Disclaimer:(See Prologue)
Chapter 9: Follow the Leader
Izuku was on the train heading to U.A.; and ever since last night, he couldn't get the dream he had out of his mind.
"'Find Izekial'," he repeated what the mysterious girl said to him in his mind, "Who's Izekial? I've never heard that name before. Maybe I should look it up to see if I get anything."
When he got off his stop, he met up with Yui as usual and began their walk to the campus. However, instead of the usual quiet walk they usually had to school, they were met with a large and loud crowd of people in front of the campus gates.
"Eh, what are all these people doing here?" Izuku turned to see Ochaco walking towards them, looking at the crowd in confusion.
The brunette got her answer when some of the people saw them and immediately surrounded them. That's when the trio noticed the microphones and cameras they were holding.
"Is it true that All Might has gotten a teaching position in U.A.?"
"Have you met All Might in person?"
"How is he as a teacher?"
"Can you get him out for an interview?"
"So that's what this is about." Izuku thought; the media is always hungry for any new All Might related topics. Rather than stopping to answer the numerous questions, he opted in grabbing Yui and Ochako's arms and lead them through the crowd.
"Sorry," Izuku apologized, "but we really need to get to class."
After a short struggle, the trio managed to pass through the gates and head into the main building.
"Sorry about dragging you guys like that," Izuku said to the two girls, "But if you answer one of their questions, they're just going to keep asking more."
"It's alright, Deku," Ochako replied with a comforting smile, "I was caught so off-guard, that I didn't think I would even give a good answer."
"Mmm." Yui let out with a nod, indicating that she agreed.
"Anyway, we really should get to class like you said," Ochako stated, "we've only had Mr. Aizawa for two days, but we already know that he can be strict with attendance."
"Alright, everyone, class has now begun." Shouta announced, getting Class 1-A's attention, "First off, I have reviewed all of your performances yesterday and have some comments to make."
"Bakugo," Shouta addressed, getting the boy's attention, "you blatantly ignored the order of not using your gauntlet again in your exercise and risked seriously injuring your classmates; do something like that again and there will be consequences."
"Understood." Katsuku grumbled, looking back out the classroom window.
"Same to you Midoriya," Shouta said, turning his attention to the greenhead, "your stunt, while successful, was very reckless; if things would've gone wrong, the buildings structure would have been compromised, putting everyone inside at great risk."
"Yes, Mr. Aizawa," Izuku stated, "I make sure to not take such risks in the future."
"Todoroki," Shouta moved on, "While I'm impressed with how quick you were to win your match, it was a team exercise; so don't sideline your teammate next time, you'll never know when you will need support."
"Got it." The scarred boy said flatly.
"As for the rest of you, all I can say is that you all have room for improvement." Shouta stated flatly.
"That's all!?" the rest of the class shouted internally.
"Now, onto something that will affect your future," Shouta announced ominously, "you all have to pick your class representative."
"IT'S A NORMAL SCHOOL ACTIVITY!" The class shouted. Everyone then started to give their reasons to be picked for the class rep; it was complete chaos.
"QUIET, EVERYONE!" Tenya shouted over everyone, getting them to settle down and turn to him, "Since it's apparent that we all want the position, why don't we settle the matter by putting it to a vote!"
"Will that work," Tsuyu asked out loud, "We've only been classmates for two whole days; we barely know anything about each other."
"I could work," Denki commented, "Whoever gets the most votes now means that they have made a good impression on us."
"Will this be okay Mr. Aizawa?" Tenya asked their teacher, who was currently laying on the floor in his sleeping bag.
"Do whatever you want," Shouta answered tiredly, "just as long as you picked your representative by the end of the homeroom."
"Thank you, sir!" Tenya shouted with a bow. And so, everyone decided to vote for their class rep.
"Class representative?" Izuku commented in his head, "that's a position that has a lot of responsibility. Out of everyone in class, Iida seems to be the most responsible person, so I'll give him my vote."
"Whoever gets picked for the job, I hope they're ready for it." Izuku thought as he submitted his vote.
"I don't think I'm ready for this." Izuku said to himself in disbelief, standing in the front of the classroom with Momo Yaoyorozu next to him.
"Midoriya has received 5 votes and Yaoyorozu has received 3 votes," Shouta announced, getting up, "That makes Midoriya your class representative and Yaoyorozu your vice representative."
Most of the class let out a cheer of unanimous agreement.
"I can get behind this setup." Denki remarked.
"Who the fuck voted for Deku?!" Katsuki shouted.
"Congrats, Midori!" Mina exclaimed.
"Enough." Shouta ordered, activating his quirk. The class stopped their noisemaking. "Now that that's out of the way, let's start today's lessons."
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The first half of the school day has already passed, and Izuku is now in the packed lunch hall eating his fill. Even though his responsibilities as class rep was light right now, he still doesn't think he's the right person for the position.
"Deku, can we sit with you?" Ochako called out to him as she, Yui, and Tenya approached his table.
"Sure, go ahead guys." Izuku said to them. They did so; Yui sat to Izuku's right, Ochako sat to his left, Tenya sat across from them.
"We were just telling Kodai about how you were voted our class' rep; congratulations by the way." Ochako informed and congratulated him, Yui gave him two thumbs up and a soft smile.
"Thanks, you two," he gave the two girls a grateful smile, "but I don't think that I'm the right person for the position."
"Nonsense, Midoriya," Tenya disagreed, "You've shown yourself the be level-headed, adaptable, and respectful since the start of the year, all good traits a leader should have. It's why I voted for you to be our classes representative."
"You voted for me?" Izuku asked, "Even though you wanted the position yourself."
"Yes, I have," Tenya replied, " Even though I desired the spot, I know that you are the better candidate."
"Yup," Ochako agreed, " I voted for you to, with the way you handled the battle trial yesterday, how can I vote for anyone else?"
"Same here!" Mina stated, inviting herself to sit at the table, sitting to Tenya's right, "I voted for you too, and so did Kirishima."
"Okay, that's four votes," Izuku said, "who's the other one who voted for me?"
"You didn't vote for yourself, Deku?" Ochako asked, surprised.
"No, I voted for Iida," the greenhead answered, "he looked the most eager for the job and seems the most fitting for it to me."
"Oh, that's true," Ochako agreed with a smile, " Iida does look the part of a higher up; especially with those glasses and way of speaking."
"And the way he moves, too," Mina added, "such stiff and straight movement can only come from the most honest and rule-abiding person."
"Mmhm." Yui nodded.
"THAT IS NOT HOW A CLASS REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD BE CHOSEN!" Tenya exclaimed, feeling somewhat offended.
"Sorry, sorry, Iida," Izuku apologized, "but I do think that you are the best candidate for the job."
"Thank you, Midoriya," Tenya said, "but, like you, I believe that you are more worthy of the position; for more than one reason."
"Speaking of which," Mina changed the subject, "Midori, I never got the chance to ask, but you said something about having another quirk to Mr. Aizawa during the first day of class. Is that true?"
"Oh yeah, I did say that," Izuku realized, "it's true; I actually have two quirks."
"Oh." Mina and Ochako oohed in amazement. Yui just continued eating her lunch; Izuku had already told her about his two quirks during their training months, so it wasn't much of a surprise two her.
"Really, Midoriya?" Tenya asked, "Then how come you did not use your other quirk during the apprehension exam? You would have surely got a higher placement."
"My other quirk isn't something that you can really see," Izuku began to explain, " My other quirk is called Ancestry, it allows me to relive the memories of my ancestors like they were my own, gaining their experiences and knowledge."
"Fascinating," Tenya remarked, "To be able to have so many lifetimes of knowledge to draw upon, I dare say that you are more fit to be our class leader than I thought before!"
"Yeah!" Mina and Ochako agreed.
Before the conversation could continue, a loud alarm rang throughout the school.
"LEVEL THREE SECURITY BREACH!" the intercoms repeated the announcement.
Immediately, every student went into a panic. The lunch hall was filled with the sounds of clamoring as the students crowded the entry ways to get out.
Izuku was caught in the crowd of panic, losing sight of his friends and classmates. He tried to fight against the crowd, but it was too strong of a force for him. He soon found his face and body pressed against the window; he started to push himself away from the glass until he saw something outside.
"It's the media that was outside," Izuku realized, "How did they get in campus grounds? They must've been the cause for the alarm."
He turned to look at the panicking crowd, "They're not calming down; if this doesn't stop soon, people age going to get hurt."
A sudden surge to take command of the situation coursed through him. Quickly assessing his surroundings, Izuku saw the large exit sign above the lunch hall door that could serve as an improvised platform he could use.
Instinctively, Izuku pushed some of the students away from him, giving him some space. He then wall runned up the window and grabbed the top edge of the structure. He quickly shimmied his way towards the exit sign; once he was close enough, he jumped away from the window and grabbed onto the exit sign. Izuku then positioned himself on top of the sign and turned towards the panicking sea of people below him.
Taking a deep breath, Izuku placed two fingers on the edges of his mouth and let out a piercing whistle. The whistle cut through all the noise, bringing all the clamor and panic to an immediate halt as everyone turned to the source of the noise.
Seeing that all the attention was on him, Izuku took charge without hesitation.
"Alright, everyone," Izuku said loudly, " whatever you thought was happening right now, it's not! If you look out the window right now, you'll see that those news people outside the school somehow got in, raising the alarm we heard.."
"Iida, Yaoyorozu," he called out, getting the two's attention, "I want you to help everyone get organized and go to where they're needed to be during this alarm! Everyone else, regroup with your class and help anyone who has been hurt in the panic."
"RIGHT AWAY, MIDORIYA!" Tenya shouted, "Alright everyone, you heard him. We are proud members of this fine institution, so let's act like it!"
Everyone then began to calmly organize themselves as Tenya and Momo directed them all out of the cafeteria class by class. Seeing that the situation had been handled, Izuku let out a sigh and got down from where he was.
"Deku, that was so cool!" Ochako exclaimed, running up to him, "You took charge of things like it was nothing."
"Y-yeah, I guess I did." He remarked, "I did; how did that happen?" He thought, "I've never taken on a leadership role before, not even my past four generations have. Is this another episode? It's not like the memory flashes, so that's good. I remember feeling a similar sensation during the entrance exam practical; I must be able to feel emotions now in addition to recalling memories."
"Deku?" Ochako called out, seeing the greenhead deep in thought.
"Ah, sorry," he apologized, "I tend to think to myself a lot."
"It's okay," Ochako reassured him, "Yui went back to her class like you told us to, we better do the same.
"Right, let's go." Izuku said.
Outside the main building, Eraserhead, Present Mic, Midnight, and Principal Nezu were standing in front of the school's main gate. The police have already come and removed the media crowd from the campus; now, the teaching staff were investigating how they got in in the first place.
"So this is how they got in." Eraserhead stated flatly, looking at what was once the large security doors of the front gate, which now had a large hole in it.
"We reviewed the security footage, we couldn't find the cause of this destruction." Midnight informed the principal.
"Man, things just keep happening these days." Present Mic complained.
"Aizawa," Nezu said, getting the underground hero's attention, "You were planning to take your class to the USJ today, yes?"
"Yes, sir," Eraserhead answered, "I plan to start their rescue training as soon as possible."
"Well, you better think of something else to do, because I am postponing that trip of yours." Nezu said.
"What?"
"Mic is right when he says things keep happening." Nezu said, " I don't want to risk the students' safety on the chance that this incident is the start of something."
"I see," Eraserhead said, "alright, I can switch things around in my schedule."
"Good to hear," Nezu said, " now let's get back to the students."
The group of adults walked back to the main building, not noticing a pure black centipede hiding in the shadows. It dug into the ground before it could be seen by anyone.
The school day progressed as usual, the alarm from earlier doing nothing but be a mild annoyance after things calmed down. Izuku has gotten used to his role as the class rep; he initially wanted to give his position to Tenya, but after what he did in lunch, it seemed inappropriate.
Right now, class 1-A was having lessons on modern art history with Midnight. Even though Izuku was paying full attention to what the +18 heroine was lecturing, he, and most of the class, didn't find the subject all that interesting.
Then, as if someone's prayer to end their boredom was answered, the familiar laugh of All Might was heard outside the classroom; and it was getting louder.
"I AM HERE," All Might announced, throwing the door into the classroom open, "WITH EXCITING NEWS!"
His excitement quickly spread throughout the entire class; it took a good minute for Izuka and Momo, with the help of Tenya, to calm the class down.
"All Might, I'm in the middle of a lesson right now," Midnight informed him, annoyed at his disruption, "what's so exciting that you have to barge in like this."
"Well, it's got something to do with young Midoriya." All Might said, getting the greenhead's attention.
"Huh, me?" Izuku asked.
"Yes, young Midoriya," All Might said, "Your 'special order' support gear has just arrived."
"Really!?" Midoriya got excited. He was beginning to wonder when his support item would ever be finished.
"Yes, indeed," the hero confirmed, "with it, you can better use your ability to its full potential."
"Are you talking about Midoriya's second quirk, Ancestry, All Might?" Momo asked.
"Oh, you know about his second quirk?" Midnight asked. She and the rest of the teaching staff were aware of Izuku having two quirks, but they chose to not bring it up with his class.
"We all do," Sero said, "He told us all about it between class periods."
"Yeah, it sounds cool," Denki commented, "kinda reminds me of an old game series too."
"Ah, good; saves me the trouble of explaining it." All Might remarked, "In any case, young Midoriya, I present to you the Interface System for Exploring Kinetic Ancestral Immersion. I don't know why it was given such an absurd name."
All Might held out the device for Izuku to see; it looked like a high-tech headgear from a sci-fi movie. A large, circular band of metal made the main frame of the instrument, another band went over the top with smaller metal pieces branching out of it. On the front, a large, light-blue tinted glass was made prominent.
Most of the class looked in interest of the device, Izuku most of all.
"The Interface System for Exploring Kinetic Ancestral Immersion." Izuku said to himself. A second later, he realized the acronym the name made.
"My support item is called 'ISEKAI'?" he asked bewildered.
The classroom was quiet for a few seconds until a few of his classmates started chuckling upon realizing as well.
"Huh, so it is." All Might said, "Dammit, David; you named it that for a joke?" he thought. "Either way, put it on and see if it works." he said, handing the device to Izuku.
"Hang on, All Might, my class is still in session!" Midnight yelled.
"Oh come on, Ms. Kayama," Denki said, "Midoriya is practically a living history book with his second quirk; you can't deny how cool it is to go back in time and see things how they were."
"While I do not like the fact that this is interfering with our current lessons, I must agree that Midoriya's ability to relive historical time periods to be very fascinating," Tenya added, "Perhaps we can use this as an opportunity to gain a better understanding of our world history through the perspective of someone who has actually lived in their time period."
"This is modern art class, Iida, not history class," Midnight reminded, "but, seeing you all excited right now leaves me the odd one out. Very well; Midoriya, you have my permission to use that toy of yours. Be sure to remember something entertaining; with all this excitement building in me, I do not want to be left disappointed."
Ignoring the innuendo his teacher made Izuku place the ISEKAI on his head. Immediately, the blue-tinted screen lit up in front of his eyes; a jumble of code and graphs flashed before his eyes before it cleared up, leaving only the image of a horizontal double helix spinning slowly in the center.
"How does it work, All Might?" Izuku asked the Symbol of Peace.
"Well, from what I gathered from reading the manual, you just have to use your quirk like you normally do." All Might said.
"Really? Wait, there's a manual?" Izuku asked.
"JUST GET ON WITH IT, DEKU!" Katsuki yelled, growing ever so annoyed with Izuku getting center attention.
"Ah, o-okay, okay." Izuku said, and activated his quirk. He should start off safely at the memories within the past four generations; but also being excited to finally remember an ancestor from way back, he went for a memory way back in time.
He knows that five specific periods in time standing out to him from his quirk ever since it , he picked one of those time periods at random to recall.
The spinning double helix stopped spinning and expanded. The image then zoomed in to a portion of the image and highlighted a bar from within the helix.
Suddenly, Izuku lost all senses and sensation as his vision began to tunnel as the light in the center brightened.