A Cat with the Heart of a Hero

by Thicc Boah

Izuku believes that he's a hero, even without a quirk; just because he's been saving a stray cat for the past two years. Not even the words of his Hero brought him down. But what happened when he fails to protect it that same day? His world crumbles to pieces. Yet, when you touch bottom, all that's left is to go up, with a new Quirk, and a new resolution of a hero.

8. Ch - 8 The right thing

A/N: Hey guys, I'm back. Sorry for the delay, I had a little of writer's block. It was hard to take a pace, but whatever.

As always, thanks to anyone who read this story, I'm forever grateful.

Now to answer some stuff.

First, yeah, I got that error with Aizawa's Quirk. It doesn't affect Mutant types I already say it in the last chapter a few hours after its publication. So, If I make another mistake like that, let me know immediately. Now, the resolve the issue about his Quirk affecting Mutants as he said. How about this, the best his Quirk can do on a mutant type is just to create an itch and made them uncomfortable. It's not something that great so he doesn't use it in combat but it would serve as an opening to restrain any student who is not used to it. I'm trying to create a reason for him to MAYBE use it on Izuku in the future. But well, we'll see about that.

Second, as someone pointed out. Yes, the entrance exam had an acceptance rate of 4%. I think that was established in the first episode of the Anime or Manga. The acceptance rate of U.A. is really low. HOWEVER, that's not the acceptance rate for U.A. as a whole, but the acceptance rate of the Hero course. The rest of the applicants are sent to the Department of General Education if they want. They could perfectly decline and apply to any other High School.

Okay, that's all for now. Let's go to the chapter. Hope you like it.

XOX

The Right Thing

One day remaining for the entrance exam and Izuku had decided to pay a visit to the orphanage as he had promised as a good omen for the exam. Maybe the smile of children would ease his nervousness. But before he went there, he needed something very important…

"Hmm… what would the kids like?" First impressions were important, and he wanted to get along with them. That was the reason why he was now on a componence store trying to figure out what to buy. "Sweets? Nah, not every kid likes them… what else is there? Fruits… but which ones?" This task was proving to be more troublesome than he thought.

In his struggle to find the right answer, the cat boy heard a grunt coming from a person also struggling with their task.

Turning his head to the side, he came across a woman a little shorter than him. She was wearing a white dress shirt with a plain grayish peach-colored cardigan along with blue jeans, though what stood out the most was her hair of shoulder-length, it was snow-white, flecked with a few traces of crimson-like color.

Did she tried to dye her hair and failed in the prosses? If that was the case then her task had failed successfully because it looked good on her.

The woman was currently struggling with her height because she couldn't reach what was on top of the shelf.

Izuku covered his mouth, suppressing a chuckle. It was a little funny and endearing seeing her tried so hard when she wasn't even close. As a last resort, she began to jump whit a pout on her face, making difficult to hold his chuckle inside. She was stubborn, he'd give her that.

"Okay, maybe that's enough. I should offer her a hand." Izuku managed to control himself and think straight. He approached her. "Excuse me, do you need help?"

"Uh? Ah, yes please, I can't reach the canned peaches." The woman smiled at him as if he was a lifesaver.

With the swift movement of the wind and the softness of a feather, Izuku jumped, grabbed the can and landed on his original position as nothing had happened. "Here." He said, offering her the peaches with a smile.

"Woah~ That was incredible." The woman held her mouth opened in awe. "Thank you so much." She bowed after accepting the food and put it in her basket. "Wait. You're that wonder cat boy, right? My brother talked about you last time."

"Eh?" A blush appeared on his face, Izuku was still not used to be recognized so easily. "I-I guess that's me. I'm not used to… be the talk of everyone. I haven't done anything that impressive."

"Hehe, I think I know how it feels. People get surprised when I told them who my father is." She smiled. She also noticed how the boy sniffed the air for a bit. "Eh?! Is there something wrong? Do I smell bad?!" She went into panic mode as she sniffed her forearms.

"No, no, no. It's just that you smell a little familiar. Um… I guess that sounds weird, doesn't it?" The cat boy rubbed the back of his head, awkwardly.

"Familiar like what?" The white-haired woman tilted her head in curiosity with a smile on her face.

"Ah, like two people I met before. One was named Natsuo, he had white hair like you. Well, without the… red spots. The other person was a guy of the same age. Half of his hair was white like you and the other crimson red. I don't know his name though, but they both smell a little like you." He explained. "That still sounds weird."

"Nm, nm." The woman shook her head. "We smell the same because those two are my little brothers. Natsuo and Shoto." She smiled again. Yes, it was weird that this boy said something like that, but she was actually glad that they smell the same, I meant they were really family.

"Eh?" That caught him off guard. "Wait, so when you said that your brother talked about me, you meant…" He trailed off.

"Yes, it was Natsuo. He told me he met you at a beach. He sounded happy." The woman said. "Oh! By the way, I'm Fuyumi Todoroki, nice to meet you."

"Izuku Midoriya, nice to meet you too." He introduced himself. "And I guess the world is a small place, huh?"

"Hahaha, you can say that again." They both laughed.

"Um… Excuse me, it may be intrusive of me, but I want to ask something, Todoroki-san." Izuku spoke nervously.

"Oh, well, ask and I'll see if I can answer it or not. And called me Fuyumi. You probably referred to Natsuo with the 'Todoroki-san' it would be weird, right?"

"Right… Then, Fuyumi-san… who is your father?" He finally asked.

"Oh, for a second I thought you would ask for something perverted, like my cup size or something like that. There are guys out there that think they deserve something like that after helping with something after all." She noticed the weird look the cat boy was giving her. "*Cough* I guess I'm the weird right now," Fuyumi muttered a little flustered. "Well, to answer your question, my father is Enji Todoroki, also known as the Flame Hero: Endeavor."

Izuku smiled when he received the answer. "Eh~ So your father is Endeav—" In a quick motion he grabbed her shoulder as a panic expression appeared on his face. "Say sike right now!" Ah great, now Neko and Camie were sticking him with their way of speaking.

"W-what?" Fuyumi didn't even know what he said. Why the sudden change?

Izuku let her go as he began to freak out. "Oh God, what have I done?"

"Is there something wrong with my father?" She asked, well there were multiple things wrong with her father but he didn't need to know.

"W-when I met your little brother Shoto, I asked him if he wanted to be like Endeavor because he looked like him." He explained. "No wonder he got mad at me. Natsuo told me how much his little brother hated his father and I go and tell him if he wants to be like him. I'm the worst."

"Pfft—" Izuku heard the person behind him spat her saliva.

He turned around to find Fuyumi holding her mouth. "What's wrong? Are you mad at me too?"

"Pfft—Hahahahaha!" She couldn't control it anymore and began to laugh uncontrollably. "Sorry, hahaha, I-I just can't— *wheeze* That's such bad luck~ Ahaha!"

"Well, at least someone is laughing." Izuku thought.

"AAAAahahahahhahahahahaaaaa! You're so screwed!" Neko added herself.

"I'm so sorry for laughing." Said Fuyumi, she was not. "Was it the day of the exam?"

"Yes, why?" Izuku asked back.

"That explains why he was so mad when he got home that day." She informed him.

"Uh oh."

"Yeah, but don't worry too much, I think it helped him a little. In these two days, he has been trying to open up to me just a little, and I think is because of that. So, thanks." She gave him a sweet smile.

"No, I'm just a stupid kid with some luck on his side." He said while scratching the back of his head. "By the way, is there another sibling I should be wary about?" He has met the three of them so he joked about it.

Fuyumi's eyes widened as her smile faded. Her happy attitude changed for sadness, though she tried to fake it with a new smile. "No… I don't have more siblings."

Izuku wasn't someone who could be fooled that easily. "I'm truly a stupid kid." Just by her reaction, he got enough of an answer. So, something happened to one of her siblings? Or is he reading too much into it? "Sorry..." He said.

"I don't know why are you apologizing." The woman told him, they stood in silence. "Thanks…" She answered.

"I don't know why are you thanking me." The cat boy looked at another place, what a way to kill the mood. "Anyway. I should probably continue with what I was doing. It was nice knowing you, Fuyumi-san." He nodded and walk away.

"Ah! Wait!" The white-haired woman stopped him. "I saw you struggling to pick something early, so maybe I can help you. As a thanks for helping me." She showed him the canned peaches.

Izuku thought it for a second, maybe getting a second opinion on his endeavor was a good idea. "Yeah, I cannot decide for myself, you see…" He explained his situation.

"Oh, that's so sweet. Visiting an orphanage. And well, I understand your struggle, I work as a teacher so I interact with kids on a constant basis." The Todoroki girl smiled. The mood from before already forgotten. "Hmm~" She grabbed her chin, thinking about the information she got. "Then how about a fruit salad. That way, the kids can tell you what they don't want. You could also add ice-cream. Two flavors should be enough, if someone doesn't want one it can get the other. So, what do you think?"

Izuku was perplexed. That was more than what he was expecting. "Wuoh, Fuyumi-san is amazing!" He said excitedly.

"Hehe, you can prize me more." Fuyumi puffed her chest and put her hand on her hips if she was proud of something was her understanding of kids.

"Then is decided. A fruit salad it is." He could make it quick too. He has been practicing with his claws when it comes to preparing food with his mom. It's like having ten knives, so peeling and cutting fruit should be a piece of cake.

His cat ears twitched and move in the direction of the door as the bell rang. He heard footsteps rushing in. His emerald eyes got sharp as his head snapped in that direction.

He saw two men entering while having their heads covered. Anyone with little common sense should figure out why they were here, though apparently no one had noticed them due to being busy with their own errands. Izuku was the exception jus because he could hear their hurried footsteps thanks to his augmented senses.

One of the men pulled out a gun and pointed to the cashier. "Hand over the money and you won't get shot." He ordered.

The other man also pulled out a gun. "Everybody! Get down and don't move! Or else, I'll kill you!" He yelled.

All the customer laid on the floor out of fear.

Luckily, Izuku and Fuyumi were at the back of the store so they haven't been noticed yet.

The Todoroki girl was going to scream in panic; however, a hand covered her mouth before she could do so. She looked at the cat boy, surprised by his quick reaction, but he wasn't even looking at her.

His demeanor has changed completely. His eyes, once friendly and warm, were now uninviting and cold; if she had to describe them, she would say they were the eyes of a lion looking at its prey. His body, that was relaxed and comfortable a few seconds before, was tensed and ready for action, whether it was to take them down or jump in front of someone to take a bullet for them.

It was… scary to look at. It didn't feel natural.

His eyes darted at her and she froze in an instant under his gaze, quite ironic considering the family she came from.

Izuku put his index finger over his mouth, a precise instruction to be quiet.

Fuyumi nodded slowly, making him remove his hand.

The cat boy closed his eyes as a smile appeared on his face. "Don't worry, I'm here. Just leave it to me." She thought she heard that, though his mouth never open. Those words were transmitted through his smile.

What she just saw was an illusion? Where did that cold and predatory creature go?

He made a signal with his hand for her to get down. She did without a second thought, but he stood there.

Izuku took his shoes off and then his socks revealing his hind legs.

He passed her, going further into the store.

"What is he going to do?!" She screamed in her insides, worried about him. He was going to get himself killed.

She wasn't the only person panicking.

Among the people was a teenager whose most prominent feature was whir orangey-blond hair, which has a black lightning-shaped streak on the left of his side fringe.

"Ah, man. Why does this have to happen to me?" The blond thought, cursing his bad luck. "Should I zap them? No, no, no, what am I thinking. I would electrocute everyone else too. Think, Denki, think." Unfortunately, to think wasn't his forte.

There was also another person having similar thoughts. This person was clad in a thick, dark-colored parka that reached down below their knees. Their face was cover from view thanks to the shadow that created their fur-lined hood, though their eyes glowed through. "Tsk, this is absurd. I should just use the ice in this shop to froze those two idiots. Then again I would expose myself." They were in quite a predicament. "Ahg why do I have to deal with this?! I should be training my Quirk. If it wasn't a direct order from Re-Destro I wouldn't be doing this stupid mission… Fuck it, I freeze everyone here and be done with it."

Before that person did anything, the noise of glass braking startled everyone there. It came from the back of the store.

The two robbers looked at each other. And with a nod of their head. One of them when to investigate.

"Come on! We don't have all day!" The other hurried the cashier.

A minute later, not a single noise was heard from the back of the store.

His partner was taking too long to investigate. The robber turned around just in time to see a shadow already over him with its fist ready to punch. In the blink of an eye, everything went black for the man. Although those two predatory emerald orbs will haunt him for quite some time.

Everyone was watching in awe as the robber fell limp on the floor. Now in his position was a green-haired teenager with cat features.

"Excuse me." The cashier was brought out of his stupor by Izuku's words. "Do you have rope or anything I can tie them with?" He was still too serious about the situation because it wasn't over yet.

"Third aisle…" The man still couldn't believe it.

"Thanks. And please call the police." He moved still without doing a single sound.

Moments later he returned with the other robber already tied up over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. The boy placed it on the floor and began to tie the other robber immediately.

"Phew. I guess that's all." Izuku swiped the sweat off his head. His attitude returned to normal.

Not even a second after everyone in the store began to cheer and raise their voice in happiness and excitement, startling the poor cat boy.

The first to approach him was a blond with a lightning streak on his hair of the same age as him.

"Dude! That was awesome! To think I could see you in action. That was so cool! No wonder you're the new trend in social media!" The over-enthusiastic guy kept praising.

"T-Thanks…?" He still didn't know how to respond.

More and more people began to get closer to him, and more and more praises kept coming. In mere seconds Izuku's face went crimson in embarrassment

Fuyumi stood where she was, unable to move from her astonishment. "Isn't he… a pro hero already?"

She wasn't the only one staring at him from afar. The hooded person too was thinking about the cat boy. "So, this is that famous individual… Maybe I should talk to redestroy about him and his potential. He would be a great asset for the Meta Liberation Army." Someone that wasn't a hero but already was loved by so many would be a great investment for the future of his organization.

"Dude, seriously, I don't think any of us could have done something like that!" The blonde continued.

Izuku didn't think the same. What he did was something pretty normal, someone, who was Quirkless but with good training could have done it, which meant… "They were thinking with their Quirks… Maybe this society has grown too dependent on Quirks." Of course, he wouldn't say that out loud, it could be taken as an insult for some people.

"Uhg…" A grunt caught everyone's attention.

The two robbers had awoken faster than expected. They were still tied up though.

"Now is your opportunity!" Neko said enthusiastically. "Do it!"

"Why?"

"You gotta."

"Oh Hey, you're finally awake." Izuku began to talk. "You were trying to rob this store, right? Walked right into my ambush. Okay, I'm going to stop now." He let out a sigh. Neko had asked him to do this dialog, but he couldn't take it any further. His eyes got sharp again. "Now that you're awake. Apologize… now."

Everyone looked at him like he just grew a second head.

"Why would I do something like that? Hah?!" One of the robbers tried to intimidate him, being tied up and unable to move didn't help much in his task.

The cat boy got closer. "I won't repeat myself again. Apologize…" He extended the claws on his feet, which were extremely closes to their faces.

Izuku knew perfectly well this isn't the attitude of a hero, but intimidation is a great weapon against uncooperative individuals.

It wasn't a surprised for him that the two robbers began to shiver. "W-we sorry."

"With more enthusiasm." He pressed further.

"We sorry!"

"Like you really mean it!" It wasn't enough.

"We sorry for robbing here!"

"Good." Izuku smiled, pleased with himself. "Now, wait outside for the police to pick you up." He pointed at the door. "And don't even try to run away, I'll be there in a minute."

"Uh… we're tied up. How are we going to move?" One of them questioned.

"Did I stutter?" When the cat boy opened his eyes again, the look of wanting to tear their heart out returned.

Without a single word the two robbers moved like caterpillars to the door he held open.

When Izuku closed the door and turned around he was received with strange stares from everyone else.

"Um… ha… haha…" His cheeks flare in embarrassment. "Please, act like you didn't see anything!" He bowed from his waist. "In fact, don't tell anyone you saw me here! If mom finds out, I will be grounded!" And now he was doing a dogeza.

The people there looked at each other for a second. Then they erupted in laughter

"Pff-Hahahaha! Seriously, he just knocked two people out, yet he is afraid of his mom?"

"Hey, you can't underestimate- pff- the power of a mother- hahaha!"

Now was him who had a look of confusion on his face.

"Don't worry, man. Our lips are sealed." The blond from before said with a grin on his face, the rest of the people nodded after him.

Izuku let out a sigh in relief. "Thanks."

Minutes passed by until finally, Izuku left the shop with a bag full of different fruits. Fuyumi had told him about a good ice cream shop on his way.

"Ah, I'm glad to see you didn't try to escape." He smiled at the two robbers.

"There is no place we can run for." One talked back.

"I guess you're right… Sorry for treating you like that inside, but you needed a lesson." The cat boy bowed a little, leaving the two criminals perplex for his change of attitude.

"Whatever, we're going to prison anyway." One shrugged off, not buying it.

"Why…?"

"Aahh?! Because we commit a crime, idiot!" That question made them mad. This kid seriously didn't know that? Even though he was the one who stopped them.

"Not that… Why did you do it?" Now that made more sense.

"And why would we tell you that? It's not like you could understand us."

"You're right. Unless you tell me I won't understand, but… a hero has to help everyone, right?" His words shocked them for a moment.

"Heroes don't help criminals." One retorted.

"I want to believe that first and foremost, you're people, citizens. I want to believe that, there is good in everyone. That like good people can become criminals, criminals can be reformed into good people because change is the biggest quirk of humanity." Izuku finished with a smile.

"*Sigh* If you go around like that in your life, you're up for a big disappointment, kiddo." The anger on their voice was gone and was replaced by pity.

"I already know that, sir." Izuku looked at the distance, his gazes lost in something. "Anyway, I won't press further, I have other things to do. You probably are going to be in prison for some years. When you're out and if you have a change of heart, look for me, by that time I will be a pro hero and will help you out if you're in need." He began to walk away. "Of course, I'm not that merciful, so if you still decided to be criminals…" He stopped and look over his shoulder, a cold stare on his green emeralds. "… I'll make sure you cannot commit a crime for the rest of your life, one way or another." Izuku continued his way.

The two robbers were left there in silence.

"Hey, bro, should we tried to escape now that he's gone?" One asked the other.

"*Sigh* Nah, this was a foolish idea from the beginning… Let's just expect that that kid didn't babble empty words. Let's face the consequences of our mistakes for once."

"… … He was really scary." One confessed.

"Yeah, I almost shit my pants, not doing this again. Fuck, I don't want to see that kid ever again." The other nodded wholeheartedly. Apparently, they recapacitate over their actions out of fear than kindness.

Meanwhile with Izuku.

"Waa~ That was so embarrassing. I don't know how to intimidate so I tried to copy Kacchan. Do you think it worked?" His cheeks were pink from just the thought.

"Seeing how they obey you; I would say that it was a success," Neko answered, she couldn't help but chuckle at his expenses. "Were you telling the truth when you say about making sure they couldn't commit a crime again?" The implication of those words could mean anything.

"… …I wasn't lying but…" He shook his head. "Let's leave that for another time when I'm a pro hero."

XOX

Camie Utsushimi was a few blocks away from the orphanage, and right now she was just scrolling down her phone while waiting for someone.

She noticed a figure turning the corner, just the person she was waiting for.

"What up, Izu—" She stopped mid-sentence when she saw the condition of the boy.

He was… not presentable, that for sure. His clothes were a little torn and he was completely soaked.

"What happened to you, dude?" She was a little worried, to say the least.

"Ah, Camie-senpai." He immediately smiled when he saw her. "Oh, this. Well…" He avoided her gaze for a second, trying to find the correct words to explain. "On my way here, I ran across a car accident, a grandma who had too many groceries for her to carry and a puppy fell in a river."

The look on Camie's face said everything. She was debating if believe him or not until finally, she let out an exasperated sigh. "You know, coming from you, I'm not even surprised. But your luck it's like, totally the worse, my guy."

"Hahaha, you can say that again. By the way, what are you doing here?" If Izuku remembered correctly he never told her he would come. It's not like he didn't want to, but he figured she would be busy.

"Oh, that. I was waiting for you. I came yesterday and the sister told me you will visit them today so here I am." She explained. "What? You don't want me to be here?" The young woman looked hurt at the thought.

"No, no, no. I didn't mean it like that!" Izuku immediately panicked at that.

The girl laughed at his reaction. "I'm just teasing you. BTW what are you carrying?" She pointed at the backs.

"Oh, fruits and ice cream, I'm going to make a fruit salad for the kid, you can have some if you want."

"That totes lit, dude." In a swift movement, she hooked her right arm with Izuku's left.

"Um, I don't think I can walk too well like this, Camie-senpai." His face went red when he felt her bosom on his arm.

"You can always try; the orphanage is close too." She just got closer.

"Okay, calm down, Izuku. If you survive Midnight you can endure this." He tried to think about another subject while they began to walk. "Oh, yeah. A friend of mine told me he's going to apply to Shiketsu. Please take care of him, his name is Inasa Yoarashi."

"You say it like if he's totally gonna pass. We're no U.A. but the exam is not that easy either."

"No, he's going to pass. He's someone amazing after all." Izuku smiled remembering the hyperactive guy.

"I would prefer that you were the one applying though." She said with a mischievous smile, squishing his arm even more.

"Focus… Focus." She acted like this on their first date, so he should already know and don't fall for it, yet, it was really hard. "If I don't pass to U.A. then Shiketsu will be my second option."

"Oh, right~ the exam is tomorrow. Good luck, though you like, really don't need it." Even though she would like to have him in her high school, she wouldn't wish him bad luck for it.

"Thanks, I'll do my best."

Finally, they arrived at the orphanage.

"Hold up." Camie stopped abruptly. "Your luck sucks so i0m totally serious. Good luck."

Izuku couldn't help but get more nervous.

XOX

At last, the day of the exam has come, and of course, Izuku was already there, walking through the entrance.

Though one thing that not many people knew about today was that the entrance exam for the support course was also today, which meant…

"Why did you have to bring so many babies?!" Izuku yelled in exasperation as he carried a mountain of inventions made by the pink head. He couldn't even see where he was going.

"Because it will increase my chances of getting in of course," Mei said, not paying any mind to his irritated attitude.

"OUT OF MY WAY, DEK—!" The distinctive voice of Katsuki Bakugo came from behind, but he stopped when he saw all the crap that Izuku was carrying. "Never mind, just don't get in my way… Fucking nerd." He said as he passed them.

"Who was that?" Mei asked.

"Katsuki Bakugo. I already told you about him." The cat boy responded.

"Doesn't ring any bells." She said with a carefree grin, she's not going to bother to remember him.

"Yo, Midoriyaaaaa… What the hell are you carrying?!" The surprised voice of Kirishima caught their attention.

"Oh, Hey Kirishima-Kun. Um, these are support items." The green head answered. The fact that he didn't look bothered by that weight was impressive to the redhead.

"Wait, weren't you going to go to the hero course?" Eijiro asked again in slightly worry.

"These are not mine." He signaled to the pink-haired girl with his tail. "Kirishima-Kun, Mei Hatsume. Mei, Eijiro Kirishima."

"Yo!" Kirishima beamed at her. "Any friend of Midoriya is a friend of mine. Nice to meet you."

"If you need any support item, just come to see me!" Mei, as always, went right into business. "I can make really cool babies just for you!"

"B-babies?" Eijiro's cheeks got a little red by misinterpreting her words.

"She calls her inventions babies." Izuku clarified the misunderstanding.

"Oh, right. Hehehe~" The red boy scratched the back of his head in embarrassment. "Then I'm going to go ahead. Don't be late, Midoriya. See you later, Hatsume." He accelerated his pace.

"Hey!" Izuku stopped him for a moment. "Did you get it?!" He asked something that no one else should know.

"Yeah! It was weird though and I haven't used it yet!" Eijiro answered.

So, One for All has been finally succeeded.

They smiled at each other and nodded.

"Cool guy," Mei said as she saw the redhead enter the building. "What was his name again?"

"Oh my god. Eijiro Kirishima. I say it a minute ago. Why is it so hard for you to learn names?" He asked genuinely curious.

"Meh, it fills memory I could use for more babies." She answered uninterestedly in the subject, like if it was something obvious.

Izuku gave her a worried look regarding her priorities. "What's my full name?" He asked.

"Izuku Midoriya." It didn't take her a second to respond.

"Why am I different from the rest?"

"You're special. We work together." She answered with a smile. "You're the father of my babies, after all." And the bomb was dropped.

Every student at ears-reach stopped and looked at them in shock.

Izuku's face exploded in a blush. "S-S-She's talking about the i-inventions!" He tried to clarify but it was already too late, of course, his stuttering helped even less. "Damn it, why does she have to be like this." He cried on the inside.

"Speaking of babies…" Mei talked again as her gaze went up to the head of the cat boy.

There it was the most recent baby. It was a cover for his ears which helped with the sensibility to high volumes without deterring his capabilities to move or hear low or high frequencies. It was a request from Izuku to be capable to withstand Present Mic or the explosions of Katsuki.

"We haven't tested yet…" She looked at it contemplative while caressing her chin like she was some kind of sage.

"Mei, no. Where not going to do it here." Izuku panicked, knowing where this was going.

"Come on, it's not going to take much time." She said approaching him predatorily. The gild finally grabbed him cutting his escape and move closer to his ears.

"Mei! I swear to God. If you scream in my ears right now, I'm going to—" The extra weight of Mei put him off balance.

In panic, he did something that would be considered crazy for everyone else. He threw all the babies he was carrying to the air before he truly began to fall.

Yet, he never touched the ground. His brain moved as fast as it could to found the logic in this.

"I'm not moving. Before I fell, I felt a hand touching my head. It's like gravity stopped for me, which means… Someone else's Quirk!" He got a conclusion. "Release me!" He demanded.

"Kya! So-sorry. Release!" The panicked voice of a girl came from his back.

Gravity returned to him a second after, but he didn't have time to be glad he got the question right.

He rushed ahead and jump as high as he could towards all the babies that were in the air. Quickly, he grabbed all of them and landed safely. however, it wasn't over yet.

"There's baby 77, 85, 46…" Izuku began to count them quickly. "Wait, where is baby 124?!" He looked up just to see a pair of goggles falling from the sky. His hands were completely full. In a quick movement, his tail shot forward grabbing the missing baby just in time. Midoriya let out a sigh he didn't know he was holding. "Sa-safe…" That was terrifying. A second later a frown appeared on his face as he turned his face. "Mei!" The crazy inventor was going to receive what she deserved. However, to his surprise, the pink head was missing. In her place was another girl who looked like she was waiting for orders in a stiff position.

The girl in question had a brown bobbed cut hair, large and round eyes of the same color of her hair and a perpetual blush on her cheeks.

"Um, where did she go?" He asked.

"D-Do you mean the girl with pink hair with dreadlocks?" The brown-haired girl asked back. The cat boy nodded. "She went ahead, she said that you know where the ba-ba-babies? go?" She blushed a little with those last words.

He turned his head towards the building even more pissed. "I know where you live, Mei! You cannot escape from me!" He yelled hoping she got the message. Izuku let out a sigh, finally calming down. He looked at the new girl again. "Thanks for helping me, and sorry for yelling at you to release me." He put a friendly smile on his face, which eased the girl immediately.

"No, don't worry, I just… acted without thinking." She said with a smile of her own. "I think that falling just before the exam would've been a bad omen."

"Such a nice girl. Mei should learn a thing or two from her." The cat boy thought. "Thanks again. We should hurry if we don't want to be late."

The girl nodded wholeheartedly.

XOX

After leaving the babies where they should, Izuku was now roaming the halls of U.A. Looking for his assigned classroom to take the written exam and after that, he and everyone else have to go to an auditorium where they will receive the instructions for the practical test.

He had an uneasy feeling in his guts, telling him that something wasn't right. After all, he was the only one on this side of the building.

The cat boy finally arrived at his classroom, but… there was nobody around. "They didn't make a mistake with me, right?" He asked himself. "Well, there is only one way to find out." He began to open the door. "Something smells nice though." He commented.

"Oh, you're finally here." A feminine voice came from the classroom that sent a chill through his spine.

His eyes widened in horror as he saw the person sitting over the teacher's desk. "M-Mi-Mi-Midnight?!" He yelled in panic.

"Hey~ How's it going, Izuku?" The pro Heroine greeted him with a mischievous smile.

"W-What are you doing here?!" He needed answers.

"Oh? Didn't I tell you? I'm a teacher here in U.A." A smug smile appeared on her face.

He was trembling now… If he passed the exam, he was going to be in great danger.

"Don't just stay there. Come in to take the exam." Nemuri told him.

He did as she said, just to freeze in place a second after. "W-why is there only one chair?" His eyes weren't deceiving him, right? There was only one chair in that classroom.

"Because~ You're the only one taking the exam in this classroom." She answered enjoying every second of his reactions.

"Why?" He asked again.

"Well, the written test is the same as the recommendation exam, so Nezu decided to make a new one just for you. So, we decided to place you in a different location to no create any confusion."

Camie was right. His luck sucked to the point that he wouldn't be surprised he slipped on a banana peel in the next hours. Was this because he was a black cat? No, no, no, that was too crazy even for him.

"It should be obvious by now, but I'm the teacher assigned to… supervised you." He didn't like the connotation of the word 'supervised' at all.

While sweating buckets, he sat down.

The 18+ only heroine handed him the test.

The cat boy calmed himself down and began to read the test.

It was definitively different and if he dared to say, more difficult. For some reason, he could swear he could hear the maniacal laughter of the principal inside his head.

He froze again when he felt two round and soft bumps on his back. It was Midnight and he didn't need to be a genius to know what those two soft bumps were. "W-what are you doing?" His face was already red.

"Well, I'm supervising you, of course. I will pay very close attention to you to make sure you don't cheat in any way." She said. And of course, Izuku has never seen such bullshit before.

"D-Does it has to be that close? I-I can feel them." He tried to find any sense to this so he came up with the idea that she wasn't aware.

"You said you like challenges, so this is one from me. Can you concentrate while I'm here, Izuku~?" This was her objective from the beginning. And she was enjoying herself maybe a little too much.

"*Sigh~*" The atmosphere of the room changes immediately with his sigh. When he looked at her again, his face was completely calm, a smile of someone who had everything under control appeared on his face. "I see. Thanks, Nemuri-san." If this was another obstacle on his way to becoming a hero, he will face it with everything he got.

The cat boy turned around to do the test too quickly, missing the red cheeks on the pro heroine.

That was the first time he called her by her first name, and the way he acted, Izuku was simply too cool. Now it will be hard for her to restrain herself.

XOX

Izuku survived the written exam… somehow. And now he was at the auditorium with all the examinees.

His assigned seat was next to Katsuki of all people, who just frown when he saw the cat boy.

A few moments later, Present Mic walked to the podium. "WELCOME ONE AND ALL TO MY LIVE SHOW!" Mic's voices boomed in the auditorium. Izuku got excited that the baby on his ears worked just fine, Mei was amazing. "EVERYBODY SAY HEYYY!"

"HEYYYY!" The cat boy got too carried away to be able to finally hear normal and shot his right fist up while shouting. He soon noticed he was the only one doing it, making his face go crimson in embarrassment. He soon covered his head with his arms trying to disappear as everyone there began to laugh at him.

"WOW, ONLY ONE PERSON OUT OF ALL OF YOU SEEMS TO HAVE THE RIGHT ATTITUDE FOR A HERO! WHAT A SAD START, LISTENERS!" Present Mic's voice quieted the laughter in an instant. "WHAT IF THIS WAS PART OF THE TEST?! ONLY ONE PERSON WOULD'VE PASSED!"

The whole auditorium suffered a change. Now everyone else but Izuku looked worried and embarrassed.

The green-haired boy looked at the pro hero in disbelief. The blond hero pulled up his glasses and winked at him. A smile appeared on the boy.

"LET'S TRY AGAIN! EVERYBODY SAY HEYYYY!"

"HEYYYYY!" Now there wasn't a single soul who didn't shout. Of course, Katsuki shouted the loudest, if he was going to do something, he was going to be the best at it.

"THAT'S MORE LIKE IT! NOW PAY CLOSE ATTENTION, LISTENERS!" The voice hero began to explain what the practical test consisted. From the fake city districts to the point system of the villains.

Izuku was already making a plan on his head until someone interrupted. "Excuse me! May I ask a question?!" A rigid young man with black hair and glasses stood up. "On the hand-out, there are clearly four types of villains listed! Such an error would be the height of embarrassment for the top-tier national academy of U.A. caliber!" Izuku had to admit that he had a point. "Moreover, what's with you?!" The guy pointed at Izuku who flinched at such an unexpected turn of events. "You keep mumbling something over and over… You're distracting!" He was really mad at Izuku. The cat boy in question looked at his former childhood friend for answers. The exasperated look on the blonde's face was enough of an answer.

"S-sorry, it a bad habit. I was planning a course of action for the test." Izuku apologized nervously.

"As long as you understand." The young man sat down again.

"OKAY! THANKS FOR THE SEGUE, EXAMINEE 7111! THE FOURTH VILLAIN IS GIVES ZERO POINT. IT'S JUST THERE TO BE AN OBSTACLE. I RECOMMEND TO AVOID IT!" The pro hero answered the question and after that, they were sent to their respective fake cities.

XOX

Izuku was already in front of city B wearing his green tracksuit and staying barefoot because shoes just get in his way.

Among all the people there he recognized someone. "Oh, is the nice girl from the entrance." The girl in question was doing some breathing techniques to ease her nerves. "Hm? If I make her laugh, maybe that would help her. Yaoyorozu told me it worked with her." With a plan, he began to approach her. Just to be stopped by a hand on his shoulder.

"Who exactly are you, my friend?" It was the rigid guy from before. His intervention also caught the attention of everyone else. "You didn't come to obstruct your fellow test-takers, did you?"

Izuku, strangely enough, kept a calm façade while paying close attention to the frown of the young man with glasses. His hand moved on his own and placed itself on the shoulder of the rigid boy.

"What? Do you want to start a fight now that I have discovered your intentions?" The black-haired teen jumped into conclusions.

"Take a deep breath," Izuku spoke with a friendly smile.

The young man didn't know why he followed so easily, but he did as he was told.

"Now, exhale." He did as he was told again. Then Izuku patted him on the shoulder. "I know that the test is a little unnerving, but if you let that get to you, you're not going to be able to do your best, right?"

The rigid young man widened his eyes in surprise. "He saw through me so easily. And I'm here judging him without even know in him. How shameful of me." The cat boy was right about him. He was so nervous that he lashed out to anything that slightly irritated him. He was really ashamed of himself. "I'm sorr—"

"AAAAND START!" Present Mic's voice came from the distance, leaving every examinee startled.

Izuku noticed this knowing that there was no countdown, so he did the only this he saw logical at the moment, he…

"Guys! Move! There are no countdowns in real life! Villains don't wait for the heroes!" He told everyone what was happening, taking them out of their stupor and running inside, him being the last one.

Meanwhile with every teacher in the control room. Everyone facepalmed at what he did.

"Midoriya-Kun is the only person who wouldn't take advantage of that," Nezu commented, sweat dropping at the unpredictable logic of the boy.

"Midoriya, my boy. You're too pure for this exam." Toshinori had his cheeks a little red, a little embarrassed for the boy.

Then, something caught the attention of everyone in the room. Midnight was holding a little sign with the number 1 on it.

"Why are you giving him a point, Kayama?" Eraser Head question her.

"It's the job of a hero to help others out of a situation they don't understand. Which he just did, so I think that at least deserves a point." She explained.

Soon after, the other five judges joined her with one point each. Even Shota couldn't argue with that logic.

"Hahahaha! So, the first six points are for Izuku Midoriya." The Principal laughed.

Back in city B.

Izuku entered the fake city and he soon saw people already gathering some points for themselves.

"Okay, time to make some point for me." He readied his muscles. When he was going to jump over a robot, his eyes drifted away for a second, spotting a 2 points robot that was going to attack another examinee from the back while fighting another robot. "Watch out!" At unbelievable speed, he stopped the 2 points from the tail. Before he could do anything else, the person he saved took the 2 points.

"Thanks for having my back." The teenager boy showed his gratitude. He had a green mohawk along with yellow-green skin, his face looked like an insect, but what stood out the most was the two impressive blades coming from his forearms.

"Don't worry." Izuku soon took his leave. "Okay, now… to make points."

A 3 points fire its missiles to an unsuspecting girl. Just before impact, a green blur took the girl out of the way.

"Missiles?! Seriously, Nezu?!" Izuku yelled at nothing in particular. "Are you okay?" He asked the girl as he helped her get up.

"Yes, thanks." The girl in question had brown hair, curved inward in a mushroom-shaped bob, covering her eyes with her bangs.

Izuku noticed a diminutive mushroom on the back of his left palm. It was probably her Quirk. It didn't bother him at all, it would probably wear off by the time the test ended.

He gave her goodbye and continue his way. "Okay, now… I have to make sure everyone is out of harm's way."

"Uh oh." Neko noticed immediately his change on priorities. "Wait, Izuku. What about the poin—"

"There!" The cat boy didn't even register her words as he dashed to the next person in trouble.

In an alleyway, a midget with four purple balls for hair was surrounded by multiple robots. "Shit! How did this happen?!" He was crying at his misfortune. "If only I have a distraction!"

"A distraction right away!" A voice came from behind. The midget turned around to see a green-haired cat boy rushing at the robot that had him cornered. The cat boy began to mess with the robots without even touching them. "Hey! That's all?! you're so slow! Maybe all of you need a software update!" Soon enough, every robot there focused on the annoying feline. Yet all of them couldn't even land a hit, he was playing with them, it was so unfair that it wasn't even funny.

Seeing his opportunity, the midget began to throw the balls of his hair at the robots like a madman with his eyes closed, hoping he didn't hit the guy that was helping him. By the time he didn't hear any sound of the robots, he opened them to see. Every single robot was stuck in place with his sticky balls. He couldn't believe what his eyes were showing him.

"Hey, we did it!" A voice came from his side. There it was the cat boy without a scratch or one of his balls, he was holding his hand up for him to smack it.

The midget jumped in euphoria and smack it. "Dude, you're awesome! Thank you so much!"

"No problem… are you okay? You're bleeding through the head." He informed in worry.

"Oh, don't worry, it happened if I use too much of my Quirk." The little fellow responded.

"Okay. You know about the button on the robots to shut them down, right?" Yes, every robot had a button for those people who their Quirk was not a combatant type. The little guy nodded. "Then I'm going now." Izuku trotted away.

"Wait! You're not going to take any point?!" The purple midget asked in disbelief. He did half of the job after all.

"Don't worry, I don't like to steal points from others! That's not very hero-like." The cat boy answered. And he left.

"He was so cool." The little guy was flabbergasted by his encounter. "Wait, haven't I seen him somewhere?"

In another part of the fake city, a large group of people was also cornered by a lot of robots. They didn't have Quirks made for combat, so they were easy targets. Among the group was a boy with messy indigo hair and eye bags under his eyes indicating he didn't sleep that much. But right now, he was frustrated, he hadn't been able to get a single point, and now he was here being treated like livestock for the robots.

"Hey!" A shout took the group's attention. They saw a cat boy running towards them. "Every robot has a button to shut them down! 1 point behind it head! 2 points at the base of its tail and 3 points at it rear!" He shouted the information.

Some of them already knew that. It was in the hand-out.

"They also change targets to the most dangerous individual!" He shouted again.

They already knew, but that wouldn't help them here.

"Don't miss your chance!" The cat boy ordered as he stopped behind the robots. The claws of his hands and feet extended as he took a more savage appearance. "RAWGH!" With a roar scaping his mouth, every robot stopped on their track and turned around to take aim at the cat boy.

The bullets from the multiple 1 pointers couldn't hit their mark. The laser coming from the tail of the 2 pointers were too slow. And the missiles of the 3 pointers, he dodged them and even grabbed some mid-air to redirect upward so they didn't hit anyone else.

The whole group was frozen in amazement to his prowess. The indigo-haired young man was the first to snap out of it. Understanding the cat boy's words, he rushed forward and pressed the button of a 1 pointer. "My first point…" He couldn't believe it.

Shortly after, everyone followed and the robots were shoot down in no time. All of the were happy that they got some points for themselves. The indigo head began to look around trying to find the cat boy, he at least should thank him, however, the green head was nowhere to be found, he was already gone.

"He didn't even take a single point." The young man thought as a creepy smile appeared on his face. A hero in the hero entrance exam, how ironic.

While running and looking for anyone else who needed any help, he found a blond guy who was holding his stomach in deep pain. "He doesn't look like he's hurt… A stomachache." He saw who the blond despite his pain, he shot a sparkling laser out of his bell to destroy a robot. Though the blond was unable to notice the 1 pointer behind him.

In the glimpse of a second, Izuku was carrying the blond bridal style.

"Are you okay?" Izuku asked as he ran way from multiple robots that saw them. "Have I seen him somewhere?" He thought after looking up close.

"Merci… My stomach aches if I use my laser too much." The blonde explained.

That French gave him the answer. The guy he bumped at the French restaurant with Monoma. "Can you use it again?" The cat boy asked while watching the robots following him.

"One more time, I believe."

Izuku smiled. "Then we'll make it count." He stopped and put the blond down. "Wait for my signal." The green head turned around and rushed at the robots.

The cat boy took them in close combat without landing a hit, he just dodged and made them follow his movements.

The blonde's eyes widened when he noticed that every robot was… falling in a straight line.

"Fire!" The signal came and he did as he was told. His navel laser cut through all the robots at the same time. Izuku approached him once more with a smile on his face. "That was a nice team-play." He said. "Well, I'm going now. Take care." Without losing a beat, he was off.

The blond was left out of words, because, right there, the one who shined the most was that cat boy.

"Okay, who else needs help?" Izuku asked himself while looking around.

"IZUKU!" Neko yelled in exasperation, finally gaining his attention.

"What is it?" He asked her.

"Where are your point?!" That froze him in place.

"Uh oh." He began to panic; he had forgotten his main objective. He looked around but the robots were being taken out quickly. "Maybe in an empty part of the city there are still robots for me." With that in mind, he ran far from any other examinee.

Meanwhile in the control room.

"This year sure looks promising," Nezu said with a smile. "But the real test hasn't even begun. It's time to see the true colors of these young people." He pressed a button.

Izuku was in real panic, he hasn't found any robot, even though he was so far away from anyone else.

*BOOM*

An explosion quaked in the distances, probable where everybody was.

Even though he couldn't see it, Izuku knew what it was. "The Zero pointer!" His eyes widened in horror.

His legs were shot at maximum speed toward the direction of the final boss. His immediate thought was that someone could be in real danger. He couldn't allow that. Screw his points, that didn't matter right now.

"Faster… Faster! FASTER!" He was too far away and his legs were already giving everything they got.

The Zero pointer was just around the corner.

However, when he turned around said corner, he bumped into someone. It was the rigid guy with glasses, he was running away from the Zero pointer and so did everyone else. But that didn't matter for Izuku.

Time passed in slow motion for him.

He was falling. What happened in the recommendation exam was going to happen again. And the worst part was that in the distance, he saw the nice girl of the entrance with her foot under pieces of concrete, trapping her there and like if it wasn't enough, the Zero pointer was going to squash her with its gigantic hand.

he wasn't that fast; he wouldn't arrive on time.

In his desperation, an image came to his head. That day when he met his favorite Vigilante, The Crawler, and how he moved so fast with his Quirk.

Something overtook his body as he extended the claws of his hands and ready his arms to touch the ground. "I have to save her… NO MATTER WHAT!"

Inside his head, a feral grin appeared on Neko's face. "Took you long enough, dumbass. What kind of feline run only on his hind legs?!"

Izuku began to run on his four limps like a true beast. It took him a moment to take his peace, then… he disappeared from sight.

Only eyes that were used to high speed could see him, that's why the eyes of Tenya Iida were in shock. "That's as fast as my Recipro… No… that's even faster."

Ochaco Uraraka had lost any hope as she saw everyone leave her behind. And seeing the gigantic hand approaching, she shut her eyes tight in fear waiting for her death. Yet, the pain never came. So, she began to open her eyes again slowly.

There he was. The cat boy he met at the entrance. He was there holding the massive hand away with every fiber of his body.

"Don't— ugh— worry." He looked at her over his shoulder, a forced smile on his face. "I'm here."

A shiver ran through her body. She was confused… why was he here risking his life for her when no one else did. "Why…?" The question escaped her lips. "That's a Zero pointer. The strongest villain…" She couldn't understand.

"What a coincidence— Ugh—" He talked again. It was painful to watch him hold that gigantic hand that was crushing him little by little. "I'm a Zero pointer myself."

Her eyes went wide in horror. So, he hasn't got any point? And yet he was here risking his life. He was doing what the other with many points didn't, even knowing that this wouldn't give him any point, he came anyway.

She couldn't help but feel guilty. Because she was caught in the rubble, he gave away the time he could've used to gain some points. "Why are you doing this?" She bit her lips as she tried to take off the rubble of her foot with her Quirk. She couldn't stay still wasting his sacrifice.

"Why?" Izuku repeated after her. "Because what matters the most…" The claws of his right foot anchor themselves to the ground, cracking it under the pressure. "Above everything else, even my own life!" His left foot did the same, he wouldn't move an inch anymore. "It's to do!" His hands tightened, piercing the Zero pointer palm while cracking its shell. "WHAT IS RIGHT!"

He did the impossible and threw the hand in front of him, creating a cloud of dust.

A second after, he appeared through the dust, running up the metallic arm, claws ready.

"Get away from her!" He jumped at the Zero pointer's face and moved his arms in an X, leaving huge scratch marks on the robot.

It wasn't enough. Still, in the air, he saw how the other hand of the Zero pointer came in his direction.

"I didn't think this through!" He shielded himself with his leg and brace himself. He was smacked into a building.

"Pretty words are not enough if you cannot back them up with actions, kid." Shota Aizawa commented from the control room.

The Zero pointer focused again on Ochaco, extending his hand again to crush her.

The massive robot came to an abrupt halt when a growl that couldn't be made by any human being came from the hold on the building where Izuku was smacked.

Parallelly, the other Zero pointers in the other fake cities stopped moving too. Their heads moving in the direction of City B.

Eijiro Kirishima who was in City E took this opportunity. For the first time, he used One for All and jumped at the Zero pointer's head.

"A true man and a real hero, wouldn't let something that causes so much fear on others to go rampant, right? Midoriya?" He would be as heroic as his brother from another mother and proved to him and All Might to not regret their decision. "Now, Clench your asshole super tight! And scream the word from the bottom of your manly heart!" The Zero pointer returned to normal and looked at the kid in front of it, but it was already too late. "SMASH!"

The head of the Robot was obliterated.

Even though he used his hardening along with OFA, the power was still too huge, so his arm and feet were broken, though not in a million pieces and they still retain their normal color. His hardening helped a little.

But now he was falling. "I will have to use my other hand to stop the fall!" Eijiro thought.

However, at the last moment, a mantel of thorny vines caught him, keeping him safe.

…

…

A few moments before in the control room.

"Uh oh." Nezu began to type on a keyboard in panic.

"What? What's happening?" Midnight asked also in panic. In fact, every teacher was in panic, this was the first time the saw the Principal like this.

"It may have been an error from the damage or maybe a bug in the program, but…" Nezu spoke.

"But what?"

"For a moment the Zero pointer in city B called the other Zero pointers from the other cities as reinforcement after judging an unknown creature as too dangerous."

"WHAT?!" Every teacher screams in surprised.

"Where was located this creature?" Shota was the first to regain composure. He needed information and maybe to stop the entire test.

"It… It came from the hole in the building where Midoriya-Kun was hit." The control room fell in silence.

Back in city B.

The cloud of dust on the hole dissipated, revealing Izuku on his four with a scary face.

"Calm down… Rage is not the answer… you can't let it consume you." Midoriya told that to himself. "Neko… Status report." He has learned something from the feline inside his body, she knew what happened to his body better than himself.

"Your left leg is fractured after you use it to block the hit. Any harsh movement and you'll break it." She informed.

This is what he was talking about, due to the adrenaline he didn't know his leg was fractured that badly.

"That means I only have one shot." He said.

"What?! No! I didn't say that!" The black cat yelled furiously, not liking where this was going.

"Sorry, I can't hear you." At that, she began to insult him for such bullshit. Izuku looked at the Zero pointer which was readying its fist to end the job with him. The cat boy did the same with his muscles.

The Gigantic robot threw its punch while Izuku jumped at him at the same time, breaking his leg in the prosses.

He avoided the punch for an inch, going at its head. "Neko—" He readied both of his fists. "PUNCH!" Both punches connected head-on, arms exploding in a bloody mess as the entire head of the robot was separated from its body.

Everyone in city B saw in awe how the biggest enemy was defeated.

Izuku began to fall from a great height. Yet he was completely calm.

"My arm's exploded and my leg is broken… this is the end… again. And I don't think a cute girl is going to save me agai—"

*SLAP*

A hand found its way into his face only for his fall to stop abruptly. The nice girl saved him. She was floating on a piece of a robot.

"R-Release." She joined her fingertips together and everything regained gravity.

Izuku fell on his back looking at the sky relatively unharmed. The nice girl, on the other hand, began to puke.

The cat boy had a deadpanned face. "I want Katsudon to rain from the sky." He better goes and tries it after all of this. Nothing happened. "Damn it…"

The nice girl regained a little of her composure. "W-What are you doing…? You have to go and take some points." She told him.

"Sorry, no can do. My two arms and my left leg are busted. I cannot move even if I wanted and now that the adrenaline wore off it is Impossible for me." He was too calm for his situation; it was almost unsettling. "And if my internal clock is working as it should… the test should be ending right about no—"

"IT'S OVER!" Present Mic's shout froze the girl.

"Thanks for saving me again," Izuku spoke again with a smile on his face.

She felt guilty, because of her he lost his opportunity passed the exam.

"Hey, why the long face? I'm sure you were able to pass. Don't worry." He tried to encourage her, missing completely the reason for her mood. "You're going to be a great heroine, I'm sure of it. You saved me two times after all."

"Please… stop… You're just making me feel worst." Ochaco pleaded in her head, covering her face the best she could so he couldn't see the tears forming in her eyes. "What's your name?" She looked up; the girl needed to know at least that.

He didn't answer, his eyes were closed and he wasn't moving.

"He died!" She screamed in panic.

"ZzZzZzZzZz~"

"Ah. He just fell asleep…" In a harsh movement, she hit her forehead with the metal. She felt dumb… but… "Pff- ha… hahahaha~" She began to laugh, all her worries disappearing in an instant. Ochaco Uraraka swore to herself that she would repay him, even if it cost her to get into the hero course.

Recovery Girl appeared in the distance, giving everyone some gummies until she was in front of Izuku. "*Sigh* Why do you have to be the only one who ends in the worst condition possible again, sweetie?" Her lips extended, giving him a smush on his forehead.

After that, two little robots came with a stretcher, taking the cat boy to the infirmary.

The exam was over.

XOX

Izuku arrived home completely heal. When to his room, change clothes and headed out.

"Izuku?" Inko stopped him at the door, her motherly instinct told her that something wasn't right with him. "H-How did the exam go?" She asked nervously.

Izuku stood there in silence for a moment. Then he turned his head, a pained smile on his face. "I did the right thing, mom." With those words, he left the apartment.

XOX

The feline teenager was now at Dagobah beach, practicing his fighting style to let out some steam and clear his mind.

It wasn't working.

"Hey! Do you need a partner for that?" A voice came from the distance. There it was the pro hero Death Arms smiling at him.

"… … … Please…" It was hard for him to even speak.

They began to spar together in silence until the Pro Hero broke it.

"So, how did the exam go?" He asked as he avoided a roundhouse kick aimed at his head.

"I did the right thing!" Izuku answered.

"I see." Death arms blocked a jab. The momentum of the kid began to slow down.

"I did the right thing…" He repeated.

"Yeah." The strength of his blows was faltering.

"I did…" He jabbed again at his abdomen. The pro didn't even bother to block it. The boy came to a stop with that last hit. "The right thing…" his voice cracked and tears ran down his cheeks. His façade has crumbled.

"I know…" The pro answered.

"Then why do I feel so worthless?!" He finally confessed; his tears unable to stop. The huge man hugged him and patted him on the back

Death Arms could understand him. The boy worked so hard for ten months for this day and failed… Or that was what the kid believes, the Pro already knew that it wasn't the case, he just didn't want to ruin the surprise. He still had to make sure of something though.

"Do you regret it?" He asked.

"There's no way I can regret it!" Izuku yelled immediately. Regretting such a thing would mean regretting the path he has chosen.

"Okay, that's it! I'm not going to wait anymore!" A new voice came from the entrance of the beach.

The cat boy turned his head. "Yu…?"

"Hold up, Mt. Lady, we're not supposed to tell him." Death Arms spoke nervously as the pro heroine approached them with a frown on her face.

"I don't care! Look at him! He's such an idiot that it's painful to watch." She said with a bad temper.

Those weren't the words Izuku was expecting to hear. "I'm… and idiot?" He repeated.

"Yes! You can read people so easily! But when it comes to you, you're denser than a brick!" While she was saying all of that, she was hitting him on the forehead with her index finger, like if she was trying to drill what she was saying into his head.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch." She left a red mark in the center of his head.

"If you weren't so cute, I would be strangling you right now!" She said with her hands around his throat, trembling as she restrained herself from squishing.

"Wha— Why? What are you so mad about?" He asked not knowing why she was so upset.

"And there is her point. You're not getting it, are you?" A new voice spoke.

"U-Uwabami?!" The boy screamed in surprised.

The snake heroine was calmer that Mt. Lady, but it was clear to him that she was also upset at him.

With the two heroines there, Death Arms feared for the well-being of the kid.

"Wait, what are the three of you doing here?" Izuku asked.

"Helping a kid when he's felling down. That what heroes do." The trio answered.

"Well, Yu and Uwabami are not doing a great job." He thought, he couldn't say that or he was as good as dead. "Where did you learn that?" He asked, they never taught him something like that.

The three pros looked at each other as if the answer was obvious. "From you, of course."

That stopped the cat boy on his track.

"But now, going back to the matter at hand." Uwabami was the first to speak. "Why do you think you failed?"

"Because I didn't get any points." He answered as if it was obvious.

"Because of…" Yu Takeyama trailed off, signaling him to continue.

"I…" He was a little embarrassed. "I forgot and began to help other people."

"Isn't helping what heroes do?" Death Arms questioned.

"Yes…"

"Then why do you think you didn't pass?!" Uwabami finally lost her temper.

"As I said, I didn't get any points." He couldn't understand.

"Don't make us slap you." The two females said through her gritted teeth.

"I swear to god I'm going to find a way to slap you too." Neko also threatened him.

"Why would a school for Heroes fail you for acting as a hero?" Death Arms intervened knowing that the two heroines were serious.

"Wait… you're saying I passed?" He finally got it. "How do you know that?" He was still skeptical.

"Remember the paper I made you sign when you worked with me?" Uwabami asked.

All the pieces fell together. "You three recommended me…"

"Yeah, and we got a headache when U.A. informed us that you would be taking the two exams." Mt. Lady said with an accusatory look on her face. "You know how stupid you are?"

Izuku still couldn't believe it… Maybe he was dreaming. "Please, slap me."

*SMACK!*

"OUCH! You didn't even hesitate!" His two cheeks hurt like hell.

Both women seemed pleased with themselves after letting out their frustration with the slap.

"On another note." The snake heroine talked again. "I also came to inform you that you have a job again."

"Wut?" He barely processed her words.

"Some people saw the video on your fan-page where you played with two kids. And now they want you, so as your manager I'm informing you." She was very good at interpreting his lack of words. "It will be in two days so be ready."

"O-okay?" It wasn't like he could decline.

Now with everything settled and a crisis avoided… …The atmosphere turned heavier.

The two female heroes were looking at each other with fire in their eyes.

"Um… what's happening?" Izuku asked in fear.

Death Arms placed a hand on his shoulder. "Let's go for something to eat and leave then here." The bulky man suggested.

"Are you sure?" Izuku was worried.

"Yeah. If you want to live that is." His answer just scared the kid even more.

And just like that, they both left, the other two didn't even notice.

"I have no intentions to share," Yu stated her intention.

"Funny, because you can't share what's not yours," Uwabami responded with venom on her words.

It was on.

XOX

Back at U.A. in the control room.

After all the examinees left it was time to count the points.

Now they were looking at the top 10 in complete silence.

"Uh… you didn't make any mistakes, right?" Present Mic was the first to talk.

"There are no mistakes, Yamada-Kun," Nezu answered.

"You sure?" The voice Hero still was skeptical. Well, the other teachers couldn't blame him, they felt the same.

"Positive." The rodent responded again.

"But this hasn't happened before." He continued.

"I'm well aware of that. It's the first time in U.A. History that something like this happens." He was the Principal for a reason. "Everyone is dismissed except for Aizawa-Kun."

Everyone began to left.

"Hehe. I told you, you would regret it." Midnight said with a satisfied grin as she left.

"Hahahaha! Good luck, Eraser." Vlad King burst into laughter as he smacked the back of the mentioned teacher.

Finally, only the Principal and Shota remained.

"If we're technical, he didn't get first place, right? I mean—" Eraser Head tried to fiend an excuse but was interrupted.

"Well if we're technical. Adding the result of both his practical tests and written tests. Izuku Midoriya-Kun got first place in both exams." Nezu used his own excuse against him. "I believe that you still remember our little bet." The Pro hero clicked his tongue at that. "And I already know what you're going to pick as a punishment for you, and you're restricted from using your Quirk on her."

Shota clicked his tongue again. He took his leave as he pulled out his phone, making a call.

Somebody picked up at the other end of the line.

"Yello~ You never called me before, Eraser." It was a female voice. "What do I owe the pleasure?"

"To Izuku Midoriya." He thought. Shota sighed; he just has to do it quickly. "Emi…"

"Yes?"

"Let's have a date." The black-haired man dropped the bomb.

"… … … Wut?" Was all the answer he got.

Aizawa left the room.

Nezu laughed at him while sparing a last glance at the monitor with the Top 10 before leaving the room too. "This year sure is going to be interesting."

…

…

Top 10

1st Place: Katsuki Bakugo. Villain points: 100. Rescue points: 0. Total: 100.

1st Place: Eijiro Kirishima. Villain points: 50. Rescue points: 50. Total: 100.

1st Place: Izuku Midoriya. Villain points: 0. Rescue points: 100. Total: 100.

For the first time in U.A. history… There were three people tied in the first place.

XOX

It was 12 in the midnight.

An airplane was flying over Musutafu. And one member of the crew was preparing to eat his dinner.

"Oh yes. I've been waiting all day for this." He licked his lips in preparation. He also had a door open, he liked to eat his meals with fresh air. "Itadakima—" The plane suffered a little turbulence making his plate jump through the door. "Noooooo! My food!"

The plate landed in U.A. High, in the fake city B, on the place where a cat boy laid many hours ago.

The food was... Katsudon.

XOX

A/N: Yay, finished! Let me know what are your thoughts in a review.

You know. I've been thinking of making a One-shot, of course, of MHA just to not burn myself so easily. If I ever publish it, it would be something of a maximum of 40k words or so, or maybe a lot less, I can never know until I have written it. Let me know if you would like to read something like that. Its title would be: "To you, the Eternal Hero." And it would be based out of two Mangas I read relatively recently and were really awesome. Not gonna tell the titles because it would spoil the plot of the one-shot.

Also, I know that the real score of Bakugo wasn't 100, but did you never wonder why he never talked to Izuku until this chapter since he got his Quirk? Well, their first encounter was enough to force him to accept Izuku's power, so he has also been training and right now he's a little stronger than canon Bakugo. Though don't expect him to admit it.

Well, that's all for now.

Read you later.