Ok, so before we start this chapter, I just want to clarify a few things:
1. Izuku gave the power of Explosions back to Katsuki right before Katsuki was taken to the hospital.
2. There was supposed to be something else but I forgot what it was.
Now that I have all of the important shit out of the way, lets get into this!
It had been eight years since Izuku was diagnosed with having the quirk he named One With All. His schoolwork had also improved drastically thanks to his new training methods, and his relationship with Katsuki has gone a whole lot better, especially since the two both had strong quirks.
"You're all Third Years now; it's time for you to start seriously considering your futures." Katsuki and Izuku's Homeroom teacher told the class as he looked at them from the podium. "While normally I would pass out these career aptitude tests…why bother? I know you all want to be Heroes!" The entire class, barring two, cheered as they showed off their Quirks. "Yes, yes, you all have very nice Quirks; but using them at school is against the rules! So restrain yourselves!"
"Hey, sensei, don't lump me in with most of these extras!" Katsuki spoke up. "Most of this lot would be lucky to end up as Sidekicks to a busted D-Lister. I'm the real deal!" Predictably his fellow classmates had something to say about that as they all tossed insults his way. "Bring it on! I'll take you all on!"
"Hmm, you do have impressive test results." The teacher commented. "Maybe you will get into UA." Cue the shocked exclamations of the rest of the class that Katsuki was trying to get into the Number One Hero School.
"That's why UA is perfect for me!" Katsuki replied as he stood up from his seat. "I aced all the mock tests! I'm the only one at this school that stands a chance of getting in! I'll be more popular than All Might himself and become the richest Hero of all time! People all across the world will know my name! And it all starts with UA!"
"Oh yes, Midoriya, you applied for UA as well, right?" The teacher asked looking over his paperwork.
"Yes, sensei." Izuku replied and all of the other students whispered among themselves.
"I hoped you would, Quirkologist!" Katsuki exclaimed soon after Izuku replied to the teacher's question. "Together we'll be the best! You and me, Quirkologist!"
Izuku then covered his ears.
"Not so loud, Kacchan..." Izuku told Katsuki.
"Oh, right. Sorry. I forgot about your sensitivities." Katsuki apologised, speaking in a normal volume.
Izuku uncovered his ears. "It's fine, Kacchan. But thank you."
The rest of the day had had gone the same as usual, nothing interesting happened. As the day ended, both Izuku and Katsuki's hype for the entrance exam for U.A were increasing. After Izuku had cleared up his things, he and Katsuki had started walking home.
"How do you think we'll do on the exams?" Izuku asked Katsuki.
"We'll be fine. We just need to become more powerful." Katsuki replied, a grin showing up on his face. "Speaking of power, have you gotten attacked by any villains lately?"
"Not really." Izuku replied. "Though I find it funny that whenever I do get attacked by a villain, I always gain a quirk after the attack."
"Speaking of that, how many quirks do you have now? I bet it's like 30 at this point, right?" Katsuki asked Izuku.
"No, but you're pretty close." Izuku replied. "I have 24 stockpiled quirks. The first three were from the doctors that wanted to see what it could do. Then I got 14 from when villains attacked me. And I got 6 of them from vigilantes. And my most recent one was from my mother as a present."
"That many, huh, Quirkologist?" Katsuki was surprised at Izuku's reply. "Do you know how to use them all?"
"Uh... Well, mostly. I'm not too sure about quirk number 6, Gunpoint. It's kind of hard to tell when it is activated, but it does give me better aim, so at least that's not too much of a handicap. And I also don't know much about quirk number 17, Gummy Body. Though I know that it's a mutant type quirk and it gives me a rubbery body, but mutant types are harder for me to use, so it makes sense. I just hope I'll be able to make a use out of it and make the vigilante that gave it to me proud." Izuku infodumped.
"Yeah yeah." Katsuki rolled his eyes. "Anyways, I bet your mom knows about all those quirks of yours, doesn't she?"
"Well, she may know some. She doesn't know all of them, but she knows enough of my quirks." Izuku responded.
As the duo's conversation continued, neither of them noticed a sludgy villain standing right behind them. Before either of them had any time to react, the villain had jumped onto Katsuki, slowly consuming him.
"Aaaaah! Izuku! Help me!" Katsuki exclaimed as Izuku just stood there in fear.
"What quirk do I use? Ice Blade?! Ignite?! Tentacles?!" Izuku pondered.
"I don't care what you do! Just do it!" Katsuki yelled.
"Don't worry. I'm just hijacking your body. Calm down. It'll only hurt for about 45 seconds... then it'll be all over." The Sludge Villain chuckled, continuing to suffocate Katsuki.
Without thinking, Izuku used a combination of the three quirks he was just thinking about, forming a blade of ice on his right arm. and two flaming tentacles coming out of his back, attacking the Sludge Villain, trying not to hit Katsuki.
Katsuki meanwhile, just couldn't feel anything due to the slime villain choking him. However, as Izuku continued fighting, he eventually managed to free Katsuki from the villain, and immediately ran towards him and healed him from his injuries using his Regeneration quirk. After that, Izuku deactivated his quirks.
They were both breathing heavily as they stood up, Izuku taking hold of Katsuki.
"Thank you, Izuku." Katsuki told him.
Izuku just shrugged, blushing slightly. "I didn't really do much…"
"I didn't mean physically. You stopped him from killing me." Katsuki replied.
After the Sludge Villain was about to retreat, a familiar face had show up.
"I am here!" The number one Pro Hero, All Might, announced, collecting the remains of the Sludge Villain and putting it in a plastic bottle.
"All Might!" Both Izuku and Katsuki exclaimed in awe.
"Yes! It is me!" All Might announced. "And I couldn't help by notice that you young boys got caught up in some trouble with this villain here!"
"That's true. But I tried to use my quirk to attack him." Izuku explained.
"I see... Usually it would be illegal to use your quirk out in public like that, but since you used it for self-defence you get an acception." All Might said. "Say... Are you two planning on going into the Hero Course?"
"Uh... Yeah, kinda." Izuku replied.
"We're planning on applying to U.A." Katsuki explained.
"Well I see. You two will become fine heroes one day." All Might nodded.
"Wait. before you go, could you autograph my notebook?" Izuku requested, taking out his notebook on Pro Heroes.
"Already done it!" All Might exclaimed as Izuku looked in his notebook, amazed at the autograph from All Might in there.
"Wow! You really are all mighty!" Izuku exclaimed in awe.
"Now I must be on my way!" All Might announced, jumping off.
Izuku and Katsuki were both very speechless.
"Quirkologist?"
"Yes Kacchan?"
"Did what I think just happened happen?"
"Well what do you think happened?"
"Did we just witness the number one Pro Hero being a Pro Hero?"
"Yes Kacchan. That did just happen."
The two then realised what had happened.
"We just got complemented by All Might!" Katsuki and Izuku both cheered.
"I'll never forget this day!" Katsuki exclaimed.
"This notebook will become a family heirloom!" Izuku fanboyed, about to faint from all of the excitement.
The two boys then ran home in excitement.
For the next few months, the two trained with their quirks to get ready for the entrance exam for U.A.
Katsuki mostly trained in making his explosions more powerful. But Izuku trained with his quirks in a number of ways. Both of the boys trained by cleaning up the beach with their quirks. They knew that they wouldn't get the beach fully cleaned up, but they tried.
Izuku practised with using quirk combinations. Like using Web Shoot and Vine Whips allowed Izuku to make piles of trash he was collecting bigger. Or using Tentacles and Objectify, Izuku managed to turn big piles of transh into smaller ones. Though as a dedication to his mother, Izuku mostly practised with Attraction of Small Objects, aka his mother's quirk, furthering the pulling distance and making the pull stronger.
Katsuki mostly worked through his quirk. Using Explosion to break through walls helped increase his strength while doing so which made him more useful than his Explosion ability. He also learnt how to make his attacks stronger without destroying the structure of the building.
He also learned to control it as much as possible and avoid breaking any windows in the house. His main focus was mainly on getting stronger in regards to endurance and speed. So far, he was having lots of success with the training. And thanks to this training, he's been improving even more each passing month as well as his combat skills.
It wasn't that long ago that Izuku was still working on figuring out how to control all of his quirks. But now, with his new knowledge, he's been trying to figure things out faster.
With his new knowledge, he's also been working on mastering the art of using his quirk on multiple people without affecting himself. Though in order to achieve this goal, he still needs to practice controlling his quirk on a larger scale, meaning that, with his growing understanding on controlling his quirks, he has been able to control multiple people at once without worrying about himself or others. And with this, he's been able to successfully fight against his own limits and surpass them, achieving a level of control where he can actually defeat a stronger opponent without causing harm to himself.
Overall, Izuku's been working steadily, and he hasn't lost his drive and perseverance. As such, Katsuki has become the main support of Izuku. While Izuku is currently at the stage of developing his quirk, Katsuki is working hard to understand his quirk and master it so that Izuku can use it without fearing for his own life.
When it comes to physical fitness, Katsuki has gone a step further in training his Quirk. He decided that he wanted to learn how to improve his stamina and keep up the best record he could so he would never have to rely on anyone else ever again. When it comes to martial arts, Katsuki has gone ahead and gotten himself a set of boxing gloves because he doesn't want to risk damaging his hands again if he gets hurt.
When it comes to academics, Katsuki has gone ahead and studied a lot of subjects in hopes of gaining a greater knowledge of the subject, including history, geography, literature, science, economics, and the likes. Because he wants to get into U.A. he doesn't want to fail any classes.
At least that's what Katsuki thinks. He may not be sure of many things sometimes, but he does know that Izuku definitely cares for his academics, especially English. He knows that Izuku hates doing schoolwork in general, but he has to do it for Izuku. Even though he might seem reluctant about school, he knows deep inside that it's part of Izuku's dream to become a Hero, and he'd do anything for Izuku.
While training some more, Izuku learned of possible quirk combinations that he could use, though he learned that the more same type quirks he used in a combination, the harder forIzuku to control the quirk combinations.
As Katsuki has been busy preparing for the entrance exams, he hasn't been keeping up with Izuku as often. Which leads to him not knowing of his friend's progress.
However, despite being busy with studying for these exams, Katsuki is still extremely proud of Izuku.
After a few more months, the entrance exam was coming up, and the beach was looking very clean.
As a result, Katsuki and Izuku decided to train and improve themselves together, practicing various different techniques and fighting styles, and even talking about how they wish they can work as heroes together. In fact Katsuki has already planned what he will teach Izuku. He wants to tell him about the basics and then introduce him to more advanced techniques. And Izuku has promised that Katsuki can train with him after they graduate, helping each other grow their skills. Of course, if there was something that the two agreed upon, it would be the training.
Of course, as the two teenagers trained, Katsuki noticed that Izuku was a little bit nervous about the upcoming exam.
He was also starting to worry about Izuku. He seemed distracted during their training sessions.
"Are you feeling okay Quirkologist? Something on your mind?" Katsuki asked, concerned for his friend.
"Huh? No. Nothing's wrong." Izuku assured, though he still seemed nervous.
"Really? 'Cause you don't look too good." Katsuki commented, noticing his pale complexion.
"Maybe I'm just a bit tired from training so much." Izuku responded.
"If you say so." Katsuki shrugged. "But if something's bothering you..."
"... I know, Kacchan." Izuku sighed, rubbing his forehead.
A few weeks later, it was finally the day of the U.A entrance exam. Izuku and Katsuki were pumped. That day, they did a brief training session before heading to U.A.
"I am so excited for today." Izuku exclaimed. "Oh man, I've been training so much lately."
"Yeah me too." Katsuki said with a smile. "I'm sure you'll get top score!"
"Yeah." Izuku smiled back.
"Let's head over now! We should arrive early for the entrance exam." Izuku exclaimed.
The two headed over to U.A., hoping to arrive a tad bit earlier than most students.
"I am ready for thi-!" Izuku exclaimed, before tripping on the ground.
It wasn't long until Izuku was saved by a girl using her quirk on him.
"Oh! Sorry! I should've asked before using my quirk on you!" The girl apologised.
"It's ok, it's bad luck to fall on an important day like this." Izuku pointed out.
"True. I'm sorry." She replied, apologising again.
Just then the bell rang.
"Hey, Quirkologist! Are you coming?" Katsuki yelled out to Izuku.
"Oh yeah, coming!" Izuku replied, before turning to the girl. "I'll see you around. Good luck on the exams!"
Katsuki and Izuku both excitedly ran into the U.A building.
"We are so pumped for this!" Izuku and Katsuki exclaimed.
Looks like Katsuki and Izuku are about to take one of the most important tests of their lives. Also Katsuki doesn't hate Izuku in this timeline, since Izuku has a quirk, though he will hpact angry to other people, just not Izuku. Also I just remembered what the second point of the points I made at the start of the chapter.
2. In most What If stories I've listened to or read where Izuku gets a generic superpower as his quirk, Katsuki calls him a different nickname than Deku. For example, in a What If series on YouTube where Izuku has an Esper quirk, Katsuki calls Izuku 'Brainiac'. So I thought I should also have Katsuki call Izuku something different as well, which is why he calls Izuku 'Quirkologist'.
Now something else that I'd like to say is thank you to whoever is reading this as I've noticed that this story is getting well-liked, or at least in my own standards. So thank you to anyone who as taken time out of their day to read this.
Also I'm very worried about making Izuku OP in this timeline, so if anyone has any ideas on how I can avoid making Izuku really OP, feel free to share. And yes, Izuku has been diagnosed as being autistic in this timeline as well. I might show a flashback later on with Izuku being diagnosed this way.
Now remember... Go beyond... Plus Ultra!
Stockpiled Quirks
Evaluate (An emitter quirk that allows the user to analyse other people's quirks. Given to Izuku by Shīkā Chishiki)
Ignite (A transformation quirk that allows the user to ignite parts of their body in flames, but the user's body heat depletes whenever in use. Given to Izuku by Sterling Shidoa)
Tentacles (A mutant quirk that gives the user tentacles that they can use at will. Given to Izuku by Ikatako Shokushu)
Hold Up (An emitter quirk that allows the user to hold their targets in place and move them in that state. Originally stolen by Izuku from one of the villains that tried to kidnap him.)
Sparks Fly (An emitter quirk that allows the user to either pull people near each other, or push people away from each other, literally. Originally stolen by Izuku from one of the villains that tried to kidnap him.)
Gunpoint (A transformation quirk that allows the user to have an accurate target on anything. Originally stolen by Izuku from one of the villains that tried to kidnap him.)
Ice Blade (A transformation quirk that allows the user to turn their hand into a blade of ice, but the user is depleted of water. Originally stolen by Izuku from one of the villains that tried to kidnap him.)
Braincurdle (An emitter quirk that allows the user to brainwash anyone as long as they have a sample of the person's blood. Originally stolen by Izuku from one of the villains that tried to kidnap him.)
Regeneration (An emitter quirk that allows the user to give targets, or themselves a small healing factor. Given to Izuku by a vigilante.)
Rock Plates (A transformation quirk that allows the user to form plates on whatever part of their body. Originally stolen by Izuku from one of the villains that tried to kidnap him.)
Web Shoot (An emitter quirk that allows the user to shoot out webs. These can be used to trap people, or just swinging around. Originally stolen by Izuku from one of the villains that tried to kidnap him.)
Gummy Body (A mutant quirk that gives the user an elastic body. Given to Izuku by a vigilante.)
Vine Whips (A mutant quirk that gives the user vine Whips. Originally stolen by Izuku from one of the villains that tried to kidnap him.)
Jelly Surprise (An emitter quirk that allows the user to create a jelly that traps it's targets within itself. Originally stolen by Izuku from one of the villains that tried to kidnap him.)
Rhyming Reason (An emitter quirk that allows the user to rhythm a phrase of words and the sentence becomes true. For example, if the user said "I'd be very at ease if I were holding a block of cheese", the user would be holding a block of cheese. Originally stolen by Izuku from one of the villains that tried to kidnap him.)
Heart Bomb (A transformation quirk that allows the user to create shockwaves using their own heartbeat. Originally stolen by Izuku from one of the villains that tried to kidnap him.)
Hot Wings (A transformation quirk that allows the user to form flaming wings on their back. Originally stolen by Izuku from one of the villains that tried to kidnap him.)
Objectify (An emitter quirk that allows the user to change objects based on what they're made of. For example, the user could turn a toaster into an oven. Originally stolen by Izuku from one of the villains that tried to kidnap him.)
Chameleon (A transformation quirk that allows the user to change their colour and make themselves invisible. Originally stolen by Izuku from one of the villains that tried to kidnap him.)
Ink Blast (An emitter quirk that allows the user to blast ink out of their hands. Given to Izuku by a vigilante.)
Handcuff (An emitter quirk that allows the user to handcuff an opponent to anything. Given to Izuku by a vigilante.)
Weight Loss (A transformation quirk that allows the user to lessen their weight, but cannot gain weight, unless going back to their original weight. Given to Izuku by a vigilante.)
Radio Signal (A mutant quirk that makes the user's mind connected to radio signals. Given to Izuku by a vigilante.)
Attraction of Small Objects (An emitter quirk that allows the user to use a telekinesis-like power that attracts small objects to them. Given to Izuku by his mother.)
