Heroes Never Die It's Hero Time

by Guardian-Sigil

One would think that in a world where everyday people possess impossible abilities nothing would really be a surprise. Izuku Midoriya, who upon the age of four was diagnosed as quirkless, was denied of his dream of become a hero that can save everyone with a smile. But fate gives him a chance; allowing him access not to one but a universe of powers and abilities.

13. Ch13: Cool Down

Sorry I'm late with this chapter, my schedule got super busy so much so I'd get home exhausted and would have little energy to work on this. But I tried my best to work on it as much as I could. That said I do feel like this is somewhat of a weaker chapter so if somethings feel off, I apologize, that's what happens when you make so much progress then stop and then continue on later the next day. Like I said, I tried my best and I hope you still get something out of this. I'll be back to a normal schedule soon so hopefully Ch.14 will get here faster than how long it took to get Ch.13 here.

*I just want to state that I do read the manga and I do keep up with it. That said I will try to avoid manga spoilers for the most part and if there are spoilers than I will be sure to warn you. (There are no spoilers for this chapter by the way I just wanted to let you know).

*I also want to state that I have officially completed a full plan on how, when, and where each Ben Ten alien will be added to Izuku's Omnitrix. As the story continues his arsenal will grow and grow, just some aliens will take longer to get here than others, so if there's a specific alien you are dying to see then please be patient with me. I promise that they will eventually make their way into the story. Thank you for understanding.

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Ch.13 Cool Down

"BAKUGOU IS CAPTURED HE IS OUT FOR THE REST OF THE EXERCISE."

"Seriously?!" Kirishima gaps in surprise. "Shit after all that shaking and weird mist he up and loses?!" He cups his chin. "I wonder what happened…" A single tear escapes his eye as he balls his fist in frustration. "I bet it was a super manly fight! Ahhhh! I can't believe I missed it!"

He takes a breath deciding now's not the time to worry about that. "Fine then." His arms harden before he slams his knuckles together. "Then it's all up to me! Bring it on fellas I'm ready for ya!"

Kirishima grins in excitement; he is really gearing up for a fight and one that will no doubt get his blood pumping and his spirit roaring. He'll defend the bomb until time runs out and he'll win it all for his team!

With him positioned in front of the fake bomb furthest from the entrance way, now that's left for him to do is to wait for Team A to show themselves. And it looks like he doesn't have to wait long.

At the opposite end of the large pillared room the door handle jiggles slightly. Kirishima's entire body hardens up, his arms becoming edged as he straightens them up like blunt blades.

The doorknob stops moving as the door creaks open just a crack. The red-haired faux villain doesn't see any apparent movement although he is rather a fair distance away.

Nothing occurs for a few painstaking seconds that feel like they're dragging on for hours, nothing but silence across the entire building only the sound of Kirishima's own beating heart keeps him aware as the anticipation grows.

And just when it seems the wait has become unbearably painful, suddenly, just like that everything is in an uproar.

Shoji bursts through the door, smashing it to pieces, as a stream of water propels him forward like a bullet flying at its target.

He's moving way too fast, Kirishima doesn't have enough time to defend himself as Shoji crosses the width of the room in less than a second thanks to the mysterious geyser of water rocketing him forward.

The multi-limbed hero slams into Kirishima grappling him to the ground.

"Urk!" Kirishima flails in his muscular binds, his arms pressed against his chest. "Grr, it's not over yet!"

If Shoji wasn't wearing his mask Kirishima would have noticed him smirking (assuming that there is a mouth underneath). "Yes, it is."

"Huh?"

That's when he notices it…not all of Shoji's arms are being used to bind him. His upper right arm is extended upward, following his arm upward Kirishima is in for another surprise. Out of Shoji's hand is a second arm, and at the end of that second arm is a firm hand tagging the bomb. Kirishima gasps. "Oh, no!"

All Might's voice rings through the micro-transceiver one last time. "THE BOMB HAS BEEN SECURED. THE HERO TEAM WINS!"

Kirishima deactivates his hardened skin. "Ah, man! I really wanted to show off what I can do!"

An unrecognizable voice, at least to Kirishima, calls out from the hallway. "Sorry, that's my bad."

A slightly limping Water Hazard enters through the doorway as water drips from its frame. Even though he's on his feet he's a little worse for wear, besides the limp his right arm is aching, and his frame is slightly singed probably due to Bakugou's last attempt at victory.

"Midoriya?"

Water Hazard nods, confirming his identity. "Yeah, anyway, I just…wanted to get this over with." He's way more exhausted than he had first thought.

Shoji releases Kirishima, he even provides a helping hand to get the red-head back on his feet. "I wouldn't let this get to you. In all honesty you just got the shortstraw when it came to partners today."

Kirishima is oblivious to Shoji's comment. "What…what do you mean?"

Neither Shoji nor Water Hazard have the heart to tell him figuring it might be better if he wasn't made aware.

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After a quick message from All Might to head to the monitor room, Team A and Team D have rejoined their classmates. Except for a disturbingly silent Bakugou who was carried away on a stretcher by Mini Conveyor-Bots.

"WELL DONE EVERYONE!" Greets All Might. "WAY TO START THIS CLASS OFF WITH A BANG! IT WAS EXCELLENT!"

An embarrassed Izuku shyly rubs the back of his head while Shoji seems indifferent to the praise, and Kirishima seems depressed about missing out on all the action.

A round of cheers and praise erupt from class making Izuku's cheeks blush.

Ochaco's cheer is the loudest among the crowd. "Way to go Deku!" She runs up to him pumping her arms into the air. "That was so cool!"

"U-uh, t-thanks!" Izuku's entire face turns bright red so red that Shoji eyes him with concern.

From the side Jiro can't help but chuckle at the sight of Izuku's red face because it reminds her of a tomato. "He's not so confident when he's back to normal is he?"

A muscular guy with big lips replies. "Maybe it's a side effect or something."

Rikido Sato is a very muscular young man with a wide build. His brown hair is short and spiked upwards away from his head. He has very full lips which are slightly darker in color than the rest of his skin, and a notably large, round nose.

His costume consists of a yellow full-body suit, covering the entirety of his body, the only exceptions being the holes around his mouth, eyes, and hair. He wears white gloves and boots, and a utility belt around his waist.

As Ochaco continues to praise the blushing greenette she finally takes note of Izuku's condition.

Ochaco gasps in concern. "Deku, are you okay?! You're all burnt up!"

He really is; he looks like he just came from a disaster of a cookout. He's covered in soot from head to toe. His hair is somehow even messier and darker than usual thanks to all the ash; heck some of the ends of his are even smoking. Should they be considered about that?

And the same could be said for his costume! Hell, it's in even worse condition not only is it covered in ash and dust, but it's torn and covered in burn marks. Not even his hood survived the battle.

Izuku is already aware of all of this. "I-I'm all good. Promise."

"You sure?"

"Yeah, just some minor burns and scrapes nothing too serious." All things considered he's used to it, after all, being Bakugou's personal victim for the last decade will do that to you. At least now he actually stood up for himself, so now the burns aren't so much a reminder of how weak he is, but badges of honor that are proof that he overcame Bakugou.

As for his leg and arm…they aren't as bad as they seem. At least that's what he tells himself, he really doesn't want to give All Might a reason to send him away. He'd rather not miss out on everyone else's matches.

Although there is a reason to be concerned: it appears the damage received while in alien form transfers over to his regular human form. And in this case although Water Hazard's shell protected him from most of the physical damage and pain, his shell still took the brunt of Bakugou's explosions and thus the damage caused by the flames carried over to his costume. Wait, what happens to his clothes when he transforms? Do they transform with him? Do they get sent to a pocket dimension or something? Guess it's just another mystery to add to the enigma that is the Omnitrix.

Mina rushes up as well practically leaping onto Ochaco and bouncing off of her. "That was amazing! Hey, what was with that fire-hydrant transformation?"

"Oh, i-it was, I-I call it-him Water Hazard." Izuku assumes that's what she's talking about. "In that form I can launch pressurized blasts of water through the portholes in my hands. As well as absorb moisture from the air through the same portholes. Water Hazard's armored exoskeleton protects my body from most physical damage although it's clear to me now that he has a slight vulnerability to heat attacks, ironically. Water Hazard also has a bit of enhanced strength and-"

The class backs away, feeling just a little bit disturbed by their classmate's unnatural muttering. "Creepy."

"O-ops. Sorry!"

As Izuku suffers from the traumatic embarrassment, Ochaco laughs awkwardly at his side.

While the rest of the class continue to awe in the aftermath of the first match, All Might's thoughts wonder to what he overheard over the microphones that are strewn about the building during the battle.

'WELL THAT MATCH CERTAINLY REVEALED QUITE A FEW THINGS, ALTHOUGH NONE OF IT WAS EXACTLY EXPECTED.' Even though he read that both Bakugou and Midoriya are from the same middle school, he never expected that they had such a…troubled relationship. Although relationship probably isn't the right word.

His mind wanders to the ash-blond boy that got hauled away to the infirmary. 'YOUNG BAKUGOU FROM WHAT I SAW YOUR EGO IS FAR TOO INFLATED FOR YOUR OWN GOOD. TAKE HEART, HOPEFULLY TODAY HAS TAUGHT YOU A VALUABLE LESSON.'

It's just as Thirteen said he has to consider each student's feelings and circumstances in order to better understand them and to better lead them onto the path of becoming heroes.

Speaking of which it's time to continue their education. "YES, YES, MIDORIYA HAD A GREAT SHOWING OUT THERE, BUT LET US BREAK DOWN THE MATCH EVEN FURTHER! FOR STARTERS I NAME THE V.I.P. OF THIS MATCH AS SHOJI!"

Everyone stares at All Might like he grew a second head. "...Huh?"

Tsuyu holds a finger to her chin. "Not Midoriya? Even though he did most of the fighting?"

"EXCELLENT POINT! DOES ANYONE CARE TO GUESS WHY?!"

"I do." Yaoyorozu's hand shoots up at attention. "It's because Shoji was the most adapt to the scenario."

Without any indication to stop speaking, she explains her reasoning. "From what I saw, Bakugou's every action was motivated by an obvious personal grudge: from charging head first into a fight to rejecting help from his teammate. And his destructive attack indoors was extremely foolish. Such destructive power is counterintuitive both as a hero and in this case as a villain. It went completely against the objective of the exercise."

If his powerful last attack was any more destructive there could have been a chance that he'd destroy the bomb; such an attack would be unthinkable if the nuclear weapon was real.

Yaoyorozu moves on to the other combatant of the battle. "The same can be said for Midoriya's performance. He too upright abandoned the main goal of the exercise to pursue a fight with Bakugou."

Izuku winces. 'She's right, she's absolutely right. Honestly, I totally disregarded the exercise and my attacks…especially since Deep-Six Torpedo was far too destructive for indoor use. I need to keep that in mind, I definitely don't want to cause unnecessary destruction.' Yeah, could you imagine? An Omnitrix wielder causing unwarranted destruction wherever they went? Ridiculous!

"As for Kirishima… He was too complacent: he allowed Bakugou to face the enemy alone, and then he did no prep work for Team A's arrival. And thus, was completely overwhelmed."

Kirishima grimaces in anguish. "Why don't you tell me how you really feel?"

Yaoyorozu frowns trying not to react to Kirishima's reaction. "But as for Shoji he cooperated with his teammate even though Midoriya was pursuing a personal goal, he made fine use of the surrounding area to scout out and pinpoint the enemy and the bomb. He's proven himself well as not only a supporting role but as a key player in any given scenario." He did an amazing job as a surveillance and a scout, as well as when he was used as a living cannon ball. "He was the only one to remain focused on the task at hand even saving Midoriya from an attack more than once."

He did warn Midoriya about Bakugou's sneak attack and not to mention he saved him when Bakugou tried to attack him from behind.

"The hero team won, not because of Midoriya's fighting abilities but because Shoji's adaptability to the situation at hand."

A harsh silence befalls the class. Even All Might is a little put off by the overwhelming explanation.

'SHE SAID IT BETTER THAN I COULD! HELL, I HAVE NOTHING TO EVEN ADD TO THAT…' With a shaky smile All Might gives her a big thumbs up. "Y-YES…YOU'RE CORRECT…!"

Yaoyorozu stands proud with her hands on her hips. "Hmph. We've got to start at the bottom and work up! And if we don't earnestly cheer each other on. We'll never be top heroes!"

'WELL, SHE CERTAINLY EARNED THAT NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDED SPOT AMONGST THE FIRST YEARS.' All Might swings his arm drawing in everyone's attention. "ALRIGHT, LET'S KEEP THIS MOMENTUM GOING AND GET ON WITH OUR SECOND PAIRS THAT WILL DUKE IT OUT! SAY IT WITH ME NOW! GO BEYOND!" The entire class joins All Might in one mighty cheer. "PLUS ULTRA!"

Next up is Team E: Yuga Aoyama and Tenya Iida as the heroes.

Iida waves his arm about stiffly. "Aoyama, Let's give this all we got!"

Aoyama nods swerving around to show off his glittering cape. "Yes, we will show everyone our style and flare."

And the villains will be Team I: Mashirao Ojiro and Toru Hagakure.

"I'm going all-out, Ojiro. The gloves and boots are coming off." Hagakure proceeds to remove said gloves and boot.

"Y-yeah cool…" The plain-looking boy averts his gaze in an attempt to preserve his innocence and Hagakure's purity. 'Hagakure is using her Quirk to our advantage, but it's kind of weird to know that there's a naked girl standing by me… What exactly am I supposed to do here…?'

Hagakure must have realized this as well. "Ahah, Just don't look okay."

"What's the difference?"

The rest of Class 1-A remain in the monitor room watching the two teams prepare from the screens.

Sato eyes the screens. "Who do you think is going to win?"

Sero leans back a bit with his hands at his sides. "Hm, I think Iida."

Mina is quick to refute. "Nah, I bet it's Hagakure she can just sneak right up on them."

Ochaco looks to see if Izuku has a guess. "What do you think De…ku?"

Her voice trails off as she's drowned out by Izuku's own muttering aided by the sound of a scribbling pencil. "Aoyama definitely has the advantage since he's the only one that can attack from long range. But then again from what I've seen he can't fire repeated shots for too long without repercussions. As for Iida he's without a doubt the fastest but Ojiro seems to know how to put up a fight thanks to his clear martial arts background so he may just be able to counter Iida's attacks. I think the real one to look out for is ironically Hagakure since no one participating has any sensory type Quirks she can easily sneak up on any of them and take them out. There's also the fact that-"

Jiro deadpans. "Does he have a mute button or something?"

"Ah?!" Izuku nearly drops his pencil in surprise.

While Izuku tries to compose himself and hide his embarrassment Yaoyorozu thinks about what he had to say. "Midoriya brings up some very good points. Ultimately the ones that are able to pull off the best teamwork will win."

And without any further ado All Might begins the second battle trial.

And sure, enough both Izuku and Yaoyorozu were right about how the match would go. After Iida and Aoyama snuck into the building, Hagakure snuck up behind them and managed to bind Aoyama's hands while he was busy posing with his hands over his head.

He was quickly declared captured and thus out of the battle.

Iida was swift to retaliate, since he was standing directly in front of his partner, he can only assume that Hagakure is positioned right behind Aoyama since she'd have to be close enough to cuff him. So, with a quick shove to move Aoyama out of the way he delivers a swift kick that crashes into Hagakure. Looks like his hunch was correct and the kick slams Hagakure against the wall. Hagakure shoves herself off the wall to try and get away as to prepare another sneak attack, but it appears Iida was ready for that. He takes his capture tape and runs through the hallway and right past the invisible girl. When he feels a tug on the tape, he knows that it's snared her, so he expertly turns around and sprints in the opposite direction until the tape bends and he knows for sure where his target is. With a quick run around he has Hagakure bound with capture tape taking her out of the match as well.

It's at this point that Izuku becomes aware that no one else can hear what the combatants are saying to each other. Because it looks like Iida is apologizing, possibly for attacking a woman.

After of which, Iida moves on to continue his search for the fake bomb and for the last faux villain.

He is of course fast at tracking down the bomb and by extension Ojiro. The tailed-teen actually tries to ambush Iida with a tail slap from above, he was hanging from the ceiling just above the door. The strike lands knocking away Iida's helmet, but it doesn't seem to faze the speedster because the very next second, he spins around landing a strong kick to Ojiro's side. The hit knocks the tailed-boy away allowing Iida just enough time to speed away and grab the bomb; winning the entire match for the hero team!

The two teams rejoin the class where once again Yaoyorozu is quick to praise Iida for being the V.I.P. of the match. And this is the general trend for the rest of the battles.

Next up are Team H: Fumikage Tokoyami and Tsuyu Asui vs. Team F: Rikido Sato and Koji Koda.

Koda is wide with a muscular build with peach-colored skin. His head is like that of a rock, which is unevenly shaped, and he has a square-shaped jaw. His hero costume is a tight yellow suit with large red markings over his torso and sleeves. On his chest there's a symbol resembling an open mouth.

The match goes in Team H's favor, but not at first. They were actually attacked by a horde of rats and pigeons brought on by Koda's Quirk. Tokoyami's Dark Shadow easily dispeled the swarm while Tsuyu calmly and expertly leaped around the wide hallway to avoid the pests. Eventually the duo arrived at the bomb, where they clashed with Team F. Sato's Sugar Rush looked to be strong enough to repel Dark Shadow for a time, but Tsuyu's Frog Quirk allowed her to achieve victory. Combined with her great jumping skills, acrobatics, and long tongue she swiftly claimed the bomb bringing an end to the battle.

The following match consisted of Team G: Denki Kaminari and Kyoka Jiro vs. Team C: Momo Yaoyorozu and Minoru Mineta. And despite Team G's best efforts it was actually Team C that pulled away with the victory. Although it was mainly thanks to Yaoyorozu's competence and Kaminari's lack thereof. After Jiro used her earphone jacks to locate Team G the electric teen tried to electrify them, but thanks to Yaoyorozu preparedness the dumbass ended up frying his own brain making it very easy to capture him. After that it was a simple matter for Mineta to glue Jiro in place and Yaoyorozu to launch a net at her, and thus winning the match for the villain team.

While the class waits for the four to return Mina excitedly jogs over to Ochaco. "It looks like we're up next."

Ochaco smiles nervously while nodding her head. "Hm hmph."

"So, who are we facing?"

Izuku, who is standing next to Ochaco, points across the room without looking up from his notebook. "Them."

Mina and Ochaco follow his finger and it leads them to Team B's Sero and his teammate, Shoto Todoroki.

Todoroki is well-built for his age with dual-colored hair that's evenly split between two colors: white on his right-side and crimson red on his left. His eyes also possess heterochromia iridium: the left eye's iris is turquoise, and his right is a dark gray. The other standout feature is the large burn scar on the left side of his face. Although they cannot see it thanks to the ice like material shrouding the left side of his body.

That last part might actually be a piece of his hero costume: it's a plain off-white shirt with matching pants and boots. As for the material resembling ice, it not only covers his entire left half of his body, but a single red lens covers his left eye. It really enhances his intimidation factor.

Said glowing red eye seems to trail towards Mina and Ochaco as if he can sense them watching him.

Mina holds her hands up. "We…may be in trouble."

"No kidding!" If the gravity girl wasn't nervous before she sure is now. 'But I can't afford to get nervous. Not now.' Her fist balls up at her side. "Hey Deku."

"Yeah?" He refuses to lift his head up and away from his journal.

"Do you have any info on Team B?"

Now that makes him think. Izuku actually stops writing as to skim through his notebook until he finds what he's looking for. "Hmmm, I have a few notes from what I saw yesterday. I think Sero can shoot out tape from his elbows and Todoroki…"

"Can create ice. Yeah, that part was obvious." Not going to lie, she was kind of hoping for something more. "Do you have anything else?"

"Um, no. Sorry." He's actually disappointed in himself for not knowing more.

Ochaco sighs in defeat. 'Well that's no good. We have little to no intel on them and I can't use One For All properly. And wasn't Todoroki one of the Recommended students?! Ah, we're so screwed!' She shakes her head of those bad thoughts. 'Come on Ochaco! If I accept defeat now, then will surely lose!'

Izuku's instincts tell him that something is bothering her. "Is something else the matter?"

Ochaco blinks having been caught off guard by the question, at first, she is unsure on how to answer before deciding to let Izuku hear her out. "Yeah, it's about my…Quirk. I'm still having trouble controlling it and summoning it for that matter." She rubs the back of her head and pushes her hair up exposing her neck and ears. "It's kind of frustrating you know. I mean you have no trouble using your…transformations' powers considering you're… you know."

Yeah, he knows. He's Quirkless.

"Why is that exactly?" She means, why is Izuku seemingly so good at using his aliens' powers?

Izuku thinks on it for a minute. "Hmmm, I never really thought about it, I guess…I just let it go, you know."

Ochaco deadpanned look says it all. "No, I don't."

"What I mean is…I don't force those powers out I just let them…loose. It's like a dam, I just open the gates and let the water flow."

"Let, the water flow?" Ochaco shudders worried about what that could mean for her. "Not sure if I can really do that without getting seriously injured."

"Yeah, well to be fair my transformations are evolved around their powers, so they are much more adapted to use them naturally."

"Makes sense."

A loud overly excited and bubbly voice cuts itself into their conversation. "What ya talking about?!" Mina demands with a happy-go-lucky smile on her face.

Both teens freeze in place, looking like they were just caught committing a crime. "Nothing!"

"Oh, really?" Mina asks teasingly, leaning in with a mischievous and knowing smirk. "You sure it wasn't anything a little more intimate?"

Both teen's faces turn several shades of red.

Ochaco flails her hands about as if she can bat this problem away. "No no no no no!"

Izuku's reaction is just as bad. "W-we, we w-ere j-just t-talking strategy, right?!"

"Y-yeah, a-absolutely!"

Mina can't help but laugh at their reactions.

All Might observes the trio from afar. 'DO YOUR BEST YOUNG URARAKA. AS YOUR TEACHER I CANNOT SHOW FAVORITISM, BUT JUST KNOW THAT I WISH YOU THE BEST DURING THIS EXERCISE. GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT!' All Might turns to face the class just as Teams G and C arrive back at the monitor room. "ALRIGHT YOU NEWBIES!" Now that grabs their attention. "LET'S GET STARTED SHALL WE? THE FINAL MATCH IS ON IT'S WAY!"

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The final match, it's Team J: Ochaco Uraraka and Mina Ashido vs. Team B: Shoto Todoroki and Hanta Sero! Just which one of these teams will come out on top?

Ochaco scans the building schematics, the building they're entering is a 15-story office building with a surprisingly small number of windows, and only one main entrance.

Ochaco eyes the building, her heart pounding with anticipation for what lies ahead. 'I have so much more work to do. Not only do I have to work on One For All but also my own Zero-Gravity Quirk. This will be the perfect testing ground; I'll do my best to take everything I've learned up to this point and make it into reality.'

Mina puts down her copy of the blueprints after noticing how intense Ochaco seems to be. "You look so serious. Are you alright?"

"Yeah. I'm just ready to get started."

Now that puts a smile on the pink girl's face. "Then let's show these boys what we're made of!" She shoots her fist into the air. "Team Pink is on the case!"

"Hehe, yeah!" She's still not so sure about that team name…Team Astro was probably the better choice. Although both are still more on point than anyone would realize.

"Okay, partner here's the plan!" Mina jabs a finger at the towering building as if it itself is their opponent. "We go in there guns blazing, take them out, and win this whole thing!"

Ochaco unceremoniously falls over. "That's your plan?!"

"Well, do you have anything better?"

"Not really…"

"Then we go with my plan."

Ochaco slouches over in defeat. "Sure, I guess."

Maybe she should have asked Deku for a plan before she left. He is good at this kind of stuff after all. Oh well, she's just going to have to think on her feet for this one. 'No problem, I mean how strong could these guys really be?'

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Meanwhile inside the 15-story building, Team B is stationed in a wide room with a low ceiling no windows, and a lot of concrete pillars. There appears to be only one entrance, which is perfect for them since in the center of the room is the fake nuke that they are assigned to protect.

Todoroki speaks out his tone as cold as the ice he wields. "Listen to me."

Sero continues stretching his arms while Todoroki stands a few feet ahead of him with his back towards the nuke. "Huh, what was that?"

"Use your tape to lift yourself off the ground."

"Um, sure." Sero aims his elbow up and fires a single strand of tape onto the ceiling before he reels himself up into the air like a fishing line. "But why?"

Before Todoroki could answer, assuming he was going to, All Might's voice booms through their micro-transceivers. "OKAY, THE FINAL MATCH OF THE BATTLE TRIAL BEGINS NOW!"

Todoroki inhales and as he exhales a wave of ice rushes forward like a crawling wave freezing the entire room. His power doesn't stop there as the ice rushes outward until it floods into the hallways and through the windows of the building until the entire 15-story building is suddenly a tower of ice. Every square inch is covered with solid ice, glaciers gauged their way through the windows curving up like horns, an ice wall blocks the entrance, and the surrounding air around the building is so cold that there are pockets of snowfall in and around the pillars of ice.

Everyone, as in Class 1-A, watch in shock and awe at the sight. 'Just how powerful is this guy?!'

There are pieces of frost clinging to Sero's body and costume as he dangles in the air on a frozen piece of tape. "S-s-s-so c-c-c-cold."

Todoroki doesn't even pause to take in his handiwork or to even apologize to his partner before he makes his way to the exit, the ice cracking under the weight of his boots. "Let's go."

"R-r-right."

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"I'm freezing!" Mina cries as she presses her hand against another ice wall, melting it with her acid until it becomes so weak that it finally shatters into pieces, then Ochaco releases her Zero Gravity and the ice falls to the ground. "I can't believe he made a freakin' ice castle!" She grabs at her arms rubbing them in an attempt to warm up. "It's so cold!"

"Ice castle?" Ochaco thinks back to how the building looked to her before they entered. 'Huh, it does kinda look like that.'

Their progress has not exactly been efficient, thanks to Todoroki's ice he not only made an ice castle, but every entrance was blocked off by ice walls, and nearly every hallway entrance is blocked by walls of ice as well.

And so far, they haven't even made it to the third floor without arriving at an eighth ice wall. To break through Ochaco would use Zero-Gravity to release the pressure and strength of the ice and then with Mina's Acid to melt it; it becomes easy enough for them to break through.

Ochaco would then make herself weightless and hold on to Mina's shoulders while the pink girl skates across the ice using her acid to slip and slide their way through, but they never seem to make it far before another barrier blocks their way. Plus, the cold is really getting to them considering that neither of their costumes are geared to handle such frigid temperatures.

After each ice wall Ochaco silently thinks to herself that she wishes she could properly use One For All then she could just smash her way through each ice wall without having to stop. Then again that would probably give away their location way too soon.

"This is so annoying!" Complains Mina as they arrive at another ice wall.

Ochaco gently falls back to the ground. "There's not much else we can do." They do need to step it up though at this rate they're going to run out of time before they even encounter Todoroki and Sero. "Besides I don't think we need to worry too much, at least for now, I bet those two are guarding the bomb hoping the ice slows us down enough for time to run out."

"Yeah, maybe, but I'm not so sure." Mina's horn twitch slightly like ears that have picked up on something in the distance.

Ochaco presses a hand to the ice the tips of her fingers glow pink as her Quirk activates.

The alarm bells are practically roaring in Mina's head as she watches the ice lose its strength. "Wait, no!"

With no warning, Sero's body crashes through the weakened ice like a maniac breaking through a window. With proficient acrobatics he whips out two tape whips that lash out at his sides.

One of the tape whips wraps around Ochaco while the other whips past Mina's head, luckily, she leaned back with excellent flexibility and reaction time that she avoided capture.

The tape binds Ochaco's arms to her sides before she's hoisted into the air and she's left dangling there.

From behind his helmet Sero's grin widens. "You know I've always sort of dreamed of having a girl all tied up, but I never thought it would happen so soon."

Mina rushes in spraying acid at the tape. "Don't be a pervert!" The acid dissolves the tape holding Ochaco up. It snaps before she falls to the cold floor. "You alright, Uraraka?"

"Y-yeah, I'm fine." Ochaco rips away the last of the tape as she squats up on one knee. 'The same can't be said for my dignity though.' A shiver runs down her spine almost like she can sense that Mineta was getting off on that.

"You sure are." Sero comments cockingly as he backs away putting a good distance between himself and his opponents; he'd rather not get involved in a two on one fight.

But it doesn't seem like he'll be alone for long as the sound of boots breaking ice approaches. Todoroki rounds the corner his glowing red-lens pierces through the dark cold air. With absolutely no sense of urgency he walks past Sero. "Don't get cocky. If you had gotten them both this would be over all ready."

"Come on man, you shouldn't be so cold towards your teammate."

Ignoring him, Todoroki eventually stops a few feet ahead of him. He leans his right side forward readying an attack.

Mina instantly picks up on his hostile intent, her horns twitching in response. "We have to move!" She grabs Ochaco's arm and begins to sprint towards the end of the hall where the frozen door leading to the staircase lies.

Ochaco stumbles at first but she quickly gains her footing as she runs at Mina's side.

With a deep exhale Todoroki unleashes an ice blast, the ice rushes towards them like a giant lance.

Ochaco gazes back with horror in her eye, the ice is nearly upon them. If it hits this match is over before they could even get started.

As if on instinct, Ochaco whips her arm out of Mina's grip, spinning around to face the oncoming attack of frozen water.

Her left-hand glows pink as an aura illuminates around it. 'It's like Deku said I just need to let it go!' She swings her fist towards the oncoming wave. "Smash!" Just as the ice is upon both her and Mina, she thrusts her fist forward and a powerful gale of pressurized wind smashes right through the ice.

The strike is so strong that the ice is not only obliterated but everything is launched right back at its creator. As well as tears away Ochaco's sleeve but somehow her arm brace survives although it's partially dented.

Todoroki is more than surprised, his eyes widening in shock, thankfully he reacts fast enough to create a barrier for him and Sero to hide behind as a whirlwind of broken ice and rubble blast right past them.

Mina gaps in awe at the sight before her.

Ochaco stands in the middle of the narrow hallway her bleeding fist and bare arm are stretched out in front of her towards an open passage with a long stretching crater that reaches to Team B's shield.

Ochaco is breathing heavily as she drops her hand, her heart is racing, she begins to move quickly grabbing Mina's hand before she body checks the door leading into a staircase. With no time to waste she drags her partner up the staircase sprinting as fast as she can.

Mina struggles to keep pace as she's pulled behind her partner. "What was that?!"

Ochaco doesn't respond, instead she leaps through the fifth floor's doorway and begins sprinting her way through searching for the next staircase.

Todoroki peers out from his barrier, he doesn't see either Mina nor Ochaco the only sign of them is the large stretching crater, and the smashed in door at the end of the hall. He glares at the doorway knowing full well that those two are heading straight for the bomb. The air around him seemingly becomes even colder than it was before, producing a soft mist from his left side.

---

Sato jabs his hand towards the screen. "Did you see that?!"

He is referring to Ochaco's sudden display of overwhelming power.

"I saw it." Responds Kirishima. "I just can't believe it."

Iida cups his chin although his face is still hidden behind his helmet. "Hm, that looks like the power Uraraka used during the Entrance Exam."

Shoji nods. "Yeah, but did you notice her hand? I think it's injured."

"Well that would explain why she didn't use it during Mr. Aizawa's test."

Aoyama can't help but butt in. "It was far from elegant, but it certainly was just as magnificent as last time."

'Way to go Uraraka!' Izuku internally cheers. 'You're getting better at summoning your new Quirk; now you can really show everyone what you got! Also…' A stupid excited grin adorns his face as he scribbles away madly into his notebook. 'you're providing me with some amazing notes right now!' Not only on her Quirk but also Sero's, Todoroki's, and Mina's Quirks; they're also just so amazing and different he really couldn't have asked for anything better!

All Might's feelings of glee are nearly on par with Izuku's. 'WELL DONE URARAKA! I KNEW YOU HAD IT IN YOU! WE'LL HAVE TO WORK ON YOUR POWER OUTPOUT IT SEEMS BUT FOR NOW I'M JUST SO PROUD ON THE PROGRESS YOU'RE MAKING.'

They can work on that later, for now he must be not only her mentor but a teacher to the rest of the entire class. So, he watches as Ochaco and Mina arrive at the sixth floor.

---

Ochaco arrives on the sixth floor where she quickly finds a small secluded room. It's the best place for her to catch her breath and to assess the damage of her hand.

She sits down to check, her knuckles are bloodied, her hand's red, and her sleeve is all but gone but it could be worse at least she's still got her dominant hand and she can still move her fingers so she can still use Zero-Gravity.

Mina plops down beside her throwing her head back allowing the adrenaline to wash away. "Sheesh, when were you going to tell me you had that kind of power? You could have led with that from the beginning."

Ochaco answers between breaths. "I…can't…control it." She lifts her hand showing Mina what she means. "It's too much power for me, that's why I can only rely on…one aspect of my Quirk."

"Really?" Mina raises an eyebrow, silently questioning if Ochaco is lying to her. But she sees no reason why she would have to lie so she quickly let's it go. "Well, I guess that makes sense." Mina jumps up onto her feet, she's ready to get a move on. "Alright, I think it's obvious that we need a plan."

Ochaco nearly snaps at her partner. 'You don't say?!'

She is of course oblivious to Ochaco's irritation. "So, since my plan didn't work. I need you to come up with one!"

"I'll…get right on that." The brunette takes a moment to think, she peers at the ice encasing the room. There's a light mist, and she can't help but notice that the temperature has actually dropped since they moved upward. That's when a lightbulb goes off in her head. "I got it!"

"Got what?"

Ochaco gives her teammate a reassuring and confident smile. "I got a plan."

Mina holds her breath in anticipation with a stupid excited grin plastered on to her face as she waits for Ochaco to go into details.

Nearly a minute passes between the two of them as they both grin at each other.

"So, are you going to tell me?"

"Oh, right!"

---

Sero arrives at the sixth floor with Todoroki in toe. "Wow, I can't believe she was hiding that kind of power. The girl can really pack a punch!"

"No kidding. Although…" Todoroki thinks back to the fifth floor hallway when they left to chase after the heroes, he noticed a splatter of blood on the ground. 'She probably can't control that power of hers. That's why she didn't use it during the Quirk Apprehension Test. Still though if she's strong enough to break through my ice then I can't afford to underestimate her again. I will defeat her and show that old man that I can be a hero with just my mother's Quirk.'

But they need to find Team J first and it's not like they're just going to walk right up to them looking for a fight more likely they're going after the bomb.

"How's it going boys?"

Then of course he could be wrong.

The two spin around to spot which one of the heroes has snuck up on them.

Sero gaps. "Ashido?!"

Mina leans against a nearby corner her hand on her hip and her tongue sticking out of the side of her smirk. "The one and only. Now, let's dance!" She whips her hand out spraying a splash of Acid at Team B.

Todoroki makes an ice shield while Sero leaps back avoiding the acid.

Sero shakes his fist in anger. "Hey, watch it! You could really hurt someone with that!"

"Well if you're that upset about it." Mina turns and winks before using her acid to skate her way across the jagged frozen floor, she goes back the way she came down the narrow-frozen hallway. "Then why not come and get me!"

Sero thwips out a strand of tape to pull himself over the iced floor. "Hey, get back here!" He continues to launch himself through the hallway using his tapes to reel himself in as he chases after the slippery Acid producing girl.

Todoroki follows on foot; he turns the corner just in time to watch as Mina rounds another corner with Sero hot on her heels.

"You won't escape!"

"Then you better hurry and catch me!"

Todoroki runs a few paces before he slowly comes to a stop. His expression remaining indifferent as he slowly turns away from where Mina and Sero took off for. He can tell that something is up, and he will not fall for it. 'Where are you, Uraraka?'

---

"Come on, where is it?" Ochaco breaks her way through another ice wall having used her Zero-Gravity to weaken it before she slams her way through it.

She is currently on the eight floor and if her hunch is correct then the bomb should be here.

If logic serves, Todoroki essentially made a giant freezer and from what she's seen he is all about making ice barriers for them to block their path. Now with all this ice he cannot constantly be regulating the temperature to keep the ice from melting. That means, Team B must have put the bomb where Todoroki wouldn't have to keep an eye on it since he probably blocked it off with nothing but ice walls. But what does this all mean? It means that Team B must be keeping the bomb in the coldest part of the building: the center of the building where it's the most insulated with the freezing cold temperatures.

So, her plan is a simple one: Mina distracts the boys with her feminine wiles (as Mina put it) while Ochaco goes after and captures the bomb. Simple.

She locates another ice wall this one is much larger, but she can almost make out the telltale signs of a doorway behind it. She presses her finger tips against the ice making it weightless. She then takes a few steps back, ice crunching under her feet, before she charges right through the ice wall like she just jumped through a window. Her landing is less than graceful as when she lands her foot slips and she ends up kissing the floor.

"Ow." She groans, she lifts her head up and a loud pop sound is made as her face is peeled off the floor. Her cheeks are even redder either because of the embarrassment or the fact that the floor is super cold. "Not my finest moment."

She rubs her cheeks as she kneels up and scans the new area. Her eyes become wide circles as she spots the very thing she's been looking for. The bomb! It's just sitting there unintended surrounded by pillars of ice and even a few small mounds of snow.

"I knew it!" Ochaco cheers in delight as she springs up into the air.

She jogs forward as fast she can, but the slippery icy floor is of no help.

A rumbling and the sound ice shards scraping against each other grows increasingly louder until a column of ice intercepts her path.

"Ahhh?!" Ochaco's arms flail at her side as her foot slides across the ice until she eventually comes to a stop just before she hits the ice column.

"I knew you were up to something." Todoroki steps forward blocking the direct path between Ochaco and the bomb. "It was very predictable on your part."

"Shit." Ochaco backs off her arms poised for a fight. 'Looks like Mina's distraction didn't work.'

"Before we begin, I think it's fair to give you a chance to surrender."

"Huh?"

Todoroki stares blankly at Ochaco like he doesn't perceive her as a threat. "You're not going to win against me. From what I've seen your Quirk mostly involves close quarters combat. Except for what you did earlier." He gestures to Ochaco's left fist. "But judging from your hand there's some major whiplash for when you use that strange Quirk of yours. Am I right?"

It feels like a bolt of lightning has struck her. 'He read me like a book.'

"So, this is your last chance." Todoroki holds a hand out as to represent her to accept his offer. "Surrender."

'What do I?' Ochaco scowls. 'He's right realistically speaking he's better than I am! He's a recommended student, has a powerful and versatile Quirk, and he's smart able to analyze his opponents, just like Deku.' But then again, she's not exactly a push over either. 'But…I've actually faced real villains before! I've worked hard to get this far! I am All Might's successor! And I refuse to give up!' She peers at her hands the very source of her Quirks before she peers up at Todoroki.

Just from her expression Todoroki pieces together her answer. "So, that is your choice?"

With a frown and new found resolve Ochaco nods refusing to look away from her opponent.

Todoroki sighs in annoyance. "Very well." He raises his right arm readying to swing it forward at a moment's notice. "Don't be too disappointed when you lose, alright?"

"I think you have it backwards, Todoroki."

"Hm?"

"Because, I'm going to win this!" With no hesitation Ochaco jumps over the column of ice and charges straight towards her enemy.

"You fool." Todoroki swings his arm to the side and a cluster of ice rushes towards her, his plan is to freeze her legs in place.

But Ochaco isn't as predictable as he thinks. Because just before the ice can reach her, she jumps into the air launching herself up and towards the ceiling having made herself weightless.

"Not so fast!" Todoroki slams his foot against the ground generating a large ice spear that rushes towards the gravity defying girl.

Reacting quickly Ochaco spins around and kicks herself off the ceiling and towards a pillar of ice effectively avoiding the giant icicle.

Todoroki follows it up with another icicle but she's too quick in the air. She bounces herself off the ice pillar just in time to avoid being skewered. This goes on and on with Todoroki trying and failing to land a strike on his agile target and she's only getting faster. She just keeps building more and more momentum until she's practically buzzing about the pillared room like a ricocheting ball, she's even using Todoroki's icicles as jumping boards.

"Hold still dammit!" Todoroki launches another ice missile which only adds onto the already large amount of them in the wide room.

Ochaco practically runs on the ceiling easily evading the icicle. She jumps down launching herself over Todoroki and right at the faux bomb while also releasing her Quirk to let gravity pull her down. "Victory is mine!"

"I don't think so!" The ice wielder fires off a large wave of ice, not towards Ochaco, but towards the bomb itself.

Ochaco gasps in horror as the bomb is completely buried in a wave of ice. The ice is like a glacier that formed itself around the bomb. Ochaco crashes hard into the side of the glacier before falling to the frozen floor below.

"I got you."

There's no time to think as Ochaco takes off towards the other side of the room just as a wave of ice crashes after her.

The crashing wave is on her heels, so much so that the cold frost forms at the ends of her hair. Acting fast and using the iced floor to her advantage Ochaco drops down sliding across the ice towards a pre-existing ice pillar. She grabs the end of the pillar, swinging herself around it for cover, and just in time too as the wave catches up to her. The ice crashes into the opposite side of the pillar as jagged icicles surrounded around her at all sides, but luckily none of them strike her.

Todoroki stomps his way around the glaciered bomb, he scans the area, but he doesn't seem to spot Ochaco. He wasn't really looking when he generated that wave of ice, he was just trying to make a wide ranged attack in the hopes of trapping her.

"You've done well so far, but that ends now. You still have no way of winning against me."

Ochaco covers her mouth in order to muffle her heavy breathing. She's really not in the best condition right now. She's exhausted from all the jumping around, the cold certainly doesn't help whatsoever, her hand is injured, and add in the fact that she's starting to feel nauseous after using her Quirk so much she's not doing too hot.

'It's not over yet, Todoroki. I can still pull this off!' The gravity manipulator considers all of her options. 'Zero-Gravity isn't enough, I need to use One For All. It's my only chance.' Only One For All has the power to get her past Todoroki but also the glacier surrounding the bomb. It's way too thick for her to just use Zero-Gravity on it. 'I need to go in fast while he's still looking for me.'

She stands up, still hidden behind the frozen pillar, she holds her arms at her side and to her fists out front, as she concentrates on summoning All Might's Quirk. 'It's like Deku said I can't force One For All out I need to let it flow freely. To open the gates and let it free.' She breathes in and out and before long her arms and legs glow pink as One For All flows through her limbs. 'This is it!'

She can already feel the strain on her body, she needs to make this quick before it becomes too much.

She races out moving at an incredible rate trailing behind her are broken shards of ice and rubble as she sprints across the frozen floor. The power surging through her legs tears away at her boots shattering them to pieces, but that doesn't matter as she charges forward.

Todoroki is completely taken by surprise, in less than a few seconds she's already upon him her eyes leering at him as they glow with a pink hue.

Without thinking the snow-like material on the left side of his body seemingly crumbles away as an eruption of flames burst out in response to Ochaco's attack.

In a blink of an eye, Ochaco leaps backward to avoid the flames, unfortunately the jump was a bit too strong and she ends up smashing into the ceiling before bouncing off of it and landing hard onto the melting floor. She's in too much shock to register the pain. 'Fire?! He can shoot out fire, too?! That would be so cool if it wasn't so unfair!' Not to mention those flames are really strong, they've already melting away must of the ice surrounding her dual-elemental classmate.

Todoroki's heart is filled with instant regret as apparent shock adorns his features. 'No…!' He gazes in horror as his flames roar from his left side, his mind is so disturbed that he fails to cut it off.

Ochaco scrambles back onto her feet as the flames continue to dance across her path to victory. 'I won't let this stop me! I will win!' Her entire body glows with a heavenly pink aura. "I'll go beyond!" She clenches her fists and from within her grip her finger tips glow brighter and brighter as Zero-Gravity activates. "Plus Ultra!"

She releases all that she has letting One For All flow through her, and that's when something unexpected takes place. The pink aura begins to grow outward from her fists in large spheres, the spheres expand slowly before encompassing around Ochaco encasing her in a sphere of pink light. 'What's happening?! What's going on?! Did…did One For All…combine with my Zero-Gravity?!'

This may work out in her favor, so she lets One For All pour out like a crashing waterfall. The orb bursts outward; the entire room shakes and rumbles as the pink light rushes forward. As the light absorbs everything in its path, anything and everything that is swallowed up by it suddenly finds itself weightless; water droplets rise and dance in the air, rubble and shards of ice float upward, steam from the rising flames and ice seem to freeze in place, and yet there is an overwhelming pressure despite the weightlessness as if anything inside will and can be crushed in a moment's notice.

And neither Todoroki nor his flames are immune to the effects of the strange expanding space.

His feet leave the ground making him lose his balance; it's finally enough to snap him out of his daze and he releases his Quirk by swinging his arm. 'What is this? Is she…manipulating the gravity around her?' The force of the swing makes his body rotate in midair until his back is towards the ceiling and he watches as he rises further into the air.

This is the moment she's been waiting for. "Now's my chance!" With a mighty kick she propels herself forward rocketing herself straight towards the bomb and thanks to the Zero-Gravity she breezes through the air as she rushes by ice shards and rubble are blown away as she zooms by.

"I won't let you!" Todoroki shoves his hand forward and a giant icicle ejects itself outward directly into Ochaco's path, the icicle crashes into the ground and with the combination of the force and the weightlessness Todoroki is pushed backwards his back slamming into the ceiling.

As for the giant ice spear, it doesn't do anything to stop the charging gravity-wielder.

"That won't stop me!" Ochaco charges right through the icicle, obliterating it into a thousand pieces as Todoroki looks on in shock. Hero visor shatters and breaks as she crashes through it.

Now there's only one obstacle left between her and her goal; the glacier that's protecting the fake bomb.

She reels back her strained fist, she can feel pain surging through it especially as her sleeve is torn apart from all the power being released, and the nausea in her stomach is a clear sign that's she's pushed herself far beyond her limit. "Special move!" But despite that she refuses to give in. She will win this match and show All Might just how far she's willing to go! "VENUS SMASH!"

Although her momentum stops right when her fist collides with the glacier, thanks to the Zero-Gravity Field, the power of her attack does not. The entire glacier discharges into shards of ice as a powerful gale force bursts out between Ochaco's fist and the glacier's side. The powerful whirlwind floods the entire space taking everything along with it; the walls are smashed apart as a barrage of ice shards and rubble rocket into them, Todoroki covers his body in ice in order to defend himself from oncoming debris, and the ice pillars are easily blown away as if made of paper mache.

"I…did it." She sure did and with that she shuts down One For All.

The Zero-Gravity Field seemingly dissipates as it phases out of existence as it does everything returns to its normal hue before they collapse onto the ground. The floor shakes as the numerous amounts of ice and rubble crash down under their own weight, and that includes Todoroki who lands on the ground with a loud thud.

Ochaco's breathing is shaky and her balance is faltering as she remains poised with her fist out in front of her. Her arm is completely exposed, colored red as it swells in pain, and her knuckle bleeds. Her bare feet are numb from the pain, good thing too because the cold id probably bitting at the bottom of her feet. She lets her right arm fall and not too soon because the very next second, she's let's out a lurching belch just before she barfs up a rainbow, literally.

Todoroki groans as he pushes his upper body off the ground, he winces but fights through the slight aching pain. 'What the hell is she? How could someone like her…wield such power?'

And more importantly, how could he have lost? There's no way and worst of all. 'She…made me use that bastard's Quirk.' He stares at his left hand like it personally betrayed his trust. 'It's the first real day of hero training…and I already broke my promise.' His steely cold gaze leers up towards his opponent, who is struggling to keep herself on her feet. 'What was that power of yours? It kind of…' His gaze falls as if he realizes something. 'It's kind of like All Might's power.' Or at least what he's seen on the news.

All Might's voice calls out through their micro-transceivers. "I HAVE THE RESULTS!"

Todoroki's eyes shoot upwards. 'Is it really over already?'

From her hunched over form, Ochaco raises her head unsure what All Might's getting at. After all, she hasn't captured the bomb yet. But…what if…? She hurriedly scans the room, her head swiveling from side to side as she tries to locate the bomb. It's nowhere in sight! It isn't where the glacier used to be!

And then it hits her, she fully understands the predicament almost instantly.

"IT'S A DRAW!"

Ochaco falls to her knees her eyes wide and full of defeat as she realizes the truth of the matter; she accidentally destroyed the fake bomb with her last all-out attack.

---

"This is so not right!" Mina wines for all to hear. "I demand a rematch! There's no way we can just call it a draw?!"

Herself and Team B are standing outside the melting ice castle as the rest of their classmates group up with them with their teacher in toe.

All Might practically sprints to the front of the group. "HAVE HEART ASHIDO YOU EACH GAVE US A FINE SHOWING!"

An irked Mina's cheeks puff out. "Don't patronize me."

From the side Todoroki gaze drifts away, avoiding eye contact with any of his peers.

A robotic voice cuts through the crowd. "Bring to nurses' office-" Proclaims a Mini Conveyor-Bot, latched behind it is a stretcher with an injured Ochaco laying on top of it and at the opposite end is a second Mini Conveyor-Bot.

"I know-" Responds the second Mini Conveyor-Bot.

"Uraraka, are you alright?!" Mina runs up to her partner, the robots stop to allow her access, and Deku follows close behind the Acid girl with his notebook held close to his chest.

Ochaco peers up at them, grateful for their concern. "Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just…a little worse for wear." If you call swollen limbs, bleeding knuckles, and a torn costume a little worse for wear.

Iida literally cuts himself into the conversation. "Uraraka! It is irresponsible to downplay your injuries!" His arms rapidly shake up and down in a robotic like manner, the display is so awkward-looking that Ochaco has to look away to prevent herself from laughing.

Mina's horns twitch before she too looks away holding her gut as she tries to hold back her chuckles.

"YOUNG URARAKA!" Their attention is drawing to their larger than life sensei, his signature ever present as his cape bellows in the wind.

A brief jolt of nervousness courses through the new wielder of One For All as she lies there injured and helpless. She failed the exercise. Is he upset? Did she…disappoint him? And she was really giving it her all, too.

A big thumbs up is all she receives from her predecessor, but it's enough to ease her worries. "YOU DID VERY WELL! I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU HAVE IN STORE FOR US IN THE FUTURE."

The message is clear: they have much more work to do, but there's no doubt that he's proud. Despite his towering form he somehow looks like he's standing taller with his chest out as if in pride. But not pride in himself but pride in his student.

A light blush of gratitude rises on her cheeks. "T-thanks, All Might!"

"HEY, NO SWEAT. NOW AWAY TO THE NURSES' OFFICE WITH YOU!" He swings his arm to the side as to emphasize the order.

Both bots respond simultaneously before they kart her away. "We know-" And with that they wheel away a light buzzing noise following them as they leave the arena.

Sero removes his helmet sticking it under his arm. "Who knew she had that kind of firepower." He is of course referring to the attack she pulled when he and Todoroki first encountered her.

Jiro raises her hands behind her head. "It's kinda scary." Her mind thinks back on the strange pink field she had generated.

"It was so manly!" Proclaims Kirishima, just watching her standup to the ice and fire master was more than enough to get his blood pumping!

Hagakure, presumably, tilts her head as she places a finger on her cheek. "Was that a compliment?"

A smiling Kaminari lets his own thoughts known. "She wasn't the only one full of surprises, though."

Mina's not completely sure what he's talking about. "What do you mean?"

Sero leans in, unsure what Kaminari is talking about as well.

Kaminari pauses for effect before giving his answer. "He can also generate fire!" He holds his hands out like it's a big surprise.

Sero's jaw drops. "Really?!" If that's the case, then why didn't he ever witness him using it?! Then again, he never really told him his full plan so guess it's not that of a surprise.

Ojiro's tail sways as he confirms Sero's question. "Oh, yeah. It was really something." He smiles sheepishly as a troubling thought crosses his mind. "Honestly, if it was anyone else, they probably wouldn't have stood a chance against him."

Oh, how right he really is.

Mina gushes in awe of the new information. "Wow! He's handsome and has such an amazing Quirk too!" She swivels around before rushing up to the down casted Todoroki, whom at this point has been avoiding interacting with any of his classmates at this point not wanting to discuss those wretched flames. "You gotta show me!"

If he's put off by Mina's overbearing enthusiasm then he doesn't show it, instead he keeps his calm and indifferent demeanor. "I'd…rather not."

"Aw, but why?!"

And just like that Todoroki's apathy is gone and replaced with a flash of an intense inner rage that threatens to spill outward like a violent storm.

Mina's cheerful and excited smile vanishes as a look of concern appears on her face, she backs up holding her head down in shame, bowing her head apologetically.

Everyone else seems to notice Todoroki's change but they don't press the matter, chalking it up to the fact that he's unsatisfied with the results of the battle trial.

Izuku watches on worried at his classmate's reaction to being questioned. Silently he flips open his notebook searching for the page he set aside for one Shoto Todoroki. He locates the page it has a rough sketch of Todoroki's overall appearance while in costume, a general height and weight estimates, and of course extensive notes on his Quirk, Half-Cold and, apparently, Half-Hot.

'His Quirk, Half-Cold Half-Hot, is definitely one of the most multifaceted powers here, other than my own.' His gaze rises up to the ice castle: chunks of ice shatter and fall as water pools around it as the frozen liquid melts away. 'And it's an impressive Quirk…a very impressive Quirk.' He did freeze an entire building and he was still able to use his Quirk effectively afterwards. 'But those flames, his fire, now that was the real surprise.' He eyes the few notes he has on those flames. 'I wonder why he didn't use them sooner.'

He decides not to ponder on it for too long before he flips through the pages until he comes across the page that's dedicated to his friend, Ochaco Uraraka. This single page alone is already filled to the brim with notes, observations, and uses for her Quirk(s). He's probably going to need to dedicate a new page or two so he can draw up her costume and of course jot down the amazing phenomena he had just witnessed.

He finds a clean page and begins writing away. 'Just what was that pink sphere she made? And why did it expand the way it did? It had to be some sort of weird Zero-Gravity Field that makes anything inside of it weightless. But I thought Uraraka's Quirk only worked when she makes physical contact with her hands. So, was that an effect of her second Quirk? Like they...combined or something?'

Unknown to the analytical nerd the only pro hero in the room is having similar thoughts. 'JUST WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT?! DID…ONE FOR ALL BOOST HER ORIGINAL QUIRK?!' A part of him is admittedly a bit apprehensive about this. 'WE'LL DEFINITELY NEED TO DISCUSS THIS BUT FOR NOW I NEED TO CONTINUE WITH BEING A TEACHER.'

All Might raises his hand in the air. "THAT'S ENOUGH TALK! LET'S DISCUSS THE RESULTS!" He pulls his hand down looking at the students expectedly. "NOW WHO CAN TELL ME WHICH ONE OF THESE FINE CLASSMATES YOURS WAS THE M.V.P.?!"

Yaoyorozu doesn't even wait to begin; by this point it's almost expected of her to have the answer. "Looking at everything at face value I would say Todoroki was the most valuable player of the match."

Most of the class have looks of agreement although they can't help but feel that her deduction is not quite right.

And Yaoyorozu must feel the same way. "But that being said, Todoroki's performance was far from efficient."

The very teen in question eyes the other recommended student with a wary gaze, unsure by what she means.

"Although Todoroki's Quirk is powerful as demonstrated by his defensive strategy to protect the target, he however clearly underestimated his opponents. And in doing so it allowed for them to gain a proper plan of attack; thanks to Uraraka's efforts. That was further evident when he confronted Uraraka. During their confrontation he was surprised by her skill and capabilities and thus he lost his composure, using large scale attacks that are far too destructive for such an exercise. And even if it was declared a draw, he ultimately failed in protecting the bomb and was completely overwhelmed by Uraraka's last attack."

"AS YOU'VE SHOWN US, YOU ARE RIGHT ON THE MONEY! WELL, SAID YAOYOROZU!" All Might turns to the rest of the class. "DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD?"

No one seems to be willing to speak up, but a shy timid voice nervously wiggles its way through.

Izuku shakily rotates his pen between his fingers trying to keep his composure. "D-during the match…both Ashido and Sero did their parts for their individual teams." Izuku jolts in place for a second when he realizes that everyone's attention is on him, and that includes All Might's. "B-both k-kept their composers and kept with their respective goals: to capture the other or the bomb. And as for Uraraka, she lacked a clear plan when they initially entered the building. And although she was able to deduce the location of the bomb, her powerful attack…admittedly much like my own. Caused far too much collateral damage. She was probably far too focused on defeating her opponent that she didn't hold back and thus the bomb being destroyed was the end result." He finally takes a moment to breath. "At least, that's my take on it. Huh?"

He grimaces as his nerves return; everyone is staring at him like he's grown a second pair of eyes; his muttering must have really thrown them off.

All Might tries to brush off the odd display by coughing. "N-NICELY SAID, Y-YOUNG MIDORIYA. YOU'VE BROUGHT UP SOME EXCELLENT POINTS." The pro hero swings his arms in attempt to wash the feelings of discomfort away. "AS MIDORIYA JUST EXPLAINED IT IS IMPORTANT TO WORK TOGETHER AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER ESPECIALLY AS YOU ALL GROW AND LEARN WITH EACH OTHER. NOT ONLY THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THOSE AROUND YOU BECAUSE THEY CAN BE HIDING ALL SORTS OF SURPRISES."

Izuku almost wants to laugh at that. 'You have no idea.'

"WELL I THINK THAT'S ENOUGH FOR THE DAY. SO WELL DONE ON A HARD DAY'S WORK! HA!" He stands tall and proud with his fists at his sides. "WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TWO SERIOUS INJURIES YOU ALL DID EXTREMELY WELL FOR YOUR FIRST TRAINING EXERCISE!"

Tsuyu smiles up at their teacher. "Coming after Mr. Aizawa's class, it's nice having such a straight-forward class."

"YOU'RE WELCOME! WE TEACHERS ARE FREE TO HOLD NO-NONSENSE CLASSES IF WE CHOOSE! NOW, I'M OFF TO GO CHECK ON OUR INJURED COMPANIONS!" With a swoosh he spins around turning towards the exit. "CHANGE OUT OF THOSE COSTUMES AND HEAD BACK TO THE CLASSROOM!" He swings back his arms and his leg like he's ready to take off in a mad sprint. "NOW WATCH AS A HERO MAKES AN EXIT," He takes off like a race car jacked on rocket boosters. "LIKE HE'S GOT SOMEWHERE TO BE!"

"He's so fast!" Shouts Mina.

Ojiro feels dejected. "There's no way I can get to that speed."

Kaminari's smiling like an idiot. "So cool!"

Izuku watches on in fascination as his pen fidgets about in his notebook as he estimates All Might's possible top speed.

Meanwhile, one dual-haired teen leers into the distance where All Might disappeared towards, there's a dark almost suspicious look in his eye as if he's in serious thought. 'I underestimated her…and she made me use his Quirk.' He grips his left wrist like it's a direct insult to his pride. 'Even after I told myself that I would never use it…I go right ahead and break my own promise. At this rate I'll never surpass him, and he'll win.' He exhales a breath of cold frigid air. 'I won't let that happen again. And next time, I won't underestimate my opponents.'

---

Recovery Girl waves as a fully recovered Bakugou trudges towards the infirmary's exit.

Currently he's all healed up, not a a scratch to be seen, the only thing out of place is his regular school uniform especially his baggy school pants.

"Enjoy the rest of your day dearie."

He brushes her off as he approaches the door. "Whatever."

Well someone is clearly in a bad mood. And why wouldn't he? He just got his ass handed to him by the very person he's towered over for years. And it was in front of all those loser nobodies he has for classmates, how the hell is he supposed to show off his superiority if he lost to Deku? To fucking Deku?!

The nurses' office door swings open.

"We have arrived at the nurses' office-!"

"I know-!"

Bakugou reels back in surprise at the sudden appearance of the Mini Conveyor-Bots. "What the hell-Oof!" He holds his gut after taking a direct hit from Recovery Girl's cane.

"Watch your volume, young man. You need to be quiet when in the nurses' office; think about the other patients."

"Shut up!" Whether he snapped at her out of anger or pain is unclear.

Ochaco groans as she attempts to cover her ears, but her arms refuse to move. "So…loud."

"Huh?" That when he finally notices that the Mini Conveyor-Bots are in fact carrying an injured Ochaco into the infirmary. He takes note of her shredded arm and pant sleeves and more importantly her swollen and red limbs. "What the hell happened to you? You get the crap beaten out of you?"

Despite the pain she can't help but bite back at the jerkwad. "Like you're one to talk?"

Bakugou winces a flash of anger courses through him. "T-that was just a fluke! The stupid nerd tricked me!"

"No…he didn't." Ochaco is not trying to be malicious, she's just trying to speak the truth. "He beat the living shit out of you." Okay, maybe she should have been a little more considerate about how she worded that.

Bakugou looks like he is ready to explode, but a quick look from Recovery Girl holds him back. "What…what's it matter to you?"

"I'm…his friend. And I've seen the way you treat him. And it's terrible."

Now that throws Bakugou a bit for a loop. "You're, his, friend? I thought that stupid nerd only had one friend, Uuichi."

Ochaco eyes Bakugou warily unsure if he's messing with her or not. "Uuichi? You mean you don't know?" She probably shouldn't be surprised all things considered; from what she's seen he could care less about anything that concerns Deku. "They had a falling out. And I guess so did you."

His glare softens, it's not much of a difference though. "What are you getting at?"

"You're strong Bakugou, you earned your top ranking in the Entrance Exam, but" She gives him the most deadpanned look that she can muster from laying on the stretcher. "your personality is crap."

His entire body is shaking in silent rage in response, but he somehow bites back his tongue.

"Deku, is not helpless or useless. He's brave and willing to do what's right. And today he stood up to you. I don't know what you said to each other, but Deku doesn't hate you, he's too nice like that, but" The two lock eyes helping to assert the seriousness of what she has to say. "he's more than what you give him credit for."

Bakugou is honestly not sure how to respond to that. So he doesn't instead he turns away brushing her off like she's lost her goddamn mind. "Whatever, you're clearly delusional from all the pain." He stomps through the exit. "See ya later, Roundface!"

Ochaco gasps. "Roundface?!"

Meanwhile, Recovery Girl chuckles to herself at her reaction.

The Mini Conveyor-Bots finally move her to a bed and softly help her onto it. And after a quick reprimand from Recovery Girl about her lack of self-preservation she kisses her cheek and her limbs quickly begin to heal themselves.

As Recovery Girl does her magic Ochaco thinks back on what she's observed from Bakugou so far. 'His ego is so inflated, but who knows maybe this will calm him down a bit… Although the look on his face when he lost was oddly satisfying to witness.' She smiles smugly to herself as she reminisces in the memory of Bakugou taking on Deku's last attack.

Her recovery goes smoothly enough although the exhaustion hits her hard and she's struggling to keep her eyes open and the bed is starting to feel very comfortable right about now. It wouldn't be a bad idea to take a quick nap would it?

"I am here!"

Well, she'll have to put that nap on hold.

"Quiet!" Recovery Girl is quick to swing her syringe like cane into the Number One Hero's frail stomach.

"Gahh!" Toshinori wheezes in pain, grabbing his gut as Recovery Girl fumes in annoyance.

"Al-All Might?!" That wakes her right up. Why is he here?! What's going on?! Wait! Oh, no. She shakily turns towards Recovery Girl who is busy reprimanding the injured All Might about being more considerate when in a place of healing. 'Oh, no. I…I accidentally gave away his identity.'

Toshinori notices the worried look in her eyes, he smiles gently trying to put her at ease. "Oh, don't worry, Recovery Girl knows all about me and…my power."

Recovery Girl offers a friendly smile in confirmation. "It's true, and might I add that I think All Might has chosen a fine young lady to be his successor."

That makes her blush slightly more than she always does. "T-thank you, mam."

Recovery Girl nods before strolling off to sort through her medicine cabinet allowing Toshinori and Ochaco a moment to themselves.

Toshinori takes a seat in an open chair next to her bed. "Hey, kid. How you holding up?"

"I've been better."

"Yeah, I guess it could have been worse."

"Worse?!" Recovery Girl wheels around shaking her cane in a threatening manner. "Are you implying that this is the best-case scenario?!"

Toshinori hastily shakes his hands in denial. "No no no of course not. It's just…" He turns back to his successor. "you did such a good job out there today."

"But…I failed the exercise."

"It was a draw and you gave it your all." He pats her on the head gently. "And as a teacher, how can I fail a student who is so willing to go beyond?"

Ochaco smiles in gratitude as she takes in the praise from her mentor. Until she remembers something very important. "Oh, All Might! That thing! The strange light!" She means the Zero-Gravity Field.

Toshinori understands what she's talking about. "Ah, yes. We need to discuss that."

There's only one thing she can really ask. "What was it?"

"I think…One For All somehow boosted your Zero-Gravity Quirk."

"But I was still able to use One For All while emitting that weird effect."

"Hmmm, maybe you were able to somehow use both Quirks at once. That may explain why One For All boosted your Quirk in the first place. It's definitely something we need to work on. It could be a huge asset for you in the future."

Ochaco suddenly becomes very shy thanks to All Might's praise. "You think so?"

Toshinori gives her a grin, it's nothing like his signature smile but it's just as strong in letting her know that everything is right with the world. "Without a doubt."

Recovery Girl can't help but let her opinion be known. "Then you best not come back here with anymore injuries!"

Both wielders of One For All cry out defensively. "Yes, mam!"

Toshinori pushes himself off his seat. "Well, I best be off. I just wanted to check in on you before I do some paperwork."

"Wait, All Might!" She just remembered something very important. "So, this is a quick change in topic but," She fidgets in her bed trying to sit up, but her limbs won't allow her that privilege. "do you remember what I asked you before school started?" She means, can she tell Deku about One For All?

Recovery Girl observes silently from the side curious about what Ochaco's getting at but doesn't initially pry into it.

"About that." Toshinori rubs his neck. He's not that confident in how he should approach this "From what I've seen, Midoriya is a fine young man. With a good head and his shoulders and a heroic spirit."

Recovery Girl watches on giggling to herself. 'He sounds like a father assessing his daughter's boyfriend.'

Toshinori is oblivious to Recovery Girl's comparison. "He's smart, able to analyze his opponents and plan accordingly, and his Quirk certainly makes him a force to be reckoned with."

Ochaco smiles with raising hope; she can finally tell Deku all about her and All Might. Oh, the look on his face is going to be amazing!

"But I think it's best if you don't involve Midoriya with the knowledge of One For All."

Well, another dream dies. "But why?!"

All Might inhales before delving into his explanation. "Allow me to explain a few things first." He holds a hand towards his chest. "Number one all the staff here know about this true form and my injury. However, only you, Recovery Girl, and the Principal know about the true nature of my Quirk. And it is a secret to all others." His eyes gaze pierces into Ochaco's allowing the seriousness of the situation to take root. "And it must remain that way."

The underlining seriousness of the statement instantly resonates within her. She looks up with worry and surprise hoping that he will continue to explain his reasoning.

"You must be aware of the responsibility that comes with this power. Should the world learn of our power, I have no doubt that all manner of scum would come and try to steal it away! This secret is all that prevents our society from falling into chaos. It's also meant to protect you and those around you. Understand?"

She does. She now understands the full weight of the situation. If anyone, if villains, found out about One For All and what it can do then they would do anything in their power to get it. Even if that means threatening her life and those she loves: her parents, her friends, or anybody that she has any connection to. And if she shares that info with Deku then she essentially paints a giant target on his back, and she cannot willingly do that to him. He already has enough secrets to keep, there's no reason to make him worry about anything else.

"I…understand." There's a hint of regret and sorrow in her voice. "All Might…"

"Yes."

"I'm…I'm sorry."

He smiles down at her, a smile that reads that there is no need to worry about it. "It's okay. I should have been clearer with you. And it's admirable of you to want to include your friend, but for his sake and yours it's best to leave him ignorant to it all."

"I…yes, sir."

He continues to smile as Ochaco's eyes begin to droop.

She's been doing her best to stave off the exhaustion from Recovery Girl's Quirk, but it's now a losing battle and she is ready to call it in. "Now…if you don't mind…I'm gonna sleep now."

Toshinori chuckles. "You do that."

And with a soft thankful smile Ochaco allows herself to be overcome by the overwhelming need to rest.

A minute passes and already Ochaco is out like a light, her chest rising ever so slightly with each breath she takes.

When she thinks that the girl isn't going to wake back up anytime soon, Recovery Girl swivels around in her rotating seat. "Tell me. Why don't you want her to include her friend?" Toshinori doesn't initially respond so she continues. "You have your own allies, why not allow her to choose her own?"

Toshinori takes a moment to think about his response before he delivers it. "It's not that she can't say anything, but it's more if she should."

Recovery Girl tilts her head to the side. "Hm?"

Toshinori sits back down, he slouches forward with something heavy weighing on his mind. "That Midoriya boy…I had a run in with him almost a year ago."

"Oh?" Now that is a surprise.

"Yes." His voice…it's different rather than full of hope and joy it's now sewn with sorrow and shame. "And I did something…that I am constantly regretting." His blue eyes peer up at the older heroine, seeking comfort for his mistake. "I…I rejected his dream. I told him…that someone Quirkless couldn't be a hero."

"I don't quite follow." Her confusion is not unfounded after all that Midoriya boy does possess a Quirk, and an impressive Quirk at that.

"When I met him…he told me…he was Quirkless."

Now that changes everything. If that's true, then how could he have gained his powers? "Are you sure he wasn't just lying?"

"I'm positive that it was the truth." Toshinori turns away unable to look the heroine in the eye any longer. "The look in his eyes told me all that I needed to know."

"What are you saying?"

"Before Midoriya came to U.A. he was in fact Quirkless and I denied him of his dream of becoming a hero. Yet here he is with a Quirk that miraculously grants him access to other…Quirks!" He slouches forward even more, his hands gripping his knees as he thinks about the horrible possibilities of what may have brought about the change in Midoriya's current statues.

Recovery Girl pales at the mere thought as well. "Are you saying…he's somehow connected to that…monster?"

Toshinori exhales. "That is unclear. I hope it isn't the case and I'm just being a paranoid old man, but every fiber of my being is telling that something is amiss and that something is not right with that boy." He sighs, mostly to himself. "Then again, it could be all my fault. Perhaps I was too harsh and as a result he sought help from others…perhaps he came into contact with…him. And he granted the boy a Quirk that's on par with his own. But knowing how that devil operates he's probably manipulating young Midoriya, making him a potential victim in all of this."

"You can't be serious?" She worried now, if that were true that that would mean that the monster is alive and still operating from the shadows.

"I'm afraid I am."

"But…it's crazy! He's been gone for over a decade now. You defeated him yourself!"

"I am aware, but someone like him doesn't seem like the type to stay away forever."

Recovery Girl leans back in her chair trying to calm her old nerves. "Have you told anyone else this?"

"No. I don't want to bring it up to anyone else; not until I have some standing evidence or proof. Like I said, if I'm wrong about this I would have liked to not have involved anyone else in worrying about it."

"So…why tell me?" Why make her worry about all this then?

"You're U.A.'s head nurse, meaning you have access to personal files and information on everybody at this school an-"

"Now hold it right there, All Might!" He better not be suggesting what she thinks he's suggesting. "I cannot willingly just hand you personal information about my patients no matter who they are!"

"I know that!" He snaps defensively. "All I'm saying is that if you find anything…out of order for him that you'd let me know about it."

Recovery Girl sits back thinking about what All Might has just proposed. It's unethical, but it just might be necessary. "Very well, I will keep an eye on things, but you should know that I don't agree with it not one bit!"

"I understand."

"Hmpf!" She swings in her seat turning her back towards the Number One Hero and his successor. "What do you plan on doing in the meantime?"

"In the meantime I will continue to teach and guide these youths on the path of heroism. Especially for the two of them," He looks at the sleeping Ochaco thinking about her and her…friend. "if young Midoriya is being manipulated by him then it's my fault and my responsibility to make things right. I will keep an eye on him and guide him on the right path. I just hope that it's not too late."

"I hope you know what you're doing."

Toshinori continues to watch his successor resting peacefully in a calm sleep, blissfully unaware of the possible turmoil and evil brewing in the shadows. "So, do I."

He truly hopes that he's wrong… But if he isn't then it could spell catastrophic for all of U.A. and the world if that devil did survive the battle. Not only that he doesn't think his young successor would be able to handle the possibility that her friend is a…villain and a traitor. It could potentially break her spirit if the one she trusts is the enemy… At times like this he can't help but wonder how his old master would handle this situation. 'Just who are you Midoriya? And what are you hiding?'

---

"What a day!" Ojiro leans back in his desk chair as his classmates prepare themselves for the end of the day.

Sato flops down into his seat. "I'm exhausted."

"No kidding." Agrees Sero. " That battle trial was intense."

Iida stands tall in between the rows of desks, his arm out in front of him. "Everyone's efforts were exemplary!"

Kirishima groans in disappointment. "Speak for yourselves, I never got to do anything."

Mina slaps his shoulder repeatedly in a friendly manner. "Cheer up, there will always be next time."

Kaminari enters the room alongside Jiro both of them are carrying stacks of textbooks. "All Might was so cool! I still can't believe we have him as a teacher!"

Jiro approaches the front desk and plops her stack on top of it. "Yeah, it's pretty crazy to think about isn't it?"

Izuku remains silent, listening from his desk behind his former friend who returned to the class not too long ago, but he's refused to even acknowledge him since his return.

But Izuku isn't that concerned with him right now, because his thoughts are somewhere else.

He's still hung up on All Might being their newest teacher and he's not sure if he should be excited or terrified because of it. Sure the Number One Hero will be overseeing their education as heroes, but what happens if All Might discovers the Omnitrix and aliens?! But then again, maybe he doesn't have anything to worry about. It didn't seem like All Might remembers him or what they discussed. And that makes sense, it was a while ago and he's sure that All Might meets all sorts of fans every single day so there's no way he'd remember him amongst all those faces. A part of him wishes that it wasn't the case, thinking you're just another forgettable face is not exactly comforting, especially considering how the pro hero practically stepped on his dream. And in all honestly it would have been nice to be able to show All Might how wrong he is, but there's no point in bringing up that depressing moment now. So, he might as well let it go and move on…still hurts though.

The school bell signaling the end of the day snaps him out of his thoughts as well as silence the rest of the class.

Almost immediately as soon as the bell finishes Bakugou pushes out of his seat and sulks over towards the exit where he makes his leave without so much as acknowledging anybody.

Sero sits atop a desk watching as Bakugou heads out for the day. "That guy really needed an attitude adjustment."

Mineta nods his head. "No kidding."

Izuku can't help but feel a little guilty about that. When he thinks back on it, he really did have Bakugou have it. And it's almost concerning how quiet he's been since then, it's just not like him.

Tokoyami places a textbook into his bag. "He's a tormented soul one full of darkness and rage."

Mina walks past overhearing the crow-headed classmate. "Yeah, but at least Midoriya was able to bring him down a peg or two." She flashes said boy a big thumbs up.

Hagakure walks beside her. "More like a whole staircase."

Okay if he was on the verge of feeling guilty then he definitely does now. Sure Bakugou is a jerk but his desire to become a hero was always so grand and inspiring to him. He doesn't want Bakugou to lose his fiery passion, he just wanted to stop the torment that he constantly has to put him through.

Tsuyu remains seated as she fills out her day planner. "I don't know, it seems like his loss is really eating away at him."

Shoji overhears as he gets up from his seat. "I agree, but who knows maybe this will be good for him."

Will it though? Maybe it will be, maybe he'll tone it down a bit…but that's not what he wants! Izuku grabs at his hair trying to sort through his thoughts and emotions. Sure Kacchan is a jerk, he's crude, a pottymouth, and prone to violence and aggression, but…his ambitions are great! He's not a terrible person and he knows that he can become one of the greats. And if he's somehow responsible for making Bakugou feel insignificant then that can compromise his own dream! He can't allow for that to happen; he has to make this right! Yes, Kacchan hasn't exactly been the supportive type but he can and will become a hero. And Izuku will make sure of that!

Izuku leaps off his seat so fast that his chair falls backwards, it draws the attention of his classmates, but before they can voice their concerns, greenette takes off spring out of the classroom leaving his confused and concerned classmates behind.

Izuku runs as fast as he can. He has to get to Bakugou before he walks away, before his dream is compromised! He's so focused on chasing after his former friend that Izuku fails to catch Iida shouting at him to stop running in the halls.

It doesn't take him long to reach the front entrance and there he is, his back turned towards U.A. as he trudges his way to the main gates.

"Kacchan!"

Bakugou freezes in place, he had thought that Deku was done calling him that; he turns his head ever so slightly towards the offending target. "What do you want?" His voice is soft but gruff just barely a whisper.

"I…want to talk."

"Didn't…you say enough already?"

Izuku's eyes cast downwards. "Well, I did say what I wanted to say; there's still some things I need to say…" He grips the Omnitrix, its smooth surface is a comfort letting him know that it's still there. Like it would be anywhere else? "I can't say much. But you should know this at the very least… I never lied to you about having a Quirk…" That's…partially true, he did never outright tell Bakugou that he has a Quirk. "My…abilities didn't reveal themselves to me… until nearly a year ago. I'm a late bloomer…" Well that's mostly true he did only have the Omnitrix for less than a year now, but it still leaves a bad taste in his mouth but what else can he do. He can't tell Kacchan about the true nature of his powers, who knows how he would take that information. Probably not that well. And hopefully with this explanation Kacchan won't pry any further into the cause of his powers. Hopefully.

Bakugou's eyes are shadowed over by his ash-blonde hair. Through the strands he eyes at Izuku assessing whether he's telling the truth or bullshitting with him.

"And that's not all…there's something I need to show you."

Bakugou shifts his body so he doesn't have to crane his neck any longer.

Izuku pinches the ends of the Omnitrix, the face dial pops upward and he scans for the alien he wants to share with his former friend. Izuku finds it and peers back up at Bakugou making sure that he's still there, he is. With a gulp Izuku presses the faceplate down and a flash of green envelops him.

Bakugou now expecting the green flash was ready he cast his eyes away so as to not be blinded. However, when he peers back up, he is in for a major surprise. His eyes widen as he silently gasps at the sight before him.

Feedback stands tall with his tendrils curled downward as he grips his left wrist.

Bakugou's eyes say it all; he clearly recognizes the offending figure. 'It was him?! He was…Deku was…the one that…saved me?!' All this time he had just assumed that the electrical fucker was a random unpopular hero that ended up losing his credit to someone else.

Feedback doesn't have to be a mind reader to tell what Bakugou is thinking. "Yes, I was the one that saved you from that Slime Villain all those months ago. In fact, that was the day I gained these powers." Now that's the truth, and it's what resparked his own desire to become a hero.

Feedback raises his black-skinned hands taking a moment to observe the inhuman appendages. "This power of mine…it's like nothing I've ever seen. I don't fully understand it myself and ever since I gained it my entire life has completely transformed." No pun intended, but it's the truth. Sure he's still technically Quirkless but he's not useless or worthless. He is on his way to becoming a hero not just for humanity but for all beings on this planet. "And there's even more things I need to learn about it all, but with this power I can finally be a hero! I am going to become a hero that saves everybody with a smile."

Bakugou's eyes gloss over with a burning frustrating rage, his teeth clenching as his hands clutch into themselves at his sides.

Feedback's eye pops out like dinner plates after realizing how stupid he's being. 'Ah, shit! I came to tell him that I wasn't tricking him, but I went on a tangent…'

Bakugou wobbles into place adjusting himself so he's directly facing the one he had always thought of as inferior. "What the hell…? You're a late bloomer…? Bullshit… You expect me to buy that shit? You're just trying to make a bigger fool out of me, right?! I mean, what the hell?!" He's burning up on the inside, he just wants to lash out, but he holds himself back and instead let his emotions to burst out instead. "I…lost to you of all people, today! I got my asses handed by you, the one I looked down on for so long!" He grips his forehead, almost as if he's trying to hold back tears.

It's as if everything he's ever known has been thrown into question; Deku was only meant to be an insignificant pebble on his path to becoming a hero, he's supposed to be Quirkless, he's not supposed to even be here! And yet he is. "But not only do I find out you have a badass Quirk, but you also saved my ass, too!" His hands are shaking in furious rage like he's trying to will out explosions, but something is holding them from igniting. "Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!"

This is not how things were supposed to be! He was supposed to be number one here, the top hero candidate, he was supposed to be the very best...! But who's to say that he still can't? Who has the right to tell him otherwise? Nobody can tell him that he isn't the best, it's been true all his life, and he is not going to let that change any time soon!

"FROM HERE ON IN! I'M GONNA…BEAT YOU ALL!"

Feedback flinches blinking in surprise, he was not expecting the sudden outcry from Kacchan. Bakugou reals around stomping away for home. "So, enjoy your win! It'll never happen again! Dammit!"

Feedback's eyebrows, nodding his head with a determined huff. If Bakugou is going to continue to push forward, then so will he.

Bakugou stops just before gate, he swings his head back, and proclaims out for the entire world to hear. "I'll be a hero who surpasses even All Might!"

Feedback watches as Bakugou marches off. Sure that…talk could have gone better; he certainly could have handled it differently. But he can't argue with the results… Perhaps now, they can move on and better themselves. Their fuses have been lit and now they no longer have to hold back. They will turn their dreams into a reality.

Unbeknownst to the transformed Izuku there is someone else watching in on the two of them. From above them within the U.A. building a white-haired chimera observes as Feedback makes his way back into the building to gather his things.

"Fascinating…very fascinating." There's an almost mischievous glint in his eyes as if they're plotting something maniacal. "I'm excited to see just what kind of heroes you will become."

---

In a small rundown bar within the outskirts of Kamino the pale-skinned man with an appreciation for hand-based wear is skimming through the local newspaper; what has his attention is the main header: ALL MIGHT TO TEACH AT U.A.!

He sets the newspaper down onto the bar counter allowing the black-misted bartender a look. "You see this? He's officially a teacher now…" He rotates in his chair to have a better look at the two beings behind him.

One patron is big, really big, with bulging muscles, and a terrifying shark-toothed grin, but most of his features are shrouded by the shadows casted by the deadlights he had decided to take shelter under.

The other patron is someone that is a little more familiar. Henzu leans back against the cold wall inspecting his hand that's been altered to have blue skin and his fingers have become slick black claws. He's long foregone the torn student uniform instead he opted more for a ragged black shirt that had its sleeves torn off, dark brown cargo shorts, and large black combat boots. His signature lock dangles from his neck.

"Tell me." The blue-grey haired man slouches forward in his seat eyeing Henzu with an almost irritated look. "What do you think would happen if villains…killed the Symbol of Peace?"

Henzu doesn't reply; instead he looks up at a poster of said Symbol of Peace hanging on the wall. In a blink of an eye there's three slashes across the hero's image as shreds of paper drift downward.

In response the pale-skinned man smirks from under his hand-mask, the bartender continues to polish and clean the counter, and the muscular monstrosity stares blankly ahead as a low growl rumbles through its core.

Henzu's hand turns back to normal, he grins maliciously at his hand like it holds the key to their success. "I think…it would be a lot of fun."

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Like I said at the beginning, I felt like this was not my strongest chapter for me, but maybe you all enjoyed it more than I thought. Please let me know, it would be greatly appreciated. And hopefully with the return of a normal schedule for me I can hopefully get Ch.14 out faster than it took for me to finish Ch.13 Cool Down.

*I didn't want to explain each individual battle trail word for word, so I hope it was fine when I just glossed over them.

*Ochaco's special attack, Venus Smash, is when she uses her Zero-Gravity Field along with a punch that's being boosted by One For All.

*Speaking of the Zero-Gravity Field it's something I thought up a while back and it's going to help lead into some new abilities for Ochaco to utilize later on. Essentially, it's her own Zero-Gravity Quirk being boosted by One For All.

*How did you guys like Mina Ashido? Just a heads up I do have an idea on what I want to do with her character, in fact I already hinted to some things in this chapters.

*Izuku will begin to refer to Bakugou as his real name rather than Kacchan but every now and then he will have a slip up just like in the last scene between the two of them.

Replies to "Guest" reviewers:

Aztec 13:Yes I love this chapter, Izuku finally stands up to Bakugou and knock him out good I like the name of water hazard super move I can't wait to see the other aliens super moves, and I like reference marvels civil war at the beginning of the chapter hope to see more references like it in later chapters.

Now to the fight itself it was awesome Izuku using water hazard is incredible and using his head to come up with a plan to beat Bakugou amazing, now I can't wait to see the next chapter with Ochaco, I wonder who's going to be her opponent and will she be able to hold back one for all and will all might give her permission to tell Izuku the truth about her powers ?

Please continue

CreateGunner1209: I'm glad you like Water Hazard's special move if you have any suggestions for future moves please let me know. And I mean that for any alien. Also I'm really happy to hear that you picked up on the Captain America Civil War reference. That line was actually from an old fanfic of mine, so I decided to reuse for this one. I hope you like Ochaco's opponent, I thought it would be a good way for her to push herself. And as I said in the Author's note above, I don't want All Might to tell Izuku about One For All as to help build up some drama.

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Atom king:Well there's one thing to say about this chapter that the fight between Izuku and Bakugou was epic, I wonder with Bakugou losing will affect him later in the story like he actually agreed to join the villains like the rooters just to get back to Izuku or he would at least show some respect to the other students like class 1-b and stop calling everyone extras, guess we have wait and see.
Ochaco reaction when Mina was joking about her being a alien is funny but Mina's reaction when she and the students discover that aliens are real it will be really hilarious but I still said Mina is a alien she just doesn't know it yet, anyway can't wait to Ochaco and Mina team up in the next chapter and see how far Ochaco has gotten to control one for all.
Now Ochaco say she needs to ask all might to if it's ok to tell Izuku about one for all, I think it's fair I mean Izuku did ask thirteen permission to tell Ochaco about the Omnitrix and the plumbers but than again All might have met lzuku before he found the Omnitrix so he's suspicious of how lzuku got powers, so I think All might will say no to tell lzuku the truth mainly cause he thinks all for one is involved somehow but when he does finds out the truth about the Omnitrix and the plumbers I bet he'll be kicking himself for not trusting Ochaco and Izuku.
Anyway incredible chapter and please continue.

CreateGunner1209: I wouldn't say that Bakugou will join the villains since that's the character arc I have set up for Henzu. That said Bakugou will be a bit more…humble but he will still of course be prone to anger. But he will have some restraint now. As for your hunch about Mina…just wait and see what I have planned for her. And your reasoning about All Might and One For All are spot on.

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Guest:Good chapter, are we going to see ghostfreak in this? and if so what's he going to be like?, is he going to stay with deku or is he going to escape the omnitrix and go all villain like in the original series.

CreateGunner1209: Yes, we will see Ghostfreak, however he will not arrive until the students get to their summer break. And I do have plans for that alien, but I don't want to say what it is quiet yet.

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Guest:I love this chapter deku using water hazard to to copy the move of his bully to beat him is awesome, I hope to All might say no to Ochaco mainly because I like to see drama in the story.

CreateGunner1209: Glad to hear it! And I agree with you, I always planned on All Might saying no, mainly because I want All Might to be a sort of obstacle for Izuku.

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Guest: I think that the next alien that deku gets is going to be ghostfreak so you can set up for the whole "ghostfreak escaping and becoming a villain", ¿correct?

CreateGunner1209: I'm sorry to say but you are not correct in that statement. That said, Ghostfreak will arrive but not until the summer time (in MHA universe). And I do have some major plans for that alien.

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Atom king: Hey it's me again and yesterday I got to see the new my hero academia movie and you're right the movie is perfect for dagon to appear with the dagon cult the flame keepers circle taking over the island and brainwashing the three movie villains and Islanders into worshipping dagon it's again perfect.
I one question it's about the later arcs like the summer camp and overhaul Arc well Izuku be involved in the two arcs or will he have his adventures during the two arcs ?

CreateGunner1209: First thing, wasn't the movie amazing! I felt like I was on Cloud Nine after watching it, I just couldn't stop smiling!

Anyway, I think I need to be upfront with this…as of now I have no plans or desires to include Dagon or his followers. Sorry but I never really liked that Arc from the show because it felt almost thrown in at the end, the Forever Knights became a joke afterwards, and the climatic fight between Ben and Vilgax was a letdown. So, unfortunately, I want to focus on other Ben Ten related Arcs first. If it comes to it, I may or may not include the Dagon Arc.

As for your question, Izuku will be involved in both the Sumer Camp and Overhaul Arcs. Although some events and outcomes of said Arcs will be altered because of his involvement. I'm actually really excited to get to those two arcs.

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BlueRanger-Lyric: Hey man, I just caught up with your fanfic, and I just want to say "I love think fanfic, a lot" I love how true you stay to the characters and parts of the universe, I love that changes and add on's to the story, I love how you manage to make everything work for this, and I would love to see more of this story as time goes on

CreateGunner1209: Thanks I try my best to keep the characters as true to themselves as possible, same with the Ben Ten and MHA universe. I of course had to place rules for myself such as how this version of the Omnitrix works, part of said rules we will begin to see during Ch.14.

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Guest: When it comes to Deku getting a new alien, I would like to see him get ether Diamondhead during the USJ attack, so he has an alien that can't be disintegrated by Tomura Shigaraki decay quirk or Heatblast during the Sports festival when he fights against Shoto Todoroki, you know, Fire vs Ice

CreateGunner1209: …I'm not sure how I should respond to you… All I'm going to say is for you to wait and see what I have instore for both the U.S.J. attack and the Sports Festival.

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BlueRanger-Lyric: Of all the Aliens in the Omnitrix, the one I want to see him get the most is Rath, not only for the comedy that would come from that, with the anger, the brutality, the wrestling moves, the "Let Me Tell You Something" but also also for Deku's growth, he's always let people bully him before, especially Bakugou, and I like to see Deku get Rath when he has so much built up anger and frustration to others that it all manifests in Rath so he can finally let out all of his anger, pain and frustration on Bakugo and those who have wronged him and has not apologised to him, since Rath always lets everyone know what's bothering him and how he's gonna handle it

CreateGunner1209: I completely agree with everything you just said! I love Rath and I would like to have the same sort of situation play out as you just said. If you've ever watched the CW's The Flash, there's an episode from Season 1 that deals with something similar, so I want to use that for inspiration. However, there's just one more character I want to introduce first before we can get to Rath. But it's going to take some time to get to said character…I think you'll know who it is when we get to them.