(A/N: I'm going to say this once to avoid any confusion, Izuku is not made of glass. He's just strong and fast with low vitality. That ends this PSA about the anatomy of Izuku Midoriya, you may continue your irregularly scheduled story.)
*Midoriya's P.O.V*
"You go down in one hit!"
"You can't protect anyone... even your mother."
"IZUKU!"
"Gaah... haah... haah."
Nightmares... just nightmares. It's just a dream... it's just a dream.
I got out of bed to make sure Mom's alright. I walked down the hall and slowly opened the door... she's still asleep and unharmed. Thank goodness.
Once I exited the room and returned to my bed room... the images and words of my nightmare returned... I couldn't protect her. My power... isn't enough. I looked at my nightstand and grabbed my charging phone. I texted only two words to All Might.
IM: I accept.
To my surprise he started texting right back.
TY: May I ask why? Not to mention why you're telling me this at 3 in the morning?
IM: Nightmares.
I decided to be honest with him since he's going to be teaching me how to use One for All.
IM: In my nightmare... I couldn't protect my Mom, even with my power.
IM: I'm well aware that it's just a dream and not reality. But I can't risk that.
IM: Sorry if it's a selfish reason.
All Might took a little bit to respond back.
TY: Protecting your family is an admirable goal to have. However, do keep in mind that a hero protects everyone.
IM: I'm well aware of that fact.
... But Mom has priority.
TY: Very well, meet me at the beach at 7:00 AM. And try to sleep well.
IM: I'll try. Thanks All Might.
I set the phone aside and laid in my bed... hoping the nightmares won't come for a second round.
Thankfully... they didn't. Even more thankfully, it's Sunday so I have the weekend, not that I would have gone to school aside from the attendance. So I met All Might at the former beach turned dump. Takoba Municipal Beach Park.
"So, why are we here?" I asked.
"Simple." All Might in his skinny form said, "I need to see what I'm working with." He said.
I took that as a hint to take off my shirt and pants... leaving myself in my boxers. He gave my body a once over before nodding, "Well you are built up enough so you can handle my power without exploding. However you still need to train your body." He said as put my clothes back on, "That's why..." He muttered as he transformed into All Might, "We're going to clean up this ENTIRE BEACH!" All Might yelled.
"The entire beach? Doesn't seem too hard." I said looking around.
"Without. Your Quirk." All Might emphasized.
"Got a little harder... but still possible." I said as I cracked my knuckles and got to work.
And so... began my 10 months of self inflicted hell. I could have used a small portion of my power to do this, but that would make it too easy and as such I wouldn't gain anything from this. So I'm doing this in my base power.
Soon, 9 and a half months worth of back pain, aching muscles, lack of sleep, and a few instances of vomiting, I cleaned the whole beach. Though I must say, the food in All Might's 'Aim to Succeed American Dream Plan'... was really good and cheap too. Aside from cleaning the beach, as we
"Holy... stinking... SUPER CRAP!" All Might yelled as he saw the outcome of my hardwork, the beach is 100% spotless... and if anyone, ANYONE decides to litter again, there will be consequences.
"I'm impressed young man, I expected this to take 10 months... but you exceeded my expectations." He said before looking at me, "You're looking to be a fine vessel now. Better than 9 and a half months ago." He said with a smile before plucking a folicle of his hair, "I'll admit I was worried young man. Those already blessed with great power usually quit after a few weeks of hard training. But you exceeded those expectations above and beyong, you've earned this." I smiled and reached out, "Eat this..."
I stopped reaching, "S-Say that again?"
"To inherit my power you need to digest some of my D.N.A that's how it works." He said.
"That sounds like info you should say at the beginning!" I yelled, but took the hair anyway, "Did you at least wash your hair?" I asked.
"I washed it before I came here." He said.
I groaned before grabbing the hair... but doubt starts to fester.
"Before I eat this... I have a question." I said.
"What is it, Young Midoriya?" All Might asked.
"You said that I am a 'Worthy Successor' to One for All, and I'm flattered... but what if I'm not worthy at all. What if I fail?" I asked.
...
...
"Young Midoriya, let me tell you something. There is a difference between being lucky and deserving. One's an accident another a reward. You may have a powerful Quirk, but it was through your hardwork and drive to protect your mother, that confirmed you are a worthy successor." He said, "But, allow me to offer you some advice. Whenever you're scared or nervous about a fight, or anything for that matter, just try and deal with it by smiling!" He said with a bellowous laugh.
Smile huh? Well... if he believes in me that much... I took the hair and struggled to swallow it, but eventually it went down.
"So, One for All will take a few hours for it to be transfered to you." All Might said.
I nodded before taking a seat on the beach, might as well take a little load off before it comes.
A few hours later, I felt something bubbling inside me, that bubbling sensation turned into power, as red sparkling cracks appeared throughout my body... it felt intense. "Is... this One for All?" I asked.
"Yes... it is." All Might said with a proud smile. "Now that the warm up is out of the way... let's get to the real training."
Next came 2 more weeks of even more hell. Apparently I broke my arm from using One for All, which explained why I woke up in a hospital bed. Yeah... I did completely forget about my one hit and I'm out weakness. All Might apologized for his forgetfulness and said we could take One for All training slow and do hand to hand. Which I prefer really. Helps build my speed and evasiveness.
And soon, the U.A Entrance Exams are upon us.
All Might drove me to U.A and I began heading towards the Examination Hall, then like a complete moron I tripped over myself and began hurdling towards the ground. Man what a waste of po- Wait... why hasn't the ground hit my face yet?
"Heh. Are you okay?" A bubbly voice asked, I turned to see a brown haired girl with rosy cheeks touching my backpack.
... Well considering I almost ate shit and died... pretty good.
She laugh at my chosen silence, before she set me on my feet.
"I stopped you with my Quirk. I'm sorry I didn't ask first. But... I figured you wouldn't mind me catching you." She said.
Yeah... or else I would have been out of commission right before the test... and All Might would never let me hear the end of it.
"Well gotta go, see you inside!" She yelled as she ran off.
I nodded and headed inside, this time making sure I actually walk properly, and I headed inside the exam hall.
The written exam... was easy no need to pad out that explanation, however the biggest part of the test is the practical. It's basically a beat-em up video game. Find robot villains, take them out. The higher the points, the more powerful the robot. There's also a 0 pointer robot, that's mainly an obstacle we're supposed to avoid at all cost. Borin-
"Hey you with the long hair!" A blue haired student yelled pointing at me. Right... forgot I let my hair grow out because getting a hair cut is a waste of money. "You've been muttering this whole time... it's distracting! If this is some sort of game to you, then please leave immediately!" He yelled.
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Just ignore him Izuku... he'll be eating those words like a full course meal.
After the explanation, we were let outside the examination area. Everyone is decked out in gear and amping themselves up. Oh wait... it's that girl from before, I guess I should thank her for not letting me fa-
"You, why are you here? Hoping to interfere?" The same boy as before asked.
"I'm this close to snapping... so take your hand off my shoulder." I muttered, he pulled away.
"How dare you? A hero shouldn't act this wa-"
"Stop talking." I said waving him off... sorry brown haired girl... I'll thank you later.
I'm in a bad mood right now.
"BEGIN!" Present Mic yelled.
I let everyone run ahead of me, then I walked behind them. I'll show them what I can do.
As I seperated from the main pack and I saw a gaggle of 1 pointers, I rushed over and punched them once, instantly destroying them. That's 5 points right now. I turned around to see a group of 3 pointers on the wall of the building. I flicked my finger at them and the shockwave destroyed them all. That's 20 points total.
24.
30.
45.
53.
I'm destroying more and more robots earning more and more points. I'm sitting pretty on my 53 points. I could take it ea-
*BOOOOM*
I turned towards the direction of the noise, a gigantic zero pointer. The dust and debri was flying around as it was moving. A bunch of students ran away from it... I should run to-
"Ow!" A voice yelped in agony. I turned to see... it's her. The girl from before, her leg is underneath the debri from the robot.
I began walking towards her... but I felt a hand on my shoulder, "What are you doing?" It's the same guy from before.
"What do you think? I'm going to return a favor." I said.
"Are you crazy? That think will destroy you. Besides she's not in any da-"
"Well news flash. I don't give a shit." I said as I pulled my shoulder away, "This is what separates the heroes from the wannabes." I said as I rushed towards the girl, not caring if I showed my speed or not. Once I was there I kicked the debri off of her. "Are you okay?" I asked.
"M-My ankle is twisted." She muttered. I looked up to see the Zero Pointer coming closer. I set her aside.
"I'll be right back." I said.
"A-Are you crazy?!" She yelled.
I smirked at her, crazy... is an understatement.
I rushed towards the Zero Pointer. Once it locked onto me I leapt towards it's chest and punched it with all my might. I can't use One for All, so I'll have to use the power of Glass Cannon.
I pierced through the chest and was inside the robot. Once inside I wreaked havoc on it's internal wiring, punching, pulling, everything and once it fell onto the ground I climbed out.
I walked over to the girl and picked her up, "I'm going to need like 3 bottles of shampoo." I muttered.
"H-How did you do that?!" She asked.
"TIMES UP!" Present Mic asked.
"Probably for the best I don't say." I said, "But I will say that we're even."
She laughed, "Yeah... I guess we are." She said.
"Hey you." A blonde haired boy said, "How many points do you have?"
"Umm... ahh 10, couldn't really find any." I lied... I hate being in the spotlight, it's such a drag.
A lot of breaths of relief flooded the area... maybe lying and getting their hopes up wasn't a good idea now that I think about it.
"Very nice, good work all around. You're heroes in my eyes, every one of you." An old woman who I recognize from the time I was in a hospital bed, Recovery Girl, said, "Here, reward yourselves. Have some gummies." She said handing another examinee gummy bears.
She walked towards me, "Hey Recovery Girl." I greeted.
"You know her?" She asked.
"Best not to question things." I said as I set her down so Recovery Girl can heal her with her bizarre healing method of kissing.
"There all better." Recovery Girl said as the girl stood up. Welp... guess I should go ho-
"Thanks for the save." She said with a smile.
I smiled back at her, "Don't worry 'bout it. Now I need to shower." I muttered.
Once I got home my mom ran up to me... then ran back saying I smell like a mechanics shop. I laughed and told her I took out a giant robot from the inside. She was impressed but still wanted me to shower.
Like I said I went through 3 bottles of shampoo to get all the oil out of my hair. Maybe a hair cut will be a good idea... nah, too much work. Once I dried my hair and put on a decent set of clothes I stepped out and told my mom about the exam.
"You lied about your points?!" She asked.
"I probably won't see them ever again, so it's fine." I said, "Besides the examiners know my score. That's all that matters. And you seem to ignore the fact that I saved a girl."
"Well I expected that of you. If you just ran away from her then I would be disappointed." She said.
She probably would have too.
Soon a week went by, and my test results came in. I ripped open the note and saw a hologram disk fall out, it showed All Might.
"BOOYA, I AM HERE AS A PROJECTION NOW!" He yelled out.
Yes, I can see that.
"I know it's been a while, but with great power, comes a great amount of paperwork." He laughed before coughing, "My apologies, young man. The truth is, I didn't come to this city just to fight villains. You're looking at the newest U.A faculty member!" He said before the camera man gestured All Might to him, "Huh? Yes, what's the matter? Who's showboating? Oh, sorry. I'll wrap it up, but I have to show him something first. Wait. I have to do how many of these things?" He asked before sighing in discontent, "Right! So, moving on." He said with a cough, "You passed the written exam with flying colors young man. Not a single point missed."
... Yeah I kinda expected that.
"Not to mention your practical score is the highest among all of the students." All Might said.
Really? I only got 53... sure that's a lot don't get me wrong. But I'd expect Bakugou to have at least 80.
"While you weren't the highest in terms of villains points... there are other factors involved." All Might said, which got my attention, "But before we get to that, I have another surprise. Here! Look! A short clip for your viewing pleasure!" All Might said as a clip started playing.
It was that girl from before. She said that I sacrificed the test for her only scoring 10 points and she wanted to give her points to me. Present Mic then said that I didn't have 10 villain points, but 53. She looked shocked and asked why did I lie about that. Present Mic then told her to ask me herself when we see each other at U.A.
Wait... did Present Mic just say she passed before the results arrived? Well she didn't seem to catch that part so it's all good.
"You have a powerful Quirk, that much is for certain. But it's your actions that inspire others. And that's why I am here. You see, the practical exam was not graded on combat alone."
Present Mic then said that I didn't have 10 villain points, but 53. She looked shocked and asked why did I lie about that. Present Mic then told her to ask me herself when we see each other at U.A.
"How could a hero course reject someone who is committed to saving others, no matter the consequences to himself. After all, that is what makes a hero. And that's what my alma mater is all about. Training those who would risk their lives for the greater good. So we have Hero Points!" He exclaimed, "A panel of judges watch and they award points for heroic acts beyond just fighting villains. Izuku Midoriya, 60 Hero Points! And Ochako Uraraka 45 Hero Points!" All Might said before turning back to face me, "You both passed the exam, and you scored the highest point value in this year's batch examinees." He said before extending his hand out to me, "Welcome, Izuku. You have made it. You are now a part of the Hero Academia."
I made it... I passed the exam. Once the projection ended I told my mom. She screamed before hugging me, saying how proud of me she was. I smiled and hugged her back.
I'm doing all of this for her. Like heck I'm going to fail now.
*End of Chapter*