Taniko POV

I was totally nervous. It was the day for the entrance exam to get into UA. Both Cletus and I had studied and practiced together for this very moment for over a year. Looking over at him, he was the definition of relaxed. His eyes were closed, he was taking slow deep breaths, and he even let Mom comb his nest of red hair for once. It had been eight years since we adopted him. I had gotten so used to his "bad boy look" that this version of him looked like a stranger.

"How are you so calm?"

"Who, me? Are you kidding? I'm terrified. We've worked for this for so long. I mean, you helped me with my academics, while I helped your combat skills. If we blow this, all that work is gonna gotta waste." he replied.

"Thanks for the confidence booster," I murmured, my voice dripping with sarcasm.

"Anytime, sis," he replied with a wink.

Mom came in the room looking totally flustered. After seeing our confused expressions, she tried to cover up her actions but it was easy to tell that she was every bit as nervous as me.

"O-okay kids. Today is the big day. You two got everything you need? Taniko, you have your gloves and boots? Cletus, what about your special jacket? Did you eat a nutritious breakfast? I made sure you carbo-loaded last night but a healthy breakfast is just as important,"

"Yeah, Mom, we have everything. In fact, we were just about to head out. We have about an hour before we're supposed to be there but the earlier the better," I replied.

"O-o-of course… Good luck to the both of you. Tell me everything when you get home!"

After a short walk, Cletus and I arrived at the entrance to UA. An enormous glass building surrounded by a large metal wall stood in front of us.

"Hey, Cletus… There's a lot of other people here…," I nervously called out to him.

"Yeah. It's definitely more students than the number that applied last year. I wouldn't be surprised if there were a couple thousand kids here,".

He glanced over at me, and seeing the worried look on my face, quickly followed up with, "But I wouldn't be too stressed out about it. Sure, there's going to be a bit of a friendly competition but the two of us have got what it takes!"

I was about to reply with a thanks when a gruff voice called out from ahead of us.

"$*% OFF, DEKU!" a boy with white hair growled as he glanced at another boy with curly green hair.

"...so much for friendly…" Cletus said just loud enough for me to hear.

Trying to shut myself up from snickering, we walked past the green haired kid while he was talking with a girl. Perhaps they knew each other?

"Come on. We can't be late. The letter said that there would be an instruction seminar before the practical exam," Cletus called to me jogging into the building.

"Hey! Wait up!" I shouted running after him.

Cletus and I found seats next to each other near the back of the auditorium.

"WELCOME ONE AND ALL TO MY LIVE SHOW! EVERYBODY SAY HEEEEY!" a tall man with shades, wicked hairdo, and speaker set in front of his mouth, shouted to a crowd of students. He was warmly responded to, with pure silence.

"I HAVE SHIVERS DOWN MY SPINE TOO, LISTENERS! ALL RIGHT, EXAMINEES! I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THE LOW-DOWN ON HOW THIS'LL GO DOWN! ARE YOUR READY?" he shouted again. Only to be met, with even more silence.

"The low-down…Who the hell even talks like that?" Cletus muttered.

After nudging his shoulder, I whispered, "Hey, show a little respect. He's the pro-hero Present Mic. He might even be our future teacher,"

"I know who he is. Just didn't think he'd be this lame. If he makes phrases like low-down more often, I might just quit his class," he snickered. However, he stopped abruptly as my hand crashed onto his head.

"Sorry, hand slipped," I said smugly. He glared back but didn't respond.

"NOW PAY CLOSE ATTENTION, LISTENERS! WE'LL BE TESTING YOUR METTLE BY RUNNING A TEN-MINUTE PRACTICE RUN AT OUR REPLICA CITY DISTRICT! YOU CAN TAKE WHATEVER YOU LIKE! EVERYBODY GATHER AT THE DESIGNATED MEETING AREA AFTER THE PRESENTATION, YA DIG?"

It suddenly occurred to me that it was very likely that Cletus and I would have different districts to take the exam in. I glanced at his flyer which read District B. As I looked back at my own, my heart sank. I was placed for District A. It seemed that Cletus noticed that same thing only slightly after me.

"Ah, that's too bad. But to be honest, putting us together gives a huge advantage compared to the kids who are going solo. And I think the teachers want to see how well we can cope to situation on our own,"

"I know… But that doesn't mean I have to like it…"

He gave me a small smile in return.

"WE'LL BE SPRINKLING A LARGE NUMBER OF "VILLAINS" OVER THE BATTLEFIELD. AND THEY'LL APPEAR IN THREE DIFFERENT VARIETIES, WITH POINT VALUES SCALED ACCORDING TO DIFFICULTY! USING EACH OF YOUR QUIRKS, DISPATCH AS MANY "VILLAINS" AS YOU CAN! YOUR GOAL, LISTENERS, IS TO RACK UP A HIGH SCORE! AND DON'T THINK ABOUT DIRECTLY ATTACKING ANY OTHER COMPETITORS OR ANY OF THAT NASTY ANTI-HERO STUFF, 'CAUSE THAT'S AGAINST THE RULES, CAPISCE?!"

Suddenly, a deep and sophisticated voice cried out.

"Excuse me, may I ask a question?"

Nearly everyone in the auditorium turned around at once. The speaker was a tall but young man, wearing a suit and glasses. He held up the flyer which displayed the basic instructions.

"On the hand-out, there are clearly four types of villains listed! Such an error would be the height of embarrassment for a top-tier national academy of UA's caliber. The reason we are seated today is because we seek guidance on the path to becoming model heroes!" he said in declaratory manner.

"Is this guy for real…" Cletus said.

"He is asking a viable question…"

The man suddenly turned and pointed to someone in the crowd with such smoothness and seriousness that I almost expected him to shout "OBJECTION!".

"Moreover, what's with you? Yeah, you curly-haired kid!" he shouted. I then realised that the person he was pointing at was the same green-haired boy from earlier.

"Can't you sit still for a second… You're distracting! If you think UA is some sort of pleasure jaunt, then leave this place at once!".

The boy blushed profusely and sunk into his chair while the room filled with the sound of snickering. Present Mic cleared his throat and began speaking again.

"OKAY, OKAAAAY! THANK'S FOR THE SEGUE! MUCH APPRECIATED, EXAMINE 7111! THE FOURTH TYPE OF VILLAIN IS WORTH ZERO POINTS! THAT GUY'S AN OBSTACLE SO TO SPEAK! IT'S SUPPOSED TO GO CRAZY IN NARROW AREAS! WHILE IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFEAT, THERE'S NO NEED TO! I RECOMMEND THAT YOU LISTENERS TRY TO AVOID IT!".

I turned to Cletus.

"Hey, I still don't really get it…"

"Imagine like you're in a video game. It's pretty much a stage hazard. In order to best manage your time and points, just slipping by quickly and moving on the the next enemy is the way to go. Still, I would probably make a challenge like that worth a large amount of points, just to see how the kids react…"

"Ohhhh. Thanks. I get it now," I whispered back to him.

The man who called out the fourth villain was now bowing deeply towards Present Mic.

"Thank you very much! I apologize for being rude!"

"WELL THAT'S ENOUGH FROM ME! I'LL YOU ALL WITH A PRESENTATION ON THE 'SCHOOL PRECEPTS' OF THIS ACADEMY OF MINE! AS A CERTAIN 'HERO' BY THE NAME OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE ONCE SAID, "A TRUE HERO NEVER STOPS OVERCOMING THE MISFORTUNES OF LIFE'! NOW LET'S MOVE ON TO THE MAIN EVENT! PLUS ULTRA! AND MAY YOU ALL SUFFER GLADLY THE TRIALS TO COME!".

"I don't think Napoleon ever said that…," Cletus muttered.

After smashing his head once more, I pulled him in for a hug.

"Good luck…", I said to him in a quaky voice.

"U-u-h, yeah… Same to you," he said. I knew any public signs of affection would make him flustered so this was the best way to sut him up for the time being. After a final look at each other, we walked to our separate districts.

"Holy shit…", I thought to myself as I saw the size of District A. It was roughly the size of a small city. And UA had several of these to hold the exam for everyone. I quickly put on my specialized boots and gloves. They were made with specialized leather and studded with steel spikes on my knuckles and ends of my boots. They were also padded so I didn't break my bones in the process of punching or kicking. My quirk was called Time Alter. It allowed me to either slow down or speed up the flow of time on an object or area. But doing also allowed me to change the force an object applied when in contact. By timing my attacks just right, I was easily able to punch through concrete (granted, my hands would hurt like hell right afterwards…).

Walking back to the crowd of other students, I looked around at my competition. A bunch of kids were just lying back, talking, and trying to calm themselves. But it was impossible not to notice the tension in the air. I turned around and saw the same green-haired boy looking around. He was about to walk up to the girl he was talking to earlier but seemed to think against it and didn't move.

"Hey there! My name's Hiraki Taniko!" I called to him cheerfully.

Midoriya POV

It was bad enough that I had Bakugo and the guy with glasses calling me out. But I hadn't even tested All Might's power yet. And it's not like I didn't notice relieved looks from other competitors when they noticed that I was one of their opponents.

A voice registered in my head while I was deep in thought. I suddenly looked up and saw a girl with dark hair, silver eyes, and 2 white horns walking toward me.

"Huh? Ah… uh…?" I responded.

She repeated herself in a louder voice, "My name's Hiraki Taniko! What's yours?"

"M-M-Midoriya Izuku!"

"Listen Midoriya, I came over 'cause I kinda felt bad for you during the instruction presentation…"

"O-oh. It's alright. No need to worry," I responded.

"That's good. Listen, Midoriya. I hope you pass. Good Luck!". She waved and walked to the front of the crowd.

In my mind, thoughts of, "YOU ARE TALKING TO ANOTHER GIRL! THIS IS LIKE A RECORD FOR YOU, MAN!" kept flashing. I only barely registered the sound of Present Mic yelling a word that sounded suspiciously like the work start. I slowly turned around, only to notice that the other students had already run into the district. I sprinted in, trying to catch up to them.

"I started late," I thought to myself. "Calm down, man! Clear your head! It's going to be alright! I've still got a chance! I can still do it! I'll become the me that was meant to be! I'm gonna be a hero! All Might has my back!"

I reminisced about how All Might transferred his powers to me. After eating one of his hairs and explaining when his quirk would come into effect, he gave me a warning about how using it may be a shock to my system. But more importantly, he gave me the instructions on how to use "One For All".

"When you use "One For All", clench your buttocks super tight and scream the word from the bottom of your heart-"

A loud smash interrupted my thoughts. Looking to my right, a large robot with the number one spray-painted on its side, crashed through a wall and barreled towards me. I briefly remembered its description in the flyer as fast but brittle.

"Shit! A robot! Shit!" I screamed. I wanted to run, but my legs seemed to be glued to the floor.

"Why can't I move? I'm too used to cowering! You idiot! Why can't you just...," I cried out. The robot raised one arm above and prepared to slam it down onto me when I heard a familiar voice.

"TIME BUBBLE!" Hiraki Taniko yelled. The robot suddenly seemed to move at a snail's pace, while she dive-kicked straight through it at a speed that shouldn't have been possible for an ordinary human. I could see the path that the air took behind her as well as parts of what used to be the robot moving incredibly slowly. I suddenly felt myself get lifted and my head felt whiplash as I was suddenly in Hiraki's arms more that thirty meters away from where we just were.

"WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?!" I practically yelled.

She suddenly noticed the way she was still holding me, blushed and put me down.

"I just saved you. And you might want to get a move on, the bots are dropping like flies!" she quickly said before dashing off once more.

"This... is bad. This is really bad," I thought to myself.

Looking in front of me, I saw several other students tearing through robots, not sparing a single one.

The girl who stopped me from tripping sighed and said, "Phew… twenty-eight points,"

The guy with glasses dive-bombed another bot yelling, "Forty-five points!"

I nearly collapsed right then and there. The number of villains were dropping by the second. The teachers never told us how many bots there were, and where they were.

"SHIIIIIIT!" I screamed once more, running after some other students.

Bakugo POV

"YOU MOTHER #$%^*/, PIECE OF &%* , SON OF A #%$ * WEASEL!" I screamed at that idiotic red-slime-monster guy as he destroyed a robot that I clearly had targeted first.

"THE NAME'S KASADY, DIPSHIT!" he yelled back at me.

"Oh-ho… It's on now, buddy…" I thought to myself.

This guy was the only person I could count as worthy competition. I couldn't tell who had a higher score, but my only goal at this point was destroy his sorry ass.

We both ran (well, I ran, using explosions as boosters, while he was swinging on these red vine things that came out of his hands… I don't even know what the hell is going on with him) towards several robots. The two of us cleared them away in seconds when a deafening sound came from behind us. I turned around and saw another bot, much larger that the other smash through a building a head in our direction.

"So that one's the zero bot, huh?" I heard Kasady say behind me.

Midoriya POV

"That's the "obstacle" who goes crazy in small areas!" I thought to myself, frozen in fear, while the Zero Bot easily wiped out two buildings with its arms. Others students just ran by me, trying to get away. I was just scrambling to get up.

"Is this some big joke?! I've gotta escape! But then I'll get no points! SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT! I'm still at zero points! Am I doomed?! Everything that All Might gave me is going to go to waste…" I cried. I was on the verge of tears and was about to run away when I heard a small voice. A voice with pain.

I turned around and saw the girl that helped me at the front of the school. She seemed to have collapsed and her foot was stuck. Worse, she was right in the path of the Zero Bot. I remembered what she to me:

"I just think that it would have been a bad omen if you had tripped, you know?"

Without thinking, I ran forward and passed her. All Might's directions flashed in my mind.

"Clench your buttocks super tight and scream the word from the bottom of your heart!"

I felt energy course through my legs as I jumped high enough to face the robot eye-to-eye. It seemed surprised as bent forward, bringing its head closer to me.

"SMAAAAAAAAAAAASH!" I yelled while delivering a punch to the head of the robot.

Its entire head caved in on itself while stumbling back, before finally falling over with explosion running across it's body. My mind went back to the day that Bakugo was attacked and I tried to help him. The situation from then and now was very similar, but this time… I could actually fight back. I was excited and elated that All Might's quirk had worked, until I noticed that I was still in very high in the air and had started falling. I panicked for a second, before remembering All Might's quirk once more. I had managed to destroy the robot so landing should be a piece of cake. I trying moving my arms and legs only to feel and incredible sharp pain coming from my legs and right arm. That's when I noticed, the parts of my body that I had used with One For All were bruised and broken, with every single bone in them shattered. All Might's warning of how All For One would create a shock to my system suddenly came to my memory. Anxiety and tension building, I thought to break my fall with a smash from my left arm. However, doing so would mean that I would end up with zero points for the exam. My hopes of passing would vanish. Screaming in terror while I pulled my arm back, I timed the punch to land seconds before I hit the ground. But before I could move, I felt a slap on my face. I fell a few more feet before I was suspended in midair. Looking up, I saw the girl that I had saved. She was floating on a piece of a robot. She put her fingertips together and muttered something before the two of us landed softly on the ground. But beneath my relief was regret that I wasn't able to get any points. I failed everyone who believed in me. The last thing I remember before passing out is Present Mic's voice.

"THE TEST IS NOW OVER!"

Kasady POV

Man, I hate that white-haired idiot. After seeing the zero bot, he remarked about how it would waste his time for getting more points and took off. And I would have done the same, if I didn't notice that a few students were trapped under some rubble and were right in the bot's way. Sometimes, being a hero is really annoying. Taniko constantly expects me to do the right thing. I wonder if the web-head ever felt like this...

Sprinting forward to gain momentum, I headed for them. The other student were slowly getting out but they needed time for all of them to escape. I leaped onto a building and ran up its side without slowing down. Shooting a web strand onto the bot's hand, I swung forward and landed on its chest. The bot momentarily stopped in confusion before swinging its hand at me like one would swat a mosquito.I backflipped of the chest and landed on the back of his hand. Sticking my back to the bot, I sent several web lines at the rubble the students were trapped in. As the robot fell over from hitting itself, the weblines pulled off nearly all of the major shrapnel. Slowly getting up, I looked back at the robot. Its own punch had obliterated its body, nearly cleaving itself in two.

"Damn, if any student managed to take on that thing solo, they would have to be some kind of legend…"

A few of the students I save ran by me, either giving me a quick thanks, or just staring me with a look of awe. A girl with long, weird-looking earlobes, a short, lumpy-headed boy wearing purple, and a floating girl's uniform were three of the eight figures that ran I counted coming out of the rubble.

Giving a quick sigh of relief, I web-swung forward once more. After landing directly on top of (and thereby crushing) a level two bot, I extended six tendril from my body in different directions taking out four level three bots and two level one bots. Honestly, compared to the DoomBots, these guys were nothing. I had just send several symbiotic spike projectiles into another level 2, before I heard Present Mic's voice.

"THE TEST IS NOW OVER!"

Hello Readers! This is the Fnafer360. I'm really sorry that this chapter took so much longer that the others. It has just been a mix of summer internships, school homework, and preparing for the the story in the future that delayed it so much. (I plan to make the first day of hero class for the students a very exciting experience). Kassidy's hero costume is also in the works and I will be revealing that in a couple of chapters. But before I sign off, one question. Do you think that I should make this fanfic rated M. It will allow me to make Carnage a far more gruesome fighter. (Mostly it just makes it easier for me to stick to Bakugo's character of swearing so much).

So see everyone next chapter. PLUS ULTRA!