She had gotten into UA. She gave a sigh in relief when she had received a video letter from UA and was shocked to find that the number 1 hero; All Might was in the video explaining that she had accumulated 60 rescue points and a clip of Uaraka, and serval others attempting to convince President Mic into letting them give their points to Izumi. She was shocked and touched at Uaraka and a few of the others that she had help save where wanting to give their points to her. But thanks to the 60 rescue points and her high scores on the written exam she had passed into UA. And as a surprise All Might was now a teacher at UA. After she had watched the video, she told the Avengers.
"Oh, thank god." Said Steve relieved.
"Good job Little Lady." Said Bucky.
"The real mission starts now so keep you heard in the game." Said Natasha.
"Right." Izumi nodded.
"I am Groot."
"Thanks Groot."
"You totally got this Izumi just keep clam." Said Scott making her giggle. The other Avengers shared their thoughts before Izumi had to hang up and repair for the days to come.
/
She looked at the large campus and took a deep breath. Her class number was 1-A. Heading to the class she sincerely hoped that blue haired boy from before would be there. However, she was upset to find that in classroom 1-A was that the boy was there and arguing with someone familiar. She looked at the other boy confused. He felt so familiar to her. Just who was he? She was about to go over there and ask his name when she heard someone else.
"Izu!" Ochaco's cheer made them stop and look over to see her.
"Uaraka! Thank god I'm not alone." Izumi cheered as the two girls hugged. Two boys, it looked like they were the ones from the video appeared. "And the two of you?"
"I'm Kirishima Eijiro."
"And I am Kaminari Denki."
"Thank you so much for saving us during the exam." They bowed their heads.
"It wasn't a big deal really." Izumi waved it off blushing.
"But you where amazing, so manly!" Said Kirishima.
Denki nodded, "You where! Man, I wish I had a quirk like that."
"You!" Gasped the blue haired boy. He walked over. "I my name is Iida Tenya I come from Somei Private Academy." He introduced himself.
"Nice to nice meet you I am Izumi Rodgers."
"Rodgers, you realized that there was more to the exam, didn't you?" Ida asked.
Izumi answered. "Yes, I did. You see its common sense if you are going to be a hero you need to put others before yourself."
"I see. Though it pains me to admit,"
"Stop yourself right there Iida. No one is better than anyone. It is clear that you are a great student and care deeply for your studies and you can undoubtably study for a long period of time. I wish I could do that I tend to fall asleep somewhere after the first hour of studying. I look forward to working with Ida, you too Uaraka, Kirishima, Kaminari." Izumi cut him off. Ida and Ochaco her entranced by the sudden cheerful and soothing aura that Izuku suddenly created.
"Thank you for your kind words Rodgers." Iida bowed his head.
"We're going to have so much fun together." Uaraka said.
"Loads of fun!" Cheered Kirishima and Kaminari.
"Oh, and Rodgers…" Iida began.
"Yes?"
"Your last name is…"
"I was born here in Japan while my parents are from America. I'm Japanese on my mother's side." She explained.
"Whoa that is so cool!" Said Kirishima. "I have you been to America?"
"No, not yet." Izumi answered. Uaraka then shrieked a little at the sight of a large yellow thing by the classroom door. Izumi and the boys also jumped.
"No need to hostile Miss Rodgers." Said an older man, whose face appeared from an opening in the yellow sleeping bag, noticing Izumi immediately got ready for a confrontation. The gem on her forehead lit purple and her fits were covered in purple markings emitting purple electricity. "But I do like how your first reaction is to defend the others from an attack." The older man then exited the sleeping bag and said, "My name is Mr. Aizawa I'll be your homeroom teacher." He pulled out gym clothes from his sleeping back and ordered, "Put these on and meet me at the field."
/
"What do you think he's going to make us do?" Uaraka asked as they changed in the girls' locker room.
"Quirk assessment." Izumi answered.
"You think so? Oh, sorry I'm Mina Ashido. Nice to meet you."
"Likewise, I'm Izumi Rodgers."
"So, what makes you so sure that we're taking a Quirk assessment." Mina asked.
"Well…I may or may not have read his mind." She answered.
"Your quirk is mind reading!?" Asked Mina in awe.
"Well a part of it. You might get to see the rest of it as the year goes on." Izumi said.
Mina squealed excitedly, "I can't wait."
/
Mr. Aizawa had them take a quirk assessment just like Izumi had said. Uaraka, Mina, and the other girls were shocked. Izumi really did read his mind. Izumi watched as the others took their assessments taking mental notes of everything she saw. But then it came for her to take part. Her and the young man known as Bakugo where taking part in the soft ball throwing. Bakugo was the first to go since he scored high on the practical exam.
"In junior high what was your best result for the softball throw?" Mr. Aizawa asked.
"67 meters."
"You can do whatever you want so long as you remain within the circle when throwing the ball. Alright then, try using your Quirk." Said Mr. Aizawa. Everyone watched in awe Bakugo used his quirk to give the ball a boost as he threw it. "That is the most rational way to form the foundation of hero." Mr. Aizawa then looked at the measurement device in his hand and read, "705.2 meters."
"Seriously!?" Exclaimed Kaminari.
"Miss Rodgers, you're up." Mr. Aizawa looked at her. She nodded and walked over to her to were Bakugo had stood. He handed her the ball. She got into position, activated her power. Everyone gasped seeing her arm light up with purple markings. Izumi threw the ball as hard as she could. Everyone else was in total awe feeling the gush of wind she had created brush over their faces. A few even stumbled back from the force the gush had created.
"Impressive kid, 940.9 meters." Mr. Aizawa said.
"940.9 meters!?" Shouted the rest of the class.
"So powerful like a goddess!" Said a shorter student with purple hair named Mineta. Izumi looked uncomfortable at the comment that Mineta made. "Were did the cat come from?" He pointed to the orange tappy cat brushing up against Izumi's leg.
"Goose I told you to say home for today." Izumi sighed.
"Meow." Goose replied acting cute.
"He's yours Miss Rodgers?" Mr. Aizawa asked.
"Yes sir. I've had him since I was four and he's gotten into the habit following me around no matter where I go." She explained.
/
"I AM HERE! COMING THOUGH THE DOOR LIKE A NORMAL PERSON!" Exclaimed All Might busting through the door with his classical smile.
Sure, like a normal person would do that. But hey I'm no judge I'm sure Uncle Tony can come up with a flashier entrance than that anyway.
The students where in awe seeing All Might before them. It was like something out of a dream. But Izumi looked curious. A question had been bothering her since she got that video acceptance letter from UA. Just what was the number 1 Hero of Japan doing here at UA? This maybe him beginning his retirement, but at the same time Izumi felt there was a different reason behind it all. She would have read his mind but wanted to give the man the benefit of the doubt.
"Welcome to the most important class of UA. Think of it as Hero-ing 101! Here you will learn the basics of being a pro and what it means to fight in the name of justice! Let's get into it! Today's lesson will pull no punches!" All Might then held up a white card that read, "BATTLE" on it. Seconds later rows of shelves started to come out of the wall with gray boxes that had white numbers on them. "These were designed for you based on your quirk registration forms and the requests you sent in before school started! Get yourself suited up and then meet me at the training ground beta!" He ordered. Izumi smiled and went to the grey box that had her suit in it.
"Thank you SHIELD." She muttered ever so softly.
"And how is this little one?" All Might knelt down petting Goose.
"That's Rodgers' cat Goose. He apparently followed her all the way here." Said Iida.
"Well aren't you a loyal companion." All Might praised.
/
Izumi stood wearing her hero suit in its pin form waiting for the others and All Might.
"Izumi where is your costume?" Uaraka asked walking over with Kirishima. Izumi merely smiled and tapped the pin on her gym clothes two times. The nano tech of the Advanced Teach Suit began to spread out from covering Izumi's entire body save her head.
"W—Whoa!" The two shouted in awe.
"Yours is so cool I love it!" Said Kirishima.
"Thanks. I like your guys' too. You're looking manly Kirishima." Izumi giggled.
"Thanks." Kirishima smiled.
"Is something wrong Izu?" Uaraka asked.
"I'm still a bit in shock about All Might teaching. Not that he shouldn't, but it's kind of wired since all of a sudden he's teaching this year." Izumi explained.
"Yeah you're right. Maybe he's beginning to go into retirement." Said Uaraka.
"Or he could just want a change of pace." Added Kirishima.
All Might cleared his throat and said, "Now that you're ready, it's time for combat training!" He cheered.
"Sir!" Began Iida. "This is the fake city from our entrance exam. Does this mean that we'll be conducting urban battles again?"
"Not quite! I'm going to move you all two steps ahead! Most villain fights you see on the news take place outside, yes however! Statistically speaking; battles with the dastardliest of evildoers take place indoor. Think of it as like backroom deals, home invasions, secret underground lairs, that sort of thing! The truly intelligent criminals stay hidden in the shadows." He explained then showed a list of the teams.
Team A: Ochaco Uaraka and Izumi Rodgers.
Team B: Mezo Shoji and Shoto Todoroki
Team C: Minoru Mineta and Momo Yaoyorzu
Team D: Katsuki Bakugo and Tenya Iida
Team E: Mina Shido and Yuga Aoyama
Team F: Koji Kado and Rikidou Sato
Team G: Denki Kaminari and Kyoka Jiro
Team H: Fumikage Tokoyami and Tsuyu Asui
Team I: Mashiro Ojiro and Torau Hagakure
Team J: Hanto Sero and Eijiro Kirishima
"Yes!" Uaraka and Izumi cheer clapping their hands together that they were on the same team. Kaminari, Kirishima and Iida inwardly groaned seeing they didn't get a team with someone they actually knew, or in Iida's case, liked.
/
It was Team A vs. Team D now after a few matches. Izumi stood face to face with Katsuki Bakugo. She kept getting a face of nostalgia from him. But why couldn't she remember?
"Before we fight, I have a question." Izumi stated.
"What?" He asked.
"Have we met before? Your last name and you face look familiar, but I can't recall were we could have met." Izumi explained to him. Bakugo looked at her for moment.
"Yeah you're looking familiar to me too. Why don't we fight and see if our brains refresh themselves?" Suggested Bakugo.
"Sure thing. Get ready to get you butt handed to you." Izumi warned.
"Fat chance of that!" Bakugo snapped charging at her. Izumi smiled as the gem on her forehead glew red. She placed her hand on the ground and the floor began changing. Bakugo stopped mid sprint as the floor under him made a turning sound and suddenly there was bump coming his way which made him trip, flip, and fall back first on the ground.
"Get going Uaraka I got this." Izumi ordered.
"R—Right!" Uaraka disappeared up the stairs behind her. Bakugo got back up on his feet and used his quirk creating an explosion in his hand. Still using her powers from the Reality Stone, Izumi turned his explosions into bubbles.
"What the hell!?"
Izumi giggled at his reaction. "Sorry Bakugo. Here I'll change it back so tis a fair fight."
"How the hell did you do that?"
"Beat me and you might find out." She said triggering the purple cosmic energy. "Here I come Bakugo!" Bakugo charged taking the bait. She deactivated the cosmic power and dropped to the floor kicking in the legs making him fall backward. She jumped doing a back flip getting about three feet away from him.
"What the fuck!?" He demanded.
"Come Bakugo don't tell me you're giving up." Izumi questioned.
"Never!" He roared trying again. Izumi jumped, spun and kicked Bakugo in the face using only 1% of the purple cosmic power sending the boy rolling until he came in contact with the wall. Just what the hell was her quirk? She turned her back to him and sped off to find Uaraka leaving Bakugo there. The hot-headed teen roared in fury chasing after her.
/
Later that day Izumi and Goose where about to head home when she was grabbed by the shoulder. She turned seeing Bakugo.
"Oh, hey Bakugo. Sorry about today, I didn't mean to hit so hard." She apologized.
"No, its fine. If you had held back, I would have taken it as an insult." He said.
But I did hold back you just don't know it.
"And about what you said before we start fighting." He stated. "It came to me when I was in the infirmary."
"Oh?" Izumi looked curious.
"It's been a long time Izu." He smiled. Suddenly Izumi felt her head begin to spin in pain. She stumbled a little and Bakugo caught her. She saw a young boy about four years old with spiky blond hair and a smile on his face. He held his hand out to her calling out to her. The face of the young boy…it looked like Bakugo. Was he really?
"K—Kacchan…?" She looked him with one eye open as the other was closed in pain.
"So, you do remember." He smiled and hugged her. "I've missed you Izu."
Izumi smiled. "I missed you too Kacchan."
/
"So, what happened? The day you disappeared?" Bakugo asked as they stood at a street corner by a vending machine.
"I don't remember much, but after we went to see the doctor to ask about my quirk, he said that my body was too weak to have one. After that she changed when we left his office. She said that I wasn't her daughter and I was a freak. I got lost trying to find her and what happened after that was a blur. I woke up in a hospital after I had gotten caught in an explosion which awakened my quirk and was adopted by a nice man from America." She explained. "His name is Steve Rodgers. He moved here to Japan, but his work took him back to America. So, it's just been my and Goose since I turned thirteen. We speak regularly and he comes back once he gets vacation time. Its during that time that I meet my aunts and uncles. They live in America and tend to visit with my dad since they all work in the same place."
"I never forgave your mom when I and my parents when to visit and we couldn't find you." Bakugo said. "I'm glad you've been having a good life."
"I'm sorry."
"NO!" He exclaimed. "It's fine. I'm just really happy to see you again."
"Me to. Even if I kind of had forgotten what you looked like I always wondered what you were doing." Izumi said.
"It's it okay if I walk you home?"
"Sure. I'd like that." She smiled.
/
After Bakugo had escorted her home, she quickly wrote up her report to Fury. She left out the part about reuniting with Bakugo, however. It was something trivial to the report, so she didn't include it. Once the report was summited Izumi fell onto her bed and sighed.
"Meow?"
"Just a little. I mean it was great seeing him again but I'm not sure what's going to happen now."
"Meow."
"I guess. I'm not sure what advice he'd have about this." Izumi said reaching for her phone. "Hello Uncle T'Challa, you mind if I talk to you for a minute?"
"Of course, now what's on your mind?"