Now it was morning and Izuku was back to his silent persona hoping to go by unnoticed. Of course, he knew that wasn't going to happen since his childhood friend constantly nagged him to be a hero, and now that he was planning on applying to U.A., mainly to see Kendo, well he knew today was not going to be a good day. He wasn't sure how he was going to explain that he was just going for the Gen ed course and not the hero course but...well he'll cross that bridge when he gets to it. His dream is to still be a mime of course.
As of right now he was sitting in class, all the way in the back thankfully going unnoticed and listening to the teacher drone on about things he already knew. Thankfully everyone just ignored him since they found him weird for not wanting to use his quirk for hero work. No one wants to be associated with a weirdo mime.
"Since you're all third years, it's time for you to think seriously about your futures," the teacher began one morning. "I'd pass out handouts for your future plans, but…" He grabbed the stack of papers on his desk, and with a flourish, tossed them up into the air.
"You're all pretty much planning to go into the hero course, right!?"
The classroom erupted into noise, with kids showing off their Quirks. Izuku on the other hand was writing things in his Mime Analysis for the future book, ignoring everyone around him.
"Yes, yes, you all have wonderful Quirks!" the teacher cried, "But using them at school is against the rules."
"Yo, teach " Bakugou called, cutting through the noise. "Don't lump me in the same group as these extras! I'm not gonna be stuck at the bottom with the rest of these rejects!"
The room once more exploded into sound, but this time it was with his classmates yelling at the blond for being rude.
"You should all shut up like the extras you are!" Bakugou shouted back, seeming to take pleasure in the way his peers got even more riled up.
"Ah," the teacher drawled, everybody stopping their yelling to give him their attention. The man was looking at one of the pieces of paper now scattered on his desk. "It seems that you want to go to U.A High, right, Bakugou?"
"Eh!? That national school!?"
"It was in the top 0.2% of high schools this year!"
"Isn't their acceptance rate always really low!?"
"Exactly!" Bakugou shouted, putting a stop to the chatter. "That's why you guys are just a bunch of extras!" He leaned back further in his chair, then pushed himself into the air with just his arms alone, landing on the desk to tower above the rest of the class.
"I aced the mock exam! I'm the only one at this school that could possibly get into U.A! I'll surpass All Might and become the top hero! My name will be the highest on the list of top earners!" Bakugou cried with passion, steadily getting louder and using explosive movements to match his tone.
Izuku couldn't help but smile at his frenemy, while he saw him as cocky, he also knew he had immense potential to be a great hero. If only he got off his high horse.
The teacher, used to his student's antics, spent a moment shuffling through some other papers, before something caught his eye.
"Oh, Midoriya, I'm honestly surprised by what you wrote, but it seems like you're aiming for U.A too aren't you? Guess you decided to give up on your mime dream and put that quirk of yours to good use".
Izuku put his hands on his stomach to bellow, he didn't, a laugh. When he was finished, he pointed to the paper in his teachers' hand so he would check again. The teacher ignoring the boy's theatrics took a look to see he had applied for the general course. "Ah, I see you just want to go in the Gen Ed course. Miming still your dream, eh?"
Before Midoriya could give a thumbs up to the elder an explosion hit his desk.
"DEKU!" Bakugou slammed his hands on the wannabe mime's desk causing the boy to fall back in response to the explosion he had caused.
"ARE YOU SERIOUSLY GONNA APPLY TO U.A AND ONLY FOR THE GEN. ED. COURSE! YOU'RE BETTER THAN THAT STOP ACTING SO USELESS AND AIM HIGHER!"
"Why the hell does Bakugou want Midoriya to go to U.A with him so bad?" someone whispered.
"Hell, if I know."
Izuku eyes widened in fear. Seeing the other boys face redden in anger he began waving his hands for Bakugou to back off.
"YOU HAVE A QUIRK THAT'S BETTER THAN ALL THESE EXTRA'S, EVEN IF IT IS NAMED LAME AND YOU USE IT FOR YOU'RE DAMN MIME TRICKS! BE A HERO FOR FUCK'S SAKE!"
"Who is Bakugou even kidding, Midoriya is too determined to be a mime, he'd never bother even trying to be a hero. He'll never quit being a lame mime."
"Seriously, I doubt anyone could change his mind."
"Alright that's enough! If Izuku wants to be ... a mime, then let the boy be Bakugou!" The Teacher finally spoke silencing him.
Izuku rolled his eyes at the side comments and let out a sigh of breath when he saw Bakugou finally back off. He knew the other boy wanted him to be a hero, but why he can't understand.
Izuku's end goal was being a mime, and he'd be damned if anyone stopped him. He just wanted to attend U.A. so he could see Kendo and that was it.
The end of the day came without any more explosions to the face which Izuku was all too thankful for. He went to leave happy the day was finally ending only to be confronted by Katsuki and his goons.
"Well well well, if it isn't Deku the mime."
The mime in training merely saluted, annoying the blonde.
Bakugou grit his teeth, replacing his expressionless face with a very pissed of one.
"Deku, you need to look at things realistically, being a mime is a waste of your time and those who you try to make watch you. Go to U.A., join me in the hero course, be a damn hero you annoying fuck, stop this nonsense."
Izuku merely glared at the boy crossing his arms pulling out a sign, "?"
Bakugou eye twitched in annoyance. "If you don't know why then fine, be a damn mime see if I care."
After the confrontation with Bakugou, Izuku was walking through a tunnel making his way home with a frown on his face.
"Bakugou wants to be the number one hero in the world, so why does he want me competing against him" he thought. Even though Izuku had never really cared for heroics, he still thought All Might was one of the greats and agreed with Bakugou that being the number one hero was an admirable goal, but so was becoming the number one mime.
"Whatever it doesn't matter, I'll just keep on smiling and making others laugh!" Doing a silent laugh cheering himself up.
Thankfully due to Izuku's silence he was able to hear the slushing coming from the behind him from the sewer. Once he fully turned around, he was able to see a giant sludge monster, his face changing to an expression of horror.
"Oh no!"
"Hmm a medium-sized skin suit, yes you'll do just fine." The thing said, its voice just as grotesque as it's face.
Izuku paled realizing its choice of words and tried running away only for it to send a tendril of sludge towards him and reel him back.
"It's ok kid it'll be over soon so how about you stop fighting it, I need to get out of here before he arrives."
Izuku was clawing at the slime on his face trying to get it of him without luck.
'Is this... Is this how I die' Izuku thought he started to suffocate.
'Is this how it ends' The world getting blurry as he slowly gave up-
"You're going to be the best mime ever, Izuku-honey"
Izuku's eyes widened as he remembered those words his mom said to him.
Flashback
He had just finished watching a black and white silent film made from the prequirk era. The movie had a man dressed in a tuxedo and bowler hat running from cops into a mirror room constantly bumping into himself. To others it'd probably be boring but to Izuku it was hilarious.
"Mom, do you think I could be like charwie Chaplan!"
"I thought you wanted to be a hero like All Might?" Inko asked.
"Heroes are cool but that guy's funny and he makes people smile too just look!" a six-year-old Izuku said as he showed his mom videos of the famous Charlie Chaplain performing causing uproars of laughter.
"I wanna do that, I wanna make people smile with my performances!"
Inko smiled softly at her son nodding, "I know you will. You're going to be the best mime ever, Izuku-honey."
Flashback ends
Izuku's eyes widened.
'That's right.' As he clenched his hand on the slime.
' Mom believes in me, So I need to show her I can be the best mime in the world.'
Slowly Izuku worked up the energy to use his miming quirk and draw out the sludge monster, shocking the villain himself.
' I HAVE TO BECOME A MIME!'
Right as he was about to fully get the sludge villain fully out of his body, the hero he never expected to show up did.
"DO NOT FEAR FOR I AM HERE!"
Izuku immediately felt his body get tired and let All Might take over.
" TEXAS SMAAAAAAAAASH!" Was the last thing he heard before knocking out.
"Yo, Wake Up!"
Izuku woke up, startled by his face getting slapped and the loud sound. Letting his eyes adjust took some time but once he could see clearly, he almost fainted in seeing the number one hero in front of him.
"Oh, thank goodness I was getting worried."
"!' Izuku forgetting he was in character merely brought a sign out with exclamations points, as he jumped to his feet.
"Err, yes well thanks for the assist, but I should get going." All Might said turning around.
Izuku shook himself out of a trance realizing he was in mime mode. Calling out for All Might he picked up his Mime Analysis for the future book only to see it already signed.
"Wait a second could you give an auto-"
"HE ALREADY DID!" Wow Bakugou is gonna love this!
"Oh, so you can speak, that's good. Anyway, I really should be going after all I have to put this guy away." Holding two soda bottles filled with the sludge villain.
Izuku froze.
"Oh yeah, need to take that guy to jail."
All Might started to stretch.
"YUP, SO THANKS FOR THE HELP KID BUT I'LL BE GOING!"
"Midoriya, My name's Izuku Midoriya! And thanks for the help!"
"Hmm. See ya Midoriya." All might say before shooting off.
Oh my gosh I can't believe I talked to all might and got his autograph! Bakugou is gonna be so jealous, Izuku thought.
While Izuku continued his endless train of thought he failed to notice where his legs were taking him.
"I can't believe Deku doesn't want to be a hero, he's got a pretty cool quirk and to just let it waste away." The winged minion says.
"I know it's pathetic right." The other one said.
Katsuki didn't say anything still pissed off his former friend didn't want to be a hero.
"What happened to our promise you stupid Deku! We were supposed to be the best heroes the world would ever see!"
"Hey, Bakugou you ok." The other minion said pulling out a cigarette and lighting it.
Katsuki turned around in anger and swatted the cigarette away with an explosion.
"What the hell did I tell you about smoking that shit around me!"
"N-not T-to."
"If I get a mark like that my chances at U.A are gone"
"Hey, why don't we head to the arcade that'll be fun." the winged minion said trying to placate him.
Katsuki took a few deep breaths before grunting.
"Fine..."
However, before they could get far a chilling voice stopped the three boys.
"Ooh, a medium sized skin suit with a powerful quirk, excellent." A disgusting voice said accompanied by the sound of slush.
"I can't wait to show mom my autograph!" Izuku said to himself unaware of the area he was walking to.
"Boom!"
"Whoa, what's happening!"
"A villain attack that's what."
'A villain attack?' Looking up he realized he was in a crowd. Man, this would be the perfect crowd for a mime performance, too bad a villain is here.
"Hey, isn't it that sludge villain from before!"
"Yeah wasn't All Might chasing him!"
Izuku froze.
'But how did he get out if he was with All Might?'
"Damn it, I can't get to him can anyone else!" Death Arms said.
"I'm too busy with this fire!" Backdraft shouted
"Wood and Fire don't mix!" Kamui woods running, carrying citizens to safety.
"A one-way street my only weakness!" Mt. Lady said.
"No heroes around to save the hostage? But there's heroes all over?" Izuku said looking around.
"Why aren't the heroes doing anything." A random crowd watcher asks.
"Because he keeps letting off explosions." Another answered.
Izuku froze when he heard that and slowly looked at the sludge villain.
He has a hostage...who is letting explosions off.
The hostage is Kacchan... he needs help...
KACCHAN NEEDS HELP!
"KID! STOP, GET BACK HERE." Death arms yelled at Izuku as he ran past the brigade towards Katsuki.
" WAIT WHAT!" Izuku's' eyes widened when he realized what was happening, why am I running, he thought.
'I... I CAN'T STOP, I CAN'T STOP MY LEGS!' Izuku thought, immediately pulling out a sign with an Exclamation point on it.
"How could I have let those bottles slip from my pants! If only I was stronger." All might growl.
Looking away from the scene a tall skinny blonde clenched his fists agonizing over his failure of fully capturing the sludge monster. That is until he sees the young boy he ran into and helped him, catch the villain the first time.
"What is that young man thinking!" All Might thought.
"YOOUUU!" The villain said shooting slime tentacles at Izuku only for him to dodge just barely and continue running to Kacchan.
"What's that kid doing!"
"What can I do!"' Izuku thought running, before remembering one of his moves he could use.
Mid run the boy stopped where he was, shocking everyone that he would be so bold to be an easy target for the sludge target, that is until they see him grab something off his pants then begin tossing an invisible rope at the sludge monster confusing everyone but the hostage himself.
"What the hell does that kid think throwing nothing is gonna do?" Kamui woods says.
"Hell, if I kn-holy shit he caught the boy!"
Everyone in the crowd was in shock as they witnessed the boy lasso Bakugou and slowly pull him from the sludge monsters grip.
"DEKU WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING!" he screamed, finally able to breathe with the help of Izuku's stupid mimery.
"How the hell are you doing that!" It screamed dropping its guard allowing Izuku to get to Katsuki and fully pull him out.
"Kacchan..."
"I COULDN'T JUST SIT THERE AND WATCH YOU DIE! " His face one of determination as he did continue his tug of war with the slime monster.
"I'VE HAD IT WITH YOU!" the sludge monster yelled.
'What the hell Deku! Just leave and be a mime!"
"I really am pathetic aren't I" All Might said as he grabbed Izuku and Katsuki free.
"Letting you boys do all the work while I sit back and relax. Some hero I am."
"DAMN YOU ALL MIGHT!" The villain said while sending an attack in a last-ditch effort.
"DETROIT SMAAAAAAAAAAASH!" Blasting the slime apart before changing the direction of the punch upwards, causing a rain cloud over head to form.
"It's raining."
"Holy crap he changed the weather with a punch!"
The crowd cheered for All Might with him giving them a victory pose before looking back at Izuku, who was dizzy from all the sudden movement.
Once Izuku was finally able to go home he was visibly exhausted. Not only did Kacchan get praised for his quirk but he got chastised for his help.
"DEKUUU!"
'So much for a nice walk home' Izuku thought before turning around to see a very red Katsuki.
Katsuki was breathing heavily, stomping his way all the way to the greenette's face.
"LISTEN YOU DIDN'T HELP ME TODAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN FINE WITHOUT YOU… SO YOU GO BACK TO BEING A STUPID MIME AND I'LL BE THE HERO!"
'That was... strange.' Izuku sweat dropped before turning and going to walk home.
"I AM HERE!" All Might said as he slid into Midoriya way.
"All Might what are you doing here!" Izuku shouted, shocked to see his hero again so soon.
"Becau-BLAAARGHH."
"Oh my god, are you alright! You don't look like All Might, you're an imposter aren't you. I'm gonna get sold because I'm cute aren't I! My mom told me about people like you!" Izuku yelled.
"What no, I assure you I'm the real deal this form is because of an injury that occurred five years ago."
"Five years ago, that was the Toxic chainsaw fight?"
"Pfft, please that guy couldn't hold a candle to me, no this was something else. Due to that I can only hold my form for three hours to the day." All might explain.
Izuku was horrified from this information but kept it hidden not wanting to worry the Symbol of Peace.
"Well, this is nice that you're telling me, but why?" Izuku asked confused.
All Might nodded glad to be back on track of his originally mission for meeting the boy.
"Tell me young Midoriya, when you ran to save that boy, your legs, they moved on their own didn't they?"
Izuku tapped his chin trying to remember the feeling, a rush of how fast he was running yet not being able to stop himself coming back.
"Uh, yeah that's exactly what happened."
All Might smiled wide before saying his next words.
"You see young man, the best heroes fight for what's right, they rescue without a second thought, but what a lot of them have in common is that when someone was in danger... their legs moved on their own, including myself."
Izuku started to look confused as he told him these things.
"You ran headfirst into danger when no one else would."
Izuku nodded, remembering all the heroes who said there was no way they could help.
"Young man, you can become a hero!"
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