Otaku Hero 7
Selection Exam
Before long, the day had come. The day they had been working their whole lives towards: The UA selection exam.
The morning began with a song:
"Every morining...I wake up just the..."
KABOOM!
SIZZLE...
"Ka-nii!"
"What the heck did I say about that meme crud, Izu-nii?!"
Still getting used to his brother's now toned down/ almost nonexistent potty mouth, Izuku countered with:
"That was a different song! And it fits with us!"
"Same band and I don't care!"
"...Just once, could we wake up normally?" Shoto yawned.
"Nope!" A happy voice beamed.
Shoto and Izuku looked to see Himiko was in Katsuki's bed, a grin on her face.
"...Himiko? H-how long have you...?"
"All night." Himiko beamed. "And don't worry, it was just kissing."
Katsuki pouted, making a note to do ANYTHING for his folks to give him his own room when he got back today.
Izuku then excused himself and went to the next room, where he found a sleeping Eri. With a gentle smile, he moved some hair from her face and kissed her horn, waking her up.
"Good morning, sweetheart." He smiled.
"Morning, Izu-nii." Eri beamed as her brother took her into his arms and made his way back to his room.
The five then got dressed, had a small breakfast left by their parents (who got called away for Hero work but wished the luck) and then headed towards the door, only to see a lizard man with light purple hair standing there.
"Oh, you must be the babysitter!" Izku realized. "Thank you for coming early and on such short notice. Come in, please!"
The man stepped in and was greeted by an adorable little girl hugging his leg and looking at him in awe.
"You look really cool, Mister!"
The man was obviously not expecting this and smiled before clearing some tears from his eye.
"Thank you..."
Eri just kept smiling as Toga gave the man, one Shuichi Iguchi, the rundown of the place and Eri's schedule as the boys began to step out the door.
"Anikis! Nee-chan!"
They turned to see little Eri running towards them, her arms filled with small bentos.
"You almost forgot your lunches!"
One could've told Eri that it was only a morning test and they'd grab lunch later...but not the siblings.
"...You're too good for this world." Shoto said, taking his bento.
"Never change, kiddo. Never change." Katsuki followed.
"You are so cute it should be illegal!" Himiko followed, giving the now giggling little girl a hug and kiss.
Izuku knelt down and hugged his baby sister.
"Behave for Mr. Iguchi, okay?"
"I will!" Eri beamed.
The teens then left to catch the train. Eri would have a wonderful day with her babysitter, who would soon find steady employment in that job.
"So, we're all in still in agreement taht if anything ever makes Eri cry, we'll happily give up being heroes to destroy it, right?" Izuku asked.
"Of course."
"Duh!"
"Ma and pa would understand."
Before long, there they stood; in front of the giant, U shaped building. Jitters began to overtake them, but the kids slapped them away. Izuku took the first step forward...
And promptly began to fall towards the ground when he tripped on his own feet.
'Oh the irony.' He mused. 'The cold, cruel, hard irony. I have powers eclipsing Gods and yet I'll die tripping on my own...why have I not hit the ground yet?'
"There you go."
He felt two arms position him back upright and then realized there was nothing holding him to the oh wait, never mind there was the ground.
"Sorry I used my quirk on you..." The speaker, a very cute girl with brown hair, rosy cheeks and adorable smile said. "I figured you didn't want to get hurt."
"Uh...bah duh...Ari...Than...You! Me Izu...Name...What...?" Izuku tried to respond, his brain short-circuited.
"Please forgive him." Himiko said. "He's not used to people helping him."
"And he's trying to say thank you." Katsuki translated. "His name's Izuku."
"Well Izuku? My name is Ochako Uraraka." The girl smiled, reaching for a handshake that the boy quickly returned, albeit still shocked. "Well, I better get going! Good luck in case I don't see you!"
Ochako beamed as she headed off to her exam room.
For a full minute the world was silent. Before anyone could say anything...
"HOLY COW I JUST TALKED TO A PRETTY GIRL!" Izuku realized.
"You didn't actually talk." Shoto pointed out, but he was ignored.
Izuku, his face still frozen, looked to his brothers and simply said:
"I Understand!"
He then raced off, hoping to properly thank the girl before she took her exam, leaving Katsuki, Shoto and Himiko smirking.
"So...whose telling Auntie Inko and Uncle Hisashi?" The ashen blonde asked.
"Now, now, Katsuki..." Shoto reprimanded his cousin/brother. "Let us wait and see how this goes. Just because they look adorable together and Izu-nii has inherited Uncle Hiashi's adoration of round faces and kind natures..."
"You already texted them, didn't you?" Himiko butted in.
"...Perhaps." Shoto mused. "Does this mean you WON'T tease me about..."
"Just for today..." Katsuki began, before looking shocked. "Oh speak of the devil! Sup Ponytail?"
Shoto gave a look of disbelief.
"Nice try, I'm not falling for that aga..."
"Shoto?" a kind and matured yet still young and happy voice inquired, making the two toned boy's eyes widen, his form tighten and his face lush as he turned and saw:
"M-M-M-M-Mo-Mo-MOMO?!"
Indeed; there stood Momo Yayoruzu, dressed in a from fitting red sweater, a lovely blue jacket and skirt, boot and with a purse on her shoulder, wth a surprised look on her face.
"Hello Shoto. Good to see you." She smiled sweetly, apparently not noticing the boy stumbling over words.
"This so cute it hurts." Toga whispered to her boyfriend, who nodded in agreement before he asked:
"Thought you were already in, Ponytail. What, come to prove it like us?"
"Sadly, no." Momo sighed. "While my parents agreed there was indeed merit of me being here, our schedules wouldn't allow it. Mother and I were actually heading to meet up with father at the airport before she has a meeting. This week is the last before UA and a major deal, so we're trying to make the most of it. Back to topic, mother spotted you and asked me if I wanted to wish you all luck. Obviously I did...Not that you need it."
Katsuki and Toga smirked at the confidence their friend had them.
"Where is Izuku?" Momo asked.
"Oh, he's in love and chasing after her to wish her luck after she saved his life." Himiko said bluntly, making Momo's eyes widen and glow.
"What?! And I missed it?! Well, please! When this is done, send me an email describing EVERYTHING! What does she look like? How did they meet? What's her Quirk? And...Oh sorry!"
She recomposed herself and place a hand on Shoto's shoulder.
"Good luck, Shoto. You'll be great."
As she turned to leave, Shoto quickly added
"H-have a wonderful day with your parents! I hope we're in the same class!"
Momo smiled and waved back to him before re-entering the limo and driving off.
Shoto let out a sigh of happiness and elation...which soon turned to groans when he saw Katsuki and Himiko giving him knowing looks.
"Come on, Romeo. Or we'll miss the test." Himiko dragged the dual elemental away.
"You can daydream about making out with her later." Katsuki added.
"I WAS NOT DAYDREAMING ABOUT THAT!" Shoto snapped. "I was daydreaming about how Momo is going to become a great heroine who makes whatever is needed on the spot, her kind smile and beautiful laughter and the way her face lights up when—I just gave you more fuel for teasing didn't I?"
The other two said nothing, simply walking to the testing room.
MHOH
The written test was easy. An hour later, the cousins found themself in a very crowded gym, where President Mic appeared.
"Can I get a 'HEEEEEY!'?"
"HEEEEEY!" Himiko and Izuku chanted together...and being the only ones who did so.
"I like you two!" Mic said. "Bit got a job to do, so listen well!"
Mic then explained how the practical part of the test would work; for 10 minutes students would face off against 5 different types of robots they were expected to destroy.
Izuku quickly jotted down what Mic was saying, even doodling the robots, each worth a different amount of points...save for one.
"Excuse me!" A tall and musuclar boy with glasses suddenly stood up, getting Mic's attention. "The form said there where 4 robots, yet you show us 5! Please explain, this would be a great insult to UA otherwise! And you!"
The boy called out, pointing to Izuku.
"Me?" The broccoli haired boy asked.
"Yes you! You've been doodling and muttering the entire time! If this is a game to you, leave!"
This did not sit well for Katsuki and Shoto, who let it known bu activating their Quirks while Toga flung a knife that just barely missed the boy, hissing at him all the way.
"HEY, YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH OUR BRO?!" Katsuki shouted. "COME ON AND SAY IT TO OUR FACES, YA FOUR EYED JACKASS!"
Shoto simply looked at Izuku, who nodded yes. And with a firm tone in his voice yet a smirk on his face, he used his ice to show the boy his cousin's notes, quickly adding:
"It's called making notes. Helps retain information? To help do your best? What, you expect others to just listen and retain?"
The bespectacled boy held his tongue, but a blush had covered his cheeks. A few laughed at the interaction, and the cousin-siblings plus one settled in for the rest of the lecture.
Apparently the fifth robot was worth 0 points and taking it on meant automatic failure.
The four then split up into different zones, which they had expected; if they were all in the same, they'd hog all the action.
MHOH
Just before the practical started, Izuku looked around one last time for Ochako, quickly finding her. As he made his way over, the glasses-wearing boy once again stuck his nose in Izuku's business.
"Are you trying to distract others from concentrating?"
Fed up with this and desperate to give the girl a proper thank you, Izuku decided to indulge in his powers; unleashing a wave of King's Will Haki from One piece and focusing on the boy in question.
"I'm TRYING to thank that girl for helping me out earlier. Do you always assume the worst of everyone?" He asked.
The boy shaken but still standing, said nothing.
It was then that Izuku noticed something; almost ALL of the examinees in his zone were passed out on the floor! Aside from him and the boy, there was Ochako, a very shiny boy with blonde hair and another girl who seemed to be keeping to herself but now watched him with interest.
"...Oops."
Apparently he needed to train his Haki more. Like...a LOT more.
"Serves ya right!"
They looked over to see Katsuki, who had spied everything from the top of a building in his neighbouring zone.
"Good job bro! And for the record, four eyes? You're lucky Shoto ain't near; he's the REAL protective one! He'd give you the Captain America Treatment!"
MHOH
From the viewing room, filled with UA staff, the parents of the Midoriaya-Bakugo-Todoroki-Shimura family, the JLA and the Avengers, one super solider turned and asked.
"...The Captain America treatment? How long has that been a thing? IS that a thing?"
No one answered, the starting alarm going off.
MHOH
Bakugo began to make quick work of the bots, delighted he could go all out for once.
Then he spied a boy with a sleepy look in his eyes and purple hair asking people to do things...and they happened. He quickly figured it out and leapt down to take care of a bot that had snuck up behind him.
"Brainwashing, huh? Kickass Quirk."
This took the boy by suprise and desperately, he ordered:
"You will not..."
Bakugo destroyed another bot that had escaped the boys' sight.
"Don't worry. I ain't gonna blab. We could use heroes with a Quirk like yours. Calm down riots, help rescue hostages by asking for them..."
"What's your name?" The boy cut him off.
"Katsuki Bakugo-Midoriya-Todoroki-Shimura." The blonde beamed. "Remember it! So...team-up, what's your name?"
"It's Histohi Shinsho." The boy said. "And yeah. Let's."
The two would dominate their zone.
MHOH
Shoto had leapt into action, using his ice to make a rail for him to ride and blasting away bots left and right with his flames. Whenever debris came near, he'd freeze it...
Unless some air suddenly stopped and moved it away.
"Nice work!"
The speaker was a boy Shoto's age, dressed in a cap and floating on air.
Inasa Yoarashi. His Quirk; Whirlwind. Inasa's Quirk grants him the ability to manipulate the air around him. He can create incredible gusts of wind, and has incredibly fine control over them, being able to delicately handle people while clearing away rubble using various different types of winds
"Thanks. You too." Shoto mused, his ears ringing from the boy, but seeing no harm with him.
"I believe heroes should be hot-blooded! If it's not too much trouble, I'd like to join this white-hot battle! Please and... thank you!"
Shoto smiled.
"I think I can get behind that. Shoto Todoroki."
Inasa's eyes widened and hardened a bit...but then softened as he took Shoto's hand in his own.
"Inasa Yoarashi! Lets show these bots our Hot-Blooded spirit!"
The two elemental heroes then raced forwards. By the time that it was over, they would've crushed all the robots...and be smiling at each other in respect.
MHOH
Toga stabbed a knife into the CPU of a 3-Pointer and giggled as she watched it spark before the life faded from it.
"Man, it's almost TOO easy!"
"Hey, thanks for helping us, Kero."
Toga looked to see two girls there. One had features of a frog and long green hair tied in a bow and the other looked relatively normal sans the snake head and frizzy mane of red hair.
Many would be...unsettled with such sights. But not Toga.
"O...M...GEEEEEEEEEEE!" Toga squealed as she zipped up to the two girls. "You're both so CUUUUUUUUUUTE!"
The frog girl tilted her head while the snake girl flustered.
"R-Really?"
"That's rather nice of you to say, Kero. What's your name?" The frog girl asked.
"Himiko Toga-Midoriya-Bakugou-Todoroki! But you can call me Himiko."
The two girls looked surprised to see she was related to a famous hero family but both then smiled.
"So, what're your names?" Himiko asked.
"I-I'm Habuko Mongoose." The snake headed girl said.
Habuko Mongoose. Her Quirk: Paralysis: By staring into someone's eyes, Habuko can paralyze their muscles for three seconds. However, the subject is still conscious while being immobilized
"Tsuyu Asui, just call me Tsuyu or Tsu." The froggy girl replied.
Tsuyu Asui. Her Quirk; Frog. She can do anything a frog can do: hopping long distances, jumping, sticking to walls, extending her tongue, which can lift an entire person's body, up to a maximum of 20 meters, ejecting / washing her stomach, secreting toxic, sticky liquid, and camouflage. However, when she is in cold environments for too long, she is unable to use her Quirk and goes into hibernation.
Another robot suddenly appeared, chasing down a boy so small thatn Himiko thought he must be near Eri's age.
"One sec." She said to her new friends and she bit down onto her lip, drawing blood that quickly formed into a whip.
BLOODY BLOW: RIPPER STREET!
Himiko brought the weapon down, slicing the bot clean in two, along with the sidewalk and a few pieces of junk.
Teh boy then leapt towards her...onto her legs, which he began to smell...before Himiko tore him off and Tsuyu used her tongue to flatten him into a wall.
Mineta Owned Count: 1
"Two things. On; I'm taken. Two; what's your blood-type?" Himiko asked, annoyed but interested When the barely conscious boy gave his answer, she smiled. "Perfect, I got just enough of that!"
A string of blood floated up from Himiko and then worked itself into the injured student.
Himiko Toga. Her New Quirk; Bloody Body, allows Toga to transform her body into blood she can harden or shape into various shapes. She can also perform blood transfusions. However, she must shed some blood first in order to use the Quirk...at least for now.
"Not a pretty Quirk, but it helps."
Tsuyu and Habuko smiled, some awe in this girl being so comfortable with her Quirk and using it to help someone without a second thought.
Just then, a slew of robots appeared.
"So, who wants which?" Himiko asked.
"No preference. Ribbit." Tsuyu said.
"I've got the left. Himiko, center. Tsuyu, the right." Habuko said.
The three girls leapt forward and proceded to trounce all the bots.
MHOH
Izuku had not been having any trouble getting points; with only four conscious other contestants after his little 'Haki' accident, there were more than enough robots to go around.
He was hoping the students he'd knocked out would get the chance to try again...and made a note to send apology baskets to the ones whose names he could find. Then again, if they were knocked out by a beginer's Haki, that implied their wills weren't as strong as those who had stayed standing, never mind barely affected, so...
Maybe he did something good. Uncle Enji at least would vouch for that,
And then...the 0 Pointer showed up: A Godzilla sized mech complete with arms, a tail and tank tire legs.
Instantly, any confidence Izuku had been building up died. As many of the other students began to run, Izuku racked his brain trying to think up a way out of this situation; Mic had said it was a target to be avoided and to take it on meant you failed, but surely a hero...?
"Ow..."
Izuku paused all of sudden and saw Ochako's legs were buried under some rubble...and without a second thought raced forward and did what may have just been the stupidest thing he'd ever done;
He gobbled down a golden lock and made a vow; save Ochako no matter what.
He didn't realize that the others had stopped running. And he didn't care.
Izuku leapt upwards. Now right in front of the 0-Pointer's head, Izuku channelled every bit of his strength into his arm, which was blackened and hardened by Haki, then surrounded by flames and ice. He then focused on the strongest people he could think of at the moment:
From Whitebeard, a bubble formed around his fist. From Allen Walker, Innocene overtook his arm, ready to banish anything evil. From Saitama, a red glove.
And then came the images his siblings, cousins, parents, uncles, aunts and All Might.
Flashback
Two days after saving Eri
"I have decided to pass my Quirk onto Izuku." Toshinori had bluntly stated. "Before anyone objects, let me explain."
All held their tongues.
"Katsuki and Shoto's Quirks are already very powerful on their own, and while they could make great additions to the Quirk, I fear the damage One for All enhanced Flames, ice and explosions would cause."
All were in agreement of this; considering what All Might's punches alone could do...Even Endeavour was able to see the merit to this.
"Now, onto Mirio and Himiko. Both of them have skills that would benefit the Quirk; Permeation and natural fighting skills, on top of the hard work ethic both have. And the fact that Mirio will graduate next year would help set me at ease"
Sir Nighteye beamed in pride of his protege, who was currently playing patty cake with Eri and skimming through Izuku's notes. The sidekick of All Might may once have not considered Izuku worthy and caled out his friend on favouritism...but having a student himself had made him stop and appreciate things:
He was no better with Mirio, after all.
"But both actually refused." Toshinori said. "Mirio is already likely to make the Top 50 list at least when he graduates without One for All and Himiko is dead-set on becoming an Underground Heroine."
Nighteye's pride grew even more as Masaru playfully messed with his future daughter-in-law's hair as said girl was brought into a hug by Katsuki.
"And of course...the time needed for the Quirk to properly integrate into the user." Nana cut in. "Toshi may have been able to use 100% right off the bat, but it took three years for him to master the Quirk. The only reason I was able to use it without too much trouble was because Roku-honey and I worked together so long it became second nature."
"So, it makes sense to give it to a younger person." Inko added, looking at her son, who was torn between elation and worry, which was slighted when Eri gave her big brother a hug,
"I'm not going to force this one you, Izuku." Toshinori said, taking off one of his hairs. "Whether or not you accept, I have no doubt you and your brothers will surpass me one day. Give it some time. And if you ever do decide to take up the mantle...eat this."
The room went quiet.
"...Huh?"
Present
The power grew even greater as he recalled Nana and Toshinori's words on how to activate One for All.
'So clench your butt cheeks, kiddo...AND SHOUT THIS FROM THE DEPTHS OF YOUR HEART...!"
"SMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH!"
Izuku's palm hit the robot dead on, sending it flying into the sky and causing a rumble that was felt throughout all of Japan. The sky suddenly cracked and then shook even more, an updraft pushing everything upwards.
MHOH
The robot itself simply flew throughout the atmosphere and deep into space, only stopping when it passed a nearby Nova Core ship.
"...Those guardians better not have had anything to do with that!" A Nova Officer groaned.
"Ok, why do they always assume it's our fault?!"
"I am Groot."
"So what if it is half the time?"
"I am Groot."
"Let's just keep going..."
"...I am Groot."
"We'll grab something later."
"...I am Groot."
"I am also hungry, lanky Groot."
MHOH
"YES! WOOHOOO! OH YEAH! THAT'S MY BOY!" Dragon Emperor hollered in joy and pride from the viewing room.
Inko was holding back tears of worry and pride in her baby boy, being calmed by her sisters.
While All Might shared his former lover's joy in Izuku's act, he settled for a simple smile and grin.
'Looks like I made the right call after all.'
Endeavour alone was not celebrating his nephew's acts. He wasn't even looking on in pride in Shoto, depsute feeling that. Instead, his focus was on Batman.
"My words still stand." The Dark Knight said.
"As do mine."
A few days ago, The World's Greatest Detective had reached out to the #2 Japanese hero to inform him ('as a courtesy') that he had developed several ways to take down Izuku if he ever went rogue. Enji had outright destroyed the phone in rage, then burrowed Natsuo's and spent an hour ranting at the JLA member on how Izuku was ten times the hero either of them where and that there was no way his nephews or children could fall down the path of villainy.
Perhaps the man was slightly biased in favour towards his nephew, but he didn't care.
Then Batman had said three words:
"Touya is alive."
Enji had yet to tell his wife about this, but it was quite clear to see that his dislike for his American counterpart had gone up considerably.
Banishing those thoughts, Enji turned to see his wife and Mitsuki collecting several wads of cash from the heroes who had been skeptical of their children succeeding.
MHOH
'CRAP!'
Izuku shouted internally when the pain finally reached his brain: Even with Haki and the strength of his fictional heroes, the full power of One for All was too great for him and his arm was now reddened, bloodied and limp.
In all honesty, he hadn't thought past 'saving Ochako.'
Ordinarily, our hero would've popped a Senzu bean and been done with. However, in is rush to save the nice girl, Izuku had failed to notice that when he raced forward...they had fallen out of his pocket.
So here he was, racking his brain in an attempt to recall something from the many manga he and read or Quirks he had studied that would enable him to heal his arm. Then it would be easy for him to shift his weight and land on his feet.
The problem with that? Everything that DID come to his mind either required the limb to be missing or amputated so as to be regenerated, only fixed up a little bit immediately, could only be used on others or shaved off years of his life in order to use. As devoted to heroism that he was, Izuku was not QUITE willing to cast off life points just yet.
A shadowy creature suddenly appeared and helped Izuku get closer to the ground; a creature he recognized as a Heartless from the Kingdom Hearts games. It cushioned him until he felt a hand slap his cheek and his form becoming weightless.
"R-release!" Ochako said, putting her fingers together and bringing herself and Izuku to the ground. Before she could rush towards him, she lost her breakfast. However, she quickly then helped Izuku into a sitting position.
"You okay?" Izuku asked.
"Am I okay?" Ochako asked. "How can you...? Look at yourself Izuku! Your arm...!"
Izuku smiled, the pain no longer as bad as it had been before.
"As long as you're safe...it was worth it." He smiled.
The creature suddenly appeared, holding the bag of Senzu beans and handing it to Ochako. The girl smiled gratefully at the creature and fed her savior one; instantly restoring colour to his arm and resetting his bones. It still ached a bit, but was no manageable.
"Good job, Toby!" A new voice cooed as the creature rushed over towards it and began to act like a happy dog being petted. "Whose a good Shadow Heartless? You are! Oh, yes you are! Yes, you are!"
It was a girl.
A petite girl with a boyish face and brown-blonde hair in a boyish cut, brown eyes and dressed in a black and purple
"Thank you..." Ochako started.
The girl suddenly morphed into Goofy and responded
"Gorsh! Twas nuthing!"
She then returned to normal, only to transform again, this time into a cartoon Batman.
"I like him. He's shiny."
She then returned to normal.
"Sorry. My quirk kind of just...does that sometimes."
Ochako and Izuku, however, were in awe...just as the girl soon was.
"You can turn into cartoons!" Izuku realized.
"And you can turn anime and manga into reality! Please tell me your name is Izuku Midoriya-Bakugo-Todoroki!"
Izuku's eyes widened, but he nodded befor being taken into a hug.
"I'M NOT ALONE ANYMORE!" She then composed herself. "Heh, Sorry about that. My name is Bella...and I have four Quirks too."
Arabella D. Hyna. Quirks; Toon shape-shifting, Golem creation, Tales series arts and ID Barrier manipulation
To be continued...
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Major props from LethalSpreg and Generalhyna for their aid in making this story even more interesting; giving Himiko a circle of BFFFs and introducing a second Multi-Quirk user who will tie into both MHA canon and set up two major arcs down the road.
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