Chapter 27:

Tatsumaki and Fubuki was lying in front of him, dead. Camie was dying in his arms. His dad's ashes were currently being blown away in the wind. His mother's head was being played and juggled with in front of him by Carlitos. "W-What the-?"

He was interrupted by the killer clown's own laughter. "You wanna know something? Reality is the world's biggest stage!" The clowns spread his arms to reveal Izuku to a burning city while dropping his mother's head as if it was nothing. He could only look on in horror as everything burns.

"We're all just Puppets to Fate itself, Izuku! I broke my strings long ago and this is my ultimate prize!" Carlitos reveled in the glory of his so-called masterpiece while laughing maniacally. Izuku tried to move. He couldn't. He was frozen in fear as he watched his home and everything he knew burn before his eyes.

"WANKSTAIN!" He woke up jumping and hitting his head on the ceiling. He landed back down on his bed while caressing his head. He groaned in annoyance as he stared expectantly at Trish, who had an oddly blank look on her face. She should have been smiling right now with how he woke up, but strangely enough, she's not. "What do you want, Shorty?"

She sighed before walking out of their shared room in the dorms. Five minutes later, she brought in Camie. "This Wankstain kept wakin' me up when he was whimperin' in his sleep. Calm him the fuck down or somethin'."

Camie amusingly raised her eyebrow at Trish but the Scot scoffed at her before going back to bed. Izuku was still sitting at the edge of the bed. He looked at the clocked and it showed that it was still 3am on Saturday.

"Ay Izubro, bad dream?" She asked him but he flinched when he heard her voice. Camie realized that whatever he saw was pretty bad. Real bad. She took him in on a hug and he returned it. He tried to change the subject. "You stopped dying your hair, Camie."

"Glad you noticed, but that distraction ain't gonna work, fam."

"R-Right, let me go. I'm gonna try something. Keep an eye on me." He told her which she hesitantly complied. He went to the edge of his bed facing the wall and entered in a meditating state. Trish, intrigued, decided to see what would happen. Camie looked on worriedly but let him do what he thinks he needs to do.

Izuku appeared in his own mind. It all looked the same, a dark place that slowly grows into his family's apartment. Nana, Kira, and Eugene was sitting on his couch, drinking tea and looking expectantly at him. They seem grim. Nana turned to Eugene.

"Well, you know Carlitos the most, since you did fight him." She looks worried. Too worried. Kira stayed silent while sipping on his tea. He only acknowledged Izuku with a simple nod. Eugene sighed and then turned to look at him.

"I didn't think he'd use it again, but he did."

"Did what?"

"Not a lot of people survived Carlitos. Every encounter with him is always a guaranteed death. The only way one lives is if they escape or that his interests suddenly go somewhere else. Have you heard the mass suicide at The Bronx? That was when he plagued everyone with one of his other quirks, Nightmare."

"Oh."

"I did some research on it back when I was alive. He was only there five months before that tragedy. That means the quirk would take months before its effects start to worsen. You've been affected by Nightmare two months now. I have been affected with Nightmare."

"What the hell am I supposed to do with it then?" Izuku asked Eugene. He's not really up to dealing with this if there's some other way.

"Eh, don't worry too much. Those who have a strong will can resist the more dangerous effects of the quirk." Eugene shrugged it off, as if it was nothing before continuing, "Well, it also helps if you keep someone you trust close while you're sleeping. It usually takes the effect away temporarily."

"Ah, I see."

"Time to wake up." Eugene held out his hand and struck him with Black Whip, shaking him awake. Camie was lying down on his bed, asleep. Trish was snoring peacefully on her own bed. He looked at the time and saw that it was 4am. He lied back down.

"Guess I'll just tell Gran Torino that I'll hold off on training just for this day. I need a goddamn break." He thought to himself as he got close to Camie as his eyelids close. He didn't have another nightmare, which was a good thing cause he's gonna have the final exams for the heroics class on Tuesday.

UA Monday…

Katsuki and the rest of his classmates were standing in front of all their teachers. From what he heard, they were supposed to be fighting robots for their final exams. He only guessed that they had a change of plans. He's got a bad feeling about this.

"You'll be fighting us instead." Aizawa-sensei announced in a drowsy manner as Principal Nezu pops out of his scarf. Looks like the Principal himself will get involved. "Tch."

"We'll be assigning different teachers to you. All of them are specifically there to give you the hardest challenge you could get as of right now." And so Aizawa started pairing them with their respective teachers.

Red Riot and Sugarman vs Cementoss

Chargebolt and Pinky vs Principal Nezu

Shoto and Creati vs Eraserhead

Earphone Jack and Anima vs Present Mic

Uravity and Can't Stop Twinkling vs Thirteen

Tsukoyomi and Froppy vs Ectoplasm

Grape Juice and Cellophane vs Midnight

Tentacole and Invisible Girl vs Snipe

Tailman and Tenya vs Power Loader

Katsuki didn't really see his name on there. "Wouldn't I be fighting Vlad King? What for?"

"Dude, where's your name?" Mineta asked him while being a little worried about his own final exam.

"Hell if I know? There's only nineteen of us so I'll probably be fighting alone."

"Not exactly." Principal Nezu added himself to the conversation. A boisterous laugh came from a distance as everyone realized who Katsuki was fighting. The man himself landed next to the rest of the teachers and did one of his signature poses and smiled confidently. He was fighting All Might.

"Motherfucker. You expect me to take him on?" He asked Aizawa-sensei while pointing at All Might. He wasn't as stupid as he was before. All Might would beat him up before he even gets the chance to do anything.

"Not alone. Class 1B already did their exams earlier. Only one of them failed and now, they've been given a second chance. Meet your partner."

"HUUHH?! I'M SUPPOSED TO WORK WITH A VILLAIN IN THE MAKING, MUCH LESS SOMEONE FROM 1A? IS THIS A JOKE?!" Katsuki knew that voice from anywhere. That mocking tone from way back at the Sports Festival. He realized this test was more than just winning. This was a test of whether he can handle someone he doesn't like at all. Monoma came out from the shadows with his mocking grin.

Burst Damage and Phantom Thief vs All Might

"For fuck's sake." Katsuki facepalmed himself. He already knew this was gonna feel like hell.

"Why is he running away? That coward knows no bounds, doesn't he?" Jirou commented about Mineta in a mocking tone. Mineta was currently running away from Midnight, who still can't run due to her high heels. Seriously, who thought of that as a good design choice? They're literally too high to run on. Is she compensating for something? Still, Katsuki knew a lot more than Jirou does.

"Shut your fucking mouth. That crafty bastard is up to something."

"What pray-tell can he do in this situation?" Momo asked Katsuki while keeping her distance. Even when everyone knew that he's become more or less, just moody, they still kept away from him. Not that he actually cared. It's better off this way for him.

As for Momo, her exams were more or less successful. Katsuki predicted that she would be carrying around dead weight since Shoto would have refused to use his fire. Just as predicted, he did refuse and was captured in seconds. Momo, on the other hand, spammed flashbangs at Aizawa's general direction before restraining him with a metal that can take back the form of its original shape with proper heating. The heating itself was her self-made flamethrower.

"I've been hanging out with that so-called 'coward'. If he's running away from something, that only means he's got a plan." Katsuki watched on as Mineta did initiate his master plan. He led Midnight at the very edge of their examination area before trapping her with his quirk. He managed to run past her quickly enough to be able to breathe again. He passed his exams. There's only one thing Katsuki doesn't know about.

"WHY THE FUCK IS HE CRYING BLOOD?!" Everyone jumped back as Katsuki screamed in frustration and curiosity of how Mineta was able to cry blood. Still, he's a little proud of the midget, even if he doesn't want to admit it.

The other two matches after Mineta was over really fast. Invisibitch caught Snipe fast while Glasses just threw Ojiro to the escape line. Now, the bigger problem is how the hell is he going to deal with All Might with a sack of shit holding him back? Actively holding him back.

"This is fucking ridiculous." He squeezed his nose in frustration while walking inside the test area as Monoma continues to mock him. "Ridiculous? What's ridiculous is that a future villain like you is STILL attending this school!"

"For fuck's sake." Their test just began a minute ago and he's growing more cautious on the fact that All Might haven't attacked them yet. "Whose quirk did you copy?"

"Why should I tell a member of Class 1A? More so a-" Katsuki has had enough. He turned around and smacked Monoma across the face. Monoma was easily knocked down by what he would have considered a weak slap. Katsuki helped him up by grabbing him by the collar. "Listen here, asshole, it's fine if you hate me, but we're supposed to treat this like the real thing. Stop fucking around and just do this job?"

"A job, eh?" Katsuki turned around to see All Might a few meters behind them, arms cocked back ready to deliver a punch. "Ah shit!"

He hissed as he threw Monoma out of the way as he took the full force of the pressurized air coming towards him. The sheer power of the attack managed to knock him back straight through a car and send him skidding on the road. This might leave him some nasty skid burns. Actually, it WOULD leave him some nasty skid burns. It wasn't a comfortable time to be him right now. All Might was already all up in his face before he could even get up.

"A job well done pushing Young Monoma out of the way, Young Bakugou. Of course, that wouldn't be enough."

"FUCK OFF!" He barked in defiance as he sends a flash bang explosion to temporarily blind All Might. He raised his arms and fired off his explosive gauntlets. Knowing that it wouldn't have any effect, at all. He flew away back into hiding quickly as he spotted Monoma by the alleyway.

"Now you know who we're dealing with?" He whispered aggressively to Monoma, who was looking less smug.

"Fine. I'm only allowed to copy my partner's quirk and the teacher's quirk." Well now that's just bad news. He took off one of his gauntlet and gave it to Monoma. He also slapped Monoma across the face to let him copy his quirk. The crazy blonde did not appreciate the slap to the face.

"We're not gonna be able to capture him. Best thing to do is fighting while escaping." They started running towards the direction of the gate through the alleyways. It almost went well up until All Might smashed through the wall and decked Katsuki in the face, sending him towards a building. Monoma took the chance to get a touch of All Might.

"NOW THAT I HAVE THE POWER OF THE SYMBOL OF PEACE!" He tried to emit the power but nothing came out of it. He looked at his own hand in bewilderment until a relieved All Might kneed him in the stomach, sending him crashing towards a car. "I-Impossible! I should have- unless…"

All Might went in to knock Monoma out but the mentally unstable blonde surprised him with a flashbang and a large explosion in the face. Katsuki recovered in time to add an extra explosion using his gauntlet. With All Might stunned again, they were managing the best they could at the moment. The plan seems to be working surprisingly well for them. They get a few bruises every time All Might attacks, and they stun him. Well, up until the last part.

"We're getting near the gate! Hurry u-" Katsuki got sucker punched by Monoma. The punch packs more power than it should. "What the hell are you doing?"

"He's gaining speed…" Monoma pointed towards an All Might, who was currently running at them.

1 MINUTE LEFT!

The announcer shouted through the speakers. Before Katsuki could say anything, Monoma already pushed him back with a kick. "All Might's quirk, is weird. It took me four touches to even manage to get a little bit of strength from him. Frankly, it's already good enough. If there's anything Class 1A is good at, it's being bait. So long, villain-in-training."

One last kick knocked away the rest of his consciousness. The last thing he heard was 'PHANTOM THIEF HAS PASSED THE GATE!'

He failed the exam.

Shiketsu Tuesday...

Izuku yawned, bored as he waited for the teachers to come here at the testing grounds. Shiketsu is very known for having the teachers and even some guest heroes to fight the students as part of the final exams. He heard from Ochaco that she just barely passed her own exams yesterday but he was proud, nonetheless. Apparently her partner exploited the fact that the teachers still will not allow any real harm to their students. Thirteen would have predictably turned off her quirk the moment Ochaco was placed in any real danger.

"Where's the goddamn heroes anyway? I'm already annoyed with the fact that I have to be teamed with ya!" Oh right, Trish was chosen to be his partner after some teaming issues involving her. Mostly them screwing each other over in every hero training where they are teammates. Gran Torino was livid with him and made his training more intense than usual while Trish still kept getting her ass handed to her from Camie, though it's pretty obvious that she's improving on her hand-to-hand combat. Apparently, she's more accustomed to fighting bears over humans.

"Patience is a virtue, Ms. Trish." Kenshi kindly answered her complaints. If anything, nobody could really hate the wolf. He's too gentle to hate. Well, unless they're in training, then, he's ferocious. Somehow, he still had no idea of why the wolf is teamed up with Chifu.

"Sorry it took that long, whippersnappers. Had to wait for the guests to arrive." Gran Torino walked in with his fellow heroes. Gang Orca, Gran Torino, Uwabami, Tatsumaki, and a new debuting hero he recognized. He was still new but he managed to make it to the Top Twenty through his sheer power and charisma alone.

The new hero had a green and black padded tank top and a black zentai pants designed to look like a hurricane, with an 'H' symbol and the eye of storm in the middle of his jumpsuit. He donned a removable cape and a black mask. His hair was dyed green at the top and black at the sides. His gloves are bandages and he was using elbow guards.

"Holy shit. That's The Hurricane! At just 22 years old, he's already part of the Top Twenty! His quirk is- mmfff!" He was interrupted with a kick from Gran Torino. "No spoiling, idiot."

"Right, sorry, sir. Hi, sis." He waved at Tatsumaki, who waved back. Nice to see the family once in a while outside of weekends.

"Let's just get straight to the point." The elder hero announced who will be fighting who.

Gale Force and StarLight vs The Hurricane

"PLEASE TEST US TO YOUR HEARTS DESIRE!" Inasa bowed down, his head reaching the ground. The fight hasn't even started and he's already bleeding. Riku was more concerned with the fact that her teacher was here. "Is Uwabami here to fight as well?"

"ALRIGHTY, FUTURE DEFENDER!" Hurricane did a weird pose while giving Inasa a thumbs up.

Hokus Pokus and Lupus DeNix vs Gang Orca

"Oh no. This may be bad for my ears. Well played, Torino." Kenshi sighed as he resigned himself to this fate. He rivals Gang Orca's strength. Chifu's raw strength rivals both of theirs but if both of them gets too close, Gang Orca would simply paralyze them with his hypersonic waves attack. "Motherfuck, this shit's gonna get harder, ain't it, Kenshi?"

"Indeed."

Ms. Illusions and Dr. Grind vs Tornado

"Hey, Izubro, there any way to beat your big sis? Big is metaphorical, of course."

"I HEARD THAT!"

"Sorry, Camie, but you're on your own."

"Well, harlot, it's time for you to start thinking outside your box. We have an entire lot to deal with. Midoriya is already troublesome enough, now just imagine his more experienced and more powerful sibling."

"No need to remind me, Shishibro."

"Stop calling me that."

Smoses and Judge Samson vs Gran Torino

"Clearly he was meant to be too fast for us, Murry."

"Eh, we'll see, homie. Hopefully you got a plan."

"Mostly, but I'm sure it will fall apart quickly."

Everyone seemed okay with who they're fighting, with the exception of Izuku and Trish. "So what, we're fightin' the snake lady? What's she gonna do, give us a wee nibble?"

"No, I'm just here to see how my student progressed." She gave a motherly look to Riku, who yelped and bowed. She sighed and went over to pat her head. "I'm sure you will do fine, Riku. Just have more confidence in your abilities."

"The hero you're fighting just arrive." For some reason, they could just see an evil glint from Gran Torino's eyes as a familiar laugh flooded the room like a tsunami. It took an instant for Izuku and Trish to realize who they were fighting. The intense atmosphere as realization also dawned upon the rest of their classmates. Some already gave them worried looks, but really, Trish was already planning her own funeral.

"HAVE FEAR! FOR I AM HERE!" All Might landed next to the rest of the heroes. His posture is as powerful as ever. Instead of hope, his smile now inspired intimidation towards all the students. Trish was the first to freak out. She immediately ran behind Chifu to take cover.

"WE'RE GONNA DIE! OH GOD WE'RE GONNA FUCKIN' DIE!" She screamed to no one in particular as Chifu patted her head. "Calm down. I'm sure he won't kill you, motherfucker."

Izuku stayed silent while smiling to himself. Everyone expected him to freak out a little bit. Only Tatsumaki knew how he's really feeling. "Uh, sir, bathroom break?" He asked Gran Torino in a polite manner. The old hero nodded in amusement as he sees Izuku as he swore he heard him say "Buddha's fat fucking chin" under his breath.

Once the door closed they all heard his yell.

"GIVE ME A BIG! FAT! BREAK!"

{- To Be Continued...

That one Valentine's day OMAKE no one asked for but is canon and also happened some time during the two month time skip...

wait... can this even be considered a Valentine's day special? There isn't even fluff. No, this is just gonna be Izuku acting like a little bitch while Katsuki thinks he's acting like little bitch OMAKE...

"Ay yo, Midoribro." Murry and Izuku was currently playing Heroes of the Mighty 3 on his PS6. The smoker called out to him. He was currently using Best Jeanist while Izuku was using his sister Tatsumaki. It was shown how they're pretty much equals when it comes to this fighting game. "Yeah?"

"Camie has got the hots for you." Murry went straight to the point. He was sure this would catch Izuku off guard while also doing some wing man techniques for Camie. Izuku continued playing without care. "I know."

"Huh?" It was him who got distracted, leading Izuku to do a finishing combo with Tatsumaki's special. Basically dropping a meteor on the opponent. "Since when did you find out?"

"Since I found out Camie ISN'T gay. Now that I think about it, she got the hots for me since we were in middle school."

"Do you have the-"

"Yeah."

"Well, that was easy. All you need to do is-"

Nope. Every girl I dated was very much hurt one way or another indirectly by me. I think I'm cursed." Izuku looked worriedly at his own hands. "Didn't you only date like one chick? It's just one chick, homie. Stop being a little bitch and ask Camie out already."

"Yeah, and well, she's gone and I'm scared the same would happen to Camie. Doesn't mean I've stop trying to find her."

"The hell do you mean, homie? You and Camie would get along just fine by dating. Besides, we both know she could handle herself." Murry reassured him. Izuku looked at him questioningly before sighing. "I'll give it some thought."

"Nice one, homie."

"Oi" Katsuki called out to Ibarra as he handed her a potted cherry blossom sapling. He was sure she'd like this. He recalled this was her second favorite plant after the Rainflower. "A cherry blossom? How sweet. This would look great outside our greenhouse!"

"Yeah, yeah. Now we're even."

"Even?" She tilted her head, curious of what he said. She was sure that he owes her nothing.

"Ugh, idiot. For helping me out with my situation! Well, that and this also counts as an apology."

"Apology for what?"

"FOR PUNCHING YOU!" He raised his hands in annoyance. Ibara was shocked for a moment but resorted down to giggles. "Oh, that. Well, I did ask you to punch me as hard as you can. No worries!"

"NO WORRIES?! YOU WERE CRYING ALL THE WAY TO RECOVERY GIRL!" Now he's just jumping in frustration. He's had a hard time understanding this person, who he somehow enjoys his time with. "It was a side-effect of training. You are worried about my hand-to-hand combat skills. I appreciate the gift, Katsuki, I really do, so," She leaned in a gave him a quick hug before letting go. "Thank you."

She walked past him while carrying the potted sapling. Mineta, being there the whole time, was giving him the whole 'I told you so' look, which annoyed him a lot. "Man, shut the fuck up."

"I wasn't even talking, dude."

Next chapter: Trish and Izuku fucking dies. Mostly. Been a long time but school's a bitch. Lots of research going on and all that jazz. May take a long time to get in a new chap, but that's the way it is.

Bakugou: So you're telling me that I got screwed over by that annoying shit?

Yep. Pretty much.

Bakugou: THAT SNAKE!

The results would be discussed next chapter, so don't worry about it. This IS just a prelude to Shiketsu's final exams.

Bakugou: THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY BETTER!

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