Chapter 6
"He got over 700 meters and 'Infinity?!'" one of the students exclaimed.
"Finally, a hero-like record!" Ochaco cheered.
"His finger's swollen!" Tenya stated, "There was the entrance exam, too. He has a strange quirk…"
"It's not very stylish." the French accented student said. He then felt murderous intent behind him. Turning around, he saw Adrian giving him an evil look.
"Say that again. I dare you." He said with his Stand at the ready. The student just kept silent. Katsuki, on the other hand, looked like he was about to have a heart attack from what he just saw. Izuku Midoriya, the quirkless Stand User, now had a quirk. A very powerful one at that.
Wh-What's with that power?! He thought to himself, Everyone's quirks manifest at the age of four. This is unthinkable! But in reality… He then remembered something that Izuku said.
I have my own dreams of becoming a hero…and no one, not even you are going to get in my way.
Katsuki's anger just kept going through the roof. His plans of being the only student from his school to go to U.A. were dashed to the ground when Izuku got accepted. He only got second place when Izuku got first. Now, he beat his score in the ball throw with his quirk. Explosions started to come out of his hands.
What is the meaning to this?! He screamed in his mind. He then charged at Izuku with intent on doing harm.
"Hey!" he screamed, "Tell me what's going on, Deku, you dastard!"
Izuku got into a fighting position, activating his Stand in the process. Before Agile Emerald could pound Katsuki into the ground, a familiar scarf restrained the explosive boy. His quirk wasn't working either.
"What the-? "he said trying to move but failing, "These clothes are hard…!"
"They're weapons for capture made of carbon fiber woven together with a metal wire made of special alloy." Aizawa explained with a scowl of his own, "Jeez…Don't keep making me use my quirk over and over. I have dry eye. Also, be happy that I got to you before his Stand did."
It's such a waste, since his quirk is so amazing! The students shouted in their minds. Aizawa then released his hold on Bakugo.
"We're wasting time." He said while walking away, "Whoever's next, get ready."
Bakugo was shaking with anger at what just happened. Izuku started to walk past him but stopped when he was right next to him. His left shoulder almost making contact with Katsuki's left.
"That was strike two." He said getting the blonde's attention, "Strike one was back at the school. I remember giving you a fair warning. Don't get a third strike or you will be sorry."
Izuku then walked away towards the other students. Ochaco was the first one to meet up with him, surprising both Haru and Adrian.
"Is your finger all right?" she asked.
"Oh, yeah." He replied with a smile on his face.
Until a while ago, Katsuki thought in his mind, he was just a pebble on the side of the road.
Flashback
11 years ago
"You're so lucky, Kacchan." A four-year-old Izuku said as he followed his friend into the woods to catch bugs. Katsuki had just developed his quirk and everyone loved it, including Izuku. "Your quirk's so cool! I hope I get mine soon, too."
"No matter what quirk you get," Kacchan replied looking back at Izuku, "you'll never beat me."
Flashback End
Katsuki was seething with rage while looking at Izuku. He was supposed to be the best. He was supposed to be number 1. No one was supposed to be able to challenge him. Sadly, for him, someone was and doing a very good job at it. Izuku had taken his spot as number one in the entrance exam. He got accepted into U.A. He beat his score on the ball throw. He was going from a nobody to a somebody and it really ticked him off.
A pebble…on the side of the road!
All of the students did the rest of the tests. Once they were done, they gathered in the center of the field. Aizawa was standing in front of the group.
"Okay, I'll quickly tell you the results." He said to them, "The total is simply the marks you got from each test. It's a waste of time to explain verbally, so I'll show you the results all at once."
The person with the lowest total score will be expelled. Izuku thought to himself with his eyes closed, trying not to focus on the pain, The only result I had that was any good was in the ball throw. For the rest of the tests, I did terribly because of the pain. I'm sure my Stand's feats wouldn't count either.
Aizawa pressed a button and the results showed up. Izuku was hesitant at first to see his results, but eventually opened his eyes.
Momo Yaoyorozu
Shoto Todoroki
Katsuki Bakugo
Tenya Iida
Fumikage Tokoyami
Mezo Shoji
Mashirao Ojiro
Eijiro Kirishima
Mina Ashido
Ochaco Uraraka
Koji Koda
Rikido Sato
Tsuyu Asui
Yuga Aoyama
Hanta Sero
Denki Kaminari
Kyoka Jiro
Toru Hagakure
Minoru Mineta
Izuku Midoriya
Izuku looked down at his fist in both sadness and anger. He was angry at himself because he felt like a failure. He tried his best but still ended up in last place.
All Might. Jotaro Sensei. He said in his head, I'm sorry. I failed you.
"By the way," Aizawa said after turning off the results, "I was lying about the expulsion."
The whole class looked at him in surprise.
"It was a rational deception to draw out the upper limits of your quirks."
"WHAT?!" Izuku, Ochaco, and Tenya shouted.
"Of course, it was a lie." The ponytailed girl said, "It should've been obvious if you just thought it through."
"Thanks for the advice Miss…" Haru trailed off trying to get her name.
"Yaoyorozu. Momo Yaoyorozu."
Wait! Did she say Yaoyorozu?! Izuku screamed in his mind.
"That was a little nerve-racking, huh?" a student said.
"I'll take up the challenge any time!"
Katsuki was upset at what Aizawa had said. Seeing Izuku in last place put a smile on his face but hearing that expulsion was a lie turned it into a frown. Seeing his dilemma, Adrian couldn't help but rub salt into the wound.
"Looks like you're stuck with him." He said in a teasing tone.
"Shut up, Goldilocks." Katsuki retorted, turning his head away.
"Oh, I almost forgot." Aizawa said and pressed another button on his phone. A screen popped up, divided into three sections. The furthest to the left showed Izuku's Stand, the middle-showed Adrian's and the right showed Haru's. Their stats appeared above their heads.
Name: Agile Emerald
Stand User: Izuku Midoriya
Strength: B
Speed: B
Range: B
Defense: B
Precision: B
Potential: B
Name: Golden Knight
Stand User: Adrian Thompson
Strength: C
Speed: C
Range: B
Defense: A
Precision: A
Potential: C
Name: Violet Captor
Stand User: Haru Reo Watanabe
Strength: C
Speed: B
Range: A
Defense: C
Precision: C
Potential: D
Everyone was impressed to see the stats. Though Haru and Adrian's Stands had great skills, Izuku's was the all-round type with everything equal in stats.
"What are the letters for?" grape boy asked.
"It's how the Stands stats are graded." Aizawa replied, "A being the highest while E is the lowest."
Oh. All the students said in their heads. Aizawa turned off the screen and pocketed his phone.
"With that, we're done here." He said while walking away, "There are handouts with the curriculum and such in the classroom so when you get back, look over them."
Izuku was still in thought about the name when Aizawa approached him.
"Midoriya," he said while handing him a piece of paper, "have the old lady fix you in the nurse's office. Tomorrow will be packed with even more rigorous tests. Prepare yourself and keep up that never give up attitude."
When Izuku took the paper, the homeroom teacher walked away.
Looks like I'm starting from the bottom all over again. Izuku thought to himself, I don't mind though. That just shows where I need to improve, and I'll be more than happy to do so. In the end, it will help me become a better hero.
"Aizawa, you liar." All Might said to the homeroom teacher as he rounded the corner. He stopped to look at the number one hero.
"All Might." He replied, "So you were watching? Too much time on your hands?"
"'A rational deception,' you said? April Fools was last week. You punished a whole class of last year's first years with expulsion. You cut those you judge to be without potential without hesitation. For a man like that to take back his words…that must be because you also felt the potential of that kid, right?"
"'Also?' You seem to be supporting him quite a bit." That made All Might recoil in shock, "Is that how a teacher should be acting?" He once again began to walk away, "His potential was not zero, and the skill with his Stand was over the top. That's all it was. I will always cut those without potential. There's nothing crueler than letting a dream end midway."
He didn't want to admit that Izuku did surprise him with that look he gave him.
Jotaro Kujo gave me that look many times that I made him mad. He thought to himself, Is it possible…that the boy was trained by Jotaro?
"So, you're being kind in your own way, huh, Aizawa?" All Might said under his breath as he watched him leave, "But we don't really get along after all."
"I'm so tired." Izuku said to himself as he left the school. He stopped when he felt a hand on his shoulder. Out of instinct, Agile Emerald grabbed the wrist and the neck of whoever was the owner. Izuku quickly turned around to see it was Iida and it looked like he was having trouble breathing.
"Iida! Agile Emerald, return!" Izuku commanded and his Stand returned to him and vanished. Iida coughed a bit before composing himself.
"I am guessing that your Stand saw me as a threat since I didn't identify myself." He summarized, "Is your finger healed, by the way?"
"Yeah, thanks to Recovery Girl." He answered, showing his bandaged finger.
Flashback
Izuku screamed, being surprised to be kissed on the cheek by Recovery Girl. He was even more surprised to see his finger healed.
"Wow, it's healed." He said and then felt drowsy, "But I suddenly feel very tired…"
"My quirk can only stimulate a person's healing ability." She said while grabbing a small candy dispenser and offered a piece to Izuku who accepted it, "Healing requires stamina. If you keep getting major injuries, you'll use too much stamina and end up dying instead, so be careful."
"I'll end up dying instead?!"
Flashback End
I can't just keep getting help from others. Izuku thought to himself, I have to hurry up and learn to control my power.
"I was really taken in by Mr. Aizawa." Tenya said, "I even thought, 'This is the best of the best,' and such. I didn't think a teacher would encourage us with a lie."
I thought Iida was a bit stuck up, but he's just earnest. I didn't get to talk to Yaoyorozu yet, though. I need to ask her if-
"Hey! You two!" both boys heard and looked to see Ochaco running towards them, Haru and Adrian following close behind. "Going to the station? Wait for me!"
"Ochaco! Haru! Adrian!" Izuku exclaimed as the three students stopped in front of him and Tenya.
"You're the infinity girl." Tenya said.
"I'm Ochaco Uraraka." She introduced herself, "Um, you're Tenya Iida, right?"
"That is correct."
"Hey, Izuku." She said turning to the green haired boy, "I met your friends, Haru and Adrian. They're really great."
"I'm glad you were able to meet them."
"By the way, why did Bakugo call you Deku instead of your real name? Is that your middle name or something?"
"No, it's just a nickname Bakugo uses to make fun of me since I was quirkless back then."
"An insult?" Tenya asked.
"Yep." Haru said, "It means useless."
"Though, having a Stand says otherwise." Adrian added.
"It does?! I'm sorry." Ochaco apologized, "But 'Deku' sounds like the Japanese word for 'you can do it', so I like it."
"R-Really?" Izuku asked, "I never thought of it that way. Well, if it does, then you can call me Deku."
"Midoriya?" Tenya interjected, "You're accepting it way to easily! Wasn't that an insult?"
"Who asked you, Clark Kent?" Adrian retorted then turned to Izuku with a sly smile, "Besides from what I can see, Izuku is more accepting of the name if it's coming from a girl."
"Adrian!" Izuku exclaimed while blushing like crazy.
"Um, Adrian," Ochaco said turning to the blonde Stand User, "who is- "
"DON'T FINISH THE QUESTION!" Izuku, Tenya, and Haru shouted to Ochaco making her stop speaking. While walking to the station, they explained why they had stopped her. In the end they all had a good time before each of them went home.
There are a lot of things that I can't do. Izuku thought to himself, I just have to train hard and do my best to improve. All Might, I have made some more friends. Jotaro Sensei, I wish you could be here to meet them as well.
You don't have time to relax, young man. Toshinori thought to himself while looking at one of his old suits. The real thing starts tomorrow.
The next day was when the classes began. In the morning the students had English with Present Mic. At lunch, they could by gourmet food for reasonable prices. Cooked especially by the Cook Hero: Lunch Rush. The class that Izuku was especially excited for was Hero Basic Training. Once everyone took their seats, the teacher came in a weird way. Having both hands holding onto the outer part of the door while the rest of his body tilted in towards the room. Who was the teacher for this class? Well…
"I am…coming through the door like a normal person." All Might exclaimed, his partially torn cape flowing inward. All of the students were surprised to see the number one hero as a teacher.
"It's All Might!" Denki Kaminari said excitedly.
"Wow, he really is a teacher!" Eijiro Kirishima added.
"That's a costume from the Silver Age, isn't it?" Tsuyu Asui commented. All Might marched to the desk and turned towards the class.
"Its style is so different, it's giving me goosebumps." Mashirao Ojiro exclaimed.
"I teach Basic Hero Training." All Might explained, "It's a subject where you train in different ways to learn the basics of being a hero. You'll take the most units of this subject! Let's get right into it! This is what we'll do today-"
He showed them a card written in bold, red letters 'Battle.'
"Combat Training!"
"Combat…" Katsuki said with an evil look.
"…Training." Izuku finished with a determined look.
"And to go with that are these!" A panel opened in the wall with numbers on them, "Costumes made based on your quirk registrations and request sent in before school started."
The class shouted in excitement at hearing what he said.
"My costume is ready." Izuku said excitedly.
"After you change," All Might finished, "gather into Ground Beta."
"Yes sir!"
In the Ground Beta mock city, All Might waited for the students. A few minutes later they all emerged from the shadows in their costumes.
"They say the clothes make the man, young men and ladies." All Might stated, "Be fully aware…From now on…you are heroes! That's great, everyone. You all look cool! Now, shall we begin, you zygotes?"
Flashback
Three weeks ago
"I need to go to city hall to get my quirk registration for the clothing allowance." Izuku said to himself while looking through some papers, "But I'm already registered as 'none'…Oh, what should I do…?"
After some thinking Izuku decided to call All Might. Getting a hold of him, he told him about his dilemma.
"Quirk registration?" Toshinori asked, "Oh, you can update that."
"Really?" Izuku asked.
"Everyone is examined and registered all at once when they enter elementary school and junior high, right? But there are cases where people discover their quirks aren't what they thought they were. So, you're allowed to update it once or twice. They won't accept outrages changes, but if you had 'none' before, it's probably fine. And by 'probably', I mean I'm sure- "
"I'm home!" Inko called startling Izuku and causing him to accidentally hang up on All Might.
"Oh, I hung up by accident!" He said to himself while putting away his phone. I'll have to apologize later.
"Welcome home!" he greeted his mom as she entered the apartment.
"Hey, Izuku- "she said while reaching into her bag, "Congrats onto getting into U.A.! I might've jumped to conclusions, though."
"A trench coat?" Izuku said, standing up to see it clearly. It was indeed a trench coat. It's was a dark green with long sleeves. By the looks of the back, it looked like it would reach halfway past his calves.
"It's not as much as it is now, though." Inko explained, "When you'd dozed off while studying, I happened to see your notebook."
"What?"
Inko then took on an ashamed look.
"The terrible thing I said kept bothering me. Even when you acquired a Stand, I gave up back then. But you didn't give up. You kept chasing your dream, didn't you? You also had Jotaro to help you along the way."
Izuku just smiled at his mom.
"I'm sorry, Izuku." Inko then smiled with tears in her eyes, "I'll support you openly with everything I've got from now on."
Izuku then took the trench coat. Looking at it, though, made him think of Jotaro. Surprising his mom, there were tears in his eyes.
"Izuku! What's wrong?!" she asked worriedly.
"I miss him." He replied in a sad tone. "I miss him so much." He was surprised when he felt his mom hug him.
"I know. I miss him, too." Inko let go of Izuku to see him still looking at the trench coat.
"At first, I wanted to dress like he did to honor his memory…but now…I feel like I'd be doing the opposite."
"Don't say that. He didn't put you through all that training for you to just give up. In fact, I think he would be a bit happy to see someone else wanting to be like him. Not all the way, but enough to make sure he's never forgotten."
Izuku looked at his mom then at the trench coat. His sensei never reprimanded him for what he wore. Only how he handled situations. He would probably tell him to continue with what he was doing, but not copy his color scheme. The Stand User got a determined look on his face.
Flashback End
These are my mom's feelings, he thought to himself as he ran to Ground Beta, and a piece of Jotaro Sensei's teachings. What'll I wear if not this? Even if it's not the most convenient or state-of-the-art, it's fine. This is my costume, and I'll honor them both by wearing it.
"Oh, Deku?" Ochaco said noticing Izuku emerging from the shadows. Izuku was dressed in a light green t-shirt with black pants and red sneakers. On his elbows and knees were guards that kept them protected. On his hands were white gloves. On top of his head was a squared baseball hat, the back part was a bit cut out to let his hair flow. Around his waist was a red utility belt with supplies. Over his eyes were sunglasses to protect his eyes from either the sun or light attacks. Covering all of it was the trench coat his mom had bought him.
"Uraraka!" he exclaimed seeing walk towards him. Seeing her costume, he started to blush like crazy. The sunglasses did little to hide it. He turned his head away to try and hide it.
"That looks cool!" she commented, "Really down to earth. I should've written what I wanted…Mine ended up being a skin type bodysuit. It's embarrassing."
She looks amazing! He exclaimed in his mind while still trying to hide his blush.
"The hero course is the best." Mineta stated, looking at how all the girls were dressed. He shivered though when he felt murderous intent. Looking behind himself, he saw Adrian looking at him with an evil glare.
"Keep staring," he said, "and I'll make you wish you were back home."
The grape haired student nodded his head and walked to where the other male students were. Adrian then noticed Izuku and walked up to him.
"Izuku, you look like a boss!" he stated.
"Thanks, Adrian." Izuku replied, looking at his friend's costume. "Your costume looks awesome, as well!"
Adrian's costume was more like a knight's armor. All of it was the color gold with some white in it. Strapped to his waist was a three-foot sword, sheathed in its scabbard. On his back was a shield that could protect his whole body if he knelt to the ground. A dragon's head was the insignia placed on his shield.
"Glad you like it." He said, "The sword and shield are real. Got to have something to fall back on if my Stand fails."
"Looks like you took precautions, just like me." Said the voice of Haru. Both boys turned to see him in an almost similar costume to Zorro. Instead of it being black, though, it was different shades of purple. Strapped on either side of his waist were a rapier and a whip.
"Yours is cool as well, Haru." Izuku stated.
"I wasn't planning on anything fancy." He replied, "Just wanted to make sure I got some protection."
"What do you mean?" Ochaco asked, "Don't you have your Stand?"
"He does but…" Izuku answered, "…for some reason, when he uses his Stand, it puts a strain on his body. The longer he uses it, the worse it becomes."
"Why does it happen?"
"That's…something I don't want to talk about." Haru said with a level of hurt. He then felt a hand on his shoulder and looked to see Izuku next to him.
"It's all right." Izuku said to him, "You can tell us when you're ready."
"Thanks, Izuku."
All Might heard the conversation and looked to see what was going on. He stopped mid-step when he saw Izuku's costume. For a moment, he thought his successor was a certain Stand User. When he saw the color scheme, though, he realized his mistake. That didn't stop him from shaking in fear though.
He looks almost like Kujo!He said in his mind, It's really scary.
Composing himself he addressed the students.
"Now, it's time for combat training!" he stated.
"Sir!" Tenya said while raising his hand.
Oh, that was Iida. Izuku thought to himself as he saw him in his costume, He looks cool.
"This is a battle center from the entrance exam, so will we be conducting urban battles again?"
"No," All Might answered, "we're going to move ahead two steps! Most of the time, fighting villains takes place outside, but if you look at the total numbers, atrocious villains appear indoors at a higher rate. Imprisonment, house arrest, backroom deals…In this society filled with heroes, truly intelligent villains hide in the shadows. For this class, you'll be split into villains and heroes and fight 2-on-2 indoor battles."
"Without basic training?" Tsuyu asked.
"This is a real battle to understand those basics! However, the key this time is that there's no robot you can just beat up."
"How will wins and losses be determined?" Momo asked.
"Can we beat them up anyway?" Katsuki asked.
"Will the punishment be expulsion like with Mr. Aizawa?" Ochaco added.
"How shall we be split up?" Tenya also added.
"Isn't this cape crazy?" Yuga Aoyama asked out of the blue.
"I'll answer all of your questions!" All Might said while trying to keep his cool and pulled out a piece of paper, "Now listen here."
A script? Really? Haru asked in his mind.
"The situation is that the villains have hidden a nuclear weapon somewhere in their hideout. The heroes are trying to dispose of that. The heroes need to catch the villains or get the nuclear weapon back in the allotted time. The villains need to protect the nuclear weapon for the whole time or catch the heroes."
The situation sounds very American. Adrian thought to himself.
"Teams and opponents will be determined by drawing lots!"
"They're being decided so haphazardly?" Tenya interjected.
"Pros often have to create makeshift teams with heroes from other agencies," Izuku informed him, "so maybe that's why?"
"I see. The discernment to look ahead…Please excuse my rudeness!"
"It's fine. Let's do this quickly!" The lots were drawn, and the teams formed.
Team A: Izuku Midoriya and Ochaco Uraraka
Team B: Shoto Todoroki and Mezo Shoji
Team C: Minoru Mineta and Momo Yaoyorozu
Team D: Katsuki Bakugo and Tenya Iida
Team E: Mina Ashido and Yuga Aoyama
Team F: Rikido Sato and Koji Kouda
Team G: Denki Kaminari and Kyoka Jiro
Team H: Fumikage Tokoyami and Tsuyu Asui
Team I: Mashirao Ojiro and Toru Hagakure
Team J: Eijiro Kirishima and Hanta Sero
Team K: Haru Reo Watanabe and Adrian Thompson
"Wow, it must be fate!" Ochaco exclaimed, excited to be on Izuku's team. "I'm counting on you!"
Seriously?! Izuku thought to himself while blushing, I have to speak properly, or else-
"The first teams to fight will be…" All Might proclaimed pulling Izuku out of his thoughts. The number one hero had one hand in a box labeled 'villain' and the other in a box labeled 'hero.' He then pulled out his hand, each with a single ball with a letter on it, signifying the teams. "these guys!"
Team D vs Team A
"Team A will be the heroes, and Team D will be the villains. Everyone else, head towards the monitor room."
"Yes sir!" the rest of the students shouted and headed in the said direction.
Oh great. Izuku thought annoyingly, I was hoping not to have to deal with Bakugo.
Izuku looked to his left to see Katsuki glaring at him. He sent him his own glare, wasn't effective because of the sunglasses, but it got the message through. A challenge, letting the opponent know they are not going down without a fight.
"Villain team," All Might said, "go in first and set up! In five minutes, the hero team will break in and the battle will start!"
"Yes sir!" the four students replied. As Katsuki and Tenya made their way into the building, All Might stood next to the entrance to give them some advice.
"Young Iida, Young Bakugo, learn to think from the perspective of the villains. This is pretty close to a real battle. Go all out. Don't be afraid to get hurt."
"Yes sir!" Tenya acknowledged.
"If things go too far, I will stop it."
"Yes sir!"
Katsuki wasn't paying attention to All Might. He just kept staring at Izuku. The said boy was holding something in his hand. It appeared to be some sort of locket. Feeling like he was being watched, he looked at Katsuki, surprising the blonde. His glasses were off, and he was glaring at him. Katsuki grinded his teeth in anger.
Just you wait, Deku. He said in his mind, I'm going to put you in your place!
Tenya and Katsuki had hidden the bomb in the top floor of the building. Now all they had to do was wait for the heroes. Tenya had decided to take off his helmet at the moment.
"Even if this is training," he said while walking up to the nuke, "it pains me to become a villain. So, our job is to protect this?"
He knocked on it twice to see if it was really metal.
"It's papier-mache."
"Hey!" Katsuki called getting Tenya's attention. He was facing the door so Tenya couldn't see his face. "Deku has a quirk, right?"
"You saw that extraordinary strength, didn't you? It appears to carry a lot of risks, though…However, you seem to be especially angry when it comes to Midoriya…"
Katsuki stopped listening after that. It was already annoying to him that Izuku obtained a Stand. Now he got a quirk, as well.
Did he dare trick me?! He thought to himself, That blasted nerd!
Outside, Ochaco and Izuku were trying to memorize the floor plan of the building, so that it would be easier to try and find the bomb.
"It's a lot of work to memorize the building's floor plan." She said to Izuku, still looking at the blueprints. "But All Might is just the same as when he's on TV. Unlike Mr. Aizawa, it looks like there's no punishment, so we can relax and- "
She stopped mid-sentence when she looked at Izuku. In his hand was a locket on top of the blueprints he was reading. Getting a little closer, she saw that it was opened. Inside of it was a picture of three people. One she immediately recognized as a smiling Izuku, even though he looked to be only seven years old. The hair was a dead giveaway. On his left was a woman with darker hair color than him. Judging by the similarities, Ochaco guessed that was his mom. Behind both of them, was a very tall man who wasn't smiling. She guessed that couldn't be his dad because there was no resemblance.
"What are you doing?" Izuku asked. Ochaco looked up to see him without his sunglasses and he was blushing like crazy.
"I'm sorry!" she exclaimed, "I was just curious as to why the locket was important to you."
"Oh." Izuku said with a smile but in a sad way, "As you probably guessed, the two people in front are me and my mom. The man in the back was my Sensei, Jotaro Kujo."
"What?! Jotaro Kujo?! The Stand User of Star Platinum?!"
"The one and only. He's the one who trained me, taught how to use my Stand, and told me to never give up on my dreams. He didn't smile much, but just being around him made me feel special and safe."
"Where is he now? Wouldn't he want to be here to see you become a hero?"
That question made Izuku flinch. Closing the locket, he put it away inside of a hidden pocket in his trench coat. Ochaco saw that question must've disturbed Izuku in some way. She was about to apologize when All Might's voice sounded through the speakers.
"Now, let's start the indoor person-to-person combat training with Team A and Team D!" he said.
All Might and the rest of the students were in an observation room with five monitors. They were there so that the students and teacher could see what was happening inside the building.
"Okay, everyone," All Might addressed his students, "you all should think as well."
Young Midoriya! All Might thought to himself, Here, you are no more than a single student. I'll grade you strictly, without playing favorites. He put a communicator in his ear so that he could hear their conversations and talk to them when necessary.
"We've infiltrated successfully." Ochaco said as she and Izuku got into the building without being noticed.
"There are a lot of blind spots," Izuku said, "so let's be careful."
Izuku lead the way as he and Ochaco moved through the building. He carefully looked past every corner to make sure there were no surprises. During that whole time, he was formulating a plan.
Bakugo will no doubt come for me. He thought to himself, It will be perfect because the only one guarding the weapon will be Iida. I won't use my Stand, so it can be a fair fight, but that leaves me with another problem. I still can't control One for All, so I can't use it against anyone…If I use that on someone, it'll kill them. We just have to do it with the power I now have and Uraraka's Zero Gravity. I've got to use my head…Those notes on indoor battles…battles in tight spaces…as well as the martial arts training, I got from-
He was pulled from his thoughts when he heard movement. Looking towards a corner he saw the familiar figure of Katsuki Bakugo leaping towards them. Acting fast, Izuku grabbed Ochaco and got them both out of the way of Katsuki's explosion. They both landed on the ground a few feet away from him.
"Uraraka, are you all right?" Izuku asked as he stood up, facing the smoke created from the explosion.
"Yeah, thanks." Ochaco replied as she sat up. Looking to Izuku, she saw that the left side of his glasses were broken, showing his left eye. He also had a small scratch on his cheek from landing on the ground. "Deku?"
"It's just a scratch." Izuku then removed the broken sunglasses from his face and pulled out what looked like a lower portion of a gas mask (AN: The mask from Izuku's Beta Costume). He then placed it on his face, preparing for what was coming next. Some of the smoke flew away to reveal Katsuki, ready to go another round.
"Come Deku," he taunted, "don't dodge."
"I figured you come for me first." Izuku replied, "It looks like we have some unfinished business."
"A surprise attack from the start?" Mineta exclaimed.
"Bakugo, that's cheating!" Kirishima stated while pounding his right fist into his left hand, "A surprise attack isn't manly at all!"
"Do you really think he cares?" Haru asked.
"A surprise attack is a strategy, too." All Might added, "They're in the middle of a real battle right now."
"Midori avoided it!" Mina said.
"Trust me, he's just getting started." Adrian stated, "Bakugo is in for a world of hurts."
"There goes Bakugo!" Kaminari exclaimed seeing Katsuki charge at Izuku.
"I won't do so much damage that this fight gets stopped," Katsuki said as he charged, "but I'm gonna get close!"
He threw his right fist towards Izuku for a punch. He was shocked to see Izuku catch it with both hands, holding it in place.
"Wow, he's like a martial arts master!" Ochaco said to herself. Izuku then pivoted himself to where Katsuki's right arm was over his right shoulder, but still in his grasp.
What's with this guy? Katsuki thought to himself, Did he read my moves?
Izuku then threw Katsuki over his shoulder, making him hit the ground, hard. Some spit flew out of Katsuki's mouth from the force of the impact. Everyone in the observation room, except Haru and Adrian, were surprised at what they saw.
"Bakugo…" Izuku addressed as the blonde sat up, "You usually start with a big right swing. How much do you think I've been watching you? I wrote an analysis for all of the heroes I thought were amazing in my notebook. The notebook you tried to blow up."
The blonde looked at Izuku, anger written all over his face.
"By the way, the nickname you gave me as useless, 'Deku,' a friend told me that it has another meaning. Deku also means 'you can do it.' To put simply, your own insult backfired. Instead of insulting me, you've been complementing me!"
Hearing that surprised Ochaco. Izuku was talking about her. She didn't have time to contemplate on that though. They were in the middle of a fight. Katsuki had completely stood up and was facing Izuku, ready to go again. During the whole thing, Ochaco noticed something was missing. Then she figured it out. Izuku was fighting, but he wasn't using his Stand or his quirk. To sum it up, he was completely defenseless.
"Deku…" Katsuki said in a low tone. He had also noticed Izuku was not using his Stand and it ticked him off. There was some fear in Izuku's eyes. It made the blonde think back to when they were kids. Back to the day when Izuku first obtained his Stand. When Izuku was defending a quirkless kid from him.
If you keep going, he said with tears in his eyes, I'll never forgive you!
Some of that fear was still there, but it was being pushed back. Small explosions started to ignite in Katsuki's hands. He planned to do harm to Izuku. He wasn't sure if it was going to be easier or harder because he wasn't using his quirk or his Stand. Either way, he was very angry and couldn't care less. Here was the one person he least expected to get in his way, not using either one of his abilities and he was still willing to face him.
"Even though you're scared…" he said to the green haired Stand User, "That's what I hate about you!"