Hero of the Dark Skies

by MosesArk Reborn2000

When Young Midoriya is left with the heart breaking news that he will never develop his own quirk, does he give into despair and chase after heroes? No, he strives to become a hero just like All Might and he knows just what to do to even the odds against those with quirks-he builds it, that's how. Quirkless Izuku, More confident Izuku, DC & Marvel influence

28. Time for Hero Names!

Well, the lock-down in my country is now in effect. I can't leave my place unless I got a valid reason or a work permit which means more time either studying, playing modern warfare 2, or working on my stories. I've already updated my other story so it's time for this one to get a new chapter as well. As I said the last chapter, the sports festival is done so don't expect any more of it. Now it's time to begin the Stain arc which is around 7 episodes in canon but knowing me, it'll be at least 8 chapters.

NinjaFang1331: Once again, thank you for your compliment.

TheLethalSperg500: Endeavour will still be relevant to the plot as cannon but there will be changes here and there. I do have plans for him humbling which should take place at the latest around the time for season 3 if not sooner. He is going to help drive the plot, just not in the way he would expect.

CrimsonSylvan: You have a good sense of things as I can definitely see Endeavour being that petty…if he was still young. Make no mistake, he isn't an angel by any means but he is smart. He has to be since he was able to cover up how bad a husband and father he is for years. He'll need to move in such a way that it doesn't loop around to him in case it blows up in his face.

Blaze1992: Yes, he took home the gold.

GunBlade2020: Thank you for the compliment and the message on personal safety. I hope you stay safe and healthy too.

D3lp0xL03r: Well yes, Izuku didn't egg him on like cannon for two reason. One, he has more riding on this than cannon as yes, he wants to be able to make those who believed him proud but he also wants to prove that with hard work and training, even the quirkless can still achieve their dreams. Two, he had a plan as in cannon, Izuku admits to All Might that he wasn't thinking straight at the time due to being frustrated so with a clear head, of course, he wouldn't egg on the guy that he himself knows his the stronger fighter. Besides, using his fire in the combat setting of the festival for the first time in what must be years might not be the best idea as he could have been like Izuku and lost control or use too much power and either hurt himself or someone else. Endeavor will get his just deserts soon so please be patient.

UnlawfulGentleman: I appreciate that you enjoyed the fight. I needed to make sure it conveyed those same feelings as I wanted to do something different from other stories which were to make Izuku win the tournament but in a realistic way that didn't scream 'plot armor' and make it seem like a hollow victory as for him, it was. He basically broke bones in round 1, had to think creatively in round 2, fought to his limit in round 3 and then, Shoto doesn't give it his all. It was odd when I noticed that 3 out of his 4 opponents were from class 1-B.

Coming prepared also fits him as he is extremely observant in cannon and can take things either around the battlefield or skills and tricks he saw others do and use them himself. I also already made it that he had a list of information on both hero classes while having the chance to see them in action during the training exercise back in season 1.

The Strain arc is still being written so I can't give spoilers but I can say that I put alot of work and time into it so I hope you call can read it can be entertained by it.

Gakupopoid: The answer will be revealed in the following chapter.

Guest: Yes, I already know that. It was pointed out to me by another guest the last chapter.

Zukafew119: Well, that was a given. They both are competitive when it comes to martial arts so expect a rematch again at some point, maybe in season 3 stuff. The group chat is normal for a bunch of teens, even kids these days have them so why not? We don't know much about Vlad but we do know that like Eraser, he's a no-nonsense kind of person as it was already established that he has trained students so hard in the past that they dropped out voluntarily.

Shinso has a lot of baggage so of course, he would be the one to stay that out loud, that was always the plan but I do intend to do more with his character in the coming arcs than cannon did as you can imagine he and Kendo will grow closer over their training time together. She is a responsible girl but also is very upbeat, someone like Shinso would need that type of person in their friend group. As if they are paired together, I will see as the story goes as I would want them to have the background and positive chemistry first before trying something like that.

Yu isn't known for being the most rule-abiding hero even in cannon so of course, she would have a nickname for people, I even gave her one for Kamui Woods which at the time, was because I didn't feel like writing his full hero name every time she spoke with him. With Death Arms, I gave him the role of the veteran as both Lady and Woodsie are new to the hero scene so they would need someone like that to help them along. We also know that Jiro interned with him and from what we know about her, she wouldn't have taken an offer if he wasn't someone she could work with and learn from.

Once more writing the PoVs of the parents is always a pleasure as they know their kids better than anyone else so they can give such a unique perspective as well as adding more appeal and humor to the plot. The nugget that you picked up on wasn't a real clue but I can see how you can view it as such but I made it a stamp because people who have to sign a lot of paperwork tend to use them over signing each page or document. My old high school would just get the principal to sign one paper, photocopy that same paper to get like 1,000 copies and then use them for official newsletters for both staff and students.

It would also make sense that I Midoriya with more backbone would challenge Todoroki's decision to only use half his strength as even if he was born with a quirk that was seen as useful for hero work, he still strives to save as many people as he can so seeing someone purposely hold back for seemingly no reason(Shoto told Bakugo his backstory, not Midoriya), that will piss him off. Aizawa was the person I was aiming for as he like Izuku, probably had to work harder than most just to keep up so I was surprised why he never raised this point with Shoto before as he, like the rest of the staff, knew the quirks of their students and Shoto was clearly classed with having a duel quirk. All Might didn't step in as he can see that it wasn't the best time as even motivational speeches need to be timed otherwise they lose their effect or just came off as bad, it had beat Midoriya there, it would have been a great moment but he didn't.

From what we know about Tokoyami, he isn't the more…comedic student so he could have simply not gotten the joke, Izuku on the other hand was just messing with her. Izuku would have won the fight either way as his shockwaves would have destroyed any ice-based attack Todoroki tried but he wanted to also show him that he had this kind of power because he was ready and able to go full out. He was hoping that Shoto would switch to his fire to stay in the fight but sadly, he didn't. As for your RWBY mention, I too am a big fan of the show as I finished watching the latest volume about two weeks ago. The fight between Izuku and Kendo will not be the last one, they will be more, much like how he will take on Tetsutetsu some time again in the future.

Armored suits with missiles are sort of trope at this point as just about every power suit or something of its kind has them. Iron man just makes them more mainstream. BYW, my favorite Ice Age movie was Continental Drift.

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Chapter 27: Time for Hero Names!

'In the days we had off after the sports festival, we were told to let our injuries recover and to relax in this small break. That come Thursday, regular classes would resume.' Midoriya thought to himself as he walked around a hall by some company. It had been raining for some time now but he didn't really mind as it kept things nice and cool.

'So naturally, with this unusual free time, I decided to do something that has always kept in happy, hanging out with Yu.' He finished the thought as he turned around to face his girlfriend. It was off seeing her in different clothing than what she usually wore but with the weather, she opted to wear a white sleeved shirt along with a grey woolly looking jacket, blue skinny jeans, and some old black and white converse high-tops.

"So, how does it feel to have your face plastered all over the place?" Yu asked him as they looked around the windows for anything that'll interest them. They had been able to do this as she had some time off and he wasn't in school so they thought that spending time together would be great. As she asked, she pointed towards an electronic store that had TVs placed by the front window. Each one was playing a rerun from the first-year sports festival, most of the shots were of his matches.

"It's a bit overwhelming to be honest, hell the number of people who tag me on their posts can be counted on one hand." Midoriya answered honestly, though he did think it was sad that for so long had had such little friends since sure before UA, he had Melissa and her friends but that was it, 'her' friends. They were cool but they acted more like he was her cousin than anything else.

"Oh, don't you worry about a thing Izu-kun, I will teach you all I know about looking good while going good." Yu comforted him as she swung an arm around his shoulders and pecked him on the cheek.

"I hope not," He shot back, making her wonder why before he looked down at his own butt with a fake pout. "My ass just isn't made for that." He finished as they both laughed at that. Even now, most posts about her were based around her ass, and though that was the intention, she didn't think it'll go on for this long. She stopped posing like that over 8 months ago.

"Fair point, but I'm the one with the wonderful ass. You are the one with the magical hands, remember?" Yu teased as she whispered the last part into his ear and no matter how much she did so, Midoriya might just always feel a rush of arousal from that.

"How could I forget, you're the one that insists on back massages every night." He countered as unlike what most people believed, whenever one stayed the night at the other's place. Sex almost never came up. They did other things with the common intimate activity being cuddling and make-out session. Though that didn't stop them from keeping condoms on hand just in case.

"But you have such a fine touch, it takes out the stress of the whole workday in like 10 minutes." Yu moaned with a cute pout, catching the attention of some other people, who quickly looked away when Midoriya shot them a glare. She couldn't resist, he always knew how to distress her after a long day with nothing but a message and some small talk.

"And your baking doesn't?" He asked her as they stopped in front of a store window where he quickly wiped away some droll from his lips as he thought about how tasty her baking was. Something she caught and merely smiled at when she figured out what was going through his complex brain.

"I don't bake a lot, you know." Yu teased him as no matter how much he begged, she only baked on the weekends when she had the time. Though he was getting good with those puppy dog eyes, she may cave soon….not!

"But when you do, I make sure to pack some for lunch. Always makes my day to a sandwich made with the bread you made." Midoriya stated as he recalled the one day at school when the other kids were looking at him weirdly when he bit into his sandwich and cried about how good it was. One ass tried to take his lunch just to screw with him so he did what any creature would do to defend its food. He kicked the guy in the balls and slammed his head onto the table. He didn't get in trouble as he didn't….technically start it.

"I still don't know why you like it so much, it's just bread!" Yu laughed at him as she could bake other things but she always enjoyed baking simple bread. For the life of her, she could never figure out why her lover liked it so much, she had been eating that stuff her whole life and it never tasted as good as he claimed it to be.

"It's not my fault! You put something in it that makes it so damn good!" Midoriya defended himself as he swore he had seen her put something in the baking mix but he could never get close enough to see what it is.

"Well I won't tell, my mother taught me how to bake with the family recipe and it will stay in the family." Yu said as she laughed at his dismay before she leaned in close and pecked his cheek again, this time with a small smirk. "You will just have to marry me to find out."

"Like I didn't already plan to." He muttered to himself as she looked away at something that grabbed her attention.

"What was that?" Yu asked him as she turned back to him.

"Nothing," He quickly covered up before he looked around for anything else to talk about before his eyes landed on the store window they stopped in front of. "Oh look! I could use some." He said with nervously as he moved closer to inspect the tools on display.

"You already have a full set of tools, do you really need more?" Yu asked him as she remembered seeing just about the same type of tools down in his workshop/lab.

"Yes but this is the deluxe edition, guaranteed to last 10 years. My old set will reach its own soon." Midoriya answered her as they both walked into the store, the door opening with the classic 'cling' people had come to expect.

"What was the guarantee on them?" She asked, curious as to the quality of the tools he used on a near-daily basis.

"About six years and they were a hand me down from Kenny so it's a miracle they haven't broken yet." Midoriya replied, shocking her that he was using such worn instruments, oh she hated how he could be an idiot like this.

"How is he, Kenny I mean?" She asked to try and draw her attention from her rising ire about the fact her lover used tools that could break and hurt him all the time. In response to her question, Midoriya paused mid-reach for the toolset he wanted as he thought back to what he knew.

"Last a checked, we went to visit his parents in the states. His old man was giving him crap bout not visiting enough." He answered with a chuckle as he was lucky enough to be present at his workshop when his father called it. He and the other mechanics were laughing their asses off as they listened in, even though the phone wasn't on speaker-the old man had some serious pipes on him that he could give Bernie Sanders a run for his money.

"The great Kevin Levin, bitching?" She asked him, when he nodded his head she joined in on the laughter. She may not have been as big a hero nerd as he was but she could recall that once upon a time, the former criminal turned hero was one the most known heroes in the states. "That must have been rich."

"Well, the guy is what, 83? Old people get bitching privileges." Midoriya stated as he had noted that a lot of old people complain….a lot and at times about things that no one else has a problem with. Before they could continue though, they both heard others around them talking, more accurately, about Izuku.

"Wait, is that him?" One person 'whispered' to the other.

"Who?" The other asked as he turned to face the couple.

"The kid that won the 1st year sports festival." Another said as she realized where she recognized him from.

"Shit, your right, he's that Midoriya kid."

"On a date it seems, lady luck sure loves him." Another whispered as he looked over Yu before his own date elbowed him in the gut.

"Goddammit." Midoriya muttered to himself as he all wanted today was to hang with his girlfriend. Was that so much to ask? In Yu's case, she was used to the attention even though no one knew that she was a pro, so she just chuckled and took his hand into her own before giving it a squeeze.

"I told you, get used to it since it won't die down for a while." She reminded him just as someone worked up the nerve to approach them.

"Excuse me…Excuse me!" An older man in a suit asked as he came up to them. He wasn't very tall as he was just a couple cms taller than Izuku himself.

"Yes sir?" Midoriya asked him, remembering his manners though, in his head, he was already thinking up Plan B. 'If he's another quirkless hater, to hell with it-I'm decking him where he stands.'

"Great job with the festival. One of the kids I babysit is quirkless. She loved watching it!" The guy said with a thumbs-up.

'Wait, what?' Midoriya stopped as he wasn't expecting that. After the poor reception of his victory in the festival, he was sure he would be one of those assholes who just hated him for being different but clearly, he was wrong…especially since he wasn't the only well-wisher.

"Dude, don't know how you did it but you came out in top. That's amazing!" A guy closer to his age told him.

"He's a little on the small side, though. Thought he'll be taller though." Another said, seemingly puzzled as she thought he would be…larger.

"To be young with dreams again." An older man said as she held the hand of an equally old wife.

'Guess he isn't used to the positive attention.' Yu thought to himself with a smile as it brought her joy to see him get praise for his hard work and achievements, but they already had plans so, "People, can we please continue on with our date. We appreciate the attention but we have to keep the time." She asked the crowd as she brought their interlocked hand up for the small crowd to see.

"Sorry about that, we'll let you be on your way." One of the people in the group apologized to them before they started to disperse but not before one last statement of encouragement.

"Do your best, hero!" They all said at the same time, leaving an blushing and confused Izuku to try and deal with this.

"W-we will!" He got out before he all but ran out of the store, forgetting why they were in there in the first place and that he slipped up.

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"Did he just say we?" One of them asked, he didn't see any other pros or hero students, maybe the girl was from another school?

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(The next day)

"It's only morning and I'm already tired. Should have not stayed up last night." Midoriya said to himself as covered a yawn with one hand while he held his dark green and white umbrella with the other. Like the previous days, it was raining so he like everyone else had to bring raincoats or an umbrella.

"It was your decision to run system check-up so late into the evening. As to why, I could not say." Tokoyami chastised him as he walked with his black and red-trimmed umbrella.

"What can I say? When I get into the mood, I can stay in it for hours at a time." Midoriya answered as the three of them walked up the main road towards UA.

"It's raining, just like yesterday." Uraraka noted as she walked in the middle of the two with her own flower-patterned umbrella. It was the largest of the three and according to her, she brought the large one so that she could grow with it or use it for more than one person.

"Well, you know what they say about summer rain." Midoriya joked as the main gates to the school came into view.

"Good Morning, friends!" They all heard a familiar voice call out to them from behind.

"The hell?" Midoriya asked aloud as they all turned to see who was calling them and to their amazement, it was Iida. "Iida?"

"Wearing a poncho and rain boots?" Uraraka asked as she hadn't used such things since she was 8.

"Well he is a runner so it's the more sensible decision. As strange as it is to see a grown man wearing such." Tokoyami conceded the point as Iida caught up with them but didn't stop running.

"Why are you all walking so slow?" He asked as he approached them, only to run right on past them. "We are going to be late for class!"

"Late, Iida we still have a whole 7 minutes till the first bell." Midoriya said as they all picked up the pace to keep up with him.

"UA students should always arrive 10 minutes early!" Iida told them as he easily kept the lead.

"But, aren't you late by that standard?" Uraraka asked him as he was even behind them.

"Hence why I am running!" Iida answered as he picked up the pace and sped off towards the school, leaving the three in the dust.

"Where does he get such energy?" Tokoyami asked as they slowed down, seeing no point in rushing when they still had plenty of time.

"I would say Red Bull but something tells me he doesn't drink energy drinks." Midoriya joked as he had a feeling Iida with an energy drink would not end well.

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(Later)

"Iida, well…how to approach this?" Midoriya started as the four of them were busy putting their rain gear away.

"If you are wondering about my brother, there is no need to worry." Iida started the conversation for him as he placed his rain boots in his locker before turning around and giving his friends a smile. "I apologize for not being on the chat lately and worrying you two."

"Three actually, we added Tokoyami. Hopes that's okay." Uraraka said as they had invited Tokoyami during Iida's understandable absence.

"Not an issue at all, the more people the better. It helps with our bonding after all." Iida replied before he walked away, heading towards class while leaving the three of them concerned.

"Is he?" Uraraka started as they could all tell something was bothering him.

"Not in the slightest. We'll take to him at lunch. He looks like he's better but…" Midoriya answered as he struggled to find the right words for it, but Tokoyami already found them.

"There is a shadow of grief and pain hanging over him." Tokoyami said as he placed an umbrella away and closed his locker before the three of them made their way to class.

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(Later – In 1-A Homeroom)

"It's different when they broadcast the matches on TV after all, huh?" Ashido said to her small group as they call sat or stood around the class. "So many people wanted to talk to me on the way here!"

"It was the same for me!" Kirishima agreed as it felt so weird to be so popular around his neighborhood.

"A lot of people were staring at me also, it was a bit embarrassing." Hagakure said as she placed a hand on her chest, though you could only tell since she was wearing the long-sleeved version of the girl's uniform.

"But, isn't that normal for you, Hagakure?" Ojiro asked her you would think an invisible girl would draw attention.

"Must have been dandy for you guys since on the way here, some elementary kids pointed at me and called my 'One Punched Man'!" Sero sourly complained as he had to deal with that for two whole days, he couldn't leave his house without someone bringing it up!

"One Punch, one kick. That's all it took, wasn't it?" Tsuyu asked him from her own seat with her head resting on her folded arms.

"Not you too!" Sero yelled as he looked away in both shame and sadness.

"In just one day, we got thrust right into the spotlight." Kaminari said to Mineta as the two conversed about how their lives had been going. While this was happening Midoriya, Uraraka and Tokoyami were standing around Iida's desk having their own discussion.

"UA really is amazing!" Mineta replied with a smile. Though all conversations were brought to a halt when the classroom door slid open and a familiar teacher made his way in. in the time it took him to reach the podium, all those still standing quickly made their way back to their own seats.

"Morning." Aizawa said, sounding just as tired as he looked-which was normal.

"Good morning, sir!" The class replied in perfect order with the notable exception of Bakugo but according to Kirishima, he had been rather quiet for the past couple of days.

"(Kero)? I see you got the bandages removed, Aizawa-sensei." Tsuyu noted as she grew a small smile, knowing he was fully healed now. "I'm glad."

"Yeah, well the old lady went overboard with the treatment so I could get back to work." Aizawa said as he scratched his nose, still feeling the effects of Recovery Girl's quirk leaving him with less energy than normal. "More importantly, we have a special hero informatics class today so listen up."

'Here it is!' Was the collective thought of the class. They knew that they weren't going to have it easy but knowing Aizawa, he'll work them to the bone if he could.

'Special? He said we were going back to work. Is it a pop quiz? I didn't study at all during the break!' Kaminari thought to himself as he panicked as he spent his whole break goofing off.

'I hope it isn't laws related to hero work, I'm really tanking there.' Kirishima freaked as he was never that good with the theory side of hero work in the first place. He thrived in the practical aspects for a reason.

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"Code name." Aizawa finally stopped torturing them as he gave them their topic for the day. "Today you will decide on what your hero names will be."

"Yes, we get to do something exciting!" The class rejoiced as some even jumped to their feet in excitement, though that same joy was crushed when Aizawa activated his quirk and glared at them.

"I hope you all take this seriously as it is related to the hero draft picks a mentioned on Monday." The veteran pro started as he explained things. "The drafts themselves begin in earnest in the second and third years, after students pick up some experience and can become intermediate assets to pros."

"In other words, for them to extend offers to first years like you shows that they are interested in your future potential." He went on as he looked at each and every one of them before he continued. "Be warned though that these offers are often canceled if interest dies down by graduation."

"Adults can be so selfish." Mineta muttered to himself as he saw that as unfair.

"So we have to prove ourselves once we get picked, huh?" Hagakure asked just to clarify things.

"That's the gist of it." Aizawa replied as he took out a remote and gestured towards the blank board. "So here are the total for those with offers in this class." He finished as he pressed a button on the remote to show them the numbers on the now-activated board.

Class 1-A Number of offers:

Todoroki: 2,201

Bakugo: 2,089

Midoriya: 189

Yaoyorozu: 108

Tokoyami: 72

Kirishima: 62

Iida: 59

Sero: 57

Sato: 56

Uraraka: 55

"In other years, they are more spread out but this year, these two really grabbed some attention." Aizawa explained as it was rather unusual for such a gap to form between offer numbers.

"Gah, that's such a huge difference! I didn't even get any offers." Kaminari moaned as he leaned his head back so he didn't have to see it anymore.

"Those pros don't know a good thing when they see it!" Aoyama fumed though he was still careful to loo camera ready, though no one knew why.

"Hold on, Todoroki has the most, closely followed by Bakugo then Midoriya with less than a tenth of Bakugo's…?" Jiro asked as that seemed to be wrong and she wasn't the only one who thought that.

"Bakugo didn't even make it to the semi-finals and Midoriya beat Todoroki. What gives?" Kirishima asked as he turned to her in confusion.

"They probably couldn't get over the fact I could kick their asses in a 1v1 without some fancy quirk." Midoriya explained from his seat, hiding his own irritation at this development. "[Tick] Quirk worshipping ass-wipes."

"Don't get too tied up about it, Midoriya. The girls always go for the underdog, especially the pretty ones." Mineta told him as he imagined himself with all the girls, they could tell he was having such thoughts as he started to droll as his eyes focused on something(most likely boobs) that weren't there.

"Mineta!" Yaoyorozu reprimanded him as she smacked him over the head with one of her spare books, bringing him back down from boob heaven.

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"Well, he's not wrong." Oh my God, Midoriya was agreeing with him as she held his chin in thought before turning around and giving the class prev a firm handshake. "Thanks, Mineta, I needed that." His gesture was a shock to the class as they never imagined he would agree, hell he still owed the prev a punishment! Sensing their confusion, he turned around to address them, equally confused by their confusion.

"What? Have you guys ever watched an underdog movie, the main character may get his ass whooped in the beginning and spend most of the time in some overused training montage training under some old and retired master where they learn the true meaning of friendship or some other BS before they are strong enough to beat the hell out of the main antagonist near the end before they win back the person of their dreams and run off into the sunset together to live happily ever after….or until the studio says they want a sequel since the last one made a ton of money." He explained to them in a fashion that only he could, though there were some who found his explanation funny, Aizawa wasn't one of them.

'Oh for the love of-it's like Hizashi and Nemuri rolled into one.' Aizawa thought to himself as he prayed that this kid didn't take after those two before he addressed his wise-cracking student. "Midoriya, can you please stop saying stuff like that during class? You are the class rep, act like it."

"Whatever you say, Aizawa-sensei." Midoriya saluted him from his seat.

"Moving on," Yaoyorozu started as she didn't really know what to take from this before she turned to the boy seated next to her. "That's quite the number, congratulations Todoroki."

"I wouldn't look too much into it. My old man probably had something to do with it." Todoroki responded, sounding despondent as he had been all but locked in his own mind as he sought after the answers he wanted.

"Iida Look! We got offers!" Uraraka celebrated as she shook Iida in joy. She was so happy, she wanted to call her parents just to tell them the good news!

"Yes, I can see. Can you please stop shaking me?" Iida asked her calmly even though he was being shaken like a broken ice cream machine.

"Keeping these results in mind. Whether a pro requested you or not, you will all be participating in the internships under pros." Aizawa told them all, making sure they all knew this wasn't something they would miss out on.

"Internships?" Tokoyami asked. This was the first he was hearing of this.

"Yes. During the USJ incident, most of you got a chance to get in real combat experience against real villains and although there is more to being a pro than hitting really hard." He explained to them as they call recalled that little mess. "It'll still be a meaningful experience for you to see pros at work first hand."

"So that explains the hero names!" Sato said as he came to the realization as to why they were choosing them today of all days.

"Things are getting a lot more fun all of a sudden!" Uraraka cheered, more pumped up than before.

"Well, despite hero names being important. The names you will be choosing today are temporary. However, if you are not serious about it and just pick something because it's funny-" Eraser started before the door was once more thrown open and another one of the staff walked right on in like she owned the place.

"You'll pay Hell for it later!" Midnight finished their tired teacher's statement as she walked right up to the podium alongside Aizawa, while most of the boys blushed and looked away or kept their eyes on her.

"Because of the fact a lot of the hero names chosen by students became recognized by society, they end up becoming professional hero names!" She explained to them as she licked her lip.

"Midnight!?" The class yelled in surprise, though some were more pleased with this new development than surprised.

"Well, that's how it is. Some hero names chosen in high school just stick better than the ones you try and take afterwards." Aizawa explained to them as he pulled out his sleeping bag from under his desk and got it ready. "To make sure you all don't pick names which are idiotic or inappropriate," He eyes Mineta when he said that last part. "Midnight here will be assisting and supervising you as you choose them."

"Not you, sir?" Jiro asked.

"I'm not good with this kind of stuff." Eraser said as he recalled how that came to be his hero name.

"When you give yourself a name, you are giving yourself a mold, a more concrete image of what you would like to be like in the future as you get closer to the expectations you set for yourself." He said as he finished getting his sleeping bag ready but not before saying one last thing as he crawled into it. "This is what it means when they say: 'Names and nature often agree', a good example would be 'All Might'."

'It makes sense, All Might is a name that screams power and strength. Both of which he has been able to bring to the table for years now, bringing more weight to the name.' Midoriya thought to himself as their homeroom teacher quickly fell asleep. He was shaken from his own thoughts when Bakugo passed him some blank cards where they were supposed to write their names. He took his own before passing the rest down the line before he returned to his thoughts. 'But the problem is, what name…what image do I want for myself going forward?'

After about 5minutes had gone by, Midnight decided that they had enough time to decide before she spoke up from her place by the podium, Aizawa still asleep in the corner like a creepy-looking worm. "Okay, let's start presenting names, starting with those who are ready."

'Wait, we're presenting them?' Kirishima thought to himself before he realized if these were going to be their hero names, they should be confident enough in them to say them aloud to a crowd.

'That'll take some nerve!' Sero thought to himself with an nervous sweat. At first, no one got up but then Aoyama placed down his marker and stood up from his seat before making his way towards the front of the class to show off his own.

"Here I go." He said as he reached the podium with his card facing down before he held it up for all to see his wonderful choice. "Shining Hero: I can not stop Twinkling! Which means, you can't stop my sparkles!" He explained as she showed off his choice. It was silent for a second as if was like everyone's brain crashed and was in the middle of a hard reboot due to the unorthodox….oh who are we kidding, the name sounded ridiculous, it made no sense to them, short and simple!

'It's a sentence, he can't be serious!' Was the class opinion on it was it was way too long to be of any use.

'Who the hell would have the time to say that whole thing every time they wanted to talk to you?' Midoriya thought to himself as he tried and failed to imagine how that name wouldn't get old and annoying within a year if not sooner.

"It'll be easier you use if you take out the 'I' and shorten the 'can not' to 'can't." Midnight suggested as she took the card and made the changes she was talking about before showing them the new name. Shining Hero: Can't Stop Twinkling.

"It does have a better ring to it, Mademoiselle." Aoyama agreed with her before he took the card and went back to his seat.

"Wait, that actually got approved?" Kaminari asked before Ashido jumped out of her seat and bounced towards the podium as well.

"Then I'll go next!" She said as she showed the class her choice. "My hero name will be Alien Queen!"

"Are you trying for the thing with acidic blood? I wouldn't if I was you!" Midnight told her as the last thing people needed was that thought in mind when they think 'hero'.

"Dang it." Ashido moped as she dragged herself back to her seat. Though the class wasn't of the same opinion as she was.

'Idiot!' They all thought to themselves, not more nervous than ever.

'Since the first ones were weird, it feels like we have to pick something funny now!' They all thought to themselves as they all tried to work up the courage to get up there.

"(Kero)" And it looked like one of them got there first. "Then, may I go next?" Tsuyu asked as she raised her hand. Her own card faced down.

"Go ahead, Tsu." Midnight told her with a smile as the frog-like girl got up and made her way to the front of the class.

"I hand this in mind ever since I was in middle school." She said before she presented her name to the class. "Rainy Season Hero: Froppy."

"That is so cute! And child-friendly. I like it!" Midnight gushed over the cute name. "A great example of a name everyone will love!"

'Thank you, Tsu. You brought things back to normal.' They all thought as now things were calm enough that more people started to volunteer.

"Then I'll go next. Sturdy Hero: Red Riot!" Kirishima said as he presented his rugged-sounding name to the class.

"Red Riot? You're paying homage to the Chivalrous Hero: Crimson Riot, right?" Midnight asked him as she caught the reference.

"Yes, it's pretty old-fashioned but the hero image I'm going for is Crimson himself." Kirishima explained as he rubbed the back of his head in slight embarrassment. Midoriya recalled the name, from what he knew he was a respectable hero during his time.

'Well, he certainly has the hair color and general styling down.' Midnight thought to herself as it made more sense why the boy dyed his hair the color he did and styled it like that. "If you are bearing the name of a hero you admire, it will come with much more pressure to live up to that standard." She warned him as many pros had named themselves off older-more popular ones but not many could live up to those names.

"I'm prepared for that." Kirishima said as he hardened his resolve. To him, if he couldn't live up to that name, he might as well not be in this classroom.

'Damn Kirishima, you really are cool.' Midoriya thought with a smile as he looked down at his still blank card. 'My issue that….I've never really given my name any thought. I was always more concerned about just being able to be a hero, to save lives that it slipped my mind for literal years. There was a time when I would have picked anything All Might related but….he and I are just too different, in method and ability.' he thought back to when he was a little kid and how he would always tell his mom what hero name he wanted and how each and everyone was All Might related.

'God, I was such an All Might fan-boy, I hope mother didn't keep that list.' Midoriya thought to himself as he blushed thinking back to all that mad fanboying.

Sadly for him, his wish would not be granted.

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(Meanwhile – In the Midoriya household.)

"Hmmm, what's this?" Inko asked herself as she found an old-looking notebook in the cardboard. She was in the middle of making some tea and was looking for a spare mug when she stumbled across it. She knew it wasn't hers as the notebook had a childish cover, maybe it was one of Izuku's older ones. But what was it doing in there? So she looked it over and saw written across the front with crayon was the name. "Hero names for the future?" She read aloud, the name brought back a familiar feeling but she couldn't place memory to it so she opened the thing up and read the contents.

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"Psssst, Hahahahahahahah! Oh goodness!" Inko laughed out loud as tears formed in her eyes as she read through the book. Oh, how she forgot that her son was so cringe, so innocent once upon a time!

"Inko? What's so funny?" Hisashi called from the living room as he heard his wife laugh like it was the best joke she had heard all year. He would be at work like most but since he was a researcher, he was still on his break for another two weeks or so.

"Hisashi! You gotta came see what I found in the kitchen!" Inko called out to him as she still laughing so hard that she needed to hold the tabletop to keep herself up. Curious to what she could have found that was so entertaining, he walked to the kitchen where he saw her laughing her heart out with a childish-looking notebook in her other hand. Was that it?

"What is it? An old cookbook for kids or something?" Hisashi asked, confused by the sight he was seeing.

"No, just…just take a look!" Inko said through laughter as she shoved the book into his chest for him to hold and read. Seeing no harm in reading it, he opened to the first page and read, and within 20 seconds….

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"Hahahahahaha, Izuku wrote this" He bawled his eyes out in laughter as he read through all the hero names his son had written in here, with a cute red crayon to boot! When Inko was able to respond to his question with a nod, he laughed even harder. "Oh man, he was such an All Might otaku!" He out as he tried to control himself as he and Inko read some of the names aloud.

"'Mighty All Man?' 'Mighty Boy?' 'All Might Jr?' 'Mighty man?' 'Captain All Might?' Pssssssst, 'Super All Might?!'" Okay, she couldn't do it, it was too hard not to laugh as she read through them. "Oh, this is comedy gold. There is no way in hell I'm getting rid of this. Oh Izuku. You should have burned this when you had a chance!" Oh, he was going to enjoy making his boy squirm.

"No shit, I'm gonna hold this over his head for years!" Hisashi breathed out as he held onto his sides to try and reign in the laughter. "We gotta take pictures just in case."

"Already ahead of you." Inko said as she wiped away the tears before she pulled out her new phone and started taking pictures, her husband not far behind. You would think this was bad parenting but,

Where did you think Izuku got his trolling/roasting skills from? Inko got her own eccentricities and she wasn't afraid to let it be known!

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(Back at UA)

'Why do I feel like I'm in for it later?' Midoriya thought to himself as he felt a chill go up his spine. 'Hopefully nothing.'

"Man, I can't think of a name." Kaminari said to himself, stumped but he felt someone tap his shoulder and when he turned, he saw Jiro.

"Well, why don't I give you one?" She suggested to him before she told him the name. "How about Jamming-yay?"

"Oh, great idea! It's like Hemingway, the guy who wrote 'A Farewell to Arms'" He saw the connection and was quite pleased with it. "Sounds smart!" Only for his approval to be met with a Jiro trying to hold in her chuckles at a joke he didn't quite get yet.

"No…It's because even though you're strong, you always end up jamming your own brain!" She revealed to him as she remembered all the times he fried his own brain from using his quirk.

"Jiro! Stop messing with me, you know I have control issues!" He yelled at her but she just got up from her seat and walked towards the front of the class.

"Hearing Hero: Earphone Jack." She presented her name with a smile, and for Midnight, it was a good choice.

"That's a good one, it fits you and rolls off the tongue. Next!" Midnight said as the next person came up, this one being one of the two quiet giants of the class.

"Tentacle Hero: Tentacole." Shoji said through the mouth of one of his tentacles as another held up the card.

"It's not tentacle with some octopus thrown in!" Midnight explained as she saw the connection. Shoji nodded his head at her deduction before he saw down and the next person took the podium.

"Taping Hero: Cellophane." Sero said with a small sweat moving down his face in fear that it was too plain but those fears were dispelled by their resistant hot teacher.

"Nice and simple. That's important when you want people to remember who you are, you know?" Midnight said, lifting his spirits as he didn't want to be forgettable.

"Martial Arts Hero: Tailman." Ojiro announced as he flexed his tail.

"A name that reflects your body, good choice! Next please!" Midnight called as she gave his choice her approval. Sato was next to take the stand.

"Sweets Hero: Sugarman!" He said as he showed off his choice.

"So sweet!" Midnight gushed as such a name would make one thing of sugary foods or even candy crush!

"Pinky!" Once more Ashido took the podium, though this time she was really banking on this name being accepted which luckily for her, it was.

"Peachy pink complexion!" Midnight joked as she gave the girl a thumbs-up.

"'Stun Gun Hero: Chargebolt.' Combining 'charge' with 'lightning bolt'!" Kaminari said as he showed off his choice, something that surprised some as it was quite clever.

"Oh I feel tingly, that was creative Kaminari. Good work!" Midnight replied as he nodded before going back to his seat, sicking his tongue out at Jiro like a child.

"'Stealth Hero: Invisible Girl'!" Hagakure said as she showed off her choice, though to be honest….there weren't many names to choose from with her quirk's….uses.

"That's great! Short and sweet!" Midnight said as she then pointed towards a random student who had yet to have a chance. "Come on people, let's keep this going, I got more steam in me, I'm sure you have the stamina, don't you?"

'Did she have to use that wording?' They all thought to themselves as they worked down the blush from the scenario her wording implied, though for some of the boys-they weren't too sure they wanted to leave that little fantasy.

"I hope that I won't bring shame to the name but here is my choice. 'Everything Hero: Creati.'" Yaoyorozu said as she presented her choice to the group with a straight face.

"Creative, and I'm sure you'll be great Yaoyorozu!" Midnight encouraged as she gave her choice her approval. The people loved names that were clever plays on words after all.

"'Shoto'." Todoroki said as he showed them that he just wrote his name on his card.

'Well, that kills the mood-doesn't it?' Midoriya thought to himself as that was so bland and unexpected, no one knew how to really react.

"Your name? Are you sure about that?" Midnight asked him, she wouldn't say it was a bad move but there was a reason why pros didn't use their names.

"Yeah." Todoroki replied as he looked away before Midnight have her hesitant approval before Todoroki returned to his seat, leaving his class confused.

'I still have to have a word with that guy. I'll have to wait till after class.' Midoriya thought to himself as he recalled he told him that they still needed to talk. He didn't know what the hell was going on with him but this needed to stop. Meanwhile, as he thought about his own next move on Todoroki, Tokoyami had walked up to the front of the class to present his own choice.

"'Jet-Black Hero: Tsukuyomi'" He said as he showed them the card.

"God of the night. That'll fit you perfectly!" Midnight applauded him for his edgy but not cringy name.

'Why did I have the feeling he'll pick something like that? Still, that's a pretty bad-ass hero name.' Midoriya thought to himself with a smile as Tokoyami walked back to his seat, quite pleased with himself. Next up was Mineta who sadly was too short to reach to even see over it but he could hold up his card for the class to see.

"'Fresh-Picked Hero: Grape Juice'!" He said, having thought about this one for a while he was confident it would get approved.

"Pop and kitschy, but it works!" Midnight told him, crushing him somewhat before he returned to his seat.

"'Petting Hero: Anima'" Koda didn't speak but he did show them the choice he had made.

"Oh, don't be shy. The kids are going to live you with that name!" Midnight told him to get his spirits up and help with that confidence thing.

"'King Blaster'" And once more, they got a bad name again.

"Hmmm, it's not the worst but you should still consider changing it. 'Blaster' makes it sound childish in the way like when a child says they are 'smarterer' than you." Midnight instructed him with a small frown.

"You should be 'Explosion Boy'!" Kirishima yelled.

"Shut your damn mouth, weird hair!" Bakugo yelled back at him, no way he was taking advice from them!

"How about Powered Keg, since your costume looks like you attached two to your arms?" Sero joined in, giving his suggestion with a chuckle as they all could see the resemblance.

"I don't need naming advice from you!" Bakugo was this close to exploding and whooping that tape dispenser's ass.

"It's not a bad suggestion. How about to look up types of explosives and use the name of one or more to create your own name?" And now he was forced to consider it! Midnight agreed with him and sent him back off to his desk to rethink his choice.

"Whatever…" Bakugo growled as he stomped off to his chair, leaving the stand free for the next student.

"Alright then, I suppose it's my turn." Uraraka said as she walked up to the front and showed off her choice. "This is what I thought of: 'Uravity'"

"Sounds stylish. That'll really make a splash!" Midnight told her with a smile and thumbs-up, which took a weight off the girl's shoulders.

'Thank goodness, I was so nervous about it.' Uraraka thought to herself as she walked back to her desk.

"Choosing your hero names is going much smoother than I thought it would. We still have a good 10 minutes." Midnight said as she looked back at the clock on the wall and saw they still had plenty of time lest. "Now the only ones who hadn't picked a name yet is Bakugo who needs to rethink his, Iida and…Midoriya? Correct?" She asked as she scanned the class for anyone who hadn't yet had a chance to go up. While this was happening, Iida was dealing with his own issues.

'Little brother,' He heard his brother's voice in his head as he stared down at the blank card.

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"Flashback – During Iida's hospital visit to see his brother."

"I wasn't really lucid yesterday but there is something I need to tell you. I have to retire from field-related hero work." Tensei told him weakly as he was still on a hell of a lot of painkillers.

"What, why?!" Tenya, who had been seated at his side wearing a surgical mask jumped to his feet in protest.

"To be honest with you, don't have any feeling in my legs." Tensei told him as he gripped at his beddings. Ever since he woke up, he couldn't even move a toe.

"What, no..!" Hearing the news, Tenya didn't know how to react. "It can't be…"

"The doctors won't say much but it's obvious at this point. Whatever Stain did to me, damaged my spine." Tensei told him grimly as he had overheard the surgeons talk about it, and how even if he were to be seen by the best spine surgeon in the country, he still wouldn't be fit for hero work ever again. "As it stands right now, the hero Ingenium, ends here." He finished with a sigh of sheer disappointment.

"It can't end here! You still have so much to do! So much to teach, so many more people to lead and save!" Tenya said as he gripped his brother's hand as firmly as he dared. "I don't like this, I don't like this one bit!"

"We can agree on that point Tenya, that's why-" Tensei agreed with him before he opened an eye to look at his brother. "I have a request of you."

"Anything brother." Tenya said immediately, he could do whatever he could to make up for all the times his big brother was there for him.

"I know that this is a lot for you to unpack but, could you take up the name of Ingenium?" He asked of him, shocking him that he was handing down his hero mantel to him. Sure their family had always been heroes and they all share similar quirks but they always chose their own names and identities. This was something new. "I want to still be able to see someone with that name, running around and helping people, guiding them, making sure they are safe." He explained his reasoning.

"Flashback end"

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'I…I can't,' Iida thought to himself as he held back the tears as he erased the 'Ing' that he had already written down and wrote something else. 'I'm still not worthy of the name.'

"'Tenya'" he showed the class, appearing even more down than Todoroki was earlier.

"What's up with this trend? You're taking your first name as well?" Midnight asked him as she scratched the back of her head in both slight concern and confusion. When Iida nodded his head, she sent him back to his seat.

"Midoriya, are you ready?" Midnight spoke up, catching Midoriya's attention as he just finished writing down the name he had chosen.

"Yes, mam!" He replied as he got up from his seat and walked to the front of the class.

'It's gotta be this. It's been staring at me this whole time.' He thought to himself as he remembered what set him on this strange path to becoming a hero in the first place. "This is the hero name I chose." He stated as he turned the card around and let the rest of them see the name he had chosen. The name itself was a surprise as only one other person in the call knew the importance of the meaning behind it.

'Armoured Flight Hero: Steller's Raptor'

"As in the Steller's Sea Eagle?" Tokoyami asked him, having known prior to this how his friend got so fascinated with flight and all things bird.

"Yeah, I run into one when I was a kid. For the life of me, I don't know why it didn't attack me, I would have been an easy target, easy meal…but it was that one time, that one…moment that inspired me in a way that All Might or other heroes never could. That beautiful bird of prey showed me another path to being a hero, another path to achieve my dream." Midoriya explained with a smile as he recalled all the long waking hours, the blood, the sweat the tears but most importantly, he remembered how he felt that summer day all those years ago. "I may never see it again or be able to thank it but I can honor it and all other raptors by bearing this name." He finished with a proud smile on his face as he rose one arm up and flexed it.

"So passionate, you're making me blush! Great choice!" Midnight said, enraptured by his little speech. Oh if only all the boys in this school were as spirited!

"Dammit Midoriya, stop saying manly stuff like that, you'll make me cry!" Kirishima said as he wiped away from tears from his eyes. His respect for their class rep just went up another 5 levels!

"You're already crying." Sero pointed out.

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(Meanwhile – In the staffroom)

"Oh, how did this one slip through?" Cementoss asked himself as he was going through some paperwork on his desktop when he found something they had missed earlier.

"What's happening? Another offer?" A skinny All Might asked as he had been walking past when he noticed and walked over to see what the issue was.

"Yes, this one is from a….pro I don't recognize by name, but they have a license. They are requesting Kendo from 1-B for an Internship." Cementoss said as he read the basic information on the top of the offer.

"Really, you don't know them?" All Might asked in confusion. Sure there were hundreds if not thousands of active pros but most at least tried to recall those in the top 250 brackets. "Let me take a look." He said as he looked down at the name of the pro that had sent the request. Even before he finished reading the full thing, all he had seen was their real name and with that, he spat out blood in shock and slight fear.

"Oh my God! No, no, no!" He said in English as he back away slower as if the person who sent that request would pop out of the screen and try to kill him or something. "This person is…!"

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(Back with 1-A)

"'Lord Explosion!" Bakugo tried again with a different name, though like the first one, it was rejected.

"That's still no good." Midnight told, wondering how a kid who can adapt so well in combat can't figure this out.

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(Later)

"Now that everyone has decided on their hero names," Aizawa started as he ignored the fact that Bakugo had yet to decide on a name that could be approved. "We can go back to talking about internships."

"They will last for a week which means that rather than come to school like a regular weekday, you will spending your days with the heroes that you pick to intern with. As many of these pros live and work quite the distance from here, or even in another prefecture all together-all of you will be living near their agencies. The school has already made sure that each and every pro on this list can provide you with a suitable living space but don't expect a five-star hotel suite." He informed them and cut their hopes down as he didn't want his students thinking of this like some vacation or something.

"Those who received offers from pros will be given their own lists to choose from themselves. Those who didn't receive offers will have to choose from a school-approved list of 40 agencies across the country that are accepting interns." He went on as he pulled out two different lists, one was the general one for those who didn't get offers while the other was for one who did, though no one knew whose it was. "You should also note that each hero works in different places, different areas of hero work, and has different specialties."

"A good example would be Thirteen who is a rescue specialist so she would mostly work in disaster relief and accidents. Another would be someone like Eraser here who focuses on underground and late-night hero work. Not all pros go around fighting villains and criminals like Endeavour or All Might." Midnight clarified as she could already tell that some of the class wanted to go into specific fields of heroism.

"Think carefully about the skills you want to cultivate as you pick which hero to intern under. I won't stop you if you make a stupid choice so don't think we as your teachers will but, this is your choice to make or break, understand?" Aizawa told them as he went around handing out the forms and list sheets to the students, making sure to give the ones with offers their own.

"Yes sir!"

"I want to fight crime in urban areas, my quirk will be perfect for that!" Kirishima said as he looked through his sheet for any hero agency that specialized in that.

"I hope I can intern at a place with a flood, maybe even by the sea-side. Maybe there's a hero agency on the list like that." Tsuyu stated as she looked through the general agency sheer one based in a seaside town.

"Turn in your choices by the end of the school day tomorrow." Aizawa informed them as he and Midnight made their way to the door.

"Wait, we only have today and tomorrow morning and afternoon to pick?!" Sero asked the retreating teachers, that wasn't much time to make a choice they themselves said would heavily impact their careers!

"Making efficient choices with a small-time slot is part of the job, get used to it." Aizawa said as the bell rang. Before he left, he gave them one last thing before he closed the door. "Dismissed." With their teacher gone, the class decided to start discussing their options with their friends while others kept to themselves. One of those was Todoroki who picked up the list of his options but one name stuck out above all the rest, even though it was in the middle of the 2nd page.

'Endeavour Hero Agency.' Shoto read as he crumpled the papers a bit out of anger before he calmed himself down. 'That bastard sure has a lot of nerve.'

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(Later – During Lunchtime)

"Hey guys," Ashido started as she looked over her options. "Have you decided with agencies you're going to yet?" She asked as she had yet to find one that appealed to her.

"I'm going to Mt. Lady." Mineta boasted as he held up his own showing he had circled more than a few agencies but under closer observation, one would see that he circled agencies ran by women.

"You're thinking something perverted, aren't you?" Tsuyu said as she walked on by, not even having to look to know she was right.

"Of course not!" Mineta defended himself. He was merely going to train under her to gain as much knowledge as he could in this short timeframe. And if he were to catch a couple of sights of her glorious female form….well, it wouldn't be too bad, would it?

Sadly for him, one of his classmates had already told her about him so he would be in for a shock.

'I had a feeling you would take a hot, young female Mineta. I would feel about what Yu would put you through but….I really don't! She promised to send pictures just to be the cherry on top.' Midoriya thought to himself with a devilish smirk as he could already see the boy being punished and beaten into shape. Oh, how he loved his girlfriend as she had long since perfected her methods for dealing with perverts.

"Midoriya, have you decided?" Uraraka asked him, breaking him out of his little fantasy as he turned his head to address her.

"Hmm, wha-? Sorry, I was lost in thought." He answered as he looked back down to his own list. It wasn't anything to scoff at as it was three pages long and was mainly filled with decent pro agencies as far away as Kyūshū and as close as the next town over.

"You're really thinking hard about this, aren't you?" Mineta asked him, bringing himself into the conversation.

"Of course I am, from what Aizawa-sensei told us, we might end up working for these agencies as sidekicks. It'll be best if we put a lot of things into which one we want to go to, though is one that really has my attention here." Midoriya replied as he looked down to the name that was on the first page near the bottom.

"Really, who?" Ashido asked as he looked over Tokoyami's shoulder.

"Take a look for yourselves." Midoriya said as he held up the list and pointed towards the name in question. The name surprising those who saw it.

"No way! The Equipped Hero!" Ashido yelled at him as she pointed a finger in shock.

"Yoroi Musha wants you to intern at his agency?!" Ojiro asked/demanded of him and when he got a nod of the head as an answer, a smile broke out across his face. "Dude, that is huge!"

"I know, it's not every day the 9th ranked hero requests you." Midoriya admitted as he didn't think any of the top ten would bother with him. Maybe All Might but his time was precious enough as is.

"Dude, the guy is ancient, isn't he like 90 or something? How is he still an active pro?" Mineta asked as he recalled seeing the old veteran on the news before.

"I believe that he's around 72, but from all account, he fights and takes damage like he's still in his prime." Midoriya corrected him as he knew that the older man was still an active pro due to his skills and talents. You didn't gain the title of longest hero career but sitting on your ass.

"You should go for it, studying under such an experienced hero would be nothing if not beneficial to you." Tokoyami advised him with his arms folded.

"Yeah, you guys have a point. By the way, where do you intend to go?" He agreed with his friend before turning the conversation over to someone else.

"I have received an invitation from Hawks, it would be foolhardy not to accept." Tokoyami replied as he held up his own offer sheet where they could see he underlines the winged hero's name.

"Nice! You get to study under the 3rd ranked hero guy, that's an achievement on its own." Midoriya complimented him as the rest nodded their heads in agreement.

"Darn, you two are going to be such respected heroes, that I kinda feel silly about my choice." Uraraka bashfully stated as she rubbed the back of her head in slight embarrassment.

"And what choice is that, Uraraka?" Ojiro asked her.

"Battle Hero: Gunhead's agency." Uraraka responded as she pumped one fist into the air.

"Um, isn't e a huge battle-type hero? Combat is his bread and butter. Wouldn't Thirteen be a better pick?" Midoriya asked her as he knew she wanted to be like Thirteen and work on rescue work more than combat.

"Well I did get an offer from him and," Uraraka started before she hardened her resolve. "After watching how far we pushed ourselves in the sports festival, I decided that even though I want to become a rescue specialist, it wouldn't hurt if I got stronger and picked up some combat styles, it'll open more doors for me, you know?"

"Well, when you word it like that, it is hard to argue with such a sentiment." Tokoyami said as he thought over her statement and found the reasoning wasn't flawed.

"Also, there's something that has been bothering me for a while, but…" She started as she looked down at him as he trembled in his seat. "Why are you trembling?"

"Trembling? Oh no." Midoriya sounded confused for a second before he realized what she was talking about, so he pointed down to his chair to show them he wasn't really sitting on it. "I'm doing an air chair exercise."

"Air chair!?" Uraraka asked back, now that he pointed it out, they all noticed it.

"Don't tell me that you've been doing that the entire class!" Ashido yelled at him. There was no way he had done so, if he did he should look exhausted and pained!

"There's no way! That would be like 30 minutes at least!" Uraraka was of the same mind as she may have not seen it prior to today but it didn't take a genius to see that it must have been difficult to maintain.

"Why such an old-fashioned exercise though?" Mineta asked him, to which Ojiro took offense.

"Old fashioned it might be, but there's nothing wrong with it! The isometric muscle contraction of the air chair means that's it's an easy and effective way to train without moving." The tailed boy explained to benefits of such an activity, now he thought about doing it in class but…he wasn't sure he could hold it for a full period and still be able to concentrate on their workload. Meanwhile, as they talked about their own issues, Bakugo who was still by his lonesome ground his teeth in anger as he tried to not listen to them as he went through his own list.

"Shut it, you extras…" He muttered to himself as he tried to get his anger in check. He had already spent most of his time off researching self-help books for anger management and social skills. He wasn't in the mood to test those results right now!

"Well, Kendo and I want that rematch soon so I need to train for that along with everything else." Midoriya explained the reasoning behind his actions before he pumped up his fist and fell into his seat, no longer keeping up the exercise. "There's no way in hell I'm letting her knock me out again!"

"That's the spirit!" Ashido cheered for him, though she hoped their next fight wasn't as intense as the first. Maybe a dance-off?!

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(Later – At the end of the school day)

"Midoriya! Let's go home together." Uraraka suggested as she walked up to her friend as the final bell rang in the background.

"Sure, though Tokoyami already left. He said he had some family-related things do to." Midoriya replied as their edge-lord friend had left a period prior to attending an issue at home.

"Oh man, that a bummer, oh well, we can still go with Ii-" Uraraka started with a smile before he dropped when they both noticed the speedster's seat empty. "Where'd he go?" She asked, sad that he was already gone as all three of them had tried to speak with Iida the whole day but there either wasn't the opportunity or he would avoid them. All that did was make them more concerned for him as they even missed him at lunch, only to find out from Aoyama he ate in the class, something the Frenchmen also found to be odd behavior as he barely touched his meal before the lunch period ended.

"He probably decided where he wants to do his internship and went to the staffroom to hand in his forms." Midoriya said as he reached for the door.

"You think he took out advice?" Uraraka asked him with a worried expression on their face. She still remembered seeing the news report about the incident and how graphic the sight still was as the police CSI looked over the place.

"I hope he did. The last thing I want to see is Iida making a mistake….especially one he can't walk back from unscathed." Midoriya replied though he said the last part to himself. As he opened the door, they were met with a sight neither was expecting as All Might practically slide into place in a bowed position so that he was more or less looking them both right in the eye.

"I am here! In a bizarre position!" He announced to them and anyone still in the halls.

"The hell!" Midoriya jumped back in fright.

"All Might?!" Uraraka was of the same thought as she had nearly fallen in over in shock at seeing him like this.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Midoriya asked him as he hadn't really seen him the whole day as they didn't have his class till after the internships.

"Could I borrow a bit of your time, young Midoriya? There is something I wish to discuss with you." All Might requested of him. The request itself came out of nowhere but one didn't just deny the number one, not without just cause.

"Oh…well sure. Uraraka, I'll meet you are the gate, we can walk to the train station from there. Sound good?" He agreed before he turned to face his downcast-looking friend, sad that all three of her friends were occupied with something.

"Oh, o-of course, see you then!" She tried to keep a happy smile but they both could see through it, though they didn't get time to call her out on it as she dashed down the halls towards the exit.

'Great, now I feel like an ass.' Midoriya thought to himself as he walked past the symbol of peace, not even sparing him a glance. "Well then, lead the way All Might." He told the pro as they both walked down the empty halls.

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(Later – in the staff room)

"Midoriya?" Tetsutetsu asked as both All Might and Midoriya walked into the empty staff room. The 1-B student was confused as all he knew was that Vlad-sensei told him All Might wanted to speak with him after school in the staff room. He wasn't expecting anyone else.

"TT?" Midoriya echoed as he didn't know much either as the veteran pro had been oddly silent the entire trip her.

"TT? The hell is that?" Tetsutetsu asked him with a wrinkled brow.

"My nickname for you, of course, Tetsutetsu-T-T, TT. It's shorter." Midoriya explained his reasoning like it was simple math, something the other didn't take too kindly to.

"….Since you're my friend, I let that slide once but the word of advice," Tetsutetsu started before his face grew serious. "Don't ever call me that again."

"Whatever you say, TT" Midoriya shot him down as he waved off his suggestion.

"I'm gonna knock your teeth in one of these days." Tetsutetsu muttered to himself as he really wanted to knock this smart ass out right about now.

"Boy, boy! We didn't come here to fight!" All Might intervened before more words could be exchanged which would have led to fists flying.

"That's the thing, why did we come here?" Midoriya asked him, curious to the point of this little meeting and why he had to take a rain check with Uraraka. The response they both got was All Might standing right in the middle of the room in all his glory before he puffed out with a large cloud of steam.

POOF!

Leaving behind a frail and skinny-looking blonde in his place.

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"What the hell, you're not All Might! Who are you, you damned imposter!?" Tetsutetsu's reaction was expected but still potentially violent as he activated his quirk and would have jumped the blonde if not for Midoriya grabbing a hold of him and keeping him in place, though that proved to be a challenge as the taller boy was both larger and stronger.

"TT, calm down! That's All Might! I can assure you." Midoriya told him as he kept his grip on him even as he stopped fighting, though he kept up his quirk.

"Can someone please explain to me what the hell is going on?!" Okay, now he was even more confused than he was five minutes ago!

"That I can do, young Tetsutetsu." All Might, now in the form of Toshinori Yagi replied as he breathed out in exhaustion before taking a seat opposite the two boys. From then on, he replied as to why he can come to be injured, how he lost vital organs and how he was limited to how long he could fight crime, and most depressing of all was how that time limit was shrinking.

"Only three hours a day?" Tetsutetsu asked weakly as he had just had a bombshell of information dropped on him. He didn't even need to think too hard to see the implication of such a thing, of a villain being strong enough to injure All Might of all people to this extent.

"As sad as it is, yes. That's all the hero time I have daily. If I take a day off, then I can work for four hours the next day buts that are it." He confirmed as he looked down at the cold cup of tea in his hands, he would have warned it up but…he didn't have the energy to do so.

"But….how…when did you find out?" Tetsutetsu asked as he turned to Midoriya when he realized he wasn't nearly as shocked as him, in fact, it took the news like he already knew!

"About a year ago, after we met when he was chasing after some low-level thug." Midoriya told him honestly as he deserved to know that much at least since if All Might wanted to tell him this, he needed to know. "I promised that I'll keep this secret which is why I'm confused. Why are you telling him this?" He asked as he turned his gaze to the number one, he had a feeling what this was about but he wanted to be sure.

"Because I believe him to be the one." All Might revealed to him, though his answer could only be understood by those who understood the context. Something which Midoriya got immediately as he looked at his 1-B friend out of the corner of his eye.

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"You're serious? You really think so?" He asked the man, he was aware that he was a candidate and another in the school names Mirio but he had yet to even see this guy and he would have turned the power down if he was asked. For All Might to pick Tetsutetsu over a pre-scouted student was big.

"Yes." Yagi replied as he had already made up his mind about it.

"Okay, what the hell are you talking about? You're making it sound like I'm the Dragonborn or something." Tetsutetsu asked, tired of being in the dark about this whole 'the one' BS.

"Well, it's something. I believe you worthy of inheriting my quirk." Yagi told him. The response he got from the 1-B student was once more expected as it looked like his mind just froze at the notion of giving someone your quirk.

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"….What…?" Tetsutetsu asked him, in some far-off corner of his mind. He hoped that he was hearing this wrong, or that he had hit his head, or maybe he was still in the bead at home!

"Young Tetsutetsu. I believe you are worthy of inheriting my quirk which goes by the name of One-for-All." Yagi said as he stood up and reached out his open palm to him. For reasons unknown to both boys, the frail-looking thing appeared to be the most powerful limb they had ever seen.

"But I thought…" Tetsutetsu wasn't the brightest guy, he would happily admit that but he wasn't an idiot. He knew how quirks worked.

"There is more to the world than what you see on TV and learn on the news. I am the eighth holder of this power, if you accept-you will be the ninth and have the potential to grow more powerful than I." Yagi said as he explained the nature of the quirk in question. "Much like the Olympic flame of old, each person acts as the torchbearer of this quirk. Using it, feeding it-strengthening it. To the point where they themselves become stronger than the last holder. Once they pass on this quirk to the next person, all the power and strength that they had helped to add to it goes along with it." He told them both as he clenched his own fist.

"So…each user is stronger than the last?" Tetsutetsu asked as he tried and failed to imagine anyone being stronger than All Might. The guy could defeat 9 out of 10 foes with a single punch. The odd ones out typically took two or maybe three hits!

"That is correct. At my peak, it was both stronger and faster than my master, who was the seventh holder of the power." Yagi said as he held back the pain in his heart at the thought of his deceased master.

"But why am I here?" Midoriya spoke up. He didn't get it, he already knew all this and he wasn't the one being chosen so he saw no need in his continued presence.

"Because we will need your help with his training. He may be fit enough for his body to accept the quirk but the fact of the matter is that the power will be too much for him to use right off the bat. I was a rare exception since I could use it like any other quirk from the get-go but my master wasn't, it took her years to gain the level of control needed." Yagi explained as he had spoken with Grand Torino about and discovered that Nana actually had to tirelessly train for over five years before she could fully master it. It made him think that maybe he was a rare exception so he figured that unless he found another who was also a rare exception. If they tried to do what he did with the power when he first got….that would be unpleasant. "We will need your help with his training as the support class doesn't know about this so it would raise too many questions if we keep requesting gear." Yagi explained his reasoning as there was no way Nezu could cover that up. Power Loader and even his students weren't fools. So they needed a…outside contractor to aid them on that front, and since Dave wasn't an option, who better than their resident bird lover?

"….I can….see the reasons for what they are," Midoriya said slowly as he could imagine that they would need a whole lot of bots and other training equipment, though they might need to review his hero costume to ensure it was up to the task. "You up for it TT, want to succeed All Might himself?" He asked as he turned to the silent boy who was thinking over what may be one of the most important decisions in his life.

"….If it means that I can help even more people than….it'll be unmanly for me to refuse!" He agreed but before Yagi could celebrate having a student, Tetsutetsu added a condition into the agreement. "But only after my internship." Luckily for Yagi, he didn't mind that little clause too much.

"That's fair, you two already have enough on your plate as it." Yagi said as he bulked back up into his hero form before he ushered the two out of the staff room, leaving them to deal with this latest development.

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"Talk to you about this crazy shit later?" Midoriya spoke up after what felt like years of awkwardness.

"Yeah, you have my number, right?" Tetsutetsu asked as he breathed out a sigh, he was so done with today. All he wanted now was to head home and crash on his bed.

"And you mine?" Midoriya asked as he pulled out his phone and showed him that he had saved his number under the name 'TT', much to his irritation.

"Yes." He said as he tiredly pulled out his own phone and showed him the number that he had got from Kodai. Those two really hit it off with their train talk, much to the collective confusion of 1-B.

"Then I'll take to you soon." Midoriya replied as he turned on his heel and quickly made his way down to the gate. If he was lucky, he could still catch Uraraka and apologize for this whole delay. And if the gods really liked him today….

They wouldn't have missed their train as he didn't bring a skateboard today.

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Oh man, that was a long one. I didn't even finish everything that happened in the chapter but I already exceeded 13K words for goodness sake! As you all read, I added in another Midoriya/Yu moment in the beginning as I'm really liking how they act with one another. Before you all ask. Yes, it's possible for pros not to be recognized off the clock as how else would they live out normal lives? Thought Izuku did let that one detail slip but he wouldn't be him if he didn't have such moments of social skills flying out the window.

As for the offers, before you all start reviewing that Todoroki and Bakugo got a lot, remember how much they got in cannon. Todoroki got over 4k and Bakugo over 3k, so this number is much lower than that. I also didn't give Midoriya a lot but compared to the 1 he got in cannon, 189 is an unprecedented improvement though it would only put him at 6th on the cannon board for internship offers.

Inko and Hisashi laughing at his bad hero names were a last-minute addition but one I'm happy I added as his names from when he was 4 were so bad, it was funny. They themselves are bad parents BYW, but I don't know anybody whose parents didn't laugh at them whenever some stupid shit they did as kids is brought up. When I was around….6, 7 maybe, I used to jump off the table with a plastic bag thinking it'll slow my fall like a parachute. It was because I wasn't a complete idiot that I chose tables and not my roof like some kids on youtube. When my kid brother brought it up during the last Christmas party, everyone-especially my parents laughed their heads off at the dumb shit I used to get up to.

When it came to the hero names, I didn't change anything other than Midnight's responses. One of them which we all know was a sex joke was super fun to write.

Also as of this chapter posting(29th March 2020), we know next to nothing about the Equipped hero other than what he could guess from the little info we have. All we know is that he probably fights with some weapons hence the name 'equipped' and that he might fight like a samurai as he styled his hero gear off that of said warriors. So if stuff is revealed in the manga that makes whatever I have planned for him incorrect or even hopelessly wrong, don't come after me with torches and pitchforks.

As for Midoriya's hero name. He of course wouldn't take Deku like cannon as Uraraka never gave it that positive spin as he himself admits during this episode of cannon that 'someone' changed its meaning for him and that this made him happy. I honestly don't understand stories where he takes it as a villain or even hero name as it's an insult (Uraraka mistook the word for dekuri because they sound similar), that's like an African hero going by the n-word just to try and give it new meaning or to spike the people who called him that. The name: Armoured Flight Hero: Steller's Raptor also has the purpose to his character and how far he's come up to this point as the first part, 'Armoured Flight Hero is a given as his gear grants him flight and that he wears armor to protect himself from damage and injury. The last part actually took me a while to decide before I went back to chapter 1 and remembered the species of bird he saw that day, so he used part of its name, 'Steller's (which goes along with his character of others inspiring him and/or him trying to mimic others to better himself) and Raptor as even though I finished chapter one with Midoriya saying he wants to be like a vulture, vultures are in fact members of the raptor family(I checked two different websites, the first being Wikipedia and the second being the Raptor Rehabilitation Project page on the University of Missouri website.) This worked wonderfully with my plans for the story as he already names his power/super moves after other birds besides vultures.