AN: Written in collaboration with Kyurayami
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN BNHA OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS DEPICTED IN THIS STORY SAVE FOR MY OCS
Welcome back! Just a heads-up chapter 2 may be a tad less humorous than chapter 1
The Male changing rooms of class 1-A were usually a relaxed place where the students could socialize and relax before their exhausting hero training. Today, however, everyone was more interested in the new face in their midst, as one's hero costume can tell you a lot about their character.
Drift was made extremely uncomfortable by this. Not being a people person to begin with, all the attention was highly unwelcome. Despite this he had a somewhat secret weapon up his sleeve; his quirk, which allowed him to stop time around him for brief periods, came in rather handy for concealing his hero costume's features and for avoiding questions.
Said costume consisted of a black sleeveless top, black cargo pants and a long, dark grey jacket that came down a little beyond his knee. Inside the jacket there were two handguns containing tranquilizer darts, throwing darts tipped with a substance that put a foe to sleep and a katana, which was tucked tightly to his belt.
Little did he know that one green-haired individual had been watching for patterns in his quirk, observing how it worked and noting everything in a familiar looking notebook.
Leaving the changing rooms in record time, the American left for the briefing room, leaving the other students to discuss their thoughts.
"His costume looks kinda boring." Commented Kirishima "It's completely lacking in manliness!"
"Well it's probably similar to Aizawa-sensei's in that it's more stealth based," noted Midoriya, scribbling furiously in his notebook "We still have no idea what type of hero he wants to be, so he could be going for a more covert role."
"That must mean he's not great at upfront fighting, but he's probably really good sneak attacks and stealth and stuff y'know?" Sero added
"Who cares about the newbie!?" Roared Bakugou, clearly infuriated at the mere suggestion of strength from another student "What makes him so special!?"
"I guess we'll find out shortly," Ojiro said, before leaving along with several others who were ready at that point.
In contrast to Drift's poor experience, and because of her more outgoing personality, Cera had a rather enjoyable time getting to know everyone, and quickly formed bonds with her new classmates, learning more about life in UA and hero life in Japan.
Her Hero costume consisted of a flexible white suit, not unlike Uraraka's. She wore white gloves, and an amber pendant in the shape of a curling flame.
"The suit's flame-resistant and water-proof," she explained. "I'd rather not get it destroyed every time we have a training exercise."
"What about your necklace?" Asked Tsuyu, "Any significance to that?"
"Um… No, not really."
"So… I've been meaning to ask, what's Drift's deal? He seems kinda unfriendly but then he was enthusiastic about the whole bagels thing. Why is that?" Uraraka asked the new student.
"He just acts all cold around new people, he's nice once you get to know him, he just has…. trust issues." Cera replied, "He's just a bit weird is all. I end up having to look after him most of the time but for the most part, he's pretty harmless."
"For the most part?" commented Jiro lifting an eyebrow suspiciously.
"Well, he's um…. Oh, look it's time to go!" She pointed out frantically, rushing off to class.
"Those two are certainly worth watching." Asui sighed before following the cat-like individual to the briefing room.
Hero class for the day got underway. The class was greeted by All Might, who gave them a briefing on their task for the day.
("Oh my god, it's All Might!" fangirled Cera)
"Today your task is very simple. You will all be divided into teams of two, and you are tasked with retrieving an object hidden within a maze. You will all be sent off at the same time and you must retrieve the object within the set time limit. You may disable your opponents with your quirk, but you may not use your quirk while holding the object. You are not to seriously harm another student. Doing so will result in severe punishment. Any questions?"
The class was silent.
"Good. The teams are displayed on the screen behind me. Good luck to you all!" their teacher declared before heading to the observation deck.
Everyone gathered around the large screen displaying the different teams, eager to find out who they would be working with.
TEAM 1: Katsuki Bakugou & Eijiro Kirishima
TEAM 2: Tsuyu Asui & Mashirao Ojiro
TEAM 3: Izuku Midoriya & Drift Evans
TEAM 4: Yuga Aoyama & Koji Koda
TEAM 5: Denki Kaminari & Mezo Shoji
TEAM 6: Fumikage Tokoyami & Toru Hagakure
TEAM 7: Tenya Iida & Kyoka Jiro
TEAM 8: Mina Ashido & Ochaco Uraraka
TEAM 9: Cera Evans & Momo Yaoyorozu
TEAM 10: Minoru Mineta & Rikido Sato
TEAM 11: Shouto Todoroki & Hanta Sero
As everyone formed into teams and headed down to their starting points, Drift was assailed with questions by his partner for the exercise.
"So what type of fighting style do you use?" He asked
"Mostly stealth and hit and run but I'm not too shabby at up front fighting. What about you?" he replied, his tone far more relaxed than usual
"Oh… I… um…" He was surprised at his partner's sudden change in demeanor, "I guess just up-front fighting… my quirk isn't good for much else." He stammered.
"I see." Drift was still scarily calm.
"So, what's hero school like in America?" Asked Midoriya. "I bet it's totally different, right?"
Drift frowned slightly.
"Well, the thing is, I don't remember much of anything prior to last year," he started.
"There's apparently this thing where your brain forcefully forgets traumatic stuff and ends up removing all your memory. There was a villain attack about, uh, four months ago, I think. Anyway, I got caught up in it and got some pretty serious injuries. When I woke up, blank. So, yeah, after all the time I spent recovering, I wasn't at school much. You'll have to ask Cera about that kind of stuff."
Midoriya wasn't sure how to respond to that.
By this point the two had reached the entrance, there was a timer above the entry point that was counting down to the start time.
1:45
"Once it starts I'll jump up above the walls, that way we'll have a layout of the maze," Midoriya's eyes narrowed as they prepared to enter the maze.
Drift simply nodded.
1:00
"And watch out for Bakugou, he's probably the strongest in the class."
0:30
"We'll see about that." Drift smirked. Odd, Midoriya didn't think of him as the confident type.
0:15
The two readied themselves.
0:10
"Remember to stay together." Midoriya took a glance at the American.
0:06
"If you say so."
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The timer above them bleeped and the two tore into the maze.
Midoriya shot into the air shrouded by One For All's Full Cowling, surveying the maze and figuring out a route to the center, before landing next to Drift.
"Follow me!" He shouted, tearing into the maze.
Drift raced after Midoriya.
TEAM 1: Katsuki Bakugou & Eijiro Kirishima
Bakugou blasted off (quite literally) leaving Kirishima on his own, running to catch up.
"Hey, Bakugou, wait up, Would Ya?" He yelled, panting. There was no answer. Grumbling to himself, he slowed down to a walk.
"I'm gonna kill him as soon as I catch up. That was so not manly."
TEAM 2: Tsuyu Asui & Ojiro Mashirao
"Do you have any ideas for how to win this?" Croaked Asui.
Ojiro shrugged, scratching the back of his neck. "I dunno. I guess we should stay away from the two Americans, 'cause we don't know their fighting styles yet. And Bakugou, obviously."
TEAM 4: Yuga Aoyama & Koji Koda
Aoyama shot off using his Navel Laser leaving Koda with no idea of what to do, so he sat down and started talking to some birds.
TEAM 5: Denki Kaminari & Mezo Shoji
The two rushed off without a plan.
As neither of them were strategists, this was expected… they were probably going to lose.
TEAM 6: Fumikage Tokoyami
Tokoyami whipped his cloak off and held it out. "Here, put this on, so I can see where you are." He said to Hagakure.
"I'm over here," called Hagakure from behind him.
"Exactly," muttered Tokoyami. "Anyway, let's make a plan."
TEAM 7: Tenya Iida & Kyoka Jiro
Jiro unplugged her earphone jack from the left wall.
"Team ten is over there, and they're completely lost." She reported to Iida.
"Good work Jiro!" He exclaimed. "Shall we proceed in the other direction, then?"
"Sure," Jiro agreed.
The two turned right at the next path and continued on. A short time later, Iida stopped.
"Jiro, is that hole in the hall from your quirk?"
Jiro cursed.
"Language!" Scolded Iida.
TEAM 8: Mina Ashido & Ochaco Uraraka
"Let's do this!" Whooped Ashido, racing down the path, Uraraka following behind her, grinning.
They lost enthusiasm after finding themselves back at the entrance to the maze where they came in.
"Do you think there are rules about melting the walls?" Wondered Ashido. Uraraka shrugged.
"If we don't ask, I guess All Might can't say no. Let's do it!"
TEAM 9: Cera Evans & Momo Yaoyorozu
Cera leaped gracefully down from the wall.
"I can't see the middle, but the exit's that way," She pointed to the left.
"Meaning the middle is to the right," finished Yaoyorozu. "Let's go."
The two kept walking, occasionally checking their position.
"We must be nearly there," sighed Cera. "We've been walking for ages."
"Are you sure we're going the right way?" Questioned Yaoyorozu. Cera gave a nod.
They kept going.
"So, how are you liking school in Japan?" Asked Yaoyorozu.
Cera considered. "I guess it's less stressful. Not as much to do in my spare time over here, though, so I'm thinking I should take up a hobby or something."
"Oh? What sort of things does a hero in training do in America?"
"Capture rogue vigilantes and get involved in secret government plans." Came the reply.
Yaoyorozu looked impressed.
"I'm joking, you know," Cera said awkwardly. "I get asked that so often I started making up random answers. That one's my favorite."
Yaoyorozu laughed. "Alright then, what does a hero in training actually do in America?" she asked again.
"Most of the same thing, I suppose. Our training is similar to yours, but we have more classes. Which of course means more time for Drift to get into fights for me to stop." She answered. "Nothing that interesting, really."
They continued their conversation as they traveled the maze.
"Aaand there's the entrance again." Sighed Yaoyorozu.
TEAM 10: Minoru Mineta & Rikido Sato
Sato and Mineta were hopelessly lost. As they reached the entrance for the twelfth time, they decided to give up.
Sato went to bake a cake for the others for when they had finished training. Mineta decided to 'help' so he could take credit for it.
Drift and Midoriya rushed into the center to find the item they were to retrieve. Standing there on a pedestal was… a statue of All Might?
"That's so cheesy," muttered Drift.
Midoriya's eyes were stars. "Do you think All Might'll let me keep it?" He wondered.
Just as they were about to pick up the statue they heard an extremely loud voice, as well as the sound of explosions, approaching at high speed.
"YOU BETTER NOT GET THAT DAMN ITEM BEFORE ME, YOU DAMN NERD! I'll KILL YOU SO HARD YOU'LL DIE TO DEATH! NOW DIE!"
As an angry Bakugou approaches our heroes, what will they do? Will they run? Will they fight? Will Midoriya get to keep his All Might Statue? Find out next time on Shinigami, where we will once again not tell you why the title is so different to the story. (There is a reason, we swear!)
AN: Yes, we are aware that there is no team 11 scene. We sat there for like 30 minutes wondering what to do, then just gave up. So, keep your Todoroki fandomism in check. (please don't kill us.)