Hello and welcome back other latest chapter of Electric Heart. Last Izuku was given a second chance to get UA High School. Now it's time for the people in Izuku's life to learn what went wrong and what went right.
How will they react?
Then we get to see a bit of the school routine Izuku and Mei will have to get use to.
As always I do not own any rights to Marvel or MY HERO ACADEMIA or any of their characters.
With that let's begin.
But first replies to comments:
Pally_The_Second: If I'm being honest, I didn't really remember to add the rescue points until I reviewed that chapter before posting. I threw that line in at the last second. For story purposes, in cannon Izuku is able to get into the hero course because and only because of the 60 rescue points that he got (For reference he placed seventh overall in cannon). So if Izuku got the 60 rescue point on top of the six villains point, the direction I want this story to go for right now won't work. So I decreased the number down to 20 to make more sense, with the thought of in universe the teacher would noticed how much he relied on his equipment, bringing the impact down a bit.
BloodDraconius: That mishap is just because of my writing style. I really don't have any other reason for that.
YuriHentai641: Agreed. Though an agrument could be made for some the students, I.E. Bakugo and Todoroki, as they quirks are good picks for destorying robots. For quirks like Kirishima, Sato and Kaminari, less so since they don't have the same control as Bakugo or Todoroki.
SneakyDevil: Thanks for pointing that out, I'm still new to the author side of this website.
Now it's time to begin (╫)
It had been two weeks since UA Entrance Exam and Izuku could be found at Hatsume Industries. He had been working on getting a working prototype of repulsor boots. With minimal success over the board. It was getting late in the evening, but Izuku didn't feel tired. He wanted to get a good baseline of his father's design before he was done with Middle school.
But from the yells alone it was easy to tell progress wasn't really happening
"Come Dummy. Just because Mr. Hatsume nicknamed you dummy, doesn't mean you can act like an idiot." Izuku said, nearly messing up on the placement of the wire in his hand. He never understood why Mr. Hatsume hadn't dismantled or programmed Dummy yet, he never listened to orders and often did the opposite of what he was told to do.
Izuku was simply trying to get him to hold a magnifying glass so he could use both hands to solder the wire in the boot. However, Dummy never had the glass in the right spot, when he did he kept on bumping Izuku's hand and making him mess up.
Finally, Izuku had enough "Alright just get out of the way, or I'm going to sell you to charity." Izuku said, causing Dummy to make a sad-sounding noise and moved away, "I wish I had Hatsume's zoom quirk, then I won't have to deal with you."
Suddenly something unexpected occurred. Dummy hit Izuku up alongside the head, with the magnifying glass. "Okay, that's it! You're getting dismantled!" Izuku yelled grabbing a wrench from his table. He brought it up as he turned around, ready to bring it down on Dummy's outer shell. However, in that moment the elevator door suddenly dinged. The Hatsumes and Inko Midoriya walked in. Mrs. Hatsume quickly noticed the wrench in Izuku's hand.
"Trying to dismantle Dummy again." She asked.
"This time he hit me in the head." Izuku said, lowering the wrench. However, Dummy made a sound like a laugh and Izuku instantly had the wrench raised back in the air, which caused Dummy to shut up, "Good. Mom, what are you doing here?"
"This came." Inko said as she held up a letter with a wax seal of UA, "It just arrived in the mail."
Izuku smiled at the letter, but he had been hoping to read it by himself because he knew he wasn't getting into the hero course. He hadn't taught anyone about failing the entrance exam for the hero course, yet nevertheless, Izuku accepted the letter from his mother.
"Can we start with Mei, the anticipation is killing me." Mr. Hatsume requested pulling up another stool. Everyone followed suit and sat down at the table Izuku had been working on, as Izuku slid his project to the corner of the table.
Before Inko or Izuku had a chance to nod or say yes, Mei ripped the letter open and a silver disc fell out on the table. It hummed for a bit before powering on. A hologram of Powerloader appeared.
"Hello, Ms. Mei Hatsume. After your explosive demonstration of your hover shoes and much review, you have been accepted in the UA's Support class." For some reason, Powerloader didn't seem too joyous about saying that, yet he continued on, "Enclosed is the secondary letter, will be your schedule and class information. We are looking forwards to you joining us at UA."
The hologram beeped and Powerloader disappeared. Mei slipped out the letter and read it out aloud, "Dear, Mei Hatsume, you have been accepted in UA's Support course and are placed with class 1-H. Mr. Hagari Maijima, Hero Name: Powerloader, will be your homeroom teacher. The school year begins April 15th and classes begin at 7:30. Farewell and welcome to your hero academia."
Mei began to bounce in her seat, as she began to read the letter. The longer she reads the bigger her smile got. Soon her bouncing was moving the whole table.
"Good job my little ball of energy." Mr. Hatsume, along with his wife, hugged Mei. Once Mei stopped bouncing, she looked at Izuku, "Now open yours, let's see what class you got into."
Izuku sighed then like ripping a bandage off, he ripped the end of the envelope and fished out the silver disc. He spun between his fingers for a bit, as he prepared himself for the inevitable. He just wasn't ready for what everyone was about to see. Mei was the only one that knew Izuku had demonstrated his gauntlets to Powerloader, but she was still under the impression that he hadn't failed the hero course entrance exam. He was just merely satisfying Powerloader's curiosity. Izuku sighed, then lightly tossed the silver disc into the middle of the table. It spun around on itself before settling down and turning on.
Immediately a hologram of Powerloader appeared, confusing everyone.
"Wait, I thought he was the teacher for the support course?" Inko asked as everyone looked at Izuku. He wanted to hide under the table and before he had a chance to answer, Powerloader spoke.
"Hello Izuku Midoriya. I know this isn't what exactly you were hoping for. I know you were hoping, as many do, for the hero course. Unfortunately, you only scored 26 points on the exam. 6 villain points and 20 rescue points. However I don't know whether to call it fate or coincidence, but we had a chance to meet at the support department. Though you were not originally supposed to take part in the support exam, your demonstration of your repulsor technology has convinced me that you are needed at UA.
"Whether it be as a hero or as a background support. Please, allow me to be the first to welcome you to UA High. I'm looking forward to working with you." Powerloader smirked as he bowed slightly. The message stopped quickly followed by the projection disappearing
Izuku felt tears coming on. He won't be in the hero course, but he would still be going to UA. However Inko had a sceptical look on her face, clearly, her son had left some important detail out when he told her about the exam. She looked at Izuku and asked. "Izuku what exactly happened?"
Izuku flinched and then began rubbing the back of his head. It was a few moments before he answered with, "Well during the entrance exam my gauntlets were damaged. After the exam was finished I headed over to the support department to wait for Hatsume. I came across Powerloader and one thing led to another, in the end, he asked me to give a demonstration of my equipment. He gave me the offer, if I failed the hero exam, I would be considered for the support class."
Neither Inko nor Izuku spoke for a second, it was Mrs Hatsume to break the silence.
"Young Midoriya, while I know how badly you want to get into the hero course. I believe being in the support course will give you a chance to continue working on the blueprints left to you by your father. Besides, there have been incidents where a general studies student is transferred to the hero course. Never from the support course, but hey you can be the first, but first, you need to perfect your creation." Mrs. Hatsume said as she grabbed the letter and held it out to Izuku, "Become the first support student to become a hero. Make this school your hero academia."
And with that Izuku and Inko hugged each other and cried.
"Hey Dummy, get me a mop." Mr. Hatsume whispered to the robot after a second of the son and mother crying together. The robot disappeared but never returned with the requested mop. Mr Hatsume started to agree with Izuku, that the Dummy needed to be dismantled and rebuilt. Izuku and Inko cried for a bit before they finally stopped. They gave each other a long hug, almost crying again.
"Now that the waterworks are over, how about we treat these amazing kids to some dinner." Mr. Hatsume suggested, still curious about where Dummy had disappeared to.
"I think that would be lovely dear. They have accomplished something great and I think they deserve a reward." Mrs. Hatsume looked over at Mei and Izuku, who had oil smudges and smelled like burnt metal, "However I think it would be best to freshen up before we head out."
Inko was glad she wasn't the only sane parent in this group. While her husband might be a little crazy, Mrs. Hatsume always made sure her family was presentable in public, "I agree. Izuku, it smells like you haven't showered in four days."
Izuku lifted his arm a bit and sniffed. He didn't smell too bad, but he figured he had gone nose blind, "I'll take your word for it."
After showering and everyone getting ready, they met at the restaurant Mr. Hatsume had taken them to the first time they met.
Their last few weeks of middle couldn't have gone any slower. But as Izuku's patience began to wear thin, Mei's patience had disappeared only a week after receiving the letter. Their first day at UA High had arrived. Together they ran through the front gate, feeling as ready as they could be for the day, and what challenges Powerloader had for their first day. They only had one little issue.
They were late and class started 10 minutes ago.
"I thought you said you had everything ready?" Izuku said, almost tripping over a loose brick, but managing to keep himself upright. He shouldered his backpack to make sure nothing fell out. If he had time, he would have slowed down and tightened the straps.
"I thought I did, but I couldn't find my 8/17 sprocket," Mei said, struggling to keep up with Izuku. She didn't have his kind of training and wasn't used to this kind of exercise, "I didn't know my father had moved it while I was asleep."
"Oh my gosh Hatsume, what would you do without your 8/17 sprocket? I mean come on, how many times have you used the specific sprocket?" Izuku said in an extremely sarcastic tone. He could list two inventions of hers that used that size of sprockets and in his book that wasn't worth being late to the first day of school.
"15 different babies use that size of sprockets." Mei countered like that number really meant anything.
"What out of over a thousand? Not worth it in my book." Izuku said. Mei threw a weak punch, and Izuku didn't even try to dodge, because Mei lost balance and missed. Luckily she managed to stop herself from tripping.
The duo continued bickering over which tools were worth leaving behind and which were worth being late for. Needless to say, Mei had a longer list for being late. They didn't realize they had reached the support department until Izuku had to scan his ID.
"If we're lucky we can quietly sneak in and sit down. So Hatsume, keep your lips shut." Izuku said. Mei did the zipper motion over her lips, but Izuku knew that wasn't going to last long. They reached their classroom and Izuku looked through the glass window. Powerloader had his back turned to the class, so Izuku silently opened the door and signalled Mei to sneak in.
Once Mei was past the door, Izuku quietly crept in behind her.
"So that being said, today we'll begin our class with a simple engineering problem." Powerloader called out as Izuku gently lowered his backpack onto the table he sat at, "Young Midoriya, and Young Hatsume, so glad you could join us, even if you're 12 minutes late." Izuku looked up and Powerloader hadn't even turned around. It was like he had eyes on the back of his head, "Now that you're here, class can truly begin. What I'm writing on the board is a complex issue in engineering. Using only the thrust-to-weight ratio, Newton's gravitational law and Einstein's equation of relativity. Write an equation to show how much fuel to thrust conversation would be needed to lift an object of unknown weight."
Powerloader wrote the different equations on the board for reference for his students.
"Sir, are you referring to the Gravity-elemental theory?" A student asked, raising their hand.
Powerloader turned around and faced his student, "Yes. One day you will all come across this problem. Though a theory and equation have never been written and proven, your understanding of the problem will help you greatly solve any issue you come across. However, if you manage to solve the theory and write a proven equation, you will immediately graduate from UA and receive your PhD in engineering. To get an apprehension of your knowledge, you have the rest of class to work on the problem."
"Sir, what about orientation?" A different student asked.
"UA isn't within the normal boundary of a school. So we teachers can take a unique approach to teaching. Remember you have until the end of class." Powerloader said sitting down at his desk and pulling out a textbook.
"Sir, what if we solve this theory outside of the time limit?" Mei asked, voicing a question that many students had.
"You won't immediately graduate and you'll only receive your Master's at graduation," Powerloader said without looking up from his book
Izuku felt a fire be lit in his soul. He had across the gravity-elemental theory multiple times as he memorized his father's old textbook. It seemed that his father had also been working on it and had many thoughts of his own. Along with those notes, were possible equations to solve the theory, however, it is clear from the notes the equations weren't 100% proven. Yet they had been the closest Izuku had ever seen.
Izuku pulled out his notebook and wrote down the equation that seemed to -be the closest. Well, at least his father believed it was the closest one to being proven right. Izuku went over the equation in his head, he knew there were just a few things wrong with the equation.
It was like a big piece was missing from the puzzle and when Izuku figured that out, everything else would fall into place. For the entire class, Izuku tried to figure out what the piece was; however, he ran out of time.
Once the first period was done, it was time for the standard classes of Japanese, English, Social Studies, Math and History. The day went like it went by in a blink of an eye and soon the first day of school was over. Izuku was thankful when the last bell rang, as it felt like his mind was going to melt by the time the last period was over.
As he and Mei rode the train to their stop, Izuku rubbed his forehead, fighting back a pulsing headache
"I think I could fry an egg on my forehead." Izuku said, taking a drink of ice water. He swore he could hear the water begin to boil in his mouth.
Mei had her head back, with her water bottle resting on her forehead, "I knew UA was going to be difficult, but once Powerloader-sensi, brought up the gravity-elemental theory. I think I panicked for a bit."
"Well, at least it wasn't for a grade." Izuku said, taking another drink.
"But imagine, if we managed to figure out the equation. I mean it's one of the most difficult theories in engineering. If you solve it, you've basically set for life." Mei leaned forwards, tipping over her water bottle. It fell off her forehead, however before it had a chance to hit the ground, Izuku's hand shot out and grabbed it. He flipped it around and then handed it back to Mei.
"Yeah, my father had a lot of notes about the equation. I think he was trying to solve it for his repulsor boots." Izuku said, which confused Mei.
"Really that's an issue? I thought yours worked pretty well." Mei said as she had seen Izuku hover off the ground with his repulsor boot. It was completely different from her hover boot, and she would never admit it, but they worked better than hers.
"Hey they work, but they could be better. I can hover but only for a little bit before the arc reactor is completely drained. My dad had plans for actual flight. However, if I push them past a few inches, they overheat or the arc reactor can't draw enough power for them." Izuku said with the feeling that this was his father's last great creation and he would do anything to make it work. Anything short of selling his soul to the devil
"Come on, once we get home, let's just do our homework, then we can work the boot." Mei offered. It had started to become like that after Izuku worked on Hatsume Industries for a bit, together they worked through issues with each other's inventions. After a day like they just had, it would feel good to do something like that.
"No, once we're done with the homework, I'm going to bed." Izuku joked then downed the rest of his water.
Soon the train reached the stop for Hatsume Industries and together they walked up to the third floor. Throughout the afternoon and evening, they worked on the homework and once they finished the last problem, Izuku collapsed to the floor. Mei checked the arc reactor to see if Izuku had overused his quirk. In the past whenever Izuku used his quirk too much, he often passed.
Moreover, Izuku had learned that he could direct his body's electricity to his mind, allowing his mind to work at double the speed and absorb information more quickly. And throughout the day Mei had seen a few green sparks in Izuku's eyes, a clear sign that Izuku was doing just that.
Mei connected the arc reactor to her phone and got a reading. "85% of normal electricity range. No immediate medical attention needed." Mei's phone stated. Mei sighed, then looked down at Izuku, tempted to slap him across the face for making her worry about him so much.
As Mei looked at Izuku, she felt her heart rate increase a bit. She felt her cheeks go red, "Why are you such an idiot." Mei had been having these thoughts for a bit, even since she had seen him manage to knock down Crimson Dynamo during one of his training sessions. She knew what it was, but she didn't want to admit it to herself. These feelings always came up when she was alone with Izuku but had become more frequent as they prepared for UA.
She couldn't tell if Izuku had the same feeling and was afraid if she admitted she did and he didn't. She didn't want her friendship with him to change. So until she knew for sure, which she knew was going to be a challenge, since Izuku was the most emotionally dense person she had met. And that was coming from her, she won't tell Izuku about her feelings
To distract herself Mei pulled out her hover boots and worked on them until it was time to leave and go home.
Izuku was so tired he had slept through dinner and Mei was afraid to wake him up and tell him to go home. So before Mei went home, she brought him a pillow and a blanket. After making him comfortable, Mei watched him sleep a bit then went home. That night she dreams about Izuku and her possible future with him.
The next morning, Mei woke up with a bright blush on her face. She quickly ran to the bathroom and splashed her face with cold water to in an attempt make the dream go away. However, the image of Izuku wearing his exoskeleton, ready to take to the world, was burned into her memory.
And that's Chapter 8. It was bit of slower chapter, just to show what everyone was doing between the main arcs of the story. There isn't much action in the next chapter, but the chapter after action is brought back in. And you as the reader get introduced it what will become a Macguffin of the story and Izuku isn't the only that get to use it.
Next in the chapter we see if the second day of UA goes as smoothly as the first.
Next time: Break-In (Part 1)
Review and tell me what you think.
(P.S) I introduced something new in this chapter, this symbol (╫) To help in the hunt of non-marvel movie reference, at least intentional ones. Whenever there is one you will see (╫) at the end of the chapter introduction. To me the reference in this one is a little harder to find, because it's shorter and the movie is a little less known (I think?) Comment when you find the references, you might get a shout-out.
(P.S.S) If you don' want the (╫) clue, I'm happy to no longer using it. This chapter is to test this.