A/N:
I'd like to give big thanks and kudos to Milarqui for going out of his way to make a TV Tropes page for the story! GRACIAS! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
"What?" Ochako spoke up, raising her hand. "You can't expel one of us on the first day! That's not fair!"
"Oh, and you think that natural disasters are fair? Or what about villain attacks?" Aizawa asked her. "The world is full of unfairness. It is our job as heroes to face that darkness and fight against that unfairness. If you cannot do that, then this class is not the right one for you, and you'll be better off in General Studies anyway."
Momo, who was standing next to Izuku and Kyoka, whispered to her friends. "It's a bluff. It has to be a bluff."
"I hope you're right," Kyoka whispered back.
"I…" Tenya looked a little nervous. "I don't approve of this sort of hazing, but if this is what it takes to get into the U.A. hero course, I'll do my best." He took a long drink from his sports bottle, which contained orange juice to fuel his Quirk.
"Time to blow these losers away." Bakugo hummed confidently as he warmed up.
'I can do this. I won't let Rias-san or everyone else that's helped me down!' Izuku thought as a determined expression came to his face. He looked around, noting the similar expressions everyone had. He then noticed someone familiar. It was one of Sona's servants, her Rook Yura Tsubasa if he remembered right. She was looking at him out of the corner of her eyes. She winked at him, causing a blush to appear on his face.
"For the next three years, U.A. will throw one terrible hardship after another at you. So go beyond. Plus Ultra-style." Aizawa challenged the students who most of them flinched at the way he looked at them. "Now then, we're just wasting time talking. Let the games begin."
Trial 1: 50-meter dash
Aizawa began to call students up two at a time to the starting line, going by ascending student number. This, in turn, helped introduce who they were as they got to the starting line. First up were Ashido Mina, the pink-skinned girl, and Aoyama Yuga, the blond-haired boy with perfectly combed hair and a rather giant belt.
"Let me show you all just how dazzling my Navel Laser is, and just how creative I can be," Aoyama boasted, a French accent in his words. He turned around, his back facing the track while Mina got into position. As soon as the robot said to start, Aoyama jumped into the air. "Like this!" He laughed as he fired a laser beam from his navel, propelling him forward far faster than Mina could run.
Aoyama Yuga, Quirk: Navel Laser. He basically shoots a laser out of his belly button.
However, one-second after using it, Aoyama stopped, letting his momentum carry before hitting the ground. He quickly got back up after Mina already passed him, who was using her Quirk. She had taken off her shoes so she can shoot acid from her feet, which she used to skate across the track. Yuga managed to get back up after falling and propelled himself to the finishing line once more, though not before Mina finished first, getting a record of 5.25 seconds while Yuga got 5.51 seconds.
"If I use my Naval Laser for more than one-second, I get a stomach ache," Aoyama said, flashing stars around him. Everyone else just stared at him in confusion.
"Nice job, Ashido," complimented the spiky red-hair student.
"Thanks. You better do a good job too!" Mina replied as she gave him a high five, "No more being your old-self in middle school, okay Kirishima?"
The second pair to go was Iida Tenya and Asui Tsuyu. Being a contest of speed, Iida sprinted across the finish line in 3.04 seconds while Tsuyu, despite speed not being her best, managed to get 5.58 seconds, hopping across the finish line.
"If only it was longer," Iida sighed, "I could only change up to third gear with this much room."
"Kero, I doubt anyone will be beating your time."
Iida Tenya, Quirk: Engine. He has engines in his calves that allows him to switch between different gears, increasing his speed.
Up next was Ochako, being paired with Tsubasa. Ochako immediately began using her Quirk to lighten up her clothes and shoes. Tsubasa ran right away, crossing the finish line in 5.49 seconds. Ochako finished in 7.15 seconds.
The fourth, fifth, and sixth pairs all also went up, composed of Kaminari Denki, Kirishima Eijiro, Shoji Mezo, Jiro Kyoka, Sero Hanta, and Tokoyami Fumikage, all getting varying times from 5.20-7.18 seconds.
It wasn't until the seventh pair that the students would be in awe after Iida's speed. Todoroki Shoto, the half-white half-red haired boy, and Liana Kozuki, the red-head girl with violet eyes, were up, and at the sound of the horn, Todoroki blasted himself forward with an ice pillar he created. As he began descending, he created an ice slide, allowing him to slide across the finish line in 3.15 seconds.
Liana wasn't about to be outdone. At the sound of the horn, a pillar of bone shot out of the palm of her hand, propelling her to the finish just short of Todoroki, 3.16 seconds.
"What the hell!?" Hyde shouted, saying what was everyone's mind. "That's crazy!"
Up next were Hyde and Hagakure, an invisible girl. Hyde dashed as fast as he could, but only got 5.41 seconds. Hagakure, despite not having a Quirk to help her go faster in any way, managed to show just how fit she was by crossing the finish line in 6.24 seconds. The only real way they could tell she crossed the line was because she was wearing clothes.
Finally, it was Izuku and Bakugo's turn. The two of them gave each other a small glare before getting into position.
"Explosive Turbo!" Bakugo shouted, using his explosions to accelerate himself forward, earning him a time of 3.95 seconds. He smirked, confident he beat Deku… until he saw that Deku was a foot in front of him.
"2.95 seconds," the robot recorder announced, but that wasn't the reason why Bakugo's jaw dropped. The reason was because Izuku had two, leathery wings with green scales that also were on his arms and the sides of his face, and two black, curved horns on his head.
Aizawa noticed two things. During the entrance exam, Izuku's scales were red. Now they were green, and he had horns. The other thing he noticed was that Bakugo's rage began to reach a boiling point.
"WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS, DEKU?!" The blond screamed, startling nearly everyone, Izuku included as he stomped toward the demidrake. "SINCE WHEN DO YOU HAVE A-" The spiky blond's rant was cut off as bandage-like cloth abruptly wrapped around him. No matter how much he struggled, the cloth held and he couldn't break free. In fact, the more he struggled the more tangled he became.
His Quirk also wasn't working. He was pointing an open palm at Izuku but nothing was happening!
"And what exactly were you trying to do?" Aizawa's voice was low and deliberate, but loud enough for everyone to hear. His hair was standing up and his eyes were glowing red. "Attacking or harming a fellow student or member of the staff outside of training exercises is grounds for immediate expulsion. So I suggest you back down."
Bakugo stared at him wide-eyed before glaring and gritting his teeth. He reluctantly stopped squirming without a word. The cloth retracted back to Aizawa who sighed and fished out some eye drops from his pocket.
"What a pain…" Aizawa's eyes were bloodshot and showing obvious irritation. "Don't tell me you kids are going to give me dry eye from stupid temper-tantrums like this every day."
'Dry eye…?' Wait, Bakugo's Quirk wasn't working right, and the comment about his eyes meant… "I-I know you! You're Eraserhead! You specialize in villain capture, and you can erase Quirks just by looking at them!"
Aizawa Shota AKA Eraserhead, Quirk: Erasure. He can erase anyone's Quirk with a single glare. But the effects end whenever he blinks.
"Eraserhead?" One student whispered, "Never heard of him."
"He's an underground hero," said Hyde. "He doesn't like the media from what I've heard."
After that, the tests continued. Mineta Minoru, though having a short stature and a perverted mind, used his Quirk by grabbing four balls on each hand and threw them in a line on his path. He quickly bounced on each one, jumping forward as fast he could while also throwing even more down the lane, getting a time of 7.21 seconds, the worst out of all of them. It was rather unlucky just because of his stature.
Trial 2: Grip Test
The class headed to the gym for the next test, a Grip Strength test where a student grasps a hand-held device that reads the force their grip exhibits in kilograms. Tsubasa was one of the first to go.
"Holy crap!" Izuku saw both Sero and Mineta with Tsubasa, gripping the device as the Tape Quirk user spoke. "You hit 1000.0 kilograms!? You're a beast!"
"An amazon!" Mineta started to drool.
Izuku smiled, looking at his grip test machine. It read at 541.3 kilograms.
*Crunch!*
"Oops!" Everyone turned to Ochako. In her hand was what was one of the grip testers. Now it was partly dust. "Guess I overdid it…"
'How strong is she?!' Most of the students, except for Izuku, Momo, and Kyoka, all thought.
Aizawa silently stared, just as shocked as everyone else.
Trial 3: Standing Long Jump
Izuku watched as the students tried to use their Quirks to aid them in this, going two at a time again. The only ones who had excelled beyond the other students, for now, had been Aoyama and Tsuyu. Izuku watched Iida almost clear the sandbox, using his engine to propel him farther forward. Ochako managed to clear it, as did Tsubasa. Liana used her Quirk to make a long pillar of bone to propel herself, getting the same distance as Tsuyu. Todoroki easily cleared it by blasting himself off an ice pillar again.
Aoyama flew pass the measuring robot, flying over the sandbox. Then Bakugo was up, and he used his explosive powers to get him over the sandbox. Izuku flew over the sandbox as well, landing a couple of feet ahead. And Momo also managed to clear the sandbox with relative ease.
Sadly, the worst score was Mineta, who could only bounce on his ball in the initial platform, and having no forward momentum as well as a small body, did not get far.
Trail 4: Sustained Side Jumps
Mineta made up for some of his failures by creating clumps of balls next to him and kept bouncing off them with ease, thanks to his short stature. Izuku managed to handle it with ease as well, using his wings to control where he landed. Iida showed his creativity by turning his leg engines on and off on each leg separate times.
Trial 5: Ball Throw
Since Bakugo had already done the ball throw, he was excused from doing it again. Ochako was the first to go. Using her Quirk, Ochako threw the softball up into the air with an underpowered toss. However, the ball kept going, floated up into the air. For about a few seconds, everyone watched as it disappeared from sight.
Aizawa then showed everyone the score.
"Infinity!?" The other students exclaimed in shock.
"How the hell does that work?!" Hyde exclaimed.
After getting a new ball, up next was the red-head girl. Her name was Liana Kozuki. She took a deep breath as she stepped into the circle. White growths then sprouted form her arm, enveloping it in bone as it grew far larger.
Using her bone vambrace, Liana reared her arm back before throwing the ball. A slight shockwave sounded from the force of the throw, causing the other students to blink and stare in shock at Liana.
Aizawa looked down at his phone when it gave him the results and blinked.
'Hmm, not bad. Guess I shouldn't expect anything less, given who her parents are.' Aizawa thought, turning towards the crowd and showing the results.
"1649.7 meters?! Seriously?!"
Liana smiled, feeling a little proud of herself.
Liana Kozuki, Quirk: Demonic Bone: She can grow, create, control, and alter the bones in her arms, using them to create weapons and shields.
It was now Izuku's turn. He summoned his Boosted Gear, which turned some of his scales red. Aizawa watched closely as Izuku grabbed the ball and threw it. It took a second for the ball to fall back down. The students eagerly looked to Aizawa, with most failing to notice his hair fall down as he showed everyone the results on his phone.
"1038.3 meters?!"
Bakugo growled in anger, an aura of rage surrounding him causing a few students, Izuku included, to take a few steps back. Todoroki, meanwhile, narrowed his eyes at Izuku before suddenly noticing his left hand flickering in flames. He quickly crossed his arms, allowing steam to arise from them.
'Midoriya Izuku,' he thought to himself. 'He's someone to look out for.'
Liana Kozuki also narrowed her eyes at Izuku, but for a different reason. She was the only one who noticed that Aizawa tried to erase Izuku's Quirk, yet nothing happened.
Trial 6: Endurance Run
Though seemingly simple, as the students ran the course, they soon began to slow down. The first to drop out was Mineta, followed by Hagakure. The last few to drop out were Hyde, followed by Todoroki, Bakugou, Iida, Izuku, and Momo.
Trial 7: Seated Toe-Touch
Tsuyu blew the competition out of the water here, given how flexible her body is. Aoyama tried to be a flashy show-off, but he ended up embarrassing himself by accidentally dropping his belt and pants, to Mineta's horror.
"Almost got it," Momo huffed as she leaned forward, her assets pressing down on her legs.
Ochako pouted as she bent down. Her sweat had made her pants stick onto her skin, showing off her curve.
"The Hero Course is the best," commented Mineta as he stared at the two, only to get a slap from Aizawa to get him to pay attention.
Trial 8: Sit-ups
This one ended up being rather purely physical, as nobody had any Quirks that could help them get a better score, except for maybe Todoroki, who created a small film of ice to keep himself from sweating. Bakugo glared at Izuku as he matched him going up and down.
[You are aware that Bakugo has been glaring at you the whole time, right?]
'Unfortunately,' Izuku mentally replied.
With the tests completed, everyone decided they had earned a good rest by sitting on the ground, as Aizawa looked at his tablet.
"Your rank will be based on comparing your results to pre-established benchmarks. Since reciting your scores would be irrational, I will just show you the results." Touching the pad, Aizawa manipulated something, and a hologram began to show above the tablet, listing the rankings.
1. Yaoyorozu Momo
2. Liana Kozuki
3. Midoriya Izuku
4. Todoroki Shoto
5. Bakugo Katsuki
6. Iida Tenya
7. Yura Tsubasa
8. Tokoyami Fumikage
9. Uraraka Ochako
10. Shoji Mezo
11. Kido Hyde
12. Kirishima Eijiro
13. Ashido Mina
14. Jiro Kyoka
15. Asui Tsuyu
16. Aoyama Yuga
17. Sero Hanta
18. Kaminari Denki
19. Hagakure Toru
20. Mineta Minoru
'I managed to get third overall,' Izuku sighed in relief.
[Would've been nice if you got first, but I guess this is good since Bakugo looks ready to explode at any moment.]
Indeed, Bakugo looked ready to literally kill someone, causing the few students near him to wisely back away. Izuku made a mental note to stay away from Bakugo for a while.
"WAAH!" Everyone turned back to Mineta, who was now openly sobbing. "I'M SO SCREWED! I DIDN'T EVEN GET TO SEE ANY OF THE GIRLS IN THEIR COSTUMES!"
"Stop whining." Everyone looked to Aizawa who was putting away his eyedrops. "You aren't getting kicked out."
Mineta sniffled. "R-Really?"
"Obviously," Momo sighed while pinching the bridge of her nose. "Honestly, I'm surprised none of you figured it out."
Liana crossed her arms. "Right. What kind of teacher would suspend or expel someone over something like this on the first day?"
"What!? No fair, you two!" Mina huffed. "You could've told us it was just a lie…"
"Actually, it wasn't a lie."
…
…
…
Everyone slowly turned toward Aizawa, who now sported a scary grin. "I would have expelled whoever came in last. Hell, I would've expelled all of you if you didn't impress me enough."
"…WHAAAAAT!?" The class shouted together.
[HAHAHAHA! He may look like a hobo, but I'm gonna like your teacher!]
'Glade you do,' Izuku nervously replied.
Kyoka leaned up to Momo and whispered. "'Bluff' huh?"
"I've… been wrong before," Momo meekly replied.
"Anyone can get into U.A. with a powerful Quirk and enough study time, but a lot of those who do get in think they can coast by on their Quirk alone. I'm here to tell you that's not enough. Your Quirks are useless if you don't have the imagination to use them creatively… or the potential to grow."
He pointed at Mineta. "Your Quirk may be simple, but you've used it in a creative way during the side-stepping exercise. That tells me that, with enough training, you can make a decent Hero." He grinned at the crying Mineta. "That's why I'm not kicking you out. But make no mistake: one slip-up and I'm revoking this decision."
"Y-Yes, sir!" Mineta nodded.
"The same goes for the rest of you! If I feel you're slacking off and not being serious about your position here, I won't hesitate to kick you out." He stared all of them down, and they all trembled before him, "Any questions?"
"N-no, sensei!"
"Good. Your syllabus will be back in homeroom. Make sure you review it closely. And don't lose it either. I won't be making copies. You're dismissed." He whirled around and walked away without a look back.
Several people had lost feeling in their legs and slumped to the floor, hearts racing and adrenaline pumping. Eventually, it was a much-subdued group that finally made it back to 1-A.
Once everyone went back to the classroom to pick up the syllabus they left the school grounds, the first day of school came to an end. Izuku, Ochako, Kyoka, and Momo were walking together, leaving the main building. Kyoka was walking slowly, the most tired and exhausted from the Quirk Assessment Test they went through. "I'm so tired." She said, looking down, all dizzy and such.
"It certainly wasn't a good first day, I agree. I honestly didn't think we would go through such a test." Momo said.
"At least we all passed," said Ochako. She then gulped. "But man, our homeroom teacher is really strict, huh?"
"Man, I wish we went to Orientation instead." Kyoka groaned as they stopped and waited outside the building.
"I agree. Maybe Buchou and the others will tell us about it." Izuku said. But before he could say something else, a hand touch his right shoulder. He turn around to see none other than Iida, standing behind him with a serious look. "Eh! Oh, hello Iida-san."
"Sorry I scared you. I just wanted to congratulate you and Yaoyorozu-kun for placing third and first in the Quirk Assessment Test," the Engine Quirk user said.
"Oh, thanks. But it wasn't a big deal." Momo said.
"I see you all known one another. Have you all met before?" Iida asked them.
"Yep!" Ochako answered. "We met a few months ago. Let's just say things happened and we became fast friends." She summed up.
"That's one way to put it."
The group looked behind them to see Rias, with Yuuto behind her, coming up to them. "Oh, Buchou!" The devils all greeted.
"Buchou?" Iida asked.
"Glad to see you made it through your first day in one piece, guys," Yuuto greeted with his usual smile.
"You all got lucky," Rias stated. "I heard that Aizawa-sensei expelled an entire class last year."
"That's… comforting," Kyoka muttered.
"Who's this?" Yuuto asked, referring to Iida.
"Allow me to introduce myself! I am Iida Tenya. A pleasure to meet you."
"The pleasure is ours. I'm Kiba Yuuto, 1st-year general studies, Class 1-C."
"Rias Gremory, 2nd-year general studies. 2-D."
Iida immediately bowed upon Rias' introduction. "An honor to meet you, senpai!"
"There's no reason to be so formal," Rias replied. "You can simply call me Rias-san."
"If you wish, Rias-san-senpai-kun," Iida nodded his head. "I wasn't aware you were acquainted with an upperclassman."
"Yeah, a lot of stuff happened when we met and well…" Izuku chuckled, unsure how to continue.
"Oh, Iuz-kun, there's no need to be shy. Tell him how close we are," Rias said as she gave him a hug, burying his head into her bosom.
Ochako, Momo, and Kyoka stared slack jaw at what they saw, jealously swelling inside the Rook. Yuuto chuckled in amusement while Iida blushed. Worst of all, other students who were walking by started staring at her hugging Izuku, hints of rage and jealousy in their glares.
"B-buchou, can you please stop that! People are staring!" Ochako stuttered.
Rias chuckled as she released Izuku, who seemed on the verge of passing out now.
"Izuku-san, are you okay?" Momo asked.
"I's kay…" Izuku answered, his face a deep red with swirls in his eyes.
"Izuku-san! Everyone!" The turn back to the building to see Ibara running and waving at them. Behind her was Itsuka and Milia. "Sorry I'm late."
Izuku, having shaken off the stupor Rias put him through, was surprised at seeing Milia. "Takamaki-san?"
"Hello, Midoriya-san," Milia greeted.
"Wait, you're in the hero course too?" Ochako asked.
"Yes," Milia nodded.
"I was just as surprised as you," Ibara said.
"It's good to see you again, Kendo-san." Izuku greeted.
"Long time no see, Midoriya," she said.
"So, are you all heading to the train station?" Iida asked, most of them nodding as an answer. "Would you mind if I joined you there?"
"It wouldn't be any problem," Rias said. "We just need to pick up Koneko and head home. There aren't any club activities today, so we got some time to kill."
"Then how about we go out to eat?" Milia suggested. "Kudelia-san gave me a day off, and I know this new restaurant nearby."
And with that the group made the walk down to the restaurant Milia had suggested, picking up Koneko along the way, all of them talking about their eventful first day.
The next day was the first official day of school. So far… things were pretty normal as far as high schools go. "Now then, boys and girls…" Present Mic began as he pointed at the board. "Which one of these sentences is the correct one?"
A: {A thought that had been in for many months in the archives of his mind came sharply into relief.}
B: {A thought that had been in the archives of his mind for many months came into relief sharply.}
C: {A thought that had been in the archives of his mind for many months came sharply into relief.}
D: {A thought came sharply that had been in the archives of his mind for many months into relief.}
'So boring…' Mina, Kaminari, and Kyoka thought with tired looks.
'This really sucks.' Bakugo thought, not really caring about this period at all.
Several of the students raised their hands, with Present Mic picking Momo. "It is C. The reason why, of course, is that the adverb, sharply, is used to emphasize the suddenness of the speaker's realization."
"That is correct!"
Lunch itself looked surprisingly good even though it was dirt cheap, which Izuku attributed to it being made by the Pro Hero Lunch Rush before he took a seat at a table with Momo, Kyoka, Ochako, and Iida, where Ibara, Itsuka, Milia were already sitting. Soon Yuuto and Rias joined up with them.
"I take it your classes have gone smoothly so far?" Rias asked, being sure to sit next to Izuku.
"T-They've b-been great, so far," Izuku replied. "What about your classes?" He asked Ibara and Milia.
"So far so good," Milia answered. "I honestly wasn't expecting our classes to be so… normal."
"Yeah. It makes me wish I paid more attention in English class," said Ochako.
As the group talked about their day was like so far and what their afternoon classes would be like, a mischievous glint appeared in Rias' eyes. "Izu-kun, you should really try this salmon," Rias held out a piece of salmon in chopsticks, holding it out for Izuku.
"Uh, sure," Izuku nodded, blushing slightly as Rias feed Izuku the salmon. Smiling, Rias continued with her meal, looking rather smug.
A shocking revelation than came upon Izuku. Rias had both feed him, and had been using those chopsticks! She gave him an indirect kiss! Izuku's eyes wondered to Ibara and Ochako. The two had stopped eating and were glaring at him and Rias. Oddly, Milia was doing the same. Itsuka, for her part, was surprised by the sudden display of affection. But inside her, she felt her stomach curl, as if she was jealous of seeing Rias give Izuku an indirect kiss, something she didn't understand why.
Afternoon arrived, and the students of 1-A were all eager to have their very first Heroics class. A burst of very familiar laughter reverberated throughout the halls, causing the students to pause, unable to believe their ears. "Hahahahaha!"
"No way," Izuku gasped. "Is that!?"
"I AM HERE!" All Might announced. Izuku and the other students gasped in shock and excitement. "Coming through the door like a normal person!" All Might came into the room in a very 'not-normal' fashion, but none of the students seemed to care as they all stared with wide eyes at the number one hero as he marched into the room looking at everyone with his signature smile as everyone started to gush about him.
"No freaking way!"
"It's All Might!"
"I can't believe it! All Might is actually gonna teach us!"
"This is gonna be awesome!"
"Kero, is that his silver age costume?"
As All Might marched heroically to the desk, everyone got a good look at his costume. It was primarily red at the torso with white stripes around the chest and sides, blue pants with white stripes. He also had golden yellow boots, belt, and bracers along with a flowing blue cape.
Once All Might made it behind the desk, he put his hands to his hip and looked the students. Everyone watched and listened in anticipation as the Number One Hero spoke. "Welcome, young heroes, to the most important class at U.A. High." All Might said with his ever-present large grin. "Think of this class as Heroing 101!" Everyone smiled, having waited all school day this. "Here you will learn the basics of becoming a hero and what it means to fight in the name of good! For our first day, our lesson will pull no punches! That's right! Battle training!"
Bakugo suddenly grinned in excitement, eager to fight.
"And to go with that," declared All Might before pointing to the side of a wall in an epic manner, "Are these!" The walls suddenly began shifting before shelves came out with suitcases in them, each one labeled with a student number. "Your costumes that have been created in accordance with the Quirk registry and the special forms you all filled out before school started, along with any details you wanted!"
The students all cheered in excitement, eager to wear their gear. They didn't expect them to be finished so fast, but it was to be expected of U.A. heroics.
"Now go get changed and meet me at Ground Beta when you're done," All Might said before he dashed out.
All Might stood waiting for the class near the entrance of training ground Beta. It took only a few moments before the students began to walk into the training ground in their new hero costumes. The costumes were as diverse as the quirks that they represented. Some of the costumes were flashy and ostentatious, while others were simple and functional.
Izuku's fell into the later. It seemed like something that you could buy for a couple of tens of thousands of yen at any sports goods store in Japan. An emerald green sleeveless bodysuit with dark red accents, with padding over his thighs, shins, and torso along with his shoulders and forearms. The padding was given a dark red color to contrast with the emerald color. He also wore his own red shoes. There were two velcro lined holes in the suits back, allowing his dragon wings to spread without raising suspicion (since both those and his devil wings don't tear threw clothing when in use). He had originally wanted to include a face-guard and hood with two protrusions, but Rias and the others cut those out, saying that it looked like an All Might ripoff.
"Your costume looks great, Izu-kun!"
Izuku wanted to reply to Ochako, but the words nearly died in his throat, a faint blush on his face. "I-Is t-that your costume, Ochako-san?"
Ochako's costume seemed to play up to her Quirk, making her look like an astronaut with a pink and black skintight suit that covered her entire body, a transparent helmet for her head and thick, round bracers with handles attached to them. The fact that it was skintight, and thus was emphasizing her curves, made it hard for him not to stare.
"Hehe, I should've been more descriptive with what I wanted," Ochako said with a small blush. "My suit ended up being skintight."
That was a half-lie.
Ochako had not wanted a skintight suit. She did, however, had specified that her chest and waist be a bit more emphasized to have Izuku notice her more. Of course, the result came out to be a skintight uniform, but she wasn't complaining given how Izuku was glancing at her body.
"I think your costume is great, Ochako-san." Izuku and Ochako turn to Momo's voice, who was walking up to them with Kyoka. The boy's face turned 100% red in response to what he saw.
Kyoka's Hero costume was nothing spectacular. It was a long salmon-colored shirt with several rips at the collar and hem, black pants, and boots with stereos built into their shafts. She also had two small, triangular red paint marks just below her eyes, a plain black choker, and white fingerless gloves, giving her a 'rocker' look.
Momo's costume, however, was a different story. She wore a high-collared, sleeveless crimson leotard with silver lines at her waist and around her arms, which were open to expose her skin from her neck to just below her navel. She sported calf-length crimson boots with heels, which dipped sharply down in the center, and two gold utility belts around her waist. Another, thinner one ran around the top portion of her chest and below her shoulders.
"M-M-Momo-san!? T-T-That's your hero costume!?" He asked, trying to stop the nose bleed he was having.
"Yeah…" Momo said, slightly embarrassed as she and Kyoka approached the two. "There is a reason why. Due to my Quirk, I need to have exposed skin to create an object out of my body?"
"O-Oh, yeah I-I forgot. I-I m-mean… you both do look more c-cute in those c-costumes." Izuku said with a red face.
Those words made Momo and Kyoka blush a little. Kyoka wasn't used to boys calling her cute, so she didn't know how to properly respond. Momo, however, leaned over to Izuku, her mouth near his right ear. "If you want, perhaps Kyoka and I can show you more of our skin later." She whispered in a seductive tone, causing the boy to jump.
"Ga! Seriously!?" Izuku yelled.
Momo couldn't help but giggle at Izuku's reaction, while Ochako stared at the Queen. Kyoka looked indignantly at Momo. "M-Momo! W-what the hell?!"
"Sorry, Kyoka," Momo said. "Buchou loves to tease Izuku-san so much, I thought I give it a shot."
"That, we can agree with," the four turned to another voice. The owner was Sona's Rook, Tsubasa.
Tsubasa's costume was rather simple. It consisted of a white karate gi with the sleeves torn off, blue fingerless gloves, a long orange headband, a black martial arts belt, and dark boots.
"Yura-san," Izuku said.
"Hey. I wanted to talk with you guys yesterday, but I didn't get the chance due to Aizawa-sensei's test and there was a meeting for the student council after classes ended."
"It's fine," said Ochako. "And I like your costume. Not too flashy, you know."
"Yeah," Kyoka agreed. "Has a real Street Fighter vibe to it."
"Thanks," Tsubasa smiled. "Ryu was a basis for the design, I admit. And I like your costume, Midoriya. I kinda want to see what it's like when dirty now."
"Dirty?" The four teens blinked.
"Uh, yes," Tsubasa chuckled sheepishly, rubbing the back of her head. "Don't know why, but I've always liked boys who get dirty after a fight," she looked to Izuku seductively. "Kinda like Midoriya after the fight with Riser."
"…Eh?" Izuku honestly had no idea how to respond to that.
Ochako silently glared at Tsubasa. 'Another love rival!'
Nearby, Mineta was chewing on his little yellow cape. "The lucky bastard! Damn shy, nice guy act is getting him all the babes!"
Further away, Ashido Mina watched the whole thing unfold. Her costume consisted of a plain white mask over her eyes, and a purple and turquoise skintight bodysuit with a camouflage pattern, ending just above her breasts. Over this, she wears a cropped, sleeveless tan-colored waistcoat with white fur along its collar, which she leaves unbuttoned. She wears custom made acid-proof boots with holes in the soles, allowing her to secrete acid from her feet to use to slide around.
'Is that the same Midoriya from yesterday?' She thought, looking at the boy. 'I wasn't expecting him to be so skittish with girls. Not with the way Yaomomo, Jirou, and Uraraka hang out with him.' A mischievous smile formed on her face. 'Guess I have to get in on all the fun. Midori is just so cute and adorable.'
"Hey, where's Todoroki?" Kaminari spoke up. Looking around, Todoroki was the only one who wasn't present.
"He is still in the changing room," Iida answered. "He wished to wait until the rest of us were finished before he put on his hero costume."
"Why would he do that?" Sero asked.
"Maybe he's shy?" Hyde guessed.
'Oh boy,' All Might shook his head, having a good idea on the real reason why Todoroki was taking so long. Thankfully Todoroki arrived about a minute later, decked out in his hero costume which consisted of a white shirt, pants, and boots, along with a gold-colored combat vest, while the left side of everything above his waist was covered in ice.
"Now that everyone has arrived, it is time to get started, ya newbies," All Might called out.
Iida raised his hand, "Sensei, this is the same site we used for our entrance exams. Will we be doing cityscape maneuvers again?"
"Not quite," All Might said. "What you'll be doing is indoor, anti-personnel combat training. Most of the villain fights that you see on the news take place on the streets, but statistically speaking, a vast majority of villain fights happen indoors: Backroom deals, the black market, hostage situations, just to name a few," he continued. "In this Hero Society of ours, the most dangerous villains are the ones who use their brains and try to outwit us. They almost always operate indoors, away from prying eyes like ours." He clenched his fist in front of his chest, "With that in mind, you all will be split evenly into groups of two! Each team will have either a Hero or Villain designation, and you will be fighting against another team!"
"Isn't that a little advance?" Asui asked.
"The best training is the training that you get in the field!" All Might answered. "But, remember, you are not just punching robots this time, you are fighting against actual people."
"What determines victory?" Asked Momo.
"Can I still blast them until they die?" Bakugo growled.
"Will the punishment be expulsion, just like Aizawa-sensei?" Ochako asked nervously.
"How will we be splitting up?" Asked Iida, the only one to have raised his hand to ask.
"Isn't my cape fabulous?" Aoyama, not even bothering to ask about the trial, was flashing his cape.
"One question at a time, please!" All Might yelled, a little overwhelmed. Seeing the students quickly settle down, he continued. "Anyway, by order of the questions I heard: I'll explain, no, no, we'll get there in a minute, and yes, but be careful about that cape. If it gets caught on something, you'll be in trouble. Now then, allow me to explain today's task!" With that, he took out a small booklet and began to read off it.
"The situation is that the villains have hidden a nuclear weapon somewhere in their hideout! The heroes have to go in and dispose of it! The heroes will have a limited amount of time to either capture the villains or secure the weapon in order to win. As for securing, you merely need to be able to touch it for longer than three-seconds. The villains, in order to win, must either secure the weapon until time runs out or capture the heroes!"
'Is he seriously reading a script?' A majority of the students all thought.
All Might then took out a box with a hole on top presenting it to the students, "Your teammates will be decided through lots!"
"Is that really the best way?" Iida questioned.
It was Izuku who answered though, "Actually, it makes a lot of sense. In the field, we will sometimes have to pair up with other Heroes who we potentially know nothing about. Anything can happen during emergencies and pairing up with Heroes from different Agencies happens all the time."
"I see! Excellent analysis, Midoriya-kun! Forgive my impertinence!" Iida bowed to All Might, who shrugged him off.
"No worries, Young Iida. Let's get to it!" He turned and pumped a fist into the air. One by one, the students walked up to the box and pulled a lot out. In a matter of moments, the teams had formed.
Team A: Ashido Mina & Sero Hanta
Team B: Yaoyorozu Momo & Hagakure Toru
Team C: Kido Hyde & Midoriya Izuku
Team D: Tokoyami Fumikage & Aoyama Yuga
Team E: Asui Tsuyu & Shoji Mezo
Team F: Liana Kozuki & Uraraka Ochako
Team G: Jiro Kyoka & Todoroki Shoto
Team H: Kirishima Eijiro & Kaminari Denki
Team I: Yura Tsubasa & Bakugo Katsuki
Team J: Mineta Minoru & Iida Tenya
"Eight babes in this class, and I didn't get paired with any of them!" Mineta hissed.
Hyde, wearing a dark gray leather jacket with belts, black baggy pants, and a plain silver shirt, approached his partner, extending his right hand to him. "Looks like we're a team. Let's both do our best together, alright Midoriya?"
"Yeah!" Izuku replied, shaking Hyde's hand with a determined expression.
Ochako, while disappointed that she won't be on the same team as Izuku, walked over to Liana. Her costume consisted of a red vest over a black shirt and black shorts, a mask decorated with crimson lotus petals, revealing only her mouth, nose, and eyes. She also had a dark red cloak with black highlights. "Uh, hey," she greeted. "Guess we're teammates."
Liana smiled and nodded. "You're Quirk lets you alter gravity, right?"
"Well, kinda," Ochako admitted. "Why? You have something in mind?"
"All right, now that we have the teams set up, let's see who's going against whom first!" All Might took out two more lottery boxes, the right one labeled Villain while the left one was labeled Hero. "First up, we have… Team C as Villains against… Team I as the Heroes!"
Izuku felt something drop in his stomach as he turned to the members of Team I. Tsubasa was trying to say something to Bakugo, but the explosive teen wasn't listening. Instead, he was flashing a huge grin at Izuku. Bakugo silently placed his right fist into his left hand and a small explosion erupted between them, startling his teammate. He then held out his smoking palm to Izuku before clenching it as though he were crushing an insect.
"Well, this is going to be fun," Hyde muttered before turning to Izuku. "You going to be okay?"
"Y-Yeah…"
"Now, while both teams remain here, I want everyone else to head for the control room. That way you will be able to observe everything and comment on it!"
"Hai!" the students replied, leaving for the control room, while All Might called both teams to follow him to the building where the exercise would take place.
"Young Midoriya and Young Kido, you will enter first to prepare the bomb. You will have aid from the U.A. robots to move and place it quickly if you need it. There will be a ten-minute grace period for both teams to plan and prepare as needed. The fifteen-minute timer will begin to count down immediately once the Heroes are allowed to enter, so take care not to procrastinate!" All Might grinned, fists on his hips, "And most importantly, remember this is to give you all practical experience, so you must not hold back! The Villains should try to embrace a villainous mindset and pretend to be the real deal! You can't have any doubts and must give it your all! That said, remember that this is just training so take care not to go TOO far. I will only step in if I feel I need to. If I declare the exercise over at any point for any reason, it is OVER. Is that clear? And be mindful that the provided Capture Tape can only be used once! Use it wisely, because you only get one per team."
The four students nodded, and All Might pulled four pieces of paper and four small earplugs from a small pocket that didn't even seem to exist, handing one of each to them. "Here is the layout of the building. Be sure to memorize it. And these communicators can be used to keep in touch with each other. Team C, you may go into the building now. I will inform both teams when the test begins. Now, go!" All Might finished, waiting until Izuku and Hyde went into the building before leaving.
"So this is it, huh?" Hyde tapped his hand against the 'nuclear weapon'. "Papier-mâché. That makes sense. So, where should we move this?"
Izuku looked over the paper All Might had given them. "It looks like either the top or middle floors are our best options. There are plenty of places to hide the weapon there."
"Then let's move this thing," Hyde watched as the U.A. robots picked up the bomb.
Outside, Tsubasa and Bakugo were waiting for the test to begin. Tsubasa looked worryingly at Bakugo, who seemed ready to demolish the building at any second. Rage had completely taken over him, to the point his body started to shake. 'Was he seriously just fucking with me all these years?' Bakugo thought. In all the years he'd known Deku, the nerd never had Quirk. Now he can turn into some lizard freak?!
"Uh, so, what's the plan?" Tsubasa asked.
"I'm gonna go after Deku!" Bakugo hissed. "You can take Clownfish."
"But aren't we supposed to-"
"I DON'T FUCKING CARE!" He snarled. "I'm going to show that damn nerd that he ain't better than me!"
"There. Everything's set," Hyde wiped away the little sweat he built up. After the robots moved the 'weapon', Izuku and Hyde decided to set up some dummies on both the middle and second floors, using the empty crates and tarps to do so.
"Kido-san, what's your Quirk?" Izuku asked.
"It's called Void Red," Hyde's left hand was encased in a dark red energy. "I can basically control and manipulate dark energy. Also… Come forth, Insulator!" Hyde made a grasping motion in front of his left palm. Dark energy swirl from his palm as he did so. The fingers of his right hand closed as the hilt of a blade emerged from his palm. He withdrew the sword from his palm in a spray of red and black sparks. It was a katana with a red blade patterned with bright-red lines of energy that flow through it; it also has no hand-guard while also having a fairly long pale-yellow hilt with black wrappings.
"Whoa, that's awesome!" Izuku pulled out a notebook and pen from somewhere and began to write. "How did you do that? Did you concentrate the energy into that blade? No, wait… It looked more like you drew the sword directly from your body. Is it stored in a pocket dimension in him until he needs it? Then what is it made of? And how-"
Hyde sweat-dropped at Izuku's mumbling. "Dude, stop! You're driving me nuts!"
Izuku flinched before chuckling sheepishly.
"And…" Hyde looked at the Insulator. "Where does it come from? My hand? Wait, does it come from my hand? Then… where does it go?" As Hyde mumbled, he looked down his sleeve before realizing what he was doing. "Agh! Damnit! You're starting to infect my brain!"
"Sorry."
Hyde sighed. "Well, I told you about my power. What's yours? Some kind of dragon Quirk, right?"
Izuku nodded. "Kinda," he held his arm out as it transformed, growing his scales and wings, summoning his Boosted Gear while doing so. "I can grow green or red scales and wings, which gives me better defense, strength and of course flight. I can also double my power every few seconds, but only for a short time."
"Dude, that's awesome!" Hyde giddily said. "And, if I'm being honest, kinda fitting for this situation. A 'dragon' guarding its 'treasure'?"
Izuku blinked before chuckling, realizing that Hyde was right. Dragons are known to guard their hoards fiercely.
"Anyway, what's the plan?" Hyde asked.
Izuku looked outside in thought. "I've known Ka- …Bakugo for all my life. He will try to come after me while Yura-san goes after the bomb," he said.
"I buy that. The guy seems to have it out for you. Think we can use that to our advantage?"
Izuku nodded. "I can keep him busy. That just leaves Yura-san."
"I can deal with her," said Hyde. "You need to focus on settling things with Bakugo."
["Ok teams, time's up!"] Both Izuku and Hyde heard All Might's voice via the communicators. ["Let the indoor combat training begin!"]
A/N:
With a surprisingly close result, out of 33 voters, 13 voted for Mineta to be expelled, while 20 voted to keep Mineta. Honestly, with how many followers this story has on both AO3 and FanFiction, I was expecting more people would've voted. …Oh well. I defiantly will have fun writing slapstick focusing on Mineta whenever I get the chance.
Anyway, as I'm sure you've noticed, some of the canon students are gone, replaced by either an OC or some other character: Shoda Nirengeki and Bondo Kojiro from 1-B and Koda Koji, Sato Rikido, and Ojiro Mashirao from 1-A. Replacing Ojiro was literally a last-minute decision (I had to do a coin flip in the end).
Also, here's an updated list of Izuku's harem: Rias Gremory (main girl), Shiozaki Ibara, Uraraka Ochako, Yaoyorozu Momo, Tokage Setsuna, Jiro Kyoka, Xenovia Quarta, Shidou Irina, Ravel Phenex, Asui Tsuyu, Melissa Shield, Hatsume Mei, Toujou Koneko, Milia Takamaki (OC), Rossweisse, Liana Kozuki (OC), Kendo Itsuka, Hadou Nejire, Ashido Mina, Le Fay Pendragon, and Yura Tsubasa. 21 out of 24 now! He's gonna need a LOT of stamina ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°).
Why add Sona's Rook, you ask? Well, in Volume 11 of the DxD Light Novels, she has told Issei that she is attracted to him since he always ends up dirty after a fight. …Yeah, I don't exactly get it, but since, well, getting a little dirty after a fight describes Izuku pretty well, I figured why not? She'll be taking Ojiro's place in 1-A.
I've also decided to share a list of POSSIBLE harem members. These girls I haven't yet decided, so they MAY or MAY NOT be in: Sona Sitri, Serafall Leviathan, Yasaka, Gabriel, Kuroka, Mandalay, Mt. Lady, Mirko, and Utsushimi Camie.
Anyway, next time we'll see the climactic battle between Izuku vs Bakugo! We'll also get to see how everyone else will do during the battle trials! And we'll see what 1-B is up to! See you next time. PLUS ULTRA!
EDIT: Did a slight change, adding a bit of foreshadowing about a certain character later.