And we are back with Chapter four. With the arc fully finished you can expect a chapter a week till we get to the end of this arc. Now to reply to some reviews.

Althea Sirius: Yes, it would be neat to see huntsmen do there thing against Grimm if they manifested in the MHA universe. But I have no plans for that to happen.

RedFlareHunter: For changes to the plot you'll have to wait and see. I will say that this first arc is gonna have more major changes than the two following arcs. For ships I'll say for now, Green Tea yes, Burst Rose (My name for Ruby x Bakugo) no. However there maybe Tsundere Bakugo moments with Ruby. I can already picture some funny moments with that.

crawforddarius7: For now, Evergreen (My name for Ruby x Izuku) no, Lancaster yes.

With that out of the way on to the chapter.


New World Arc

Chapter 4: A Long Road Ahead

Students began to file into the auditorium for orientation. They shuffled around into there assigned seating based on their middle school. Unfortunately for Izuku this meant sitting next to Katsuki. Although luckily for him Ruby was also sitting next to him. Both eagerly and nervously, everyone awaited for the presentation to begin. Then suddenly the spotlights illuminated the stage to reveal a tall slender man with long spiky blond hair. He wore a pair of sunglasses and pair of headphones. Along with this was a black jacket with tan shoulder pads, black pants, red belt, black boots, black fingerless gloves, and a directional speaker around her neck. He had a big smile on his face.

"Alright everybody let's get the UA Entrance Exam underway. Can I get a YEAH!" He shouted.

His calls were met with silence.

"Alright keeping it mellow I dig it." He quickly went on. "Now all my listeners out there better clean those ears out and pay attention cause your gonna get the rundown on the whole exam here and now. ARE YOU READY!"

His calls were again met with silence. That is save for the quiet muttering of one green haired boy.

"Oh my god it's Present Mic I listen to his radio show every week. I bet all the teachers at UA pro heroes, this is so cool." Izuku squealed in a hushed voice.

"Izuku quiet down, your muttering could distract people." Ruby scolded.

"Ahh… right sorry." Izuku expressed quietly.

"Tch… damn nerd." Katsuki scowled.

"Alright now, let's get on with the show." Mic quickly moved on, likely from embarrassment. "Today you'll be participating in four rocking tests to test your mental and physical chops. Your first test will be the written exam. Pass this if you want to have any shot at UA's gen ed, business, or our illustrious hero course. From there we move on to the second test, a grueling long distance run. Your goal is to make it to the finish line. But be careful, if you don't pass through the checkpoints in time you'll fail. If you can't do this, forget about any chance of getting into the hero course. How long is it you may ask? Well you'll have to wait and see. Wouldn't be much of a test if we told you everything to expect. Just remember two things. One, quirk use is allowed and two, no harming your fellow participants, not unless you want to get disqualified."

"Interesting there trying to thin out the herd." Izuku muttered.

"Izuku save your thoughts for after the presentation you're gonna distract others." Ruby scolded again.

"No… I'm think through this now." Izuku asserted.

"Huh?" Both Katsuki and Ruby expressed.

"What do you mean Deku?!" Katsuki snarled.

"Ahh… uhm… w-well he paused for a reason. I-I figured it was to give us time think this over and talk it out with others." Izuku reasoned.

"Tch… I see… not that I need your help nerd." Katsuki muttered.

"Anyways I get what you mean with thinning out the herd. You need to be in top physical form with or without a quirk." Ruby noted. "Those that were serious would have put in the training to be ready for this."

"Right, I was thinking the same thing." Izuku stated. "But it also acts as away to up the challenge of the next two tests by pushing our endurance to the limits."

Despite there whispering Present Mic could hear what they were saying thanks to the mics that were set up across the entire auditorium. He struggled to shout out and congratulate the duo for figuring part of the exam's secret out. Seems like we've got some clever ones this year. They already figured out the main goal of the run. They aren't the only ones I hear a few others coming to the same conclusion. Let's see if you figure out anything else. Anyways back to the show

"After this you'll be engaging in a mock battle. You'll be assigned to different test sights if you complete the run. There you'll have a set amount of time to destroy as many faux villains as you can. There are three primary faux villains, one-pointers; two-pointers; and three-pointers. It should be obvious to my listeners the higher the point value the tougher the villain. Finally there's another faux villain. Unlike the other one's it's worth zero points. I recommend my listeners avoid fighting this one. It's more of an obstacle to be avoided than anything. Sure you might be able take it out but it wouldn't be worth it." Mic continued.

"Hmm… why would they add something like that?" Ruby questioned.

"I don't know… there has to be something else to the mock battle test, but what?" Izuku added.

"And finally my listeners for the last test you'll be engaging in no less than three one on one battles. Know that while any injuries will be healed up by our lovely nurse Recovery Girl between the one on one battle and the mock battle, we will not heal you till after the test has finished. If you are too injured to continue without healing you will be taken out of the test. Also if we don't have an even number of students to properly have three fights for each we'll have to get someone to fight again." Mic continued to explain. "Remember listeners, your performance in the last two tests will determine whether you get in to the hero course or not. It's do or die time for all my aspiring heroes out there. That's all for today shows but remember to go beyond plus Ultra, and good luck suffering out there!"


15 minutes later…

The examines were lead into various rooms were they took the rigorous written portion. As they took the test their examiner looked out at the see of the students. He was a tall slender man with shoulder length messy black hair name Shota Aizawa. He was dressed in a long sleeved black shirt, black pants with a belt around his waist, black boots, and a grey scarf around his neck. His tired eyes dart between various students making sure no one was cheating as well as casting his own judgement on them. The other staff was right. We do have an interesting bunch this year. Sadly it looks like very few of them are in this room. I can already tell most will likely cave during the long distance run. Still a few look like there make it past round two.

His eyes fell upon four students in particular, Itsuka; Katsuki; Izuku; and Ruby. Itsuka was studiously working away with precise controlled efficiency. Katsuki was also diligently working, but in his on ferocious way. Izuku was much more nervous than the other two. Despite this he was working at a good pace. Lastly there was Ruby who was struggling the most due to her still being a new arrival in this world, as well as her own academic failings. Despite this she still manage to hold a good pace through the test though she by far is the weakest out of all of them. It would be best to keep an eye on those four. They look like they might go far. And among them is the girl who's from Remnant like those three and him.


Two hours later…

With the first exam complete the examines were once again assembled in a large underground hallway. Izuku, Ruby, and Itsuka had met up to head down together. Now in the hallway with more students filing in, they walked among the crowd.

"Wow, I knew there was gonna be a lot of people taking the exam but I never truly noticed how many there were in the auditorium." Itsuka noted.

"Y-yeah no kidding." Izuku expressed as he looked around.

At that moment he noticed something about some of the other examines. They showed signs of being tired, which Izuku chalked up to mental fatigue from the exam similar to Ruby. In that moment he had an epiphany.

"Hey, I just realized something." Izuku stated.

"Hmm… what?" Ruby asked.

"Well…" Izuku began.

"Midoriya, Ruby, Kendo!" They heard a familiar voice call out.

They turned to see Ochako running up to them with a cheerful smile. However like many of the other examines she showed signs of fatigue.

"Uraraka/Ochako!" They all returned.

"Hey guys, man that test was something else. I'm exhausted." She sighed.

"Same here that test took a lot out of me." Ruby sighed. "But now the more practical part of the exam is coming up. It'll be my time to shine."

"Speaking of which that's kind of what I wanted to talk about." Izuku brought up.

"What you mean?" Ochako asked.

"I mean I think there's more to the tests than meets the eye." Izuku stated. "Take the written for example. On the surface it's a standard test of our knowledge. But look around, a lot of people seem exhausted from the test, far more than either Ruby or Uraraka."

"Your right," Itsuka expressed in surprise as she took note of her fellow examines. "If that's the case the written served another purpose."

"Yeah, help weed out the weaker participants." Izuku expressed.

"No way." Ochako gasped.

"But if that's the case what more is there to the exam?" Ruby questioned. "We should try and figure it out."

"Wouldn't kind of defeat the purpose of the secret test thing." Ochako pointed out.

"Not necessarily, it could be the case that figuring them out is also something they test. Either way we have to be careful with this next test." Izuku pointed out. "There testing not only our endurance but foresight. We have to finish but continue at a fast enough pace to not get cut off at a checkpoint."

"Your right, it's about pacing yourself as to avoid burning out while avoiding falling behind." Itsuka added. "Therefore we should try avoid using our quirks or running too fast if we can. That'll only tire us out."

"R-right," Ochako expressed nervously.

"Yeah let's do this team!" Ruby cheered.

"Ruby?" A male voice all too familiar to Ruby expressed.

Ruby's eyes went wide. Slowly she turned to come face with a familiar blue eyed messy blond hair boy. He was dressed in a black tank top, blue jeans and brown boots.

"J-Jaune?" Ruby expressed in shock.

No words were spoken, the world itself seemed to fade away as Ruby and Jaune stared into each others eyes. Soon Ruby's eyes began to fill with tears not of sadness, but of joy.

"JAUNE!" Ruby shouted as she leaped towards the boy.

"Ruby?!" Jaune expressed in shock as the girl leapt to him.

Ruby tackled Jaune, hugging and crying the whole time. Her gripped tighten on him as they nearly fell to the ground, but Jaune managed to stay on his feets.

"Oh… Jaune I can't believe you here!" She cried.

"I could say they same to you. We thought we were the only one who made it here." Jaune expressed.

"We?" Ruby questioned.

Soon two more people ran up to the group. One was an orange haired girl with turquoise eyes. She wore a white and pink v-neck, pink gym shorts, white knee high socks, and pink running shoes. Right behind her was a boy with long black hair with a magenta streak on the left side and pink eyes. He wore a green tank top, white baggy pants, and black sandals.

"No way?" The new boy expressed.

"It is Ruby!" The girl exclaimed.

Ruby looked up to see the two running up to her, with the orange hair girl taking the lead.

"REN! NORA!" Ruby Cried.

"RUBY!" They cried.

The orange haired girl now known as Nora leaped into them, tackling them to the ground in a hug. The boy now known as Ren also joined in the group hug although less violently.

"Ohhh… Ruby I missed you!" She cried.

"I missed you too, I missed all of you so much!" Ruby cried.

There action soon began to draw a crowd. Seeing this Izuku was quick to rush into action.

"H-hey guys g-give them some space. They've been through a lot a-and haven't seen each other in awhile." Izuku quickly explained, trying to get their attention off them.

To his luck it worked and every returned to focusing on the exam.

"Good that worked." Izuku expressed with a sigh.

"Midoriya…" Itsuka expressed as he tapped Izuku's shoulders.

Oh no… He mentally expressed.

"I feel like there's something you haven't told me." Itsuka noted.

On hearing this Ochako gave a confused look. Izuku grew incredibly nervous. Shit! Okay Izuku think is there anyway you can think of to get out of this aaannnddd… nope… doubt I can get out of this one. Maybe they can help. He looked over to see the still crying group of friends hugging. Also nope… shit.

"Oh… ahhhh… we'll explain later. Let's focus on the exams for now." Izuku quickly deflected.

Itsuka glared at Izuku causing him to become even more nervous. He gulped. Finally her glare let up and she sighed.

"Fine, I'll let you off the hook for now." She relented.

Izuku breathed out in relief. Suddenly Itsuka was in front of him right in his face with a death glare.

"But I expect a proper explanation after the exam, Okay?" She demanded, pointing at him.

"Y-y-yes ma'am." Izuku squeaked.

"Good," Itsuka expressed as she backed off.

Izuku let out another breath in relief. At this moment the group of friends on the ground finally calmed down and returned to their feet. Ruby wipe the tears from her eyes still overjoyed from finally finding others from Remnant.

"You four!" Itsuka called out.

"What?!" They all exclaimed.

"I already told Midoriya, but I expect a proper explanation for all of this after the exam. No lies okay?" She demanded.

"R-right." Ruby expressed sheepishly.

"Good," Itsuka expressed. "Now let's get introduction out of the way. I'm Itsuka Kendo."

"Jaune Arc," Jaune greeted.

"Nora Valkyrie," Nora cheered.

"Lie Ren," Ren stated.

"I'm Ochako Uraraka and I'm very confused as to what's going on right now." Ochako chimed in.

"Izuku Midoriya," Izuku added. "And I know about your situation. Well as much as Ruby knows."

"I see, good to meet everyone." Jaune returned. "We'll explain everything but first we should…"

Suddenly a large gate shut behind all the students drawing everyone's attention.

"BEGIN!" Present Mic shouted over an intercom.

It's already starting! Everyone mental exclaimed. They rushed forward following the only path available. Many used there quirks to try and get ahead of the competition. Those that didn't, whether due to their quirk or choice, ran at moderately brisk pace. The long distance run for the UA Entrance Exam had began.


The examination room, a little before the second test…

All Might, aka Toshinori Yagi, in his true form sat alongside many of his new coworkers. Despite being UA's newest teacher, Toshinori was still allowed to observe and evaluate the students taking the test. As he gazed upon the various monitors his eyes fell upon the image of Ruby tackling a blond hair boy in a hug. He soon saw two more join them.

"It seems they've meet a familiar soul." A cheery voice clipped.

Toshinori turned to see Nezu, the principle of the school, and Shota looking at the same screen he was. Nezu was a dog, mouse, bear thing who wore an elegant suit and orange shoes.

"That would be the girl you helped get in right All Might?" Shota questioned.

"Yes I did." Toshinori answered.

"Ah yes, Miss Ruby Rose, I believe. She appears to have made some friends from this world" Nezu added.

"Yeah, the boy with green hair and the orange haired girl" Shota observed. "However the green haired kid seems to know about her situation. Why would that be All Might?"

Toshinori sighed.

"I didn't want to bring up my involvement with him but it looks like I have no choice." He expressed. "I was training the boy for this when we found her washed up on Dagoba Beach."

"You trained him?" Shota questioned.

"Yeah… I didn't want anyone to know of my connection to him. I doubt he'd appreciate any favoritism." Toshinori explained. "He and his mother were actually the ones I asked to take Young Rose in."

"I understand, though I'm curious. Why did you train that boy?" Nezu inquired.

"Simple… he showed the spirit of a true hero in a time of crisis." Toshinori stated, knowing what Nezu was getting at.

Nezu knew of Toshinori's quirk's true nature. He had offered the job at UA to All Might in the hopes of him finding a successor to pass his quirk on to. So it was surprising for him to hear that All Might had already found one to his liking before even starting at UA. Oh well, at least he'll be here to teach the boy should he passed it on to. Nezu thought to himself.

"We'll have to see if his 'heroic spirit' can get him through this exam." Shota pointed out.

While he wouldn't admit it he was slightly impressed by the boy. He and his group a friends had managed to figure some of the tests behind the tests, far more than most others. Intelligence was a key component to being a hero. The ability to quickly adapt and figure out one's situation is vital to any hero no matter their quirk.

"We'll see Aizawa, we'll see," Toshinori replied.

"BEGIN!" Present Mic shouted.

The students scrambled to start, rushing ahead in a panic. On the screen Toshinori saw Izuku and his group moving slower than everyone else but still at a good enough clip that he knew they wouldn't fall behind. Good luck you two. The real test has only just begun.


Izuku: And that brings that chapter to a close. Just me this time Ruby's... kind of busy.

Ruby: (Loud crying)

Izuku: Yeeaaaaah... anyways get ready for next time cause the race is on.

Ruby: I missed you guys so much!

Izuku: A-a-and it proves more difficult than we thought.

Nora: I'm so glad we found you Ruby!

Izuku: I hope no one gets left behind.

Ruby: Same here Nora!

Izuku: I really should have picked a better time to do this. Anyways next time Chapter 5: In for the Long Run.

Ruby: I can't wait. WAAHHHHH!