Loamycoffee: Good god, the changes to them! Info drop, nice. I guess no one has put enough thought into that stuff to put it into their stories, cause damn it makes so much sense! Even more that, your headcanon is what came before MHA. So thought provoking and I hope that those four keep their changes from their internships and keep growing.
Re: Full transparency; most of that is paraphrased from The Capitalist Hero – The Individual and the Collective in My Hero Academia [Part 2] by Explanation Point, with a bit taken from Tiger & Bunny because until Heroes were commercialized in the "Corporate Age", no-one could bring themselves to trust Heroes. And yeah, imagining Tiger & Bunny as the prequel to My Hero Academia is fun because you actually do get to see what a Hero Academy is like in the "Corporate Age"; unlike "modern" Hero Schools in MHA, in T&B, it's more like a Technical College for adults since back then it was rare to turn teenagers into Heroes.
Also, glad you like the changes. With Genki's extended family of non-OCs, it felt like a good opportunity to mix things up, since all it takes to really build a Hero student up, is a really good teacher; just look at all Izuku accomplished in a week and what could've happened earlier if All Might wasn't a shitty teacher.
superpierce: great chapter man way to go on explaining why it's important for Heroes to get paid.
Re: Heroism/Vigilantism only works when it gets worked out who pays the tab. In the DCU, it's the United Nations vouching for the Justice League because it's cheaper than a trained military response for "every little thing" and also the reconstruction cost when any rogue Meta has a temper tantrum. That and it gives them the illusion of "control" over new-age god-like entities.
King0fP0wers: Good points. Hell, our little canon protagonist himself recently is the great example in my opinion. Stumbling all around in a tattered suit, without break or food. Oh, and a young teenager trying to play 3D-chess against a century-old mastermind by himself. Izuku Midoriya needs a good slap right now, if you ask me.
After all heroism isn't like in the comic books. Funny, considering that some of the most dangerous villains build their career around old superhero comics (Stain, All For One, ...).
Still, a large amount of people DO choose heroism merely because of the money and the media. It's a good motivation alright, but it really does make heroes look... shallow. Hell, little kids yell hero as their first choice of career, like RL would choose doctors, astronauts or firefighters. Just because it's "cool". Most of those heroes would quit if put in a truly bad situation. Like in the manga right now.
Re: In regard to his current self-destructive downward spiral, he's more like Spider-Man now than he was after getting [Blackwhip]; caring and self-destructive to a fault. Also, it sounds like all of 1-A may be coming to the rescue; maybe with an ATV or APC that Momo treats like a go-cart~
I think All for One is more-inspired by Light Novels *cough*Demon Lord*cough* And yes, money is a big motivator in MHA because it's so easy to do so if you have a strong Quirk. Although in the "Corporate Age", Wild Tiger's [Hundred Power] could only be sustained by his corporate sponsors; otherwise he'd have been a great Hero in the "modern age", albeit the "Crusher of Justice" would be equal parts compliment and slander…
DarkShadowSabre: Going with your TB head-cannon, does that mean Tiger's daughter would be the ancestor of Monoma?!
BTW love your stories... sucks you had to change your pen-name, but you can't cure stupidity.
Re: That's a strong possibility, one I actually plan to bring up in my other My Hero Academia story~
The big difference between their powers of course is hers doesn't seem to have the same time constraints, but she can only copy one power at a time and doesn't have any control over that; then again she was a teenager when she came into her "Quirk". She's also intuitive enough with her Copy Ability that she can use [Hundred Power] to effortlessly catch up to a departing train (without her limbs exploding off her body), and also use an AOE Brainwashing-type "Quirk" to undo the work of a Brainwashing master.
As for the other thing… I came up with it as a teenager who saw animations on the internet for the first time. What can you do?
Anywho, give Another Hero Academia: Out of Time a read, tell me what you think~
Harleking31: Ochako is deep in thought because of that conversation? Why? Shouldn't it validate her motivation and help ease her concerns about how it isn't as noble as her peers'?
Specially if it already is more noble than the average
Re: What the conversation is making her think on is how, if it weren't for the commercialization brought about by the "Corporate Age", she wouldn't have been able to become a Hero at all. Yes, Genki's words definitely validate her capitalist motivation, but a part of her will always compare herself to those with "more noble" intentions. Hell, Iida's isn't purely altruistic, it's also to continue the long-standing Ingenium lineage; it's just that he was raised by good parents who taught him morals. Unlike Bakugou who ran about raising hell and everyone praised him for it like a bunch of shills. Only a select few are shown to be truly altruistic to the point it's self-destructive; another way Izuku is similar to Spider-Man.
*MHA*
"I, AM, HERE!- Is the note I usually do things on, but right, onto Foundational Hero Study Time!" All Might declared just-as-bombastically as always. "It's been a while, boys and girls! In good spirits, I hope!?"
"That was a really lukewarm entry."
"After so long too."
"Oh my, he must've exhausted all the possible patterns."
-was the general consensus of 1-A, who had known All Might far longer than Genki.
"Right on the heels of all your workplace experience, this time we'll mix in an element of play! It's a Rescue-Training Race!"
"If it's Rescue Training, then should it not be carried out at the USJ!?" Iida questioned while Izuku gushed out over All Might's 'Golden Age' costume.
"No, that place is for Disaster Rescue. What was I saying? Ah yes, a race! This is Training Ground Gamma!" All Might said gesturing to the large industrial complex behind him, just as robust as the "play cities" used for the Entrance Exams. "Where densely packed lanes make this construction site seem more like a complex labyrinth! Make four groups of five! We'll go to the training one group at a time!" he continued as another open-interior bus pulled up to them, a graphic mapping five figures scattered around Gamma's four sides making their way toward an All Might emoji screaming "HELP!" playing from his phone. "This is a competition to see who can come to my aid first! Of course, keep damage to the surroundings at a minimum!"
"WHY'RE YOU POINTING AT ME!" Bakugou demanded as All Might not-so-discretely pointed a muscular finger at him.
"Starting Group! Take your positions!" All Might proclaimed after everyone drew lots 1 through 4.
*MHA*
The first group to run the gamut was Izuku Midoriya, Mashirao Ojiro, Tenya Iida, Fumikage Tokoyami, and Hanta Sero. Only Iida was out-of-costume, his still damaged from his fight with Stain; turns out carbon fiber and aluminum alloy isn't great against knives and swords, who knew?
Genki had to say this for Yuuei, the production value on class exercises was pretty insane. At the moment he and the others were all standing upon an Ozashiki Company raised platform with a jumbotron and professional sound rig overhead, the HITs on-screen being captured by a series of aerial drones.
"Iida hasn't made a complete recovery yet, he should study by watching…"
"The kids with some of the best maneuverability are in the group."
"All save one. Midoriya's at a slight disadvantage," were the general thoughts of 1-A.
"Frankly, his real worth hasn't been pinned down yet," Jiro hummed.
"True. Whenever he tries anything, he receives such grievous wounds…" Yaoyarozu hummed.
"I say Sero's a shoe-in!" Kirishima bet.
"Maybe, but you can't count Ojiro out either," Kaminari hummed.
"Deku's dead last," Bakugou said frankly.
"He's got that wound, but I still think it'll be Iida," Uraraka said sitting cross-legged next to Asui, the two of them cute as buttons.
"START!" All Might declared from his remote location, Iida, Ojiro, Tokoyami, and Sero all bursting out into action.
"Look! It's a tried-and-true tactic to climb over such busy terrain!" Kirishima said as Sero's feet left the ground, his draw-speed significantly higher than before, Shoji nodding in agreement.
"Alright! Looks like all that training paid off!" Sero hummed, grinning behind his visor before a streak of green lightning caught up to him off to the side.
"WHAAA, MIDORIYA!?"
"WHAT'S UP WITH THOSE MOVES?!" were the shocked thoughts of 1-A as Midoriya hopped, skipped, and jumped across the hazardous terrain, arcs of green lightning skittering across his body.
"Wow, look at him go!" Uraraka cheered.
"Actually, those moves look just like-"
"Those are my moves!"
-Bakugou's face seemed to say.
"Huh, looks like Midoriya picked up a little parkour from his internship," Genki hummed thoughtfully. "Still!" he said loud-enough for everyone to hear. "You shouldn't discount someone trained by the Silk Thread Hero: Arachnid so-easily!" he said as Midoriya's foot slipped on a wet pipe, probably running coolant. Before the green-haired boy could paint the ground a very disgusting color, a line of tape snared his ankle, Sero coiling his own end of his [Tape] around an overhead pipe like a grappling hook before breaking the line and shooting off again all in one motion.
Suffice it to say, the winner at first place was Sero, a flashy banner wrapped around his torso as a reward. Ojiro's muscular tail gave him the verticality of a simian on steroids netting him second place, with Tokoyami's [Dark Shadow] netting him third only a second behind. Iida's ground speed may've been impressive, but because he lacked the verticality of his peers and had to take the stairs he landed in fourth. Midoriya, having been left hanging and having lost some time trying to break Sero's tape, wound up in dead last a few seconds behind Iida, face-down with a look of shame on his face.
"Young Sero was No.1, but all of you have learned how to use your Quirks far more broadly since you first entered this academy!" All Might announced once everyone was back together. "Now keep at it for me, and begin preparations for the end-of-term test!" he said as a quintet of cargo drones with handrails swooped down to take everyone back to their class, the next group having already assumed their starting positions.
The second group consisted of Gokiburi Genki, Katsuki Bakugou, Toru Hagakure, Mezo Shoji, and Kyoka Jiro. At a glance it plain to see who were the most-lacking in mobility compared to their current competition, but for the other half, it wasn't quite as clear-cut.
'The way that Bakugou guy was glaring at me, I hope he isn't a Tsundere…' Genki thought to himself as he limbered up. He'd seen plenty of Sports Festivals in middle school where people didn't stretch, and regardless of Quirk, a pulled muscle could really backfire.
"Aaand… STAAART!" All Might bellowed, probably experimenting with his starting declaration.
At the sound of the No.1 Hero's proclamation, the five students burst into action, some more-literally than others. Katsuki Bakugou was the most-literal using his Quirk to achieve quasi-flight while Mezo Shoji climbed the nearest pope like a muscular octopus. Toru Hagakure and Kyoka Jiro ran as fast as they could, but the look on their faces made it obvious they'd given up on the gold medal.
Genki on the other hand fiddled with his helmet as he entered into a light jog, triggering the music player Mei had installed during the course of an all-nighter. When the dynamic cello and violin began to resound in his ears, followed by drums and then the trumpet, the Mutant's blood got pumping.
Cue Tiger & Bunny OST – HEROES N.C. 1978
"Alright! Let's GOOOOO!" Genkiburi shouted as he dipped into a runner's stance, digging the balls of his feet into the concrete beneath him. "GOKI BUUURST!"
Firing off on all cylinders, a gale was left in his wake as he shot off into the industrial complext at tremendous speed, his giant interneurons navigating him away from any near-fatal collisions. Rolling his fingers followed by his wrist, a small harpoon gun extended from his left gauntlet, a high-tensile nano-filament wire shooting out, whipping around an overhead pipe.
"AND NOWWWW!" he shouted as his feet left the ground, the momentum and liberious use of his Quirk carrying him overhead. "GOKI SLING!" he said as that circle continued to shrink, momentum building before he released the tether and shot out faster than any Goki Blast. The wind utterly howling around him as he shot ahead compared his peers, with incredible agility Genkiburi shot out across Training Ground Gamma, his body nothing but an oily blur as he zipped toward his goal at breakneck speed.
His speed was so-great in fact, that he happened upon something he was never meant to see.
But that, was a story for another day…
*MHA*
"Congratulations, all! That was a most valiant effort!" All Might said bombastically, hastily wiping the bead of sweat trailing down his right temple as Hagakure came in a few seconds behind Jiro, her invisible chest heaving as she moaned-
"Stairs?! Why did it have to be stairs!?"
Not that Jiro was much better off, but her attitude was a marked improvement over her peer Bakugou who, despite getting second place only a few seconds behind, looked like he'd swallowed a lemon and ten pounds of crap. Shoji's expression was unreadable, but the Mutant teen was definitely carrying himself with a greater air of dignity despite getting third place behind someone with such a bad attitude.
"Bakugou-kun, your timing was most-excellent. With some more training, you'll be a real force of nature!"
Instead of accepting the praise of the No.1 Hero however, Bakugou looked like he wanted to throttle someone.
"Shoji-kun, your technique and gliding abilities were quite impressive, though I think a Support Item would increase your mobility even further."
Shoji in turn nodded.
"Kyoka-chan, Hagakure-chan, the game might've been stacked against you, but you both did very well. Keep up the good work, and your efforts will be rewarded. I'm so proud of you!"
The two girls preened at All Might's praise, or at least Genki assumed they were both preening.
Hagakure, still naked-as-ever, he was unable to look in her general direction.
Not that All Might could look directly at her either.
"Genki-kun! The fruits of your labor show! A few seconds quicker and you would've broken even my First-Year record! Excellent work!"
At that declaration, Bakugou looked like he wanted to commit genocide.
"Meet me in my office after school," the No.1 Hero then whispered in a quiet voice Genki was surprised to even hear from the normally-bombastic man.
"Mm! Thank you, All Might-sensei!" Genki replied, playing off of his teacher so no-one'd suspect anything. What he lacked in subtlety he more than made up for with charisma, but what had been seen, could not be un-seen.
But, once again, that was a story for another day…
*MHA*
"Genki-kun, great job, kero," Tsuyu greeted upon his return to the stage.
"T-Thank you, Tsu-chan," the Mutant replied.
"Yeah, you were so fast! It looked just like an anime!" Mina smiled.
"Thank you."
"That's one hell of an impressive Quirk you got there," Kirishima nodded. "You keep this up and I might get a complex," he said half-jokingly.
"Just work as-smart as you work hard, and you'll be good," Genki called out as the third group consisting if Momo Yaaoyorozu, Mina Ashido, Shoto Todoroki, Koji Koda, and Eijirou Kirishima departed.
"Seriously, though, you were like a Pro out there," Uraraka said pumping her fist. "How'd you not run into anything?"
"Yes, I am quite curious myself," Iida mused coming up to them. "At such speeds, the margin for error was extremely small. Even the slightest mis-step could've proven fatal."
"Half of it was hard work. The other, I just won a winning 'lottery' when my parents' Heteromorphic Quirks blended together," Genki replied humbly. "What did his parents have?" he asked jabbing a thumb at Bakugou. "Rocket engines and dynamite?"
"Oh, Mitsuki-san can secrete Glycerin from her palms, and Masaru-san's sweat has acidic properties," Midoriya answered.
"Shut it, nerd! Don't talk about my parents' Quirks!" Bakugou raged.
"Why not? You already lost. It's not like knowing now will change that," Genki shrugged, Bakugou fuming but holding his ground while Izuku quibbled at the Mutant's seeming bravery.
"Mon dieu! Such courage is truly admirable, but maybe hazardous to your health," Aoyama hummed.
"Shut it, Frenchy!"
"Oh, he's just an entitled little shit. Once he has to start paying taxes, that should help take the edge off," Kaminari hummed.
"What makes you say that?" Ashido asked.
"Gunvolt-senpai didn't just help me with my Quirk. He also taught me about, euuuuugh, paperwork," the electric teen shuddered.
"Oh good, so you took more away from internships than the zappy-zap," Jiro quipped.
"Hey, don't typecast me!" Kaminari wailed while the others got a good laugh out of it.
*MHA*
In the third round of the Rescue Race, everyone was quite inventive with their Quirks.
Momo Yaoyarozu used the same model of moped she did from Aizawa's Quirk Apprehension Test to cover ground quickly before taking the stairs. Mina Ashido used her [Acid] to get to the high ground, and then displayed her increased leg strength by making jumps she never would've been able to pre-Internships. Todoroki of course used his [Subzero] to get verticality, and then made a line of ice rails to stay on the move. Koji Koda summoned some nearby pigeons to get the best route out of them. Kirishima used his Quirk to get as much verticality as he could, and the times he fell used his [Hardening] to withstand the landing.
In the end, the winners in-order were Todoroki, Yaoyorozu, Ashido, Kirishima, and Koda.
"Ochako. You up for this?"
"H-Hai, Genki…!" the adorable cinnamon roll replied, a shaky thumbs up.
"Ochako, this isn't some big final or mid-term, just go out there, and show everyone what you're made of," Jiro hummed.
"Y-Yeah! You can do it, Ura-ra-ra-raka-chan!" Izuku stammered, he and Ochako getting into a stammering fit before they were pushed toward the shuttle.
*MHA*
As the last batch of students of the day, Ochako Uraraka, Yuuga Aoyama, Tsuyu Asui, Rikido Sato, and Denki Kaminari had a lot to live up to after the "heavy-hitters" of each prior group.
Uraraka made an impressive show of keeping down her lunch as she used her [Zero Gravity] to its utmost, giving her the verticality to get above the industrial landscape, and basically flying toward her ultimate destination, only allowing herself to barf after All Might gave her a congratulatory pat on the back; that or maybe because of. Aoyama amazingly-enough was able to use his [Naval Laser] to achieve the same levels of verticality, but the backwards leapfrogging toward the goal was a bit more haphazard, and halfway through he wound up scurrying off to find a restroom. Asui made as-much use of her Heteromorphic traits as Genki, her padded fingers letting her scale the walls, her powerful legs carrying her through powerful horizontal leaps, and her prehensile tongue allowing her to close gaps even those couldn't bridge. Sato to everyone's amazement, after activating his [Sugar Rush], completely annihilated his costume's alpha build, swelling up to a hulking behemoth that stormed through Gamma like a freight train, punching handholds for himself in the final obstacle because his Quirk-addled mind couldn't find the starting point for the stairs; which just-so-happened to be on the opposite side of where he'd arrived. Kaminari's display was the most-surprising of the lot, stimulating his body with electrical charges and even wall-kicking in a few places to parkour his way through Gamma, making impressive time in his own right.
At the end, surprising no-one, Asui got first place because she could maintain her aerial clip unimpeded by Quirk-related drawbacks. Uraraka came in a few seconds behind her, green in the face but holding her head high… until she blew chunks past the hand rails. Sato and Kaminari basically tied for third, and it was hard to tell who got the one-up over the other since Kaminari took the stairs while Sato climbed up the side. Surprising no-one, Aoyama came in last, holding his tummy and whimpering, but trying to play it off as being "fashionably late".
*MHA*
"Yeah! Way to go, Tsu-chan!" Genki whooped as All Might sung her praises on the big screen.
"Wow, you're really in her corner, huh Gen-chan~?" Mina cooed.
"Better hers than yours, you pervert."
"Hey! I'll have you know plenty of guys would kill to get into my 'corner'!" Mina proclaimed, Izuku, Kirishima, and Sero blushing a bright red as the pink-skinned girl pointed to the junction between her thighs. "Thick thighs save lives!"
"Waaaaagh! Why did you say that out loud?!" Izuku cried completely red in the face.
Thusly, the scene that Uraraka, Aoyama, Asui, Sato, Kaminari, and All Might would return to, would be one where Mina was trying to wrap her thighs around Genki's head in some misguided attempt to prove a point that got lost in translation somewhere between her brain and her mouth, the rest of 1-A trying to either separate the two, choosing to spectate, or washing their hands of the whole thing by humming J-Pop while facing the opposite direction.
"What, uh… What did we miss…?" All Might asked confusedly.
"You uh…" Momo hummed, not completely sure of what was happening either as she tried forcing the two apart with a car jack. "You know, I'm not really sure anymore…"
"GET OVER HERE!"
"NOT ON YOUR LIFE, 'MILEENA'!"
"HEY! I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW I'D MAKE A SEXY MILEENA!"
"SUBZERO! GIVE HER A COLD SHOWER!"
" . . . You mean me?" Todoroki asked.
"AAGH!"
"HAAAH!"
"AAAGH!"
"HAAAAH!"
"AAAAGH!"
"HAAAAAH!"
"I am… quite lost to be honest," Aoyama hummed.
"You and me both…" Kaminari said blushing in the face.
*MHA*
After resolving the utterly ludicrous "altercation" between Mina Ashido and Gokiburi Genki, All Might gave what sounded like a pre-packaged Hero Teacher's speech, and then bolted off at high speed even though there was a perfectly good shuttle waiting to take them back to campus.
Once 1-A returned to the locker rooms, they were eager to get out of their Hero Costumes. Though the Rescue Race wasn't anywhere near as-strenuous as the Obstacle Race in the Sports Festival a few weeks prior, everyone had worked up a good sweat regardless of where they had placed in their respective groups. Izuku for his part looked like he was juggling something incredibly heavy in his mind, but Genki wasn't one to pry. Maybe he was brooding over getting last place in the Disaster Rescue when he'd done so-well in the beginning?
"Hey… Genki," Sato said coming up to him.
"Hm?"
"Does Kabutomushi-san… Does she always cosplay?"
"What happened? Did she beat you up while dressed as a flight attendant?"
" . . . Also yes," Sato admitted after a moment of remembrance.
" . . . Well if you're into that kind of thing-"
"NOT ON YOUR LIFE!" Sato squawked, red in the face.
"Now, now, Rikido, there's nothing to be ashamed of. Roleplay in the bedroom is good fun between consenting adults, though if you're going to go after her like that, I'd suggest waiting until graduation."
While a few of the guys chuckled good-naturedly at this, Sero noticed that the corner of an out-of-place poster was coming undone. Before he could put some of his [Tape] to fix it, more of the dried glue peeled away, revealing-
"Holy crap! It's a peep hole into the girl's changing room!" the [Tape] user cried before covering his mouth.
"Wait, seriously?" Kaminari blinked. "Man, Mineta would've loved this."
"Don't you dare!" Iida proclaimed. "Peeping is a flagrant crime, and completely unbefitting of Heroes in Training!"
"Don't worry, I know what to do about this," Genki waved off as he walked over to aforementioned hole. "Excuse me! Yaoyarozu-senpai!" he called out into the peep hole much to everyone's surprise.
"H-Hai?" her startled voice asked in reply.
"If I read out the ingredients for instant cement, think you could whip a bit of it up!"
"Oh, uh, sure. Of course."
"Alright," Genki said going to his phone. "First ingredient is-Wait a minute…!" he suddenly gasped. "You girls knew this was here the whole time?!"
" . . . It's kinda hard to miss," Uraraka's voice replied.
The thing was an inch wide and conspicuously-placed…
"OH! MY! GOOOD!" Genki cried in English. "You've been peeping on us!" he cried causing the guys nearby to flinch.
"N-N-No! It isn't like that!" Jiro cried out in panic.
"Well then, why the hell is it still here?" Genki asked covering his chest while stepping out of the way.
"I uh… We trusted you guys enough not to peek once the little pervert got kicked out, but um… I couldn't pass up the chance for a little… payback, if someone tried," she said imagining how good it would've felt to slip her [Earphone Jack] through the peephole and into the eye of whoever was sick-enough to use the damn thing.
" . . . Oh well that makes perfect sense," Genki hummed, the girls on the other side letting out a relieved sigh. "Okay, first ingredient is-"
*MHA*
After that minor… episode, both parties got back to changing out of their Hero Costumes. Genki, in the process of making sure his costume was locked up nice and tight before grabbing his button-up shirt, suddenly felt eyes on him.
And it wasn't coming from the peep-hole.
"Oi. Baka-gou. Take a picture. It'll last longer," the Mutant teen said flatly at the angry blond leering at him.
" . . . !"
The next moment to the other guys' shock, Bakugou suddenly lunged at Genki and put an arm across the Mutant teen's throat, pinning him against the wall before tearing at the bandages on Genki's forearm.
"What the fuck is this?!" Bakugou demanded holding up Genki's now-exposed arm, a trio of needle marks visible on the teen's bicep.
To Be Continued…
*MHA*
AN:
Getting back to Canon with a little extra. There's a big reveal coming soon, although the next chapter will be a more comedic tone. But the one after that will reveal the answers to some much-pressing questions.
In the meantime, a little news. I recently became Editor for an awesome One Punch Man x My Hero Academia crossover by i4md347h titled The Hunter Amongst Villains. If you're a fan of both franchises, I recommend giving it a read. I did some Soundboarding before my editorial debut in Chapter 22, and I'm sure he has some other works you might be interested in too if you're a fan of Ben 10, RWBY, and a few others.
Until next time…
GO BEYOND!
EXCELSIOR!