AN : Hey everyone! I'd like to apologise for the wait, as I was supposed to publish this chapter earlier, but I was busy, so sorry for that.
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( - )
(Last Time)
"Midoriya Izuku won 60 points!
Uraraka Ochako won 45 points!
And Perseus Jackson won 52 points!" All Might announces, showing the leaderboard.
"Congratulations young Midoriya, you've passed"
"T-This is crazy" Izuku stutters, now having been reduced to a sobbing mess, because of All Might's words.
"Young Jackson…young Midoriya…come"
"I proudly welcome you both!"
"To your Hero Academia!"
( - )
(Chapter 4)
( - )
"To your Hero Academia!"
The first thing Izuku did was embrace the green-eyed boy by his side in joy. He sobbed on Percy's shoulder uncontrollably.
"PERCY! I DID IT! I GOT IN!" Izuku sobs loudly, as Percy smiles.
"I KNOW I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!" Percy replies happily, as the green-haired boy couldn't form any more words, just sobbing on the green-eyed boy's shoulder, whose shirt was getting wet from the number of tears.
Once Izuku's cries ceased, the green-haired boy pulled away from the hug, wiping his tears away, while sniffling, looking down at his hands.
"I still can't believe it" Izuku stutters, smiling shakily, as Percy puts a hand on the green-haired boy's shoulder, prompting Izuku to look at him.
"You should because this is the fruit of all your hard work.
But that doesn't mean we should stop, we still have a long road ahead of us and I'll be right by your side through all of it" Percy smiles warmly, as Izuku smiles, tears forming in his eyes again.
"I don't know how I even deserve you Percy"
"YOU'RE TOO GOOD TO ME!" Izuku screams, looking at Percy with waterfalls of tears coming out of his eyes, as the green-eyed boy embraces the green haired boy into another hug.
"I don't know about that, I'm just doing what any good friend would do," Percy says, patting Izuku on the back, who sobs on his shoulder even more.
'Hah, I wonder if he has like an unlimited amount of tears all stocked up in there'
Percy smiles, tightening the embrace, as he chuckles "You need to stop being such a crybaby you know"
Izuku blushes, about to retort, but.
"I heard screams coming from here! Are you boys okay!?" Inko says worriedly, entering the room unannounced, as she pants heavily, making it quite evident that she was already tired after running such a short distance, but ignores her exhaustion, immediately checking up on the two young men.
"I-
No, Auntie, we're fine" Percy chuckles, before bursting into laughter, seeing the distressed look on the green-haired mother's face, making Izuku laugh as well, which starts a chain reaction, Inko joining in as well, while the green-haired boy wipes his drying tears away. The trio continued laughing together before Inko then grew a puzzled look on her face.
"Wait, so why did I hear loud noises coming from here?" Inko says, as Izuku then looks into his mother's eyes, smiling, while tears start to form in his eyes.
"M-Mom, I passed"
Hearing those words was enough to elicit Inko to run into the two boys, embracing them both tightly in a hug, as she starts to tear up as well.
"Oh, Izuku!" Inko shouts, hugging the two boys tightly, as she tears up, while Percy and Izuku melt into the hug.
"I'm so proud of you!" Inko says, as Izuku smiles tearily.
"Thank you mom," Izuku says, sobbing on Inko's shoulder.
The trio stood there hugging each other for a minute, before pulling away.
"What about you, Percy?" Inko asks, as Izuku turns to the green-eyed boy, curious as well to what Percy's results are.
"Oh I passed," Percy says, as Izuku and Inko smiled.
"I'm so proud of you two!" Inko says, looking at the two aspiring heroes, as Percy looks at Izuku, who looked like he still couldn't believe the news.
"I told you right? We'd both get in" Percy nudges Izuku, who smiles at the green eyed boy in response, with tears in his eyes.
"Yeah"
( - )
(Dagoba Beach)
Izuku and Percy were on their way to their mentor, after having been contacted by him to meet at the beach, as they had already received their results, both boys running to the scrawny looking man by the shore, who looked like he was waiting for them.
"All Might!" Percy and Izuku shout in unison, as the deflated form of the hero immediately looks panicked, coughing out a mouthful of blood. Percy wondered what was the problem, but saw the root of the dilemma, as he looked to the side, seeing that the trio weren't the only ones at the beach, a couple standing a decently far distance away from them on the northwest side, who seem to liven up after hearing the name of the Symbol of Peace.
"All Might?"
"What!? All Might!? Where is he!?" The couple shouts, looking around, after hearing the No.1 Hero being mentioned, as Percy and Izuku stood frozen still, not wanting to draw attention to themselves.
"Repeat after me" All Might whispers softly, not moving a muscle, as the two boys nod.
"'It was a mistake'"
"It was a mistake!" The two boys shout, as Izuku waves his arms around, while Percy stands still.
"What…"
"I had my hopes up too" The couple let out an exasperated sigh, as the trio sigh in relief.
"Congratulations you two, well done" All Might smiles, reaching out both his hands, waiting for the two boys to give him a high five, as both Percy and Izuku do just that.
"Thank you sir"
"Thank you very much," The two boys said, smiling.
"Just to tell you both. I didn't tell the school about our relationship" All Might says, as Percy smiles contently, while Izuku grows a puzzled look.
"Huh?" Izuku says, as All Might chuckles, seeing the look on his face.
"Aren't you the type that would think that's cheating?" All Might chuckles.
"I didn't do the judging, it was all fair" All Might says, as Izuku bows thankfully.
"Thank you for your concern, but I was surprised that you were a teacher at U.A" Izuku says, as Percy interjects, having the same thoughts.
"Oh yeah, me too. All Might, were you a teacher before?" Percy asks curiously, as All Might reels back from the sudden question.
"Actually, I don't have any experience in being a teacher" All Might chuckles, scratching the back of his head sheepishly.
"EHHHHH!?" Percy and Izuku shout in unison, before they both put a hand over each other's mouth, realising the couple from earlier were still there.
"How'd they let you become a teacher with no credentials?" Percy asks.
"I told them I had prior experience in teaching. I mean I taught you two, how hard could it be?" All Might chuckles.
"Anyway, indeed, I am a teacher at U.A.
I couldn't say anything, until they made the announcement.
While looking for my heir, U.A happened to offer me the job" All Might says, as Percy's mouth turns into an 'O' shape, the hero's words from before repeating in his head.
"I was originally looking for an heir"
'So that was his original plan'
Percy notices the melancholic look in Izuku's eyes, as the green haired boy stares at his hands, before looking up into All Might's crystal blue eyes.
"One For All…
Broke my body with just one kick and punch…
I cannot control it correctly" Izuku admits sadly, as hangs his head low in disappointment at himself.
"That can't be helped" All Might chuckles.
"If you ask someone who just grew a tail to do tricks, they wouldn't be able to control it, right?" All Might explains, as Percy interjects to cheer his upset friend up, hoping to turn his frown upside down.
"Hey it's fine Izuku, you've had One For All for not even a month yet, you still have a lot to learn, but when you finally master it, you'll be even stronger than All Might!" Percy says as Izuku turns his head to face the green-eyed boy, looking at him in disbelief.
"Eh…really?" Izuku asks, not being able to believe that he'd even have the chance of becoming stronger than All Might himself.
"Yes, really. Right, sir?" Percy says, looking at All Might, who grins in response.
"Of course! You're still young, you have a lot of time to grow, and I have no doubt you'd surpass me in the future!" All Might smiles, as Izuku begins tearing up at the words of motivation.
"Thank you" Izuku smiles, wiping his tears away.
"Thank you? You don't need to thank me for anything young Midoriya, you've earned this power, so own it" All Might smiles, as Izuku opens his mouth.
"Yes!"
"Anyway, yes, while you weren't able to control it fully during the entrance exam, it was only because we didn't have enough time, but it ended out alright in the end.
It turned out All Might!" All Might says, giving Izuku a thumbs up, before bending down and picking up two gas cans, which were on the sandy ground, with his hand, as Percy and Izuku looked at the hero in confusion.
"It may be all or nothing right now, but if you can regulate it, you can modify the output of power," All Might says, as Percy stood with his mouth open in fascination.
"Regulate?" Izuku asks.
"The stronger the vessel, the more control you have over the power" All Might says, transforming into his muscular form, adding force onto the two cans, easily crushing them with his one hand in an instant.
"Just like this!" All Might says, as Izuku looks at the hero in admiration, while the blonde haired man would soon regret having transformed, forgetting the couple that still loitered behind the trio.
"Hey, is that All Might!?"
"No way! Since when!?" The couple squeal, pointing at the enormous hulk of a man, as he was not quite subtle with his appearance.
"You two, let's go!" All Might says, running off into the opposite direction from the couple, as both Izuku and Percy run behind, following suit.
'The flame I passed onto you is still small, but as it gets exposed to wind and rain, along with support from young Jackson and I, that flame will get bigger. Then mine will become weaker and disappear'
All Might looks to his side, seeing Percy running closely at his tail, while Izuku was a bit farther, clearly having trouble keeping up.
'That's deep' All Might chuckles.
The trio ran for a while along the sandy shores of the beach, until they had stopped at a far enough distance.
Izuku and Percy panted, as All Might saw that it was getting dark.
"Hmm, it's getting dark, I think you two should get home to your parents, they must be starting to become worried," All Might says, as a panicked expression appears on Izuku's face.
"O-Oh no that reminds me, I have to-
I have to get home!" Izuku stumbles on his words, as he runs off going in the direction of his house, waving farewell to both Percy and All Might, who wave back at the green-haired boy.
"What about you, young Jackson? Don't you need to get back home as well?" All Might asks.
"Oh, I actually need to talk to you, sir, alone," Percy says skittishly, sounding like a child standing in front of his father after he had done something wrong, which did not go unnoticed by All Might, who chuckles lightly.
"Why the tense tone young man?" All Might asks, as Percy sighs.
"All Might, I-
I told my mom about everything. Your power, your secrets, our training, everything.
I'm sorry sir, but I can't lie to my mom" Percy says, waiting to get reprimanded, but instead.
"HAHAHA" All Might laughs, as Percy grows a puzzled look on his face.
"Eh?"
"No need to worry young Jackson, that's perfectly fine. I trust you well with my secrets and so I trust you to do the right thing, besides it's your mother, I'm sure she'll keep her lips sealed"
"So don't apologise, when you have done nothing wrong.
Anyway, is that all?"
Percy smiles "Yes sir, that's all"
"Well then, till we see each other again, young Jackson, which will be very soon" All Might smiles, as Percy walks away.
"Yeah! Bye sir!"
"I expect great things from both you and young Midoriya! I know you two will make me proud! Good luck!"
"Thank you sir! Bye!"
( - )
(Sometime later…)
(Jackson Residence)
"Oh wait!
Percy!" Sally's voice rings out, as we see Percy standing in front of the front door, a backpack slung on his back while his hand rested on the door knob, looking like he is about to leave the house.
"Mom I'm going to be late!" Percy whines, but shuts up immediately after seeing what his mother had on her.
"You forgot your blue cookies. I made these just for you on your first day" Sally smiles, as Percy shoots back with a smile of his own.
"Thanks mom! You're the best" Percy thanked her, as the brown-haired mother took a second to look at her son, tears forming in her eyes.
"Oh sweetie" Sally says, not being able to resist the urge, taking Percy into a warm embrace, hugging her son happily.
"I'm so proud of you" Sally sobs on her son's shoulder, hugging him tighter, as Percy starts to tear up as well.
"Thank you mom," Percy says, smiling tearily, as Sally pulls away, not wanting to take up more of Percy's time.
"You're growing up so fast" Sally says, wiping her tears away.
"Don't grow up too fast, okay? I want you to enjoy your childhood and highschool, make friends, don't get into fights" Sally smiles, as Percy chuckles.
"Okay mom, I will"
"Well, have fun on your first day" Sally says, as Percy turns around to open the front door. He hesitated for a second to step out of his home, before turning around, taking Sally by surprise, as he hugs her one last time.
"I love you mom"
"I love you too sweetie" Percy pulls away from the hug, as he runs out the front door, waving at his mom one last time.
"Bye mom!"
( - )
(Outside U.A)
"Hey Izuku!" Percy calls out the green-haired boy's attention, as he locks eyes with Izuku just outside of U.A.
"Hey Percy!" Izuku waves at him, walking to Percy, as the duo walk side by side, entering the huge highschool building together.
"So what class are you in Percy?" Izuku asks, while walking with Percy, as they look at their surroundings and marvel at U.A's campus.
"Oh I'm in 1-A"
"I'm 1-A too!" Izuku smiles, as Percy grins back.
"Sweet! I guess we're classmates then"
"Mhm!" Izuku nods, as the duo continue to walk around the campus, looking for their classroom, now knowing they were in the same class together.
The two boys, who were very much lost, walked in silence, as Percy notes his observation about his surroundings, looking around.
"It seems kinda empty compared to last time, where is everyone?" Percy points out, noticing the lack of people, as he and Izuku walk through the campus, looking for their classroom.
"Out of 300 participants, U.A accepts 36 students from the exams and 4 by recommendation, so that's probably why" Izuku explains.
"Oh, that explains it" Percy says, before growing a weary look on his face.
"Or maybe we're already late" Percy says, as both boys took a full stop, looking each other in the eye anxiously.
"RUN!" The two boys didn't waste any more time chitchatting, not wanting to get expelled on the very first day, running through the campus looking for their classroom.
Luckily for them, they found it in no time, as the duo found themselves standing in front of a huge door with a sign on top, '1-A' on it.
"1-A…well here goes nothing" Percy says, as Izuku impulsively cowers behind his much taller friend, who opens the door to the classroom.
"Get your feet off the desk!" The two young men are met with a sight of Katsuki leaning on his chair with his feet on top of his desk, and a familiar dark blue-haired boy with glasses. Percy looked around the classroom seeing all sorts of people, from a girl who had purple skin to a tall boy who had six arms, wearing a mask, before having his attention pulled away by the two boys arguing in front of him.
Katsuki smirks "Hahh?"
"Don't you feel bad for the maker of this desk!?" The blue-haired boy scolds Katsuki, who didn't seem to budge at all.
"No, I don't!" Katsuki retorts, as the blue haired boy reels back slightly from surprise.
"Which school are you from? Four eyes!" Bakugo asks.
"I-
I'm from Soumei Private Academy
My name's Tenya Iida" The boy introduces himself.
"Soumei?
That damn elite school…
You're worth killing then" Bakugo smirks confidently, as Iida widens his mouth in shock at the blonde's particular choice of words.
"Worth killing?
Are you seriously here to be a hero?" Iida asks.
"Tch"
Percy couldn't help but let out a laugh, seeing the exchange between the two, which didn't go unheard by everyone in the class, whose attention was now glued to the green-eyed boy, including Bakugo and Iida's.
"Oi Percy, finally! Someone who will pose a challenge, unlike these extras" Bakugo says, as Iida chooses to ignore the blonde's remark and goes to greet Percy, walking towards him.
"Good Morning!
I'm from Soumei Private Academy!
My name's Tenya Iida!" Iida introduces himself, reaching out his hand, which Percy nonchalantly shakes.
"Good Morning to you too Iida!
I'm from Arudera Junior High and my name's Percy Jackson!
Nice to meet you" Percy says, giving a lopsided grin, as the other people seated quietly on their seats seem to liven up, recognising the name.
"No way! You're him aren't you! The top scorer who got 141 points in the entrance exam!" A black haired boy calls out from his seat, as Percy scratches the back of his head shyly.
"Yeah I guess I am" Percy says, as a boy with red hair stands up from his seat, punching the air.
"I heard of you! I saw a video of you taking out so many of those robots and saving three people!
THAT'S
SO
MANLYYYY!" The red haired boy says, as Percy smiles, chuckling awkwardly.
"Thanks man and oh!" Percy says, turning to his back and pushing Izuku to show himself to everyone.
"This is my friend," Percy says, gesturing to Izuku, who is now the center of attention, as the green-haired boy shrinks under all the states
"H-Hi…" Izuku says, as Iida's eyes widen.
"Oh it's you"
"My name's Midoriya, nice to meet you Iida" Izuku smiles awkwardly, as Iida bows in front of Izuku.
"Midoriya…
I apologise again!" Iida says, as Izuku tries to protest, but the blue-haired boy keeps on talking, cutting him off.
"When I learned about the format of the practical exam, I felt even more of a fool.
You knew how the exam was set up and were very driven to pass the exam, I should have never said those things. I misjudged you and for that I apologise.
It's hard to admit it but,"
"You were many steps ahead of all of us" Iida says, as Percy's body tenses up. The green-eyed boy reacting to his reflex, knew someone was about to sneak up from behind them, but before he turned around.
"That messy hair!" A girlish voice which sounded oddly familiar says from behind, as both Percy and Izuku turn around to see the same nice girl with brown hair standing in front of them.
The girl smiles at Izuku "You must be that reserved boy" before turning to Percy "And, his friend!"
"So you did pass, it was a great punch!" The girl says, as Izuku gets flustered, blushing profusely.
"Well…
It was because you went to negotiate for me" Izuku stutters, raising a hand over his face to cover his blush, while scratching the back of his head awkwardly.
"How did you know?" The girl asks, as Izuku panics, stumbling on his words, while Percy chuckles, seeing Izuku talk to the girl. The green-eyed boy turns away from the two, as he looks at the classroom.
'I wonder where I'll be seated'
Percy wonders, while Izuku and the girl continue to talk, as a tired and stern voice comes out of nowhere.
"If you want to play, go somewhere else"
Percy's and everyone else's attention is pulled to the voice including Iida, as Izuku and the girl stop talking, turning around to look at the source of the voice.
Percy looks for where the voice came from to find himself looking at the floor outside of the classroom where a yellow sleeping bag laid with the face of a man poking out, who looked sleep deprived, having eyebags on his face and long black hair which sprawled out on the ground.
"This is a hero course" The man says, sounding tired and needing sleep, as the zipper lowers, revealing a hand coming out of the sleeping bag.
'There's something there!'
The four standing by the door thought in shock, as they watched the man stand up, before fully unzipping the sleeping bag, revealing his whole body. The man looked skinny and worn out, his black, dishevelled and shoulder-length hair was unkept, as the man wore a white scarf on his neck.
"Okay, it took you eight seconds to be quiet.
Time is limited.
You kids aren't logical" The man says, as everyone in the classroom stared at the black-haired man, who stood by the door.
"I'm your teacher, Shota Aizawa.
Nice to meet you" The man says with no emotion, sounding not at all happy, but cranky as if he was forcefully awoken from his slumber.
"Ehhhh?" The whole class said in unison, as some began to murmur to each other from their seats about the strange man.
The man ignored their muttering, as he pulled something out from his sleeping bag, a pair of blue clothes which had a white and red design on it.
"Wear these and come to the field"
( - )
"Quirk assessment test?" The class says in unison, everyone clearly not expecting the sudden activity on the very first day, as they all found themselves outside.
Percy stood in between Izuku and Iida, as he heard the news, starting to have a slight panic, knowing that there were no bodies of water of any kind nearby, so he had to think of something and something quick.
"No ceremony or orientation?" The brown-haired girl, who stood by Izuku's side, spoke up, sounding panicked and tense, as she was as unprepared as everyone else.
"If you don't want to be a hero, you don't have time for that" Aizawa retorts, standing in front of the class with his back turned on them, as he continues to speak, ignoring the confused and uneasy looks the class had. "U.A is known for its unrestricted style," He pivots his head slightly, locking eyes with the class "And that goes for the teachers as well"
"You've been doing this since middle school, right?" Aizawa says, turning around to face the class, before pulling an object out from his pocket, a phone showing the class the different tests that he will conduct to assess each and every one of them. "Physical fitness tests without using a quirk"
"The country continues to calculate averages based on uniform results, which is not logical, the Ministry of Education is just lazy"
"Didn't Jackson come in first in the practical exam?" Aizawa calls out the green-eyed boy's name, who, unfortunately, didn't hear his name being called, his attention stuck elsewhere, while the class stares at him. Seeing that Percy wasn't responding, Aizawa calls out his name again "Jackson, you came in first in the practical exam, yes?"
This did not pull his attention either, as the whole class had their eyes on him, while Izuku tried nudging Percy subtly, which did not work either. Aizawa's patience was running thin, now having no choice but to raise his voice "Jackson!"
"H-Huh, yes sir!" Percy stuttered, as his attention was finally caught, while some of the class began to chuckle silently at the absentminded boy.
"Did you even hear a word I said?" Aizawa scowls, sounding annoyed.
"No sir, sorry sir, it won't happen again" Percy apologises nervously, shrinking down from the glare he was being given by Aizawa, who sighs "It better not, so I'll ask you again. You came in first in the entrance exam, right?"
"Yes sir, I did"
"In junior high, how many meters was your softball throw?"
"Eighty-six meters"
"Now do it using your quirk" Aizawa says, making Percy's previous worries for a water source return, as he walks towards the circle on the ground in front of the class and Aizawa, grabbing the softball.
"You can do anything in the circle" Aizawa instructs, once Percy stood in the circle, as the green-eyed boy scrambled to think of a way to use his quirk without any water nearby.
'What do I do? Come on Percy, think!'
"Hurry up, with all your might" Aizawa hurries impatiently, rushing Percy to throw, who starts to panic, as he looks at his surroundings, looking for something, before his eyes land on Bakugo.
'Sorry about this Katsuki, but I'm gonna have to borrow your sweat. Ew, that sounds gross now that I say that outloud'
Percy wills the sweat from the blonde-haired boy to come off Katsuki, who is almost always sweating to maximise the use of his quirk. Percy controls the sweat to travel through the air and to him, as he shapes the liquid into a baseball bat, before solidifying it, holding it with his right hand, while the softball is on his left. He takes a deep breath before throwing the softball into the air, holding onto the bat with both his hands and once the ball was right in front of him, he struck it perfectly, sending the ball flying.
Almost immediately after, Percy liquified the baseball, reverting it back to its original state of matter, before willing the sweat to fly through the air, chasing after the ball at a fast rate, catching up to the speeding ball in no time. Once the sweat caught up to the ball, Percy commanded it to wrap around the ball, as he controlled the ball to go even farther and farther into the distance, until he started to lose control over the ball, beginning to lose his authority over it, because of the distance. Soon enough, the limit of his authority over the ball came, having a limited range, but he went above that, going even further, before his control completely gave out, dropping the ball.
After the ball had landed, Aizawa spoke, while looking at the results on the phone in his hand "First, come to know your maximum limit" He turns around to face the class again, raising the phone, so that they could all see the result "It's the most logical way to form a hero's foundation"
"Woahh!" Most of the class were blown away, as they saw the result being presented in front of their eyes.
"Nine hundred and four meters, seriously?" A gold-haired boy says in disbelief and shock.
"As expected of the Number 1!" Iida says, making Percy grin stupidly, scratching the back of his head sheepishly. "I don't think I did that well"
After witnessing what Percy did, the class now looked more exhilarated than nervous, contradictory to when they were first fed the news of having the assessment, as some began to speak up in excitement.
"It looks fun!"
"We can utilise our quirk in this course!"
Most of the class spoke up and murmured among themselves in anticipation, finding the assessment now 'fun', but Aizawa would soon thwart those thoughts, as he spoke up, interrupting everyone's noisy chattering "It looks 'fun', huh?"
"Do you all plan to become a hero within three years with that attitude?" Aizawa says, before grinning "Okay then, whoever has the lowest overall score with these eight categories will be considered hopeless and will be expelled" The sudden announcement shifts everyone's mood from the previous one of elation, as they all begin to panic.
"WHAAAAAAAAAT!" The whole class says simultaneously, as they all go into a frenzy.
"Isn't that a little too harsh on the first day, sir?" Percy asks somewhat calmly, though being quite nervous as well, unlike the others, who were evidently panicking
"We can choose what to do with our students," Aizawa says, raising his hair up, which was covering half his face. "Welcome, this is the hero course of U.A" He grins, as the class erupts into a mess, throwing Aizawa questions and trying to reason with the man.
"How can you expel us?" The brown-haired girl, who was standing by Izuku's side, speaks up, stepping forward slightly, as she continues to try to change Aizawa's mind, finding his decision cruel and unfair. "It's only our first day! Even if it's not our first day, it's unfair"
"Natural disasters, enormous accidents and selfish villains…we never know when or where they'll come. Japan is filled with unfairness. Heroes overturn those dire situations. If you wanted to have fun with friends, too bad. U.A will continue to give you trials within these three years. Over and beyond, Plus Ultra" Aizawa says, calming down the class, as they listened to him with determination in their eyes.
"Come with all you've got" Aizawa says, as the class now neither had a look of anticipation nor panic, but a look of a strong resolve to get through these three years in U.A and become heroes.
"That's the end of our demonstration. The real deal starts now"
First Test : 50m Dash
Percy stretched himself at the starting line, as he got ready to run. Though not being able to use his quirk in this specific test, he could admit that he was quite good in terms of speed, as he looked at the person beside him, a red-haired boy who looked back at him, noticing the green-eyed boy was staring.
"Hey man! You were awesome earlier!"
"Oh thank you. Good luck to you man. See you on the other side" Percy says, shooting the redhead a lopsided smirk, as the boy reciprocates with a grin of his own, showing off his sharp teeth.
"Good luck to you too bro"
The two then look away from each other, focusing on one thing : the finish line
"On your mark…"
"Get set…" A robotic voice calls out, as Percy twitches, getting ready to run as soon as he hears the word :
"Go!" The robotic voice says simultaneously as a gunshot fires, making both boys immediately run as fast as they can. Percy took the lead easily, as he was much faster than the redhead, who was running behind, but was able to keep up.
Percy found himself near the finish line soon enough, as he went even faster, passing the finish line.
"5.37 seconds!" The robotic voice calls out after Percy crosses the finish line, as he turns around to watch the redhead, who crosses the finish line almost right after.
"6.12 seconds!"
The redhead pants, before locking eyes with a pair of sea green eyes. Percy smiles, as he puts a hand on the red-haired boy "Great job dude"
"Thanks, you did an amazing job as well man" Kirishima smiles, as Percy looks to the side to notice that the next two who were in line were already in position, prompting him to take the redhead's hand and walk out of the way, going back to the others who had finished as well.
"Oh I almost forgot!" The red-haired boy says, knocking himself on the forehead, as he reaches out his hand to Percy.
"My name's Kirishima Ejirou, but you can call me Kirishima, my quirk's Hardening. Nice to meet you!" Kirishima grins, as Percy shakes his hand, before introducing himself as well "My name's Percy Jackson but you can call me Percy, my quirk's Water Manipulation, nice to meet you too"
"Water Manipulation huh, that's a really strong quirk, awesome!" Kirishima says, as Percy chuckles "Yeah, I guess it is"
"Oh and I've been meaning to ask you, your name sounds like you're from America, are you?" Kirishima asks, as Percy shrugs "Actually, I've never been there, but my dad's American, at least that's what my mom said, I never really got to meet him, it's only been me and my mom ever since I was born"
A look of pity and regret for asking the question in the first place appears on Kirishima, as he goes to apologise "Oh I'm sorry, I didn't know…" But, before he could continue, Percy interrupts the redhead "No it's fine really, you couldn't have known, plus I'm fine without a dad, all I need is my mom anyway, so you don't need to apologise"
"Oh thanks man" Kirishima smiles awkwardly, as Percy says "No problem"
"Hey let's watch the others" Percy nudges the redhead, focusing his attention on the last two in line to run the 50m dash, Izuku and Katsuki.
"Good luck you two!" Percy calls out to them, as Bakugo grumbles something inaudible, while Izuku shoots the green-eyed boy a nervous smile, Percy's voice calming Izuku down a bit, resulting in the green-haired boy not being as nervous as before.
"Go!" A gunshot rings out signalling for the two to run.
Kirishima nudges Percy, while watching Katsuki and Izuku run, as the green-eyed boy looks at the redhead "What?"
"I noticed that blonde dude recognised you earlier in the classroom, I know Midoriya is your friend, but how does he know you? Oh wait I'm sorry if I sound like I'm prying" Kirishima says, as Percy chuckles "No it's fine, and also that 'blonde dude' is also from the same school as Izuku and I"
"Ohhhhh, that makes sense, though I noticed him glaring at Midoriya, what was that about"
As Percy was about to answer, Aizawa had cut him off, as he spoke to the class "Time for the next seven tests, remember our motto : 'Go Over and Beyond, Plus Ultra'"
"Now follow me" Aizawa says walking away, as everyone follows suit, while Percy decides that he should focus and do his best, wanting to take this seriously, so that he can make up for earlier.
"Hey Kirishima" Percy calls out the redhead's name, while follwing
Aizawa.
"Yeah?"
"Good luck again dude, see you on the other side"
"Good luck to you too man, and yeah see you later"
Percy walked behind Aizawa with a look of determination and exhilaration on his face, as he was ready for whatever challenges or hurdles ahead of him, marking the beginning of three years in this prestigious school with the first eight tests of this assessment.
Second Test : Grip Test
Percy was honestly shocked at his results, which was four hundred and ten kilos, not expecting the outcome at all.
'What the hell!? I've never been this strong, and even with All Might's training, there's no way!'
Well needless to say, no matter how much he denied it, Percy aced that test.
Third Test : Standing Long Jump
Percy found this test a piece of cake, as he did quite well he admitted, being able to do it with ease.
Third test, done amazingly. And in almost no time, it was already time for the next test.
Fourth Test : Side Steps
Percy, once again, had no troubles with performing this test spectacularly, as he did it very well, like the others.
And, soon enough it was time for the next test already, all the tests flying by like a fleeting leaf which flew through the air going wherever the strong breeze would take it.
Fifth Test : Ball Throw
Having done the same thing for a demonstration, Percy easily did this test with the same technique, getting the same result as last time, now standing with the class, beside Izuku, as the brown-haired girl walked towards the circle, holding the softball.
She uses her quirk on it, before throwing it into the air, and with her quirk of Zero Gravity, the ball kept going and going and going, seeming like it had no intention of stopping, as Aizawa turned to the class to show them her score which was :
"Infinity!?" The class stood agape at the results, as they looked at the screen in shock, the brown-haired girl looking in disbelief at her own score as well, feeling proud of herself, before walking back into the crowd, standing among her other classmates, who were mumbling about her results.
"Her score is infinity!?"
Meanwhile, as the class was busy chattering about the score, Izuku was panicking. His scores in the past tests were less than desirable, making him feel nervous about his total results, not wanting to be expelled on the first day. He knew it was his turn next, so he was shaking with fear and uncertainty, but he was calmed down by a hand resting itself on his shoulder. He looks up to look into a familiar set of sea green eyes.
"Hey…it's going to be alright. I know you can do this Izuku, so go over there and throw that ball" Percy smiles warmly, giving Izuku the push he needed, as he mustered up all the courage he could think of, before walking over to the circle and grabbing a ball.
Percy watched Izuku, as he stood in the circle, not moving and staring at the ball in his hand. He stares at Izuku in hope, gripping his hands tightly in anticipation, waiting for Izuku to throw the ball.
"Midoriya is not in a good situation" Iida notices, crossing his arms, as Bakugo gives him a confused look. "Hah? Of course, he's a wimpy quirkless deku" Katsuki points at the green-haired boy, who still stood in a fixed position, staring at the ball in his hand.
Percy overhears this and gives the blonde a stern look "Katsuki…" Which was enough to shut Bakugo up from throwing any more insults at Izuku, while Iida gave the blonde a questioning look.
"A quirkless? Don't you know what he did at the exams?" Iida says, baffled at Katsuki's words, as the blue-haired boy had witnessed Izuku's power himself first hand, during the entrance exam, making Bakugo shoot him a dumbfounded look "Hah?"
Ignoring Katsuki and Iida's silent spat, Percy looked at Izuku with anticipation and longing, as he quietly cheered for the green-haired boy.
'You can do this Izuku'
Izuku thought deeply about everyone who had cheered for him, who had lifted him up, and helped him. Percy, All Might and his mom, Izuku imagined that they were all watching him, as he remembered those words :
"You can be a hero"
Izuku closed his eyes, gripping the ball in his hand with all his might, rounding up all the little courage he had in himself, before reeling his arm back, making the limb light up, as he threw the ball with all his might, his face full of determination.
But, he lost it as easily as he had gotten it, being replaced with a look of dread and despair, hearing the words :
"46 meters" A robotic voice calls out his score, but Izuku wasn't the only one who stood with his mouth wide open in shock. Percy stood with his mouth agape on the sidelines.
"I was really trying to use it…" Izuku mutters, looking at his hand in shock, while Percy stares at the ball, flabbergasted, before delving deep into his thoughts.
'I saw it. He was using his quirk, so why…why did it only go—'
Percy's thoughts are interrupted, as his eyes landed on Aizawa, whose scarf was now floating on air along with his hair, revolving around the black-haired man's head, his eyes now red, locking onto the set of fear-filled eyes of Midoriya Izuku.
"I erased your quirk" Aizawa explains, glaring at the boy in question with a scowl on his face, as Izuku quivers in fear at the black-haired man, who continues to speak, while everyone stared at him "That entrance exam was not logical at all. Even someone like you got accepted"
"You erased my quirk?" Izuku asks, a confused expression on his face while doing so, but was soon replaced by a dawn of realisation, as his eyes locked onto a pair of yellow goggles which rested around Aizawa's neck, now visible after being hidden by the scarf which was now floating on air. "Those goggles!"
"The quirk that erases quirks within eyesight, the Erasure Hero, Eraser Head!" Izuku exclaims, having recognised him through the familiar looking pair of goggles. Meanwhile, most of the class grew a puzzled look after hearing the name, not recognising the hero.
"Eraser?"
"I don't know him"
"I've heard of him, he's an underground hero"
"You can't control your quirk, can you?" Aizawa asks sternly, "Were you expecting your friend over there to save you again?" Aizawa gestures to Percy, as he had seen the footage of the entrance exam, remembering how the green-eyed boy saved him, while Izuku stumbles upon his words, trying to reply.
"N-Not at all!" Izuku stutters, not being able to form any words properly, it was enough that the whole class was watching him, but Aizawa was also glaring at him, burning holes into his eyes, making it even worse and harder for him to even speak.
The scarf revolving around Aizawa looks like it had a mind of its own, as it suddenly latches around Izuku, pulling him closer to Aizawa's face, whose scarlet-red eyes bore into Izuku's, while Percy looked at this in worry and trepidation for his friend, gripping his hands tightly.
"Regardless of your intentions, it will end up being that way. A long time ago, a stiflingly passionate hero became a legend for saving over 1000 people in a disaster. With the same courage, you save one person and become a useless doll afterward"
"Midoriya Izuku…"
"You can't become a hero with your power"
This was the last straw for Percy. Has Izuku mastered this power? No. Does he still have a lot to learn? Absolutely. It's all well and good to scold Izuku, but telling him that straight to his face, not knowing of the hardships that boy had to overcome to get to where he is now? That was unacceptable for him, so he moved, before he could even think and ran towards the two, much to the dismay of the class who had protested the moment he moved.
Percy ignored them, cutting off Aizawa's scarf which was latched onto Izuku, as the scarf retreated back to the black-haired man's neck. Aizawa's eye colour reverts back to its original black, as he looks at Percy with a disapproving look.
"Sorry, but…"
"I don't like it when someone talks to my friend like that"
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AN : Anddd done! Hope you all enjoyed the chapter! If so, then please follow and favourite, it will be greatly appreciated! If not, then you don't need to. Also Review! I'd like to hear all your thoughts, comments and as always, constructive criticism is always welcome!
I'll admit these past few chapters have not really been that interesting and it might seem I'm simply just following canon, but I won't. This fic will roughly follow canon for now, alongside multiple twists and major changes to the plot, which you will see soon, so stay tuned for that. These earlier arcs won't have much action at the moment though, so bare with me.
That's all for now! I'll see you all in the next chapter!
Sayonara Minna!
—PercivalShizuka