"You did pretty well today, Izu!" Himiko giggled as the Sanctuary kids were heading back from training at the Unforeseen Simulation Joint Training facility.
Izuku chuckled. Still not used to positive words, but adoring them all the same.
"Everyone did well." Izuku reminded her a smile on his face as he began to list accomplishments. "You've got your transformation time down to ten seconds, Akira and Crona can basically do Armament Haki with their quirks, Melissa got that new Spider-Sense thing, Velvet can make a humanoid construct that moves with her, Masato finally got Dust Style down, Rori managed to make a Susnaoo with her Quirk, Amity started to turn her Abomination into armor…"
The kids all smiled at Izuku as he listed off their various accomplishments. It was this kind of talk that, while many others found annoying, and yes it was sometimes hard to follow him, endeared him to his class.
"On that note…You sure you're doing okay, Izuku?" Amity asked the draconic boy in worry.
During their training, Izuku had swallowed some of the Abomination goop. This had led to him spazzing onto the floor before his scales took on a purple hue. It was then that Sanctuary learned of another power in their dragon poster boy: POISON DRAGON SLAYER MODE.
So far, it was the power that scared Izuku the most, and everyone had agreed that he was to avoid using it as much as possible. Nui and 21 had then worked together to give him a sweet and then purge the goop out.
"I'm fine, Amity." Izuku assured her
In the week and a half since school at UA started, everyone at Sanctuary had been settling in the dorms, taking turns cooking, cleaning, and organizing marathons of TV and readings...and of course, doing school work, because it wouldn't be a high school if it didn't teach basic education to its students.
Aside from Luz and Spinel, the kids didn't mind this: Their lives pre-Sanctuary were so chaotic the slowness of math, Language Arts, Social Studies, and others were welcome.
The bus then rolled up to their dorm and the kids disembarked, looking forward to resting up as they started to get comfortable.
"Any calls?" Ulquiorra asked, checking the landline.
Now you may be wondering; it's the 22nd century, who even has landlines anymore? Well, you could thank Akira for this; on top of being born in the wrong century personality-wise (he'd have been home in a 1980's action movie), the delinquent style hero had grown up with such in his old-fashioned home.
He also REFUSED to get a cellphone, claiming they were NOT phones, but instead minicomputers…. that always broke in his gigantic fingers.
Returning to the story; Ulqiorra checked the landline.
"YOU HAVE...NO. NEW MESSAGES."
"Huh." Izuku mused
"Yeah, would've thought the reporters would want something..."Himiko mused.
"Wait, what's the outgoing?" Luz asked, flicking a button.
"If you utter so much as one syllable, WE'LL HUNT YOU DOWN AND GUT YOU LIKE A FISH! If you'd like to email us, go to the UA website." Ragnarok's voice came out.
There was a deafening silence amongst the students upon hearing this.
"Well. That's not helping our image." Velvet mused.
"Wait, we have an image?" Penny asked. "That shouldn't be possible yet; Nedzu and daddy made sure…"
"It wasn't just Ragnarok on that ..." Crona mused, playing back the outgoing. This time, everyone made out a second voice at the email bit.
A certain…fashionista's voice.
"NUI!" Masato roared in annoyance.
"Awww come on, let us have this!" Nui whined.
"No," Sho said simply.
Luz and Spinel were rolling on the floor in laughter at the scene before a clap of hands was heard as everyone turned to see Mamako.
"Ryo tells me you all did phenomenally, so I decided to make dinner tonight~!"
"Thanks, Mom." Masato smiled as the kids all cheered in response. Their eyes sparkled and tongues sparkled when they saw their mother figure had made all their favorites.
The next day had arrived, and Hound Dog had come to make an announcement.
"Alright, considering that Sanctuary is still a class at UA High, we'll be doing something important today." The Hound Hero said. "We'll be picking a Class President and Vice-President."
"Well, I think we should take a democratic vote and…" Amity started.
"Amity." Almost everyone in Sanctuary said unanimously as the Blight Girl perked up in surprise.
"What? Why me?"
"Because you're awesome and you have all the qualities of a great leader!" Luz told her girlfriend as she hugged her, making Amity blush in response.
"What Luz means is," Penny explained. "You are smart, organized, and strong, as well as having one of the kindest hearts in our class."
"But you're not afraid to put us in our place if we act out." Roromiya added.
"Well, if that's the case...I want Izuku to be Vice-President." Amity smiled.
The dragon-scaled boy froze. "...W-wha?"
"I agree wholeheartedly," Akira said with a rare, honestly giddy smile on his face. "Izuku is the smartest in the class and he'll also now have to be involved in all those meetings, meaning he won't get picked on."
"You're right!" Michiru smiled. "It's perfect!"
"D-don't I get a say in this?" Izuku nervously asked. "W-what about Melissa? She's genius!"
"Sorry Izuku," Melissa smirked. "I sighed up for Support club, so I can't… Besides, the vote's been cast."
"B-but you didn't vote!" Izuku shouted.
"All for Izuku becoming Vice president?" Ulquiorra bluntly asked as he raised his hand. His gesture was soon repeated by everyone else in the class. "Vote's passed."
"I. Hate. All of you, So much. Right now." Izuku sighed as he slumped. The class gave lighthearted chuckles at his reaction, and Mamako couldn't help but smile warmly while Hound Dog nodded in approval.
"WOOHOO! HORN BUDDY VICE PRESIDENT!" Someone cheered from across the school at lunch.
"….Shitty hair, you just texted Mina, didn't you?" Katsuki groaned with a smile.
"Couldn't help it!" Eijiro sheepishly said. "The manliest little guy is the Vice Pres of Sanctuary and you expect me to keep that from Mina? We're horn buddies! Sides, it was either now or later."
"…Fair enough." Katsuki shrugged. Better to get it over with.
"Also….AKIRA?! YOU'RE MANLY TOO, JUST….!" Eijiro hurriedly added.
"I GET IT, NO PROBLEM! KEEP GIVING IZZY PRAISE." Akira waved as he helped himself to pudding.
"Th-this is not f-f-fine, and I-I still h-hate all of you," Izuku mumbled as he sat down. The rest of his class just laughed as they sat in their corner of the lunchroom. Katsuki had swung by to check up on Izuku and Himiko and joining him were Ochako, Tenya, Eijirou, Momo, and a certain boy named Hitoshi Shinsho.
"Well, I for one, am delighted to see the two of you in your positions." Momo smiled. "You both have the talent and kindness that will benefit this position."
"That being said!" Tenya cut in. "Do remember to enforce the proper…!"
"Oh, forget about rules for one second, will ya?" Hitoshi groaned. Tenya suddenly tensed, saluted, and went to get his lunch. "…Huh. For once it actually worked with me."
"No need to be nervous, Izuku." Amity smiled. "I think it'd be fine if you started out small. Just help the class with studying sometimes, and maybe help me organize class outings. Nothing scary, I promise."
"O-Okay." Izuku replied, gratefully for being able to take baby steps.
"Yeah, besides, we're all with you!" Luz said as she briefly turned from her battle with Michiru over a piece of shrimp, missing the Tanuki Girl stealing the delicacy for herself in the Dominican girl's distraction.
"Still, how's UA going for you, Deku?" Ochako asked as Izuku blushed. The brunette girl had picked up on Katsuki's affectionate teasing nickname, concluding it was short for 'Dekiru' meaning 'You Can Do It!', Ochako had taken to calling Izuku that as well.
"W-Well, things have been going fine. I've learned how to handle my Quirks and e-everyone is so nice..." Izuku stuttered as Ochako giggled, finding his shyness to be cute.
"Honestly, you should see his notebooks." 21 said as she bit into a cupcake. "In the time he's gotten to know all of us, he's written down how we can all improve our Quirks and even came up with Hero Costume ideas for all of us."
"It was so beautiful...such attention to detail..." Nui sniffed, dabbing a budding tear from her eye with a tissue. "I MUST tell Edna about you, Izu-Kins!"
"Honestly! Could you show some manners!" Tenya admonished Tae, the zombie girl busy tearing through her food like a starving wolf.
"Come on, Iida. Lighten up. Tae-Chan is just Tae-Chan." Crona said, speaking in defense of their friend.
"Yeah, get that stick outta yer ass!" Ragnarok said, throwing in his two cents.
"Honestly, what would you say about me, then?" Emi asked, her plate full of all sorts of foods ranging from meats to veggies to sweets. Roromiya was in the same boat as her, contently nibbling on some sweet buns.
"Gotta admit, that's pretty impressive you've gotten to know your classmates so well and right at the beginning of the school year." Hitoshi chuckled. "What about us in Class 1-A? Or the students in Class 1-B?"
"Well, from what I saw of everyone during our joint training the other day, I made basic folders for everyone in 1-A," Izuku admitted. "I-I still can't believe how amazing your Quirk is, Shinsho-Kun."
Hitoshi blushed awkwardly and rubbed the back of his head. He had always been self-conscious about his 'Villainous' Quirk, [Brainwashing]. However, Aizawa-Sensei had seen his potential and managed to help get him physical training, and his classmates in 1-A had been relatively accepting of his power.
"Get used to it, Aizawa Jr." Katsuki smirked as he and Himiko took a break from their Quadruple spicy meatball curry. "Once Deku finds about a Quirk, he WILL find out EVERYTHING you can do with it."
"Excuse me," A voice spoke up. "Which class are you in?"
Izuku looked up at the voice and saw a boy with short blonde hair and a condescending look. He recognized the newcomer as Monoma Neito from Class 1-B.
"Oh fuck, not this copycat fucker..." Katsuki scowled. In his time at 1-A, in the few brief times that they had interacted with their sister class, Monoma had always tried to find ways to instigate conflict because of some petty form of envy of 1-A always being the 'superior' class.
"We're Class Sanctuary, why you asking?" Spinel asked.
"I'm just wondering what sort of class would allow a notorious villain on the grounds. But knowing it's the class full of villain rejects, it makes the most sense." Monoma sneered. "Honestly, our principal is such a brilliant mind that I respect. Why he would waste his time funding a class full of creeps like you is anyone's guess."
He started laughing, not seeing Izuku curl up, nor Masato's eyes forming rings and turning purple alongside Amity's Abomination goop rushing to her fists. Nui grabbed a needle as Yuno and Himiko each pulled out a knife. Akira began to steam and Crona moved as if they were drawing a sword…..
Suddenly, Michiru began laughing.
"That's funny," She laughed. "You're funny. Wanna know something else that's funny?"
She laughed for a few more moments, confusing Monoma. Suddenly, like a striking snake, Michiru grabbed his face, reeled back, and her throwing arm bulked up to monstrous sizes before throwing the smug blonde across the room. Monoma screamed as he flew past the other stunned students and right out the cafeteria doors.
"Good job, Michiru." Nazuna said as she pecked her girlfriend on the cheek, making her beam in pride.
"…I don't like him." Izuku said bluntly, getting many nods of agreement.
"What was with that guy?" Ulquiorra asked flatly. "He seemed to have a beef with us despite none of us having ever met him."
"Monoma Neito," Oujiro said as everyone saw him walk past. "He's in Class 1-B and seems to have this glorified idea on how heroes should work, like something out of a comic book."
"Oh bloody 'ell. You're here too," Seras said sarcastically. "Are you goanna demonize Izuku again?"
"No." The tailed boy said as he took his leave. "I just wanted to warn you guys about that asshole."
"Bitch, I could have told 'em that!" Katsuki said with a furrowed brow but Ojiro said nothing as he left.
"Maishirao seems a lot more...distant and less confrontational than before." Velvet noted. "Maybe All-Might's words got to him more than we were letting on."
"I wouldn't exactly blame him. We were all shocked by just how much Midoriya had suffered." Momo said, giving a soft sympathetic look to Izuku as Akira and Masato were busy comforting him.
Izuku's lunch was untouched, so Momo created a bento for him to carry around and eat later.
Thankfully, Izuku's downtrodden mood was short-lived.
Everyone was honestly excited when a Pro Hero had come to visit Class Sanctuary and one who was All-Might's former sidekick at that. Mirai Sasaki AKA The Foreseeing Hero: Sir Nighteye.
Izuku was over the moon when the man signed his notebook before he even had a chance to ask…and gave him a thumbs-up before going on his way. Apparently, he had business with Melissa but was happy to speak with the rest of Sanctuary.
"To be honest, a part of me understands why All-Might would pick you," Nighteye said to Melissa as the rest of her classmates and friends stood beside her. "Though I still wish my protege, Mirio Togata was given [One for All], you seem to be smart enough to understand the power you now possess."
"Friend Melissa has been making leaps and bounds with her Quirk!" Penny said, Sanctuary having been informed of the secret of [One for All] prior to Nighteye's visit since Melissa had come to trust them all enough. They would still go along with her cover story of calling her Quirk [Battery] for right now.
"I see. Forgive me for my doubts then." Nighteye said. "However, I also wanted to come here because Principal Nedzu and All-Might had told me about a...Izuku Midoriya?"
The draconic boy blushed as Nighteye showed one of his old notebooks. It was one he had written before the facility had taken him.
"You have quite the extensive list of notes on all sorts of Heroes, Vigilantes, and Villains, Midoriya," Nighteye noted as he looked through the notebook. "Eight whole pages on the infamous Vigilante known as Slender Man, who stalked and killed child predators and traffickers while defending children."
"Y-Yeah, he took after that old story and wanted to make it a name for a good person, even if he is working outside the boundaries of the law." Izuku nervously said.
"I like him," Ulquiorra said, wanting to throw it out there.
"Me too. He took an old scary story and made it into a badass vigilante name!" Masato said a little too excitedly before coughing into his fist and composing himself. "Sorry, got a little excited there..."
"And nobody else has notes like this," Nighteye said as he skimmed through the notebook some more before returning it to Izuku. "You have quite the brilliant mind, Midoriya."
"T-Thanks...It was all I could do...because of what I did, I could never be a Hero myself..."
"Stop saying that, Izu!" Hana shouted the loudest anyone had heard her yet. "You're amazing! Okay, yeah you did a bad thing, but you didn't mean to! Stop beating yourself up over it!"
"Whoa, easy there Hana-chan..." Akira said, putting a gentle hand on the girl's shoulder as she sighed and relaxed.
"Sorry..." Hana blushed. "Just…...memories…"
Lucy offered Hana a cup of tea before turning to walk away. Spinel then quickly bounded up to the two hurting teens and began to stretch and make funny faces until they smiled
"Such camaraderie." Nighteye hummed, a rare genuine smile overtaking his face as he recalled the comradery of All Might's agency so many years ago.
"Listen, what you kids have? Keep it close and don't let go. I don't want any of you ending up like how me and All-Might turned out."
With that, Nighteye took his leave, deciding to pay Mirio a visit at his class before departing. As he left, Nighteye couldn't help but think of the bitter fallout he and Toshinori had all those years ago.
"That bleak future I saw for you all those years ago...I can no longer see it. Instead, I see Young Midoriya crying over something. A tragedy is about to befall the boy...but I can't for the life of me find out what..."
That future would be seen the very next day.
TO BE CONTINUED…
Devil Dragon Stand Knight A/N:
Just some nice stuff between Izuku and his new friends in both Sanctuary and 1-A. Also, Monoma getting bashed because fuck that guy and a surprise visit from Sir Nighteye, who is surprisingly rather accepting of Melissa being All-Might's chosen successor in this timeline.
Anyway, in the next chapter, shit is about to go down as Izuku and Himiko join 1-A on a trip to the USJ to help them out since they and the rest of their class have already trained there, as spoken so in this chapter. However, it is now that Tomura makes his debut and he has a personal grudge to uphold.
Alright, Mrotrax, all on you!
Mrotax A/N:
An emotional rollercoaster, this chapter was!
Just who is this mysterious new player who seems to have a connection or care to Class Sanctuary? What tragedy did Nighteye foresee, and can the kids defy/prevent it?
As some might have noticed, the Editor's name was inspired by two legendary mangka who DDSK and myself have some…creative gripes with. I edited them to not be as obvious, but I'm certain you can see.
This chapter was also supposed to have continued hinting at the killer, but DDSK and you guys have been waiting so long, I have moved it to the opening of the next chapter….Mostly because I need to 'shake it up' and find the right words….
And also because I just got called into work early and PROMISED to post this.
So, be forewarned. The next chapter WILL BE DARK! But there will be awesome and heartwarming moments as well.
Sorry for the wait and thank you for all the support. And now? To make up for the long wait…AN OMAKE! As suggested on Discord by DDSK, You can look forward to more in the future
IKEA Insanity
The day after class introductions, the kids came together for a mission unlike any other.
"I want to thank you all for helping Izuku's bookshelf." Mamako said. "We got it from IKEA."
"...That's it?" Ulqiorra asked, seeing a single box.
"You'd be surprised how much they can stuff into one little box." Nui beamed as Tae reached to open it. When she did, all the parts for the bookshelf popped out and buried her, Michiru, and Nazuna
"OOF!"
"OW!"
"OUCH!"
The three girls popped their heads out
"There're no words! Just pictures..." Crona mused.
"Ooooh! Like manga!" Luz beamed as she took the instructions. "Huh, the plot's there but the characters are all over the place."
Amity face-palmed at her girlfriend's 'selective stupidity.'
"...How do we tell the difference between side A and side c?" Masato asked
"Side A shoudl have one more L bracket." 21 mused
"You mean...'T' bracket, right?" Masato asked for clarification.
"...Uuuuuuuuuuuum..."
"21, so help me, if you've been confusing L Brackets and T Brackets THIS WHOLE TIME...!" Enrico growled.
"Who used all the D-Screws? All I have left are J-Knobs, which are worthless!" Yuno frowned. "And has anyone seen Back Panel G?"
"Uh...I think I found it..." Akira lifted his arm to reveal said piece stuck in his bicep and forearm. He tried to wave it out with no avail. Then TRYING to hold back, gently pulled...and broke it
"Oh, great! Just great! Now we got to go back and exchange the whole thing!" Masato groaned. "Come on, let's pack it up..."
What sounded simple turned out to be VERY TRICKY: They stuffed the boards into the box, which no could not close. And they still had a whole bunch of parts to return
"...How...?!"
"You're putting all of them in at once." Sho pointed out.
"They all came out at once!" Michiru reminded everyone.
"There's a method!"
THREE. HOURS. LATER
"We got a brand new Glorpsenblargian. Let's just build it right here." Ulquiorra said.
"Then when we mess up, we can get yet another one!" Michiru happily pointed out.
"For no extra cost either!" Nazuna added.
"Alright! Let's dominate this cheap piece of furniture!" Hana declared. "To the best of our limited abilities..."
2 minutes later
"Okay, we're out of parts and instructions..." Toga mused. "I think we're done!"
The assembled product...looked NOTHING like a shelf
"Thanks guys." Izuku smiled all the same.
Suddenly...
BOOM!
There stood an annoyed Katsuki Bakugo.
"Hey, we spent all day on that!" Luz complained.
"HOW CAN YOU MORONS BE SO BAD AT THIS SHIT?!" Katsuki snapped before assembling the shelf in under five seconds.
"…. Let us never speak of this again." Emi ordered.
Keep safe!
