Sup, people of the internet weeb space! Its Shisl with a new Chapter for Fire Dragon Smash. If anyone missed my last AN from TND, First of all, I apologize for not updating in so long, I go into more detail as to why I took so long in that story, (plug, plug, plug) but what I didn't mention was the frequency in which I would try to update, now that I am at a place, both physically and creatively, to finally start updating regularly. I will attempt to do so every Saturday. It may be late at night, it may be in the morning, it may be at any time in the middle of the day, but my prerogative, is to at least get it done by then.
Chapter 6: Battle Trials, and A Level 3 Alarm
As Izuku walked out of the boys' locker room, fresh from the shower and back in his uniform, Katsuki saw him. She had waited for him to get out, knowing that gym class habit of his ever since middle school to take a shower as to not smell for the next class. Katsuki then attached herself to his arm, being careful not to scratch herself on his scales.
"Did you remember your lotion, Izukun?" she asked, making sure her best friend, (read: boyfriend, he just hasn't accepted it yet) was taking care of his more draconic features. They had been BFF's since they were in diapers after all, so she knows the things he forgets sometimes, more often than not training his physical prowess and quirk than taking care of his moisturizing needs.
"Hai, Hai Kacchan," he answered, "Not making that mistake again. Not that you'd ever let me live it down if I did." He was referring to an old memory where he was showing off his quirk, but he hadn't noticed some of his scales flaking off onto the floor until one had flown into his eye. He was almost five-years-old, dammit, and she still got worried if he ever forgot. Then again if she hadn't of caught it, he'd be wearing an eye patch by now. He was just going to change the subject now.
"We've got our first Provisional Hero class tomorrow with All Might. Are you excited, Ka-"
"Hey, you two! Are you going home together? Wanna walk to the station with us?" came an excited voice.
They turned to see both Uraraka and Iida walking towards them waving. Well, Uraraka was waving. Iida looked constipated with her actions.
"Uraraka-san, that was rude," Iida exclaimed, "They were clearly having a conversation when you interrupted them. Apologize this instance"
"So, Midoriya and Bakugou, you headed to the station? Lets go together!" Uraraka said, ignoring Iida's scolding.
"Picked up an energetic one, didn't you Izukun?" Katsuki said, waggling her eyebrows, "I said I approve at the exams, and I'll say it again. Good job!"
Izuku's face then turned bright red with the rest of his head catching fire, "Really, Kaachan! You can't just say something like that! Let us get to know her first, dammit." Why was she in such a hurry! He knew he needed to make more friend's than just her, due to certain adults and kids calling him names, like hanyou, but did she have to make it like he's building a harem?! Sheesh, he may be poly, but come on!
This exchange caused Uraraka to look confused, and Iida to blush like Izuku, though unlike Izuku, he didn't catch fire.
"We are here to learn how to be great heroes, not to play around!" the boy exclaimed, "That was very inapropriate, Bakugou-san!"
Katsuki just stared at him with a blank face. "You've got a massive stick up your ass, don't you, Speed Racer?" her words got a mixed reaction. Izuku facepalmed, while Uraraka guffawed, and Iida looked insulted.
"Ignore her, Iida-kun, that's what I do," Izuku said to his new "maybe friend"
They continued to walk to the station having a conversation on their first day with Aizawa. Iida, while disapproving of the man's "throw them in the deep end" style of teaching, was also very impressed with the man. Uraraka admitted to being afraid of him, with the whole expulsion-if-last thing. Katsuki was annoyed that he stopped him from doing certain... things to her Izukun. And Izuku respected the teacher for his straightforward attitude towards heroism.
They arrived at the station, and split up. Katsuki went with Izuku, being neighbors and all. Iida had to split off earlier to make his train on time. Uraraka had to wait for her train to arrive so when Izuku and Katsuki boarded, she waved good bye.
Izuku and Katsuki separated when they arrived at their apartment building, and said good night to each other as they walked to their respective homes. Tomorrow was gonna be awesome.
The next day, Class 1-A quickly learned that they weren't gonna get away from their normal studies just because they were part of the newest hero course. Math with Ectoplasm, Language Arts and English with Present Mic. And many other core subjects were being taught at UA. This caused the less studious students to complain when lunch time came around.
"Why did we have to do all that studying! Uggggggghhhhhh!" Ashido complained, "It was all so BORING!"
"My brain hurts, owie," Shiretoko said, agreeing with her new classmate.
"At least we have our first hero class after lunch," Sousaki exclaimed.
After everyone headed to the cafeteria for a bite to eat, and everyone relaxed for a bit, we return to Classroom 1-A. Everyone had regained their energy and enthusiasm, and tried to guess who their hero teacher was going to be when a familiar voice rang out in front of the door.
"I AM HERE, COMING THROUGH THE DOOR LIKE A NORMAL PERSON!" the door swung open to reveal All Might, in his silver age costume, along with a young woman, a year or two older than them following after.
"A normal person doesn't come in like that, All Might-Sensei! But maybe some people do? Ooh you have horns and pink hair! And do your scales protect you from something. Your hair is really fluffy and soft. Oh! You have kitty beans on your fingertips" the young woman started buzzing around the classroom, asking random questions to all the students before All Might cleared his throat.
"Now, Now Young Hadou, your here to be my teaching assistant, not that. However, you can ask your questions after class if you focus! After all, your energy is needed to help get these new heroes into fighting shape. And that starts with these!" All Might exclaimed, pushing a button on a remote. This caused the wall to open up, revealing briefcases with everyone's student number on them, implying whose case was whose.
"After all, the clothes make the hero! You have twenty minutes to get changed at meet me at gym alpha!"
After the students grabbed their cases, and changed, everyone walked to the monitor room of gym alpha. Everyone walked in sync, despite no practice, being led by Izuku. His costume composed of a sleeveless flak jacket, cargo shorts, a utility belt including a first aid kit, and leather combat sandals.
"Look at that! Entering like true heroes!" All Might complimented, "Alright, you buncha newbies! Time for trial by combat!"
"Isn't that a bit advanced?" Asui asked curiously, "Wouldn't we need to learn basics first?"
"You'll learn that here. This is also to test your costumes and to see what modifications are needed to better help your quirks to their fullest potential in the future," All Might explained, "This is your scenario. You will each be split into teams of two, and then we will have ten two-on-two matches between a hero team and a villain team. The hero team wins when both villains are captured or either hero touches the threat, in this case a paper mache bomb. The villains have only one win condition, dodge the heroes and protect the bomb before time runs out. Your teammates will be drawn at random to simulate a mass crisis situation in which no-one can choose who you have to work with in such an event"
With that the teams were drawn randomly from a computer. The teams were Izuku and Hagakure, Katsuki and Asui, Uraraka and Iida, Todoroki and Shiretoko, Yaoyorozu and Kaminari, Kirishima and Aoyama, Sosaki and Tsuchikawa, Kendou and Chatora, Jiro and Tokoyami, and finally Ashido and Rikido. When Izuku saw the match ups, he did a little dance as his team was the last match of the day. Then he saw who he was up against. Todoroki was the daughter of the number two ranked hero, who he had met at a hero gala that was available for the top twenty heroes and their families. He had seen her stoic face off to the side, when his dad pushed him towards her while running interference against Endeavor, who was there as a courtesy. They hadn't really gotten along then either, and he doubts she remembers him anyway. But he certainly remembers her, especially after she insulted his dad. His temper got the better of him and he tried to punch her, when he went right through her, her face transformed into water. Now, Izuku is normally a rather kind boy, that is, unless you insult his favorite heroes, and especially his dad. He did get that from his mom after all. Inko was a rather scary woman when angry.
He was so distracted by his glaring at her, that he had missed all the matches. The computer had shown that Kaachan's team won though, so he was some what happy. He cheered up when he saw that his new friends won their bout too. But now it was time for him and Hagakure to go in and plan. They were the hero team and Todoroki's was the villain team. He would not let a vendetta control his actions, but he would feel pure schadenfreude when he and Hagakure won this. He was confident, but cautious though. He and Hagakure needed a plan.
"Hagakure-san, I think I have a plan, will you help me?" Izuku asked.
"Sure, Midoriya-kun! Whacha need?" He was happy she was feeling better after yesterday but they needed to focus on the task at hand. Izuku then whispered in her ear.
On the other side of the building, Shiretoko and Todoroki had finished setting up, when Shiretoko asked Todoroki what the plan was.
"Just use your quirk to alert me when they're in the building, and stay out of the way. Just find a place to hide. I don't need any help with them," was her answer.
Shiretoko pouted, but complied, 'Meanie'
All Might then started the timer and had the hero team enter.
"Remember the plan, Hagakure-san," Izuku said.
"You got it Midori!" Hagakure responded. The ground beneath them then began to rumble as a deluge of water came rushing down the hall way. That was when Izuku then started to set himself on fire and started to heat up the air and space around him. The intense heat he gave off started to turn all the water in the vicinity into steam. As a safety precaution he had Hagakure stay a few feet behind him so he could evaporate as best he could without burning her. As they searched each floor, Izuku picked up the sound of high pressured water. He looked into the closest hallway to see a blade of water head his way. He simply dodged.
"Hmph, it seems I may have misjudged you, Midoriya," came a stoic voice, "Drip drip drop."
He looked to see Todoroki walking towards him. Her hero costume consisted of a short white over coat, opened to reveal a blue bustier, and a midsized hoop skirt with thigh high white and sky blue boots. Her dichromatic hair was in its ususal pigtails. She also seemed to have added a verbal tic, which, to his chagrin, he actually found a little cute.
"Hello, again, Todoroki," was his only response before he rushed towards her, using his flames bursting out of his feet to gain speed. All while dodging Todoroki's water blades.
Todoroki Shouko, quirk: Water Body: Not only can she control the temperature and state of whatever water is around her, but her body can also transform into water, making hitting her a hard 'endeavor'
He dodged most of the blades and, what he couldn't dodge, he blocked before getting up close to her. His fist alight, he threw his punch at her stomach, which she just let through her, her body turning into clear water.
"This didn't work the last time, Midoriya," she said stoically. That was when she noticed his grin, before she started to sweat and boil. Then he stopped upon hearing All Might declare a hero team victory. She then looked at him with her mouth gaping wide.
"I win, Todoroki-san," he said.
Todoroki stared at him with wide eyes, then, unnoticed by everyone, thin pink hearts appeared in her eyes.
She had found her precious one. She wondered if he liked soba.
"Izuku-sama," she whispered as she skipped to the girls locker room. All the while, Izuku, walking out of the boys locker room felt a shiver run down his spine.
Izuku and Katsuki, who teased him relentlessly after his match after school, with Izuku yelled at her, and her laughing uproarously, walked home.
Katsuki got the last word though, asking him before they split up, "So how was it inside of her?" He screamed after that.
The next morning was hectic. There were reporters flooding the entrance of the school.
"Let us in! We wanna talk to All Might!" one reporter demanded. They then turn to see all the students trying to get in. When one asked how All Might as a teacher was to him, he just made an excuse and talked to Katsuki.
Once in class, Aizawa congratulated those who won the battle trials, while also adding some constructive, and not-so-constructive, criticism. He then announced a normal school thing. Class Rep and Vice Rep. Yaoyarozu won Class Rep, with Iida as the Vice Rep. Izuku didn't participate, as he was distracted by the feeling of being watched by someone. He turned his head until he could find the reason, but nothing caught his gaze. He didn't notice Todoroki staring at him with her thin pink hearts in her eyes.
During lunch, he sat with Katsuki, Uraraka, and Iida.
"Congratulations on your election, Iida-kun," Izuku congratulated.
"Why didn't you participate, Midoriya-kun?" Iida asked, "If you had put your hat in the ring, so to speak, I'm sure you've would have gotten a lot of votes, considering your intellect and control displayed yesterday."
"Trust me, I would've loved it, but I got distracted. I felt someone staring at me all throughout the class," Izuku sighed, "I would like to use that position to get over my stage fright."
Before they could continue their conversation, a loud alarm sounded and everything went to the dogs. Katsuki finally grabbed onto an older student and demanded to know what was going on.
"That's the intruder alarm! In all three of my years here, its never sounded!" the panicked student replied.
It was loud enough to cause a riot in the cafeteria. Lunch Rush was trying his best to calm everyone. Iida then spotted a reporter on the grounds and called it to Izuku's attention. Understanding what Iida needed him to do, he grabbed him, used his claws to climb the wall to the top of the entrance, and asked Iida to cover his ears. After getting the go ahead, he took a deep breath and roared as loud as possible. This caused all the students to cover their ears. After his loud roar, Iida then admonished all of the students for causing such a ruckus over a mere reporter.
While Iida was calming the students, the teachers found one of the doors rusted and decayed away. The discussion then turned to the next hero class, as when Vlad King joined them, he announced that his schedule for the USJ was stolen. He apologized and joined the faculty meeting to discuss what their next move would be. They had finally decided to make the trip to the USJ a joint class. It looked like 1A and 1B were meeting earlier than planned.
And that concludes this chapter of FDS. Any questions, comments, and constructive criticism will be answered and accepted at my earliest convenience. Flames, again, will be fed to Izuku.