"WHAT?! HOW?! WHY?! I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIOOOOOOOOOOOOOONS!" Screamed Gani, clutching at his head in disbelief.

Indeed, it was quite a shock for the kids to see All-Might, the Symbol of Peace, the #1 Hero of Japan, the Immovable Unstoppable Force, reduced to a weak, sickly state in the blink of an eye. The poor man looked like he could barely even stand, let alone fight as a Hero.

All-Might sighed. "Suppose I should start with the obvious. What you're seeing is the effect of my Quirk. You know how guys at the pool suck in their guts to look buff? It's kinda like that."

Tenshiro and Mira scrathed their heads, inwardly both noting that analogy didn't really work.

"But...what could have even done this?! And why?!" Kuro asked, Kiri poking out of his shoulder to nod his head.

All-Might let out a defeated sound and lifted up his shirt, causing the kids to cringe when they saw the massive, ugly scar covering the left side of his emancipated torso.

"Ugly, isn't it? Five years ago, this had my guts spilling out of it. I was fighting the villain to end all villains and I just barely got out of it alive. I can only hold my usual Hero Form for about three or four hours at a time now. Rest of the time? This is what I look like."

"…I'm guessing that it wasn't Toxic Chainsaw who did that?" Renji asked.

"Wow. You know your stuff." The pro said with a raised brow.

"Deku here is a hero and Quirk nerd. Even when you tune him out you pick up a thing or two." Katsuki said, pointing to Izuku.

"Sides, Daddy does give summaries of big events." Himiko added, at which All Might smiled.

"Ah! So you're Vlad's daughter!" His face then turned sullen. "But no, it wasn;t that punk. This villain and that fight are off the books. Only Nedzu, the HPSC president, my ex-sidekick Nighteye and Recovery Girl know about this fight."

He then looked at Izuku.

"The villain who did this to me…" He took a breath and then decided to proverbially 'screw it' and rip off the band-aid. "Has the same Quirk as you: All for One."

The kids all stood there, stricken with shock and terror. But none more so than Izuku, who looked down on at his friends and began to feel faint. Still, he steeled himself to ask:

"W-what was he…?"

"THE symbol of evil. Even ruled Japan from the shadows for decades. The man who killed my mentor and bumped the Yakuza clans down to near extincton."

That last bit made Fen and Nazuna loathe this being for nothing else.

"And now it seems his Quirk has resurfaced." All Might said. "You kids must realize I can't in good conscious risk history repeating itself.

Hitoshi was the first to step up.

"Listen here; I don't care if you are number one and could break me like a twig. You start blaming Izuku for something this guy did? I will GLADLY go to jail for using Brainwash on you."

He meant it: While Katsuki was the oldest friend, Hitoshi was by far the most loyal to Izuku; the first person aside from his mother to tell him his Quirk wasn't destined for evil.

The others quickly followed in suit, firm in their resolve….which is why when All Might himself tensed and backed away before breaking into lauighter, they were confused.

"My bad! My bad!" The Pro said between hacks and coughs of blood.

"Himi! Chi! Do something!" Hebi said to the vampire.

"You know my Quirk doesn't work like that!" The two 'vampires' said together, making All Might laugh even more.

"What I meant to say was that….Izuku, was it?"

The green haired boy nodded.

"Kid, I can safely say that whatever connections you have to that monster, you only got his better qualities. You're a leader, you inspire genuine loyalty and respect, and only go after those that threaten the people you care about. If anything, you're better than that fiend."

Izuku, though tears were still in his eyes, quickly rubbed them away, feeling a little bit better now.

"T-thank you."

Izuku wasn't alone it saying this, Izumi hereself was crying at hearing someone had faith in her brother. So was Katsuki, but he claimed it was dust in his eyes. The others all followed in suit, either hugging their friend or bowing at the hero in thanks.

All Might smiled before motioning them to wait a moment. He reached behind his back and pulled out 30 admissions to the UA Recommendation exams, all with his name on them.

"Interested?"

"…somebody pinch me." Quasi asked suddenly.

"Why?" Ben asked.

"Cause either this is a dream or my Quirk shifted."

VINDICATED

The next Friday, the gang skipped school to attend the Recommendation Exam, which consisted of a race, strength test, and finally a 'save the citizen' test.

"Oh man, we're actually here! Front row seats and everything!" Okabe gushed happily, Izumi giggling bashfully.

"This is like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" Sona cheered.

"Hell yeah! We're gonna show all those fucking extras who the real stars are!" Katsuki crowed with a wicked smirk on his face.

"Midoriya? Woah! It IS you!" Shouted a voice followed by loud and fast steps.

Turning around, Izuku and Izumi smiled when they saw a tall young man with a well-built frame and shaved head.

"Yoarashi-Kun!" Izumi cheered, hugging the boy happily, which he gladly returned.

"You're taking the Recommendation Exam too?" Izuku asked as he came over.

Inasa Yoarashi was a loud, boisterous boy who had befriended Izumi a long while ago around third grade. He was fearless and always admired Heroes who displayed courage and passion in their work. It was through Izumi he also befriended Izuku and was one of the few people who knew about his Quirk and didn't judge him for it.

"Yeah! I'm super pumped for this!" Inasa energetically replied. "I haven't learned anything new per se but I have gotten stronger since the last time we met!"

"Really, so have the rest of us!" Sona grinned.

Samio hummed, crossing her arms and nodding her head before Inasa noticed Okabe walking over, a grin on her soft, chubby face.

"Hello, handsome."

The hot-blooded boy smiled back before zooming over to the girl and wrapping his arms around her. "Hello to you too, Oka-Chan!"

Izumi giggled. Another thing about Inasa was that he was Okabe's boyfriend. The two just seemed to hit it off when they first met and Inasa didn't mind that Okabe was bigger than most other girls, simply stating that she had more 'hot-blooded passion' to hold inside her.

Isamu certainly had a lot of fun with that for a while when he heard it.

"I'd repeat what I said the first time I saw this adorable and or so arousing sight…but there are innocent years here." The proud pervert said before looking from side to side and andding: "That and the authors don't want to bump this to a M-rating juuuuuuust yet."

"Isa-chan, no fourth wall breaks." Izuku said.

"Sorry."

"Say, I think I heard that Endeavor's son is also attending this exam," Inasa said, his smile lowering a little. "I'm not sure how to feel about that, to be honest."

Walking by them was a mean-looking teen, with dual-colored hair, red and white. The most catching thing about him was the scar around his left eye.

"Guys, that's him!" Inasa said leaning down and whispering to Izuku. "I'm gonna go say hi, can you and Izumi come along with me?"

"Sure thing, buddy."

They walked over to the dual-haired boy to introduce themselves.

"You must be Endeavor's kid! I'm Inasa Yoarashi and this is Izuku and Izumi Midoriya! Nice to meet you." Inasa introduced himself as well as Izuku and Izumi.

"I don't care, get out of my way." she told the two boys off walking towards the door.

Inasa stopped in his tracks after seeing his eyes.

"Inasa? You alright? It's fine, he probably just had a bad start to her day, c'mon, don't make too much of it." Izumi said, trying to get to Inasa.

"There was no passion in those cold eyes 'Zumi, just like Endeavor's..." Inasa replied, with a hint of anger in his tone.

"I'm with you, Windbag. I already know what kind of guy he is." Katsuki sneered. "And I hate it. Fucking prick looking down on everyone, that's what he is."

"Well, don't let it bother you, Ina-Kun," Yoshi said, the fluffy boy squeaking with a nod of his head. "Come on, let's go!"

VINDICATED

The gang headed inside of UA, they had different testing rooms but they knew they were able to be in the same Quirk test area.

"Hello everyone, I'm Cementoss, your test proctor for the written portion. I'll pass these out and then I'll put up the time you have to complete this test. Good luck everyone."

He passed out the test sand Izuku made sure to bring his hero notebook to try and get a signature from the pro heroes he met.

Once Izuku finished, he got a signature from Cementoss and he was moved over to the quirk testing area and saw he was with Inasa, and the rest of his friends as well as the dual haired boy, a guy with prominent teeth showing, a girl with a spiky ponytail and one girl that caught his eye most of all.

She had a toned, athletic figure, and snake or cat like eyes. Her teeth were sharper than Quasi's and Himiko's…but not in a threatening way. She also had green hair, but hers was wavy and medium length. It was also of a darker hue than his and Izumi's.

"Ya know, its rude to stare."

Izuku suddenly tensed and panicked, before he saw the girl was smirking,

"But? Considering you're a fellow greenie and cutie in your own right? I'll let it go this once." She smirked, then offered him a hand to shake."Setsuna Tokage"

"Izuku Midoriya." Izuku replied, shaking her hand and mentally screaming

'HOLY COW I'M SHAKING A HOT GIRL'S HAND AND SAID GIRL THINKS I'M CUTE!"

Setsuna, delighting at Izuku's shoicked face, reached back and started making her way to a seat.

"I gotta finish mental prep, but hope to see you around…Izzy."

She then made her way to a seat, smirking as she added a slight sway in her steps.

Our hero was still smiling dumbly when he recomposed himself. Right. Mentally prep for the tests! That was important! No time for pretty girl….what was with the looks?

Izuku's friends all stood there, mouths initially agape and jaws dropped. Then they picked their jaws up and beamed impishly.

"Izuku, you sly dog!" Souna beamed, giving her pal a noogie.

"Mom and daddy will be so happy!" Izumi beamed, happily texting her parents.

"Excellent choice, buddy!" Ben beamed. "Maybe not as plump or colorful as I like, but definitely a nice pick."

"A solid 10." Isamu grinned impishly. "Thos athletic curves…perfectly muscled arms…pointy teeth for the kinky…and B cups; the perfect breast size in my opinion…."

"Not gonna lie, Deku? Was starting to think you were aromantic…or asexual…or whatever the termn….or terms…are…were….Not that there would've been anything bad about that!" Katsuki said hurriedly.

Before more could be said, the Voice Hero: Present Mic stepped in.

"Hey guys! I'm Present Mic, proctor for the Recommendation Exam's Quirk Test! You ready to go 'Plus Ultra'!?"

"PLUS ULTRA!" Izuku and all his friends cheered with their fists raised. Samio and Himeri remained mostly quiet but the latter let out a small 'Plus Ultra' of her own while Aria nervously raised up her fist with a shy blush.

"I like these kids!" Present Mic said. "It'll be an obstacle course race everyone, get through it as fast and as safely as you all can. When I get to the end and say start, you all gotta move!"

Present Mic walked over to the end of the obstacle course which was pretty long. The Midoriya Gang was getting serious now, getting ready. Inasa kicked up some wind with his Quirk, [Whirlwind], Izumi concentrating green flames for a quick jet to get through the exam, explosions crackled across Katsuki's body, and black/green lightning flickered around Izuku as he planned on what Quirks to use.

"STAAAART!"

And everyone was off to the races.

Knightmare Lord A/N:

I didn't want to overwhelm Marc with too much, so this is it for the chapter. Don't worry, we still have plenty of material for the next chapter and we'll be sure to get it done very soon!