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Chapter 4: How far I've come
It's been almost a week since the Sludge Villain incident. Izuku Midoriya made headlines in Japan. Some said "A hero in the making", "Next symbol?" "A true hero". He was happy that people recognize him as a hero but, two papers pissed him off. "What power Quirk could he possess?" "Super Agility or enhanced speed"? He let this go quickly, however. If he keeps getting mad at every little thing, he will be nothing but, a petty and depressed idiot. Instead, he got up and headed out to look for ways to get physically stronger. He went for a run at exactly 7:56. His mother left early for work so, there wasn't really much of a consequence. He had everything he needed for his training sessions. Water, extra clothes, first-aid kit, portable charger, his notebooks, and 22,590.00 Yen ($200 in the U.S.) to buy his lunch. He went running around his neighborhood until he saw a deserted beach.
'Dagoba Municipal Beach Park. I remember coming here when I was younger. All of this looks pretty heavy… wait?! That's it'!
Izuku walked down the stairs and took off his earbuds to examine the beach.
'I have 10 months until the entrance exam. If I move everything… I don't think I'll be able to finish it in time. I'll have to train my body beyond its limit. Therefore, I have to figure out a proper diet, workout plan, studying hours, Sleeping hours, martial arts, and parkour training… I'll start picking all of this up in 2 days… hopefully'.
Izuku couldn't slack now. If he wants to get to U.A., he has to work harder than anyone else in this entire world. It was time to show what kind of strength he possessed.
~Downtown, Musutafu 1:47~
After a good meal, of course. Izuku looked around for a good restaurant to eat (or a place that sells Katsudon). He settled down with a restaurant that had open-windowed seating. He looked at the menu to find anything interesting or delicious. There was no Katsudon but, he could less right now. He was starving! He ordered Kare raisu (rice with curry), a bowl of ramen, and some sushi. He was enjoying his food until some people were looking at him and began whispering.
"Isn't that the kid that humiliated Death Arms?"
"He saved that kid"
"What he said gave me chills, "Get everyone out of here! That's your duty as Heroes.", talk about a dramatic debut".
Some comment made Izuku blush.
"Look at his body! No wonder he saved that kid."
"He looks so innocent, it's so cute".
Izuku asked for the bill and left, slightly blushing in the process. He found the attention a little embarrassing. Izuku has had his fill so, he thought about going on top on the rooftops. He made his way up and planted his backpack onto the roof. He wanted to practice fluently and without any extra weight. He still carried his phone and Bluetooth earbuds. He stretched a bit and took a leap. He kept leaping and performing tricks, not stopping. He always felt confident with every step, every breath, and every thought swirling his mind. He felt like nothing could stop him. He climbed the steepest buildings with ease. He got to a roof 20 blocks away from his backpack. He took a little break and checked his phone. He checked it was 3:21 so, he gave his mother a call.
"Mom, are you home?"
"I'm making my way there. Where are you"
"Training."
"City?"
"City."
"Don't get hurt. Be careful. Love you"
"Love you too mom".
Izuku hanged up and made his way back. He made it back and got his things and wrote into his notebook.
'This should be enough training to keep my athletic parkour state… athletic'.
Izuku then sprinted towards his home. He now needed to prepare a schedule, diet, and plan.
~Two days later~
Izuku has started his first day of training. He was picking up the less major pieces of trash such as candy wrappers, soda cans, ripped clothing, e.t.c. He figured out a diet that would keep him in prime condition while keeping his flexible body for parkour. He started moving heavier pieces and saw the horizon. To him, it looked endless. He smiled and continued to work harder.
~2 months later~
He was his room thinking about his hero costume. He was thinking back when he was a child, running around in an All Might onesie. The thought made him happy but, remembering what he did to him… he quickly dismissed the memory. He instead thought about what could give him an advantage in battle. For his costume, he went with a dark green spandex suit with elbow and knee pads. He added a silver respirator, white gloves, and his signature red boots. He also put a red belt for items, he could use in battle. Speaking of Items, he asked for a grappling gun, smoke bombs, and finally a metal battle staff that could be used as his main weapon. He thought about a possible mask but, fell asleep on his desk before finishing, leaving a sketch of a dark green hood.
~5 months later~
Izuku stood on top of a pile of trash. He looked onto the sandy beach floor then, towards the horizon where the sun was setting. He was shirtless and sweating extremely hard. He then screamed towards the sea. He has achieved his goal. He has completely cleaned inside and outside the beach. He felt tired and without warning, he started to fall off the pile. He couldn't think straight and… was caught by someone. Barely falling off the pile, a certain blonde girl caught him. Izuku looked back but, blacked out. He slowly opened his eyes seeing a girl beside him.
"Are you ok"?
Izuku knew who that voice belonged to. It was slightly different but, he still recognizes it. He slowly got up still exhausted. He looked to see Toga, in a sailor uniform and two messy buns, with her signature blush. Her blush was a bit redder as Izuku caught her looking down.
"Toga?!"
"Huh? Oh yeah. Hi Izuku!"
"What are you doing here?"
"I came back here to look for someone and just happened to stumble here. And it's a good thing I did… hehe, a really good thing."
Toga said while looking down once again blushing madly. Izuku blushed and went towards his backpack for a shirt and towel.
"So, how have you been anyways? I haven't seen you in two years"
"Nothing fun has happened since I moved. I came here to find someone that seems to have an interesting offer"
"What kind of offer"
"Oh… um. I can't tell you. It's a secret"
"Ok? Well, I have to go home and study for the entrance exam"
"For U.A.?"
"Yeah, I've made it this far. I cleaned this beach in seven months so, i only got three to study"
"Oh, that's cool… wait. Seven months! You really are trying your hardest to get to U.A. huh?"
"Yeah, I'm still a little sad you won't be there."
"I know. I mean who could resist me."
"Well, I have to go… um bye."
"Yeah. bye".
Izuku walked home thinking about his friend, and those words that made him want to work harder.
'I can't. I can't Izuku. No one will accept me. I tried… I really did. I'm sorry'.
Izuku felt sad at the memory. She was one of the main reason Izuku wanted to go to U.A. It was to see, and hopefully… be with Toga. Sometimes, life is nothing but, a pain in the ass.
~Two months later (The entrance exam)~
Izuku got into his school uniform. He gave his mother a kiss goodbye and left. He was sprinting with all his might. He made it at the entrance and looked at the huge building.
"U.A. To think it would take a lot of blood, sweat, and tears for this one school. It better be worth it".
Izuku smiled and was then, pulled back to reality by a certain boy.
"Deku, get out of my way or I'll blow you up."
"Yeah, yeah."
"Don't get in my way."
"Whatever".
Bakugou has actually learned to accept Izuku's rudeness. Now both of them could tolerate each other. This didn't mean they were friends just, less violent rivals. Izuku took started walking… and then, tripped.
'Well, shit'.
Izuku however, didn't feel any pain. Instead, he was floating.
"Are you ok"?
Izuku looked up to see a short brunette haired girl.
"Yeah, thanks. Can you please let me down um…"
"Right. My name's Ochaco Uraraka"
"Izuku Midoriya".
Both then entered the building.
~The auditorium~
Izuku went to his assigned seat and was next to Bakugou.
"Sup Kacchan."
"Shut up Nerd. The thing is starting."
"Like anyone listens to these."
"Whatever".
Present Mic then, spoke up to get everyone's attention.
"Everybody says "hey"!
This was followed by silence. Izuku leaned towards Bakugou.
"Told you".
Bakugou actually smirked.
"Not much of talkers huh? Let's get right into how the entrance exam works".
A screen showed a little video game simulation.
"You will all be in specific centers for your exams".
Both Izuku and Bakugou looked at their papers.
"In other words, we won't be able to work with your friends."
"Man I was looking forward to challenging you with this test"
"Whoever gets the most points"
"Yeah, why not".
Present Mic continued.
"there are three robots, each worth a certain amount of points. There 1-pointers, 2-pointers, and 3-pointers".
A tall blue-haired boy then stood up.
"May I ask a question?"
"Go ahead."
"On the printed sheet, it says 4 villains. If this is a misprint then, U.A., the top hero school, should be ashamed. In addition, you with curly green hair".
Izuku looked up at the kid.
"You have been talking this entire time. If you intend to distract others then, get out".
Izuku looked at him with anger and spoke.
"How about you get out and stop wasting our time".
Everyone in the audience then turned to the pair.
"I beg your pardon"
"With you putting me in the spotlight, you're wasting everyone's "precious" time. You couldn't keep your mouth shut from some stupid reason. Let me give you some advice. Turn around, swallow that stupid elite pride, and hear what the man has to say."
"How dare…"
"Don't. Make. Me. Say. It. Twice".
Everyone in the auditorium was speechless and intimidated by the green-haired teen.
"Hey, hey. Let's not fight. Anyways, he's right about the fourth robot but, it is worth 0 points. It is simply an obstacle. Well, this concludes our assembly. Here is our school motto. Can I get a PLUS ULTRA"?!
Izuku packed his things and looked at Bakugou.
"Whoever gets the most point"
"You won't get as high as me Deku. You can't just punch your way out of everything."
"you're right. I won't get any points if a throw some lazy punch. That's why I signed a form that allows me to use a battle staff and grappling hook."
"What?"
"I know I'm strong but, I'm also smart."
"whatever".
~Battle Center A~
Izuku was in his training clothes and ready for the exam to start. He felt confident. He saw Uraraka taking some breathing exercises trying to stay calm. He thought about encouraging her not to worry but, was grabbed by the shoulder. He looked to see the blue-haired kid from earlier.
"That girl looks like she's trying to concentrate. Are you trying to sabotage her?"
"Great, you're here. Unlike you, I have friends and was simply going to calm her down. Now get your hand off me before you lose it."
"Now listen here! I won't be disrespected by some delinquent so, I demand an apology… agh"!
The kid quickly grabbed his stomach in pain. Izuku had just elbowed him with a powerful force.
"I don't believe I'll get in trouble for that. I'll simply say "you were holding me back".
Izuku saw that most of the examinees were looking at Izuku.
"Start. What are you all standing around for?! That kid just got into the air".
They all looked up to see Izuku swinging with his grappling hook. A/N: for anyone who's having trouble imaging the gadget, think of spider-man's Web shooter but, instead of webs, it's a carbon fiber cable that has enough strength to lift Izuku of the ground and swing around. The kid fought through the pain ran towards the robots. Izuku found two 1-pointers and activated his metal staff which, destroyed the two bots. Izuku kept swinging looking for more and more. He found 9 2-pointers, 7 3-pointers, and 16 1-pointers.
"This makes 57 points. Hopefully enough. I should head towards the huge crowd in the center. Maybe I could help and/or find more robots".
Izuku shot his grappling hook towards a rooftop and parkoured his way to the others. He saw Ochaco who now had 28 points but, she seemed really exhausted.
"Hey Ochaco"
"Oh hey, Izuku."
"Are you ok?"
"Yeah, if I overuse my Quirk, I could get really sick"
"There are a few robots there. Let's take them out together but, after that rest a bit. I'm not trying to make you lose points just, don't take it too far"
"Ok, thank you".
Both made their way to a group of 2-pointers. Izuku distracted them, taking 2 in the process. "That makes 61".
Ochaco sat down and pressed her hands together. "Release".
4 2-pointers descended from the sky, crashing in the process. "I got 36 villain points"
"That's great! Your Quirk is pretty impressive"
"Thanks."
"Remember what said. Stay here and get some rest. Look for points in the alleys once you've recovered. I'm off"
"Thank you Izuku". Izuku grappled away, leaving Uraraka catching her breath.
~Monitor Room~
Watching from the monitor room was the principal, pro heroes such as Midnight, Present Mic, and… All Might. All Might couldn't help but, keep his eye on Izuku. He couldn't shake the quilt.
'I'll show you all. I don't need a Quirk to be strong'.
All Might saw how the kid was living up to his promise and how he helped a fellow examine gain extra point.
"This year's examines look like they're full of potential"
"That would seem so. But, the real test has been yet to be revealed".
~Battle Center A~
A huge force shook the entire center. Izuku stopped in his tracks to see a huge amount of dust come from the building. Izuku covered his face to block any debris. When he opened them, a lot of examines were running away. He looked up to see a huge robot taller than, any building currently present.
"So, that's the 0-pointer. I should probably leave too…"
"Help"!
Izuku froze when he heard that desperate cry for help. His eyes widened as he recognizes the feminine voice.
"Uraraka"?
He saw the gravity girl pinned down by a huge piece of debris.
"I can't move. I think I broke something. Someone, please help me"!
Without hesitation, Izuku shot his grappling hook and rushed towards Uraraka. He looked back to see people ignoring Uraraka and some who stopped and still ran away. The one that pissed him off the most was the blue haired kid who stopped but, restarted his engine Quirk.
'Cowards'.
He reached Ochaco who had tears in her eyes but, felt safe when she saw Izuku.
"Are you injured?"
"I think I sprained my ankle. It pinned under the rock".
Izuku got a grip on the rock and started to lift it up. He let out a yell and flipped the rock.
"Uraraka! On your feet. The 0-pointer is right behind us".
Izuku grabbed Uraraka and pulled her close to his chest and shot his grappling hook. They were both in the air for a good ten seconds until the 0-pointer knocked down the building where the hook was located. Izuku grabbed Ochaco ready for a horrible fall but, it never came. Uraraka activated her Quirk to make Izuku float which, allowed them to make it to the others safely. Uraraka looked up to see Izuku holding her close… really close. They both blushed but, Izuku put her down gently because of her ankle.
"You all did amazing. I'm here to heal any injuries. Oh, honey. You seem to have a bad ankle. Here".
The elderly woman, Recovery Girl, kissed Uraraka on the head which healed her ankle, almost instantly.
"Do you have any injuries, honey?"
"No. Just a few scrapes."
"Ok".
Recovery girl processed to see everyone's injuries. Izuku sat next to Ochaco to see if she was ok.
"Seems your ankle is all better"
"If it wasn't for you, I would've gotten even worse injuries"
"but, you didn't. You seem like you needed help. So, I went to save you. I'm the only one who actually tried to help".
Izuku looked at the examines, who were extremely ashamed. Izuku stared down the blue-haired boy the most.
"Oh, Izuku. I've been meaning to ask. What kind of Quirk do you have"?
Izuku felt a bit uneasy at these questions but, answered with pride.
"I don't have one. I'm Quirkless".
Ochaco then looked at Izuku in awe.
"You're Quirkless?!"
"Yeah, I've been training for a long time to get here"
"That's so cool"
"Thanks". The exam concluded and everyone went home.
~Midoriya Household (one week later)~
Izuku felt very impatient. He was confident that he passed the written exam with Advanced scores but, he still didn't know if he made the cut for the hero course. He was more interested to see if he beat Katsuki. His mother came into the living room holding a letter.
"Izuku! A letter! It's your results! From U.A.".
Izuku went into his room while Inko was in the hallway worried. Izuku opened the letter with the waxed U.A. logo. A cartridge was inside so, Izuku put it on his desk and activated it.
"I AM HERE!... As a projector"!
Izuku hoped he'd never see that stupid smile. He checked the letter which, still had the U.A. logo.
"Confused? The reason I came here is to teach the next generation of heroes at U.A.".
All Might saw Izuku not fazed in the slightest. He looked around and something caught his eye. Behind Izuku was a ripped All Might poster with dart aimed at his smile.
'Oh man. I have to apologize'.
All Might looked at Izuku in concern.
"Young Midoriya, I want… no, need to".
All Might was unfortunately interrupted by someone telling him to hurry up.
"Ok. I'm sorry. Your results! You came in second place with your Villain points which, were 61! Indeed an impressive score which, will enter you into the hero course"
"Who's at 1st place?"
"Bakugou Katsuki with 77 Villain Points".
Izuku stood there for a second. 'I wanna die.'
"THAT'S NOT ALL, HOWEVER".
Izuku looked up at All Might.
"The Villain Points weren't the only way to pass. That's why we developed… Rescue Points! As a matter of fact, The Girl you saved offered to give some of her points to you because of your action. Izuku Midoriya with 50 Rescue points and Ochaco Uraraka with 35 Rescue Points"!
Izuku was extremely happy. 'I beat Kacchan. If I add my points together, I get 111 points! Ochaco would get 71. We both passed'.
He looked at the projection. "Come, young Midoriya. This is your Hero academia"!
Author's Note: So, Izuku will now enter U.A. How will the events change? Toga also made a brief appearance. I definitely have big plans for her relationship with Izuku and other characters. No spoilers tho. Leave a review, Follow and favorite! PLUS ULTRA!
