Izuku Midoriya: Last time on "Building Up A Hero!", we started our first week as First Year Hero Course students at UA!
Mina Ashido: We had to go through that weird Quirk Apprehension Test to see where we were at with our Quirks!
Eijiro Kirishima: And that jerk Himuro spied on us, probably to get intel on who to turn into a Smash next!
Ochako Uraraka: Yea, very, very nerve-wrecking all around.
Setsuna Tokage: But we did it, though! We made it through the first day, and our second day we were in for a surprise!
Sento Kiryu: That's right, I, the genius scientist Sento Kiryu made his teaching debut as UA's heroics science teacher and aide to All Might for the Hero Training Classes!
Pony Tsunotori: Which you should've told us about!
SKi: It's a surprise! I thought you'd enjoy it.
Ryuga Banjo: What about me? I'm stuck here at the Build Shop doing nothing!
Misora Isurugi: Hey, I'm stuck here too, so don't act like you're alone here!
SKi: We can all talk about that later! For now, let's see what happens in this chapter of "Building Up A Hero!"
Hero Team D vs. Villain Team F
As soon as the timer started, Minoru had gone and made a break for it into the villain's lair. He might've been stuck on a team full of dudes, but he'll be damned if he didn't get the chance to face off against the only girl on Team F's side. He scanned the hallways, running and running until he finally came across her. She was dressed in a red Chinese top with baggy black pants.
"There you are!" he shouted, plucking off one of his balls. "I got you right where I want you!"
Niko jumped out of the ball's way, watching it stick onto the ground.
"Oh wow, that is gross," Niko said, disturbed by the bounciness of the ball. She took a look at Minoru, and crossed her arms. "So I take it that you're not that physical strong?"
"Y-Yea, what of it!? It doesn't matter if you're stuck!" Minoru said.
"Why don't we make this a battle of strength?" she said, pulling a bottle of green tea out from her pocket. She took a quick sip, and to Minoru's horror, started to change figure, until-
"YOU'RE A GUY!?"
"Sort of. Born a guy, but my Quirk's Gender Change, which lets me swap genders depending on what I drink. Green or black tea turns me male, milk products turn me female," Niko said, getting ready to throw down. "Being male gives me higher strength, female gives me higher speed and agility. Now let's-"
"Oh! Oh! I have no idea if that's hot or not!" Minoru said, his brain trying to process the whole thing. "W-W-Which one do you identify with more!?"
"They're both equally me, so it really doesn't matter," Niko answered. As Minoru tried to figure out how to feel, Niko ran up to him and punted him across the hallway.
"Sorry about your... conflicting feelings about whether this is hot or not," Niko said, walking over to wrap Minoru's wrists with the capture tape. "I do know that my girlfriend thinks that I'm hot either way."
Hero Team J vs. Villain Team E
"Dammit, I'm stuck!" Machiko said, as she and Fukidashi struggled to get out of Honenuki's Softened floor trap (Fukidashi trying to make a rope out of his onomatopoeias). Rikido was busy fighting with Tenya in a battle of speed versus strength. Fumikage and Shihai were busy handling Kinoko and Kokoro. "Daionkyou! Go for it!"
"Right!" Akito said. He increased his gravity and changed it to point upwards, 'flying' up and breaking through the floors until he passed by the bomb room.
"Oops, almost missed it," he said, as he realtered his gravity and landed in the bomb room. He turned around and spotted Koji, who was cowering after being startled by Akito's entrance into the room. "Now to just get this and-"
"Hey Daionkyou!"
Akito turned around and a flash of light blinded him, freezing him in place. Tokiteru stepped from the shadows, and wrapped his capture tape around Akito's wrist.
"Gotcha," Tokiteru said, shaking his head. "Should've remembered that my Flash Light can flash freeze people in place."
Hero Team I Vs. Villain Team C
"Sneaky, sneaky... sneaky sneaky..." Toru said, tiptoeing towards the bomb. "This is so easy when you're invisible-"
"Found you," Kyoka said, startling Toru. She and Momo walked out from the shadows, Momo wearing heat-sensing goggles. "You make a lot of noise for someone invincible, huh?"
"W-Well, I'm still close enough to-" Toru said, when she tripped over a vine, which shocked her. Mikoto walked out from her hiding spot. Like Asuka, she was dressed in a sailor uniform, though hers had green and pink instead, a normal shirt, and a tiara.
"Should've looked out for my Thunder Vines," Mikoto said, as Toru groaned from the electrification. As Momo went to tie Toru's wrists up, Mashirao and Sen were sent flying into the room by a blast of energy, landing next to Toru. Ichiyo and Itsuka walked in, and popped her neck. Ichiyo was dressed in a sailor uniform as well, though with MMA gloves and a headband instead, and red sports shorts underneath her skirt.
"N-No fair... using ki blasts like in fighting games," Mashirao moaned. "How am I supposed to beat that with a tail?"
"Sorry, but still, you got some good moves, Ojiro," Ichiyo said, grinning. "You too, Kaibara."
"... Thanks," Sen moaned, as they got their wrists tied up, exhausted from fighting the two girls.
"So that's 3 of Team I," Kyoka said, dusting her hands. "That leaves Shiozaki, and your classmates, right Kobayashi?"
"Yea, but we gotta be careful of Tamayama and Kamio, I don't-" Mikoto said, when a red ball got through into the room.
"Where'd this ball come- Yui!?" Itsuka shouted, picking up the ball, only to find that it was her friend.
"Mm," she grunted, no doubt partially muffled from being squished into a sphere.
"That's so weird! What-" Ichiyo said, when vines came out of the ground, wrapping around them. Before they could even struggle, Makino and Sun'Ichi ran in. Makino slapped Mikoto and Momo on their shoulders, while Sun'Ichi touched Kyoka, Itsuka, and Ichiyo. Mikoto and Momo felt their bodies bend and squeeze into the shape of balls, while the other three felt their bodies compact tighter and tighter until they turned into poster versions of themselves.
"Good thing you only really focused on our invisible scout and front fighters," Sun'Ichi said, as Kyoka and Mikoto spouted off a series of colorful expletives. He touched the bomb. "Too bad for you that half of us laid low and away. Thanks for distracting them, you three."
"No problem," Toru mumbled, giving them an invisible thumbs up. "Always willing to take one for the team."
"Hero Team Wins!" Sento announced through the intercom, as Makino juggled the three balled girls into the air in celebration.
"Please- Stop!" Momo asked, as Sun'Ichi released the three flattened girls from their paper state.
"Come on, Makino, don't tease them," he chuckled, as Kyoka and the others patted themselves to make sure that they really did get their depth back.
"Aw, but I was having a ball!" she replied, as everyone moaned at the joke.
At the Monitoring Room
"Are you alright, Kendo?" Pony asked, looking at the girl who had buried her face in her hands in embarrassment after her team and their opponents got their critiques from Sento and All Might.
"No. Everyone saw me become an actual poster girl," she said, shaking her head. "I thought we had it in the bag but we were totally caught off guard."
"Y-You still had a pretty solid game plan!" Izuku assured her.
"Thanks," she sighed. She perked up a bit, and looked at Mina and Eijiro. "You two go and do your best, alright?"
"Of course!" Eijiro said, slamming his fists together, as All Might pulled the final roles.
"Heroes! Team B! Villains! Team G!" he announced. "Get ready for your exercise!"
Hero Team B Vs. Villain Team G
"You ready for this!?" Inasa shouted, looking at his teammates, sans Shoto, who was staring straight at the building.
"Indeed, Yoarashi," Seiji said, nodding. "So what are your Quirks, my fellow teammates?"
"I don't need to know yours," Shoto grumbled, waiting for the timer to start. Everyone glanced at him, while Inasa's was more of a furious glare.
"I believe that would be a mark of poor teamwork, Mr. Todoroki," Jurota said.
"It's not just a mark of poor teamwork, it's COMPLETELY missing the point of this exercise!" Inasa shouted. "You think you can handle this yourself!?"
"Yes," Shoto bluntly stated.
"That's... a little conceited, I think..." Nirengeki said.
"Team B! You may now enter the hideout! Secure the warhead or capture the villains!" All Might shouted into their earpieces. Shoto touched the building's wall, and it was instantly coated in ice. The sudden drop in temperature caused everyone else to shiver. Tsuyu, a frog-like girl, became woozy at the change.
"There," Shoto said, walking in.
"That bastard..." Inasa grumbled. "Well, there's no reason why we can't still participate! Let's go!"
"You... you go ahead," Tsuyu yawned. "I... I need to sleep."
Tsuyu crawled onto the ground, and Jurota got close to her.
"It seems like Miss Asui's Quirk is unsuited for cold temperatures, I will stay back and keep her warm," he said, as the rest of their team went inside.
"... Still a giant asshole like before," Inasa muttered under his breath. "Just like Endeavor... Never giving him another chance ever again..."
Meanwhile, inside the building
"Man, why is it so toasty in this room?" Eijiro said, the sweat glistening off his shirtless body, since he didn't have anything to wipe it off with.
"Maybe the AC's wrecked and it's stuck on heat," Mina said, pulling at her bodysuit to stop it from sticking to her. She turned to look at Gumi. "Are you alright?"
"Gummy... body... not good for high temperatures," Gumi said, her body having lost quite a bit of solidity, turning her into a slightly melty mess. "Need... AC..."
"The warmth of this room is truly unprecedented... and very uncomfortable," Reiko said, thankful that her kimono had enough air to keep her relatively cool.
"Tch, pointless to wait here," Togaru growled. "I'm going to scout! And maybe slice them up!"
He stomped out of the room, leaving his teammates behind. Eijiro turned to Fuuko, and said, "So what's your Quirk again?"
"Winds of Fate," she said, pulling at her collar. She was dressed in a long-sleeved white dress shirt, red tie, and black pants, while still wearing her red beanie. "It lets me change my luck's probability to be in my favor, but it's not something I necessarily can fully control, or know how it reacts."
"Huh, so do you think that the room's super toasty is-" Eijiro began to say, when Sento's voice rang out in their earpieces.
"Team G! The heroes have entered the building! Protect the warhead or capture the heroes!"
All of a sudden, the room's temperature dropped considerably from the overwhelming heat to a much more manageable and comfortable temperature.
"Oh wow, that's more like it," Mina sighed, finally glad to have some semblance of cool.
"Yep, that's just what I needed," Gumi said, regaining her body's definition. "Not too hot, but not too cold, either."
"Looks like luck's on our side!" Eijiro said, activating his Quirk and slamming his fists together. "Ready, guys!?"
"Looks like Todoroki managed to capture one of the villains," Seiji said, looking at a shivering Togaru. "Well, technically, I suppose."
"I-I-I don't n-n-need to be w-w-warm to s-s-s-slice a-a-and d-d-dice you up," Togaru said, as a blade grew from his wrist. Seiji sighed, and went to wrap his capture around Togaru's wrist, who was too cold to resist fully.
"Togaru Kamakiri has been captured! 10 minutes remain!" Sento announced on the intercom.
"Trust me, I would have loved to challenge you to a duel of blades, but it seems like my teammate had other plans," Seiji bemoaned.
Shoto sighed, as he went to the final room on the floor he was on. He wished that he had a teammate that would've let him find the bomb room sooner. He wasted about seven minutes looking for it. Hopefully this was the room, though for some reason, the frost around the door was thinner than the other-
"Take THIS!" Eijiro shouted. The second Shoto opened the door, Eijiro charged him in a hard and fast tackle. A ghostly aura had surrounded him, having been propelled by Reiko's Poltergeist Quirk.
"What the-!?" Shoto cried, caught off guard by the fact that they've escaped being frozen by his ice. Shoto managed to free his right hand and raised it to slam it onto Eijiro's back, but Gumi took the opportunity to stretch and grab his arm, though her arm got covered in frost.
"Cold cold cold cold cold!" she cried. To everyone's shock, her arm snapped clean off, still around Shoto's arm.
"Oh my god your aaaaaaaaaaarm!" Mina shouted, pointing at the disarmed girl.
"No no no, it's alright," Gumi said, as her right arm started to reform. "My Gum Girl Quirk lets me regenerate without a problem. Besides, we got you!"
Shoto raised an eyebrow until he turned his gaze onto his arm, realizing that Gumi has managed to use her arm to wrap capture tape around his.
"Shoto Todoroki has been captured! 8 minutes remain!" Sento announced on the intercom.
"Nice! We got their hardest hitter! Now all we need to do is get-" Eijiro said, when a blast of wind knocked him into the wall.
"Gotcha!" Inasa shouted, as Eijiro rubbed his head from the impact. "Seems like your cheap shot wasn't enough, Todoroki! A battle should be hot-blooded! Not frosty like this!"
"Hot-blooded, huh?" Eijiro said, popping his neck. "That's just a different word for manly, isn't it!?"
"I'm not sure about that-" Gumi said, as Inasa laughed.
"Indeed! So let's get our blood boiling!" he shouted, as he fired off blasts of wind at everyone, threatening to knock everyone off their feet. Eijiro activated his Quirk and his skin Hardened, and he used his claw-like fingers to crawl towards Inasa, breaking through the floor. Gumi wrapped her arm around the door frame, though her gum body was stretching longer and longer from the wind. Reiko tried to help Eijiro with Poltergeist, but even then the wind was too strong for her to help him by much.
"This is insane!" Mina shouted, desperately fighting against the wind. "How are we gonna beat this wind!?"
"We're just-" Inasa began to say, when a giant chunk of ice fell from the ceiling and onto his head, knocking him out. Everyone stared at him, wondering how that happened, when Fuuko ran towards him and wrapped her capture tape around his wrists.
"Thank goodness that happened," Fuuko sighed, checking Inasa's head to make sure he wasn't hurt too badly. "Was wondering how my Quirk would get us out of that one..."
"Inasa Yoarashi has been captured! 6 minutes remain!" Sento announced on the intercom.
"Nice, we're doing pretty good!" Eijiro said, grinning as Shoto glared at him and Team G. "Just a while longer and we'll win!"
"Let's bring these two to keep an eye on them, the other four might be coming here soon," Gumi said, wrapping her arms around Shoto and Inasa and pulling them into the bomb room.
"Alright, me and Ashido will go and guard the hallways!" Eijiro said, as he and Mina left the room.
"I shall assist you two in protecting the pathways towards our lair as well," Reiko said, following them.
"How... how did I lose in the first exercise!?" Shoto thought, his fist tight.
"Eugh... wha-?" Inasa said, regaining consciousness when he realized that his wrists were tied. "Oh. Hahahaha! Seems like I lost... Was it your Quirk, Izumo?"
"Yep," Fuuko confirmed. "Winds of Fate really came through here. Hopefully it'll still work out for us."
"Winds of... Fate?" Shoto grumbled.
Fuuko Izumo! Quirk, Winds of Fate! It lets her change the probability of her and others' success to her advantage! Downside is that it's unpredictable and she can't control the outcome, and there's always a 50% chance of it backfiring on her! Results are never fatal, however!
"I lost... to literal luck!?" Shoto growled. Unbelievable. Of all things he could've lost to, it was to a Quirk that made her success a tossup!?
"It wasn't just me, my teammates pulled through! No way Winds of Fate would've helped me beat you or Inasa on my own," Fuuko said, flexing her right bicep. "Still skinny as a twig. I should work on that..."
Shoto grumbled as he turned his gaze away. This was not how he imagined his first exercise would go. If his bastard of a father heard about this, he'd receive all sorts of grief from him.
"Time's up! The Villain Team wins!" Sento announced.
Definitely going to get all sorts of grief now.
Later, at the Monitoring Room
"You all did pretty well!" Sento said, congratulating them all. "There were a few lapses in judgments and decisions, but I think we've got a good idea of what each of you are capable of doing!"
"Indeed! For those of you who lost your exercise, do not fret! For losing is all but a part of the growing process on your paths to becoming heroes! Everyone, head to the lockers and change while I head to the teachers' office. Now watch as a hero exits, like they've got somewhere to be!" All Might said. And with a high speed sprint, ran down the hallway and out of sight.
"Wait, All Might! You're going way too fast for me to keep up!" Sento cried, as he chased after the vanished hero. "Dammit, I'm getting too much cardio today!"
"Man, what a ride today was," Eijiro said, as he and the Team Build teens trailed behind the rest of the class. "I knew that UA was going to be nuts, but not this nuts."
"Yea..." Setsuna said, as she stared at Inasa and Shoto. The two had very intense angry stares, though with Shoto, it seemed focus on his thoughts about the exercise, while Inasa's seemed more focused on Shoto himself. "... I wonder what those two problems are. Todoroki's been like this ever since the recommendation exams, while Yoarashi seems mad at Todoroki in particular for some reason..."
"Let's give them space for now," Itsuka said. "It might be a bad idea to try and force it out this early, right?"
"True, we're still all trying to get to know one another..." Ochako replied. "Doing something like that before we're all friends would just make it hard for everyone."
"Hopefully it's nothing serious..." Izuku added. He glanced at Katsuki, who seemed to be lost in thought.
After School
As Katsuki walked off campus, he kept thinking back to the exercises, though this time, not only about his loss. All those Quirks he saw... they were good. Almost as good as his. Some might even be better. He knows for a fact that beanie girl's Quirk would've been hard to fight against, since it's one of those rare metaphysical Quirks. Icy Hot just had some bad luck.
But that fight with Deku... that was the first time that Deku really put him on the ropes. Before he just took whatever punishment he'd give him. Now? He's actually capable of standing up to him! Him! What the hell did those Faust guys do to make him that strong!? Even the boost he got from that shitty gas wasn't nearly as ridiculous as that!
Izuku and the others walked out of the school, and Izuku spotted Katsuki walking ahead of them. Before he could catch up to him, Setsuna grabbed him by the shoulder.
"I think you might want to give him some space, Midoriya," Setsuna said. "That is the guy who tried incinerating you in an exercise."
"... No, I need to talk to him," Izuku said, breaking away from his friends to confront Katsuki. "Kacchan!"
Katsuki stopped in his tracks, and glared at Izuku. "What the hell do you want?"
"You... you did pretty great during our exercise. I bet that if we were allowed to keep going, it would've been an even better fight," Izuku said.
"Bullshit. Don't look down on me," Katsuki growled. "There were... there were so many people with better Quirks... and even then, you, of all people, managed to keep up with me! How!? How the hell did you do that!? Just what the hell happened to you that let you get so strong in just months!?"
Izuku looked away, trying to figure out what he could say. "My Quirk... I-"
"- Worked with me and a few others to make it stronger."
Izuku turned around, and saw Sento walking towards him, with the rest of Team Build trailing behind him.
"What-!?" Katsuki said, glaring at Sento.
"You see, I'm an independent scientist that's been researching the effects of the gas that Faust organization has been using to turn people into Smash," Sento explained. "I initially did it under the Institute before the closure of the Pandora Box Observation and Testing Team after it was taken, and UA graciously hired me to continue doing so, since Principal Nezu wants to investigate this as well."
"I reached out to Midoriya first, and went around asking some UA applicants that got exposed to the gas like you did," Sento pointed to the rest of the Team Build teens, "- and one of the things we've confirmed is that following the temporary Quirk loss from the gas, comes a permanent boost in power. One that you're no doubt familiar with. However, with Midoriya's, we suspected that his Quirk was actually a power accumulation Quirk that was stockpiling power since he was young, and that it gave him the appearance that he was Quirkless. Once he was exposed to the gas, that it removed a 'stopper' that was letting him accumulate his power, thus unleashing what would be, what, 10 years worth of power? And thanks to that exposure, the gas is letting him continue to accumulate more power, even when he uses it."
"Y-Yea, that's exactly it," Izuku said, impressed with the half-true half-false explanation that Sento was giving Katsuki. "Mr. Kiryu f-figured that my Quirk's just the result of a rare Quirk mutation. You know, the ones where a person's Quirk is completely different from their parents or anyone on their family tree."
"And I would like to clarify this," Sento added. "The reason I disqualified you and your team has nothing to do with any prior relationships with anyone. What you did would've disqualifiable either way. If it had been another team and you did the same thing, you would've automatically lost still."
"... Whatever!" Katsuki shouted. "Even if I buy that bullshit, it doesn't change the fact that I lost! Well, I'm not going to let you win next time, or the time after that! I'm going to surpass whatever bullshit you have now, and become the best! Bet on that, Deku!"
After Katsuki finished his declaration, he stomped off, leaving everyone in the UA courtyard.
"Wow, I'm not sure if I should be impressed or not by that declaration," Sento said, crossing his arms.
"That... that was so manly!" Eijiro said, earning a few stares from the other Team Build teens. "I-I mean, for someone that's as mean as Bakugo..."
"It was lucky you had that explanation handy, Mr. Kiryu," Itsuka said. "How'd you come up with it on the spot like that?"
"It's not something I totally pulled out of nowhere," Sento said, confusing them all. "It's something I've been having suspicions about for a while. Like there's no real explanation about how Midoriya's Quirk works beyond the possibility of it being power accumulation, right? Since he could've just spend his entire life accumulating more and more power without realizing it existed."
"That's... true," Izuku said, his hand on his chin. "I never thought about it like that..."
"We can talk more about it later! I think everyone at the café's waiting for us to come and tell them about how our first hero training class with All Might went!" Mina said. "I cannot wait to tell Misora all about it!"
"What about All Might?" Izuku whispered. "Should we wait for him?"
"He has a meeting with Principal Nezu for a bit. He told us to go ahead and wait at the train station for him," Sento said, pointing to the gate with his thumb. "He'll met us after he 'gets changed' from the meeting."
"By the way, why does Bakugo call you Deku?" Pony asked.
"H-He uses it to mean that I'm useless," Izuku said. "S-Since, well, I grew up Quirkless and all..."
"Well, I think that it's got a 'I can do it' kind of feel to it!" Ochako said. "Why not take it and turn it around to be that?"
"... Yea... Yea you're right!" Izuku said, smiling. "I'm no longer the useless Deku. I'm the Deku who can do it!"
As Team Build left the courtyard, All Might peaked around from the topiary, having caught most of the conversation that his protégé, his friends, and Sento had with Katsuki.
"It's just as I thought from when we first met Mr. Kiryu proper," All Might thought, sweat dropping on his forehead. He walked back inside, towards Principal Nezu's office. "He's smart enough to figure out One for All's nature as a power accumulation Quirk... should... should I come clean to them all about it? We've already entrusted each other with huge secrets. It's... really only a matter of time before-"
"Something on your mind, All Might?" Principal Nezu said, snapping All Might out of his thoughts. He poured two cups of two for the two of them to drink.
"Oh, um... yes," All Might admitted, as he released his muscle form. "It's Mr. Kiryu... It's just as I thought. It seems like he's figured out the basics of One for All."
"Has he now?"
"Yes. I overheard him, Young Midoriya, and their friends talking to Young Bakugo. I think Young Midoriya would've blurted out about inheriting his Quirk to Young Bakugo, if Mr. Kiryu hadn't interrupted him and explained it as a rare Quirk mutation that resulted in a power accumulation Quirk."
"Oh my, seems like he's quite spot on with his hypothesis."
"He is... should... should I and Young Midoriya come clean about the nature of One for All? Not just to him, but to everyone? I... don't know if I can go against what my teacher had instilled in me, but-"
"I understand your conundrum. Your teacher and her predecessors have done all they could to keep One for All a secret," Principal Nezu said, sipping his tea. "But with the fact that Mr. Kiryu himself is on the verge of discovering the truth about it, as well as the fact that Team Build itself has been kept secret for this long... Perhaps it would be time to expand the circle."
"... You're right," All Might sighed. "It's... it's best if they heard it from me, rather than discover it on their own and feel betrayed about being kept out of this secret, especially after how we've kept Team Build a secret for so long, even with Prime Minister Himuro's blessing and knowledge of our operation. It's only right."
At café nascita
"So what is it that you wanted to tell us, All Might?" Sento said, as the group walked into the café. The teens were concerned. After All Might got to the train station, he told them that there was something important he needed to say to them all when they got to the café. Only Izuku knew what All Might wanted to talk about, who had whispered it to him while the others were busy talking to each other. Even though he was fully prepared, his heart was still banging against his chest.
"Oi, you guys! What took you so long!?" Ryuga said, climbing out of the Build Shop entrance, with Misora following him. "Today was so boring!"
"A boring day's a good day. It means Faust isn't up to anything," Misora sighed, though she smiled. "So how was your first hero training class, everyone?"
"It went well, save for an explosion that blew up a hole in the first training building we used," Setsuna said.
"Oh right, that explodey guy," Misora said, remembering seeing him on the news from the Sludge Villain Incident.
"I-It all went fine, though! Mr. Kiryu stopped the exercise, so no one actually got too hurt," Izuku said. "A-Anyways, All Might, what is it that you needed to tell us about?"
"When is... when are Souichi and Miss Sawa coming?" All Might said, looking at everyone.
"Oh, dad's busy at his other job, and Miss Sawa's doing another checkup with Nabeshima," Misora said. "So they won't be coming back for a while."
"... I guess this will do for now," All Might said. "Everyone... I think you all should sit down, this is... this is something very important to talk about."
Everyone looked at each other, and did what All Might said.
"I've talked to Young Midoriya about this, after considering everything we've went through together... and I think it's time to talk about the true nature of our Quirk," All Might said.
Even though Izuku expected it, his heart still stopped from the anxiety of it all.
"Wait, 'our Quirk'? What does that mean?" Eijiro asked, as everyone looked at each other. Sento kept his gaze onto All Might and Izuku, his hand on his chin in thought.
"Uncle Toshi, what're you saying?" Misora asked, confused.
"There's... more to my Quirk weakening over time than I've told you. More to the story I've told you all," All Might said. "The truth is... I don't actually have my Quirk anymore."
"Wait wait wait wait, what!?" Setsuna said, holding her hands up to slow All Might down. "What do you mean that you don't actually have your Quirk anymore!?"
"It's because... it's because I have it now," Izuku said, his gaze on the ground. "All Might gave me his Quirk."
"WHAT!?" the room (sans Sento) shouted, their eyes wide with disbelief.
"It's the truth," All Might said. Despite having become set on this decision to tell them all, he still felt the guilt of betraying the secrecy his teacher and her predecessors had maintained for so long. "The true nature of my Quirk, is that it's one that can be passed down from person to person."
"So the reason you're really weakening is-" Mina began to say, her jaw dropped.
"- that you've passed your Quirk on to Midoriya!?" Pony finished.
"Partially. I wasn't lying about the wounds that I sustained from that villain five years ago," All Might said, lifting his shirt up to reveal the massive scar tissue on his abdomen. Misora covered her mouth in horror, seeing the old wounds of her uncle for the first time. The others were equally horrified by the sight of All Might's surgeries. Even Sento was surprised to see how bad they really were. "This is what contributed to my decision to pass my Quirk onto Young Midoriya. My body became nothing but a damaged vessel for its power after that fight. So if you're thinking of getting upset with him about my weakening power, you shouldn't. It was a long time coming."
"Of course not!" Itsuka said, as the others nodded in agreement. "We're just... we're just shocked that you're telling us about this at all..."
"Considering how you've all managed to keep our Team Build a secret for so long, I figured that, well, this was a secret that you all needed to find out sooner than later. With Young Midoriya's permission, of course, as it's his QUirk now," All Might stated. "Besides, Mr. Kiryu himself was actually coming in close with his hypothesis about Young Midoriya's Quirk."
"That it's a power accumulation Quirk?" Sento said. "I'll admit, I did... have my suspicions about Midoriya's Quirk being given to him, especially after reading that he was Quirkless from the Sludge Villain Incident."
"Really? Why?" All Might asked.
"It's because at that point, I hadn't encountered anyone whose Quirk gave him a ridiculous boost of power like his, especially if they were 'Quirkless'," Sento answered. "Of course being exposed to Nebula Gas would give him an immense boost in intelligence, strength, and speed. It would make anyone almost on par with a person with a high moderate physical boosting Quirk. But the way Midoriya's shot up... was abnormal, even for someone exposed to Nebula Gas. I wasn't sure if being Quirkless caused the Nebula Gas to give him an even bigger boost to compensate his lack of a Quirk."
"Well, you were right to be suspicious, I suppose," All Might chuckled, somewhat bitterly. "But yes, it is true that my, or, well, Young Midoriya's Quirk is a power accumulation Quirk of sorts. The true name of this Quirk... is One for All. And One for All's origins begins long ago, at the beginning of this era of Quirks."
"At the beginning when Quirks first began appearing, chaos was common. The definition of 'human' was beginning to become unclear thanks to how Quirks could radically change the appearance of people. And in this chaos, came a man who took advantage of it to instill his own sense of 'order'. He could do this thanks to his Quirk, which allowed him to steal the Quirks of others to claim as his own. He took on the name of his Quirk, All for One."
"Wait wait wait, a Quirk that allows someone to steal other Quirks!?" Ryuga said, holding his hands out to slow All Might down. "That's a thing!?"
"Indeed. He could even transfer Quirks to others, but he gave them multiple ones, more often than not, those people become vegetables due to the strain of having too many Quirks," All Might continued. "Soon, he would come to control much of Japan. But there was someone who opposed him. His own younger brother, a Quirkless man. While All for One was enthralled by malevolence, his younger brother had a heart of justice and an indomitable will. He refused to yield to his brother's worldviews. However, he was too frail to fight against him. And, for whatever reason, All for One chose to gave his brother a power accumulation Quirk. Whether it was to make his brother submit to him, or out of some twisted version of love, I don't know. But it was through this that the younger brother realized the truth. That he was not Quirkless, but that he had a Quirk. One that allowed him to pass it on to someone else."
"On its own, that Quirk was useless. But a miracle occurred when he was given the power accumulation Quirk. His inheritable Quirk and the power accumulation Quirk fused together, turning into a power accumulation Quirk that could be passed on to others! This Quirk become One for All! The brother realized that he couldn't take advantage of his Quirk's power, but that he could fling a light to the future! So he passed it on to another! And then his successor to another! And with each new user, One for All's power kept growing and growing! I was the eighth holder, and now, Young Midoriya is the ninth! Until now, the legacy of One for All had been kept secret, since the idea that a Quirk that only grows powerful with each holder might tempt those of ill intentions to try and take it, but I trust you all to keep it a secret."
"So the power that Midoriya has is the result of power accumulating over the span of centuries?" Sento said. "No wonder he got such a tremendous boost in power. And with his Nebula Gas exposure and Hazard Level, it might actually be even stronger now. It might be even true vice versa, with One for All being what increased his Hazard Level..."
"So wait, what happened with All for One?" Pony asked, nervous about the fact that someone like that existed. "Did one of your predecessors finally get rid of him?"
"No. It was me who dealt the final blow to All for One," All Might said. "It was that battle where I got my wounds, and necessitated the need to find a successor so that One for All's legacy could continue."
"Wait, he lived that long!?" Setsuna said.
"But how-" Eijiro began to say.
"He must've taken a Quirk that extended his life's longevity, right?" Sento asked.
"Indeed. With it, he fought against many of my predecessors in battle. Even my own, my teacher... she... she fell to him to ensure my escape and safety when he confronted us years before I was ready to take him on," All Might said, his fist tightening at the memory of seeing his teacher's back for the last time as she held off the monster. "By the time I was ready, One for All's power had reached to the strongest it had been, allowing me to defeat him once for all. But even then, peace... peace hadn't returned like I hoped."
"The Skywall..." Misora muttered, All Might confirming with a nod.
"But yet, with One for All in Young Midoriya's hands now, it'll grow even stronger!" All Might said, a spark of hope in his shadowed eyes. "And I have no doubt that with that power, that he can break the Skywall down."
"So Midoriya... you were really Quirkless before?" Itsuka asked, looking at the greenhaired boy.
"Y... yes," Izuku admitted. "I had gotten experimented on by Faust, so I had a pseudo-Quirk before getting it. And since I wasn't used to using One for All yet, I was breaking my bones each time I used it before you all helped me."
"That's... that's so incredible!" Ochako said, beaming as she looked at her friend. "To think that All Might entrusted something so important and powerful like his Quirk to you!"
"Yea, you're really something else, Midoriya!" Eijiro said.
"To think that you got such a better handle on something like One for All after just one day with our help," Itsuka said, smiling. "It just shows how much being a hero comes naturally to you, I think."
"This just makes you a thousand times better than Bakugo!" Setsuna said, patting her friend on the back. "He was born with power, but you earned that power!"
"And you're still the best, Uncle Toshi," Misora said, smiling gently. "Nothing's going to change that for me."
"So wait, why did you chose Midoriya?" Ryuga asked. "If One for All can grow stronger over time and powers up the current user, it can power up their own existing Quirk, right?"
"Indeed," All Might said.
"So wouldn't someone with a Quirk already be the better option?"
"Perhaps. But the day I chose Young Midoriya to be my successor, was the day he reminded me what being a hero was truly about," All Might said. "At that point, I had forgotten it, thanks to the Skywall's appearance ten years ago, and my final fight against All for One wounding me greatly, yet nothing changed. I told him that without a Quirk, that being a pro hero was out of his league. But then he sprung to action to save Young Bakugo, when other pros, including myself, didn't. And... it reminded me how my own teacher trusted me with One for All, even when I was Quirkless."
Everyone's jaw dropped when All Might said the last sentence. Even Sento was caught off guard by what he said.
"You were Quirkless too, All Might?" Izuku whispered.
"Indeed, and remembering that, made me decide to give you the chance that she had given me," All Might said, smiling at the boy. "I'm truly sorry about what I had told you that day. It was hypocritical of me to say when I was in your shoes at your age. Which is why I'll do everything it takes to make sure that you and your friends become some of the greatest heroes this world has ever seen."
"And I'll make sure that you'll become one of the greatest Kamen Riders this world's ever seen too," Sento said. "Just not as great as me, of course. But still very great."
Everybody laughed at Sento's smug declaration, but Izuku felt at ease, hearing the two say that.
"I don't blame you for what you said that day, All Might," Izuku said. "You've done more than enough to make it up to me! And I promise you, I'll make sure that the Skywall falls down and Faust is defeated, and that One for All is in good hands!"
"Yea, bet on it! Faust, the Skywall, and any villains are gonna have to watch out for us!" Eijiro said.
"We're gonna kick ass too! We're not gonna let you go in all alone!" Pony said, as everyone nodded.
"Yea, we're Team Build! And we'll stick together no matter what!" Mina said.
"... Thank you all," All Might and Izuku said at the same time. All Might smiled; it was lonely before, keeping One for All a secret from all but just an exempt few. But with Team Build, he felt... he felt like a huge weight was lifted off his shoulders. No doubt that this helped lift a burden off of his protégé's own shoulders as well.
They were all destined for greatness, no doubt about it.
"So when should we tell my dad and Sawa about One for All?" Misora asked, looking at her uncle.
"Soon. I guess... I should make a visit to my friend Dave on I-Island sometime. He's one of the many people I can rely on, and I've kept it a secret from him as well. If I'm going to trust Souichi and Sawa, I should trust him as well."
"Wait, you mean Uncle Dave!?" Misora said, grinning wide. "It's been forever since I've seen him and Lizzie!"
"Who?" the teens asked, tilting their heads.
"That's right, I bet that Dave and Melissa would love to see you! I'll have to schedule a visit and vacation day at some point and bring you and Souichi along, then," All Might said, tapping his chin in thought.
"Wait... Dave... I-Island... Are you talking about David Shield!?" Izuku said, his eyes wide.
"Yea, that's the Dave I'm talking about," All Might said. "But that's a story for another time, I think. For now, I think we should all relax after what I've told you, and your busy school day."
"Yea. We should start on getting those Smash Bottles purified-" Sento began to say.
"Way ahead of you," Misora said, placing four new Fullbottles onto the counter. In an instant, Sento and Izuku were over at the counter, and looking at them all like excited children. "Was coming up to show them all to you when Uncle Toshi told us the truth."
"Ooooh, so we got the Bike and UFO Fullbottles!" Sento said, lifting up a scarlet Fullbottle with the image of the Machine Builder on it and a pink Fullbottle with the image of a UFO on it.
"And the Whale and Octopus Fullbottles!" Izuku said, looking at a navy Fullbottle with the image of a whale and a magenta Fullbottle with the image of an octopus on it.
"Oh, is the UFO Fullbottle mine!?" Ochako said, joining the two at looking that the new Fullbottles.
"No fair! Why did I get stuck with the Bee Fullbottle!?" Mina pouted.
"I mean, bees have venomous stingers, right? It's sorta like Acid, I think," Setsuna said, scratching her head.
"And Uraraka's the one with the Zero Gravity Quirk," Itsuka pointed out.
"But I'm the one who looks like an alien!" Mina said, as everybody laughed at the indignant alien-like girl.
"Well, how about we get to testing these Fullbottles instead, you all?" Sento said, as everyone cheered.
The Next Day
"So... you guys good?" Mina asked, looking at a furiously blushing Izuku and Ochako as they walked to UA from the train station.
"Y-Yes! W-We're good!" the two said at the same time. Their eyes met, and they diverted immediately, their faces turning even redder.
"I am so sorry again that I tried to ride you," Izuku said, his gaze at the ground.
"N-No, it's alright. You weren't in the room while I tested the Bike Fullbottle, and none of us knew that it'd turn anyone using it into a bike," Ochako replied, her gaze also on the ground.
"Yea, I really didn't expect that at all from a Fullbottle," Itsuka said. "That was by far one of the weirdest things I've seen a Fullbottle do."
"Besides the Octopus Fullbottle turning my body stretchy like Sawa's?" Setsuna said. "That one was kinda fun, actually. Wonder if Marukawa or Sawa have as much fun with their stretchy body Quirks. I should keep that one in mind..."
"You enjoy doing that stuff to yourself?" Itsuka said, shuddering as she remembered how she was turned into a lifesized poster of herself yesterday.
"Hey, when you got a Quirk like mine-" Setsuna popped her right hand off for a second, "- you get used to the idea of experimenting with weird powers."
"Well then next time you can try using the Whale Fullbottle and getting a weird temporary blowhole on the top of your head," Eijiro grumbled, as he patted the top of his head to make sure that the blowhole had disappeared completely.
"UFO was fun!" Mina said, grinning as she remembered how she hovered in the air for a bit on an energy projection of a UFO. At least until she had rammed her head against the Build Shop's ceiling by accident.
"Either way, let's look forward to the rest of the day!" Pony said, when they spotted a giant crowd of reporters and paparazzi in front of the UA gate. Sawa was among them, who waved at them. "Huh?"
"You! Curly Green Boy!" a reporter said, running over to them and shoving a mic into Izuku's face, cutting Sawa off before she could get to them. "Can you tell us what learning from All Might is like!?"
"Um, er, uh, I-" Izuku stuttered.
"Too stuttery! Roundface!" she said, turning her attention to Ochako. "Tell us what the Symbol of Touto looks like in front of your class!"
"Um, muscly?" Ochako said, flexing her arms like All Might. "Yea, um, big, tall, and muscly!"
"Not good enough! Ponytail!" she said, pointing her mic to Itsuka. "How is All Might teaching you all!?"
"He's... a bit rough around the edges when it comes to teaching, but I'd say he's learning alongside us in a way," she replied.
"Hm... need more! Pointy Hair!"
"Me?" Eijiro said, pointing to himself.
"Do you think that All Might is up to the challenge of teaching you all!?"
"Yea, of course! He's like, the manliest teacher there is at UA!"
"Ugh... still not enough! Pinkie! Do you think that your teachers are happy about having such a superstar hero as their peer!?"
"M-Maybe? I hadn't asked them," Mina said, unsure why she asked her that question. "Isn't that a better question for the teachers themselves?"
"True! Horns! How do you feel about learning from All Might!?"
"He's super cool! He's like, whapah! Zow! Kapow!" Pony said, punching the air while making onomatopoeias like her classmate Manga would.
"Too energetic! Curly Green Girl! Is All Might everything you expected him to be!?"
"He is! I'm-" Setsuna popped her head off, "- losing my head over how cool he is!"
"Eck, don't like that! Glasses! Tell us about 'All Might, Hero Teacher'!"
Everyone turned, and were surprised to see Tenya standing behind them.
"Being in the presence of such a great hero is a reminder that I am extremely privileged to learn at this exceptional establishment for future heroes. He exudes an incredibly dignified aura while still having a rather humorous side to him as he teaches us the ways of heroism. Being taught by him is an honor, as we can learn how the Number One Hero acts and thinks while he's-" Tenya said while he adjusted his glasses.
"Too longwinded!" the reporter said, walking away from the group, to Tenya's displeasure. She wandered away, spotting Katsuki on the other side of the road. "You there-!"
"How long have you been behind us?" Setsuna asked.
"Since she began asking everyone questions about All Might!" Tenya said. "Now let's hurry up and get to class!"
"Why? We've got fifteen minutes before the bell rings," Setsuna pointed out.
"UA students should make it a habit of being 20 minutes early!" he replied, as they walked into the courtyard.
"Wait, I have some questions for you all!" Sawa said, trying to get to them, but was stopped by Aizawa.
"Sorry, but today is All Might's day off, and you're interrupting our students' classes, so leave," he said, turning around.
"But I know-" Sawa began to say, when the gate suddenly closed on her foot, pinching her leg and frightening everyone around until they saw that she had an elastic body Quirk. Her leg wiggled, and she managed to pull her leg out of the gate, sans sock and shoe. "Can someone toss that over!?"
"I got it!" Izuku said, picking her sock and shoe and tossing it over the gate.
"Thank you!"
"What's with the extra heavy duty security?" Mina asked, looking at the super thick metal door.
"That's the UA barrier. Anyone without a UA student, teacher, or visitor ID gets automatically locked out," Aizawa stated. "Normally it's good about avoiding crushing people like that, but I guess it's a lucky thing that reporter has an elastic body Quirk. Now get to class, all of you. You're wasting time."
Class 1A
Everyone chitchatted for a while, talking about the exercises from yesterday and some other topics.
"So how're your remedial classes, Mineta," Denki asked, looking at the diminutive boy.
"Don't ask!" Minoru said, cringing at the drilling he had been getting from Aizawa after school.
"And I bet Henkei was a surprise," Kyoka said, grinning. "Gotta say, that's a crazy Quirk."
"Don't remind me! I'm still conflicted!" Minoru said, his face buried in his hands.
"I wouldn't laugh at him too much," Denki said, holding back a snicker. "After all, you found a new definition of being flat-chested-"
Kyoka jammed her earlobes into Denki's neck, sending strong vibrations through his body.
"So what was it like becoming a ball?" Toru asked, looking at Momo.
"It wasn't necessarily uncomfortable," Momo answered, blushing a bit from remembering the experience. "Getting it undone felt like getting a massage from one of my mother's favorite massagers, so in a way, it was pleasant. It was more embarrassing to be seen that way really."
"So how'd you think your exercise would've turned out if Mr. Kiryu didn't disqualify Team H?" Tsuyu asked Ochako. Katsuki gritted his teeth, and stared out the window.
"Honestly, I think we could've passed if we managed to get the bomb away if we got it out in time!" she said, when Aizawa opened the door.
"Settle down people," he said, as everyone sat down in their desks. "15 seconds to take to get into your chairs. You can do better."
"Anyways, I watched the recordings of your exercises yesterday and read All Might's and Mr. Kiryu's comments on them. I'll address the ones that I think are important enough to talk about. Bakugo," Aizawa looked at the explosive teen, "- while I'm not particularly thrilled that Mr. Kiryu chose to end your exercise early, I'd be a hypocrite to say that he isn't allowed to do so, especially when he has very good points for doing so. Grow up, and learn some restraint and better situational awareness of when to use something like your gauntlets."
Katsuki glowered for a second before grumbling, "I understand, sir."
"Mineta, it seems like the remedial classes you've been taking haven't been enough, considering your own performance in your exercise," Aizawa said. The grape-haired teen gulped. "Instead of tomorrow being your last day of remedial classes, I'm extending it to the end of the week."
"Mmmmmmmm yes sir," Minoru said, grimacing at the thought of having to stay after class even more now.
"Koda, try to be more active in helping your teammates in the next team exercise," Aizawa said, as the quiet rock-like teen looked at his desk. "You let your team do most of the work, and that won't fly in the real world as a hero."
"Todoroki, this was a teamwork exercise. You're supposed to work with your team. Not only did you use a technique that incapacitated one of your own teammates, it led to another one of them having to stay behind to make sure she stayed warm, cutting your numbers down needlessly. And because you relied on a big attack like that, it led to you putting your guard down because you were too assured in its effectiveness," Aizawa said. The dual-colored teen looked away. While he didn't show any particular emotion, the stare in his eyes was intense and frustrated.
"... I understand sir."
"The rest of you, did rather satisfactory. Any comments I have for you are on your evaluation sheets along with All Might's and Mr. Kiryu's," Aizawa said, a stack of papers on his desk. "Now, onto homeroom business. There's a very important matter that you all need to address."
The students sat still, concerned about what this important matter was that had Aizawa speak so gravely.
"You all have to pick class representatives."
"Pick me!" everyone shouted, cheering at the announcement.
"I'll be the manliest class rep there is!" Eijiro said.
"A position like that is a perfect fit for someone as fabulous as me," Yuga said.
"I'll give it a shot," Kyoka said, a little more lowkey than the rest.
"With my first act, I'll make it so that all the girls wear shorter skirts and shirts!" Minoru cried.
"I don't think you'd have that much power," Hanta replied, staring at the short teen.
"Settle down, everyone!" Tenya stated, catching everyone's attention. "Leading is a heavy burden to bear on one's shoulders! Ambition is good, but that does not equate to capability! I say that we should put this to a vote!"
They all stared at his outstretched hand. He was struggling to make it higher than anyone else's.
"You want it the most, don't you!?" Denki said, pointing at Tenya's hand.
"We've only known each other for just three days now, I'm pretty sure most of us are just going to vote for ourselves," Tsuyu said, a finger on her cheek in thought.
"Which is why the student who gets multiple votes is the most trustworthy and capable to be class representative!" Tenya replied. Eijiro took a quick glance at Mina and Ochako, and they nodded at each other, coming to the same idea.
Class 1B
"- paper scissors!" Itsuka and Pony shouted at the same time. Itsuka threw out paper while Pony threw out rock. "Nooooo! Rock why have you betrayed me!?"
"So I suppose that means that Kendo is your class representative and Tsunotori is your vice class representative, right?" Vlad King asked.
"That's right! And with me as their vice vice class rep!" Setsuna said, making a number of her classmates chuckle.
"Tokage that isn't a thing," Vlad King said dryly.
"That's what you think!"
"Hm, well, in any case, class should be starting soon, so get ready!" Vlad King said, as everyone nodded and said 'yes'.
Class 1C
"Alrighty, you kids," Goldminer said, standing at the front as he leaned forward onto the teacher's desk. "It's time to pick your class representatives. You gotta make it count and-"
"Toyoda," everyone but Machiko said collectively.
"Wait, me?" she said, surprised by the confidence of what they said.
"You just seem like the reliable type," Tokiteru said, shrugging.
"Yea, Yoarashi was my next bet, but he's got too much energy," Genta said, pointing to the shaved haired boy. "I want a calming presence, not one that gets me tired all the time."
"Hahaha! You might be right!" he agreed.
"And we can't have anyone dumb like Henkei, Tenma, or Oki," Chiaki added.
"Hey!" Niko and Seiya said indignantly.
"You're right about that!" Taiju laughed.
"Alright, I guess I'll be class rep," Machiko said with a grin. "But only if Kugutsu's my vice."
"Huh? Me?" Genta said, pointing to himself.
"Yea, you're one of the most organized guys I know, so you're definitely gonna be a lot of help," Machiko answered.
"Alright, if you say so," Genta said, shrugging.
"So Toyoda and Kugutsu are your class reps, huh?" Goldminer said, adding under his breath, "Man, I wish it were that easy for me when it came to picking who's in charge. Was almost a bloodbath..."
"What was that, Mr. Goldminer?" Fuuko asked.
"Nothing, just a little reminiscing. Anyways, class is going to start soon, so get ready, kids."
Class 1A
Izuku stared at the 5 votes he had gotten. 5. Votes. The only other person with multiple votes was Momo at 2. Everyone else was at one vote, save for Ochako, Eijiro, Mina, Tenya, and Shoto.
"Congratulations, Deku, you got it!" Ochako said, as she, Eijiro, and Mina clapped. He sweated at it, still in complete shock.
"WHY THE HELL DID ANYONE VOTE FOR DEKU!?" Katsuki screamed, his grip around his desk threatening to snap it in half.
"Zero votes... I expected this, but to see it for myself! But I cannot criticize the very system that I asserted that we use!" Tenya said, defeatedly.
"So you didn't vote for yourself..." Momo said, sweating a bit.
"I guess he was right, though, the person with the most votes does have the most trust to get them," Rikido said, though he glanced over to Izuku. "Though I really wonder if a nervous guy like him can really do it..."
"Can... can I mull it over before the school day ends?" Izuku said. "I-I'm not ungrateful to get the votes, I just don't know if I'm the right person!"
"Fine, you have the end of the day to decide if you want to be the class rep," Aizawa said.
Lunchtime
"You should have more confidence, Midoriya!" Mina said, as everyone sat down at the lunch table, with Tenya joining the Team Build teens.
"Yea, you're lucky that you got to be class rep!" Setsuna bemoaned. "I lost to Kendo in the semifinals of our rock-paper-scissors tournament."
"And then I was lost to her in the finals," Pony sighed. "Me, the rock-paper-scissors champion!"
"I-I don't know, I-I still don't feel like I'm the best pick," Izuku said. "Besides, I only got lucky 'cuz you guys gave me your votes."
"Dude, we've known you for a while, you're way more capable than you think!" Eijiro said, slapping Izuku's back.
"Indeed. From what I've seen, you've got grit and decisiveness that can get you out of a pinch," Tenya stated. "You've shown that at the testing ground for our practical exam, and I'm sure that if Mr. Kiryu hadn't made the decision to end your exercise, that you would've figured out a way to best Bakugo."
"T-Thanks..." Izuku said, still nervously sweating.
"Man, with the way you carry yourself and all, means you must be rich, huh?" Ochako said rather bluntly.
"W-Well, yes, I suppose I am," Tenya answered. "I am the second son of a particularly famous family, after all. Tell me, have you heard about the Turbo Hero, Ingenium?"
"Yea!" Izuku said, perking up. "He's a super speed hero who's famous for having dozens of sidekicks at his agency since he emphasizes the importance of teamwork!"
"Indeed! Ingenium is, in fact, my older brother!" Tenya said, puffing his chest out in pride. "My brother is an incredible leader, and I aspire to be as great as him one day!"
"Wow, that's-" Itsuka began to say, when an alarm started to ring.
"Security Level 3 has been broken. All students please evacuate in an orderly and calm fashion," a robotic voice said over an intercom. Students in all courses got up in concern, third years especially, as they began running towards the exit.
"What's going on?" Tenya asked, looking at a 3rd year student who passed by their table.
""It means someone's gotten past the gate! That's never happened in my 3 years here! You should book it!" he shouted, as the crowd of retreating students got bigger and bigger before it became a sea of students trying to escape, shoving each other as they tried to get out.
"Ack! Everyone!" Setsuna said, separating herself to get above the crowd. She saw that all of her friends were separated, and flew over to Tenya, who was squished against a window. "You alright, Glasses?"
"T-The press! It's just the press that got in!" Tenya said. Setsuna looked out, and saw the crowd of reporters from earlier that day trying to get into the school. "T-Tokage! Lift me out of here and towards Uraraka!"
"Gotcha!" Setsuna said, as she managed to pull the bespectacled teen out and towards Ochako, who happened to be the closest to them.
"Uraraka! Touch my hand and use your Quirk on me!" he shouted, reaching towards her.
"Right!" Ochako replied, managing to lift her arm above her head, and touching Tenya's hand. Setsuna felt Tenya instantly lighten in her hands, relieved that he wasn't too heavy now.
"Tokage! Give me a push!" he said, lifting his pant legs to reveal their Engines.
"Alright, I think I get it!" Setsuna said, putting her hands on his feet. "Go for it, Iida!"
With the push, Tenya spun around in the air, until he landed against the wall above the doorway to the cafeteria.
"Everyone! Calm yourselves!" Tenya shouted, catching everyone's attention. "The intruders- It's just the press! We're all UA students! We must act in a more dignified manner than this!"
As the crowd calmed down and began to disperse, Izuku took a deep breath and sighed, as he finally settled on what to do.
Later, at Class 1A
"Alright, Midoriya, what's your final decision?" Aizawa asked, looking up from inside his sleeping bag.
"Y-Yes," Izuku replied. "I... I think that rather than be class representative, that I'd like Iida to be class representative instead."
"Really!?" Tenya shouted, before forcing himself to calm down and coughed into his hands. "Are you sure that you want to do that?"
"What about me? I'm the only one that got multiple votes after you," Momo said, pouting a bit.
"O-oh! Well, um, it's just that, uh, that Iida really took initiative to calm everyone down during lunch," Izuku explained, rubbing the back of his head. "I-I felt like I should recognize that."
"I... suppose that is fair," Momo said, sighing. "Things could've ended badly if he didn't come up with that plan with Tokage and Uraraka."
"Yea... you know what, I think having Iida as a class representative wouldn't be a bad idea," Mashirao said, as the class began to mutter agreements.
"He really got everyone's attention with that move!" Rikido added.
"The way he posed reminded me of those little dudes on those exit signs," Denki thought aloud. "Yea, Iida's a pretty good choice!"
"I... I am honored!" Tenya said, holding back a tear. "As your class representative, I will do my best to guide us on our pathways to heroism!"
The class cheered and clapped, while Aizawa grumbled and fell back over, muttering about the irrationality of the whole day.
Outside at the UA Barrier
"So you think one of those reporter's did this?" Midnight said, as some of the teachers, Recovery Girl, and Principal Nezu inspected the disintegrated gate. Sento tapped his foot, as he kept mulling what he was seeing.
"I dunno what weirdo news company would wanna hire a guy who can disintegrate things with a touch," Snipe replied, lowering himself and pinching some of the remaining rubble.
"Excuse me," a voice said behind them. They all turned as Sawa approached them. "I know who did it. When all of us were leaving, I walked past him as he approached the gate, and I took a video before he used the crowd of reporters streaming in to leave."
Sawa took her camera out, and on the camera's display, she showed them a recording of a grayish blue-haired man with bright red eyes dressed in black (much like Aizawa) touching the gate as it disintegrated.
"With the way he approached the gate and left, there's no doubt about it," Principal Nezu said gravely. "This man intended this to be a declaration of war."
Sento rubbed the back of his head in frustration. Great. So he's got to worry about another villain threatening UA in addition to Faust? That was going to be a pain to deal with.
ORIGINAL AO3 NOTES:
- Initially the joke with Niko and Minoru had Minoru give a more 'meanspirited' reaction, but it just didn't sit well with me, so I changed it. Still not sure if this is an 'acceptable' joke, but I do feel that someone like him would be conflicted on whether gender changing is hot or not, since there ARE people who would.
- Teams F and E won their exercises, since I know I didn't really show how they went apart from a couple scenes.
- I've been reading Undead Unluck for a while now. Love that series, very fun. Decided that using Fuuko would be a fun thing, though I did do a bit of rework so that it wasn't just bad luck that happened. Well, it's still bad luck in a way, just not always for her. Got rid of the 'touch skin' condition, too, now it works by activating it at will, though the results are still not controllable. Not to mention making it so that none of the results are lethal.
- While it might seem early that they're learning about the truth about One for All, let's remember that in BUAH! that they've been together MUCH longer than in MHA canon prior to the MHA events. So I figured that it was an appropriate amount of time that they've spend together that they could be trusted with One for All's secret.
- I'm going to start having the Fullbottle tests be done in sidestories rather than in the chapters themselves, so that I don't waste too much time on showing them. I'll still do the Build Files, but the Fullbottle tests will be their own thing. For the testing sidestories, I'll make a new fanfic so I can avoid the whole 'being thrown off by the chapter numbering' issue I created for myself when I chose to make the Build Files a part of the main fanfic instead of a separate one. I'll still put the Build Files in the main fanfic since I don't want to go through the trouble of creating a new one and copypasting the first ones into it and deleting them from the main fanfic, but from now on, any side material that isn't covered by the Build Files format and sidestories will be in their own separate fanfic. This will include character bios for Class 1C.