The sound of Uraraka's footsteps echoed off the walls of the hall she and Midoriya were walking down. It was their second day at U.A and they were doing their first ever training exercise, focused mainly on combat.
Somewhere in this building, there was a (fake) bomb being protected by Iida and Kacchan, who had been put on a team together as the 'villains' while Midoriya and Uraraka had to recover and/or capture the opposing team as the 'heroes.'
As they walked, the greenette did his best to think through what their plan would be. His childhood tormentor would undoubtedly be unable to play well with…. Well anyone, but especially a strict and seemingly calculating person like Iida.
"It's kinda creepy how dark it is in here." The teen's partner whispered, as she hurried a little closer to him and he instinctually moved his bejewelled hand away. "So any idea for what we do?"
"W-well, Kacchan will probably end up coming after me, he always has it out for me. We can probably use that actually, I always have kinda had this odd sixth sense when Kacchan gets near to me…" Midoriya muttered as the two came up to a split pathway. Just as the boy was going to suggest going straight forward, his eyes went wide as a distant banging rang in his ears and that very sense he mentioned went off. He turned quickly, diving for his partner as a massive explosion blasted through the hall. "GET DOWN!"
"Deku…" The blonde growled, and Midoriya's breathe hitched as he to back up onto his feet, meeting Kacchan's glare. 'Crapcrapcrapcrap! How do I fight him? Think! He always….' "I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE FUCK THAT WAS IN THE QUIRK TEST BUT IT WON'T FUCKING SAVE YOU NOW YOU BASTARD!"
As the explosive teen screamed that he ran forward, reeling his right arm back and throwing a punch, only for Midoriya to catch it and pull the boy over his head, slamming him into the ground. "I know you, Kacchan…. You always start a fight with a big right hook…. I've seen you do it countless times…."
"Grrr!" Kacchan growled, getting up and the greenette looked over to his partner that the blonde was completely overlooking. "Bet you think everyone is so fucking impressed with that bullshit you pulled off. You really thought you could hide your fucking villains quirk?!"
"Your power is literally explosions!" Uraraka pointed out, narrowly ducking under a punch and throwing herself towards Midoriya, who helped her up. "Have you even seen your attitude?! How can you call people villainous?!"
"SHUT IT ROUND CHEEKS!" The boy screamed, and Midoriya put up his fist as he took a steadying breathe (that did basically nothing as his body continued to shake) "Fucking look at you Deku! You're shaking in your boots, your so damn scared. NO FUCKING HERO LOOKS LIKE THAT! ONLY COWARDS!"
"Maybe…. Maybe I a-am a coward." Midoriya nodded, mouth dry as he stared down his long time bully. "But I'm still h-here Kacchan. I'm s-still in the hero course. That's what r-really matters."
"FUCK NO! YOU GOT HERE BY SOME FUCKING BULLSHIT! THAT'S NOT YOUR POWER AND YOU KNOW IT!" The explosive teen snarled, as he brought up his gauntlets. Then a crooked smile came onto his face. "But if you want to have some bullshit power up, then I can match up just as easily you damn nerd."
The gauntlets glowed. The 'heroes' eye widened as the boy took aim.
"I'm all full up. You know how my power works, right Deku? You fucking stalker?! The more I sweat…. The better I can use my quirk. I made sure to get all the fucking movement in I could coming here, so I can show you what real power is!"
"YOUNG KACCHAN DON'T! I'VE READ WHAT THOSE CAN DO, YOU'LL KILL THEM!" Came All Might's worried voice over the speakers, and Midoriya turned to try to shove Uraraka away.
"Run! I can-"
"They'll be fine if they dodge!" Kacchan laughed, an almost crazed look in his eyes as pulled out the pin. The greenette had just enough time to realize there was no way Uraraka could run far enough and did the next best thing, diving onto her and pushing her to the floor with him.
Kacchan's aim followed them, and a cracking and creaking noise resounded out the room before suddenly the two felt the sensation of falling. Kacchan had taken out the flooring!
"Deku!" Uraraka shouted, grabbing his arm and he felt his body turn light slowly descent through the smoke and rubble. The girl held onto his hand as they fell, using him almost like a balloon in the process as they landed on the floor and the girl released him.
"KATSUKI BAKUGOU! IF YOU EVEN THREATEN ONE MORE BLAST LIKE THAT I WILL HAVE YOU REMOVED FROM THE SCHOOL FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AND YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOSE! DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?!"
Though they couldn't hear what he said, the two did hear Kacchan shouting back at their mentor. As the smoke continued to cover them, Midoriya looked around their landing zone.
"C-come on!" He coughed quietly, pointing to a pile of rubble on the floor and pushed her along. "We'll hide for a m-moment, until he leaves us so we can catch our breath."
"R-right!"
With that plan in mind, the two clambered behind the debris just in time to avoid being seen by their assailant. The two kept their breathing as quiet as possible, as their eyes tracked his legs walking along the form.
It almost felt like a horror move to the greenette, as the blonde started to inch closer and closer to their hiding spot. What was worse, Midoriya couldn't see a single exit anywhere.
"Deku! Get your ass out here! I wasn't done showing everyone how pathetic you really are!" The 'villain' called, starting to walk away from them.
"That di-mmph!" Midoriya quickly slapped his hand over Uraraka's mouth as his eyes went wide, and the girl flushed as she realized her mistake. However, in an unfortunate twist, the sound of his palm meeting the girls mouth had resounded throughout the room and stopped the explosive teen in his tracks.
He knew!
Midoriya felt sweat start to cover his body as his breathing hitched, and he looked for anything he could do to get away. It was no use though….. He couldn't beat Kacchan in a head to head fight!
If Uraraka couldn't float away fast enough….
"There you are! HIDING LIKE THE FUCKING COWARD YOU ARE HUH?!"
There had to be something! He couldn't break himself!
"Deku…."
There had to be….
He looked down at his bejewelled hand and somehow, he could of sworn he heard god laughing at him at that moment. He looked up to his partner, fear evident in her own eyes.
They only had a few second at most! He had to do this.
"Uraraka? Do you trust me!?" He asked quick, and the brunnette nodded. He quickly grabbed her hand with a blush. "Great! Sorry if this is awkard! I don't know how this works!
An explosion went off as Midoriya firmly grabbed ahold of both his friends hands and leaned in, the girl blushing heavily at the sudden intimate position. Their cover was blown apart and Kacchan was on them.
Then the two exploded into green and pink light, throwing their assailant across the room and….
It felt so much different. Their bodies naturally moved into one another in the light, growing taller and suddenly there was an almost comforting other voice. His own mind started to fade away, then they opened their eyes.
"Who… WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?!" Kacchan- No, Bakugou asked as they looked up, eyes opening. It was like seeing everything for the first time. Knowing everything for the first time.
Yet…. They knew nothing… nothing except two people, who had disappeared in a haze. They didn't answer as they looked at their hands, neither quite as masculine or as feminine of the ones that made them up.
They…. Were a she,,, and she smiled. Her grin growing wide as a feeling of pure euphoria went throughout her. She couldn't see, yet somehow she knew what she looked like.
Her left eye was a vibrant green, her right eye a warm brown. Her hair was a messier, more uncontrollable version of Uraraka's with the two partings that framed her face a pure black, along with the bottom of her fringe. The rest of her hair was a vibrant green. She still had the jewel.
Her face has both the blush of the girl and the freckles of the boy that made her up and her outfit was mainly similar to Uraraka's except it was green, and had shoulder pads. As well as that, one or two of the lines on the outfit moved differently.
a single thought crossed her mind.
'This…this is how fusion SHOULD feel!?'
"ANSWER ME DAMMIT!"
"Heh….hehehe….Izuku Midoriya and Ochaco Uraraka?" She pondered, starting to grin as she went into a fighting position. "How about… Izuraka?!"
"Ngh…. DAMMIT DEKU! THIS IS YOUR STUPID FUCKING QUIRK ISN'T IT?!" Bakugou snarled as he started bolting at them, hands lighting up. As he threw his hand forward however the tall fusion leapt over him, floating over and letting herself land with grace.
"Sorry! Deku isn't home right now! Well he is, but he doesn't need to talk to someone like you." The fusion laughed happily, before metting the angered teens red eyes with a grin.
"YOU THINK YOUR SOMETHING JUST BECAUSE OF SOME CHEAP BULLSHIT TRCIK?!"
"I'm cheap trick huh? Come on Bakugou, if you beat me head on, you can call me that!" She challenged, cracking her fists. "Shouldn't be hard for someone like yourself, all that boasting has to come from somewhere, right?!"
"NGHH! SHUT UP DAMMIT!"
Bakugou came at them again and Izuraka yawned, counting the seconds down. He got in close and the girl wasted no time slapping the boy across the face, before he floated up into the air.
Then, her grin grew even wider as one side of her realized something. 'This body…. It's so much more durable than Izuku's….'
"YOU THINK THIS WILL FUCKING STOP ME?!" The blonde screamed as he set off explosions behind him, starting to laugh as he got closer. "YOU'RE JUST MAKING IT FUCKING EASIER!"
"Alright then… let's try this. Just pour it into the quirk instead of the body…" She said, as she threw her bejewelled hand forward. 'O.F.A!'
Suddenly, Kacchan's descent increased rapidly and he quickly smashed into the ground, unable to lift himself up. He growled and groaned as he struggled, and Izuraka looked at her hands.
"Holy crap, that's totally different from what I was expecting. Did…. Did we just increase his gravity?" She wondered, looking at him. The she grimaced, quickly putting her hand out and lowering the amount a bit. 'I can actually control it…' "We should probably go."
Looking up, the girl spotted a way back onto the path they were on before and placed her hands together, feeling her weight disappear. Focusing, her hands glowed and she managed to increase her ascent, getting higher and higher until finally she landed on the platform.
Looking down, she saw Bakugou still stuck and giggled. 'That's what you get for insulting him like that. Now, if I were a seven foot tall fake paper mache bomb were would I be?'
Trusting her instincts, she took off down the hall Bakugou had shown up from, and noticed burn marks all around the path he'd taken to get to them. Following them, she eventually found herself near the middle of the building on the third floor, and she burst through the door before her.
"Ah, Hero-What the heck!?" Iida tried to say something dramatic as they two burst in, only to stumble over his words, taken aback by the fusion before him. "Midoriya? Uraraka?! Who…."
"Sorry Iida, we already did this a minute ago." Izuraka chuckled, running at him. Noticing she was on a direct course for the bomb, the taller boy rushed her as planned and as soon as he got close, the fusion quickly reached out and touched the boy's chest. "How do you feel about floors?"
"H-huh?!" Was all Iida could get out, before Izuraka's hands glowed and he plummeted to the floor, unable to get up. Almost feeling guilty, the girl chuckled a little as she set her hand on the bomb.
"Just you seem a little attached." She said, finally releasing him. A distant explosion went off and Bakugou appeared in the doorway.
"DEK-"
"THE HERO TEAM WINS!"
Silence fell after that and the fusion looked down with a grin, not wanting to look at Bakugou. However this meant her eyes finally with her bust, which she couldn't help but note was a size bigger than Uraraka's.
Her face suddenly flushed bright red and she moved her gaze elsewhere as quickly as possible. "Sorry! No it's my fault, sorry! No I mean-"
Her body suddenly felt…odd. Her form glowed and she looked down, the a moment later she disappeared from existence and once more, there was just Izuku and Uraraka.
Coughing, the greenette looked up, seeing his friend picking herself up as well and he felt a stupid dopey grin grow across his face. He tried to control himself but he couldn't stop his joy.
By the time the brunette got to her feet, she suddenly had a pair of strong arms wrapped rightly around her and Izuku laughing near her ear. "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
"Thank… me? What for?!" The girl questioned as she pulled back, grinning herself. "It was your… I don't even know what it is but you did it! This all you Izuku!"
The two villains in the room froze, shocked the girl would be so rude to call someone by their first name. Well Iida was shocked, Bakugou was just mildly stunned she wasn't as polite as she looked.
Then the greenette continued, having not even noticed.
"Ochaco, you were just as much a part of that as me… that was…. I didn't know fusion could feel like that. That it could be so… so…."
"Amazing?" The girl finished for him, and he just nodded. Both completely missed the looks they were getting over the name thing.
"Yeah, amazing!"
And really, it truly was amazing. Something Midoriya had lamented for so long, a part of himself he could never appreciate it….. he never knew just how badly he was missing out.
If this was the real power of fusion…. Maybe he didn't want to leave it behind….