Chapter 3: Training
SPECIAL ADDENDUM!: Sorry LoveXx, but somehow your reviews did not show up till after I wrote this and submitted it. Your character was accepted. :3
"Welcome one, welcome all!" the Pro Hero and UA Teacher, Titan, told them. He was a rather large man, larger then anyone else they had ever seen, and possessed titanic strength and ability. "I will be the one in charge of your Hero Training! I am Titan!"
Deru, and several others, practically wanted to pass out or fall over with overwhelming joy and disbelief. After all, Titan was an extremely popular and extremely capable hero, who has both strength and charisma. Very few people in the world could match his pure, raw strength and ability. However, along with him...there was a small boy who looked to be around Deru's age, though a bit taller and older maybe. Plus he was wearing glasses.
"And this, this is our teacher's assistant! Dont let his appearance fool you, he has already graduated from UA! He is the Genius Hero, Oracle!"
"...ahh, thanks for the introduction, but I feel like your praising me more then needed" Oracle replied, as he looked over at the students and gave a calm, cool look. However, what they maybe didn't know yet was that he was already at work.
...Deru-kun, Inversion, Yusha Toshi-kun, Lightforge, Yukari Yaro-kun, Mutagen Spawn, Samuel McGrath-kun, Smoke, Amon Ahmose-kun, Djinn, Akamine Meiko-chan, Matchstick, Daiki Noboru-kun, Treant, Mikuriya Ryoka-chan, Alter, Nakamura Utako-chan, Amp, Kurasawa Ouma-kun, Illusion, Kuchiki Haru-kun, Demon, Hokama Kazuya-kun, Lightning Horns, Hirai Kaori-kun, Command, Winterbone Yuki-kun, Sub-Zero, Francesca Granzzani-chan, Hair Manipulation, Nakamura Jiro-kun, Flexibility, Saikyo Wakumo-kun, Solar Power, Bisca Orlando-chan, Demon...eh?
Oracle, also known as Kotari Teiko-kun, rechecked that data. Surely enough, it appeared that there were two people with similar quirks, similar enough to both be named Demon.
And then, using his own mind, started to organize them by type. (Note, other names are technically on the lists but not listed as the characters dont exist yet. BTW, we need more females! Also, lol...two people named their Quirk the same. This is why I should just make everyone submit in reviews and tell them to read the others before submitting, but meh...I am sure I can play on it somehow in a fun way. Like those two muscleheads from the show!)
Control Types: Deru-kun, Ryoka-chan, Ouma-kun, Jiro-kun, and possibly Francesca-chan, depending on how she uses her Quirk she could effectively control a battlefield. Also Samuel-kun.
Summon Types: Amon-kun and Yaro-kun for sure.
Power Types: Meiko-chan, Wakumo-kun, Kazuya-kun, Yuki-kun, Toshi-kun, and Utako-chan. Plenty of those in this class.
Transformation Types: Bisca-chan, Haru-kun, Noboru-kun.
Information Types: Kaori-kun.
In short, this class possesses a number of Control Types, people whose Quirks could be used to help control the battlefield. They also have a number of Power Types for direct combat. However, they only have two good summoners right now, and only one person who has information. The Transformations also basically just add a disguised power, indicating that...this class has some serious issues ahead. However, with this knowledge, I can construct the proper teams and training regiments needed to help them learn their weaknesses and improve their strengths. Also, there is a clear lack of Quirks that can be used for defense, so self awareness and self defense will be critical areas to focus on. Perhaps that is what the Transformation Types should also practice on...alright, I got it.
And so what seemed like to everyone else to only be a few short seconds, Oracle, or rather Kotari-sensei, had figured out what they needed to do.
"We wll need to do a lot of basic physical training. Running, jumping, teaching martial arts for sure. Deru, your Quirk does not involve your tail, but you do have one. You should take lessons in..."
"In Three Limbed Style, written by the famous Tail/Martial Arts Hero Mashirao Ojiro-sama, right?" Deru finished.
"You are aware of it? Its rather old, I am a bit surprised".
"My father had a book on it".
"I see...well, still. You should refine it further. Your tail doesn't seem to have much physical strength, but it could still have great potential in other ways" Oracle mentioned. "However, before we can hash out a plan, we need to see you all in action. Right, Titan-kun?"
"Ah...yes yes..."
For a moment, those words caught their ears.
"Did he just call him Titan-kun?"
"Not Titan-sensei?"
"Are they good friends? No no, but this is still..."
"Ahahahaha! Looks like we slipped up, Kotari-sensei" Titan mentioned with a laugh. "You see, as I was saying, despite his appearance, he is much older then he looks. In truth, he is so old, he was actually my sensei when I came here...ahahahahah! Sorry, sorry! You are not that old!"
As Titan began to laugh and boast, the much smaller Kotari Teiko-kun seemed to float up and pull on Titan's ear in the way an adult would punish a child.
At this occurance, Deru raised his hand at the teacher who was smaller then everyone else in the room but himself, yet was apparently the oldest here and possessed some sort of Quirk that let him float.
"Yes, Deru-kun?" Kotari-sensei asked with a smile, while still holding onto Titan's ear.
"Why is your Hero Name Oracle when you clearly have a Quirk that lets you float?"
"Ahhh...I suppose none of you would be able to focus unless I answer this?" Kotari mentioned with a smile as he floated down, bringing Titan to his knees. "Well, I suppose I should admit this first. While I did sort of come here as a Teacher's Assistant, in truth I am the Principle of this school. Principle Kotari Teiko. As for my Quirk, it is actually Gravity Manipulation. However, I was named Oracle due to my overwhelming intelligence and ability to predict events, fights, and actions of villains. As for my youthful appearance, my mother's Quirk was a strange mutation type called Longevity. She was actually born over one hundred years ago, you see. Normally, one might inherit the physical features, not the Quirk itself, but apparently it was a physical feature. Well, what can you do right? The doctors mentioned it was an abnormal case. They also said I should easily make it to one thousand years old if I play it safe".
"Woah...amazing..."
"To have that sort of luck..."
"No wonder he is the principle..."
With that, he then clapped his hands.
"Now now, everyone. It is time for everyone to change into their Hero Costumes, and get ready for a fight!" he said, finally releasing Titan's ear.
"You know, you could go..."
"Oh yes, and Titan? Since apparently I might be super old and maybe senile..."
"I never said Senile!"
"You get to do all my paperwork while I teach this class! Have fun, and remember if you dont take it seriously, or do something I wouldn't approve of...well, I am sure you remember".
"Eeeeek!"
With everyone suited up, they all went and walked onto the training field they would be using. Everyone was now in costume, and that included their teacher, Kotari Teiko, known as Oracle...sort of...
He was wearing a black hoodie jacket with the hood up, black long pants, black boots, black sunglasses, and a black T shirt. Basically, if it was dark out, no one would be able to see him. It entirely looked like civilian clothes, except for one thing. He was carrying a weapon, a large black scythe that was bigger then him.
"Well then, its nice to see you all" Kotari-sensei told them all. "Now, before any of you worry, you can relax. You wont be fighting me, or any of the other teachers today. No no, this will be a simple game. Its an old Hero Course practice, where you will all make up teams of two. Then, we will decide which pair takes up the roles of villains, and which takes up the roles of heroes. The heroes will infiltrate a building that the villains have holed up inside with a nuke, and their goal is to either capture both villains, or grab the nuke. All the villains have to do is stop them until time runs out. And now...for the teams..."
He looked up, and examined all their costumes and battle gear.
"Heroes will be announced first. Deru-kun and Ryoka-chan against Yuki-kun and Toshi-kun. Yaro-kun and Wakumo-kun against Kaori-kun and Utako-chan. Amon-kun and Ouma-kun against Samuel-kun and Meiko-chan. Fran-chan and Noboru-kun against Bisca-chan and Haru-kun".
When they heard those pairings, not everyone was overly enthusiastic about the Quirk matchups. Kaori-kun knew he would have trouble against Yaro-kun's ability to produce a swarm of enemies, while Yaro was not so happy to be against a person who could track various people's movements at range. Meanwhile, Deru was not really sure how effective his Inversion would be against Toshi-kun, while Ryoka could not help but notice that both of their Quirks seemed more Control based against two Power based. On the other side, Yuki and Toshi felt like they were disadvantaged on defense, since it would make Control based quirks harder to deal with since they had to focus on defense.
"Ah yes, and the villain side definently wont want damage to come to the building, while the Hero side also wont want to cause reckless damage and risk detonating the nuke" Kotari-sensei told them. "Now, lets begin with the first matchup!"
"That hero outfit looks kinda cut...cool, Deru-chan" Ryoka-chan mentioned as she struggled to talk to her teammate. She was kind of a major introvert, though maybe it was Deru's size and appearance, but he was just a bit easier to talk to. Though granted, that was probably because he seemed like the least intimidating classmate there.
"Umm...thanks..." Deru said with flushed cheeks. He was also a bit mad, because someone messed up his Hero Costume order. What he had asked for was blue shorts with extentions to make it pants when it got cold, heavy combat boots, a gear belt to hold various gadgets and devices in, some gauntlets on his arms, light but durable, for defense, a hood for heavier weather and to help hide where he was looking in a fight, and of course a hole for his tail. Additionally, the shirt was supposed to have longer sleeves.
However, some changes had clearly been made. The shorts currently had no extentions, and the shirt was sleeveless. Everything else was there, but what had been added as a mistake by someone who clearly though he had some form of mutation style quirk...was the animal ears on his hood. Yes, that was why Ryoka could not help but consider it cute. There were adorable animal ears on his hood, and his gloves had paw prints put on them fashioned to his hand size. But, there was one additional thing that seemed to happen.
As for Ryoka, she had some sturdy shoes made. Normally she prefers Sandals, but was convinced not to as "flimsy footwear" was mentioned to be the absolute worst idea for any hero, since being able to get your footing is incredibly important. She also wears pants under her skirt due to potential occurances during a fight, and she had her hair in a ponytail to keep it out of her hair. That said...this whole new look was making her even more nervous then usual, so she was trying to focus on Deru to calm her down.
Though, she still was a bit embarrassed around him since he had seen her naked, granted it was an accident.
"There is even a cute pink bow on your tail though..."
"Eh?" Deru exclaimed, shocked as he turned and looked at his tail. He definently did not put that small bow on...
"...that guy must have had something to do with it" Deru muttered as he took it off. "Anyways, Ryoka-chan. I know when we introduced ourselves, we mentioned our Quirk Names, but...what is your Quirk exactly?"
"...ahh, okay" Ryoka replied, a bit nervous to talk about herself. "My quirk is called Alter. I can change the physical state of any matter I am currently touching, or touched within the last three minutes. However, it only works on non-living matter".
"Alright. As expected. My Inversion basically lets me Invert...things. I cant Invert everything, but its a broad coverage. I also have trouble inverting living beings other then myself, and my Quirk has no direct offensive ability. Something else has to happen, some other action, for me to attack with my Quirk".
As the two said that, they both looked at each other.
"...this is going to be hard, isn't it?"
"Maybe...I kind of have a plan..."
"...al...alright" Ryoka replied. And then, soon after, the first round began.
"Should one of us go out and hunt them down before they get here?" Toshi asked Yuki as they watched over the Nuke.
"It would be dangerous. While their Quirks are less offensive and power based then ours, their control makes it hard if they both get the jump on one of us".
"So right now, we are at the disadvantage, but once the battle starts, we can use that chance to win?"
"Yeah. The critical point of the battle will be how we turn it around".
And so, the two prepared. To start with, Toshi immediately projected multiple weapons, swords mainly, in advance to respond to issues. Meanwhile, Yuki began to chill the entire air around them. Yuki's Hero Costume was other than his treasured scarf, he wears a Dark blue cloak that goes down to his knees under a white jumpsuit. He also has a pair of light brown jean shorts and carries a golden cane. Also, Yuki walks around in bare feet, using his cold immunity to his advantage.
Meanwhile, Toshi wore a black jacket with thick padding to help endure impact, long padded pants, with a white T shirt that featured two crossed red swords. He also had heavy combat boots as well, to help with traction and defense.
For a few minutes, it was nothing but silence.
"...they are getting close".
"Yeah. I can sense it...something is shifting..."
And then, in that moment...the floor below them turned into liquid!
"A surprise attack?!"
"They are trying to distance us from the weapon!"
Toshi quickly projected a shield and moved it under them to use as a foothold, and then they both jumped back up onto the floor...which then also turned into liquid. Along with the floor under the nuke.
"I dont think so!" Toshi yelled, using several of his projected weapons to catch the nuke. However, that was when Yuki noticed that Deru was falling up.
"He inverted his gravity! I got this!" Yuki yelled, and threw a snowball at him to keep him at bay while Toshi moved the nuke away from them. That said, their vision was suddenly obstructed by gas...gas with the same color as the floor.
"Get out of the gas now!" Toshi warned as he and Yuki evaded, before the gas turned to a solid and trapped them both. However, this distraction and sudden movement interrupted their concentration. "Nice try Deru-kun. We may be friends, but I have no intention of letting you win! You will have to go through me to get this weapon!"
"So, what are you trying to point out here sensei?" Titan whispered as they monitored the progress in front, and a bit away from, the other students.
"Yuki-kun and Toshi-kun both are power types, but I want to see how they do on defense. Toshi-kun can project shields, but I was wondering if he was well versed in defense. Yuki-kun meanwhile also lacks defense. Technically, his power could let him counter, but defending...I was not sure on. Furthermore, both of their abilities I believe require some form of concentration. So putting them up against two people who specialize in changing the battlefield rather then direct attacks would test them. Meanwhile, Deru-kun and Ryoka-chan have good control abilities, but lack their own firepower. Deru-kun can do that to some limited degree, but clearly its not overwhelming given how he changed his mind about the robot. Therefore, this lets them learn how to people who are stronger then them in terms of power, and also how to use their quirks offensively".
Kotari Teiko-sensei mentioned that as they watched the monitors. However, that was when Titan leaned in further.
"And, what about the lie you told them reguarding your Quirk?"
"Well, it was not a lie now was it? My Quirk is Gravity Manipulation".
"But...its not your only Quirk" Titan whispered. "You also have your brother's Quirk, Scaneyes, which is how you got all that information from just one look".
"Its too soon for them to learn about the complicated stuff. Besides, its not high enough yet".
"What isn't?"
"Their Potential. You forget, Scaneyes also lets me see people's potential, how much they are utilizing. Normally, we have an average of about thirty three percent for a class that is utilizing their potential, but some of them seem a little on the low side. The side with Control, Deru-kun and Ryoka-chan especially...hold on..."
"What is it sensei?"
"...something interesting. Time is almost up...the Zero Hour Phenomenon?"
That was when the analytical computer finally caught up to Kotari-sensei.
"Alert. Unusual energy buildup..." (Because I need something to trigger our favorite moment...the moment when You Say Run starts to play!)
"Do you want to be a hero? If you do, then live".
"...I want...to be a hero..." Deru said as he opened his eyes. At the same time, power seemed to build up inside of him and the forces caused some minor shockwaves to be emitted. "Ryoka-chan, now!"
And then, all the gas turned into liquid that had spread around the room, and flowed right into them and the nuke. Meanwhile, Deru landed on a piece that Ryoka then turned into a solid, as he shot forward with incredible energy and force right towards the nuke.
"Yuki!"
"On it! Take this!" he shotued as he fired multiple icicles at him. But then, Deru pulled on a piece of rope...and Ryoka was thrown forward! As Deru used his inversion to invert the trajectories of the icicles thrown at them, Ryoka went up forward towards the nuke.
"I dont think so!" Toshi yelled, as he launched several hammers to knock her off course.
"Not happening!" Deru yelled as he took out a baseball sized object from his pocket. "Invert Wind Force Resistance! And...go!"
He then fired it, hitting it right into Toshi and doing enough damage to interrupt his concentration. If he was manipulating less, it would be easier for him, but he also had to keep holding the nuke as well with his power which drained him more. As such, this gave Ryoka the path...and grabbed hold of the Nuke! Meanwhile, Deru jumped over and knocked all the weapons away, making it clear they had taken possession of the weapon.
"Annnd...that is game!" the announcer voice called out. "The winning team is...the Heroes!"
"Woo hoo! We did it Ryoka-chan!"
"Y-yeah!"
"What did Deru did back there?" one of the students asked, confused.
"Rather impressive. I think he inverted the flow of of his physical abilities there, for a moment" Katori-sensei mentioned. "He made it build up inside of him, and then released it. Its risky, he could only do that for so long without risking damage to his body, but it made for a good trump card".
"I thought his Quirk was a control type though? Isnt that a power type sorta thing?"
"Not quite...in order to do something like that, it would take genius intellect, years of training...he must have been preparing to be a hero for a long time, that is not something normal. But like I said, its dangerous. Push too far, and your body would break apart".
However, Katori was more interested in why it happened. Deru had a steady Potential Usage number the whole time, even when the fighting started. Then suddenly, his number seemed to shoot up like crazy. He went from using twenty percent of his potential, to over eighty percent. No normal person can do that, and Potential had nothing to do with Quirks.
"...it seems that Deru-kun is more interesting then anyone has realized..."
But for now, he pushed that thought to the back of his mind, and decided to focus on teaching the students lessons they could learn from that last battle.
AN: Tada! A class roster, with their quirk names! Woot! If I missed one, let me know! Anyways, hope you enjoyed! Deru had some focus today, but we got to see a lot of other people's costumes and Quirks in action, which was the real plan! Leave some reviews and let me know what you liked!