Over the past couple of days, Izuku continued on his projects. His current project was a prototype hand gauntlet, that would change from enhancing his strength and enhancing it with electricity, similar to that a taser, controlling an electrical output on a certain point.

He had been coming and going more frequently to his hideout, making sure everything was coming to a plan.

"Your tea, master." Arc-bot, the AI enhanced robot he had made to help him with his day to day basis of his projects and experiments, had brought him hot tempered tea, placing it next to Izuku as he tampered with the his prototype.

"Thank you." He took a small sip and getting back on track. Izuku knew only he had a couple of days before the entrance exam for UA, so he was on time stamp.

"What are you taking to the exam, if I may ask Master Izuku?" Arc-bot was meddling about with the main computer, checking up on the surveillance in the city.

"Well, I don't know what to expect at the exam," Izuku concentrated as he spoke. "Last I heard, they always used robots and such for the exam. I know my own physical abilities won't cut it, so that's why I need to finish these gloves." He continued. "I know I'll take the bombs as well, the emps and the instant explosive bombs would come in handy."

"I see."

"On top of that, the grappling hook is now integrated with the gloves as well," he added. "I'm sure those would come in clutch as well, moving around and such in the exam."

"What about the rocket shoes?"

"Well, I still haven't figured out how to utilize those without the shoe itself exploding, you remember what had happened to the last shoes, don't you?"

Being an AI, Arc-bot had no trouble recollecting any memories it's had since it's conception. It remembered, detail by detail, the incident of that day: his mastered had finished a prototype of the rocket shoes, only to find out the combusted right away from the intense heat. Still with that, the robot had faith in his master's achievements, after all, he's the one that made him. "I remember, I'm sure sooner or later, we'll come up with an alternative."

"I've been thinking, since that last incident," Izuku was connecting wires to the gauntlet. "Instead of rockets, why not boosters? Much quieter, can definitely modify it to boost and leap over buildings and can be tampered with more than the rocket shoes."

Arc-bot quickly made blueprints and such in a blink of an eye, hearing it's master's request. "Scanning… It seems you are most right about that." It can see all the advantages the booster shoes had over the rocket shoes.

"Made the blueprints already?"

"Printing them out, Master."

After a couple of seconds, an advance schematics of the booster shoes had printed out. Arc-bot grabbed it, scanned it and walked it over to a cabinet where more blueprints had been locked in for safe keeping.

"Yes!" Izuku was finally done with his first prototypes of gauntlets. His light gauntlets were done. Infused with Kevlar and various light materials, they looked no different than small gloves at winter.

"Finished?" Arc-bot walked over, seeing the enthusiastic Izuku trying on the gauntlets.

"Alright, time to test these babies." Izuku got up from his work bench and walked over to his range where he tested his bombs from the other day.

He saw the first dummy bot, and with a simple activation of the gauntlets, punched the robot.

The robot was destroyed with that simple punch. "Wow, that packed a whole lot of energy." Izuku looked at his right hand, clenching his fist as he prepared for the next punch.

He tested the left gauntlet and, like the one before it, packed quite a punch, destroying the second dummy bot into scrap.

Izuku then activated it's alternate mode: Shock Gauntlets. The gauntlets enveloped with electricity.

Izuku prepared another punch. This time, with a little less of a kick however, the third dummy bot began glitching out simply due to the electricity. After a couple of seconds, the bot had been incapacitated, frying from the inside.

Izuku was impressed with his profession of the Gauntlets. "These are definitely amazing!"

"Quite amazing." Arc-bot saw the destruction of the gauntlets, amazing indeed was the word for it.

Izuku then tried the grappling hook of the gauntlet. First as a weapon, the initial shot had enough force to pierce through another set of bots. With a simple gesture, the hook came back to it's holster, waiting for the next shot. The next shot was not for lethal use, this time, Izuku had to test if it can do what it was meant to be used as intended, as the grappling hook.

Izuku aimed at a top edge of his hideout and, with success, the hook grappled on. He reeled it and his body flew away at the ledge. Another success. He climbed down.

"These are definitely ready for the exam." Izuku took them off and placed them on his workbench.

"Master Midoriya, what's next?" Seeing as the prototypes were a success, Arc-bot had wondered what the next project was.

"Well, I pretty much have what I need at least for the exam." Izuku answered, as he looked at all his gadgets. He saw the contact lenses he made, that connected him with his hideout. "Where are we with these?"

Arc-bot saw the gadget his master picked up. "I managed to find a way to ensure the use of those contacts without the result of leading to blindness."

"Oh? They can finally be tested then?" Izuku opened it, seeing the lenses.

"Not yet, master," Arc-bot walked up to Izuku, grabbing the gadget and closing it before his master contemplated wearing them. "I've yet to integrate that aspect of it to the lenses. They won't be ready until maybe the day before your exam."

"I see," Izuku understood. He looked at his watch and saw the time. "I should get going, don't need Toshinori to worry about me."

"Master?" Arc-bot looked over at Izuku, preparing his bookbag to leave.

"Yes?"

"If I may ask, why haven't you decided on taking that offer from Master Toshinori? About getting his powerset? I'm sure that'll waste no time from doing this?" Arc-bot questioned the intentions of his master. It seemed so simple for his master to at least take it upon himself to take the torch of the new symbol of peace, after all, it was from All Might himself, the number one hero.

Izuku had stopped, thinking of what to answer. This was the first his AI had mentioned anything about One For All. "Truth is…" Izuku had finally found the words to the AI's question. "I don't think I'm worthy of it."

"Surely you must be joking? Even All Might has seen something in you to think otherwise?" Arc-bot knew his master's worth was not in question, at least to him and All Might.

"I just don't think I'll be able to handle it, to suddenly have the a quirk," Izuku took a deep breath, voicing his concerns more thoroughly. "My whole life, I was told that I was just normal. Nothing out of the ordinary, just me. I would like to think that maybe, just maybe, that I would like to prove everybody who has looked down on me for being a simple human, that I could make it as a hero."

"I see."

"Does that satisfy your curiosity?" Izuku asked.

"Yes master, you may go now."

…

It was finally the day of the exam, Izuku was more than prepared for this.

Wearing a blue jumpsuit, his belt with all of his easy to access gadgets were holstered, though it was only his self making ball bombs that was hosltered.

His glove gauntlets, already on him.

He had gone and met with his AI, who had brought him his stuff from one of the secret passages underneath the city.

Izuku, along with Toshinori, were walking to the site.

Toshinori himself had to be there, looking over the surveillance cameras as one of the judges.

"So, I see you are prepared." Toshinori can see all the stuff Izuku had on him.

"Definitely," Izuku showcased his gadgets. "These are my gauntlets." He put his hands up, Toshinori could only stare at amazement. "And they also do this." Izuku showed the alternate mode of the gauntlets, enveloping the hands in electricity.

"A-Amazing!" Toshinori gasped, at awe at the gadget. "How strong can you punch?"

"Well," Izuku had to come up with a little white lie. "I was testing it out on some boulders on the outskirts of town and well, they pack quite a punch. The boulder basically became small rocks and dust."

"Oh!" The strength of the gauntlets surprised Toshinori even more. "Give me a whack with them!"

"I'm sorry wh-"

Toshinori quickly transformed to the symbol of peace, All Might. "Come on my young Midoriya! Give it your best shot!"

Izuku was shocked. Everything was happening to so fast. He quickly knew what he had to do and made his stance.

He took a step back, readying his right hand for the requested punch.

All Might readied himself as well, ready to take the blow of the punch. "Let's go!"

And with that, Izuku, clenching his fist took it right to All Might's chest.

Surprising the hero with the raw power output of the gauntlet, he was blown a couple of feet away from Izuku, which also took the young teenager by surprise. "Holy hell! Had to clench my butt cheeks for that one!" All Might began to laugh, knowing Izuku was more than prepared.

"Haha, thanks." Izuku continued to laugh with All Might.

All Might transformed back into his regular self, before anyone can identify him. "Well then, I am impressed Midoriya. I was worried for nothing."

"You were worried?" Izuku asked him.

"Yes," Toshinori took a deep breath. That punch actually did something. "But my worries are erased now, especially with that killer gut shot. I'm amazed at how much you've grown."

Izuku couldn't help but smile at those words. "Thank you so much."

"Let's go, we don't want to be late."

The two had finally made it to the location of the entrance exam.

So many other teenagers taking the exam, Izuku was amazed the amount of people here. He didn't see Bakugo, probably lost in the bunch.

"Well, Izuku, I will see you as soon as the exam is done." Toshinori said, as he had to go to the facility next to the place.

"I'll see ya."

And with that, they said their goodbyes.

Izuku was awaiting for the exam to start. As he was waiting, he took the time to finally tried the contacts. Arc-bot had advised him to not wear them for more than 4 hours, or the concerns they've been worried about would happen.

He took one of his gloves off, taking the lenses out from one of his pouches from the belt and carefully took the lenses out as he places them right in his eyes.

He had his eyes closed, waiting a good minute before he finally opened them. "Holy crap." He uttered to himself. Everything looked a lot like a computer, almost felt like he was seeing through the lenses of a robot. That's exactly what it was.

Master Midoriya, a voice called out from the back of his head. Can you hear me?

"Loud and clear, Arc-bot." Izuku answered.

Remember, do not keep the lenses on for too long, Arc-bot advised once more, worrying for his master's health. They could only be in your eyes for as long as 4 hours, after that would result in complete blindness or worse.

"Got it," Izuku looked around. With his sheer concentration, he was able to scan many things in under a minute, finding out that many of the buildings here are abandoned. "This is really amazing Arc-bot."

You are basically seeing the world in the eyes of a machine, Arc-bot continued to talk in his mind. You can view many things, scan many things with a blink of the eye.

"I can see that, pun intended." Izuku joked around. He activated the facial recognition and scanned everyone of the other teenagers, knowing their quirks at his whim.

He was connected with the city's surveillance, which he can access if he thought it.

"This is incredible." Izuku was amazed.

When you scan someone or something, the eyes would instantly tell you their strengths and weaknesses. The AI continued to teach him.

Izuku tried that. He saw a short haired brunette, scanned her. Ochako Uraraka, age 15. It scanned. Quirk: Zero Gravity. Anything she touched can defy the laws of physics, making objects and herself become weightless. Due to limitations, if she uses her powers for long, she will grow nauseas and become sick.

"That was pretty detailed." Izuku continued to be impressed.

"Hello, did you say something?" The same girl, Ochaco Uraraka, had approached him.

"Huh?" Izuku didn't realize that he kept staring at her, causing her to approach the man. "Oh, I'm sorry, where are my manners, I'm Izuku. Izuku Midoriya."

"Well, I'm Ochaco. Ochaco Uraraka," the two shook hands. "Nice to meet you, I couldn't help but notice that you were… well…"

"Staring? I'm sorry about that, I was just… uh…" The two couldn't help but blush at the small interaction. Most of the time, Izuku can think of something quickly could say, but he's at a complete loss of words right now. "… well, I just couldn't help myself… sometimes I stare off and don't realize I'll be staring at something so beautiful."

"Oh?" The girl soon began blushing a harsher red. "That's just… uhm…" She was at a loss of words. Ochaco had no clue what Izuku can see in her.

"… okay, I think I just made that awkward…" Izuku couldn't help but ponder back.

Ochaco suddenly chuckled, returning back to her normal shade of color. "No, no, not all, I guess I was just taken aback at how upfront that was."

"Well, sorry about that, I just didn't know what to say," Izuku was relieved to say the least. "Glad to know that it got a laugh out of you."

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!" A speaker announced. "THE EXAM IS ABOUT TO BEGIN!"

Izuku looked at the speaker. His eyes instantly recognized the voice as the hero, Present Mic. It can also recognize speech patterns and match them with those associated with. Arc-bot was still in his conscious.

"Well, Izuku Midoriya, I will see you." Ochaco Uraraka smiled and waved at the boy as she looked back at him.

"Huh." Well, Izuku at least made a new friend.

I'll mark her as the future Ms. Midoriya. Arc-bot joked as he saw the whole interaction between the two.

"I'm sorry what!?" Izuku couldn't believe at what his AI said in his conscious, joke or not.

Just joking Master. The AI chuckled at his Master's astonished reaction.

"Hahaha," Izuku weakly laughed, still caught of guard by that joke. "Yeah, yeah, of course you were…"

The exam was about to begin. Izuku had readied himself, along with others around him.

He looked and saw another teenager, he looked pretty statured for his age range. He wore glasses and his legs had some sort of exhaust, probably due to his quirk. He scanned. Tenya Iida, age 15. It began to read. Quirk: Engine. His legs can shift into gears and gain speeds as fast as cars. The exhausts help with the heat of the gears. He needs to rejuvenate with Orange juice. His main drawback is if the exhaust are covered in anyway, he will be unable to use his quirk.

"Something the matter?" Iida saw the boy look him.

"Huh?" Izuku had done it again, staring at someone without noticing. "Oh, I'm sorry about that."

"Is it the legs? People tell me that they are pretty bulky, you know?" Iida joked.

"No, no, no, I was just dozing off, you know?" Izuku played it off.

"I see," Iida fixed his glasses. "Didn't get enough sleep? Anxious about the exam as I am? I sure was, I couldn't sleep well at all last night as well. I tried working out a bit, hoping that helped. Sometimes I will also do laps around my neighborhood."

Talkative one, isn't he? Arc-bot couldn't help but still intrude on his master's escapades, after all, he was connected to him.

"Sorry about that, sometimes I can get a bit carried away with talking," Iida reached out his hand. "The name is Tenya. Tenya Iida."

"Izuku. Izuku Midoriya," Izuku shook his hand, introducing each other. "Iida, any relation to the pro hero Tensei Iida?"

"He's my brother." Tenya revealed.

"Oh wow, that's amazing!"

"THE EXAM IS ABOUT TO START!"

"Well, Izuku Midoriya, it was nice meeting you but it looks like it's about to get down to business." Iida prepared himself, saying his goodbyes.

"Alright then." And like that, Izuku made another friend.

Interesting fellow. Arc-bot commented.

"3! 2! 1!"

And with that, everyone ran their separate ways.

Izuku shot his grapple hook at one of the buildings. With the computer eyes, he didn't have to aim as much is did itself. He then reeled it in and he along with a couple of others took the lead.

The first bot he saw on one of the building's tops, quickly fell to his punch as Izuku managed to score his first point.

His eyes gave him the best routes to take. Moving around like a spider with his hook, Izuku was maneuvering well. All those parkour lessons with All Might paid off, as he swung building to building, destroying bots left and right.

For the first time in his life, he actually felt like a hero, even though this was just an exam with dummy bots.

He continued with destroying bots, switching modes on his gauntlets. Some fried from the inside with the taser gloves while others destroyed with his regular gloves as he alternated.

His eyes instantly saw the weak points in the robots, made it easier to destroy the bots with singled blows.

Izuku had managed to accumulate 11 points by now.

You're doing excellent master. His AI complimented.

Izuku was fairing well against the bots. "Thank you."

As he continued, he dropped back down to the street level where he began to take out more bots.

Testing out his bombs, multiple bots got taken down.

The EMPs wiped and fried the bots and the explosive ones made them into scrap quickly.

A lot of the teenagers with quirks behind Izuku can see how epically the teenage boy took down the bots.

"Got damn!" "Well save some bots for us!" "What type of quirk does he have!?"

He can hear their praises, which only brought a smile on Izuku.

Izuku now had 17 points. He needed to continue.

His campaign came short lived as a huge robot emerged from the buildings.

"Holy hell!" "Aight, I'm not going that way." "What the hell is that!?"

Other teenagers saw the huge robot. It was the size of the buildings and then some, coming their way slowly.

Izuku stopped in his tracks, scared and amazed at the robot. The robot itself offered no points, even when taken down, a feat no teenager has done.

Well, what are you going to do about that one? The AI asked.

"I can definitely just skip it." Izuku knew that the bot offered nothing. He knew he could just skip it. But something in the midst of everything had changed his mind.

The rubble the bot caused with each step it took had fallen over someone. That someone was Ochaco Uraraka, the girl he had befriended from earlier.

Oh, it's Ms. Midoriya. Arc-bot remembered her as well.

"Now's not the time for jokes!" Izuku, with his pure instinct charged right at the beast.

Everyone running from it could see Izuku run towards it, especially Tenya. "What is he doing?"

Izuku himself didn't know what he was about to do, but he knew he needed to act before Ochaco could get herself hurt, or worse, killed.

Tenya then saw what Izuku had been drawn to: Ochaco underneath the ruins of some rubble. "It can't be, can it?"

Izuku scanned the huge bot. UA's most formidable training robot, at the entrance exam, it offers no points even upon defeating it.

"I know, I know, tell me it's weak points!"

His eyes quickly highlighted major weak points all around.

Izuku, using his grappling hook, made it's way on the robot. His bombs had hit it's hit points but they made no dent. It's highly blast proof.

"Well no shit." Izuku can clearly see that as his first attempt failed around it's legs.

Have you tried punching it? Arc-bot had hoped his punched packed more heat than the bombs.

"I'm about it try!" And with that Izuku, had finally destroyed one of it's key points with his punch. "Yes!"

The bot had finally stopped moving, though it was still operational.

Izuku continued to make his way up on the machine, as many watched at the bottom.

Another highlighted weak point and Izuku made sure to destroy it.

Izuku's right dominant hand trembled with each punch he inflicted on the machine.

Master, I'm getting readings from your body that if you continue punching it, it will lead to a serious injury, I suggest you alternate from fists before any real damage to your hands can be done.

Izuku did just as advised, though, he can finally feel some pain at his knuckles. He groaned, trying to hold it together before he could no longer hold a fist.

He finally made it to the last weak point, behind the neck.

With both his hands in critical condition, Izuku knew he had to destroy the robot before it can repair itself and continue it's rampaged.

Master, your hands cannot take any more damage. I seriously advise no more punching.

"If I leave it the way it is, it's just going to self repair. I have to end this before anyone can get hurt."

This machine offers no points for the exam, why still do what you're doing?

"A hero has to risk everything to save lives." And like All Might, Izuku smiled as he destroyed the last weak point. Though his hands did not get injured, his gloves had taken the impact of the blow, resulting in them destroying.

Realizing the bot was about to destroy. Izuku had jumped off.

Master!

"Well," Izuku started to plummet down. "HERE GOES NOTHING!"

He closed his eyes, hoping for a miracle.

And that miracle came true as he was suddenly slapped by Ochaco, who made him weight nothing with her quirk.

Being nauseous, Ochaco couldn't keep Izuku up and he fell to the floor sustaining no injuries as the fall was about a couple of feet off the ground.

She vomited rainbows and he thanked the gods he had survived what seem to be something deemed impossible.

"Thank you for saving me." Ochaco, in between vomits, thanked.

"Like wise." Izuku took a deep breath.

And with that, a loud beep coming from the speaker, the exam's time limit was finally done.

Izuku didn't know if the amount of points he got were enough to land him a place in UA. "That's it then…"

"You guys are okay?" Tenya, the fast teenager had come to their aid.

"We're-" Ochaco cut herself off, puking more rainbow puddles.

"We're fine." Izuku finished her sentence.

"That was amazing Midoriya," Iida helped the green haired teenager up. "How did you figure out the weak points of that giant monstrosity?"

"Lucky guess."

Author's Note: Here's the third chapter! Hope you guys enjoyed it!