Be aware. High profile member of the committee is somewhere in Japan. We take the fucker down it'll slow the bastards down. Even if just a little bit.


Izuku fiddled with the drawstring of his hoodie nervously. His mom sitting next to him was equally nervous. Both of them were in the U.A waiting room, outside of the principal's office.

What's got you so riled up? It's just some rat guy.

'Hank. It's the principal of my dream school.'

Still. It's just a meeting and besides, you've met him before. It's no biggie.

Izuku sighed, Hank was right. Steeling his nerves as he awaited the meeting with the hyper-intelligent mammal.

Izuku didn't really know why Nezu wanted to speak with him and his mother. And as far as he knew, his mom didn't really know either.

Wait… what if he knows about-'

He doesn't. Trust me. S.Q would have shut that down immediately, and if they somehow fucked it up. A.A.A would have handled it. You're good.

The young hero frowned slightly but non the less accepted the answer. But he thought to himself for a moment.

'Hey. Just… who exactly are S.Q and the A.A.A?'

Oh right yeah. I never told ya.

'Haven't told me anything other than a vague 'I work for gods now'.'

Shush. Well, you see. S.Q stands for Status Quo, and they take care of anomalies that would make the average joe piss their pants. A.A.A are like those guys but more Special Forcesy.

Izuku rolled his eyes. 'Wow. How descriptive, thanks.'

You're welcome, buddy.

"Midoriya!" Nezu calling out his last name instantly knocked Izuku out of his train of thought, glancing at his mom it seemed that she was caught slightly off guard as well. Looking up as Nezu waved at him and his mom.

"I'll see you both now." The rodent said cheerily. He and Inko stood up and made their way to the mouse bear's office. Izuku saw that the office was… not at all what he was expecting.

A desk in front of a large window overlooked the entire school. And in front of the desk were two couches that were facing each other, with a coffee table in between the two couches. On the coffee table was a kettle and three cups.

Nezu jumped up on the green couch and lounged into it with a content sigh.

"Please, take a seat and relax." Nezu said, both Midoriya's sitting down on the gray couch opposite of the one Nezu was on.

The Principle picked up the kettle. "Tea?"

"Oh, uh. No thank you." Inko said, Izuku not saying anything; fully intending on letting his mom do the talking.

Nezu shrugged and poured the hot water into one of the teacups.

"That is understandable, not everyone likes tea. Some find it too bitter." Nezu said as he fished a tea packet from a nearby box and dropped it into the teacup.

Tea is gross as fuck.

'Hank!'

What? It's true.

"I prefer coffee myself. Black, of course, the only way to drink it." Inko said with a chuckle, Nezu nodding as he sipped his tea.

Ah, a woman after my own heart.

'What the fuck Hank!?'

Alright alright, I'll shut up.

Izuku mentally sighed as Inko and Nezu began to talk about the meeting.

"So Midoriya-Sama. The main reason I wanted to meet with you and your son today is because of some rather troubling records a staff member found." Izuku tensed up, pure dread rising in him.

Inko gained a concerned look on her face as she glanced at her son. "I… I don't understand. Izuku isn't one to-"

"Oh, no need to worry Midoriya-Sama. Your son isn't in any trouble. Rather, we want to talk to you about an individual that intends to join U.A. One Bakugo Katsuki."

Both Midoriya's then adopted a look of confusion, Izuku wondering why they brought up the blonde boy before realization hit him like a freight train.

'They know about the bullying.' He knew he should let them bar Bakugo, and he should push for the idea. But he didn't want to ruin Katsuki's chances, not yet. Ruining him now wouldn't be as satisfying.

"Katsuki? What did he do?" Inko asked in confusion, worry creeping into her tone.

"According to my sources and my own investigations, it seems that this Bakugo has been bullying your son for the past decade or so. Quite ruthlessly so might I add.

I thought that you should know since your son's previous schools have refused to release said information and it seems your son hasn't told you either."

Inko furrowed her brows as she glanced at Izuku; the boy shrinking in on himself at her gaze. She then focused her full attention on Nezu.

"Tell me everything." She said, Nezu gained a small sadistic smile on his fuzzy face.


Katsuki scowled as he closed the door to his room. The verbal chewing out his mom gave him was still fresh in his mind, and he could still hear her yelling downstairs.

Growling in rage, small explosions formed in his hands as he thought about the bastard that caused this.

"Deku." He whispered out in a low growl, full of rage. The shitty nerd continues to mock him.

"Damn bastard thinks he's above me? Avoiding me for an entire year, I knew he was planning something. That fucker." Bakugo growled out as he punched the wall.

"I should have followed after the fucker with my quirk and beaten his smug fucking face. Damn the consequences."

Thinking back to the meeting with the rat only made him even angrier.

"Be grateful that Midoriya-Kun has asked us not to bar you from entering. It is because of his mercy that we're still allowing you to enter. But know this, we will keep a close eye on you."

Growling with unspeakable rage Katsuki punched the wall again.

"I sweat Deku, when I see you in U.A I'll blow you to fucking pieces." Katsuki growled out as small explosions rang out all over his arms.

His door was then flung open. "Stop exploding shit you little bastard!" He froze up as his mom finally caught up with him.

She then grabbed him by the ear and began to drag him.

"Gah! Let go of me, old woman!"

"Shut the fuck up! We're going over to Midoriya's and you're going to apologize for being a dick!"

"Fuck no! I'm not going to say sorry to that pussy!"

Mitsuki glared at her son, debating whether or not she should kick his ass.

"Ya know what? Since you're being such a prick you'd probably just make things even worse. You're grounded and don't even argue or I will beat the shit out of you." She slammed the door, ending the argument

Katsuki growled before sitting down on his bed, glaring at the wall. He was going to kill Deku as soon as he could.


Izuku closed the door to his room, taking in a deep breath. He could hear his mom angrily talking to one of her friends downstairs over the phone, from the sound of it; it was probably Aunt Mitsuki.

And his mom did not sound at all happy to hear from the woman. Sighing, Izuku reached into his pockets and put his earplugs back on them.

Specially made for people with sensitive hearing, He could still hear most things. But with the earplugs on he couldn't hear the constant noise of the city.

He sat down at his desk, leaning back into his chair as he thought for a moment.

You alright?

'Yeah, I'm fine. Just thinking.'

Aight… Hey, why didn't you just agree to have that blonde dude barred from hero school?

Izuku shrugged. 'I don't know. I just thought that look on his face when he realizes I'm the only reason he was allowed to enter would have been funny.'

So you only did it on a whim?

'No. Not really. You remember that U.A sports festival?'

The one that apparently replaced the Olympics for weeb land? And by the way, I still find that hard to believe.

Izuku rolled his eyes. 'Yeah, that.' Izuku sighed before standing up.

"My plan isn't to just temporarily stop him from being a hero. Sure he won't be able to enter U.A, but he can go to any other hero school which would just further feed his ego. No, I'm going to bring him down and shove his face into the mud, clip his ego. Make him realize just how powerless he really is." Izuku said calmly, a cold fury bubbling in his heart.

Something Hank had only ever seen a few times from the kid. Something that reminded him way too much of what he was like as a kid. At first, he wanted to get the kid to push on the feeling more. Give in to the anger and hatred.

But now? Hank couldn't bear the thought of Izuku becoming another cog in a never-ending war. Or worse, another him.

"In short." Izuku interrupted Hank's thoughts. "I'm going to humiliate Katsuki in front of all of Japan."


One week until U.A entrance Exam


Izuku stood still breathing in and out slowly; the hero in training was wearing a pair of red sweatpants, a dark green hoodie, and red converse. Opening his eyes he moved into action.

The young man hopped across the beach with incredible speed and agility, his legs glowing from One for All as some stray nexus bolts circled his limbs.

He then skidded to a halt and jumped up high in the air before he roundhouses kicked the air in front of him. A large gust of wind being flung forward, the gust a slight red color from the excess nexus energy.

Falling back down to the ground the hero in training broke his fall by bending his knees slightly.

He then rapidly kicked three times in front of him before transitioning into a spin kick.

Izuku then pointed his mutated arm in one direction as it began to glow in between the armor plating. Nexus energy formed around two of his fingers as he snapped them.

A small shockwave reverberated in the area in front of him. The nexus energy formed a small tornado that shot towards the waters, exploding outward on contact. A large splash sent water flying onto the beach.

Releasing a breath he had been holding Izuku relaxed slightly. The sounds of clapping in the background caused him to glance at his second mentor. All Might, or… Yagi.

"Well done Young Shonen!" Yagi said. "Excellent form. You show remarkable control of both your quirks." Yagi said as she gave his protege a thumbs up.

"Thank you Yagi-Sensei." Izuku replied with a small smile, Yagi smiling back at him.

"It is true! And not only that, but you have true grace. Watching you weave about is like watching a hawk soar through the air." Yagi chuckled while reminiscing. "It's thrilling, isn't it? One for All?"

Izuku paused for a moment. "Yeah, it really is." He said, and when he thought about it some more. One for All was like an explosion that rocked his body with its power.

It was heart pumping, the power it provided. But he knew for a fact that if he went over his limit. He'd die.

Shaking his head free of the thought, Izuku turned his attention back to Yagi.

"I'd definitely say that you're ready. Take the rest of the week of Young Shonen."

Izuku scowled slightly. "But-"

"No Buts! You have worked harder than you should have to get where you are now. Take a break and relax. Do… whatever it is kids do these days. Like poppers! Or video games."

Izuku suppressed a laugh. "Sure. I'll try and do some kid stuff."

"Good. I'll clean up here, you go home and rest Young Shonen."

Izuku nodded and turned to leave; tucking his hands into the pockets of his hoodie. But before he left he turned back to Yagi.

"Hey. Thank you sensei, for everything. It's been an honor." Izuku said before bowing respectfully.

Yagi was somewhat taken aback but respectfully bowed back.

"The honor was all mine Midoriya." Yagi replied. "I can't begin to tell you how proud I am of you. You'll be one of the greatest heroes the world will ever see. I'm sure of it."


He stood before the first step in his goal, a building that had never felt more intimidating than it did today. U.A, a shining beacon to all perspectives heroes; A beacon that grew hotter the closer you got to it. And one misstep can burn you alive.

Shaking his head slightly; Izuku reflected on the past week, realizing just how fast it had gone by. It still weirded him out at how time moves so fast, the past ten months had been one massive blur for him. All the fighting, the pain; it was still there. But it made him stronger, or at least, that's what Hank told him.

The crowd of students around him made everything feel a tad bit claustrophobic. But it got easier to manage when a familiar person looped her arm around his. Uraraka Ochako, someone he cared about deeply.

"You nervous?" She asked him. Izuku grimacing slightly before singing.

"Extremely nervous. More nervous than I've ever been in my entire life." He admitted; Ochaco nodded.

"Yeah, I'm super nervous too. But… we'll do fine come on, don't wanna b-"

"OUTTA MY WAY DEKU!" A harsh gravelly voice yelled out from behind the two of them.

Izuku sighed as he already knew who it was and Uraraka frowned at the rude interrupter.

Katsuki Bakugo standing a few feet away, scowling at the taller boy. Izuku glared back at him, his eyes glowing brighter as fury rose within him.

"There's plenty of space, Katsuki. Walk around." Izuku growled back, matching Bakugo's glare.

The two caught in a battle of wills before Katsuki scoffed and walked towards the building, bumping past Izuku.

Izuku glared at Katsuki before sighing tiredly. Uraraka glanced at the blonde boy before looking back at her friend.

"Hey, you alright?" She asked him, Izuku grimacing slightly.

"Yeah. I'm fine. Let's move on." Izuku said, Ochaco hesitating before nodding. The two made their way to the front building.

"So, who was that guy? You got really… tense when he showed up."

"Katsuki? He's just someone I knew as a kid."

"I take it you two don't have the best history. And why did he call you 'Deku'? Doesn't that mean useless?"

"That's… putting it pretty lightly." Izuku said with a sigh. "And Deku was a nickname he gave me when we were kids. I was… a really late bloomer when it came to my quirk." Izuku said while rubbing the back of his head. Uraraka frowned.

"He sounds like a real jerk."

"Yeah he is, let's get moving on. I'll tell you more later."

"Alright. I just hope we get to sit next to each other. Hopefully, neither of us have to deal with the Bakugo guy." Ochako said with a giggle. Izuku chuckled along with her.

"Yeah. Hopefully."


You two just had to fucking Jinx it didn't you?

Hank said angrily as Izuku slumped into his seat, cramped right next to the one person that probably hated him more than anyone else in the world.

Katsuki was silently fuming and grinding his teeth. Which drove Izuku crazy. He sighed tiredly and in frustration.

'At least the written exam wasn't so bad.' He thought to himself, in fact, he found it rather easy. Maybe it was because his brain was better developed or something.

At least one positive to this mess. Can't believe we're next to ketchup man. Hell, he hasn't showered in a couple of days by the smell of it.

'I think six days to be exact. But my god has he put on a ludicrous amount of that god-awful body spray. It's like he thinks it's a shower in a can.'

Yeah, what a fucking clown, he's… Wait. What the fuck is that thing?

The thing Hank was referring to was a large spindly man walking on stage. The man had brightly colored blonde hair that was shaped like a cockatoo's and he was wearing what looked like something an Australian rock star would wear.

"Holy crap it's Present Mic!" Izuku whispered to himself in unsuppressed glee.

"He's the Voice hero known for his extreme sonic powers. I listen to his radio almost every single day!"

Wait… That's the guy that we've been listening to!? He looks… exactly as I thought he would actually. Yet I am still somehow disappointed.

"Shut up." Katsuki said simply, not bothering to get angry.

"Go fuck yourself." Izuku replied, Katsuki turning his neck at inhuman speed. Almost breaking it.

"What did you just say you cunt bastard?"

Before Izuku could say anything else, Present Mic began to speak, and rather loudly he might add.

"WELCOME TO U.A, YOU NEW LISTENERS! EVERYBODY SAY 'HEYA'!" Present Mic yelled out, his voice literally reverberating across the entire room. And Izuku knew for a fact that this wasn't his loudest.

Present Mic waited for a response from the crowd, and all he received was a resounding silence.

"Wow, tough crowd." The hero whispered to himself before going back to full volume.

"I will now give a quick rundown of the basics of the practical exam! ARE YOU READY!"

He was once again met with resounding silence.

"Right. AS IT SAYS IN THE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, YOU LISTENERS WILL BE CONDUCTING A TEN-MINUTE MOCK URBAN BATTLE SOON!"

On the massive screen behind him, a map was displayed, one red box outlining the building itself with 'You are Here!' inside the box. And lines leading to half a dozen 'zones' marked from A to G.

"After the presentation, you'll head to the specified battle center. Okay?"

It became a literal void of space, so dense that it was on the verge of becoming a black hole. That's how silent it was. If you want me to go into further detail, I won't, fuck you.

"OKAY!?"

"Tch. Looks like you can't work with your 'friends'." Katsuki said as he picked up the card in front of him. Izuku raised an eyebrow and picked his own card up.

Ok. How the fuck did he come to the conclusion?

"Wait… you're right. Despite the numbers on our cards being consecutive, we're going to completely different battle zones." Izuku replied, answering Hank's question.

Oh… ok.

"Don't look." Katsuki growled out, Izuku giving him a deadpan stare.

"Really?" Izuku said, sick and tired of the pomeranians shit.

"Damn." Katsuki said, ignoring Izuku. "Looks like I can't crush you."

"That is literally not at all what is asked of us." Izuku deadpanned.

"What the fuck did you just say Deku!?"

"Are you deaf?"

Before the two could argue any more, Present Mic began to speak once more, for all the good that'll do.

"Three different types of faux villains will be stationed in each battle center!" The pro yelled out an image of a city and three different silhouette's appeared on the screen behind him.

"You earn points based on their level of difficulty! Your goal dear listeners is to use your quirks by immobilizing the faux villains!" Present Mic then dramatically pointed at the crowd.

"Of course, attacking other examinees and any other unheroic actions are prohibited!"

Guess that means mister butter face over here isn't allowed to join. He won't be missed.

Izuku stifled a chuckle at Hank's jab towards Katsuki.

"May I ask a question!" One of the other applicants a few rows down spoke up as he stood up and raised his hand. And he did so almost robotically like it had been drilled into him. The boy wore a pair of rectangular glasses and had purple hair, an overly serious look on his face.

"Uh. Okay!" Present Mic replied with a thumbs up. The boy nodded before holding up a piece of paper.

"On the printout, there are four types of villains! If this is a misprint, Then U.A. The most prestigious school in Japan should be ashamed of such a foolish mistake!"

Yup. Uptight noble prick, see em all over. Always pissing themselves over something unimportant. They share that with commies. Hate em both.

The bespeckled boy then held his fist over his heart. Like he was about to make a pledge. "We examinees are here in this place because we wish to be modeled in exemplary heroes!"

He then turned and pointed at Izuku and Katsuki.

"In addition, you two over there! One tall one with curly hair and the blonde one. Your constant arguing is distracting!"

"Go fuck a cactus four-eyes!" Katsuki replied instantly, the bespeckled boy gasping in shock. Offended by the insult.

"You ignoramus! Do you hold no respect for this institution!?"

"Woah Woah Woah!" Izuku said as he stood up, his hands held in a sign of peace.

"I'm sorry for causing a distraction, and I would like to apologize on my moron's behalf," Izuku said, trying to calm the brewing tension. Flinching when he realized what exactly came out of his mouth.

"I'M GOING TO FU-" Katsuki was cut off when Izuku pinched the nerve on his neck, knocking the overly angry boy out instantly, Katsuki flopping into his seat like a wet noodle. Everyone in the stadium looked at him in shock. Even the bespeckled boy looked utterly speechless.

"I uh…" Izuku chuckled nervously while scratching the back of his head. "Once again I'm so very sorry. Uh, carry on." Izuku said as he sat back down.

The bespeckled boy opened his mouth to try and say something but wisely closed it and instead sat down as well.

Present Mic was at a loss for words for a moment before coughing slightly.

"Well uh. To answer examinee 7111's question! The fourth type of villain is worth zero points!" A fourth silhouette appeared next to the other three.

"This guy's more an obstacle than anything else and there is one present at each battle center! And it will go crazy in narrow spaces, like a city! Of course, it's not impossible to defeat, but there's no reason to fight it. Like at all. So a word of advice, DO NOT, attempt to fight the zero pointer"

"Huh, so it's like an optional boss in a video game?" Izuku heard what a nearby applicant said.

"This whole thing feels like a video game." Another one replied.

"That's all from me! Finally; I'll give you listeners a present, our school motto! The hero Napoleon Bonaparte once said: 'A true hero is someone who overcomes life's misfortunes.' Go beyond, PLUS ULTRA!"

Izuku grinned as he looked up at his paper, his previous hesitation slowly being replaced by battle lust. He couldn't wait to fight again.

"Now everyone! Enjoy your suffering! But first!" Present Mic gained a massive shit-eating grin. "A word from our sponsor! RAID SHADOW LEGENDS!"

A collective groan roused the entire stadium, even Katsuki who was still unconscious couldn't help but groan.


Izuku stepped out of one of the many buses that transported the applicants towards one of the battle zones. Looking down at his paper and at the large letter above a giant gate leading into the battle zone, it confirmed that he was in battle zone B.

Taking a deep breath, he calmed his nerves. Reigning in his battle lust for a moment. He took a look at his black and green tracksuit, a gift from All Might. According to him, it was made for a ballistic weave that should survive most attacks.

He then looked at the sleeve over his right arm before grabbing it and ripping it off, revealing his black crab arm.

"Woah! Look at that dude's arm!"

"Isn't that the guy that knocked out that ugly dude?"

"Wow. This is like an actual city. How much money does U.A have?"

"Probably a lot."

"This is gonna be so cool!"

The various conversations around him slowly became a dull cacophony as Izuku felt One for All and the Nexus energy surge within him. His eyes glowing brightly through his tea shades.

As he surveyed the area he saw that Uraraka was near the front, wearing a pink and black tracksuit. And she looked like she was talking with a familiar pink girl…

"Oh, it's Mina-San!" He said to himself, surprised to see the clerk from the place he usually got his outfits from.

'Looks like both of them got transferred to the same battle-zone!'

He then began to walk towards the two girls, wanting to wish them both good luck and maybe have a small chat with them.

Someone then placed a hand on his shoulder, Izuku immediately shrugging it off and turning to confront whoever touched him. It was the boy with the glasses.

"Don't touch me." Izuku said sternly, the bespeckled boy taken aback but nodded non the less.

"I apologize, but it seemed like you were about to go up to those girls. And from what I can see, they're both trying to focus. Are you taking the entrance exam to interfere with everyone else?"

"Wha- No! You don't even know me and you're accusing me of sabotage?!" Izuku sputtered out, upset and confused.

"You-"

"No. Mind your business." Izuku cut him off before storming towards the two girls, but immediately paused when he heard the massive gate doors sliding open; the noise barely detectable.

He turned towards the slowly opening doors, his heart pumping in his chest as he sprinted forward. Flipping over the crowd of confused students before landing on his feet and taking off in a dead sprint; running as fast as he could as he passed buildings and the various objects lining the streets. His entire body glowing with both one for all and excess nexus energy.

Moving at blinding speeds he turned the corner on one of the streets and immediately came face to face with a three-pointer. Izuku grinned as he slid under the robot as it swung one of its pincers at him.

Once he was underneath the robot he threw an uppercut into its underside, denting the metal slightly as it moved upwards. He then punched into the dent again, opening a hole.

He then began to pry it apart, the robot trying to move away but Izuku held on tight and pried some of the plating off before reaching in and tearing out some of the wiring. Causing the robot to sputter before deactivating.

Breathing in deeply as he jumped off the robot, his heart pumping. He then heard the sounds of movement around him. Looking up he saw over a dozen one-pointers with half as many two-pointers.

His grin widened as he raised his fists. The robots surrounded him as he stood still. His grin turned into a full-blown psychotic smile as he realized that he no longer had to hold back.

He then charged at the nearest two-pointer, jumping in the air before roundhouse kicked the robot in the head. Kicking it clean off and 'killing' the robot. He then charged up Nexus Energy in his right arm before unleashing a nexu bolt on one pointer.

The energy sheared the robot in half and blasted a hole in the two-pointer behind it.

Izuku jumped back into the air as a two-pointer slammed into where he used to be. Adrenaline spiked in him as time slowed down drastically, Izuku drop-kicking the robot, the robot's torso crumpling under the force.

Midoriya rushed the next robot, hitting it with a flurry of devastation punches that left dents all over it. Leaving it out of commission, Izuku then slammed his elbow into a robot that tried to sneak up behind him. Crumbling its torso in on itself before picking it up and throwing it at another robot. Both robots exploded on impact.

He then spun around and roundhouse kicked another robot's head clean off. Three robots then rushed him, all swinging at him.

Izuku jumped up and scissor kicked two of the robots, sending them flying back. He then twisted his body midair to dodge the last robot before grappling them. Using his momentum he sent the robot to the ground before ripping its arm off at the joint. He then curb-stomped it, machinery and bots of metal splattering across the ground.

The other two robots recovered and charged at Izuku. Izuku kicked up a nearby rock, nexus energy and one for all swirling around his hand as he flung it at one of the robots. The projectile shot through one of the robots as Izuku charged the second one.

The robot swung at him, Izuku ducking under the swing before uppercutting the robot. His fist connected with its chin and the force caused the robot's head to come clean off.

Down the street, the remaining robots glared at him before aiming their ranged weapons at him. The four remaining two-pointers shot at him with mini-guns chambered with rubber bullets, and a second three-pointer lobbing stun grenades at him.

The last dozen one-pointers charging under the hail of fire.

Izuku shot three nexus bolts towards the two-pointers. Two of them went wide, one blowing up a lamp post and another ripping open a hole in one of the buildings. The third one clipped one of the robots, putting it out of commission.

Scowling Izuku jumped behind a nearby car as the rubber bullets began to pepper it, the stun grenades landed far away from where he was. The explosions only rattled slightly.

He then heard something land right next to him, looking to his side he saw a stun grenade.

"Oh shi-" The grenade went off as his sensitive eardrums almost burst, his vision turning white and his ears ringing.

"Gah! Fu-" He shouted out as he stumbled out of cover, his two main senses not usable at the moment. But his spine tingled as he jumped backward, avoiding a swing from a one-pointer.

He regained his footing as his vision returned. Leaping towards the nearest one-pointer Izuku slammed his knee in the head of the robot before slamming a hammer fist down on its head, embedding the head into its torso.

While in mid-air he charged one for all and nexus energy into his fingertips before snapping, unleashing a miniature cyclone that pulled most of the one-pointers into the swirling tornado; the nexus energy cutting the robots apart and scattering robot limbs all over the places.

The last one-pointer looked at the devastation around it, it then looked at the absolutely psychotic boy staring it down. It then grabbed its own head, and then promptly ripped it off.

Izuku rolled to the side as another hail of rubber bullets were shot at him. Stun grenades being lobbed at him. He picked up a detached limb from a one-pointer and used it as a bat, hitting one of the stun grenades and sending it back at the robots.

He then jumped towards one of the buildings, running across its surface before kicking off it and landing on top of one of the two-pointers. The robot tried to pry off the crazed fighter, but he held on tight.

Izuku then shot nexus bolts at the other two-pointers, and now that he was close enough the bolts connected. Tearing the robots in half. Izuku felt a chill run down his spine, he then jumped off the robot he was on as the three-pointer slammed into it. Crumbling the robot as he crashed through a parked car.

The three-pointer stopped almost immediately as Izuku jumped up to a lamp post before jumping to the top of a building. The crab-like robot looked around for him.

It was better armored than the other robots and the other three-pointer he fought earlier. Going in a straight fight against it would be a bad idea; he paused as he began to mutter to himself.

He then paused once he spotted a weak point, its grenade launchers were open. But he didn't really have any explosives on him.

Hey, look to your right.

Izuku raised an eyebrow before looking to the right; spotting ac units, a toolbox, and a small propane canister… A propane canister. He tilted his head a little bit, there was also a flare, some duct tape, and a magnesium strip in the toolbox.

Running over to open the toolbox and pulled out the things he needed and also grabbed the gas canister. He removed the valve on the canister and placed the magnesium strip inside, half of it sticking out. He then wrapped duct tape around the base.

Looking it over he nodded slightly, it'll do.

Eh, could be better. But then again it is your first propane bomb. We'll work on it more later.

Before he could reply, a large metal crab leg slammed down on the roof, Izuku rolling away as the three-pointer jumped on top of the roof. Just barely dodging.

The three-pointer tried to slam down on him again but Izuku rolled backward before jumping to the side into its blind spot. He then jumped on top of its back and shoved the propane tank into the launcher.

The robot tried to hit him with its two front pincers as he lit the flare and then lit the fuse. Izuku jumped off the robot and the building, landing on the ground and rolling to break the fall.

The three-pointer looked at the boy for a moment before feeling touch its back with its pincer. It then exploded, the propane tank blasting a massive hole in its side. Deactivating the robot.

Izuku sighed in relief as he sat down on the street, catching his breath for a moment.

'That was about… fifty points… right?'

Yeah, I counted fifty.

'Good.'

Once he regained his breath he stood up and stayed still for a moment, the sounds of conflict all over him. He focused on the nearest one and ran towards it.


Inside the main building was a large monitor room, filled with screens showing a constant feed of every single battle zone. The entire U.A staff overlooked everything, making sure that none of the applicants would get harmed.

"Ah, it seems your protege is rather gifted in violence Yagi-Sama." Nezu said, looking at one screen in particular, showing a green-haired boy ripping a one-pointer in half.

"Yes, he seems more like a butcher than a hero." Cementoss added, nervously fiddling his hands together.

Yagi felt a cold sweat form in his brow, he felt somewhat… unnerved by how easily Midoriya tore through the robots with his bare hands. And worse, it seemed that Midoriya enjoyed fighting.

But he wouldn't doubt his protege. Yagi knew for a fact that despite his apparent battle lust, Midoriya was a kind-hearted and noble individual. And Midoriya would prove it soon enough.


Currently, Shinso Hitoshi regretted every single life choice he had ever made which led him to where he was currently.

Why was that? You might ask. And he'd tell you to ask the giant robot that was currently chasing him.

AND IT WAS THE SAME FUCKING ROBOT THAT CHASED HIM AS SOON AS ENTERED THIS FUCKING DEATH GAME.

The fucker would stop chasing him every once in a while and let him rest for a while before chasing him again. It's like it was playing with him.

"Go away! Nobody likes you!" He yelled at the robot. "Leave me alone! Pl- Oh fuck!" He yelled out as he tripped over himself, landing flat on the concrete road.

"Ah… Son of a… damnit." He muttered to himself as he tried to pick himself up, but immediately paused when he saw the massive shadow looming over him. Shinso tumbled over himself as he came face to face with the looming robot.

"Ah AAH!" He screamed out and raised his arms, flinching in fear as his life flashed before his eyes. But then something shot past him, a gust of wind almost picking him up flew past as something slammed into the robot with the force of a wrecking ball. The robot was sent flying, a massive crater in its torso.

Shinso was so hyper-focused on the robot that he didn't even register the man that saved him standing just in front of him.

But when he did his jaw almost dropped, the only accurate way to describe him was pure unadulterated MAN. He looked like one of those lean bodybuilders, sculpted to complete perfection. The man was far taller than he was, with Shinso barely even reaching his chin.

"Are you alright?" So it was jarring for him to hear such a soft voice come from the man, and looking up he saw a smooth baby face and a mop of wild green hair.

It was jarring.

"Uh. Yeah… yeah, I'm fine." He said softly. The taller boy smiled and helped him up.

"That's good." The boy then paused and looked off into the distance. "Gotta go now, you stay safe." The man said before running off.

Shinso looked at the man's retreating form before looking down at his skinny arms. His mom always called him a bean pole, and now he understood why.

"I should have worked out more."


Yagi smiled at the sight of his protege saving that young man, who strangely looked like Aizawa now that he thought about it. Eh, it didn't matter. He was just proud of his protege.

He rushed in without hesitation and saved the boy. The mark of a true hero.

"Huh, I misjudged him. Many apologies Yagi-San." Cementoss said.

"It's quite alright."

"A true hero. Plus he's built like one too, I wouldn't mind getting a feel for those muscles." Midnight said as a blush formed on her face. Yagi balking slightly at the display. With everyone else ignoring her.

"Moving on from… that." Vlad king said as focused on another screen. "There are a lot of great applicants this year. Really good choices from what I can see."

"Correct. Uraraka-Chan interests me the most. I don't think I've ever seen someone with a telekinetic quirk as powerful as hers." Nezu said before pointing at one of the screens, on the screen it showed a rather diminutive girl with brown hair.

The girl pointed a finger at one three-pointer, the robot stopping in mid-air as it was then slowly ripped in half with invisible hands.

"Quite impressive if I do say so myself. What do you think Aizawa-San?" Nezu asked as he turned to a disheveled-looking man with long greasy black and baggy eyes.

"Meh."


Ochako pushed herself backward, using her quirk to levitate away from one two-pointer before smacking it away. The robot careened towards a wall and crashed through it as a crumbled and broken mess.

She then spun around and grabbed one of the one-pointers before slamming it into other robots around. Using it as a telekinetic battering ram, sending robots flying all over the place.

Once the last robot was deactivated she let go of the broken and crumbled one-pointer she was holding on to.

Falling to the ground she took in a deep breath, her head feeling like someone pounded a hammer against it. She felt like her legs were turning into jelly.

Before she could rest, a one-pointer tried to attack her from behind but a white blob hit it in the face. The blob melted through it almost instantly.

Ochako sighed in relief. "Thank you Ashido-San." She said as the pink girl came into view.

"Hey, it was no big deal Ochako-San. I was…" She trailed off. "Hey… your nose is bleeding." She said softly.

Ochako's eyes widened a little bit as she reached up towards her nose, her fingertips feeling moist and when she pulled them back she saw blood on them.

"Ah… crap." She whispered to herself as Mina helped her get steady as she sat down on the ground.

"You alright?" Mina asked her as Uraraka wiped the blood from her nose.

"Yeah I'm fine. Just a side effect of my quirk when I use it too much." She explained, the pink skin girl nodding.

"Ah ok. Gotcha. Hmm. How many points did ya get?" Mina asked her as she sat down next to Uraraka.

The shorter girl thought for a moment. "Around 48… I think. You?"

"Dang, you're super strong. I only got about half that." Mina replied, looking up into the sky. "But yeah, it was awesome to see you fight those robots! You were beating 'em up with your mind!"

Ochako blushed at the praise and awkwardly rubbed her arm. "Oh no-no. It wasn't anything too special. It's just me."

Mina scoffed playfully. "But it was cool though."

"I-"

"Bruuuuh. Come on, it was cool."

"Alright!" Urarka replied with a giggle. "It was cool."

"You're damn right it was." Mina said a grin on her face as the two looked up at the sky. The fighting from earlier had died down by quite a bit. Now there was just this serene silence.

*CRASH*

The silence was broken by the sounds of a large crash reverberating down the street, it was then followed by the earth itself moving. The buildings shook and the cars began to move.

The two girls shook wildly as the city shook. The earthquake then seemingly stopped for no reason. The two looked around in confusion.

"You alright?" Uraraka asked.

"Yeah… you?"

"I'm fine." She responded before the sound of a massive stomp reverberated across the mock city. It was then followed by another stomp soon followed, shaking the earth along with it. With the second stomp being closer than the first.

Both of them glanced at each other before beginning to run away from the stomping. But they only got so far before a monumental shadow loomed over both of them.

Both girls paused before spinning around, both of them looking at the monumental robot in absolute horror.

The Zero-Pointer has been unleashed.


Izuku punched another one-pointer's head clean off, a minuscule boy with purple balls all over his head cowering behind him.

Izuku sighed as the robot fell over, shaking his hands as waves of pain flashed through them.

'God that's smarts. Gonna have to bust out the ice packs again.'

Huh. Never thought we'd use those again.

'Yeah. At least things are calming down so that's good. I counted 70, you?'

Yeah, it tracks.

Izuku nodded and then turned around towards the boy he had saved.

"You alright?" He asked, a comforting smile on his face. The boy looked up at him before nodding.

Izuku nodded back before looking off into the distance, trying to look for more people to help. But he tensed up, a chill running down his spine as he heard the earth begin to shift; he then ran towards the source of the shifting at full speed.

As soon as he started to run the city began to move and shift, people were going to get hurt. And he needed to stop the cause of whatever started the quake before it could do any serious damage.

Izuku sped past the other applicants, every single one of them running away from the giant robot. Izuku being the only one running towards it, as he ran forward he saw the robot freeze as a vaguely pink hue pushed against it.

He looked off in the distance and saw. "Uraraka!" He yelled out as he picked up more speed, running faster than before.


Uraraka grit her teeth and held her hands out towards the zero-pointer, the robot stopping for a moment as it struggled against her telekinetic grip. Blood began to pour out of her nose as it became increasingly hard to see.

The zero-pointer trying to force itself forward before the pink hue pushing it back broke. Uraraka collapsed to her knees as she began to vomit. Her head felt like it was going to pop at any moment.

The zero-pointer moved forward, unimpeded now. Getting closer towards the telekinetic user. Intent on crushing her.

But suddenly Ochako was picked up, Mina plopping her over her shoulder like a sack of potatoes as she ran away from the robot. Building up speed before shooting out a stream of goo on the road, as the good could barely be called acid she began to slide on the acid.

Increasing her speed as the two got away from the giant robot.

Uraraka glanced at the pink girl. "I-I thought I told you to run." She said weakly.

Mina scowled. "And leave you behind? No fucking way."

The Zero-pointer looked at the two before looking at a building down the road, a rocket launcher popping out of its shoulder as a barrage of explosives hit the building. Blasting a massive hole in it.

The high rise collapsed in on itself before it fell over, the building falling down onto the road below. Blocking Mina's path and sending concrete dust flying.

The heroine came to a stop and shielded her face as the dust cloud washed over her and Ochaco. Once it passed over them both Mina opened her eyes and found their escape path was completely blocked. Ash covered them both.

"Shit!" Mina yelled out as she looked at the collapsed building down the street. Their only means of escape was gone. She tried to look for an alleyway they could go through but tensed up as a large shadow loomed over her.

She turned around and saw the Zero-Pointer looking down at her with its malicious red eyes.

She gulped as panic began to set in. She was rooted in place as fear shot through her.


Izuku gritted his teeth as he saw the building collapse. One for All and Nexus energy swirled around his body as he zoomed past buildings and the other applicants.

He then jumped upwards, leaving a crater from where he jumped. The air around him glowed as he soared towards the robot. Extending his right arm, the limb glowing with One for All as Nexus Energy swirled around it.

To everyone else, it looked as though a green bolt of energy was being hurled at the robot. But to the robot itself, it briefly wondered why a young boy was getting closer and closer towards it.

{NEXUS SMASH}

Izukue swung his fist at the zero-pointer's head, his fist connecting and pushing the robot back. His fist caved in its head as a large crater formed where its face used to be. And a nexus bolt tore through the machinery and wiring inside before bursting out of the back.

Molten metal poured out of the hole as the robot fell backward. The blast back created by the punch sent Izuku flying backward before he began to fall to the ground.

He tried to position himself so he could land on his feet as the ground grew closer, but something invisible grabbed him and then gently floated him down to the ground.

Just a short distance away was Mina and Uraraka, the smaller girl leaning on her friend for support as she pointed a finger at Izuku. Sighing, Uraraka relaxed.

Mina meanwhile had a massive grin on her face as she pumped her fist up into the air.

"WOO! GO MIDORIYA!" She cheered while Ochaco gave him a smile and a thumbs up. The two made their way to him as Izuku picked himself up.

"That was badass as fuck." Mina said with a massive grin on her face. Uraraka nodded in agreement. She then tried to stand on her own, Mina watching cautiously but sighing in relief as Ochako was able to stand on her own now.

"Yeah, I thought you said your quirk was just mutation-based? Or were you holding out on me?" Uraraka asked with a grin. Izuku rubbed the back of his head awkwardly.

"Well… don't tell anyone else this, but, I have a dual quirk." Izuku said. "My first quirk essentially just makes me beyond human in my physicality and my second quirk allows me to essentially shoot and absorb electricity and use it to boost my physicality even more." Izuku explained as simply as he could as the trio began to walk away from the fallen robot.

"Huh. So you're the world's greatest athlete and you can shoot sparkles?" Uraraka replied, which caused Mina to laugh slightly as Izuku chuckled.

"Yeah basically." He replied with a shrug. Mina thought to herself for a moment.

"So a telekinetic and someone who can beat a giant robot with a single punch." Mina then sighed. "Suddenly shooting acid doesn't really compare."

"You can shoot acid!? That's super cool! So that must be why your skin is pink. It makes so much sense now, the excess of bases in your skin to counteract the acid made it pink." He muttered to himself, Mina raising an eyebrow as Uraraka sighed and put a shoulder on her hand.

"Don't mind him, he gets excited about quirks." Uraraka explained as Mina instantly understood.

"Ah ok." She said with a shrug. Izuku stopped muttering and gained a bashful look on his face.

"I'm sorry I-" He was cut off by Mina playful patting him on the back.

"It's fine Midori! Don't worry about it. Let's just get out of here." Mina said as they reached the collapsed building.

They all looked at it for a moment. "I can float us all up there and-"

"No." Izuku said. "You've pushed yourself enough for today." He said simply, Uraraka frowned and was about to argue but Mina cut her off.

"Yeah I agree with Midori. Don't push yourself anymore." Mina said as she crossed her arms. Uraraka frowned even more before sighing and nodding.

Izuku thought for a moment. "Alright, both of you hang on and I'll jump over the building." He said while pointing at it with his right arm. Only to pause as he realized all of his fingers were broken and dislocated. Blood leaked from the knuckles and from his broken wrist.

Mina and Ochaco cringing at the sight of the fingers flopping downward like wet noodles.

"Oh… ahaha. That explains the pain. Fuck." Izuku said as he shakily lowered his hand.

"Izuku!" Ochaco yelled out, upset that he got himself hurt and worried for him. She then groaned as her headache got worse. Mina gritted her teeth as she looked for an alternate route around the building.

"Do any of you require assistance?" They heard a stoic voice ask from above them, looking up they saw a boy with a bird head, looking down at them with red eyes.

"Yeah. We'd really appreciate it!" Mina yelled back in reply. The boy with the bird head nodded in affirmation. A dark aura surrounded him before a large shadow extended itself from his body.

The shadow extended towards all of them, looking at all of them for a moment.

"Alright. Hang tight." The shadow said before wrapping around all of them and bringing them to the top of the building before plopping them next to the goth.

The birdman looked them all over before nodding. "Follow me, the nurse is just on the other side."

"Thank you for the help. I'm Mirodiya Izuku." Izuku said in greeting.

"Yeah, we wouldn't have gotten past this thing without ya. Ashido Mina."

"Thanks, and it's nice to meet you. I'm Uraraka Ochaco."

The birdman was slightly taken aback before he nodded at them. "I am called Tokoyami Fumikage. It is a pleasure to meet you all." Fumikage replied in a weirdly poetic manner.

The three of them looked at Tokoyami for a moment before glancing at each other.

"Nice to meet you too." Mina said with a wide smile on her face, Izuku, and Ochaco both nodding in agreement.

Fumikage nodded back. "Let's go then. Better not keep everyone waiting" He said before turning around and walking towards the other side. Mina just shrugged before catching up with him.

Leaving just Izuku and Ochako as they walked side by side.

"Thanks. For walloping that robot real good." Ochako said while smiling. Izuku blushed at the praise.

"Oh it was nothing I-"

"Nothing? No, it was super cool! Don't sell yourself short." She replied, Izuku fidgeting slightly. Ochako then looked down at his right hand.

"Hey, how's your hand?" She asked softly.

"It's… getting better." He said, gently clutching his broken wrist. "I saw you collapse to the ground before Mina caught you… too much strain?"

"Yeah. It was stupid but… I thought if I held it back for just a little bit longer then everyone else could get to safety."

Izuku grimaced. "You didn't have to push yourself like that." He said while looking away. Ochako glanced at him before looking at his broken hand.

"Maybe you should take your own advice. And besides, isn't that what heroes do?" She asked as they neared the edge. The words caused Izuku to think as he remembered what Yagi-Sensei had told him.

"If we don't sacrifice mind and body. Then who will?"

He looked down at his broken hand, the pain that spread through it kept him grounded as he thought to himself.

"You're right." He replied before smiling. "Thank you. For checking up on me."

Ochako playfully bumped her shoulder into him. "Hey, what are friends for?" She said with a smile.

Izuku smiled back. Happy to just be near his friend. He then looked at the two people in front of them. Maybe… maybe all of them can be friends.

That's good. I'm happy for you. But how the fuck are we going to get down?

'Hank… I had like a… thing going on here? Ya know?'

But it's a legitimate question how the fuck are we gonna get down from here?


One Hour later


Izuku walked out of the nurse's office, a cast around his hand and forearm. It should heal in a couple of days.

He sighed as he made sure his glasses were on securely. Walking through the now empty halls at an even pace.

Huh. Thought you'd be able to handle the blast back.

'I thought so too.' Izuku replied before looking at his encased hand. 'I must have gone over the limit. If only by a little bit.'

Damn. So even going a little bit over seven percent starts breaking you down?

'Yeah. According to Recovery Girl, I almost broke my legs too. I have to be a lot more cautious when using One for All.'

Shit. I hate caution.

'Yeah, I know.'

It's a well-known fact that I'm incredibly impulsive.

'I know that too.'

Izuku then paused as he neared the exit, he heard about… three people waiting outside.

Opening the doors and pushing past he saw Ochako, Mina, and Tokoyami all waiting at the steps below.

Ochako was the first to notice him before waving at him, the others noticed him as well and waved at him. Izuku smiled and waved back, jogging down the stairs to catch up with them.

Once he reached them, the four of them made sure he was alright. Ochako herself told Izuku of how she was discharged just before him.

With the four of them together, they all walked off. Talking about their experiences in the mock battle. The bonds of friendship formed between the four as they walked off into the distance.

-/-

{REPORTING: RISE OF DISSONANCE RADIATION IN PACIFIC. SENDING TEAMS TO INVESTIGATE}

[Good. And the Death Arms situation?]

{COMMITTEE TEAMS MAY BE LEAD BY HIGH PROFILE AGENT KNOWN AS MR.W.}

[The Clone? Shit. This is worse than expected.]


I should buy a shotgun and blow my head off.

Hey how's it goin? I'm finally back! Ahahaha. And hey, that robots got the shit beaten out of em. How cool is that? Super cool in my opinion.

But yeah. Ochako has a different quirk than in canon. And there will be a good reason for that, you'll only get that reason later on. So keep reading to find out what the fuck's going on.

Make sure to leave a review too! Or else.