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As soon as Izuku's alarm blared his eyes shot open.
Today was the day! Time for Phase 2 of his Dastardly Plans - infiltrate U.A and learn everything that he could! Not just that, but keep an eye on Kacchan and any other bright prospects and help mould them into great Heroes! And maybe make Friends!
Izuku had barely been able to get to sleep. For the past couple of weeks, he'd decided to stay away from Villainy. Gentle Criminal and La Brava had been shocked to hear he was entering U.A, though when he'd clarified as a Support student they'd been relieved. Izuku had been allowed to remain a Villain as long as he had an escape route from Villainy, which Gentle had approved.
Izuku shook himself. "Can't worry about that, I've got to look my best! It's U.A! If I'm badly dressed, then the Heroes'll figure out I'm a Villain, and I'll be arrested and then Mom will kill me and I'll be in jail-"
He ran into the shower, train of thought continuing. The shower was hot enough to boil an egg in there, but Izuku could barely feel it. Shampoo, conditioner, and a quick scrub-down later and Izuku was as clean and presentable as he was ever going to be.
Resigned to the futility of the exercise, he tried to comb his unruly hair. It didn't take him long to pull his uniform on.
Staring at himself in the mirror, he gave a determined nod. Right.
This was going to be his Support Academia.
His mom stuck her head around the corner. "Izuku, breakfast's ready! And Bakugo's here to go to U.A as well!"
He gave himself a Villainous smirk. "Coming, Mom!"
Bakugo Katsuki glared up at Deku as he ran down to breakfast. "Morning, nerd," he grumbled.
Deku - Izuku - smiled brightly at him. "Good morning, Kacchan!" he chirped, before heading over to the table.
Auntie Inko gave Bakugo a polite smile. He turned his scowl down to a more neutral expression. "Do you want to have something, Bakugo-kun?"
Bakugo sighed. "I've already had breakfast, Auntie."
She shook her head, offering a small bowl. The damn nerd was eating quickly and efficiently. "It's going to be a big day! Izuku and you, going off to your Entrance Exams! I've never been prouder."
Bakugo sighed, accepting the bowl. "Thanks for the food, Auntie."
He managed to finish it reasonably quickly, just as the Nerd finished the last bit of his breakfast. Deku - Izuku - gave him a cheerful smile, to which Bakugo responded by shoving the Nerd's surprisingly heavy backpack at him. "Here. Let's get moving. If I am late because of you-"
Deku just gave I'm a cheerful laugh, pulling his backpack on. "Don't worry, Kacchan! Everything's prepared!"
U. A.
The top Hero School in the country, having produced so many of top Heroes, some people think just going to the school makes you a Hero! Like Best Jeanist, successful tailor and winner of the Best Jeanist Award eight years in a row! Admittedly, that is a bit weird, but whatever! Or Endeavour, the man with the highest number of solved cases for a single person in history and the Number One of the 'Heroes that Look like Villains' category, beating out many others!
And of course, the great Super Hero... All Might!
No more needs to be said.
The Hero Course only accepts 1 in 300 applicants and one of those is going to be Kacchan, I just know it!
However, the other courses are nothing to sneeze at as well. U. A's Business course members become prominent members of Japan's business and politicians! Its General Course students are rated consistently in the top twenty of academic rankings, if not the top ten! And of course, the Support Course graduates tend to work for the very top Heroes or at I-Island!
Working on Hero Support gear... it'll be a prime way for me to know how to help them in future!
After all... if they have the most Super gear possible, it will only help them become the best Heroes they can be!
Izuku hummed happily as they walked to U.A. "So, Kacchan! What do you reckon the Practical Exam's going to be like? It's going to be a Heroics course so what would they test for? Speed of rescue? Reassurances?"
Kacchan just scoffed, kicking a can out of the way. "What the fuck are you talking about? Stupid shit like that isn't going to be on the exam."
Izuku hummed. "So how would you test for Heroics then?"
He had a good idea of what his Archnemesis considered 'proper Heroics,' but he wanted to be sure.
Sure enough, Kacchan snapped, "Fighting, you idiot. What else?" Idly he steered Izuku out of the way of a telephone pole.
Izuku barely reacted to that, settling for a frown. "Kacchan, being a Hero is about more than beating up Villains. Look at Endeavour! Number 2 in the rankings, not even Top Fifty in the popularity polls."
"Well, what do you think a hero should be, huh?!"
That got Izuku to look at his friend. Ever since that incident with Odd Eye, Kacchan had improved, even if most people wouldn't have seen it that way. "Well, Heroes rescue people in dangerous situations. Make them feel safe. Inspire."
Kacchan scoffed. "Any situation like that, U.A would have to set people up to potentially get hurt! Some dipshits'd get hurt like that!"
Izuku hummed, conceding the point. Then his eyes lit up as he hit on the next topic. "So, would you say Teachers or Robots?"
Kacchan stared at Izuku blankly for a second, then his scowl returned. "Robots? What? Nah, it's definitely Teachers. Or other Students."
They rounded the corner, Izuku gestured animatedly. "Why would it be other students? That just proves who's best with injuries. No, it's got to be Teachers or Robots. I'm thinking Robots, U.A can certainly afford them."
Kacchan shook his head. "Why the fuck would they waste all that money on some easily destroyed robots, Deku? Gotta be teachers."
Izuku shook his head. "They have the ability to use them, though. Why wouldn't they? The teachers can't be there just for Heroics."
Kacchan stared at Izuku with an angry yet tired look on his face. "Look, just because they could afford it doesn't mean they would. I mean, just think about it like that."
Well, Kacchan could say silly things like that, but Izuku didn't know why you wouldn't use robots if you had the option to.
Izuku opened his mouth to make a retort, but then they caught a glimpse of U.A's front gates for the first time. The building itself was shaped like a giant 'H.' All around it, the famous 'U.A wall' protected students and teachers alike from Villain attacks and unwanted press. Currently it was open, allowing a stream of students to walk through to their exams under the watchful eyes of the Heroes assigned there.
Izuku felt a tear in the corner of his eye.
This is it.
They spent a few seconds staring at the Gates to U. A, before Bakugo managed to clear his throat. Time to say the goddamn mushy crap. Probably had needed to say this shit before.
It seemed impossible to say at this point though. Sorry I've treated you like shit because I thought you were looking down on me? Sorry for thinking you were trying to be a Hero when you've said you weren't interested even though I knew you'd be a great Hero if you had a Quirk?
Bakugo shook his head angrily. He'd apologise some other time. But he would give the Nerd the right encouragement.
"If you don't make it into U. A, I'm gonna fucking kill you," he ground out.
it wasn't an apology. But it was going to be enough.
Deku turned to him with a teary, shocked expression. "Kacchan..." It then changed into a smile. "That's... that's the nicest thing you-you've said about me getting into U.A ever!"
Bakugo scoffed. "Whatever. Get out of my damn way. My exam's in a different building, and I'm not gonna be late because of you." He glared at the nerd. "I'll meet you here after the Written exam, okay?"
Izuku, the damn nerd, waved him goodbye. "Got it!" he happily waved. "Good luck!"
Bakugo stomped off. Damn nerd. As if he needed luck to crush this goddamn exam.
After waving Kacchan goodbye, Izuku followed the map on his phone to where the Support Exam was being held, materially helped by generous signposting.
As he approached, he could hear some interesting sounds coming his way. The sound of clanking and tinkering, accompanied by maniacal laughter. As an expert in maniacal laughter himself, Izuku rated this cackler as being quite good for an amateur. Intrigued, he followed it into the Support Exam room.
This area was probably smaller than the Hero Exam, considering how many students he'd seen going to that specific exam. It looked like a small lecture hall, every student assigned to a workbench. A girl with thick pink locks was tinkering with something large on her desk, cackling. "Just a few more pieces, and my beautiful baby will blow all of you out of the water!"
Next to her sat a girl with hair coiling in blue and orange strands and a long suffering look. The inventor thrust a hand out and the other girl responded, picking up a spanner in her right hand. A blue glow surrounded her hand, the other glowing orange. The spanner slid into one hand and out the other, the inventor seizing it and returning to the innards of her contraption.
Curious, Izuku sat in the empty seat, everybody else in the room apparently keeping a wide berth, He tilted his head, examining it. It looked like a cannon, or maybe a launcher of sorts.
The pink-haired inventor looked up, cross-haired pupils focusing on Izuku and a manic grin splitting her face. Izuku gave her a polite bow. "Ah, a new minion! Hold this!"
Izuku stared at the piece of equipment thrust in his face for a second, then held it while the inventor returned to the inner workings. Izuku idly examined the cylinder in his hands, noting its size in comparison with the barrel.
The other girl gave him a desperate look, pleading for help. Izuku gave her a hesitant smile, pointing with his eyes at the gun. All hope died in her eyes.
With a final cackle, the Inventor was done, delicately closing the main hatch before picking it up. "Minions, behold!" She held it up to the ceiling, as if expecting god himself to shine a light on it. "Rejoice, for my beautiful baby, the new, improved NetMaster 6000 has been brought into existence!"
Izuku clapped, idly wondering why the other students weren't. He'd so rarely seen the joy of creation on another person's face. "So, why 6000?"
The inventor whipped to face him. "Good question, minion! This baby is an improvement on the Netmaster 9000, made both more compact and software upgradable!"
Izuku nodded, looking over it. All blue steel and plastic, the two handed net gun was an impressive piece. He smiled - this had clearly been in development for a while.
The Inventor grinned, seeing his interest. "Not everyday that somebody appreciates a good net gun!"
Izuku hummed. "It is good, yes. The propulsion system is...?"
She beamed at him. "Hydrogen-based, yes! Electrical signal-"
"For ignition? But the exhaust-"
"Bleeds down the sides with-"
"Oh, I see! Are those-"
"Berrylium-copper dampeners, yes!"
The girl with blue and orange hair stared at the pair of them with a flat expression. "I should have known it would happen here. He's on her wavelength."
People have said, "All hope is lost. We're going to die," in a cheerier tone of voice.
She stared at the rest of the room at some point at a thousand yards. "I knew I should have gone to General Education, but no, I had to come here to stop Mei from levelling the place."
The pair of them at this point were ignoring her, caught up in the specifics of the design. Izuku gestured animatedly at the gun. "See, if you use duralumin with an aluminum coating for the main body-"
"For the main frame? That'll reduce weight but without sacrificing-"
"Integrity, and it'll-"
"Look goddamn amazing!"
His fellow inventor cackled, Izuku joining in. The rest of the room watched this warily but lacked the existential dread such a meeting should have produced. Grinning, she stuck her hand out. "Hatsume Mei, soon to be the greatest Support Inventor in the world!"
Izuku grinned, shaking her hand. "Midoriya Izuku! Uh, same!"
The other girl groaned. "Well, if there's no justice in the world, I'll be in the Support course as well. Sayū Mayumi, Mei's friend and the main reason our school didn't burn down. Please, don't try and take over the world."
Izuku chose to take that as a compliment. He beamed at Sayū, the other girl slumping in her chair.
With that, the side door slammed open, and Izuku practically squeed at the sight of Power Loader, his mighty mask and claws making him incredibly identifiable. The rather short Hero looked around the lecture room before looking out at them. "It looks like you all made it here on time. Now, presumably you have read your introductory pamphlets. If you haven't, you're already failed."
He swept his gaze around the room, checking to see if anybody was going to leave. When nobody did, he continued talking. "Right! As you know, this is the Support Exam! We've got a reputation for being one of the hardest courses in this school, and that's because our job is correspondingly harder! Why?"
The screen behind him lit up, displaying a variety of costumes and support items as he continued. "Because as Support, we won't be earning the glory like the Heroes! But make no mistake, Support is the backbone of the Heroics Industry! Without us, Endeavour would need to change clothes every five minutes!" He gave them a steely glare. "Ready to enter the toughest department in U.A?"
Hatsume Mei gave a resounding cheer, Izuku and a couple of others joining in as well. Power Loader grinned. "Good to hear it!"
With a click of the remote, the screen split into three parts, each labelled with small diagrams. "Everybody here has completed the first phase of the Support Exam - we require a blueprint or design to be submitted before you even make it in! If we don't approve, you're out!"
The Pro Hero tapped the next part. "This here's the second phase - you will be required to take a seperate invention or design from what you submitted and meet with our panel of three judges. You'll hear back from us within a week, like with the rest of the U.A students."
A student put their hand up hesitantly. "What criteria are we going to be judged on?"
Power Loader gave a thumbs up. "Good question!" He held up a couple of fingers. "Well, first of all, the ingenuity of the item. Feasability if it's just a design. What is it made for, does it work, and most importantly, how you sell it."
He levelled a glare at the room, Izuku practically vibrating as he tried to keep his Hero muttering quiet. "For this exam, we will be rating you on how well you can sell your item - not for money, but rather how well you can convince us that your device is useful. As a member of Support, your second largest hurdle will be persuading heroes to use your Support Gear."
For a moment he slumped. "It took seven of us, all begging, to persuade Present Mic to install volume control in his gear."
Power Loader straightened up, confidence returned. "The final phase will be repair - that'll be in a different room. We'll have some items there according to each of your specialties and the equipment necessary to repair it. You will have up to an hour to repair those items as best you can." He swept a gaze around the room. "Any further questions?"
When none came, he smiled. "Just remember to give it your all!" He checked a list in his hands. "Now, we'll do this in alphabetical order! Once everybody's done their work, then we'll start the third phase."
With that, names started to be called out, students leaving one at a time to be judged in the side room. Izuku pulled out his Hero Notebook for the Future and started to write furiously, trying to distract himself from his nerves. Hatsume Mei sat there with a confident grin on her face, polishing her net gun.
Some students left confident. Some were crestfallen. Some left hesitant. Eventually, Mei was called, skipping in with confidence. "Good luck!" Izuku wished.
"Don't need it!"
She kicked the door in, striding in as if she owned the place. When she left, it was with the confidence of a cat that had not just got into the cream but had also eaten the budgie and the goldfish. "Nailed it!"
Izuku gave her a smile, which was returned in a more manic fashion. Eventually:
"Midoriya Izuku!"
Izuku pushed himself up, taking a deep breath. He had this.
The next room over had a small panel of three judges, along with a life-sized dummy of a person. Power Loader was sitting in the middle, with Lunch Rush sitting next to him. The third Hero Izuku didn't recognise off the top of his head - a tall woman with long white hair, a small domino mask and a neat black suit, an oversized needle and thread slung over her back. For a moment he stood there, then his eyes widened as he connected the dots.
"Oh! You're Weaver! The Silk Thread Hero!"
Weaver gently chuckled. "It's always nice to be recognised. But meeting me isn't what you came for, is it?"
Izuku's eyes widened, and he quickly bowed. "Ah! Sorry!"
Lunch Rush cleared his throat. "Midoriya Izuku. Quirk... none."
There wasn't any hint of judgement in his voice, which was nice. The Pro Hero looked at his notes again. "Perfect grades, and highly recommended by your teachers. You submitted a blueprint for a temperature controllable and sweat wicking chest plate."
Izuku nodded. "I-I thought that Heroes didn't wear a lot of body armour because of the weight and lack of comfort, so-"
Power Loader held up a claw. "You passed our initial stage, we simply wanted to confirm." He gave Izuku a friendly smile. "Now, what item have you brought in today?"
Izuku's confident smile returned. From his backpack, he pulled out a small metal cylinder, about the size of a large can of soft drink. "Well, this is similar to one of my first inventions! The same principle, basically." He held it out in front of him, then pressed the button.
A cloud of smoke burst out, along with the sound of sliding fabric. When it cleared, Izuku stood there, hands on hips, a bright red cape fluttering on a non-existent wind, secured by a pair of round closures on the shoulders. "Introducing... the Portable Cape! For the Hero on the Go!"
Mutter, mutter.
Weaver looked at the cape with a gleam in her eye. "The wind effect is interesting. How did you manage it?"
Izuku grinned. "Well, I have to admit I was inspired by Mastermind's own design, so I thought about how I could make my own design. Basically, I threaded high tensile wires through the fabric down to the end. The wires flex according to electrical impulses, causing a fluttering effect."
Power Loader grunted, jotting down some notes. "Does the cape do anything else?"
Izuku grinned. "It's a similar idea that I had with the chest plate - the cape itself has a couple of secondary features!" He tapped the left closure's button. "The wires themselves can heat up for cooler weather and act as a minor air conditioner, allowing for the cape to maintain optimal temperatures. As well, the wires make the cape highly tear resistant and can also flex with stored energy, making a protective shell for the Hero or other person inside!"
The judges hummed, Izuku demonstrating the function by tapping the button and twisting, causing the cape to rustle briefly. He removed the cape and put it on the dummy. Pulling a wrench out of his backpack, he took a swing at the cloak. The fabric of the cloak held in place then flexed back with the swing.
Making a few notes of her own, Weaver checked the fabric. "you would be able to work other fabrics in with this, wouldn't you?"
Izuku nodded. "Of course! I just used that since it was all I could easily get my hands on."
Satisfied, she went back to the panel. Lunch Rush was the next to speak. "So, Midoriya. I just have to ask... why a cape? While impressive, it seems a bit different from your initial blueprint."
Izuku nodded. "Well, I know. Which is why I've got my blueprints for this as well." As he pulled out his blueprints, he continued. "I have to admit, this was a bit of a last-minute change with my design. But I, ah, was talking to a friend about what a Hero needed..."
Early January...
Izuku sighed, tapping at the blueprint. "It's still not quite right," he grumbled. Over on the beach, he could see Melissa continuing to haul trash away, encouraged by Yagi-san.
Next to him, Mirio leaned over good naturally. "So, still a bit stuck on what to do for the Support Exam?"
Izuku sighed angrily, chewing on his pencil. "I know this is the right angle, but it still feels like I'm missing something! Gear for the Hero on the Go is great, but I can't help but think it won't be enough!"
Mirio laughed. "Well, I've met a lot of Support track students who say much the same thing. So you're halfway there already!"
That wasn't reassuring to Izuku, the teenager slumping down on the bench. "I just... what does a Hero need?"
Mirio patted him gently on the back. "Well, I don't know about all of this technical stuff, but I could give you some pointers if you like!"
Izuku looked at Mirio, eyes sparkling. "R-really?"
Mirio's sunshine smile got wider. "Sure thing!" He looked at the blueprint, humming and tongue stuck out in concentration. Then he looked back up. "Yeah, I don't understand any of this at all."
Izuku couldn't help but grin at his senpai. "W-well, I'm designing it for rapid mobility Heroes, so that they can change their costumes on the go."
Mirio put on a serious face. "Not a bad idea, but most of the time Heroes are out on active patrol. It might be a bit niche."
Izuku nodded glumly. "I know. I've got to find a better way to sell it." He stared at his notes, daring them to make sense. "It's just hard to think of what a Hero needs."
Mirio chuckled. "Isn't that true." he stared out at the ocean for a short time, before looking back at Izuku. "As I said, I don't know the technical details, but I do know about Heroics!"
He gave Izuku a confident smile. "Do you know why I have a cape in my costume?"
Izuku looked at Mirio with wide eyes. 'Y-you have a cape on your costume? That's great! So few Heroes bother with capes! I mean, All Might used to have a cape back in his Golden Age, but-"
Mirio nodded. "Wasn't he worried it could get caught on things?"
Izuku nodded, still beaming. "Which is a shame, as they just look so good if you've got the build to pull them off!"
Mirio's smile became more wistful. "That's certainly true. But that wasn't the only reason why heroes choose to have a cape added."
Izuku took a deep breath, looking at the judges. "W-well, my friend, who's a bit older than I am, he's a second year - will be a third year... he said..."
He took a deep breath, eyes steely.
"He said that Heroes wear their capes so that they can wrap people in them when they're cold and scared."
Izuku couldn't help but smile gently as he tapped the right closure's button twice, causing the whole thing to snap back into its can in an instant. "So that's what I made - I wanted a cape that wasn't just cool, but a hero or civilian could look at it and think, 'I'll be safe because I have that cape.'"
The judges looked between each other. Power Loader was the first to speak. "Thank you, Midoriya. We will mail you the results of your exam within a week."
Izuku felt like he was on Cloud Nine as he met up with the rest of the examinees. Each workbench had been marked with where students had to go, with covers over the items they were working on. Mei took one look at his face and cackled. "So? Did your baby knock them out of the park?"
Izuku couldn't help but grin back. "I think it did!" He looked out at the rest of the examinees. "Hopefully we'll start soon, I'm walking home with a friend."
Mei focused on him. "What exam is your friend taking? Heroics? Will he need any other babies in his work?"
Izuku hummed. "Definitely! I think he made his own outfit design, even though I would have happily worked on it with him."
They chatted about Support for a while, Sayū managing to make it over to them eventually, guided by some sixth sense for chaos. Eventually, every student had gone through the exam, Power Loader and the other teachers coming in to check on the examinees. "Alright! how are you all feeling?"
As the mix of happy and unsure sounds finished, Lunch Rush stepped up. "Now then, students! It's time for the third phase - the Practical! You'll see that each of you has their own workbench, stocked with what you need!"
"Please, raise your hand if you have a question during the exam. You have one hour." Power Loader swept his gaze over every student, watching for a second to see if anybody was going to object. "Begin!"
With that, every student pulled the cover off their workbench, getting to work on the components within. Most of the students were working on machinery, while others were focusing on what looked like damaged uniforms. At least one Izuku could see was cooking something - maybe that was another part of Support? He found the work relaxing, humming as he repaired the damaged robotics in front of him.
"Rewire this, replace this burnt piece of tech, change the circuit board..." he muttered under his breath, peacefully tinkering away.
Izuku finished his repair job within thirty minutes. Wiping his hands clean with a rag, he held up his hand, pointing to his completed repair job. With a quick demonstration of it working and a short nod from Power Loader, Izuku sat at his desk, idly taking out his notebook and starting to scribble notes and designs.
Behind him, he heard Hatsume exclaim as loudly as the exam allowed that her repaired baby was complete. Izuku smiled. Mei was certainly going places.
On their way to the Written Exam, Mei grabbed Izuku's arm. "You actually beat me in terms of repair speed. Not bad, Midoriya!"
Izuku blushed, rubbing the back of his head. "Ah, it's nothing! I just have a lot of experience with pulling things apart and then putting them back together again, that's all!"
Mei grinned, holding out a hodgepodge of a phone with numerous additional modules. "Alright, I've decided." Her crosshair eyes focused on Izuku's face, studying it intently. "I'm getting your number for Support Projects and stopping Mastermind!"
Izuku pulled out his own phone. "I-uh-I've never gotten somebody's-" his brain caught up with her words and he stopped. "Wait, stopping Mastermind?"
Mei's bombastic smile went away. "Yeah! Mastermind's dragging the good name of Support tech and mad science through the mud! Not just that, I had this amazing idea for a kinetic energy absorbing baby, and he went ahead and soiled the concept by making his own!"
She glared at nothing in particular. Her eyelid twitched. "Soiled it!"
Sayū sighed, looking at Izuku with tired eyes. "You just had to push the Mastermind button, didn't you."
Izuku was at a bit of a loss for words. Well, it wouldn't be the first time he was going to befriend somebody who was opposed to his Supervillain self. "Right! Well, um... here's my number?" He proffered his contact details to the hyperactive girl.
Mei's smile returned. "Good choice, minion!" She tapped away in her phone, holding out her number for Izuku to copy. "Well, see you in U.A, minion!"
She skipped off, leaving them there. Izuku grinned. "See you there as well, Hatsume!"
Sayū sighed. "We're doomed."
The Written Exam had been a hard trial, but Izuku was confident he'd made it through. He'd been studying for it for most of his time being a Villain. Thanks to Twice's clone of Izuku, he'd been able to study more while still maintaining his gear.
Kacchan was waiting for him at the gate, looking angrier than normal. Izuku jogged up to him, a concerned expression on his face. "Kacchan?"
His friend snarled. "It. Was. Robots."
Oh.
Well, that would explain it. Izuku grinned, striding alongside his old friend. "So, how did the exam go?"
Kacchan snorted, pulling his backpack up tighter. "I fucking aced that shit." He paused, then kept talking, each word sounding forced. "What about yours?"
Izuku grinned. "Well, I know that I passed it. And I made friends!"
Kacchan stared at him flatly for a second. "...figures," he grumbled.
Izuku stared off into the afternoon sunshine. Already his mind was seething with plans and schemes, just waiting to unleash them onto the world.
He couldn't wait to work with Mei in future!
AN:
Well, here it is! The Exam!
I decided to split this into two parts - Support and Heroics.
One of my biggest influences was And In his Eyes a Galaxy, a fantastic fic about Support Izuku. Most of this was flat out stolen from inspired by this fic, including Mei's friend and a bit of the structure.
I thought that the Support Exam should have a requirement where basically all students have to put in their blueprint to prove they've got what it takes. I'll go into more detail on what Support, in my mind, entails in future chapters.
Next time... the Heroics Exam! What will change? What won't?
After this chapter, updates will be slower since you're all caught up. I uploaded this fic first to Spacebattles, then Archive of Our Own. Links to those will be in my profile.
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