Nezu was working at his desk, going through the usual start of year paperwork. It was tedious busy work in his opinion, but necessary for him to finish as he was the principal of UA. He took pride in his work, no matter how mundane, as he ran one of the most successful Hero schools in Japan.

Knock knock.

"Come in!" the principal called out. The door to his office opened and Aizawa stepped into the room. "Ah Aizawa-san, to what do I owe the pleasure?"

"I want to talk to you about a student," the man explained, taking a seat in front of the desk. He placed a box and a sheet of paper in his lap.

"Found another student to expel already?" the mammal teased as he took out a tea set. The tired man gave Nezu an unimpressed look at his joke. "Or is this another matter?"

"The student in question is not in my class," Aizawa replied, politely refusing the principal's offer of tea. "I want to talk about Midoriya Izuku in the Support Course."

The mammal typed into his computer and quickly pulled up the student profile. "Hmm, Midoriya…ah yes. First year Support Course student in Class 1-H. Good GPA in middle school, his test score on the written exam was in the higher percentile, and his submission for the practical was well received by the judges. It was goggles that were made for you, correct?"

"Yes," Aizawa replied. He stood briefly to hand the box to the principal. Nezu opened it and inspected the goggles inside. He scanned the paper listing the upgrades and examined some of the new features. "I've been using the same design for my goggles for years. They've worked well enough for me and I never felt the need to change them. Then this kid comes along and calls my current ones stupid."

"Did he now?" Nezu commented, an amused look on his face as he took a sip of tea.

"Not to my face," the man replied, handing over the sheet of paper. "Maijima came to me with the goggles and one of the kid's notebooks. This was one of the entries inside."

Nezu put down his cup and scanned over the paper, taking in every bit of information. The amount was quite a lot, remarkably so since Aizawa was an Underground Hero with close to no media coverage. He would have thought the student had an Analysis Quirk, but a quite glance at his computer confirmed the boy was Quirkless. Which means all this information came naturally from his mind.

"You said this was one of the entries in the notebook?" the principal inquired, still reading through the notes. He chuckled as he found the comment about the goggles.

"It was part of a collection," Aizawa explained. He leaned forward placing his elbows on his knees, touching his fingers together in front of his face. "The title on the cover was 'Hero Analysis For The Future...Number 13'."

That tore Nezu's eyes away from the notes, a carnal excitement gleaming in his eyes.

...

One by one, the students of 1-A took a slip of paper from the box and began to form their pairs. Izuku observed the students as they sorted themselves out. He didn't really know anything about their Quirks besides what any unique physical traits could imply. Such as the boy with a tail or the girl who had features resembling a frog. He couldn't wait for the training to get started so he could see their Quirks in action.

As everyone finally settled, the teams were confirmed.

1-A Battle Training Teams:

Team A: Yaoyorozu Momo and Uraraka Ochako

Team B: Todoroki Shouto and Shouji Mezo

Team C: Kirishima Eijirou and Sero Hanta

Team D: Bakugou Katsuki and Iida Tenya

Team E: Aoyama Yuuga and Ashido Mina

Team F: Satou Rikidou and Kouda Kouji

Team G: Kaminari Denki and Jirou Kyouka

Team H: Tokoyami Fumikage and Asui Tsuyu

Team I: Ojiro Mashirao and Hagakure Tooru

With the teams determined, All Might pulled out two more boxes to determine which pairs would be playing one of two roles in each battle. Either as the Heroes with the goal to capture the Villains or retrieve the 'bomb'. Or as the Villains with the goal to capture the Heroes or protect the 'bomb' until time ran out. All Might pulled out one ball from each box to reveal the first match.

"The Heroes are Team A!" boomed the man. "And the Villains are Team D! Yaoyorozu, Uraraka, please go to the adjacent room to prepare your strategy. Bakugou, Iida, you have five minutes to hide the bomb and plan your defense. Both teams will be provided with schematics of the building, capture tape, and communication devices. Your five minutes start now!"

Uraraka and Yaoyorozu, the girl with the ponytail his friend mentioned earlier, went to another room to prepare. While Katsuki and the student that looked like a knight, who had to be Iida, headed into the building. As they waited, the students and their teacher entered the observation room. All Might and Izuku took their seats in front of the panel of buttons while the students stood around them.

All Might handed Izuku an earpiece as he fixed his own. The Support student had to untuck his ear to put it in place. It would allow him to listen in on the battle through the cameras placed throughout the building.

Izuku took out his notebook and opened to an empty page to prepare for his notes. He did plan to give each student their own two-page spread like all his other entries, but for now, he divided the page into four sections, one for each student. While he was doing so, Kirishima came to stand by him and was able to answer Izuku's questions about what the other students' names were so he could recognize who was who as they were called to battle.

Once five minutes had passed, the Villains took their places and the Heroes began their plan of attack. The other students watched the action play out on the screen of the observation room, the different windows showing the camera feeds that allowed them to watch both teams simultaneously.

The Support student had his pencil ready as All Might announced, "Ready? BEGIN!"

Yaoyorozu and Uraraka VS Bakugou and Iida

Of the four students he was observing, the only one Izuku really knew was Katsuki since they grew up together. He knew the blonde's Quirk, personality, and his natural tendency to start with a right hook. Not to mention his ego. One that was so large that Izuku was sure the explosive teen would insist on going after the Hero team on his own. But to his surprise, Katsuki stayed to defend the bomb on the third floor while Iida performed quick patrols in the hallways.

Huh, maybe he actually listened to something Iida said, Izuku thought. I'm sure if I was the one going against Katsuki, he would have gone after me with no regard to his partner or the mission.

The greenet made a note of that surprising tidbit, adding a question if it was a one-time thing or not. He also noted what he saw of the other students' Quirks. For Iida, his quick patrols and the fact that he had what looked like engines coming from the back of his calves led his to guess he had an Engine Quirk that boosted his speed.

Perhaps he's related to Ingenium who also has engines but in his elbows?

For Uraraka, he had some suspicions since she saved him from tripping. Something to do with gravity. Possibly activated by touch and turned off by putting her fingers together like she had before? That could be the reason for those pink pads on her fingers that sort of resembled a cat's paw. But instead of using it, the two girls used the fire escape on the side of the building to sneak into a second floor window. He would have to keep an eye out as to why.

As for Yaoyorozu, she was a mystery at first, though he did initially guess it was something that involved her skin since her costume was so revealing. Or at least he hoped so and it wasn't just a horrible design choice by the costume's designer. He watched her appear to actually make things from her own body, a shield and staff for herself and some kind of small round weapons for Uraraka.

A Creation Quirk of some kind? Is there a limit to what she can make? What kind of matter is used to make what she creates? Her own lipids maybe?

Once Iida noticed the Hero team had reached the third floor, he sprinted back to the room the bomb was in.

Good, he decided on team work rather than facing them on his own.

Yaoyorozu and Uraraka gave a good fight once the teams finally clashed. The creation girl managing to trip Iida with her staff at one point and Uraraka surprised Katsuki, as well as the rest of the class, when she threw the small weapons which turned out to be grenades.

But they were no match for the explosive teen's Quirk. Not even with Uraraka's attempts to float over the fight confirming Izuku's theories and he noted how the attempts left her looking queasy. With well-practiced blasts and a fiery personality to match, in the end the victory went to the Villains as the time ran out. The teams returned to the observation room and they discussed the battle. Izuku finished up his notes for the match as the next teams were selected and the ten-minute preparation period began again.

"Next up! The Heroes are Team B!" All Might announced. "The Villains are Team I! Five minutes start now!"

It wasn't long that the five minutes were up. More than enough time for Izuku to prepare another page in his notebook for the coming battle. Uraraka joined Kirishima in standing next to the greenet, chatting casually with her friends.

All Might started the match and the other students were eager for another long fight.

Todoroki and Shouji VS Ojiro and Hagakure

The match was over in a matter of seconds. The boy with the tail, Ojiro, and the invisible girl, Hagakure, didn't stand a chance. Izuku watched the boy half encased in ice, Todoroki, tell his partner with multiple arms, Shouji, to wait outside before going in alone. In an instant, the entire building was covered in ice, freezing the Villain team where they stood.

As Todoroki walked into the room with the bomb, the Villains could do nothing but watch as he approached the bomb. Otherwise, they would have ripped off their own skin trying to break away from the ice since both of them were barefoot.

I seriously hope Hagakure-san actually has a costume on made of some kind of special material and isn't completely naked. That would be stupid and really unsafe to leave her exposed like that.

As the ice user touched the bomb, steam started to fill the room as the ice melted away. Izuku wrote a question he wanted to ask the boy once he got back to the room. The others he didn't have much to write about other than his question about Hagakure's costume since the match was over so fast.

The students returned and the discussion was short. Due to Todoroki only melting the ice to free his classmates, the next match would take place in a different building. The next teams were chosen as the Heroes being Team H and the Villains being Team C.

Once the prep time began Izuku approached the boy covered in ice.

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