Here we go my dear readers, the next chapter in my little story here. There have been no new reviews scince the last time I updated so nothing to respond to there. Though as always I appriciate any feedback you all can give me on how to improve things or any questions you might have about the story itself that are not straight up spoilers. Anyways on to the story!
Izuku entered the support classroom with a sigh, heading over to the typical work desk and saw his partner trying to figure out how to create their needed weapon for the grade this week, stretching his tired muscles with a yawn the young man sat next to her, trying to see what she was doing as well, noting the segmented parts of the ball itself.
"Hey Izuku, I was just trying to finish up the idea for the weapon we had something thrown and using electricity right? Well, I was thinking that a taser bomb would work pretty well huh? Like it needs to be thrown and activated and then sends an electrical current through the target equivalent to standard taser to take someone out if needed." The girl didn't even bother looking up from her work, getting deep into her inventing trance, merely jerking her head back to her own notebook out on their work desk for Izuku to look at all the changes she had been making over the past hour or so without him here.
Looking over the plans, Izuku nodded along seeing whatever she wanted. Having a delay to it from when a central button is placed to when the electricity would be sent out, the material of the sphere itself and the fact that it could be stuck to his belt with some magnets like his extra web-fluid would be but... There were a few things missing here that Izuku felt he could improve on. Getting out a pencil the young man started to scratch the images of what he wanted down onto the notebook, hunching down as he tried to get really detailed with it all, instead of this being a single target weapon Izuku proposed that they try to make it shock anyone within a...10 foot radius seemed reasonable enough for their purposes, noting the materials needing small pronged copper wires in order to deliver the desired effect the young man turned the page and started writing down all the needed details about their little weapon that needed to be down, from the central power core being able to deliver the electricity to how far coiled each copper wire would need to be in order to get the maximum amount of wires out with the minimal surface area used. Once that aspect was finished, it was the detail of making the bomb stick to the desired target when thrown.
"Hey Mei, do you think we could fit a small nozzle into this design anywhere? I have an idea for a secondary adhesion method to the villains we want to take out with this thing though I am not sure if we could work it in." Looking up from her work, the young woman simply wandered herself over to the desk, overlooking the work Izuku had been doing and nodding along with the chaotic mess of words and diagrams, her eyes following the natural flow of logic until the endpoints, needing the projectile to stick and for it to burst like desired without anything too devastating or complicated here.
"Hmm...We should be able to fit one in on the third quadrant, though what do you want there Izuku? It's not like we can have an air propulsion thing from there ya know? This design is already compact and dense as hell as it is to be working well enough as a limited ranged option"
Chuckling at the girl's confusion, Izuku just grabbed one of the spare web fluid canisters's from his bag, tossing it to her while starting adding his wanted nozzle in the design, looking back and forth between the object in her hand and her friend Mei's eyes widened before her face broke out into a wicked grin.
"Of course! You already have one of the best adhesives we can manage all figured out and deployable at will... We can make the nozzle send out the fluid from it when it is in a high impact collision, like you throwing a fastball right into a villain's face!" Laughing like a madwoman, Mei dashed off to get the needed materials and chemicals to make a new batch of web fluid and integrate it into her newest baby the proud inventor diving right into it with a bit of welding and metal cutting as Izuku delved deeper into the mechanics of their little burst.
"And if we use a little bit of chemistry with this we can make the bomb itself propel with a few simple ingredients! Just a little sodium, combined with some water and we should get a great small explosion! Not enough to burn or harm seriously, but enough to send these prongs out fast and far! We need the metal to be sealed and surrounded but water, but when the button is pressed on our grenade, it pierces through the seal for that little delayed explosion!" The young man laughed some to himself, imitating the girl's own laugh of a mad scientist as he got up and went towards the chemistry and explosives part of the workshop to gather up his Sodium, a sealant, and some water before he went into the appropriate section of the lab and started to test his little sealant idea. Coating the sodium with a thin, waterproof seal all around it, before grasping his sodium with safety pliers and dropped it into the needed water and stepped away, watching as the thing started the reaction to explode and shook his head some as it exploded out, luckily the plastic container didn't seem to break or crack despite the energy release.
Sighing at the failure of the sealant, Izuku went back to the notebook and noted that he needed a thicker seal, but the amount of sodium was good it seemed before cracking his knuckles and started the rigorous process of fine-tuning this thing. While he worked at that, his own partner was doing her thing with mastering the voltage output and assembling their little bomb so that it would be useable enough in a real combat situation and non lethal, getting the nozzle and the right amount of fluid in a small container to fit in their compact size was difficult alright but it was nothing she couldn't accomplish! With a fire in her eyes and tools in hand, the girl pressed onward, shaving and refining their little project best she could.
After hours of testing seal thickness to get that perfect amount that could be pierced easily, but still contain the sodium well enough to be safe on his side when he was doing very violent movements like his acrobatic kicks and jumps, the young man grinned to himself and bought the needed findings back to the workstation as Hatsumei was putting the finishing touches on the structure of their newest gadget.
"Is that it? The thing that will become our most spectacular invention yet?" Izuku was really impressed at the girl's work this time around, looking at it from all angles, the sleek silver look and everything just compacted into the smallest space possible was a pure wonder to see, sure he could tell the places that needed to be welded and cut a few times in trial and error but that was all a part of the developing process.
"Yes! This is my newest baby! The Electro-Grenade! Made for use by one Spider Themed Hero in training in order to quickly detain a multitude of foes non lethally with a wide area of taser bands! Can only really be used once per grenade but other than that it is perfect!" The girl said this proudly before she looked to Izuku again, who had nodded and gone to the table to gather up his metal and water, the liquid was in a squishy, thin plastic ball that would just barely surround the sodium when needed.
"All we need is to add in this safely and test a bit and Mei I believe we can turn this in and start using it in field tests! You do have all the details and measurements of this current shell and electricity deliverance worked out right? I don't want to risk starting all over again when we are so close.
"Oh, right almost forgot to do that in the excitement of producing a new baby my dear partner. Give me a moment..." The scatterbrain then dashed off to her notebook and quickly scribbled down the needed information in handwriting only those with highly trained eyes could decipher, luckily her partner in production and teacher had said trained eyes in their heads. Once the chicken scratch was down on the page, she came back to her friend and gave him a nod to insert the explosive bits into the grenade and thankfully it went smoothly with both the waterball and sodium insertions.
"Now...Time to test its effectiveness right?" Izuku gulped seeing his partner nod and lined up a few targets in the right area, tossing his ball up and down in the air a few times to be assured nothing went off prematurely and when nothing happened he took aim, winding himself up for a fastball pitch the young man let himself focus in on just his target. He had done similar exercises back at the Dojo, after all, using pitching as an alternate way to develop his arm muscles and use them in different ways for developing so he just needed to think of that right?
Throwing back his arm, Izuku pressed the switch with his thumb before sending the metal ball off with as much force and speed as he could, aiming right for the dummy's chest and landing on his abbs Izuku watched with pride as the ball stuck right to the dummy with the web fluid and a few moments afterward exploded in a bunch of wires that sent the needed tasting effect in all the surrounding dummies. The accuracy he needed to improve and...Maybe a few of the wires could be removed as it looked like multiple wires ended up in the same body which would be dangerous but other than that it was a success!
"Alright then! Time to turn this in for that A and continue our tests for a while to make sure we are damn consistent, then it's time for field testing with you tomorrow!" The excited voice of Hatsumei called through the air as she rushed back to their work station to gather everything needed to turn it in while Izuku shook his head and cleaned up their mess from the test. Mentally preparing himself for the next wave of them to fine tune this little weapon of theirs.
After presenting the thing and receiving their grade for the week, Izuku yawned a bit, the day, as usual, taking its tiring toll on him, but whatever. This was nothing too bad thankfully with Mei around to help with the support side of things. Picking up his bag and the magnetic gloves to work on them a bit from home, the young man went right out to catch his train back home but stopped midway, Sensei's place was actually a lot closer and mom trusted him to stay over there for sure. Letting out a bit of a yawn for his troubles, the young man caught one young woman's long brown hair in his eye and dashed forward to catch up with the girl.
"Hey, Bulu, what are you doing here so late? Didn't the general studies course end like three hours ago or something like that? I thought that you would just head right home after that finished." The girl turned around to face her friend, smiling when she saw him for the first time in a few days before processing his question and sighing a bit.
"Izuku, I am on the gymnastics team you know... We have practice after school and despite what you may think, it takes a long time for us to get properly informed and good enough to work together when needed. Did you forget that with your new life in the hero course?" With her plain explanation, Izuku blushed a bit before chuckling and looking away from her for a few moments in embarrassment.
"W-well sorry, the hero and support courses don't provide options to join clubs like your stuff does, probably because we spend so much time devoted to it already we don't exactly have time for that kind of thing... Anyways, I was actually thinking of staying at Ryozanpaku for the night, maybe a few nights a week if you think Sensei will be alright with that. Your home is a lot closer to the school than mine is after all." The young man scratched the back of his head with a chuckle as he started walking with the girl before the young woman produced a bright blue cell phone from her pocket and pressed her speed dial.
"Dad? Yes, yes he has asked the question already. Plan... 2 I think, he only wants to stay a few nights a week apparently, probably because he can't have his little worktable and lab at our place. Dad, you know everyone in the Dojo is much too volatile to keep those sensitive chemicals and electronics around, heck it seems like we cause an earthquake every day with the way you guys train sometimes. Yes, yes I love you too dad we should be home in around fifteen minutes if we catch the train. See you at home." Izuku watched as his best friend had the conversation, letting out a sigh as he realized what the plans were about. He was afraid to ask but it seemed like his own expression betrayed him when the girl started to giggle furiously, hiding a bit of it behind a hand.
"Izuku, did you really think Dad was going to let you go for everything except the weekend? This way, he will get to train you late into the night and even in the morning before school when you do stay over. He has like twenty different training regimes planned out for you and what to do depending on what days you want to stay." The girl then sighed before shaking her head in disbelief.
"Wow...Sensei really does care a lot about me if he is willing to go that far huh? I only hope that I can live up to his expectations of me. They seem to be quite big from what has occurred so far." The bush haired boy trailed off a bit at the end of his sentence, the thought of One for All weighing upon his mind once more. They had about a month before the sports festival, and Izuku could only hope that he was ready for when that happened, the idea of competition reminded Izuku of this afternoon.
"Oh right! Hey Bulu, remind me to thank Sensei for the arm bracers when we get to the Dojo. Those things were really helpful in today's battle trial at the end...I wish I was able to test them more though as right now I only know they can take a hit from Kirishima without getting a scratch of paint off them." He smiled at the girl whose eyes widened for a moment in realization before shaking her head a bit.
"Of course, any gift from Dad is bound to be useful to you Izuku. You are his beloved disciple after all, that practically makes you family in everything but blood to us Gens, it's something that my dad got from his own teacher when growing up."
"Sensei's...Teacher? Oh yeah, I think he mentioned that before, he was taught by your grandfather right? That must have been awkward when he started dating Hane huh? I can't imagine what the sparring sessions were like the day after their first date!" The young man broke out into a small fit of stupid chuckles when he thought about his teacher getting his ass handed to him by his own teacher. Shaking his head a bit to clear his mind the boy looked to his own friend as they arrived at the bus stop and got right on the train home.
"Oh, actually it was! If I remember right in order to get Mom's hand in marriage Dad had to beat Grampa in a no holds barred match! That included quirks you know and well Dad was at quite a disadvantage there but he won out in the end. The way mom always describes it kinda makes me sick to hear, as she gets all lovey-dovey about it, talking about how he fought for her so valiantly yadda yadda. Even describing my dad's chest and abs as their clothes were torn from the match!" The girl then made a gagging motion while pointing into her throat a bit before shaking her head in pure disgust at the image of it all.
"I mean, its fine that I hear about how they met and got married right? Every kid wants to know how their mom met their dad but I don't want to imagine Dad's body in the way Mom described it." Izuku then raised his finger to comment before the woman held up her own, expecting him to just in right here.
"Yes I know I see what he looks like every day, but that is me seeing him as my dad, not as a young man around our age from the perspective of a young woman in love with the man of her dreams. That is just gross no matter what you say Izuku, now if you have anything else to put in continue.
"Oh...Alright, I was just going to say our stop is coming up. Also, I mean would you rather Hane describe your grandpa in a way similar to that? I imagine that would cause more mental scarring than your dad.
"Please, don't put the image in my head, you dork. Now, let's get home so Dad can start your training for the night, he sounded excited that he was finally going to be able to integrate new stuff into your workout ya know."
Izuku was currently very much regretting his decision to stay at his Sensei's for the night, his arms and back very visibly straining themselves and trying to keep himself upright as per his teacher's instructions. His hands had a death grip on the web lines that were currently the only things suspending him above a bed of hot coals, the two trees next to him were stable enough thankfully that he had no fear of those failing but still, his webbing was reaching its time limit and the young man did not want to be hanging here when it started to dissolve underneath him. Straining a bit to lift his head up to look at his teacher, who currently was enjoying a nice spot of tea, warmed using the very coals he was using for training.
"S-sensei, the webs are going to start dissolving soon. Can...Can I at least let go for long enough to spin another two threads? Please?" There was a tiny bit of desperation in Izuku's voice, desperation that was only exasperated by the way his teacher chuckled a bit in response to his question.
"Izuku, what were my instructions? They were to keep yourself suspended in the air, feet straight up above your head for three hours if I am correct." Taking a sip of his tea to relax a bit more he saw the fear in his student's eyes and just nodded confirming what the young man was afraid of before Izuku turned his head down again. He needed to renew his webs soon without falling down or releasing his position for more than a moment, pumping his arms a bit Izuku sighed before he decided to try out something as he used the web to bounce up in the air for a moment, aiming his weapons in their appropriate directions for the moment before he tried to fire off the additional web lines, only to fall hard onto the hot coals below him, their head searing his skin for a moment as he cried out in pure pain, his eyes widening from the feeling before he let himself recover from the shock and jumped right back up and went into his suspended position again, this time around positioning his hands so that he could spin new threads without trying to pull a stunt like that again. The coals themselves had left plenty of burn marks on his back, the places that the skin would be tender for a while clear but he still hung himself up like that.
Hearing a low slurp of tea, Izuku cursed a bit under his breath as he once again remembered who exactly was watching him and what the punishment would be for failing an exercise. Still, he closed his eyes and flinched away hearing the words come out of his mouth.
"Alright, good shot Izuku but you need to start from the beginning. Three more hours of holding that position and you will get to rest for a bit before we go into our active training for today, I think you will like it." Izuku's pained cry of sore muscles rang out through the Ryozanpaku Compound.