Early update, yeaaahhh! My muse worked overtime, so I´m letting her sleep for awhile. Thanks for the reviews and the followings, really, really apreciate that. XD, thanks for corrections about the right terms. All mistakes are my own, I don´t have a beta. Sad Nyx. If any of you have any fear of Izumi being OP like all the other shonen protagonists then don´t worry. That is not my plan. I hope this chapter can explain why I think that Aura and OFA make a good combination. And with that. TO THE STORY!
9
Human perception was so flicky. It varied so much between individuals. Some wouldn't notice a rocket coming their way, so self absorbed by their own lives. Others were so perceptive that if they saw the same stranger twice, they would remember them.
Most simply lived their lives. Most just noticed the things that affected them. Or the changes that were so big and obvious that stared at your face.
Musutafu may be filled with quirked people, but they were still humans. They were still susceptible to social blindness.
That's why they didn't realize that the local beach was being cleaned by an aspiring hero student and her team under her new mentor's guidance. They didn't realize that the awful smelling eyesore of the city was gone until they saw for themselves the beautiful beach again.
A couple was the first to realize the beautiful gem that had been hidden for many years. When they saw a can of coke floating in the waves they saw a choice in their heads. Do nothing and let the beach be a dumpster again, or make the first move and work to keep the beach clean.
A young greenete watched with a smile on her face how the man grabbed the can and threw it into one of the new recycle bins.
She kept smiling as more people started to enter the beach. Not just couples, but also families, groups of friends, loners.
"Ready to leave? You're going to be late" her friend told her. It was mostly green, with sharp blades on his elbows and a sharp crest over his head. His trainer just smiled and answered back with their link.
"I wanted to see it one last time. The fruits of our labor" It had been five hard months after all.
"It has been a week since we finished. I know you're proud, all of us are, but we really need to go" her partner insisted. In their pokeballs, she could sense the rest of her team agreeing.
Izumi nodded and placed a hand on Gallade's arm. The psychic pokemon concentrated and teleported them to the train station.
Izumi grabbed her belt and gave it to Gallade. She couldn't bring any members of her team to this. Not yet.
"Good luck Izumi. Just remember what you learned and you will be ok"
She nodded and thanked him. After sharing another smile, Gallade teleported back home.
Izumi heard her train coming and took it. During her journey she couldn't help but remember how it started, five months ago.
"Wait, what?!" She couldn't help her yelling. What All Might just said didn't make any sense. A quirk that can be inherited? How can a quirk like that work?
"It's true that All Might's quirk has always been a mystery. Most theories involve some type of strength quirk that amplifies his strength, but there were examples of his quirk changing the weather and putting out fires so it was also theorized that it could be a shockwave type quirk. Mumble, mumble, mumble"
All Might sweatdropped. On one hand he greatly admired young Izumi's ability to analyze any type of situation quickly. She reminded him a little of Mirai. That same sharp mind. On the other hand, the way she slipped into it and stopped paying attention to her surroundings could be dangerous.
"He hem. Your mind really is outstanding young Midoriya. The truth of my quirk is a really long story. For now I will tell you the most importants parts"
Izumi frowned, but nodded. It made sense. Pro heroes never explained all the details of their quirks. They just gave an abridged version so that the public would know what to expect.
Ryukyu turned into a dragon. Best Jeanist controlled fibers. Endeavor generated fire. But the specifics? Their limits? Their particularities? Never. If villains found them it was because of their experiences fighting the heroes and analyzing them. Just like the heroes did to the villains.
"My quirk is called One For All. It's a strength stockpiled quirk. One person grows and cultivates the power. Then they pass it to another who also cultivates the power, until it's their time to pass it down. With each iteration the power grows stronger and stronger. It's a quirk born to be shared. And now, it's my turn to pass it down to the next generation"
"Because of your time limit" he nodded solemnly.
"The past few years I have been looking for a worthy successor. I have considered a few, but… I guess that my instincts tell me not to"
"And I'm the first your instincts approve off?" She asked incredulously. All Might flustered a bit. It was kind of funny seeing the Number 1 Hero in Japan behaving like a scolded child.
"I-I. Ahh. In all fairness I did offer it to another person. Someone I have known for many years. I truly believe they could be a great hero" she could hear the affection and pride in his voice. Whoever that person was, it must be very important for him.
"And, what happened?"
"They declined" "Wh-what?" "Yes. That's what I said. But they were adamant that they didn't want a quirk. That they could help the heroes without using a power. That just made me feel more proud of them. So I accepted their decision. They gave me one last advice, to trust my instincts, just like the last holder of One For All had done"
So, if that person hadn't declined, then All Might wouldn't be talking with her. All Might saw her frown and put his hand on her shoulder.
"Young Midoriya. I saw you willing to face an enemy much stronger than yourself without hesitation. I can tell you with no doubt that you will be a great heroine one day. Even if you choose not to take One For All"
His words made her chest feel warm. It wasn't everyday that the best hero in the world told her that he believed in her. She felt her face turn red like a Cherrim.
Both stood in silence. Only the sound of the waves broke it.
Izumi looked All Might in the eye. Green to blue. All she saw was trust. On her.
"I will do it. I will take upon your mantle All Might. I will be the next Symbol of Peace. I promise"
All Might grinned.
"Then buckle up. We have less than five months to prepare for UA's Entrance Exam. We have much to do"
"Next stop is Skywalk´s station. Next stop is Skywalk´s station" the parlant brought her back from her daydreaming.
When the train stopped she climbed down and started walking to the school. A couple of minutes later she saw it.
UA.
It was amazing. Four giant buildings, two at the front, two in the back, interconnected by bridges. All leaving a H shape. Not only that, the glass that covered the windows was tinted in a way that it reflected the sky, making it more grandiose.
Izumi breathed deeply and then exhaled. She was here. Finally, she was here. And now, it was time to take the first step.
A blond spiky head appeared in her peripheral vision and she tripped.
'Great, neither Infernape nor Lopunny will never let me live this down'
She could picture those two mocking her and fake tripping. Sometimes she wondered if those two had the same parent. They were too alike.
Before her face could kiss the ground, she stopped. She blinked. She felt lighter, weightless. Someone pulled her upright and she found herself face to face with another girl.
She was a brunette, her hair was shoulder length, brown eyes and dimples on her cheeks. As soon as Izumi was upright, the girl touched her fingers against each other. The fingertips reminded her of a Glameow´s paw.
"Release!" As soon as her fingers touched, Izumi felt her weight return.
"I'm sorry for using my quirk on you. But, I think it's bad luck to fall on your face before an exam" the girl smiled at Izumi. Izumi couldn't help but smile back.
"Thanks, you really saved me from endless teasing by my friends. I'm Midoriya Izumi"
"I'm Uraraka Ochako. You're welcome. I hope you do well" "You too!"
Uraraka smiled at her and went inside. Izumi looked around but didn't see him.
'He must be inside
All the prospective students were guided to an enormous amphitheater. Izumi sat next to a girl with dark purple hair. Her quirk was a visible one, hanging from her earlobes were earphone jacks. She wondered what they could do. Maybe augment her hearing? Possibly. But she doubted that would be all. In a quirkish society like this one, someone with a quirk like that would be discouraged from pursuing a hero career. No. This girl was hiding her true power.
The girl just nodded at her. Izumi did the same. The room was filled. But almost nobody spoke. Only a few murmurs here and there.
Then a light shone. Right at the center of the amphitheater a platform started to rise. The man's blond hair was long and spiked upwards, it reminded her of a Simisage, except that blonde instead of green. The parlants on his neck, the headphones and his orange glasses identified him easily.
"ARE YOU ALL READY, LISTENERS!" Present Mic yelled. No one responded. Well, except one.
"YEEESSSSS!" Izumi yelled back. Everybody stared at her. Some mumbled about her, but she didn't care. Present Mic was a great hero. She always loved listening to his radio shows with her mom, and she even introduced Eri to them. Besides, she was used to this type of showmanship. The Gym Leaders would do great entrances before any battle. And the one time she went to a Contest it was all about the introduction. So she was used to it.
Present Mic grinned wildly.
"YEAAAHH! I LIKE THAT ATTITUDE! Now, you will have two tests. The first is the boring, yet important, one. THE WRITTEN PART! You will be divided in rooms and don't try to cheat! Any cheaters will be immediately expelled and won't be eligible for reinscription. In any course! You will have two hours!
For the second part you will go to different gyms and battle this!"
Present Mic lit up a giant screen. Cartoons of robots showed up. Three types were on screen. Each one seemed more dangerous than the last.
"These are the three types of robots you will face. Just like in the rpg videogames. These ones are 1 Pointer, these 2 Pointer and finally these guys are 3 Pointer. The more points the better! However! It's forbidden to hurt or use your quirks with malevolent intent on your fellow competitors!"
Izumi relaxed. Fighting robots. Fiuhhh.
"Excuse me one second!" A voice shouted out. A tall black haired boy was standing. He looked really rigid and had a paper on his right hand.
"I must report a mistake in these pamphlets! Here it states that there are four types of robots. However in your presentation it states that there are three. What kind of mistake is this?! I trusted that an institution such as UA wouldn't make a mistake like this one!"
Almost everybody sweatdropped at the boy.
"Huh, he isn't wrong at that" the purple haired girl next to her said. She was reading her own pamphlet. Izumi opened her own and saw that indeed, there were supposed to be four types of robots.
"Don't worry, listener! I was about to get to that point. The fourth type is the boss robot! However, unlike the other bots, there will be only one boss for each ground and also, they have no points! So, if you want to get more points, just run in the other direction! And one last thing, the practical exam will only last ten minutes!"
"Understood! I apologize for the interruption!" The boy bowed and sat down.
Izumi frowned. The zero pointer made no sense. Present Mic said that the robots were stylized like in video games. And in video games the Boss always gave the best rewards. Also, Present Mic encouraged them to avoid fighting the Zero pointer. There was a catch. But, what?
"The great hero Napoleon Bonaparte once said: True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life. Plus Ultra! Break a leg everyone!"
After that Izumi searched for her group room. The written exam wasn't as hard as she feared. Actually some of the questions seemed familiar. Like the ones on her aptitude tes- Oohhhh. Clever rat.
After the two hour mark and everybody finished, they were led to another room and told to wait there. Everybody was tense and nervous. Izumi could see Uraraka crossing her fingers and whispering to herself. A part of her wanted to go and help her, like the other girl had done, but she knew that all had their own ways to deal with their stress.
Izumi went to a wall and sat against it. She closed her eyes and started to meditate. She needed to focus. The test could start at any moment and she would need to be ready. Even after two months training with it, One For All still gave her trouble if she charged it too fast.
´If I do it slowly it won't hurt but it will take at least five minutes. That's too much time. If I do it fast it won't break my bones but it will strain my muscles, and could be dangerous. Unless…´
"Hey, could you quit with your mumbling!? It's distracting everybody here! Or it's that your only goal?" Izumi opened her eyes. The rigid boy was glaring at her. She frowned. What the heck was wrong with this guy? As far as she could tell, most of the room was glaring at the boy instead of her. Before she could say anything, Present Mic´s voice was heard over the speakers:
"AAANDD, STAAAART!"
Izumi didn't think. She bolted. She would have to test her theory on the robots. The rest of the candidates stood there.
"Eh, what are you waiting for? GO, GO, GOOOOO!"
She could hear them right behind them. A rumbling like a stomping herd of Tauros. The boy who scolded her went past her quickly, some type of engine on his legs propelled him at top speed.
She controlled her urge to squeal and analyze his quirk in favor of focusing. Since plan A was busted, she went to B. Thank Arceus for All Might´s training camp. It made so much easier to call her Aura onto her entire body. A blue cloak enveloped her body. When she saw her first robot, a two Pointer she jumped and kicked its head clear off.
Two points. Let´s get more.
In the viewing room Principal Nezu and his faculty saw through the cameras how the prospective students were doing. They had to see which students had the right spirit for the hero course and which could need more time and training. Most of the candidates here will not make it to the Hero Course, but they probably applied to the General Course as an alternative. After all, many times students from the General Course were able to transfer to the Hero Course by proving themselves in the School Festival.
"This year they are really feisty" Midnight remarked while watching a blonde boy explode all the robots in his path.
"My speech really inspired them" Present Mic gloated "Although, most of them did took their sweet time to react"
"The blond at ground B and the greenete at Ground C were the only ones to run the moment you said" Vlad Hound pointed at both candidates.
"Well, it's not strange for Midoriya-kun. She did participate in a villain fight last year. And in many battles for five years" the rest of the teachers nodded at Nezu´s words. Midnight had been in Tokyo during the fight, so she knew very well what happened with Overhaul, and Nezu was confident that Midoriya would pass the Entrance Exam, so he told his colleagues about the girl´s story.
Vlad King pulled her file "A strength augmenting quirk and a team of creatures with their own myriad of powers. That one will be interesting to teach to"
"You saw her in action yourself, right All Might? What can you tell us about Midoriya-kun?" Snipe asked their new colleague.
All Might was in his weak form, watching only Ground C cameras. When Nezu had heard of the truth of One For All and that All Might was looking for a successor, the quimera had offered him a teaching position to help him.
At first he had been hesitant. Nezu pointed out that if he wanted a successor from the next generation, what better place to find them than in a hero school. And since he was a UA graduate, why not come back to his alma mater.
After meeting Izumi he accepted Nezu's offer. The first two months together they mostly worked in preparing her body for One For All. She had already been in a great physical condition, thanks to her own years training and traveling in the Pokemon World. She just needed a little push.
"You are ready" All Might told his successor. The girl was panting. She had just used her base strength to lift an entire refrigerator above her head, with both Machoke and All Might on top of it, and took it to the van that All Might rented to take all the trash to a real, and legal, recycle center. It just took her under five minutes to do it.
The day before they did the same thing, but with Izumi using her aura to strengthen her body. With her aura she did it in two minutes.
When they first started training at the beach, All Might tested her strength by lifting the heaviest things and then holding them. Without aura she could manage only a few minutes. With aura she barely made it close to ten, but it was obvious that she was in serious pain.
And now, she was ready.
Mienfoo gave his trainer a bottle of water. She grabbed it and drowned it in a few seconds. All Might just smiled. He was so proud of how fast she had progressed. Not just in her physical training, but in her studies.
"So, what's next?" Izumi asked her mentor.
"Now, you eat this!" All Might pulled one of his hairs and gave it to her.
"What!?" Izumi wanted to puke. That sounded so gross.
"One For All is passed on by consuming part of the holder's body. It can be saliva, blood or hair. I think that hair is the least disgusting option"
Ok, now she definitely wanted to puke. She nodded. And grabbed the hair.
"Ape. Infer" Infernape interrupted her. At first she thought that her starter wanted to support her, to encourage her. Then she saw that he had her phone and was giving it to All Might and pointing at her. His wide grin told her his real idea.
"Infernape, you are Eri's babysitter the next month" and she swallowed the hair. Mienfoo, her loyal lynx, offered her another bottle of water. She drank it, hoping to get rid of the taste.
"How long will it take?" "Hmm, a few hours. I suggest we take that time to relax" she nodded.
The next few hours were spent quietly. Izumi told her about some of her adventures. Of fighting trainers in Victory Road, the quietness at the top of Mount Corona, the castles in Kalos, the Twin Towers, and more. It was nice to talk of her adventures with someone else. She told her mom and Eri a few things, mostly the kid safe parts for Eri. But it was nice to share with others.
She stood. There was something. Something strange, different. She felt a presence, a link, a link to All Might.
In front of her were the remains of an old rusted truck. She closed her eyes and concentrated. First she felt her aura, so familiar, so comforting. She went deeper, looking for this new presence. There. The lights. Seven bright lights of different colors and the contorns of a smaller and paler one.
All Might stood behind her.
"When my master gave me One For All I was overwhelmed by its power. And humbled. So much power and she chose me. And now I choosed you. Now, clench you buttcheeks and yell from the bottom of your heart!"
Izumi focused on this new power. If her aura was like a comfortable cloak that embraced her, then One For All was a hurricane that wanted to burst, to show its power.
She pulled her fist back, gritted her buttcheeks and yelled with all her strength.
"SMAAAAAAAASHHHHHHH!"
Her fist struck and a storm destroyed the truck. For one moment she felt great. Then she felt pain. She looked at her arm and screamed.
"AHHHHHHH!"
Her arm was broken. It was swollen and purple and blood was pouring from its pores and it hurt so much!
"Ahhhh! Wh-what?! D-don't worry Midoriya-shoujo! I will take you with Chiyo-san. She will heal you in one second!"
The scolding Chiyo gave him still made him tremble. The old heroine hadn't been happy to be called and then dragged at All Might's top speed to heal her broken arm. Fortunately Izumi's aura already started to heal her multiple fractures.
After healing her, Chiyo had scolded both of them for being idiots and said that she won't heal Izumi again if she did something so reckless. The old heroine remarked that even if Izumi's body was capable of hosting One For All, using it at 100% at once and so soon was the stupidest thing she could have done.
All Might hadn't wanted to risk Izumi's life and made her promise to not use One For All until they could figure out a new plan. When two weeks passed and he still had no ideas he did it.
He called him.
Nana-sensei gave him the chance to be a great hero. He wouldn't insult her memory and legacy by being a bad teacher.
Thankfully, Izumi-shoujo was able to withstand him much better than he did and with his help she managed to make a breakthrough.
"Unfortunately I wasn't able to see Young Midoriya in action. However I was witness to her spirit and convictions. I truly believe that she has the capacity to become a true hero"
He so wanted to tell them of her abilities, of her intelligence and of her team. But he couldn't. His new colleagues might know that he has a time limit and that he wishes to help the new generation of heroes in their training before his imminent retirement. But they couldn't know the truth about his relationship with Young Izumi. Not yet. Not until she was ready to tackle all the enemies that will challenge her.
Snipe nodded and went back to seeing the screens.
"Well, it has been about eight minutes. I guess it's time to see what type of heroes these children are" Everybody sweat dropped at Nezu's glee while pressing the Yakuri Switch.
Back on Ground Test C Izumi was having a blast. During their five months training, All Might never spoke of what entitled the practical exam. First he focused on getting her body ready to withstand One For All power and then on how to control it. While they did that, her team would continue to train by themselves. If she made it as a hero, then her Pokemon would have to prove that they could follow her orders but that they could also work by themselves.
Her original six were capable of fighting without her input and still retain their loyalty. Her newest partners were the tricky ones. Between their battle lust nature and their short time together…. Izumi herself had to step in and prove her own strength.
It was a good thing that Hakamo-o and Bewear were really tough. Although both still insisted on wanting to fight All Might.
A roundhouse kick to a three point head, a punch to a two point torso. By her count she must be above forty points. A robot shoot a laser beam towards her. She sidestepped and ran towards it. At the last moment she jumped and fell on top of its head with her feet, crushing it. Forty one.
The other candidates were shouting their own points. Some like Uraraka were close to thirty, while the rude boy was closer to Izumi's score. She saw that Uraraka had some type of tactile telekinetic or gravity quirk. Considering that she only had the robots levitate a few meters before making them fall made her believe it was the second option.
The rude boy used his legs to crush the bots. The engines on his legs gave great bursts of speed that had him wrecking entire lines of robots in seconds.
There was another boy shooting a laser from his stomach. She saw that he tried to shoot at multiple robots at the same time in short busts. By the way he held his stomach after a particularly large burst. She guessed that his quirk must hurt him the longest he used it.
Suddenly they all felt a tremor. Another one. And another. Something was walking. Something big. And it was getting closer.
Then they saw it. A gigantic robot. Bigger than Overhaul.
"That's the Zero Pointer?!" one candidate shouted.
"What the hell?! That's way overkill!"
"Run! That thing is worth nothing! We need to focus on the points!"
They all ran. Izumi stood there. The way the rest of the candidates ran made it dangerous to escape. Most weren't paying attention to their surroundings and were shoveling each other. She decided to scale some of the buildings to have a better view when she saw her.
Uraraka. She was trapped. Part of a building had fallen on top of her and she couldn't move. She wasn't using her quirk. Why? One of her hands was free. Maybe she needed both hands? Or was it too heavy?
Izumi ran straight to Uraraka. She wasn't to leave someone in danger just to win some meager points. The ones she had would have to be enough.
"Uraraka-san hang in there" the brunette stared at her in fear.
Izumi concentrated just like she was taught and reached.
On top of her blue cloaking, green lighting sparkled. First furiously and then calmly. She was still having trouble lowering down One For All inpout. Fortunately her aura helped her to spread it along her entire body, instead of just in one of her limbs like her first try. By covering her entire body, the quirk was easier to calibrate. The most difficult part was to adjust its potence.
Right now, she could only manage 5% of full capacity.
She knelt and pulled the fallen debris off Uraraka. The girl crawled out. Once she was out of danger Izumi dropped it.
Uraraka had some scratches on her face and clothes. She favored her left leg. Her eyes widened at the sight of the Zero Pointer. The robot was much closer to both girls. Uraraka whimpered in fear. The way she touched her left leg made it clear she wasn't able to run.
"Sorry for this" "Uhh?" Izumi pulled her over her left shoulder and jumped.
"Ahhhhh!" Uraraka screamed in fear. She hadn't expected Izumi's jump to be that high. Izumi grabbed onto the rooftop of a building with her right hand.
"Now, climb there Uraraka-san" the brunette nodded and climbed to the rooftop. Once she felt lighter Izumi climbed too.
"Thank you Midoriya-san. You saved me" "It's ok Uraraka-san"
The Zero Pointer kept walking forward, to the rest of the candidates. Izumi frowned. She doubted that Nezu-san would allow for the robot to hurt the candidates, but… she couldn't just sit there and do nothing. It wasn't her.
The Zero Pointer wasn't that far, a few jumps could get her closer. She just needed to entertain it for a few seconds, enough time for the exam to finish. It should power down the second the exam ends. Maybe.
"Uraraka-san, stay here. The test should end in a few minutes. As soon as it's over the teachers should send someone to bring you down"
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to distract that thing. Just enough until the exam ends"
"But, what about your points? Aren't you afraid they won't be enough?"
"I have at least forty one villain points. I think it should be enough. Besides, there is a good chance that the Zero Pointer is keeping us away from more robots as a way to prevent us from getting more points"
Izumi prepared to jump, when Uraraka stopped her.
"Wait! I- I can help you!" "Uraraka-san, your leg is hurt. You can't walk there"
"I know, but I can use my quirk in you" she showed her hands. Like Izumi thought they looked like a cat's paws.
"I can take away the gravity of anything I touch. To reinstate it.." "You press the digits of both your hands together" Izumi finished. Uraraka blinked at her in surprise.
"Yes, how did you know?"
"Back when we first met, after you helped me I didn't feel my weight back until you touched your fingertips again" Izumi rubbed her neck. She hoped she didn't seem weird for remembering that.
"Wow. Most never pay attention to that. Anyway, I can use my quirk to negate your gravity. With it you will reach the Zero Pointer faster"
Izumi rubbed her chin. Without gravity and with her maximum strength at the moment… her eyes widened at her idea.
"Do it. When you hear me scream, activate back my gravity"
"Are you sure you will be ok?"
Izumi smiled confidently.
"Don't worry. I will be fine"
Izumi took the runner's position. She felt Uraraka's hand on her back and her weight disappeared. She activated her Aura and then One For All. This time it was faster, easier. Her body was adapting more easily to adjusting the strength. Her leg kicked and she flew up.
Her arms and legs were slightly parted, she maneuvered until she was above the Zero Pointer. Then she yelled.
"NOW URARAKA-SAN!" the moment she felt her gravity return she rolled over until her head pointed towards the giant robot. Her arms were pointed towards her target, her fist clenched. She looked like a human missile.
"MISSILE SMASH!"
Izumi collided with the Zero Pointer's head. The impact was hard enough that the robot stumbled forward and a hole was made on its head.
Everybody stared at the smoke coming from the top of its head. A figure leapt from the smoke and fell on a rooftop.
It was Izumi. Scratches and bruises littered her entire body. She was panting and a line of blood fell from her mouth. But she was smiling. Her plan worked. The Zero Pointer stopped its movements and went towards her. Before she could prepare for a game of Purugly and Rattata a bell chimed.
"AAAAAND TIMEEEEEEE! The practical exam is oveeer! Medical bots will be arriving shortly, anybody injured wait for them. Our medical team is the best!"
Izumi relaxed. It was over. Her body hurt but nothing was broken. Just like she thought. As long as her body was protected by her Aura for a while she could activate One For All and regulate its power more easily.
"Midoriya-san!" Uraraka´s voice sounded closer. She was floating in front of her. Her face looked sick. As soon as she hovered on top of the rooftop she released her quirk and started to fall. Izumi grabbed her but the other girl shoved her aside and barfed.
When the gravity girl stopped she blushed and apologized.
"I guess it's a side effect of your quirk?" "Yeah, not pretty" "Mine is that if I use too much power I break my bones" "Really?!" Izumi nodded.
She was thinking on how to climb down both of them when a group of bots appeared over the edge. They were carrying a stretcher big enough to hold both girls.
Both girls were sent to Recovery Girl. The old heroine didn't make any comment towards Izumi. She just kissed both girls on their arms. Tiredness filled their bodies but the pain disappeared. After declaring that both girls were healthy, they left.
After exchanging their numbers and wishing each other luck they went their own ways. Izumi went to her home and Uraraka to her hotel room to rest before returning home the next day.
The next few days were silent. A calm filled her body. Neither she nor her team trained. She mostly helped Eri with her homework and her mom with the house chores. All Might never called her.
A week after the exam her mom came running into her room.
"Izumi! It's here" the older Midoriya showed her UA´s letter. Izumi gulped and opened it. Eri started to get up when Izumi interrupted her.
"I want both of you here. I want my family with me" her mother smiled and stayed. Izumi called all her Pokemons. A few had to wait in the hallway because of their size. All of them encouraged her to open the letter. She did it.
A disk fell from the envelope. After touching it a hologram appeared. It was All Might.
"Greetings, I am here as a hologram!" Izumi blinked. Why was All Might in UA´s results letter?
"First of all, Midoriya-shoujo I bet you are confused by this situation. The answer is simple: this coming year I will be UA´s new Hero Teacher! Because of all the paperwork I wasn't able to speak with you my girl"
All Might as a teacher? That certainly was unexpected. He did train her for five months, but… a school teacher? That was way different.
"Now, I don't really have much time. Apparently I have to make a lot of these things. You passed the written exam with top notes, not surprising. And you managed to score 41 villain points during the practical exam. A great job! However, that's not all! As a hero school UA doesn´t evaluate just the students ability to destroy robots. NO! We also evaluate their capacity to rescue others. Not only you helped a young girl and made sure to evacuate her in a safe place, you also worked together to slow down the Zero Pointer and gave your fellow candidates a better chance to escape! Because of that, Midoriya Izumi, we give you 65 Rescue Points! Your total score is 106 points! You made 1st place! And with that I can say it. Welcome to UA. Welcome to Your Hero Academia"
Izumi couldn't contain her tears even if she wanted to. She made it. She was accepted into UA. Her mom too was crying and hugging her. Eri also joined the group hug. Her Pokemon made cries of happiness and congratulations.
That night she went for a walk. Infernape, Lopunny and Lucario were in their pokeballs in her belt. It felt right to take them with her. They were her first Pokemon, the one that chose her, the one that she chose and the first one she catched. Not that she valued the rest of her Pokemon less, no. The bonds that she had with each member of her team were unique.
She had been just walking when a figure stood in front of her. He hadn´t changed much. The same red angry eyes, blond spiky hair, scowl on his lips. He was older, of course, and taller. He recognized her too.
"Deku" "Kacchan"
Nyx again. Interesting changes huh. My Izumi will still have her nerd tendencies and her saving people obsession. But she has something more important for any hero: BACKBONE AND CONFIDENCE! The rest of her training and her past will appear in different flashbacks. I´m liking that style. One last thing, ultima-owner you created this:
As a young Chimchar he had loved playing pranks. Professor Rowan´s aides had been his victims. It was a good way to spend time until a trainer came to choose him. When he played pranks on Izumi she didn´t get angry, annoyed sure, but not angry. Sometimes she even laughed. After a while she started to get even. Infernape was so proud of her for that, for standing up for herself. He just wished she hadn´t thought of this method of torture.
He was a Elite Four level Pokemon, a winner of great competitions. And now he was sipping imaginary tea in front of his trainer new little sister.
Little Eri was wearing a beautiful pink dress, with green flowers and a red headband. When Izumi had told her that Infernape wanted to spend lots of time with her and play her games, the little girl introduced him to the hell that was tea parties. Hours and hours just sitting there, pretending to drink tea and nibbling biscuits. Talking with plushies about nonsense. And that wasn´t the worst part. No. He had to wear a bowtie, a jacket and a fake mustache.
When Lopunny saw him she laughed so much that she fell to the floor and tears flowed from her face. Traitor.
FLASH
Izumi was smiling from the doorway, her phone on her hand. She took a picture of his suffering.
"I hope you´re having fun Eri-chan" the little girl nodded "In-chan is really funny! Can I play with him more nee-chan?" "Of course you can. In-chan asked himself to play with you the next weeks" "Yeaaahh!"
Infernape stared hard at his trainer. He will have his revenge. One day.