"BEFORE YOU GO AND GET CHANGED I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH YOU MR. MIDOIRYA," All-Might called out to Izuku before he and Himiko left. Izuku nodded his head, and Himiko continued off to get changed. Izuku set his case down and turned to face Japan's Number One hero.
"Yes, sir," Izuku said, he kept his tone casual. All-Might noticed that, but he also noticed the boy's muscles tensing in case the situation turned violent.
"YOU CAN RELAX MR. MIDOIRYA, I HAVE NO INTENTION OF HARMING YOU OR YOUR FAMILY UNIT." ALL-MIGHT SAID COMING A BIT CLOSER. "TO SAY THAT I WAS SURPRISED WHEN I LEARNED OF THE OFFER THAT WAS MADE TO YOU BY NEZU WOULD HAVE BEEN AN UNDERSTATEMENT. I APPRECIATED YOUR AID IN THE BATTLE WITH OVERHAUL; WHAT YOU DID ONCE HE WAS DEFEATED AND IN CUSTODY IS A DIFFERENT MATTER."
"I can appreciate your sentiment, but I would do it again," Izuku replied.
"A HERO NEEDS TO STRIVE TO BE BETTER THAN OTHERS TO HOLD THEMSELVES TO A HIGHER STANDARD, EVEN IF THAT STANDARD IS UNOBTAINABLE. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IN THE COURSE OF BATTLE, IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO TAKE A VILLAIN'S LIFE, BUT WE MUST ALWAYS RESOLVE TO USE THAT AS A FINAL RESULT, NOT TO KILL A MAN WHO WAS ALREADY BEATEN AND SUBDUED. THERE IS A SYSTEM IN PLACE; WE MUST TRUST IN THAT SYSTEM." All-Might said as he came to a stop a few feet from Izuku.
"I don't trust your system," Izuku said. "All-Might, you don't understand what Overhaul represented to my family. To you, he was just a villain that needed to be brought into custody; in fact, I bet you didn't know more that he was an extremely dangerous target, so much in fact that they needed you to bring him in. Is that correct?" All-Might nodded; he had been brought in at the last minute after reuniting with his old Sidekick, Sir Nighteye; he would have almost died during the raid if it hadn't been for Izuku's daughter, Eri.
"THEN WHY ARE YOU HERE IF YOU DO NOT TRUST IN THE SYSTEM?"
"First, so I don't go to jail," Izuku said with a smile as he held up one finger. "Second, so I can have a chance to watch my daughter grow up and hopefully have something of a normal life, whatever she defines as her normal. Third, to change the system. The system failed Eri, Himiko, and me at every turn. The system is corrupt, police and heroes; it is broken and needs to be changed. Sometimes, you have to burn it down to rebuild it properly."
"IS THAT WHAT YOU INTENDED TO DO? BURN IT DOWN?" All-Might asked, studying the young man standing before him.
"If need be," Izuku looked at All-Might, the bright costume, the smile, the heroic pose, though no one was beside them. He stared deep into All-Might's eyes. "You understand loss," Izuku said; All-Might raised an eyebrow. "You understand pain and what it is like to look at death and do all you can not to flinch. Whoever put that on display in front of you, did you try to drag them in, or did you kill them?"
All-Might didn't say anything. "I bet you killed them because not only did they kill someone you cared about, maybe even loved. If it was someone on that level, I bet they were pretty bad, maybe even a monster, so you didn't bat an eye when you killed them. That night, you probably whispered something to the person you lost."
All-Might just nodded, "That was Overhaul not just to Himiko and me but to Eri; we both know what it is like to have blood on our hands, but we do it so others don't have to. The other kids in this class don't know what it is like to make the hard choice, to know what it is like to have to take a life. I have killed other people besides Overhaul, but his face doesn't come to me when I sleep." Izuku paused; he took a deep breath before he bowed to All-Might.
"I am sorry that you used your strength to kill him; I wasn't capable of doing it otherwise, but when I did it with the belief that I was going to prison and that I knew for a fact my family's monster was gone. With your permission, I would like to go get changed now." Izuku took the hero's silence as consent.
"MR. MIDORIYA," All-Might called after the young man; Izuku stopped and turned back around. "WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE A HERO?"
"So my daughter doesn't have to be," he replied, picking up his case and leaving the room.
-Himiko-
She walked into the locker room and whistled at all the girls in various stages of undress; they all paused. Momo blushed, but Himiko noticed that she had turned slightly. She kept looking back at Himiko; she would have to file that away for later. Ochaco huffed, seeming more annoyed, staring at her costume. Toru…well, Himiko had no idea; she was staring at a pair of gloves and boots. Kyoka gave her a wink as she slowly pulled her tight leather pants over her thong. Mina looked at Himiko, twirled her bra over her head, and threw it into her locker.
Itsuka flashed her a smile as she continued to get changed. She wondered what Izuku's outfit would look like and if he would think she looked pretty. She blushed and chastised herself slightly; here she was, the Ninth wielder of One for All, and she was wondering if a boy she liked would think her hero outfit was CUTE. She stood there and closed her eyes, let her mind indulge for a moment, but pulled it back. She had things to do; she needed to get better, and All-Might didn't have the time for fantasy. Later, she could giggle and enjoy these feelings after school, but until then.
Tsu looked around the room at the girls, "We are pretty hot!" which caused the room to laugh.
Himiko took a deep breath as she went to her locker; she set her case down, slowly undid the lock, and raised the lid; a smile started to spread across her face.
-Izuku-
He stepped into the boy's locker room as the other guys were already stripping down; he went to his locker and removed his uniform. It wasn't long till Mineta called for all their attention.
"Feast your eyes, boys," he said, standing on a bench, hand on hip and the other, pointing towards the girl's locker room. "I am sorry that all of you will be forgotten in the minds of the seminude hotties on the other side of the wall once they," he paused dramatically. "Lay their eyes upon the glory that is Mineta Minoru, the future TOP RANKED HERO, AND HAREM KING!" his voice dramatically.
"Please refrain from drawing attention to our classmates' hypothetical state of dress and becoming a Harem King. Such goals have no such place in heroics," Ida commented.
"What is a Harem King?" Izuku said, setting his case down.
"How the hell do you not know what a Harem King is?" Denki said, staring at him in disbelief. "Have you been under a rock?"
A few other guys rolled their eyes and slapped their foreheads. Eijiro did the honor of reaching over and slapping him on the back of the head. "No, you idiot, he was living in a pit!"
"Oh, my bad," Denki said, rubbing his head.
"Well, let me explain to you," Mineta said, rubbing his hands together. "A Harem King has a beautiful woman who is in love with him and has all the sex with him! He is worshipped like a god!"
"Do they love each other? or just him?" Izuku responded.
"Just him! That is what makes it so great!" Mineta responded with a smile and thumbs up.
"Nah, I'll pass," Izuku responded. "But you keep shooting for that, Mineta."
"But have you never watched Anime?" Denki asked.
"No, I watched some when I was super little, and some cartoons with Eri after we got out…" he shrugged.
"What do you do at night, then?" Sero asked, his curiosity peaked.
"Try to help with dinner, but I am not very good at it," he paused. "Homework, play with Eri, clean up, watch something on television together, give Eri her path, spend time with Himi. Oh, and work or try to look things up to cook."
"I can give you some pointers or even teach you some simple cooking things if you like?" Sero said with a smile.
"That would help," he responded with a sheepish smile. "I tried to learn when Lunch Rush gave us some lessons when we first got her, but I still have a hard time."
Izuku got into his costume. It wasn't nearly as flashy as others, but he felt it was practical. Black cargo pants, Steel reinforced boots, armor-reinforced shirt. Deep crimson-red gauntlets ran up his forearms, with small blades that curved back for drawing blood, a matching vest with reinforced pouches on the inside containing vials for blood, and a hood. He attached his half mask and looked at the mirror in the locker; it worked, and he liked it. He felt he could mood, nothing flashy, perfect for the underground.
"Not bad by man," Eijiro said, patting him on the shoulder. "Let's go do this thing!"
-Training Grounds-
The boys were all chatting, discussing the other's costumes and things to change and improve. Mineta was talking about the girls. Then they arrived for a brief moment, and all their conversations stopped.
Momo's hero costume includes a crimson high-collared, sleeveless leotard with silver lines at her waist and around her arms. Her arms are open to expose her skin from her neck to just below her navel. She wears calf-length red boots with heels that dip sharply down in the center. She also wears two gold utility belts around her waist and a thinner one around the top of her chest below her shoulders. Her costume design is intentional, allowing her to create items on her body from as many points as possible. This is because her quirk can only be used if her skin is exposed.
Toru stepped out in gloves and boots, and immediately, every boy could assemble them. That meant if those were visible, then it must mean that she was wearing nothing else. Mineta's nose began to bleed as he passed out; Tenya looked away so fast it was almost like he gave himself whiplash.
Jiro's hero costume comprises a black leather jacket, a long salmon-colored shirt with a few rips at the collar and hem, tight black leather pants, and boots featuring stereos incorporated into their shafts. She has two minor, triangular red paint marks below her eyes, a plain black choker, and white fingerless gloves. Denki's eyes lingered on her, as did Izuku's. Her punk rock vibe was rather hot; when she paused and applied dark purple lipstick, he blushed and looked away.
Tsu's hero costume is a bright green turtleneck bodysuit with two black lines running down it, each framed with yellow. She wears tan-colored gloves with large buckles on each wrist guard and a headband and goggles with dark green-tinted lenses attached on either side. Her costume also includes two matching belts, one above her breasts, a strap at either side going around her shoulders, and one around her waist, with little green dots embedded all the way around. She wears tight black boots with markings of a "V" on her thighs and green webbed flippers resembling frogs' toes on her feet. It just hugged Tsu's body; it showed off every curve the girl had, and boy, did she have some curves; she noticed the boys looking at her, and though her face showed nothing, she was happy inside. Knowing that others thought she was attractive was something she had battled with in high school. Mutant quirks sometimes made things hard; that was why you saw a lot of mutants with other mutants, as finding real love was hard. They tended to get fetishized a lot. She was thankful they weren't making lewd comments, though; she didn't want to have to smack someone on the first day.
Mina wears a tight bodysuit with a camouflage pattern ending just above her breasts. She also sports a plain white domino mask over her eyes. Her look is complete with a tan-colored sleeveless waistcoat, white fur along its collar, cropped and unbuttoned, and custom-made plum violet and beige boots. The mask stands out beautifully against her pink skin, and a few of the boys immediately flush at the thought of Mina in a white bikini or something even more scandalous.
Ochaco felt uneasy as she wore her hero costume. The outfit was a black full-body suit with a pink design running down the middle of her torso. Her chest had two black semi-spheres, and pink stripes started at her midsection. The costume had a deep pink choker and two-toned pink sleeves with cuffs. She also wore matching accessories, including round gauntlets with handles, chunky knee-high boots, and a two-piece belt with a round buckle. She noticed the looks the boys gave her, making her blush even more; her costume was supposed to be more puffy, like a space suit, not so..tight. And Ochaco had the figure to fill it out; she was round in all the right places, and things bounced when she moved.
Itsuka stepped out immediately, looking for Izuku; when she saw him look at her, she started to blush; she saw him mouth the word "wow." In her hero costume, Itsuka wore a knee-length turquoise qipao dress with a black double-breasted corset that stopped below her chest. Underneath the dress, she sports black short pants. Her outfit is accessorized with a brown utility belt around her hips, with a pouch attached at the back. She also wears a thin black domino mask around her eyes and white-heeled navy blue boots with wide vamps that reach down to her toes, filled with white slips. Ok, so she would indulge some now and later as well.
Last to emerge was Himiko. She wore black heeled knee-high boots and blood-red leather pants that merged into a black corset around her chest, accentuating her pale skin. A blood-red leather trench coat was over the top with tiny blades that hung down from other points, her piped black mask, the black-handled knives strapped around her thighs, a utility belt around her waist with more boxes attached to it on either side. She had a unique appearance, with a black mask hanging loosely around her neck. The mask was adorned with pale gray metal pieces arranged in a menacing grin. On either side of the mask were three large silver canisters, with needles connecting them to two larger cylinders hidden under her jacket and strapped to the back of her belt.
Izuku walked forward. "Wow, you all look amazing!" he said, smiling.
"Finally, someone compliments us!" Mina said, laughing.
Izuku nudged Ochaco, "I like your hero costume; it looks good." Doing his best to reassure the girl. Ochaco blushed some more.
"You think so?" she said, looking herself over. "I wanted to be more poofy, like a space suit, but I guess I wasn't specific enough with the design department."
"Well, I think you look cool," he replied. "And if you don't like it, you can always put in for a change later."
"You're right, Izuku. Thank you," she broke out in a smile. "I like your costume also; it's pretty cool."
Izuku smiled and walked over to Himi, taking her hand and giving her a twirl, "Holy shit Himi!"
Himiko laughed and briefly kissed him, "You like baby?" Izuku nodded, and some of the other boys started to come over and add their compliments. Izuku stepped up to Itsuka.
"You look so fucking hot right now," he whispered. Itsuka blushed and playfully punched his arm.
"Thanks, you look pretty good yourself, stud," she replied.
WELL, CHILDREN, THEY SAY THE CLOTHES MAKE THE HERO, AND I SEE ALL YOU LOOK QUITE DASHING IN YOUR OUTFITS." All-Might said as he emerged his trademark smile. "NOW, FIRST, YOUNG YAOYORZU AND YOUNG HAGAKURE, PLEASE COME HERE." The two girls took a nervous gulp and walked over to All-Might. "Young Hagakure, I want you to go to the design department immediately. I cannot and will not allow you to run into battle naked. Now, off with you, do not worry about what you will miss today, as seeing that you are properly protected is more important. If you hurry, you may still be able to participate in the training."
"Thank you, All-Might," Toru said with a hint of awe. She had come to terms with running around naked; in fact, she enjoyed it at times, but the thought of being groped by people she didn't want to be grouped by had been something she had to deal with and try to come to terms with.
"There is nothing to thank me for, young lady; I may have strides to take in learning to be a teacher, but ensuring that you are properly protected is something I cannot overlook; now run along." Toru was smiling, though no one could see it off course, as she ran off. "You are to do the same but after class, Ms. Yaoyorozu, for the same reasons. I understand the need for such skin exposure, and I am glad the design department had enough sense to reject the first proposal." Momo blushed. "But your protection is important as well."
"Thank you, All-Might," she responded, still blushing.
"Now, rejoin the class." He smiled as she ran back to her classmates, and he noticed how most of them immediately went to check on her and make sure she was okay and that Toru was as well. All except for Mineta, who groggily got to his feet before looking at the girls, and a fountain of blood sprouted from his nose, sending the boy back to the ground. All all-might shrugged; he was sure the boy would be fine.
"NOW, TODAY'S LESSON IS GOING TO BE ABOUT ADAPTING AND OVERCOMING; WITH THE AID OF PROFESSOR SHOKAN, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE YOU SPLIT INTO TEAMS OF TWO." All-Might smiled. "NOW BEAR WITH ME; THIS IS THE FIRST HEROIC CLASS FOR ALL OF US." Itsuka rolled her eyes when he pulled out index cards and a small pair of glasses that sat on the end of his nose. All the students smiled, seeing the number one hero so unguarded. "NOW PROFESSOR SHOKAN HAS TAKEN UP A POSITION AT THE END OF THE STREET; IN TEAMS OF TWO, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO APPROACH THE BUILDING AT THE FAR END AND SECURE THE BOMB IN THE LOBBY! REST ASSURED THAT IT IS NOT AN ACTUAL BOMB BUT PAPER. MACHE, HA HA HA," he said slightly robotically, "PAUSE FOR LAUGHTER,"
The class groaned as he read his stage notes out loud, Itsuka's faces palmed. "TO DETERMINE TEAMS, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A RANDOM DRAW, THEN EVERYONE WILL TAKE A VEST FROM THE CRATE; THESE WILL BE YOUR SENSORS TO TELL YOU IF YOU HAVE BEEN HIT; THREE HITS, AND YOU ARE OUT. THE FOCUS OF THIS EXERCISE IS TO LEARN HOW TO WORK TOGETHER TO APPROACH A HOSTILE SITUATION WITHIN A DEFINED TIME LIMIT OF FIFTEEN MINUTES. AFTER EVERYONE COMPETES, WE WILL HAVE HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT TRAINING AND THEN ONE HOUR OF QUIRK TRAINING."
All-Might put his glasses and the index card away. "I WILL OVERSEE THIS PORTION OF YOUR EXERCISE BEFORE I TURN YOU OVER TO PROFESSOR KWANNON FOR HAND-TO-HAND, THEN PROFESSOR SHEALONIS FOR QUIRK TRAINING. NOW MY LITTLE ZYGOTES DRAW YOUR LOTS AND DAWN YOUR VESTS, AND THE LARGE SENSOR GOES CENTER MASS." He smiled; the students came to draw their lots and grabbed their vests, communication relays, and a map of the area. "TEAM ONE, YOU WILL HAVE TEN MINUTES TO FIGURE OUT YOUR APPROACH; THE REST OF YOU WILL JOIN ME IN THE CONTROL ROOM. WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN, YOU WILL HAVE ONLY THIRTY SECONDS ONCE YOU ENTER THE STARTING AREA, SO MAKE SURE YOU OBSERVE YOUR CLASSMATES AND FORMULATE YOUR PLANS."
"Well, that kind of sucks for us," Izuku said with a smirk, "Just the man stacking the deck against us."
Kyoka smirked, "Damn the man, save the empire."
-Teams-
Kyoka & Izuku
Himiko & Sato
Mina & Eijiro
Itsuka & Tenya
Fumikage & Ochaco
Tsu & Denki
Mezo & Yuga
Koji & Shoto
Momo & Toru
Mineta &?
-Kyoka and Izuku-
"Any ideas?" Izuku said as they walked into the starting area, looking at their maps.
"Well, I am going to hazard a guess that Professor Shokan probably has some sort of shooting quirk," Kyoka said, looking toward the end of the block.
"Stands to reason," Izuku said, rubbing his head. "If we can figure out where they are shooting from, that could help us with some angles and everything."
"If it is a loud shot, then the echo will make that hard for me; a quieter one, I may be able to help locate them," Kyoka replied. "We can stick to alleys for the initial part till we get about here, then we have to cross in the open to get to the other side." She ran her finger along the route.
"Once we hit that point, it is all open ground," Izuku said. "We have no idea what the cover will be like."
"So I think we stick to the alleys, try to find something to provide us cover when we have to cross the open areas," Kyoka said with a smirk. "Think you can keep up?"
"I will do my best," he replied.
"So I am curious," she said after silence. "You and Himiko seem to love each other very much. What is with the open marriage thing?" she held her jacks. "I have excellent hearing."
"Well, I wasn't expecting that, but you are right. I love her madly," he replied. "Part of it is about control; while in the Pit, we were sometimes required to "serve" some special guests." Kyoka's eyes widened. "Most of the time, it was about as bad as you want to imagine, but sometimes it was rather pleasant. Well, at least it was as pleasant as it could be. Himi likes girls as well as boys, and well, I like girls. After living where we didn't know if we would die tomorrow, we want to live freely and enjoy ourselves."
"What does one have to do to get an invite?" Kyoka said with a smile. "I swing both ways, and I don't want anything serious. I want to have some fun, sow my wild oats."
-Observation Room-
"I wish we could hear what they are talking about?" Denki said, looking at the screen.
All-Might blushed and said, "They are just discussing strategy."
-Kyoka & Izuku-
"We can talk about it later at the cottage if you like?" he smiled, looking over her body with a lustful twinkle.
Kyoka returned the smile and the look as she admired his muscles. "Sounds good. Do you think we are going to pass this thing?"
"Honestly, probably not," He said, looking at their target. "But I look at it as I hope we can help the rest of the class. I think the latter teams are going to have the best chance."
The buzzer started as soon as they exited the start area, and before they could even make it behind a building, Izuku's sensor went off. They dashed behind the building, "Well, it wasn't a loud shot," he said.
"We are too far. I didn't hear anything," Kyoka apologized. "That was a stupid good shot, though."
"Yea, that is some bullshit," Izuku replied, "let's go."
Whoever this professor was, she was deadly with her accuracy. They managed to get past the first clearing but were tagged, "Fourth Floor from what I can guess," Kyoka said, "What they are using is very quiet."
They ran through the next set of alleys, pausing before they would have to enter the clearing. "How now, brown cow?" Kyoka said, not hazarding a peek out, open area at least 50 yards to any cover; even then, it was minimal.
"There is no way I am going to make that clearing," Izuku said, looking around. "You take any gymnastics classes?"
"I took a tumbling class, learning how to fall; why?" Kyoka replied, curious.
"Ok, would you mind giving me some blood?" Izuku paused.
"I am assuming for your quirk," Izuku nodded. "I am not that strong. I don't know how much it will help."
"Well, all I have is Himi's and my own; any extra will help," Izuku replied. "This is what I am thinking; I will power up and then expend it all in one throw."
"You want to throw me like a lawn dart?" Kyoka replied, surprised at his suggestion. "Is this an excuse to grab my ass?" she smirked.
"It is a nice ass," Izuku said. "Can't it be both?" He said with an innocent smile.
"So we run out, your lawn dart me as far as you can, I land and make a run for the bomb?" he nodded. "That sounds dumb as hell, but fuck it."
"Don't let my death be in vain?' Izuku said dramatically.
"We shall sing songs of your sacrifice in the halls of heroes tonight!" she responded. "So, how do you want to take the blood?"
Izuku pulled out a syringe, "Easiest way, the least fun way but the easiest." Kyoka smiled, removing her arm from her jacket. Izuku noticed she had great muscle tone in her arms. They were still slender, but he could see that she worked out consistently. She gave him her best demur look. "Jesus, you are fucking sexy."
"You charmer," she teased. After he drew some blood, she had to admit it was weird to see him drink it, but it was also kind of hot. She did have a bit of a secret vampire fetish. She watched him pop another vial, and the crimson wraps formed on both arms before they all shifted to one.
She let out an eep when he placed his hand on her stomach just below her belly button and lifted her one-handed; he used his other hand to hold her steady as he adjusted his hand placement, making her giggle.
"So you're ticklish," he said.
"Say anything, and I blow out your eardrums," she threatened her Jack, moving threateningly.
"Ok, it is going to be three steps the throw," he said. "Good luck," he said with a smile; he ran out and took two steps on through Kyoka, expending all his strength at once; his sensor lit up with a third hit, and an electric jolt went. "OW FUCK!" he yelled.
-Observation Room-
"DID I FORGET TO MENTION THAT WOULD HAPPEN?" ALL-MIGHT SAID SHEEPISHLY.
-Jiro-
This mother fucker just threw me like a lawn dart, she thought. She heard the shot better this time than the sound of a chamber being clipped. They are reloading; as Kyoka hit the ground, she rolled and dived to the left instead of forward, but no sensor hit. Getting her feet under her, she pushed off and ran for the building entrance; she could see the bomb through the glass door. Reload, Kyoka stopped moving forward, no hit; she dashed again to reload, she zagged left, hit. One more, she was done, reload.
"Hero Time," Kyoka dived, throwing her arms in front of her face, and crashed through the glass door. She rolled, wincing at the cuts, and tagged the "bomb".
THE HERO TEAM WINS!