After the ball throw, the students moved on to the remaining three tests.
"Sit-ups"
Thanks to One For All, Midoriya was able to do 300 sit-ups within the time limit. With the Dragon Element, Daruka and Zafira were able to match that number, with Bredon and Olympia a bit behind, but still gaining a respectable 200 sit-ups. They had a bit of trouble getting into a decent position to do said sit-ups, due to their tails, particularly Daruka and Bredon, as their tails were decently bulkier, but they still managed. The same, however, could not be said about the rest of the former monsters. Unfortunately, due to their extra appendages: Tana's sail, Scylla's spider abdomen, Aster's wings, Ivy's wings AND tail, plus Maxima's Gammoth crest and tusks being on the back of her head, none of them could properly lay on the ground in order to do sit-ups...
"Seated toe-touch"
This one was pretty simple, no one even needed to use their Quirks for this, they just stretched forward and touched their toes. Like, seriously, how WOULD they even use their quirks to improve their score here?
"Long-distance run"
And this didn't end too much differently than the 50 meter dash. Midoriya managed to almost keep pace with Iida for the whole run, while with the monsters, the flyers finished ahead of the others, with Zafira finishing shortly behind them, but leaving her exhausted after from using the Dragon Element too much, then Tana managing to burrow to the finish only a few seconds later, while the rest of them were pretty even with the rest of the class.
After these last tests were done, Midoriya wiped the sweat off his brow, panting lightly. It was a solid workout, but not too much different from the training he'd done with All Might and Daruka over the last 10 months, especially not with the added help of One For All. "Alright. I got pretty high scores in all the tests. There should be no way I'm going home... I hope." Midoriya said, but in the back of his mind, he still felt as if he would be the one to go.
"Hope nothing, kid. You said it yourself, you got high scores in every test, even higher than me and some of the other monsters. We have a better shot of going him than you do." Daruka assured him.
"Yeah. You're right. Thanks, Daruka." Midoriya said, smiling a bit, but still wasn't totally convinced.
Shortly after this, they had all gathered around Aizawa awaited to see what the results would be. "Alright. Time to give you your results. I've ranked you all from best to worst. You should probably have a good idea of your standing already. I'll just pull up the whole list. It's not going over each individual score." The teacher explained as the students looked on.
"1 Momo Yaoyorozu" "11 Olympia Tyrannus"
"2 Zafira Oni" "12 Eijiro Kirishima"
"3 Shoto Todoroki" "13 Daruka Wyveria"
"4 Scylla Arachne" "14 Mina Ashido"
"5 Aster Talos" "15 Ochako Uraraka"
"6 Katsuki Bakugo" "16 Maxima Primigenius"
"7 Izuku Midoriya" "17 Tsuyu Asui"
"8 Ivy Jacksonii" "18 Bredon Masamune"
"9 Tenya Iida" "19 Tana Agni"
"10 Fumikage Tokoyami" "20 Kyoka Jiro"
Jiro looked at the board in horror, her eyes trembling. "No way... I lost..." she said, falling to her hands and knees, starting to tear up, Mina and Daruka quick to comfort her. "It's the first day and I already lost my chance at my dream. This is SO not rockin'..." She said in despair, a few sobs slipping out as she spoke.
Midoriya looked at the girl sadly. She was only last because he could control One For All now. If he hadn't been able to, he'd surely be in last place. He only had a chance to continue pursuing his dream because this girl lost hers. He was about to open his mouth and try to reason with the teacher, but someone else spoke up before him. "Well, then. I guess I'll be heading home, then." Maxima declared, turning to leave.
"Primigenius, what are you talking about? You don't get to just walk away." Aizawa told her.
"You said one of us is going home. Well, then I'll be that one to go home. If you're willing to expel a girl who wants nothing more than to be a hero, then I don't want to be in your class. This girl risked her life in the entrance exam to save some poor kid trapped under rubble. She deserves to be here a lot more than I do, so I'll take her spot as the one who goes home." She explained.
Many of the students were shocked at this, iida even shedding tears. "How, noble... She's willing to surrender her future for another. The true embodiment of a hero!" He said dramatically.
"Maxima..." Jiro said, shocked that the behemoth of a girl would come to her defense, despite barely knowing her.
"Even now, she's willing to protect others as fiercely as a normal Gammoth." Daruka said quietly in respect.
Aizawa was also shocked at this, before smiling. "I don't think there's any need for that." He assured her, then pressed a button on his remote to turn off the scoreboard. "I was lying. No one's going home." He told the students, much to their shock. He then gave another one of his creepy smiles. "That was just a rational deception to make sure you gave it your all in the tests!" He assured them, leaving them in even greater shock.
Everyone except for Momo, however, who looked on at the rest of her class questioningly. "I'm surprised you didn't figure that out. I'm sorry, I guess I probably should've said something." She said as most of the remaining class looked at her incredulously.
(Yeah. You should have.) Most of the class thought together.
"This guy's pretty sneaky. He wouldn't make a bad monster himself." Scylla noted, looking to Olympia.
The former Pseudo-Wyvern just scoffed. "A real monster shouldn't have to rely on tricks, just raw power. If tricks like that are gonna be the norm here, I doubt I'll be sticking around long." She said.
"That's it. We're done for the day. Pick up a syllabus from the classroom. Read it over before tomorrow morning." Aizawa told the class before walking away. Midoriya sighed in relief at this, before the teacher spoke again. "Things are gonna be tougher tomorrow when you're actual training begins." He warned them before continuing on his way.
Midoriya sighed at this. "Man, what a crazy day. I hope not every day here is gonna be this hectic." He said, before looking at all the other students, especially Daruka and the other monsters. "Still, I'm on my way to making my dream come true. And with these guys around,
All Might had been waiting around the corner for the narcoleptic teacher and he was not happy. "Aizawa, that was a rotten move!" He snapped at the smaller man.
Aizawa stopped and looked at the more colorful hero. "All Might. So you were watching. No talk shows today?" He questioned.
"'A rational deception'. That's cute, but you're not exactly known for being light-hearted." All Might continued to press the pessimistic hero, remembering back when he was checking the teacher directory. "I read your file. Last year you expelled an entire class of freshmen students. You have no problem kicking students out. Anyone you deem is unworthy. You were planning to send last place home." All Might accused. He then pointed at the darker hero. "So that can only mean you see something in the monster students and Nezu and I do!" The Number One hero declared.
Aizawa looked at the larger hero. "They aren't as bad as I thought. And having them at UA is the safest option, but they're still animals with dangerous natural instincts. I don't want to, but if it's necessary, I'm more than ready to put them down if they cross the line." He said as he walked off.
All Might watched the smaller hero walk away. "In your own strange way, you're a kind man, Aizawa. I know that. But clearly, we are gonna have us a problem." The larger hero declared.
Some time later, school was being let out and Midoriya was starting to walk home with Daruka. "So, not that I don't like having you at home with me and mom, but why didn't you want to stay in the dorms with the other monsters?" He asked the former Brute Wyvern.
"Meh. There would be way more competition to get to the fridge. Besides, except for Maxima, we were all super territorial predators. They're probably still fighting to see who's top dog in the dorms. I LIKE fighting, but I don't LOVE it enough to have to fight 8 other monsters every moment we're not in school." Daruka explained.
"I guess that makes sense. Still, I wouldn't mind seeing what the other monsters are capable of. They're definitely strong, but it feels like there's more to them than that. Tana seems to have some kind of resistance to fire, so I'm wondering if there's more to her than that." He said.
"Ah, Midoriya! Daruka! How are you all doing after the tests?" He asked.
"Oh! Hey, Iida, we're doing good." Midoriya said.
"Just peachy, buddy. How about you?" Daruka asked.
Iida walked along beside them, hand at his chin as he thought about the class they had and the teacher they will have for the rest of the school year. "I was a bit concerned by Mr. Aizawa's approach to class. But I trust the school's judgment. UA is the top program. Even so, lying is downright immoral." The glass-wearing boy went through his thought process, all with a finger raised as if giving a lecture or making an important point.
"He wanted to get the absolute best from us. Can't blame him for that. The whole point of this place is to make us better than we were before by pushing us to and then past our limits. And I'd say the threat of expulsion which could destroy our dreams is PRETTY good motivation. As long as he doesn't keep doing that for every test, I'm fine with it." Daruka said.
"Hey! Wait up, you three!" Another voice called out, the three turning back to see Uraraka running up to them. "Are you going to the station? I'll join you guys!" She called after them.
(It's her again!) Midoriya cried out in surprise.
"Oh, you're the Infinity Girl." Iida realized.
She stopped in front of them with a smile. "I'm Ochako Uraraka." She introduced herself, before looking to the taller boy. "Let's see. You are Tenya Iida." She correctly identified the student, before looking to the two greenettes. "And, of course, I already know you two, Daruka and Midoriya." She said with a smile.
"Nailed it." Daruka said with a thumbs up.
They started walking again for a little bit, before Ochako curious about something. "So, hey, Midoriya? Why does Bakugo call you Deku?" She asked, the three others looking at her. asked. "During the fitness test, he said..." She began to remind them as they all thought back to that moment.
They all then imagined a cartoonish version of Bakugo making explosions in his hand as he roared in anger. "Deku, you bastard!" He shouted furiously.
"Right?" Uraraka asked.
Midoriya looked flustered as he had to clear up the misunderstanding. "Oh, well, that's what Kacchan calls me to make fun of me." He explained.
"That's unsportsmanlike." Iida said distastefully.
"Yeah. That kid needs a serious attitude adjustment. Lucky, I'm just the girl to give it to him." Daruka said, slamming her tail into the ground and breaking it up a bit.
"Oh, I didn't realize that. I'm sorry." Uraraka apologized, a bit embarrassed, scratching the back of her head. She then had to share her thoughts. "But you know what? I like 'Deku'! It could be a great hero name! Plus, I think it sounds kind of cute." She confessed.
"Deku it is!" Midoriya declared immediately after she said that with a big blush on his face.
"Just like that?! Weren't you saying that it was an insult?" Iida asked incredulously. Daruka just facepalmed at this.
Midoriya turned around and covered his blushing face in his hands. "Paradigm shift! My whole world is upside down!" He cried out, giggling like a fool while struggling to register these thoughts.
"Wait, what?" Uraraka asked in confusion.
"Okay, you're scaring me, kid. stop that." Daruka warned the boy.
Back in the school, All Might sat in the teacher's lounge in his wilted form, looking at his hero costume. (You don't have time to relax, Midoriya. Not yet. The real test begins tomorrow. As for the monster students, we'll see your true colors once and for all. I can't wait to tell Aizawa "I told you so!") The deflated hero mentally declared.
The next day, UA could be seen in all its glory. "UA's Hero Course curriculum. There are normal core classes, like English. They meet in the mornings." Midoriya narrated as Present Mic was teaching them English while the rest of the class looked on at the four sentences written in English on the board.
The loud hero then turned to them. "Now, which of these sentences contains a mistake?" He asked as the class remained silent, looking at the board.
(So boring.) All the monsters mentally complained.
(This really sucks.) Bakugo mentally complained as well.
Present Mic did not like this. "Hey, everybody! Look alive! Grammar rules!" The teacher declared.
"What rules would be tearing up some villains." Zafira growled only loud enough for the other monsters to hear.
(The relative pronoun's wrong in the last one!) Midoriya mentally answered as Yaoyorozu, raised her hand behind him and was called upon.
A very impressive cafeteria was the next subject of focus. "We eat lunch in the main cafeteria, where we can buy pretty tasty stuff on the cheap." Midoriya continued to narrate.
A very strange hero with a hose connected to his face was then shown: the Cook Hero, Lunch Rush. "White rice is the perfect comfort food, isn't it?" The hero asked with a thumb's up.
Uraraka nodded at this with a smile while she ate as Midoriya and Iida looked at the hero in amazement. "This is super good!" The gravity-powered girl complimented.
"Less talking, more eating!" Daruka declared, scarfing down her own bowl of rice.
Then a hallway was shown as someone was making their way down it. "And then, in the afternoon, it's finally time." Midoriya narrated for the final time as the person reached their destination: Class 1-A.
"I AM HERE! Coming through the door like a hero!" All Might declared as he threw the door to the classroom opened and leaned in as all the students gasped and smiled in amazement. at the number one pro.
"Really? We even have to walk through a door like a hero? What do we have to eat breakfast and brush our teeth like heroes, too?" Aster questioned.
"Aster! You can't talk to All Might like that!" Izuku told him surprisingly harshly, One For All sparking around his body a bit.
This was even managing to intimidate the former Flying Wyvern a bit. "M-my bad." He said with his hands up in surrender.
"So he is a teacher! This year is gonna be totally awesome!" Kirishima said eagerly.
"Hey, look. Is he wearing his Silver Age costume?" The frog girl pointed out as All Might marched towards the center of the classroom.
"I'm getting goosebumps! It's so retro!" The boy with the tail declared in awe of the hero.
All Might stood in front of a small podium with his fists on his hips. "Welcome to the most important class at UA High! Think of it as 'Hero-ing 101!'" All Might declared, Uraraka silently nodding as Iida and the rest of the class continued to look on at the Symbol of Peace. "Here, you will learn the basics of being a pro! And what it means to fight in the name of good!" All Might declared, looking as if he was about to take off running. "Let's get into it! Today's lesson will pull no punches!" He told the class, holding up a card that said "Battle" on it.
Bakugo was rather excited at this. "Fight training!" He said eagerly as Midoriya looked on nervously.
"Real combat?" The green-haired boy asked in concern.
"Now we're talking. I've been looking to let off some steam and do some damage." Olympia declared, cracking her knuckles.
"Yeah. We saw them use their Quirks for sports-y stuff, but now I wonder how these kids and their Quirks will handle a fight with us." Ivy said quietly.
"But one of the keys to being a hero is... Looking good!" All Might added, pointing to a wall, which extended outwards to show numbered lockers contained inside. "These were designed for you based on the Quirk Registration forms and the requests you sent in before school started!" The pro explained as the students gasped and cheered.
"Costumes!" Midoriya said eagerly.
"Get yourselves suited up and then meet me at Training Ground Beta!" All Might ordered as a mock city facility was shown.
"Yes, sir!" All the students agreed.
All Might was waiting in the main street for the students to arrive. Finally, the students slowly began to emerge from a dark tunnel, donning their hero costumes. "They say that clothes make the pros, ladies and gentlemen! And behold, you are the proof! " All Might said as one of Bakugo's grenade gauntlets, Uraraka's belt and Iida's armored legs were shown in all their glory. "Take this to heart. From now on, you are all... heroes in training!" All Might declared as the students stepped out into the light, showing off their epic costumes. All Might smirked as the students stood before them, allowing him to get a good luck at their outfits. "This is getting me all revved up! You look so cool! Now, shall we get started, you bunch of newbies?" He challenged them.
However, Iida soon raised his hand. "Wait, sir! It would appear just under half our class is still not here!" Iida pointed out with his signature chopping motion.
The others noticed this as well. "Oh, yeah. The ones with the weird animal parts aren't here yet." Kirishima noted.
"Ribbit?" Tsuyu questioned the Hardening Quirk-user's choice of words as she looked at him along with Tokoyami, the bird-headed boy giving him a small glare.
"I-I just meant their parts are different from any animal I've ever seen! That's all!" The redhead said.
"Now that you mention it, I suppose they are somewhat unique. I've studied a wide variety of creatures in the animal kingdom, but none with appearances or abilities like some of theirs. Especially the girl with the claws and the one with the large lizard tail that breathe the black smoke." Yaoyorozu pondered.
All Might and Midoriya both looked nervous at this. "W-well, it's possible their Quirks mixed animals into something new! Or maybe they're just animals we haven't discovered yet. Quirks are still somewhat of a mystery, after all." Midoriya tried to explain, before the remainder of the class emerged from the hallway, showing off their own costumes in all their glory.
The first they spotted was Maxima, who was donned in an intimidating set of armor that looked to be made of similar material to her head crest, which was lined with blue and red fur. And speaking of her head crest, she now had a helmet that looked very similar to her crest, covering her face and looking intimidating, while also making it so it would be difficult for someone to tell her front from her back at a quick glance.
Ivy didn't appear to have anything on her lower body, but thankfully, she had a purple hooded, assassin-like cloak that extended down past her waist with pink linings, a bit of white around her midriff and a bit of metal plating on the hips and just under her bust. The hood also had chameleon-like eyes on the side and there was a tongue-like accessory on the neck that reached her stomach.
Bredon was in knight-like armor similar to Iida, only significantly more intimidating with its red and blue coloring with a some silver and having a number of bladed spiky extensions coming off of it, wearing a helmet with asymmetrical horns on the top of the head.
Due to Olympia's scales and plating covering most of her body, she really only needed a pair of leather shorts to cover from her waist to her knees and a armor-like corset to cover her midriff. And both of these were made out of materials in a similar color as her scales and plating, with a similar feel to her scales and plates as well.
Zafira was wearing something of a catsuit, looking like it was made of some kind of black muscle or sinew, with bits of white and red on her legs going up to her knees, as well as her hips, chest and shoulders, plus her hands, ending in pointed fingertips. And she also had a tattered bit of cloth around the back of her lower body, almost like a cape for her waist.
Similarly to Olympia, Aster a pair of black shorts to cover the small distance from his waist to his knees where his plating began, which a fauld around his waist made of black plating very similar to the plating on his legs. And to complete his costume, he wore a long black coat straight from the matrix, only made of a shinier material than leather, glistening in the light in a similar manner to the former Astalos' wings.
Probably the most simple of all the costumes of this particular group was Scylla's, as she was mostly naked, allowing her chitin to basically be a body suit, but she was still covered by a large hooded silk cloak that was dyed purple. It was likely her own silk that made it.
Tana's costume appeared to be a red wetsuit covering her body with the exception of her plating, tail and sails, but on her face, she wore a pair of strange attachments, one that covered her from her nose up to her forehead and curved upward, a pair of holes allowing her eyes to see through and a second one covering her lower jaw and chin that curved down. The two of them together almost made her look like she had a beak. A beak that, if the two pieces connected, would look like some kind of drill.
And finally, they saw Daruka wearing an almost biker-like outfit that appeared to be made from leather, consisting of dark green boots that reached her knees, with downward-facing spikes on the knees, tough-looking pants with bits of dark reds and black in them, a studded belt with a flashy gold buckle, elbow-length gloves that ended in metal-covered fingers, a jacket that exposed a bit of cleavage with spikes similar to the ones on the knees at the shoulders, with a jagged, turned-up collar and finally, a mask covering up the lower half of her face, some spikes on this as well.
Midoriya looked up at them in shock, before heading over to the former Brute Wyvern. "Daruka, whoa! Those costumes are amazing!" He said in awe.
"Thanks. We technically made them ourselves." Daruka said.
The green-haired boy was amazed by this. "Really!? That's awesome! My mom made mine, too! But of course, you knew that, probably." He said, before he noticed something. "Hey, you know... The material looks like a pretty similar texture to your tail." He noticed.
"Oh, so you're looking at my tail?" She asked teasingly.
This caused Midoriya to practically glow red from embarrassment. "You know I didn't mean it like that!" He complained.
She giggled at this before answering. "Well, like I told you, we all woke up with our actual, full-sized monster bodies laying dead next to us. So, once we were taken into custody, our monster bodies were, too. And the Hero Association has apparently been keeping them on ice, trying to figure out what to do with them until we enrolled here. So we explained to Nezu how hunters made armor from our bodies and he got approval to get parts from the old bodies to make our hero costumes." She explained.
"S-so, you're wearing the skin of your old, dead monster body! Th-that's pretty morbid, isn't it?" He asked, horrified.
"Eh. Whatever stops these new, squishy human bodies from getting torn to shreds." She said with a shrug.
Uraraka then noticed the two of them and smiled, turning to them. "Hey, Deku! Daruka!" She greeted.
"Uraraka!" Midoriya called out, before mildly freaking out as she approached him while he noticed her rather form-fitting costume. "Love your costume! Not too flashy, you know? And Daruka! Yours makes you look like a total mean streets bad girl!" She praised as she scratched the back of her head. "I should've been more specific about what I wanted. This bodysuit is skintight. Not really my style." She said with slight embarrassment over her costume that, despite covering her full body, left little to the imagination
"Hey, I think it looks great. And so does Midoriya." Daruka said, before turning to Izuku with a smirk. "Isn't that right, Deku?" She teased, holding him so he couldn't look away from Uraraka.
The monsters could've sworn they heard All Might growl a bit, before covering his mouth, but he managed to shake it off. And with that, the teacher got serious as he addressed the students. "Now that you're ready, it's time for combat training!" All Might declared.
Suddenly, the knight standing next to Midoriya raised his hand. "Sir!" He announced, revealing his voice to be Iida.
"This is the fake city from our entrance exam. Does that mean that we'll be conducting urban battles again?" Iida asked.
"Not quite! I'm going to move you two steps ahead!" All Might explained, holding out his arm with two fingers extended. A flashback of several previous battles between heroes and villains was shown. "Most of the villain fights you see on the news take place outside. However, statistically speaking, run-ins with the most dastardly evildoers take place indoors. Think about it, Backroom deals, home invasions, secret underground lairs. Truly intelligent criminals stay hidden in the shadows. For this training exercise, you'll be split into teams of good guys and bad guys and fight two-on-two indoor battles!" All Might explains as the students pondered the instructions they were given.
"Isn't this a little advanced?" Tsuyu asked
"The best training is what you get on the battlefield!" All Might declared as they all thought back to the entrance exam. "But remember, you can't just go around punching robots this time. You're dealing with actual people now." The pro reminded them as they recalled the robots they fought during the exam.
"Sir, will you be deciding who wins?" Yaoyorozu asked.
"How much can we hurt the other team?" Bakugo asked.
"Do we have to worry about the losers getting expelled like earlier?" Uraraka asked nervously.
"Will you be splitting us up based on chance or comparative skill?" Iida asked with a hand raised.
All Might growled at all the rapid-fire questions. Especially since... "I wasn't finished talking!" He snapped. He then pulled out and looked at a small notebook. "Listen up!" He announced.
A diagram of the building interior was shown. "The situation is this: the villains have hidden a nuclear missile somewhere in their hideout. The heroes must try to foil their plans! To do that, the good guys either have to catch the evildoers or recover the weapon. Likewise, the bad guys succeed if they protect their payload or capture the heroes!" All Might explained as an 8-bit video game laid out the scene as a visual description.
"Sounds like it's straight out of a movie." Aster said.
"Time's limited and we'll choose teams by drawing lots!" All Might declared, holding up a large yellow box that read "Lots" on the front.
"Isn't there a better way?" Iida asked.
However, Midoriya spoke up for his idol. "Think about it! Pros often have to team up with heroes from other agencies on the spot, so maybe that's why we're seeing that here!" The green-themed boy reasoned.
"Yes, I see. Life is a random series of events. Excuse my rudeness." Iida accepted the answer and bowed to the teacher.
All Might turned his back to them. "No sweat. Let's draw!" He declared, fist-pumping.
Midoriya and Uraraka would be "Team A", Maxima and Todoroki were "Team B", Daruka and Yaoyorozu would be "Team C", Bakugo and Iida were "Team D", Mina and Tana would be "Team E", Olympia and Zafira were "Team F", Aster and Jiro would be "Team G", Tokoyami and Tsuyu were "Team H", Bredon and Ivy would be "Team I" and finally, Scylla and Kirishima were "Team J".
"Wow, what are the chances?! We're a team!" Uraraka happily said to Midoriya.
(Oh, my gosh! I have to make a good impression on her!) Midoriya thought in a small panic.
All Might then dug each hand into one of two boxes, a black box with "Villain" spelled in white and a white box with "Hero" spelled in black and began shuffling his hands around inside the boxes. "I declare that the first teams to fight will be..." He started, before pulling his hands from the boxes. "These guys!" He declared, holding up balls with "D" and "A" written on them from the "villain" and "hero" boxes respectively, leaving Bakugo and Midoriya in shock. "Team A will be heroes, Team D will be the villains! Everyone else can head to the monitoring room to watch." He declared.
"Yes, sir!" The students all shouted in agreement.
Midoriya looked down warily as the rest of the students walked off, before looking over to see Bakugo glaring at him, causing him to gasp in fright and look away, before looking down at the ground, his fist trembling. But then, he tightened his fist and looked up after bolstering his resolve and looking back at Bakugo with a glare, causing the explosive boy to gasp in surprise, before growling in response.
Bredon chuckled at this. "Looks like your boy is done letting bomb boy over there push him around." He said to Daruka.
"Because he knows they're on even ground now. He can stand up to Bakugo now. And he's not gonna let him push him around anymore. He's grown." Daruka said, proud of Midoriya for having come as far as he did.
A view of the tops of the buildings was shown. "Bad guys, you can go on in and get set up. In five minutes, the good guys will be let loose and the battle will start!" All Might informed the participating students.
"Yes, sir!" All of them except Bakugo declared in acknowledgment.
"Finally, Bakugo won't be able to talk shit anymore once he has a broken jaw." Scylla said with a smirk.
"No matter who loses, I'm taking the winner on one of these days before we go back home." Olympia declared
"Now, now, students! Save that energy for your own matches!" All Might told them. He then showed the villains to the building where they would be guarding the weapon. "Young Iida, young Bakugo!" He called to them as they were about to enter, gaining their attention. "The key to being successful in this challenge is to embody villainy. Think from the perspective of an evildoer!" The pro told them as Bakugo glared back at Midoriya once again.
"Got it!" Iida confirmed in understanding,
"If things go too far, I'll step in." All Might warned them.
"Understood." Iida acknowledged once again while Bakugo growled at his childhood friend.
Inside the building Bakugo and Iida reached the room with the weapon. "Even though this is training, it pains me to be aligned with criminal behavior." Iida said as he approached the weapon. "So this is the weapon we must protect." He examined the payload, tapping the back of his fist against it. "Fake, of course." He noted.
"Hey!" Bakugo called out to him.
"Hm?" He questioned, turning to his partner, who had his back to him.
"Do you really think Deku has a quirk?" He asked the speedster.
"You saw how he threw that ball. Though, I think his power hurts his body." Iida told him. Bakugo let out a "Tch!" noise in anger at this. "Why is it you seem to be especially angry when it comes to Midoriya?" Iida questioned.
Everything went red with a cloudy background as Bakugo trembled in anger at what he was thinking. (Was he seriously just tricking me all these years? Or did that damn lizard bitch do something to make him like this!?) He wondered, before gaining a vicious smirk. (I'm gonna roast that damn nerd today! And I'll take her out next time!) He mentally declared.
Inside the monitoring room, All Might and the other students looked at a massive screen showing footage from several different cameras throughout the building. "Pay attention, kids. Think about what you would do." All Might told the students present, before looking down a bit. (Young Midoriya! In this class, you're just another student. I'll grade you as I would anyone else. Without playing favorites.) The number one hero declared as he placed a listening and communication device into his ear to be able to respond to the students in the training.
Towards the back of the crowd, the monsters were huddled in their own group. "I almost feel bad for these pups. They have no idea what they'll be up against when they have to face us." Zafira said.
"I wouldn't underestimate them. Some of these kids have powers that make ours seems boring by comparison." Maxima said.
"And never forget, these new bodies of ours are weaker. Remember, a few of them did outscore us in that assessment test yesterday. They may actually have what it takes to bring us down. And some of them might have even been able to do take on our monster forms. It's anyone's game now..." Bredon reminded them as well.
A/N: Another chapter down! I hope you all enjoyed this! So, yeah. If it wasn't obvious, the monsters' costumes were based on hunter armors, with the exceptions of ones like Olympia and Ivy, whose scales cover most their body, anyway, so they could probably just go streaking. After all, that's basically what Hagakure does. Sorry I couldn't be a bit more unique, but the armor's are already awesome and would make great hero costumes, plus coming up with nine unique outfits for these guys requires more skill than I am capable of. But at least for some I did somewhat of a fusion between male and female armors.
But let me know what you guys think in the reviews and I'll see you in the next chapter!