Hey guys! I`m back with updating this story! I know its been a few months since my last update. It`s been pretty busy in my life, especially with this whole COVID thing going on. I don`t really have a schedule for this story, but I`ll update when I can. So dont worry, there will be plenty to read. Anyways, I want to go ahead and continue with this story and I like to thank everyone who had submitted a character earlier in the year! Especially Sir Perflous, Just a bad writer, ThrowingMeerkat, BigChokka, zetsunaflames, and Heroeschamp for their contributions in submitting the characters for the main class. I promise there will be plenty of other chances to submit original characters as I`m still going to be looking for some more. Without further ado, lets get into the next chapter! I hope you guys enjoy!
Breaking News!
"Early this morning a prisoner transport heading out of Washington D.C. was ambushed. The villains who were said to be a man and a woman attacked the transport. Several officers were injured in the attack, along with two pro heroes who were assisting with the convoy. The transport was carrying three high class villains that were being taken to Rikers Island in New York." The news reporter announced.
Adam stood in his living room watching the news as he was preparing for his first day at USAHA, "Why would villains attack such a high secured transport? That's out of the ordinary."
He continued to watch as he finished putting on his tie. The schools uniform consisted of navy-blue dress pants, a white dress shirt, along with a black blazer with red trimming and a black tie, "The attack caused massive damage to the surrounding area, but fortunately only minor injuries occurred and no casualties were reported. Eye witnesses report that the man and the women freed the three prisoners after their initial attack. It is unknown which direction they fled, due to the chaos that was occurring. The FBI and US Marshals have made this attack their top priority and ask the public to report any information they may have to them immediately. This is Judy Haynes with D.C. Now News reporting."
"If only All Might was here. He would have stopped this." Adam told himself.
"Even the world's greatest hero can't be everywhere at once." His mom said as she walked up.
He looked to her, "Yeah, but those villains wouldn't have thought twice if they saw All Might."
His mom began fixing his tie, "That may be true, but we have our own equally great heroes here. Like Captain Patriot, he isn't USA`s number one hero for nothing. I`m sure he would have stopped those villains from escaping."
Adam thought for a second, "Yeah, I guess you`re right. He`s probably looking for them at this very moment."
She finished fixing his tie and smiled, "I`m sure he is. There! You look so handsome sweetie!"
He smiled, "Not my usual kind of attire, but thanks."
She hugged him, "I still can't believe that you`re going to the best school in America. I`m so proud of you!"
"I know, I really don't believe it either. It's pretty nerve wracking." He told her, returning her hug.
His mom handed him his backpack, "Well don't worry, I`m sure you will do fine. Now get going, you don't want to be late."
"Yeah, I have to make a good impression on the first day." Adam said as he grabbed his backpack from his mom and waved goodbye to her. He then left his home and made his way to the bus stop as he prepared himself to begin his hero career.
After taking the bus, Adam arrived at USAHA and took a moment to admire the facility where he would now be attending. The morning sun shined brightly and gave off a warm feeling; Adam smiled and pulled out the paper that he received with his letter, which contained instructions on what he had to do next. The first order of business was to head over to his advanced heroics class, that was located in Building D.
"Alright, according to the map, Building D isn't too far." He said as he began walking towards the direction of the building.
After a lengthy walk, Adam made his way across campus and found Building D. He then made his way inside and went up to the second floor, where he found Room 100. Standing in the door way, he took a deep breath and opened it. Once inside, Adam found the rest of the nine students that were accepted into the advanced heroics class, mellowing about the room. He stood at the door for a moment, shaking off his nerves before going any further.
"Excuse me!" A voice growled from behind him.
Adam turned around, startled and noticed the young African American girl with piercing violet eyes. She stared him down and spoke once again, "Are you going to move? Or do I have to do it for you?"
"Uh, sorry." He replied as he stepped aside.
She scoffed and simply moved past him as she made her way to the back of the class, "She definitely doesn't seem like a morning person." He thought to himself.
"Hola! Your name is Adam, right?" A girl with brunette hair greeted him as she walked up.
Adam recognized the girl as the one who bumped into him at the physical during the entrance exams, "Yeah, I remember you. It was Selena, wasn't it?"
She smiled, "That's right, looks like we both got into the advanced class. Isn't it exciting?"
"It was definitely a surprise. I wasn't even aiming to be in this class honestly." He replied, looking around at the rest of the students in the room, "I`m just happy to be here."
"Well, be glad you did; this is the best class to be in if you want to be a top hero." Selena explained as she made her way over to a desk and motioned Adam to follow her, "There is an empty seat next to mine. You can sit here if you want."
He gave a small hint of surprise before giving a soft smile, "Thanks. It would be good to know someone in this class early on."
Selena nodded, "Yeah, this class is going to be hard enough to do on your own. It would be better if we team up when we can to help each other."
Before they could continue, their conversation was interrupted as the door flew open and a woman walked in. Most of the students perked up and watched as she walked to the desk. The woman seemed to be in her early thirty`s and had long flowing white hair, along with blue eyes. She was also wearing her hero costume, which was an icy blue unitard accented with white diamond patterns.
"Holy crap, that's the Hero Crystalline." Adam whispered to Selena.
She nodded, "Yeah, so cool."
The hero known as Crystalline walked up to the desk and made her presence known to the class, "Alright listen up! I will be your advanced heroics teacher for the rest of your time at this school. My name is Katelyn Holcomb, some of you may know me by my hero name Crystalline; but during your time at this school you will address me as Ms. Holcomb."
The class sat quietly as they continued to listen to her speak, "There will be a few rules that I will go over be-" Before she was able to continue, a loud snore broke over her voice. Katelyn looked over to the student whom was the source of the noise. The whole class also turned to look at the boy. She sighed, "Young man with the unkempt hair!"
The boy with the unruly brown hair that had one small red streak in the front, was leaning back in his chair. He was currently sound asleep and unaware of the looks he was getting. A sudden small object then flew by and knocked the boy straight on his forehead. The boy suddenly woke up, almost falling out of his chair, "Ow! What's the big idea!" He exclaimed.
"Is there a reason you are asleep in my classroom?" Ms. Holcomb asked.
"Just figured I would get a nap in before the start of class." The boy replied, still rubbing his forehead.
"Well if you haven't noticed, class has already begun and I would appreciate if you didn't snore while I`m talking." She told him.
He shrugged, "Sorry."
She shook her head, "Sorry doesn't cut it in my class. At this school you are here to become the best and I only teach those who are worthy of becoming the best. What`s your name anyways?"
The boy gave a sigh and answered her nonchalantly, "Erik Vincent, hero in the making."
Ms. Holcomb smirked, "Well Erik, try not to fall asleep in my class again or there will be consequences."
He simply shrugged once more as everyone returned their attention to Ms. Holcomb, "Moving on, as it is your first day at USAHA, your skills will be evaluated. This will help me determine your place in this class and to see if any of you are worth my time."
"She's pretty straightforward huh?" Selena asked Adam.
"Yeah, did not expect that at all from her." He replied.
Ms. Holcomb glanced at the two of them, "You two! Is there something more important that you`re talking about, rather than listening to me?"
Adam and Selena shook their heads vigorously, "No ma`am!" They said simultaneously.
"Good, because if I have to pause one more time, I will expel everyone here! Is that understood?"
"Yes ma`am!" The entire class replied.
Ms. Holcomb cleared here throat before continuing, "Alright, as I was saying, I will be evaluating your skills as well as your quirks. This will help me determine your place in this class and which of you will need the most training. Any questions?"
One of the students raised his hand. He was rather tall for a kid his age, given the black curled horns that he sported, "Ms. Holcomb, will our place in this class determine our grades?" He asked.
"Not necessarily, the rank in your class that you will receive is more of an incentive. Everyone's rank will constantly change depending on how well you do, the higher your rank, the better you`re performing. The rank you have will also give you a few points towards your grade, so there's that." She explained.
The student simply nodded in response. Ms. Holcomb paused for a moment to see if anybody else would raise their hands before continuing, "Alright, if there aren't any more questions than all of you head to the locker rooms and change into your gym uniform. We will meet at Gym A." Ms. Holcomb explained.
The entire class stood up from their seats and exited the classroom. They all began to make their way down to the locker rooms. Selena and Adam trailed behind the rest of their class as they conversed, "I wonder what kind of exercises we`re going to do?" Selena wondered.
Adam shrugged, "Probably going to make us jog or something like that. Whatever it is it can't be too difficult right?"
She giggled, "I don't know, something tells me that Ms. Holcomb has something else up her sleeve. She seems pretty stern."
'I`m sure she is just trying to scare us. I`ve had plenty of teachers who have acted like that on the first day; nothing to worry about." He said, giving her a pat on the back.
Selena pursed her lips, "I don't know Adam, but I guess we`ll find out."
After arriving at the locker rooms, the two friends each entered the designated rooms and began to change. A few moments later, after the students changed into their gym uniforms, which consisted of an all-black top and bottom sweats with red trimming along with the school's emblem on the front; they all met up with Ms. Holcomb at the gymnasium. Gym A was one of four gyms that the school used, if it could even be called that. The gyms were practically the size of football stadiums, used for the many students that went to this school. It was actually overwhelming how huge this gymnasium was and once the students entered inside, they were in awe.
"This gym is insane! How can the school even afford this?" Adam said with surprise.
Selena nodded in agreement, "You can say that again."
A girl with butterfly wings that was a part of the class bounced with joy, "There is so much room for me to fly around in here!"
"There will be plenty of other times for you guys to try out the gym." Ms. Holcomb explained, "For now, we will begin with your exercises."
A girl with long pink hair that was in a ponytail raised her hand, "What exactly are we going to be doing Ms. Holcomb?"
The advanced heroics teacher pulled out a tablet, "Today we will be performing combat exercises. I will be pinning each of you in a one on one fight to evaluate your combat skills and quirks overall."
"Awesome! This is going to be so fun!" The girl with the butterfly wings expressed.
Ms. Holcomb used her tablet to display a holo-screen, "Your names will be randomly generated on here. Two names will be generated at a time and if your name appears, you will step up onto the arena behind me."
Selena looked to the rest of the students in her class and wondered how each of them possessed their own unique quirks. All of these students were strong in their own way and they were all here to prove that they wanted to be the best, "I wonder who are we going to be paired up against with." She asked Adam.
He shrugged, "Who knows, maybe we`ll end up fighting each other."
She chuckled, "Wouldn't that be something."
"Alright, let's get started." Ms. Holcomb announced as the holo-screen began randomizing the names of the students in the class. After a few seconds, the first two names appeared, "Looks like our first fight is going to be between Scott Harmon and Susie Sanders."
The two students walked up to the fighting arena and stood on either side. Scott Harmon was a lean athletic kid, who was fairly tall with blonde hair that was spiked a little in the front and cool blue eyes. The girl known as Susie Sanders was a girl of average height with short black wavy hair and brown eyes. She had large colorful butterfly wings and two antennae that protruded from her forehead.
Ms. Holcomb stood to the sidelines with the rest of the students as she addressed the rules, "Okay, whoever taps out or gets knocked out of the arena loses. You will have a time of five minutes. I will start the timer whenever someone makes the first move."
Everyone stood in silence and waited for one of their classmates to make the first move. Every student here was going to show what they were made of and Adam had to mentally prepare himself before his turn. He stood in anticipation on the things he could learn from this exercise. For today he had to prove why he was here and worthy of becoming a hero, because everyone else in this room is going to be doing the exact same thing.
Later that morning, the three newly escaped convicts found themselves in the strange room that they were led too. After, being freed from the transport, Skylar and Grant led the escapees to one of their hideouts in order to meet the boss. The prisoners refused to follow at first, but Skylar and Grant offered them refuge until things died down. Once they arrived, the villains made themselves comfortable the best way they could. The woman of the group poured herself a drink, she was the shortest of the three with dirty blonde hair that cupped her face. She wore a raggedy white shirt that had seen better days along with baggy shorts. The second of the group was more of a beast than a man, he had the appearance of a Silverback Gorilla that stood six foot tall. The only piece of clothing he wore were the navy-blue jeans he had on. The final prisoner took a seat at one of the tables and kicked his legs up as he leaned back in the chair. He was a fit man with light grey skin, wearing only a vest and a black pair of jeans; his jet-black hair was wrapped in a bun and his face was covered with a terrifying skull mask.
The boss walked in and greeted his guests, "Welcome my fellow comrades! Were there any troubles with the plan?"
"No, trouble boss. Couple of heroes got in the way, but we took care of them." Grant answered.
He clapped his hands together, "Good, I apologize that we had to free you three while on the road, but there was no other way."
The gorilla walked up to the boss on all fours, "Who the hell are you anyway? Why did you free us?"
"Who I am is not important Mr. Nelson, but I can tell you why I rescued you three." The boss said.
"You know who we are?" He asked.
The boss chuckled, "Yes of course. Ezekiel Nelson, known for robbing over 50 banks, even tried to break into the US Federal Reserve." He then looked to the young girl, "Ivory Hammond, responsible for the deaths of a dozen people including two state senators."
Ivory giggled and simply raised her glass. The boss then walked up to the man in the skull mask, "Lastly, Axel Brewer, infamous serial killer with twenty-five bodies under his belt. Most notably for killing the hero Piledriver."
"What do you want from us?" Axel asked.
The boss smiled, "I want you three to join me in my revolution. All of you have exemplary skills in helping me take down society, show the world that they cannot hide from us."
Ezekiel snorted, "What makes you think we will join you?"
"Everyone has a price Mr. Nelson. What is yours?"
"How much are you willing to pay?" He asked.
The boss motioned to Grant, who grabbed a briefcase and walked up to Ezekiel, "If money is all you want then I can pay handsomely. I only ask for loyalty in return."
Grant opened the briefcase and showed the gorilla the lump sum of money. Ezekiel smiled broadly, "That's plenty, just keep this coming and you won't have no problems from me."
"Excellent and what about you two?" The boss asked.
Ivory took another shot of her drink, "I`ll join you, so long as you help me find the hero who put me away."
He nodded, "That can be arranged. Mr. Brewer?"
Axel simply asked, "Can I kill?"
"As much as you please." The boss assured him.
"I`m in."
The boss smiled, "Great, how about we get started?" He asked as he began to explain his grandeur plans to the new recruits. Something that has been in the making for years and was just starting to blossom. The boss was going to make sure that the whole world knew about his revolution, but first he was going to have start with the US.