feel the love Ochako-chan," Flurry said. "Feel it..."

Mayday shook her head in annoyance, "My cousin's a weirdo, but it's sweet the way she cares for Ochako," she turned to Izuku. "I bet you're proud of her too, aren't you?"

"Yeah, her goals and ideals are a lot more grounded," Izuku said. "She's not just following a hero fantasy, she's focused on something else equally important, maybe even more so."

From nearby a triumphant laugh could be heard, one familiar to all the students. "Young Midoriya, is here!"

"Whoa All Might!" Izuku said. "What brings you here?"

"Lunch!" All Might said, pointing to his bag. "You wanna eat with me?"

"That's adorable!" Ochako randomly shouted.

"Lucky you Izu-kun, the Number One Hero wants to share his lunch with you!" Flurry said.

"Well, what do you say?" All Might asked.

After getting a nod of ok from his friends, Izuku made his way over. "Sure thing." "Is something wrong?"

After Izuku left with All Might, Mayday began rubbing her chin in suspicion, "Huh, so now All Might is sharing his lunch with Izuku huh? Interesting."

"Well it makes sense, they did train together didn't they?" Flurry asked.

"Um, probably shouldn't say that in public Flurry, we don't want anyone thinking he's playing favorites," Mayday said, gesturing especially to Ochako and Tenya, who are both still confused and hardly paying attention to the two cousins.

"If they knew why they'd understand," Flurry said. "Maybe Izuku and All Might are just catching up though, it's probably nothing."

Mayday however knew there might be more to it than that. She knew about Izuku and One For All, she's kept that secret from everyone including Izuku and All Might themselves. Perhaps this was just some training thing, or All Might really just wanted to eat lunch with Izuku.

During lunchtime at the cafeteria, this was a continued topic debated with the group of friends.

"So what could All Might have wanted with Deku?" Ochako asked.

"I heard during the USJ attack, Midoriya risked his life to help All Might, so maybe that's what this is about," Tenya said.

"Oh yeah, I remember!" Ochako said.

"It was so stupid of him to do, he could have gotten killed," Mayday said, frowning a bit. "Luckily my dad was there, even if that was something he'd likely do as well."

"Also, remember what Asui said on the bus?" Tenya asked.

"That power of yours, isn't it a lot like All Might's?"

"All Might may have taken a liking to him due to their similar quirks, how lucky," Tenya said.

This conversation did not go unnoticed by Shoto Todoroki, who too was waiting in line for lunch. "All Might and Izuku Midoriya huh?"

Mayday however noticed Todoroki looking their way, "Need something from us!?" Todoroki paid her no mind and looked straight forward again, causing Mayday to feel a bit irked. "Or totally ignore what I said, self-absorbed jackass."

At the teacher's lounge, All Might had just told Izuku something somewhat troubling.

"Only fifty minutes?" Izuku asked.

"Yeah, that's how long my powers can stay active now," All Might said. "I overdid it too many times. That Nomu was much stronger than I thought, it took a lot to beat him. At this point I can barely keep my form for an hour and a half."

"I'm so sorry," Izuku said. "I should have just-"

Suddenly All Might burst out laughing, blood spurting out of his mouth in the processes while a confused Izuku was trying to process the situation.

"You have nothing to be sorry about, man first Spider-Man and now you, amazing how similar the three of us are," All Might said, placing some tea down for Izuku. "I brought you here to talk about the Festival, and the fact that you still can't fully control your power. I need to know what your plan is."

"Well I did control it once, when I punched that brain villain," Izuku said.

"Oh yeah! You did mention that," All Might said. "What was different about that Smash?"

"Hm, maybe it was because we were facing real villains and I didn't have time to think," Izuku said. "I knew this was just more training too." Izuku then remembered Thirteen's words.

"I'm sure you're aware I have a powerful quirk, it's called 'Blackhole'. I can use it to suck up anything and turn it into dust. But my quirk can also very easiliy be used to kill."

Izuku clenched his fist, "This is the first time I used my quirk against a person."

"Hm," All Might said, thinking this over. "Sounds like you subconsciously held back to avoid killing someone. Well that's some kind of progress at least. By the way, your tea's getting cold."

Izuku quickly grabbed his cup, "Right, thank you."

All Might stood up and approached the window, "If I'm being honest, my time as the Symbol of Peace is coming to an end, soon I'll have to put that title away."

Izuku looked depressed, "That's terrible."

"There are villains who are starting to take notice of that, this doesn't just affect me either, the citizens will worry not only about who will replace me, but what will be the fate of other older heroes, the likes of Captain America, Iron Man or Superman," All Might said. "Plus, much as I don't care for the guy, even Batman might be showing signs of slowing down, which is why he's constantly grooming any hero he could, for a loner he has quite a number of sidekicks, even a son that could potentially replace him."

"His son? Wait is he gonna be a pro hero too?" Izuku asked.

"Not officially, no," All Might said. "Like I once said, Batman doesn't have a Hero License, the closest he has is his association with The Justice League, which is an official hero group, but it's self-run without government assistance. It gave a chance for other heroes to break in, that's why Nightwing, the original Robin, was able to start his own Agency, and how he was able to form The Teen Titans."

"The Teen Titans, Peter mentioned knowing them as well, he talked like if they were good friends," Izuku said.

"Peter does have some personal experiences with them, but that's besides the point," All Might said. "Someone needs to step up, to show there will always be that next generation of great heroes. Now, I gave you my power for one reason, because you will be the hero who'll take my place!" All Might faced Izuku intently, "Do you still have the same goal you had when we first met? Do you still want to be a hero!?"

"Yes, I do!" Izuku said.

"Then it's time for you to prove it," All Might said. "This sports Festival, it's something not only the pros, but the entire country will be watching closely! I want you to think of this Sports Festival as your debut, you are the Symbol of Peace in training! The next All Might!" Izuku started to feel tense, the weight of this coming down on him. "Izuku Midoriya! I want you to introduce yourself to the world, and proudly say 'I Am Here'!"