At the League's base, Grian was finishing up the order that they had placed. "All right, everything will be ready tomorrow, save your… special purchase," he replied, smiling.

"I paid good money for that boost, damn it!" Shigaraki shouted, slamming his fist on the table.

"Yes, and I promise it will deliver. After all, I'd lose customers if I sold shoddy product! However, a superb product like this… and it being used by the League of Villains… I'll be buried in orders!" he exclaimed, a smile on his face. "Ta-ta!" the broker said before leaving.

Kurogiri turned towards his ward. "Tomura, what exactly did you purchase?" he asked.

Shigaraki got an insane grin. "It's a surprise for 1-A's hidden boss."

"Alright, so summer vacation has begun." Aizawa said to his gathered students. "This isn't going to be easy for you. We are going to push you beyond your limits. That's when we'll see if you live up to the school's motto."

When he was finished, Uraraka ran up to Izuku. "I'm so psyched! I've been looking forward to this camp for the whole semester, Deku!" she exclaimed.

"Uhh… yeah… it's close, isn't it?" Izuku replied, beginning to sweat. 'Too close!' he thought.

"Hey, are you alright?" Uraraka asked.

"I'm just a little hot." he answered, scooting himself back.

Uraraka seemed to think for a moment, before she became red in the face and backed up a good 20 feet. "Let's hear it for camp! Camp! Camp! Camp! Camp!" she replied, doing a little dance. Kaminari and Mina joined in as well.

And then the mood was ruined. "I heard that some of Class 1-A is taking extra courses! Does that mean some of them bombed the exams!? That must be so embarrassing, as you're supposed to be the best in the school! I bet you're all ashamed of yourselve-"

Monoma was cut off by Kendo, who knocked him out. "I'm really sorry about him," she said.

"He's getting really crazy about this…" one other Class B member replied.

"Oh! Hello!" Izuku said, waving.

"Alright, let's get on," Kendo instructed, dragging the unconscious Monoma with her.

Meanwhile, Iida was summoning Class A. "Get on in the seating order!" he ordered.

The bus was soon underway. "Alright, we'll be on the bus for about an hour until our first stop. Stay focused," Aizawa instructed. Izuku and Shinso (Who was sitting next to Izuku) nodded, but everyone else was just fooling around. "Why do I even bother?" Aizawa said aloud. 'Well, this is going to be the only time they have to fool around…'

At their first stop, everyone was either happy they could stretch their legs, or wondering why they stopped. "We didn't stop so you could stretch your legs," Aizawa droned, guessing that the students would ask why they did.

As he said that, another car pulled up. "Heya Eraser!" a female voice called out.

Shinso immediately paled. "Izuku… get on the bus," he whispered. Izuku was confused, but he headed back towards it.

"Long time no see," Aizawa replied. Two female heroes came out.

Izuku was about to fanboy, but Shinso slapped his hand over his mouth. Izuku turned towards him. "Quiet!" he whispered. The two got on the bus. "Lay under the benches," Shinso instructed. Izuku did so.

"Shinso, what are we doing?" he asked.

"Hiding," the former General Studies Student replied.

"Why?" Izuku questioned. Then they heard the panicking.

"You should've already guessed, students… that the training camp has already begun," Aizawa monotoned. A rush of Earth followed, along with cries of terror.

"That's why," Shinso answered.

"If Aizawa sees us, he'll have them throw us down too!" Izuku panicked.

"Do you know how to hotwire?" Shinso asked.

Izuku racked his memories. "Yes."

"Don't you think that you have them on a pretty crazy schedule, Eraser?" Mandalay asked.

"Yeah. The idea is to get an entire semester's worth of training here," he explained. Before he could continue, the bus revved up.

"Huh!?" all three pros shouted as it swerved away.

"...How?" Aizawa asked.

"Ummm, there's only room for three in the car…" Pixie-Bob replied.

"No, there's room for four," Shota droned, walking towards it, only to be picked up by another piece of Earth and thrown down to where the rest of his students were waiting. All of them gained murderous looks.

"It's not school, Sensei…" they chorused. '...Fuck'.

"Alright, turn there!" Shinso instructed. Izuku did so. "And here we are! The camp!" Shinso declared. The two got off the bus.

"We left them behind!" Izuku exclaimed in worry.

"Listen, I figured that the Pussycats would pull something like that. The goal was to exhaust us before we got here. They're like that," Shinso said.

Izuku turned towards his friend. "And why didn't you tell the others?"

Shinso shrugged. "There wasn't any time. I only realized what would happen when we got to the lookout point and they showed up," he explained. Before Izuku could respond, the Pussycat's car rolled up. The two pros leapt out. "Hi. Figured you'd pull a stunt like that," Shinso said, a shiteating grin on his face.

"How did you get the bus up here?" Mandalay asked.

"I know how to hotwire!" Izuku explained rapidly.

"I should be mad at you, but honestly, I'm impressed at your reasoning skills, Shinso," Pixie-Bob responded.

"Hey, is Aizawa in there?" Izuku asked.

Pixie-Bob smirked. "Nah. I threw him over as well after the bus was… borrowed."

Shisno smiled even wider. "I bet the class is giving him absolute hell."

Meanwhile, Aizawa was tied to a tree, cursing Shinso and Izuku. "Scream, Sensei! You're the bait!" Momo shouted.

"Damn you Shinsoooooo!" he cried, attracting the attention of the monsters.

"Is Kota here?" Shinso inquired. Mandalay nodded.

"Who?" Izuku asked.

"My cousin's son. He lives with us," Mandalay replied.

Before Izuku could walk up, Shinso put his hand in front of his friend. "Listen, I know you'd love to meet him, but he has a raging hatred for heroes for some reason." Izuku looked horrified.

8 hours later, the rest of Class 1-A, Aizawa included, wandered in. "You said it would only be three hours!" Sero moaned.

"Oh, that's how long it usually takes us. Sorry." Mandalay replied.

"You're bragging? That's so mean!" Sato complained.

"I'm starving! This is hell!" Kirishima wailed.

"I wasn't supposed to have to go through that!" Aizawa groaned.

"And where were Midoriya and Shinso!?" Toru whined.

"We hijacked the bus," Shinso replied. Everyone glared at them. "I figured that they'd pull a stunt like this, so I warned the only person I could. Izuku also knew how to hotwire, so we left. Guess you fell for your own 'rational deception', eh Sensei?" Shinso mocked. Aizawa groaned again.

"They used me as bait," he growled.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Stain cackled.

"Alrighty! Get your stuff off the bus! We'll have dinner in the cafeteria!" Mandalay said, giving everyone a thumbs up.

Everyone really dug in that night. "Just a reminder, this is the only night we'll be doing this for you." Pixie-Bob explained. Izuku, once he was done eating, decided to go ask a few questions.

"Hey, Mandalay? Kota doesn't seem to like heroes all that much, does he?" he asked.

Mandalay shook her head. "No. No he doesn't. Perhaps if he had a normal childhood, he would've…" she trailed off.

"What happened?" Izuku questioned.

"Mandalay's cousins," Pixie-Bob replied. "They were heroes as well. Two years ago, they were murdered while protecting civilians. Their death was definitely the most honorable way to go for any heroes, and that's what the news said. But to him, it was different. It was like they had left him behind. Meanwhile, everyone was praising them for their deaths. It hurt him. We don't think he likes us that much either. We're heroes like they were, and he's probably afraid to get attached to us as well."

Izuku had no response. Stain, however, did. "This is why I did what I did to Ingenium." Izuku mentally sighed. 'In all honesty, after hearing this, I can't say I blame you for that.'

It was 5:30 AM the next day, and everyone save Izuku and Shinso were exhausted. "Good morning class," Aizawa said. "Today we begin a training camp. This camp's goal is to increase your Quirk's abilities exponentially. This is so you can all get provincial licenses, so you can face the dangers that fester in the darkness." Aizawa then tossed a familiar ball to Bakugou. "You scored 705.2 meters when you tossed the ball at the beginning of the year. Let's see how well you've improved."

Bakugou got a wicked grin. "Don't blink," he chuckled, winding up. "GO TO HELL!" he roared, using his explosions to send the ball further. 'Go to hell?' Izuku mentally asked himself. The ball soared for a while.

"That was 709.6 meters, Bakugou." That brought everyone to a halt. "You've all improved during your first semester at UA. However, that's mostly been limited to mental prowess and technical skill, with a little extra stamina. For most of you, your Quirks haven't grown stronger. Here, we're making sure that they do," Aizawa got a wicked grin. "You'll all feel like dying during this training. Let's hope you all survive."

And thus, the training began. While everyone's training seemed to follow yet another pattern (This was driving Izuku INSANE! What was the pattern!?), he and Shinso were doing other things. Shinso had been tasked with attempting to brainwash Mandalay through gesture alone, while he was with Tiger. "All right! Aizawa gave me the basic rundown of how you're Quirk works. What's your biggest issue?" he asked.

"W-well, my blade is too heavy for me… and I want to learn how to heal on command," Izuku explained.

Tiger nodded. "I heard about your blade being too heavy. Make it for me." Izuku concentrated, and his right arm morphed into a blade. He then gasped.

"It's lighter!" he exclaimed.

"Oh? Wanna test it?" Tiger asked. Izuku nodded.

"I don't want to hurt you, though…" he said.

Tiger just whistled. "Hey Pixie! Make some Earth things will ya?!" he shouted. Sure enough, several Earthen creatures formed. Izuku whimpered, but then got into a fighting stance. 'How do I- this is one of your stances, isn't it Stain?' he asked.

"Yep," his mental serial killer replied. Izuku sprinted towards the creatures, dodging. He lifted his blade and split one down the middle. Without pausing, he rotated, cutting another in half diagonally. He jumped onto the third, bringing the blade down on its head, splitting it open. Tiger whistled.

It was soon nighttime. "Alright! We're no longer making you meals! You'll have to make your own! Starting with Curry~!" Ragdoll sang.

Everyone slumped. Shinso, however, raised his hand. "Pussycats?" he questioned.

"Yes?" all of them asked, before standing still. Shinso flinched. Controlling four people with exceptional willpower at the same time was incredibly straining. It had been a lot easier when he was controlling his fellow UA students. "All of you, be aware that I am controlling you." Making them know and be able to fight it would increase the difficulty. Their eyes went from glazed to nervous.

"Now then. Pixie-bob, make an incredibly tall Earth structure underneath all four of you," he instructed.

Pixiebob began to sweat. "S-shinso… what are you doing?" she asked nervously, raising them higher and higher. Shinso hissed in pain.

"Stop," he commanded. She did so.

"Now dispel the earth."

"WHAT!?" all four shrieked. Pixie-Bob did so. They were all falling rapidly.

"Catch yourselves!" Shinso shouted when they were halfway down. Tiger grabbed Ragdoll and Mandalay while Pixie-Bob created a soft Earth cushion. Panting, Shinso released his control.

"What was that for?!" Ragdoll screamed.

Shinso held out his hand. Momo then created a rather large piece of gold. "It was for ten pounds of solid, 24 karat gold," he replied, before clutching his head and flopping to the ground. "And also… for training…" he gasped out.

Aizawa looked at him, and then back to the Pussycats. "I really should've expected some sort of revenge," he sighed, picking up Shinso. "Well done. You've already advance far enough to control multiple actively resisting people at once, Shinso," he said, a smile on his face.

The class soon created their curry. Everyone was eating it as fast as they could. Momo, however, was eating the fastest by far. "You're really scarfing that down!" Mina exclaimed.

"I have to. My Quirk turns lipids into new atoms, so it's good for me to eat as much as possible." The thought going through the girls, Pussycats included, was 'that lucky girl!'

"So it's like poop?" Sero asked. Momo then retreated into the Corner of Woe.

"Apologize!" Jiro shouted, slapping him.

"I'm sorry!" Sero cried out. Meanwhile, Kota had snuck away. Izuku noticed, and followed.

Kota ignored his rumbling stomach and looked at the sky. "I heard that." He whipped his head around and saw Izuku. "I thought you'd be hungry, so I brought you some food," he explained.

"How did you find this place!?" Kota shouted.

"I followed your footsteps," Izuku replied. "I'm FINE! GET LOST!" the young boy screamed in rage. "And forget you saw my hideout!" he added.

"Hideout?" Izuku asked.

"You're spending your whole life improving your Quirk! It's dumb! All you wanna do is show off!" Kota snarled.

That hit Izuku deep. "Do you even know what my Quirk does?" he asked, his face hidden by shadow.

"What does it matter?!" Kota snarled. Izuku opened his mouth, but then closed it. It wouldn't do to go off on him like that.

"Your parents… were they the Water Hose Heroes?" he asked, trying to change the subject.

"Did Mandalay tell you!?" Kota accused, pointing a finger at Izuku. He shook his head. "I pieced it together," Izuku answered.

"Everyone here is crazy! They're calling each other hero or villain, killing each other… if people like you weren't showing off, they'd still be here!" Kota snapped. The knives pushed themselves deeper.

"I'm not showing off…" Izuku murmured, before setting the plate down. "I'll leave this here for you," he said. Kota made the mistake of looking in Izuku's eyes. They were filled with an undefinable sadness.

The next day, Izuku was in a pen of animals. Each one had a broken leg. "Alright. You wanted to learn how to heal? Heal them," Tiger instructed. Izuku gulped, and let a feeding tendril out. However, the second it touched an injured animal, they dissolved into biomass. "Holy shit! Aizawa really wasn't killing about your Quirk being Blacklight!" Tiger exclaimed. Izuku looked at the ground. Tears were filling his eyes. "Are you alright?" Tiger asked. Izuku shook his head.

"Last night… Kota said I was showing off… I wanted to tell him what my Quirk is… what it's done to me… what it continues to do to me… what it's turned me into…" By now, the tears were pouring down his cheeks. "I've always wanted to be a hero… but ever since I got my power, it's been my way of trying to protect others from myself… so that I won't snap… because heroes don't hurt innocent people..." he choked. "My Quirk made me a killer… a m-monster… something that's barely human… and then Kota said t-that I w-was just showing o-off!" he bawled. Tiger would normally slap a student to pull them together, but this… this wasn't quitting… this was years of trauma. Kota had released the trigger.

"Hey… Midoriya… you're not a monster. Your Quirk does not define who you are. What defines you are the choices you make," Tiger replied, slowly moving into Izuku's field of vision. Slowly, awkwardly, he pulled the crying teen into a hug.

"T-thank you Tiger…" Izuku stammered, sniffling.

Tiger just smiled. "Alright, let's get back to work. See if you can heal the animals!"

Izuku nodded. "Yes sir!" he shouted, letting a tendril slither towards a rabbit. 'Heal. Don't consume. Heal,' he instructed himself. The tendril jabbed itself into to rabbit, and Izuku saw a mass travel from him to it. The rabbit squealed in pain, thrashing as the mass went into it. However, the leg was healed. The tendril retracted.

"Good job kid!" Tiger exclaimed, a beaming smile on his face. Izuku, however, was staring at the tendril. 'The thing that made me into a monster… and now, I'm using it to heal, not kill!'

That night, everyone was excited. Earlier that day, Pixie-Bob had announced a competition between the classes that would happen that night. However, the four students who had failed the practical were dragged off by Aizawa for extra lessons. 'I'm so glad we didn't fail…' Izuku thought to himself. Pixie-Bob went over the rules. The goal was to scare the other class! Several students were in the woods. However, after Tsuyu and Uraraka left, Pixie-Bob sniffed the air. "What is that smell?" she asked herself.

"Look!" someone shouted. Everyone turned to see a fire.

"Has the forest been set ablaze?!" Iida exclaimed. And then Pixie was thrown into a rock by some form of telepathy.

"Let's get rid of these feral cats," a villain laughed.

"Pixie-Bob!" Izuku shouted. As Tiger and Manaladay stood together, Izuku realized someone was unaccounted for. 'Where's Kota?!'

Kota was horrified. When his parents were killed, he knew which villain had done it. His picture had been seen. And right now, he was staring him down. He couldn't run. He couldn't hide. However, before anything else could happen, he was moved out of the way. It was that green-haired kid. "What are you doing!?" Kota shouted.

"Oh, it's you. You were the one Shigiraki warned me about. 1-A's 'surprise boss' or something. No matter. You're still just a kid!" he cackled. 'It's the League!?' Izuku mentally screamed.

Izuku snarled at the villain. He knew a bit about him, but not much. "You really think you can save this little brat!? Against me!? I'm Muscular! My Quirk increases my speed and strength so much that my muscle fibers can't be contained by my skin!" the villain mocked. He knew that name. This man killed the Water Hose duo. He was nigh-unstoppable, and it was unlikely that the police could hold him for long. Izuku made the decision in an instant, and gained a homicidal grin.

"Thank you for the information. I do hope you planned on death," he snarled.

"Death?! HA! Like you'd even be able to lay a scratch on me!" Muscular shouted.

Izuku just threw his head back and laughed. "You fool! Shigiriaki probably told you to avoid me! Wanna know why!?" Izuku cackled as all four of his feeding tendrils popped out. "My Quirk… is BLACKLIGHT!" he roared, his right arm becoming a blade. He rushed at the villain.

At this, Muscular gained a horrified look on his face. "NO! That's not possible!" he cried out in terror, trying to stop Izuku.

However, Izuku just began to bring the blade up. "Turn away, Kota!" he ordered. Kota did so, and plugged his ears as well. Izuku brought the blade up fully, and cut off Muscular's right arm. The tendrils absorbed it. Now, Muscular was sobbing in fear and pain.

Izuku casually walked up to him. "Y-you're a hero! You shouldn't k-kill!" Muscular pleaded.

Izuku just grinned. "Guess what," he said, grabbing Muscular's head and pulling it close. "I already have a bodycount."

With that, all four of the tendrils jabbed themselves into the villain. Muscular screamed in agony as he was liquefied. After a few seconds, he was dead, and the biomass flowed into Izuku. "Ok Kota, you can look now." With that, the kid did. Muscular was gone!

"W-what happened?" Kota asked. Izuku sighed.

"I killed him," he said.

"K-killed!?" Kota squeaked.

Izuku nodded. "You said my Quirk training was for showing off. For me, it's so I don't kill someone on accident. Muscular was the first person I killed using this Quirk voluntarily. I did it because I knew that the police wouldn't be able to contain him long enough to put him in prison," Izuku answered.

Kota gulped. "Are you alright?" Izuku asked, his voice changing to a more worried tone. Kota nodded.

"Good. Now th-" Izuku dropped to the ground. "No… NO! That's not possible!" he screamed.

"W-what's not possible!?" Kota stammered.

"The League… they have REDLIGHT!"