The next chapter will be coming up soon. The pairings, as you've noticed have changed to TodoDeku, which is my favorite pairing, and no Todoroki is not a girl in this, but he might be in my next story where Izuku uses 'Chi' instead of having a Quirk. Also, I PASSED ALL OF MY CLASSES WITH A'S AND B'S! There was this one class I thought I failed and stressed over it for weeks but I passed with a solid "B" HELL YEAH! I know some of you were expecting an epic showdown between Izuku and Bakugo in this chapter, but that won't happen until the Sports Festival, and trust me when I say its gonna be explosive. See Author's Note below.
A week had gone by since the entrance exam to U.A. and Izuku spent that week with his newly adopted sister Midoriya Eri. Aunt Mitsuki had managed to get the adoption papers to officially adopt Eri into the family. Eri was really happy about officially being a Midoriya and smiled happily for the very first time. It was still a work in progress for her, but at least she started smiling earnestly now.
That's some progress at least.
Ochako called him and apologized for messing up his chances into getting into U.A. Instead of letting her wallow in guilt about ruining his chances into getting into the school, he told her the true purpose of the exam. After hearing his explanation she vowed to get back at Present Mic for making her worry for no reason.
Have fun.
It was the weekend now, so he decided to bring Eri to the orphanage so she can make some friends her age, or in her age group anyway. The children at the orphanage are a good start on that path.
"Are you ready to go?" He asked.
Eri nodded as she clutched 'Izu' in her arms. The little girl was wearing one of the dresses they got her, but this one was a black sun dress with long sleeves. She was still self-conscious about her scars, but that was okay. There are just some things that just take time, and her being comfortable with her scars was one of them.
"Mom, we're leaving now!"
"Okay, be careful!"
The two siblings left the apartment complex and headed to the orphanage Izuku's been visiting. He was wondering how the kids were anyway, so going to see them at this time would be just right. After a long train ride they finally arrived at their destination.
Ahmya Orphanage
In Japanese it means 'black rain.' He asked the Sister once if she named this place after someone she knows. The woman gave him a smile that was full of melancholy, but didn't confirm or deny it. He never asked again after that.
"Ah, its Izu-nii-chan!"
Looks like he's been spotted.
All at once little rascals came running at him with huge smiles on their faces. Its always nice to see these kids happy, even if the world they live in has its dark moments. There are happy moments, too.
"You guys act like you haven't seen me in a long time." Izuku commented.
"But we haven't!" A boy with rabbit ears pouted.
"We really missed you, Izu-nii-chan!" Said a little girl with draconic features.
"Where did you go?" Asked a shy boy.
Izuku shrugged, "I've been really busy lately, sorry."
"Are you here to play with us again?" A girl with cat like features asks hopefully.
He shook his head, "Unfortunately, no I'm not. But I did bring someone special to meet you all."
"Who?" One of the kids asked.
Izuku looked down at Eri, the shy girl peaking out from behind him shyly.
"This is Midoriya Eri, she's my little sister." Izuku introduced.
All at once the kids started asking the girl questions, overwhelming her a little. As much as Izuku finds it cute to see Eri acting shy like this, he decided to intervene.
"Eri's really shy so don't overwhelm her too much, also her Quirk has to remain a secret so I can't tell you, okay?" He told them gently.
"Okay!" They all said in unison.
"Hey, hey, would you like to play with us?" The girl with the draconic features asked.
Eri looked to Izuku, asking permission. With a nod of his head she let the girl grab her hand and drag her off with the others to play. What a cute sight.
"She's adorable." A woman who appeared out of nowhere said. The woman was wearing the standard nun uniform, but you could still see her pale blonde hair. What draws the attention are her orange eyes that always have a soft gaze in them.
This woman is Tsugumi Noemi. She's of mixed heritage, part Italian and Japanese. Her features aside, its her Quirk you need to be cautious of, should you make her upset.
Quirk: Smite
Enough said.
Sister Noemi smiled at Eri, "Such an adorable child. Where on earth did you find such an angel?"
Angel, huh? Well, Eri is cute enough to be one.
"I'd like to discuss that with you inside if you don't mind?" He asked.
"Of course," Sister Noemi said, "Remember that you can tell me anything."
"I know."
Once the two were inside they had tea together and began talking about many things. From how he met Eri, to how Sacchan was doing in the hospital, and how he did in the Entrance Exams.
She set her cup of tea down gently, "You've experienced quite a lot in your young years, Izuku-kun."
He huffed, "I don't know if I'd say that."
"But, its true. The world of heroes is riddled with danger and death, but I have faith you will not allow yourself to fall no matter what life throws at you." She said.
Something in his chest tightened at her complete faith in him. Sometimes he wondered what did he do to deserve such people like Sacchan, Sister Noemi, and his mother. Always supportive and expressing their faith in him. He won't fall. He has a promise to keep after all.
"I came here to see how she's doing." He said, standing up.
"She's been waiting for you for awhile now," Sister Noemi said, "If I recall, she said something about giving you a fitting punishment for not coming to see her often as you should."
He rolled his eyes and left for the stairs, "Is that so? Better not keep her waiting then."
Out of all of the kids here in the orphanage there was only one of them that was the same age as him. She was just born a different month. The girl in question rarely goes outside, but that doesn't make her a shut in. She does go outside and takes online classes, she's also very smart. He finally reached the girl's door and stared at the name plate.
Ahmya Tsumugi
Her last name, 'Ahmya' was given to her by Sister Noemi. According to the Sister, Tsumugi's been here since she was a baby and was raised here along with the other children. They look up to her and call her 'Tsu-nee-chan!' It was cute. With a knock he opened the door and the first thing he noticed was that it was pitch black in here.
He clicked the light on, "How many times have I told you not to have the lights off in here. You'll ruin your eyesight."
Tsumugi turned to him with a pout. When you first look at the girl, you are immediately drawn to her features. Her long black hair with crimson streaks, heterochromatic eyes, right eye Amethyst, left one Turquoise. She was wearing a white dress, with white stockings, holding a human sized black skull bunny he'd gotten her. She even gave it a name.
Cassius.
Roman for 'hallow.'
Fitting.
Her Quirk was also impressive, one was inherited from her mother, the other from her bastard of a father.
Quirk: Half-Black Ice, Half-Black Fire
He already knew who here parents were, and so did she. Another reason she was here at the orphanage was to keep her safe and make sure her bastard of a father didn't find out about her.
"My eyesight is perfectly fine," Tsumugi protested, "Your concern is unnecessary."
"That's where you're wrong," he countered as he sat down in front of her on the floor surrounded by pillows, "The last thing we need is for your eyesight to get so bad to the point where you can no longer see straight."
She huffed, "Utter nonsense. I'm not so foolish to let my eyes get that bad."
"So you say." He said.
"Enough about me, I demand to know why you haven't been visiting me as often." Tsumugi changed the subject.
'Changing the subject, are we?'
"I've been busy, in case you forgot I did have to take the entrance exams for U.A." He reminded.
"Yes, you did mention that."
"See?"
"You should still visit me." She insisted.
"Pushy, aren't we?" He said dryly.
Her face became serious, "Is that ruffian going to the same high school as you?"
The 'ruffian' in question, was Bakugo Katsuki. When he first told her about the boy she had a look of utter disdain that didn't match her soft, pale skin features. He also told her about Sacchan, too and expressed a desire to meet him formally very soon.
"Yes." He managed to make his voice sound as though he was uninterested.
Her eyes narrowed, "Don't give in."
Easier said than done. But he'll try.
"I know..."
He knows.
He knows he shouldn't, but sometimes...its not that easy.
Location: U.A. High School Front Entrance
Time really does fly.
That's what one would say in a situation like this, but Izuku wasn't like most people. He didn't even stop to stare at the impressive tall building and simply walked right through in the early morning. He'd always been an early morning person and this is no different. He was just glad he didn't have to keep going to his pain in the ass Middle School anymore. After he and Bakugo were called in and got their results, the ash haired brat was furious that Izuku got number one on the Entrance Exam for both the written and practical part of the exams. Izuku didn't really care and simply left the office with Bakugo right on his heels. As usually he ignored the boy he once called friend. Once called friend. He didn't give a damn if he made any friends in this school so long as he stays the hell away from him.
Finding his class was simple enough. While the place was big, he had the advantage so he wouldn't get lost. Granny gave him a map of the whole school, so Izuku knew where to go. Here it is, Class 1-A. Opening the door he saw no one else was in the room but him. Perfect. He sat in his assigned seat and pulled out a medical book he brought with him. Wasting no time, he began to read while ignoring his surroundings like he always does.
But not sooner had he opened his book to read another student had come in. He gave the person a glance and noticed it was a boy. The boy looked to be about the same height as him with longish hair, evenly split between white on his right-side and crimson on his left. One thing Izuku noticed was the burn scar over his left eye, another observation were his eyes, heterochromia, one eye was grey, the other was turquoise. He knew from first glance that this boy was the son of the Number #2 Pro Hero Endeavor. With his observation of the boy over with he went back to reading his book, even as the boy took his seat without saying a word. Izuku didn't care. He liked the silence, yet he could feel eyes on him. Probably staring at the swords, he's used to it by now.
Without giving it much thought, he decided to focus on his book, taking mental notes as he read along. Hopefully this silence will keep on going and he won't have to interact much, but you know the saying...
All good things must come to an end.
"DON'T IGNORE ME YOU FUCKING NERD!" A loud yell was heard.
Izuku knew it was Bakugo shouting his head off, but he didn't bother to acknowledge him, having grown used to ignoring him. He sensed there were other people in the room now, he must've been reading for awhile now. Closing his book in satisfaction he put it down on his desk, sensing eyes were all on him, but didn't pay attention and set his sights on the same glasses wearing boy from the exam.
The glasses wearing boy saw he was staring at him and introduced himself, albeit a bit stiffly.
"Nice to meet you! My name is Tenya Iida! Pleasure to meet you!" Iida introduced.
'Ah, Sacchan would be calling him a robot right about now. Not to mention, this guy's still a stiff. Like a robot.' He thought, "Midoriya Izuku, likewise."
"If you don't mind me saying, Midoriya-kun," Iida began to say, "You saw the true purpose of the exam from the very start did you not?"
Izuku have him a dry look. Is this guy serious?
"I did, but even if I didn't I still would have destroyed the thing." He responded, "There was more to the exam than Villain Points, heroes are supposed to help those in need. Simple as that."
Although, there are some heroes that don't give a damn about saving others and are only interest in fame or getting to the top. Endeavor comes to mind.
"Ah? What rescue points are you talking about, Deku?!" Bakugo yelled again.
"Such heroism!" Iida said, "I can see why you placed first!"
"Wait, I remember you! You're the one that cut that Zero Pointer in half like it was nothing! That was totally manly!" A boy with red spiky head and sharp teeth grinned.
Before anyone else could say anything the classroom door opened and in came Ochako who was looking around the classroom before spotting Izuku, "Ah, Deku-kun! We're in the same class!" She exclaimed happily.
"Looks that way." He said.
"Mou, Present Mic is so mean!" She pouted, "I did all that and you were going to get in anyway, that jerk!"
Izuku blinked before looking down, spotting something from behind the girl, "By the way, you've been followed by a yellow sleeping bag."
"Eh?" Ochako said looking behind her and noticed there was indeed a yellow sleeping bag behind her. As it moved she shrieked and hid behind Iida, while everyone else was just staring at the thing. it finally stopped moving, revealing a man with black hair and dark circles under his eyes. All was still until he brought out a juice box and took a sip. Izuku already knew who the man was. The Underground Hero, Eraser Head. Guys got blood shot eyes, he could sympathize with that.
"If you plan on hunting for buddies, then do it somewhere else," he spoke as he stopped drinking from his juice, "This is the Department of the Hero Course!" He declared as everyone soon took their seats. The man eyed Izuku for a minute, 'The kid was still able to sense me even though I didn't make a single sound.' He got out of his yellow sleeping bag, revealing his messy, shoulder-length black hair that partially hangs in front of his face and often half-opened black eyes. He was also sporting a ragged black outfit that consists of a long-sleeved shirt and matching pants that tuck into his boots. He also wears a utility belt and his signature scarf, "Took you brats all of eight seconds to quiet down. That alone tells me you kids lack common sense."
'Basically if he were a villain, we'd all be dead.' He could see the logic in that.
"I'm Shota Aizawa, and I'll be your home room teacher. Pleasure to meet you." Aizawa introduced himself in a flat tone. He sounds unmotivated to even be in this class. Aizawa reached into his sleeping bag and pulled out blue and white track suits. Wonder what else he could fit in there? "Put these on then get outside to the P.E. grounds."
Izuku wondered what the guy was up to said nothing as he took a blue and white track suit and headed outside with everyone else.
This will either be a pain or interesting.
Probably both.
"What do you think that guys gonna make us do?" A boy with blonde hair with a black lightning-shaped streak and small, thin eyebrows wondered.
"Who knows? The guys kinds creepy." Said a tall, young man with dark hair with spiked ends. He has black, almond-shaped eyes and very large teeth that usually dominate his grin.
"You think so? I don't think he's that bad, just manly." The same red haired boy with sharp teeth said.
"Yeah, yeah." The grinning boy said.
"You two! You mustn't say such ill words about our Sensei!" Iida lectured.
The two boys laughed, "Lightened up, robot man!"
Iida squawked, "I am no such thing!"
This made the two boys laugh harder while the other boys around them were quietly changing. Izuku had finished putting his pants on and was about to take off his shirt.
"Hey, Midoriya..." the red headed teen trailed off as he stared at Izuku's back as did the other boys who noticed how quiet it gotten. Izuku of course wasn't paying any attention to them as he finished taking off his uniform, revealing his many scars that he got from fighting those things created from Salomo's nightmares. The scars on his back weren't that bad but it was enough to get everyone in the changing rooms attention. Without a word he put on his blue and white track suit shirt and headed for the door.
"Ah, Midoriya-kun!" Iida called out.
"Stop chatting and change." Izuku said as he left the room.
The boys looked at each other with nervous glances, except for Bakugo, who didn't give a damn and left the locker room, and the both with red and white hair who stared at Izuku's retreating back.
All of the students were lined up and listened as Aizawa explained the reason as to why they were outside in the first place.
"A Quirk Assessment Test?" Ochako questioned, "But what about the Initiation Ceremony? She asked.
"If you plan on being heroes then you don't need to bother with such frivolities," Aizawa stated harshly despite his laid back demeanor, "U.A. has a reputation for the amount freedom that's given on campus...that also goes for us teacher, too." He said it in such away that it sent shivers down their spines.
Izuku was interested in how they were going to do this. If Sacchan were here right now he'd be smiling and asking all sorts of questions.
"50-meter dash, Grip Strength, Standing Long Jump, Repeated Side Steps, Ball Throw, Upper Body exercise, and Seated toe-touch. You should know all of these from middle school. Physical tests in which you are forbidden from using your Quirks, as you already know this," he said, pulling a tablet out of nowhere, "Midoriya, since you placed first you'll do the Ball Throw first. How far could you throw it middle school?"
"95 meters." Izuku answered plainly.
Aizawa gave a hum of acknowledgement as he pulled out a ball and tossed it at the boy who caught it with one hand, "Try using your Quirk this time. Anything you do is fine, so long as you stay within the circle. Oh, and I suggest you not hold back."
Izuku raised a brow at this but sighed and hoped Granny wouldn't blame him if he ended up braking or damage the equipment here. Before he went into the circle though he gave his swords to Iida, "Hold these." He tossed at the boy who scrambled to catch both blades and sighed in relief when he did. He then turned to Ochako and reached into his hair pulling out Nala, who followed him to school again. The class was dumbfounded by the simple fact that he managed to hide a freaking cat in his hair, "Hold her, make sure you got a good grip on her. She's slippery." He told her as the brown haired girl held the adorable cat in her arms.
Without wasting anymore time he went within the circle. The only reason Aizawa was telling him not to hold back is probably because he saw him destroy that Zero Pointer back at the exams.
'Have it your way then.' Izuku thought as his throwing arm was covered in black, activating his Armament Haki. He wasted no time and sent the ball flying, and almost sent half the class flying, too. They all watched as the ball was sent flying through the air and literally disappeared in the sky. The green curly haired boy gave Aizawa a side eyed look as his arm was back to normal and ground beneath his feet had cracks, "How's that?"
Aizawa looked at the results, "2048.6 meters."
"T-Two thousand and forty-eight meters?!" The red headed boy exclaimed.
"Look at him, he's not even tired." The boy with blonde hair and black streaks stared.
Ochako shouldn't be surprised since she saw him cut down that Zero Pointer, but she is. And from the looks of it, he doesn't look like he's suffering from any drawbacks either.
Bakugo seethed in anger as he saw Izuku throw that ball like it was nothing and didn't even look tired. This whole time that damn nerd had been holding back, mocking him right to his face.
The boy with red and white hair on each side stared intently at Izuku, having felt something from the boy. There was also this feeling he'd seen him somewhere before, but what got his interest was the fact that despite throwing the ball that far he didn't look tired. Midoriya Izuku, this is someone he would need to keep an eye on.
"That looks like fun!" A girl with pink skin, hair, yellow horns protruding from her head, with black and yellow eyes declared with a grin, looking excited.
After Izuku stood back in line with the others after taking back both his swords and Nala, who Ochako didn't want to give back, Aizawa turned to the other students, "It looks fun...you say?" He whispered menacingly, making the students stiff in place, his bloodshot eyes adding to the effect of his sudden mood swing, "So, you think that you'll be spending your three years here just having a good time? Guess you lot don't plan on becoming heroes then?"
Izuku rubbed Nala's head as he felt the mood of his classmates become one of fear and nervousness, well...for some anyway. He could understand where Aizawa was coming from though, this is the Hero Course, meaning that unlike the other courses they have here this one will be putting them to work and they needed to be prepared for the horror's of the outside world.
"If that's how it is then how's about this," Aizawa continued, "New rule, the student who ranks last will be expelled!"
Izuku narrowed his eyes at that declaration. There was something in the man's eyes that told him he wasn't kidding. He was dead serious. Not surprising since Granny told him that this very same man expelled an entire class last year. Looking over at his classmates he noticed some of them were now scared and horrified at the prospect of getting expelled.
"The freedom of us teachers means we can expel any student we please. Welcome..." Aizawa lifted up his bangs revealing red glowing eyes with a menacing grin, "To the Hero Course!"
"You've gotta be kidding me..." the grinning boy who wasn't grinning now muttered, "The one who ranks last gets expelled?"
"That's unreasonable! Its only our first day here!" Ochako protested.
Aizawa gave her an uncaring look, "Natural disasters, Massive accidents, Ego-mad villains. There are all kinds of calamities out there, and can happen when we least expect them. This whole country is up to its neck in unreasonable, and as heroes its our job to restore reason," he lectured, giving them a hardened gaze, "If you were expecting on having friendly chats with your friends and hanging out together at a burger joint, then too bad. I'm sorry to tell you... that for the next three years... U.A. will run you through the wringer," his expression changed, one that was a little soft as he spoke the next words, "That's "Plus Ultra." Use your strength to overcome it all. So bring it."
Izuku closed his eyes, 'Three years through the wringer, huh? Sounds like what Law-sensei and the others put me through when I was learning to control Haki and Law-sensei's Devil Fruit.' It they wanted to put him through the wringer then fine. He'll take all of it, for both of them. Him and Sacchan.
'Watch me, Sacchan. Until you wake up, I'll take anything they send at me. Anything.'
As he scanned the expressions of his classmates he noticed they looked pumped and determined to prove themselves, instead of feeling nervousness and fear.
Aizawa smirked beneath his scarf, "Then...let the tests begin, yes?"
First Test: 50-Meter Dash
For this test, they were required to run fifty meters straight while using their Quirks to improve their mobility. The first two to go up were Iida and the green haired girl who looked like a frog Tsuyu Asui. Iida's Quirk was known as 'Engine,' meaning his Quirk allowed him to run fast, so this was right up his alley. Question is, how will Asui use her Quirk? The two of them were off and the whole class got to witness Iida running like the wind thanks to the Engines in his calfs. Asui used her 'Frog' Quirk to move just like a frog, which was pretty impressive. Iida reached the other side first of course followed by Asui.
Tenya Iida: 3.04 seconds
Tsuyu Asui: 5.58 seconds
"Wow, now I'm nervous to do this test. And its only the first one!" Ochako, who was standing next to Izuku said.
"Relax, you'll do fine." He told her honestly with Nala perched on his head, "Here, hold Nala. She'll make you feel better."
"Gladly!" She quickly took the cat and rubbed her head, "She's just adorable! Where did you get her?"
Izuku smiled a little, "My best friend gave her to me as a present."
"You have the most awesomest friend ever!" Ochako grinned.
Izuku looked back over to the test, "Yeah..."
The next pair were Ochako ironically and a boy with a Tail Quirk, Mashirao Ojiro. It was interesting to see how they both used their Quirks. Ojiro used his Tail to help him in the test, while Ochako used her 'Zero Gravity' Quirk to make her clothes weightless as she made it to the finish line after Ojiro did.
Uraraka Ochako: 7.15 seconds
Mashirao Ojiro: 5.49 seconds
Ochako breathed a sigh of relief, "I did better than I did back in Middle School. I beat my record!"
"Told you." Izuku told her.
"Yep!"
"You did very well, Uraraka-san!" Iida congratulated stiffly.
'Enough of that already.' Izuku thought.
"Thanks, Iida-kun!"
Up next were Yūga Aoyama and Ashido Mina. Aoyama used his 'Navel Laser' Quirk (which was an odd name to Izuku) to propel himself backwards as reached the finish line. He then fell to the ground and clenched his stomach. Mina didn't even need to use her Quirk for her physical strength was just as good.
Yūga Aoyama: 5.51 seconds
Ashido Mina: 5.20 seconds
"Mina-chan didn't even need to use her Quirk." Ochako said, but Izuku could hear the awe in her voice. He could understand why she didn't use her 'Acid' Quirk for it wouldn't have helped her much in this test.
Then, by some unfortunate force up in the sky. It was his and Bakugo's turn. After giving his swords to Iida, while Ochako was still holding Nala he lined up next to the boy. Izuku decided to stretch his legs a little before starting. Iida did it, so why couldn't he?
"Stretching those weak legs of yours won't help you, Deku." Bakugo said.
Izuku ignored him of course as he finished stretching. Standing up straight, he cracked his neck a little then got ready. His legs heated up, signaling that his Diable Jambe had activated. There were murmurs going on around him but he wasn't paying attention to any of it. When it was time to start running he shot off like a bullet, kicking up dust as he ran, and before he knew it he had reached the finish line. Bakugo trailed in after him.
Midoriya Izuku: 2.10 seconds
Bakugo Katsuki: 4.13 seconds
Huh, so that's what he got.
The heat around his legs cooled off as he took his place right next to Ochako who gaped at him, "What is it?"
"Deku-kun, that was amazing! You were so fast!" Ochako exclaimed in excitement.
"Indeed! As much as I hate to admit it, you're much faster than me, Midoriya-kun!" Iida said with a smile.
Izuku doesn't see it as anything impressive but whatever. Of course Bakugo was glaring at him murderously, but he couldn't care less. He had a goal and there's no way in hell he'll let Bakugo interfere.
Second Test: Grip Strength
For this test all they had to do was grasp a hand-held device that reads the force of their grips, exhibiting into kilograms
"Holy crap, dude! You're a beast!" Sero grinned.
The boy he was talking about was very tall and muscular, with hair that swoops down in front of his face. He wears a mask that covers all his features below his eyes. He has 6 arms. Izuku saw that his grip strength was 540.0 kg. Not bad.
"Holy shit! Look at this guy!" Kaminari the blonde haired boy with black streaks exclaimed suddenly.
Izuku noticed his fingers had dented the hand-held device he was holding before noticing his grip strength. 731 kg. He still put a dent in the thing though, which was to be expected since he was using Armament Haki on his arm.
Third Test: Standing Long Jump
In this test all they had to do was clear the sandbox that was designed for the standing long jump.
Izuku cleared it of course as did the others without much difficulty.
Fourth Test: Repeated Side Steps
Turns out the star of this test was surprisingly Minoru Mineta, the little pervert who Izuku would love to cut down. The only useful about the little creep was his Quirk 'Pop Off.' One wrong move and he'll cut the little bastard down without mercy.
Fifth Test: Ball Throw
Since Izuku already did this one the others had to do it now. He watched as all of them either used their Quirks or just their physical strengths to throw the ball. What impressed him was Ochako as she got an Infinity symbol as she sent the ball floating without any signs of falling from the sky.
Needless to say, Ochako had gotten first place in this test.
With the tests over and done with, Aizawa had them all gather around him as a large screen was right behind him.
"With that out of the way, here are the results." Aizawa said, pressing the button as the placement and scores appeared on screen.
1st Midoriya Izuku
2nd Yaoyorozu Momo
3rd Todoroki Shoto
4th Bakugo Katsuki
5th Tenya Iida
6th Tokoyami Fumikage
7th Shoji Mezo
8th Ojiro Mashirao
9th Kirishima Eijiro
10th Asido Mina
11th Uraraka Ochako
12th Koda Koji
13th Rikido Sato
14th Asui Tsuyu
15th Aoyama Yūga
16th Hanta Sero
17th Kaminari Denki
18th Kyoka Jiro
19th Hagakure Toru
20th Minoru Mineta
Looks like Mineta was placed last. He would feel sorry for the boy, except he doesn't and neither do the girls, judging by the looks on their faces.
"Oh, by the way," Aizawa spoke suddenly, "That whole expelling the dead last was a lie."
Silence. Everyone just stared at him. It was s quiet you could hear a pin drop as everyone spoke in unison, "Huh?"
As Momo was about to say something, Izuku decided to burst her bubble, "That's a lie." He said, getting looks from his classmates and teacher, "You were serious when you said you would expel the student that got last place. You've done it before, last year to be exact. But instead of expelling just one student, you expelled the entire class, isn't that right, Underground Pro Hero Eraser Head?"
"Eh, he's Eraser Head?!" Ochako exclaimed.
Iida fixed his glasses, "Since Eraser Head is underground and not well known its a surprise to know that he's standing right in front of us."
The rest of the class began to murmur as Aizawa let a smirk appear, "You've done your homework, kid. Yeah, I expelled an entire class last year because they had zero potential to make it as heroes, and I wasn't lying when I said I would expel the dead last either."
Momo's eyes widened, "Y-You were serious...? I thought it was an elaborate ruse to push us to our limits."
The man's face became serious, "It wasn't. I was dead serious about expelling the person who got last place," he then eyed Mineta, "You got lucky this time. The only reason you're still standing here is because your Quirk has its uses but that's it. Either start improving of transfer to another Department, you won't get a second chance so consider this a warning."
"Y-Yes, sir..." Mineta said, shaking in place.
"That goes for rest of you! If I see any of you slacking off I'll kick you out of this course without hesitation!" He warned the rest of the class before eyeing Izuku for a second before leaving, "We're done here, the handouts are in the classroom. Go and take a look at them when you arrive." With those parting words he left the students standing there, thinking to themselves.
Izuku tapped Ochako on the shoulder, "Let's go change."
She nodded with a smile of relief, "Yeah..."
Aizawa walked down the halls and ran into his least favorite person.
"Aizawa, you liar!" All Might appeared with his signature grin.
The black haired man gave the blonde a barred look, "I didn't lie. The kid said so himself."
"Speaking of which, what do you think of him?" All Might's demeanor changed suddenly.
Aizawa thought back to how the kid was able to sense him, even though he was pretty sure he erased his presence. Then there's the fact that his Quirk was more than just 'Operation' like it says. To top it all off, the brat knew he meant what he said and knew who he was.
"He's sharp."
All Might was confused, "What do you mean?"
Aizawa looked at him seriously, "Since I first laid my eyes on the kid I've felt like I've seen him before. Also, I think the kid's Quirk is more than just 'Operation.'
All Might suddenly became tense then serious, "Explain."
"For example, during the ball throw his whole arm became incased black armor as he threw the ball. Then during the 50 meter dash his legs were incased in what appeared to be a fire Quirk and ran faster than Tenya Iida. Another thing that's bothering me are those dual blades he carries around. Similar to a mysterious kid that kills those monsters at night, while also wielding dual blades." Aizawa explained.
"And you think...Young Midoriya is that very same boy?" All Might was hoping the man's instincts were wrong.
"Do you know of any other kid that walks around carrying two swords?" Aizawa questioned dryly.
All Might hung his head low. It would appear that Young Midoriya has just become the prime suspect in being the mysterious boy that stalks the streets at night. When you think about it, his actions could be considered as 'Vigilantism.' He truly hoped the boy had a good explanation for his actions.
"What should we do?" All Might asked.
"Keep an eye on him," Aizawa said, "I'll talk to the principle about my concerns, but something tells me he'll say the same thing."
"I see." All Might said.
Izuku walked home with Ochako and Iida as they left campus. Originally he was just planning to walk home alone, but these two had other plans it seems.
"What an elaborate way for us to use our Quirks to the fullest!" Iida said, with wild arm movements, "As expected of U.A!"
'It's not as simple as you think. Things are about to get a hell of a lot harder from now on.' Izuku thought.
"My heart was literally beating so fast I thought I was gonna pass out!" Ochako said in exasperation.
"Just goes to show that the Hero Course isn't all fun and games," Izuku said, "This course is teaching us that we shouldn't let out guards down and always be prepared."
"Yeah, oh, by the way Deku-kun, why was Todoroki-kun staring at you? Do you know him?" Ochako asked out of wonder.
"I've noticed it as well!" Iida commented.
He raised a brow. The son of Endeavor was staring at him? What the hell could he have done to get the boy's attention?
"I've never spoken to the guy."
"Really?" Ochako looked really surprised by that.
"Really."
"Todoroki-kun wasn't the only one staring at you," Iida told him, "Bakugo was also staring, even though he looked murderous."
"Oh, yeah! I noticed that, too! It looked like he really hated you." Ochako noticed.
"That's because he does."
The two looked uncomfortable hearing Izuku admit it with a detached tone, "If you don't mind me asking, why is so hostile towards you? And why does he and Uraraka-san call you 'Deku?' Is that not a derogatory name?"
"From one's point of view it could be, but like Ochako said, it also means 'dekiru,' meaning you can do it. And as for his hostility, I don't really give a damn. Not back then, and not now." He said with a hint of hatred in his own tone.
Iida and Ochako decided not to ask anymore questions on the matter and simply enjoyed the walk home. Izuku wondered why Todoroki was staring at him though. He's pretty sure he's never met the guy before until today.
Well, whatever.
Chances are whatever he was staring at him for today he won't do it again tomorrow.
The next day he was reading another medical book, but this one was different from the one he read yesterday. This one talked about the human heart, which is considered a muscle. He still plans on becoming a doctor if he decides to retire from being a hero at some point, or it could become a stable job. Since he was studying under Recovery Girl he was learning a lot. Sacchan was going to be his very first patient as soon as he woke up from the hospital and his health started improving.
"Whoa, that looks complicated! Is that a picture of the heart?!"
Twitching his eyebrow a little he looked up and saw the owner of said loud voice was Kirishima Eijiro. Getting a closer look, he did notice the boy's teeth did look sharp like a sharks.
With a sigh he closed his book. Why is it that in this class he can never get any reading done?
"Sorry, was I bothering you?" Kirishima rubbed the back of his head nervously.
"Its fine, I was done reading anyway." Izuku said, putting the book away.
"But seriously though," Kirishima continued, "That looked like some complicated medical stuff. You planning on being a doctor?"
"Yeah."
"Dude, that is so manly!" The red head grinned.
"Thanks."
"Its a stable career, too." Momo added herself into the conversation, "Have you taken the Junior Medical Exams by any chance?"
Huh, so she knows about that? Somehow he's not surprised.
"Not yet, my master says I need to study some more before I even think about trying to take the exam." He said.
"Junior Medical Exam, what's that?" Kirishima asked.
"Its for young prodigies to take a chance in the medical field to become full licensed doctors." Momo explained.
"For real?! That's awesome!" Kaminari said, having been listening in.
Izuku didn't really see what the big deal was. There were others taking the exam aside from him.
"Its not as impressive as you may think." He said honestly.
"Don't be so modest, Midoriya-kun," Iida said, "The fact that your Master believes you will soon be ready is proof enough of your accomplishments."
Izuku blinked. He wasn't sure how to respond to that. It was always just him and Sacchan because the other people around him would either whisper things behind his back or avoided him outright. Interacting with his classmates in such a way was a new experience for him.
Averting his eyes, a small blush dusted his cheeks, "Sure."
"Ah, he's blushing!" Kaminari teased.
A book slamming into his face was Izuku's response to the teasing. He watched without any remorse as the boy fell on his back, twitching slightly.
"Midoriya-kun, such violence is not permitted!" Iida lectured.
"I don't know," Jirō smirked down at Kaminari's twitching form, "I think the idiot deserved that one."
Izuku placed his book back in his backpack, "Better take her out before she gets bored," he muttered, "Nala." He called out to the cat hiding in his hair.
Nala popped out of the green haired boy's hair and landed on the desk, stretching a little, "Meow~"
"Kyaaa, she's soo cute~!" Mina squealed, picking Nala up, "Where did you get her?"
Izuku made a mental note to let Nala out during school since the girls seem to like her so much.
"My best friend gave her to me as a gift, her name is Nala." He said.
"Nala? Like the movie Lion King?" Hagakure exclaimed, petting Nala on the head, or at least he assumed she was.
He shook his head, "I named her that because of its meaning."
"What does the name mean?" Ochako asked.
Momo put a finger to her chin, "If I recall, the names meaning is African for "beautiful," yes?"
"You got it." Impressive. She's a lot smarter than he gave her credit for.
"Well, I like the name because she is beautiful! Did you name her?" Mina asked.
"Yeah."
Nala jumped out of Mina's arms and back on the desk, before going over to Koda. The silent teen stared at the cat, who stared back for a minute before snuggling up to him. Koda didn't hesitate to pet her.
Izuku huffed in amusement, "Looks like she's settled herself in the class."
Kirishima grinned, "She really is a cute cat, but why did you bring her here though?"
"I didn't. She follows me regardless of how many times I try to leave her at home," he said dryly, "So after the 20th time, I gave up and let her follow me everywhere, even school."
"Even followed you to school, huh? Talk about loyalty." Sero said.
Tsuyu stared at Nala intently, "She looks like an iriomote cat, kero."
"Mixed breed." Izuku lied smoothly.
"I see."
Nala went over by a silent Todoroki and simply stared at the teen who stared right back.
Stare.
Stare.
Stare.
STARE.
"Oooh, its a stare down!" Mina said.
Jirō raised a brow, "With a cat?"
"Its possible!"
"I don't think so."
Izuku sighed and grabbed the cat, "That's enough, stop staring at him like that. What do you think you're going to do, fight him?"
"Meow."
He rolled his eyes before addressing Todoroki, "Sorry."
Heterochromatic eyes stared at him with hidden intensity but it didn't make Izuku uncomfortable, "Its fine." He finally spoke.
"He speaks!" Mina and Kaminari exclaimed.
"When did you wake up?" Sero wondered.
"I wonder what we're doing today?" Ochako wondered.
"Something that involves either basic combat or a battle trial." Izuku guessed. This was the Hero Course so pretty much anything could happen.
Iida nodded his head in acceptance, "I see, as expected of the prestigious school in all of Japan."
Izuku gave him a dry look, 'If I didn't know any better I'd think this guy acts like this on purpose.'
What the students did next was take an English class with Present Mic. Momo and Izuku enjoyed the class though. Izuku got into English ironically through Salomo who was interested in the language himself. Next period was Modern Literature taught by Cementoss. This was another class Izuku had taken a liking to for Modern Literature was his absolute favorite. He was interested to see what Cementoss looked like without his hero costume but lost interest in that quickly. So far the classes here are far more interesting than his old classes back at his middle school, which he did not miss at all.
It was time for lunch and he got another pleasant surprise to see another Pro Hero working here, Lunch Rush. Not only was he a Pro Hero, but he was an actual chef, too. And damn was his food good. His katsudon was incredible! Maybe he should kidnap the man and make him their family's personal chef. Too bad he couldn't eat more than one bowl, but it is what it is.
When lunch ended, everyone in class 1-A went back to the classroom. They were really excited for this period though. The reason? Because All Might was going to be their teacher. Having the Number #1 Pro Hero teaching your class was enough to make anyone excited. Izuku, who used to be a fan of the Pro Hero didn't really feel all that excited as he once did when he was a child. Just the mention of the man's name would be enough to throw him in a fit of excitement and constant muttering, but he wasn't like that anymore. That part of him is no longer around. He shed that fanboy part of him and dedicated himself to becoming a hero that would protect his loved ones, including Sacchan. His chest began to hurt when he thought of his best friend. Those things are still out there for him to kill and will keep killing them because it'll help wake up his friend.
He might be getting more scars because of his encounters with the creatures, but it was a small price to pay in his opinion.
"I AM..." there standing before the class was none other All Might himself in all his muscular glory. He was wearing a skin tight silver costume with a red symbol on it, red cape, yellow cuffs and boots, "...coming through the door like a normal person!"
Izuku sighed inwardly, 'And I used to be a fan of this guy? I'm kinda glad Law-sensei and the others beat that out of me when I was training with them.'
Everyone else in the class was excited though.
"No way! Its really All Might! He's really teaching our class!" Kaminari grinned.
"That design," Kirishima spoke, "Its from the silver age! Those clashing colors are giving me good vibes!"
All Might struck a flexing pose before the class, "For this class, we will be doing an exercise that will test your skills! A trial if you will, for this class is the most important!"
Izuku paid close attention.
All Might continued, "And with that in mind..." he trailed off to be more dramatic before showing the a piece of paper with the word 'BATTLE' on it in bold red letters, "Let's get right into it by doing the Battle Trial!"
Izuku closed his eyes, 'Battle Trial. I'm not surprised in the least.'
Bakugo smirked at the mention of a battle trial and it wasn't hard to see why. He was eager to fight and prove something, but as to what that was, Izuku didn't care to know anymore. This battle trial might actually be a good thing for Izuku and since this class was predictable it was best to keep his guard up.
All Might saw some students were excited, "Indeed! For the Battle Trial you will need..." he pressed another button and what appeared were metal suitcases that were labeled with the students initials on them, "Your special gear that goes well with your Quirks just as you requested! You will be allowed to wear them during the Battle Trial!"
"Awesome, we get to wear our battle gear!" Sero grinned.
"Alright!" Kirishima said.
Izuku was actually glad they got his battle gear ready.
"You may change into your gear by using the changing rooms we have available to you," All Might told them, "We will head to Ground Beta where the Battle Trials will take place. Remember this, boy and girls...you are officially heroes!"
Location: Ground Beta
The students of Class 1-A gathered before All Might wearing their hero gear and started complimenting each other about how cool they looked. Each of their costumes worked well with their Quirks and looked easily mobile.
"Wow, Deku-kun you look amazing!" Ochako complimented.
Izuku's hero gear was colored dark green, silver, and black, with his shoulder areas colored dark green, the overall appearance of the exoskeleton made him look a little masculine but not too much. It was basically an exoskeleton like armor that had two holders for him to keep his dual blades in. (Think of Raiden's design from Metal Gear). He moved around a little and hummed in satisfaction. Looks like his movements won't be restricted, just like he requested. The Support Department had some promising people in their class. Now that he thought about it, some girl named Hatsume Mei was the one responsible for making his hero gear just as he requested. He made a mental note to thank her.
"I have to agree with Uraraka-san!" Iida spoke through the helmet on his head, "It suits very well and doesn't look like it'll get in the way of your mobility."
"Yeah, the Support Department got everything right down to the T. I need to thank them later." Izuku said, "By the way, your design is obvious." He said to Iida.
"It is?!" Iida exclaimed.
"Of course it is." Izuku said.
Ochako looked confused, "Huh? What do you mean?"
Guess she didn't get what he was talking about. Iida's brother Ingenium has a similar design to Iida's costume, yet there are still some obvious differences.
"Don't worry about it," Izuku told her, "Speaking of design, not bad."
She blushed, "R-Really? I'm kinda embarrassed actually, maybe I should have been more clear about how I wanted it to look."
"There's really nothing wrong with is." Izuku told her honestly.
"You really mean that?" She asked.
"Yes, I mean it." He assured her.
She grinned, "Thank you!" She hugged him happily.
He rubbed her back, "Yes, yes, you're welcome."
It was then he felt the same slimy disgusting presence that was known as Mineta Minoru, who might have the worst hero costume in the class. The little grape midget was wearing a freaking diaper as part of his costume. Seriously, like what the hell?
"The Hero Course," he gave a thumps up, "Is without a doubt, the best course ever!"
Izuku was slowly inching towards one of his blades, 'I will kill this little grape midget, that's a promise.' He then felt someone feeling up his chest and saw it was Mina.
"Can I help you?" He asked her with an unamused tone.
Mina grinned, "Nope, just feeling you up!"
"Why?"
"How could I not? You've got like, the best abs in the whole class!"
Izuku didn't really care about that and would very much appreciate it if she would stop touching him.
"You shouldn't be touching him in such an inappropriate way!" Momo lectured Mina but even she was blushing slightly, "I-Its rude!"
'You say that, yet I don't see you trying to stop her.' Izuku thought dryly.
All Might coughed into his hand, getting their attention and nodded at them, "Very interesting hero gear I see here!"
'How the hell can you say that?' Izuku couldn't believe All Might just said that considering Mineta was wearing a freaking diaper. Was this guy blind?
"Its time to see what you all are made of! I'm looking forward to seeing how you all fair in the Battle Trial!" All Might grinned with a thumbs up.
Iida raised his hand, "All Might-sensei, regarding the training ground we are currently going to use for the Battle Trial, isn't it the same training ground we used for the Entrance Exams?"
"Good observation, Young Iida! You are correct in the fact that we are using the very same training ground you used for the Entrance Exams! However, instead of taking place outside the Battle Trial will take place indoors!" All Might said, then began to explain, "Imprisonment, house arrest, and the black market. In this society filled with Quirks, with heroes being backed up by the government, any villain with superior intelligence could be lurking anywhere within the shadows! So, with that in mind, for this test you will be paired up by drawing lots and split into teams of "Heroes" and "Villains," that will fight two-on-two team battles!"
This took the class by surprise. So they will be paired into groups of two, and one group will play the "Heroes" while the other group will play the "Villains."
Tsuyu raised her hand, "What about the foundational training that we're supposed to do?"
All Might grinned at her, "This is part of the training! Except for this part of the training there won't be any robots to destroy!"
Momo asked a question this time, "How do we determine who wins and who losses?"
"Is it okay to just make them explode until they're dead?" Bakugo asked menacingly while sending a glare Izuku's way who just stood there silently.
"Um, is there a threat of expulsion like with Aizawa-sensei's test?" Ochako asked nervously.
Iida raised his hand robotically, "Since we will be separated into different groups, what would be the best solution in doing so?"
Aoyama didn't even ask a question that was related to what the others were asking, "Does this cape look fabulous on me?" He asked twirling around in place.
Izuku rubbed his temples in annoyance, 'Annoying.'
All Might meanwhile was sporting a sweat-drop at the back of his head due to all of the questions being thrown at him all at once, "I can't answer all of your questions if you all come at me at once like that!" He managed to get the class to settle down, "Ahem, for this training exercise we will have the villains hide within the building while guarding a dangerous weapon! The heroes must find the villains and either secure or defeat them within the time limit! The villains will attain victory should they manage to successfully protect the dangerous weapon or capture the heroes!"
'So that's how it works.' Izuku thought, curiously.
With the explanation over and done with, All Might pulls out a box from out of nowhere and presented it to everyone, "Both your teammates and opponents will be chosen at random!"
"That's how we're going to do this?!" Iida exclaimed.
Izuku, decided to explain why it should be random, "In real life, heroes will have to partner up with someone they're not all that familiar with. Even if you can't stand that person to the point if expressing your disdain for them outwardly, working together is still important. If you can't do that, then those around you suffer. Pro Heroes have to do this all the time, like All Might here and that flame brain Endeavor."
All Might choked on his spit as Izuku just plainly called Endeavor a 'flame brain' without any sort of remorse.
"Y-Young Midoriya..." he said weakly.
"I see, we should always have our eyes on the future..." Iida bowed to All Might, "I apologize for my ignorance, All Might-sensei! Also, Midoriya-kun you shouldn't call a Pro Hero a name such as 'flame brain!"
"A flame brain is a flame brain," Izuku said again without any remorse, "Besides, being surrounded in your flame doesn't make you look intimidating, but idiotic not to mention its the most stupidest thing I've ever seen a flame user do. Its a wonder his brain hasn't turned into a lump of charcoal."
"Such brutal honesty!" Kirishima and Kaminari exclaimed.
"Pfft...charcoal...he said ch-charcoal...!" Mina giggled uncontrollably.
Sero was laughing his ass off, "Oh, man Midoriya you are a riot!"
The rest of the class were either trying to hold in their laughter or was outright laughing. A certain boy with white and red hair had turned his head to the side as his shoulder were shaking uncontrollably.
All Might sweat-dropped at the blatant disrespect Izuku had for Endeavor but didn't comment on it anymore, "A-Anyways, lets begin, shall we?"
Everyone did the draw and got paired up with someone random. They did this to see who they would be teamed up with. Half the girls were hoping they wouldn't be paired up with Mineta, but knew one of them would. Once everyone had finished drawing lots the teams were as followed:
Team A: Midoriya Izuku & Uraraka Ochako
Team B: Todoroki Shoto & Shoji Mezo
Team C: Yaoyorozu Momo & Mineta Minoru
Team D: Tenya Iida & Bakugo Katsuki
Team E: Aoyama Yūga & Ashido Mina
Team F: Sato Rikido & Koda Koji
Team G: Jirō Kyōka & Kaminari Denki
Team H: Tokoyami Fumikage & Asui Tsuyu
Team I: Hagakure Toru & Mashirao Ojiro
Team J: Kirishima Eijiro & Sero Hanta
Ochako grinned happily and cheered, "Yosh, we're on the same team, Deku-kun!"
"Yeah, look forward to working with you, Ochako." He said with a small smile.
"Mm!"
Iida was as still as a statue and it wasn't hard to see why. He was paired up with Bakugo Katsuki of all people. Izuku wouldn't wish the temperamental boy on anyone, not even his worse enemy.
Bakugo didn't seem too happy with the pairing either but then again the only thing that makes him happy is getting to use his Quirk on others with that sick grin on his face.
All Might then pulled out two more lottery boxes out of nowhere then showed them one that was labeled "Heroes" and "Villains" in bold letters, "The first two pairings to do combat are Team A and D, with A being the "Heroes" while D will be the "Villains!"
Bakugo had a savage grin on his at the thought of going up against Izuku and utterly defeating him.
Izuku meanwhile had a dark look in his eyes when Bakugo's name was mentioned, but said nothing.
"The first ones to go inside the building first will be the Villain team! After five minutes have passed then the Hero team will go inside the building as well! Those of us out here will be watching through the surveillance cameras! Doing this will allow both Young Bakugo and Young Iida to get into that villain mindset! While this may be just a training exercise you are free to go all out, so don't be afraid to hold back! However, if I feel things are going too far I will step in if needed to..." He was deadly serious about this. The last thing he needed was for his students to give each other serious injury, "Understood?" When he saw all of the students nod their heads he gave the four that will be going first four earplugs and paper, "This is the layout of the building, commit every detail to memory the best you can. Use these earpieces to keep in touch constantly with your teammates. As said before, the Villains will go inside the building first while the Heroes will go in after five minutes. As for the rest of you, follow me to the Control Room so that we may observe how the battle goes!"
And with that, it was time to start the Battle Trial.
The Villain team, Iida and Bakugo decided to place the Nuclear Weapon on the floor of the building they were in. Placing it at the top would give them the advantage, which was Iida's idea.
"I know this is just a simple training exercise, but it pains me to play the role of a villain," Iida lamented, "Although, this will be good experience, plus I will do my best to defend this weapon, despite it being fake. But even so, I have to admit that its very well made."
Behind him Bakugo was glaring at the wall in front of him, "Always looking down on me...you think you're better than me, Deku?"
Iida still had mixed feelings about being paired up with Bakugo Katsuki of all people, especially since he has some hostile feelings towards Midoriya. He might as well try and go over a plan with his partner, "Bakugo, we need to go over what we're going to do when Midoriya-kun and Ochako-san come in here."
"Shut up, four-eyes!" Bakugo snarled with his intense glare, "This is between me and Deku so stay out of it!"
It was official.
Tenya Iida did not like Bakugo Katsuki at all.
With the Hero team, both Izuku and Ochako were going over the blue prints of the building carefully. While they were given five minutes before entering the building, that didn't mean they wouldn't take full advantage of the limited time they have.
"I think we're ready, Deku-kun." Ochako said with a grin.
"We've pretty much memorized the layout of the whole building," Izuku said, "Though, I'll have to do some remodeling the moment its time to start."
"What do you mean?" Ochako asked.
He smirked, "You'll see. Anyway, I already know how this is gonna play out. Bakugo will abandon his partner and come at me himself."
"Would he really do that?"
Izuku snorted, "He will. That's the sort of person he is."
"Oh."
"Enough of that though, its almost time. You ready?" Izuku asked.
Ochako gave him a determined grin, "Definitely!"
All Might and the rest of the class were observing the battle by watching it through the many monitors. The blonde hero was curious to see Izuku's Quirk first hand, as well as the boy's combat skills.
'I wonder what sort of Quirk "Operation" truly is? It doesn't go into detail from the file Aizawa presented me, but what had me baffled is the fact Young Midoriya was diagnosed Quirkless before he suddenly got a Quirk. I don't there's ever been a case of late bloomers before either.' All Might thought.
"Five minutes have now passed! The hero team may now enter the building! Begin!" He announced.
Izuku and Ochako stood before the building as All Might gave them the all clear to go inside.
Izuku held his arm out before Ochako could take a step forward, "Remember when I told you I had some remodeling to do?"
"Yes..."
He smirked, "Wanna see?"
"Eh, but how are you going to..." She trailed off seeing him lift his hand.
"Room," a blue sphere surrounded the whole building where Iida and Bakugo where located, "I already knew their location, but it wouldn't hurt for this place to have less floors, right?"
Ochako didn't comment, too busy being in awe about how Izuku made a large blue sphere surround the building where Iida and Bakugo were.
"Takuto (Takt)." With just a wave of his finger, Izuku lifted the whole building off the ground much to the astonishment of the rest of the class, Ochako, All Might, Bakugo, and Iida.
Ochako's eyes widened as her mouth was hung wide open, 'A-Amazing...! Is this Deku-kun's Quirk?!' She looked over at her partner, 'He's lifting the whole building with just his finger! Amazing!'
Inside the Building
Iida and Bakugo's backs hit the wall as the building moved upwards.
"Wh-What in the world is going on?!" Iida exclaimed.
Bakugo grunted, "The hell?!"
Observation Room
"HOLY SHIT!" Kirishima, Kaminari, and Sero exclaimed.
"Th-That's impossible...!" Mineta said, shaking in place, "He literally lifted the whole freaking building with just a wave of his finger! What the hell is he?!"
Jirō had a trail of sweat roll down her face, "This isn't funny...what kind of strength is that?"
"Incredible..." Momo whispered.
"Awesome! This is seriously awesome!" Mina grinned, even though she was trying to process what she was seeing just now.
"What an incredible display." Tokoyami commented.
Todoroki kept his eyes on the monitor.
"Unbelievable..." Aoyama stared.
"His Quirk is really cool!" Hagakure said, cheerfully.
All Might was speechless. He'd seen many Quirks, but in all his life of being the Number #1 hero he'd never witnessed a Quirk with capabilities such as this!
'Is this...Is this what Aizawa meant?' He thought as he was just as speechless as everyone else in the room right now. A Quirk that manifests out of nowhere and with abilities such as this! They would have to look into more of Young Midoriya's background after this was over.
Something doesn't feel right.
"Now then," Izuku grabbed one of his swords, unsheathing it, "Let's get rid of some unwanted floors, shall we?"
"Eh, you were serious?!" Ochako exclaimed in shock.
"Of course I was." With two swings he cut two floors off of the building then sheathed his sword. He was aware that Ochako had her mouth wide open like a gaping fish but didn't really care at the moment. He moved the two cut floors of the building out of the circle, not even flinching when they fell to the ground. Then he set the floating building back down on the ground as the blue circle disappeared. With a sigh he turned to his partner, "I made it easier for us to get to them, lets go."
Ochako seemed to snap out of it when he spoke, "R-Right!"
"Think you can use your Quirk on two people? We're going right through the window." He told her.
"I can." She said.
He smirked, "Good."
Inside the Building
Iida stood up slowly, his legs a little wobbly, "What in the world...is going on out there?"
Bakugo used the wall behind him to help keep him standing, "Deku...that bastard!"
Before Iida could ask him what he meant by that the window in front of them, revealing Izuku and Ochako. Izuku moved first, kicking Bakugo hard in the stomach that sent him flying, hitting his back hard against the wall behind him.
"Gah!" Bakugo cried out.
"Bakugo!" Iida yelled, distracted for a second to check on his partner, which is all that Ochako needed to make a move herself. The Engine Quirk user was suddenly sent floating midair, high enough that he couldn't get back down and use his Quirk, "Damn, I let my guard down!"
Izuku and Ochako both touched the Nuke as the timer buzzed, signaling their victory.
"HERO TEAM WINS!" All Might announced.
Ochako grinned at Izuku, who gave her a smirk in return.
Mission accomplished.
With the exercise over and done with, Ochako released Iida from her Quirk and watched him land on his two feet.
"I'm ashamed to have let my guard down for even just a second!" Iida said, shaking his fist in embarrassment.
Ochako patted him on the back, "Don't worry about it, Iida-kun. There's always a next time so don't look so down."
Iida straightened up stiffly, "You're right! Now is not the time to despair about my shortcomings! I shall learn from this experience and better myself!"
"That's the spirit!" Ochako smiled.
Izuku huffed in amusement at the display. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Bakugo was getting up from his position slowly with a menacing aura, but didn't do anything. He was more than welcome to try though.
All Might had the four of them standing before him in the observation room where they will now be evaluated on their performance by him and their peers. He wasn't oblivious not to notice the looks the students were giving Young Midoriya, who just stood there as though he didn't just lift up a whole building with just his finger!
Truly frightening.
He observed the faces of the other three, Ochako was looking at Young Midoriya with astonishment in her eyes, as was Iida. Young Bakugo on the other hand...he looked like he wanted to jump the green haired boy and beat him senseless. Not a very healthy thing to do when one loses.
"Ahem, so who are the VIP's?" All Might asked.
Momo was the first one to speak, "Izuku-san and Ochako-san."
All Might was expecting that, "Explain!"
"Both Izuku-san and Ochako-san stuck together, even when Izuku found their location," Momo explained, "Once they found their location and caused...quite a big distraction, they both stormed the building and quickly incapacitated the enemy. Izuku-san quickly put Bakugo out of commission while Ochako-san used Iida's distraction to her advantage and made him unable to either help his partner or try to fight both Izuku-san and Ochako-san."
All Might grinned, flexing his muscles, "Good explanation, Young Yaoyorozu! That's not to say there still can't be any room for improvement! For example, Young Midoriya, in real life situations when coming up against a villain I don't think its wise to move the whole building, especially if there are hostages inside. Though I must say, the power you displayed was very impressive."
Izuku simply stared at him but he understood where All Might was coming from. Although, he could do it again as a way of distracting the villains or catching them off guard long enough for the heroes to step in.
"Young Iida, showing concern for your partner is important, but you must never let your guard down for even a second. The moment you do, your opponent will use that to their advantage." All Might told him.
Iida stood up rigidly, "Yes! I understand and will do better next time, All Might-sensei!"
All Might nodded with a hum, "Young Bakugo, letting a personal grudge cloud your judgement is a dangerous thing and can lead to either personal injury or death. Do you understand?"
Bakugo was still inwardly seething as he had been soundly defeated by Izuku of all people. Someone who he saw as just another pebble in his way to becoming the Number #1 hero, yet he lost. For the first time...he lost. And it felt disgusting.
"Yeah..." he said.
With a nod All Might grinned, "And now for the next pair!"
Izuku sat down next to Ochako and Iida sat on his other side. Sensing he was being stared at he addressed those that were staring, "What?"
Kirishima got in his face, "Dude, just what is your Quirk?! It was awesome!"
"For real, the way you lifted up that building with just your finger was totally badass!" Kaminari said.
"How the hell did you do that?!" Mineta questioned.
"You're a hell of a lot stronger than you look!" Sero commented.
"Oh, most definitely!" Mina gave him a knowing smirk.
Izuku gave her a dry look, 'What...the hell?'
"I must admit," Iida spoke this time, "I was quite surprised to know that it was you who lifted the whole building, Midoriya-kun. But it was indeed impressive."
"I know! My mouth was wide open when I saw him do it!" Ochako said.
Izuku felt the urge to blush a little at the praise everyone was giving him about his Quirk, but refused to do so. If he was the old, shy, timid him then he would be doing just that, but he wasn't.
That Midoriya Izuku died years ago.
When he first met Law-sensei and the others.
And he was never coming back.
"Here are the next pair!" All Might's voice silenced the chatting students, "The next teams are, Team B who will be the heroes and Team I who will be the villains!"
Izuku paid attention to that, 'Team B are Todoroki Shoto and Shoji Mezo, while Team I are Hagakure Toru and Mashirao Ojiro.' He eyed the four teens, seeing Todoroki was covered in half of his ice. As for Shoji, those arms of his are powerful and from the looks of it can replicate parts of his body, like ears, mouth, and eyes. Meanwhile Ojiro is the close combat type who probably doesn't have that much experience in dealing with long range fighters like Todoroki. Hagakure can use her invisibility to move stealthily, but with those waving gloves and shoes she'll give herself away easily. Unless she takes them off.
'Which is probably what she might do for this training exercise.' He leaned back in his chair and watched as Ojiro and Hagakure went in first while Todoroki and Shoji waited for five minutes.
Izuku as already predicting how this was going end. Either both Todoroki and Shoji end up taking out both Ojiro and Hagakure or Todoroki ends up taking the two out by himself. Ojiro would be able to handle his own against the two, but only if they engage in hand-to-hand combat and I doubt Todoroki will give them that chance or Shoji for that matter. Hagakure could move around stealthily and quietly so she could sneak up on either boys, but its unknown if she can hold her own in a one-on-one fight.
All in all, it looks like this will go to Team B.
The timer buzzed.
'Here it goes.'
Inside the Building with Ojiro and Hagakure
Since Izuku had remodeled the last building they used, All Might decided to place the four teams in another building. Ojiro and Hagakure were on the fourth floor of the building where they placed the Nuke.
Ojiro looked over at his partner, "Are you ready?"
"Yep! Just leave it to me! I'm gonna do my best to get a win for us!" Hagakure promised as she proceeded to take her gloves off.
Ojiro blushed and turned away quickly, "Wh-What are you doing, Hagakure-san?!"
"Ah, make sure you don't look over here okay?" Hagakure told him, "I'm taking off my clothes so I can move around without them seeing me!"
"I-I see..." Ojiro said, scratching his cheek with a small blush still dusting his cheeks, 'Being in a room with a completely naked girl is the strangest thing ever!'
Somewhere in the Building with Todoroki and Shoji
Shoji was using his Quirk "Dupli-Arms" to try and find both Ojiro and Hagakure. He transformed his arms into ears so he could hear better and sure enough he was able pinpoint where they were, which was on the north side of the fourth floor. There was some movement detected there.
The ears disappeared as soon as he got their location.
"Well?" Todoroki inquired.
Shoji told him what he found, "Movement detected on the north side of the fourth floor of the building. Both of our opponents are barefooted, also Hagakure is trying to ambush us."
Todoroki's expression remained stoic, "You should exit the building for your own safety."
Shoji blinked in confusion, "Why?"
"Team I is trying to fight on the defensive," Todoroki told him, "But its pointless because we've already won."
Monitor Room
Izuku, like the others couldn't hear what the two of them were saying, but saw Shoji exit the building as Todoroki stayed behind. Izuku immediately knew what the boy was going to do.
"This goes to Team B." He said.
"Eh, what do you mean? Nothing's happened yet." Ochako said.
"I agree, why would you say they are victorious when neither of them has made a move yet?" Iida questioned.
The rest of the class, including All Might gave him confusing looks, but he decided to elaborate anyway.
"Watch and see." He told them.
Back with Todoroki and Shoji
Todoroki placed his hand on the wall and instantly the whole building was covered in a solid layer of ice, much to the astonishment of his partner as well as everyone else that was watching in the monitor room. It was just like what happened with Team A, except Todoroki froze the whole damn building instead of lifting it in the air.
So far the whole class has deemed both Izuku and Todoroki the strongest of their class.
Shoji, who walked back into the building blinked in astonishment, 'He covered the whole building in a layer of ice just like that! He's strong!'
With Ojiro and Hagakure
"Kyaa, I can't move my feet!" Hagakure said, as her teeth were chattering because she was completely naked and exposed to the cold.
Ojiro didn't show he was cold outwardly but make no mistake he was cold, "This is...Todoroki's Quirk...its so strong..."
Footsteps could soon be heard as Ojiro saw it was Todoroki as he waltzed right through the entrance with the same stoic expression.
Ojiro takes up a fighting stance, ready to engage Todoroki even though his feet were incapacitated.
"Don't bother," Todoroki told him, "If you try to pry your feet from the ice the skin on your feet will rip off, can't imagine you'll be able to fight like that."
"Kuh!" Ojiro grunted.
Monitor Room
Izuku called it.
Team B won just like he said.
"Not a bad way to get to the weapon while at the same time incapacitating the enemy." Izuku commented.
"Whoa! He's totally strong, too!" Eijiro commented.
Bakugo looked on in horror as he witnessed another powerhouse. Clenching his fist he wondered just how many people in this class were above him in strength. First Deku, now this Half and Half bastard.
With Todoroki, Ojiro, and Hagakure
Todoroki walked past Ojiro and touched the Nuke. The buzzard goes off securing a victory for his team.
"HERO TEAM WINS!" All Might announced.
Todoroki simply used his left side to melt the ice away from the building slowly before addressing Ojiro.
"This was a case of bad luck on your part," Todoroki told him, "The two of us are simply on a different level." And with those parting words he exists the building along with Shoji, leaving Ojiro standing there in stunned amazement.
Monitor Room
"As expected of someone who got into this school on recommendation." Momo commented.
"Yes, there are three students in this room who got into this school on recommendations." All Might revealed.
Izuku's brow twitched in annoyance, 'Did he have to tell them that?'
"Eh, who are they?" Ochako asked.
All Might coughed into his fist, "Yaoyorozu Momo, Todoroki Shoto, and Midoriya Izuku."
Everyone looked over at Izuku as he simply closed his eyes in annoyance, 'Again, why was I a fan of this guy again?'
He chalked it up to just being a naive child who knew know better and left it at that.
Once school was over Izuku as the first one out the door. He promised Eri he would go to the market and pick up some candy apples for her. Maybe he should get her something else besides candy apples, like some cable perhaps? In that case he'll have to get some for mom, too.
"DEKU!"
He stopped in his tracks having known Bakugo was following him the second he left the classroom ahead of everyone else. just what the hell did he want now?
His back was still facing Bakugo, not even wanting to acknowledge him, but he might as well hear him out just this once. There was still a bubble of resentment and anger towards the ash haired blonde, but now was not the time to make a scene.
"What the fuck was that?" Bakugo demanded.
What the hell was he going on about now?
"What are you babbling about?" His voice was cold.
"You know what the hell I'm talking about!" Bakugo yelled, "I thought your Quirk was that black stuff and whatever it is you did to knock me and everyone else out when we were brats! Just what the hell is your Quirk?!"
So that's what the tracked him down for...information about his Quirk.
Too bad though.
"None of your damn business." He responded coldly again.
Bakugo's hands lit up with mini explosions, "Don't screw with me, you damn nerd! I'm sick of you acting like you're above me when you're nothing but a pebble blocking my path!"
The aura around Izuku grew cold and murderous, just as he was about to reach for his swords a familiar voice entered the scene.
"I AM...HERE!" All Might appeared before the two boys.
Izuku's murderous aura disappeared in an instant with the presence of All Might. He even took his hands off his swords, there's no telling what he would have done had All Might not shown up.
All Might turned to Bakugo, "Young Bakugo, no one likes a sore loser."
"What?" Bakugo glared.
All Might placed a hand on his shoulder, "You lost the battle today, true. But that doesn't mean you still can't learn something from your loss. Taking your anger out on others is not the way to do things."
"Shut up!" Bakugo slapped the muscle man's grip on his shoulder away, "You don't know a damn thing about me! I'll be the number #1 hero and surpass you!" He then turned his attention to Izuku, "Deku, we're not done, not by a long shot."
Izuku gave him a cold expression as a response but said nothing as Bakugo left the school with both hands in his pockets like some thug. The old Bakugo he used to know was long gone. All that remains now, is a prideful fool with a short temper.
Now he was in a foul mood.
Great.
As he was about to leave himself All Might called out to him, "Young Midoriya, could you stay back for awhile?"
"No."
"Eh?"
Izuku turned to him, "Whatever it is you have to say can wait. I'm not in the mood to talk right now, later." He walked off, still in a foul mood no thanks to Bakugo.
'Keep pushing me Bakugo...and see what happens.'
U.S.J Incident & U.A. Sports Festival
Author's Note: I know some people are upset about the new pairing and I don't blame you. I meant to put the new pairing update in the Author's Note but completely forgot about it, and if you feel uncomfortable with reading the story now then you don't have to read it anymore. I'm not offended. There are some who aren't really all that comfortable with Yaoi and Yuri and that's okay. I do have a Izuku and Shoto pairing for my next story, but the Shoto in that story will be a girl and it will be a harem with IzukuxFemShotoxOchakoxMei. Its a story where Izuku is Quirkless, but instead of using a Quirk, he fights with Chi instead, and its a Street Fighter crossover, too.