"Young Parker! This is your academia! Congratulations on your enrollment!"
Peter Parker was at his apartment watching his enrollment video as it had already came in, but he rewatched it a couple of times because this man, All Might, was charismatic. Peter couldn't help but love his charisma. It did remind him of the Captain America and Iron Man when they were leading the charge during any mission, so it made sense for Peter to seek out someone with charisma too.
As for Tsu? They did meet up like they agreed on, and they had a blast. Tsu understands the puns and jokes Peter made, but she doesn't make any herself. They went to a nearby mall where Peter actually bought new items besides from clothes or supplies, and Tsu revealed her full name to Peter, but she rather him call her Tsu still which is fine by him. He paid for their lunch meal and also for some of her items; it got Tsu to believe Peter was probably rich, but he shot it down saying he just had a lot of saved up money and he didn't know what else to do with it. (All Might got a bit frustrated at him for spending that much money in a day.) They parted ways late in the afternoon, agreeing they should do this again sometime.
Midoriya and Tsu. Who else will be his friend? Oh how little did he know how many he would make in only one day.
"Some part of me still can't believe that even though I am in another universe, I still ended up going to high school. The only upside to this is that it is for superheroes in training." Peter said as he was walking towards his classroom. "Few minutes early, but that won't hurt anyone." Once Peter had gotten there, he saw a few people inside. He saw a student that looks like he has a stone for a head, another one with red hair and fierce eyes, one with a large and bushy tail, a blackhawk looking fellow, and the same person who raised his hand during Present Mic's presentation. "Oh great, he is here. Hope he doesn't kill us if we forget to bring a pencil, dear god the horror." Peter sarcastically thought as he didn't notice he was approaching him.
"Hello there fellow U.A. student. My name is Tenya Iida." Iida said as he introduced himself as he put out his hand.
Peter blinked and rid of thoughts as he focused back to reality. He shook Iida's hand as he looked back at him, "My name is Peter Parker, but just call me Peter." Peter replied as Iida smiled a bit.
"Ahh. A foreign student from USA?" Peter smiled back as he nodded, "Yup. Queens, New York." Peter said as him and Iida moved away from the entrance just in case anyone and they wouldn't be in the way.
"Well I certainly hope you like Japan. Tell me, when did you move here?" Iida asked as Peter thought of an excuse, "Almost immediately after middle school. My parents found jobs here, and I had my quirk already, so might as well try for U.A since I am here." Peter replied as Iida excused himself.
"Okay, I was quick to shoot an opinion on him. He seems very nice, he just needs to loosen up on that tightass…no that sounds wrong. Uhh...tight attitude yeah….Peter, you are horrible. I know brain."
"Peter? You are here too?" Peter looked and saw Tsu in a schoolgirl uniform.
"Oh god now she is cuter than before! Say something moron!" Peter fumbled a bit in his head before saying, "Uh yeah! Yeah I guess so. Wow, what a coincidence we would be in the same classroom Tsu." Peter said as Tsu replied with a 'kero'. "Aunt May would be laughing and teasing you right now, and Mr. Stark would be giving me advice, probably horrible advice." Peter said as and Tsu took seats as Peter sat behind her.
As more people started to come in, Peter met new faces and saw that Midoriya also made it in. Then Midoriya's crush came in and well…Midoriya failed to make a conversation again. Soon after they met their teacher: Shota Aizawa, who Peter thought could make a good mascot for Hot Topic, told them to put on a P.E uniform and to go outside.
"A Quirk assessment test?!" Everyone yelled as each of them were stunned to be taking a test on their first day of school, not even five minutes into the class no less.
Midoriya's crush, who Peter learned was named Ochaco Uraraka when they were walking to the field, asked, "What about the entrance ceremony? The orientation?"
Aizawa replied in his typical blank, and little depressing voice, "If you are going to become a hero, you don't have time for such leisurely events." While some were a bit stunned to hear that, others felt up to the challenge as Aizawa continued, "U.A.'s selling point is how unrestricted its school traditions are. That is also how the teachers run their classes." He said as he turned them at a side angle. "You kids have been doing these since junior high, right?" Aizawa pulled out his phone and showed off physical tests. "Physical fitness tests where you weren't allowed to use your Quirks. The country still uses averages taken from results from students not using their Quirks. It's not rational. Well, the Ministry of Education is procastinating."
"Bakugo, you finished at the top of the practical exam, right?" Aizawa asked as he looked towards Kacchan, or as his real name is Katsuki Bakugo. "In junior high, what was your best result for the softball throw?"
"67 meters." Bakugo replied back.
"Then, try doing it with your Quirk."
Bakugo was then told to stand in the circle and throw the softball with his full power. Bakugo did so while showing off his explosive quirk. "Oh so he can cause explosions from his fist? There are so many jokes and sex jokes here that I can not think of any right now." Peter said as he tried his best to not laugh at all, earning some looks from others near him while everyone else was talking about how fun and great it looked. Peter noticed Aizawa's face changed, and he knew that meant trouble.
" 'It looks fun,' huh?" Aizawa simply said as everyone stopped talking and looked at him, "You have three years to become a hero. Will you an attitude like that the whole time?"
"Yes."
Aizawa gave off a creepy grin as his eyes pierced everyone, "All right. Whoever comes in last place in all eight tests will be judged to have no potential and will be punished with expulsion." Aizawa finished saying as everyone looked like they saw death.
"Punished with expulsion?! They said teachers could whatever they saw fit, but this too much power for one person! How could a series of tests in the beginning decide everyone's 'potential'?! Damn Captain America would be pissed off right now!" Peter thought with surprise in his thoughts as he pondered how his government in his universe ran the same way here.
"We're free to do what we want about the circumstances of our students." Aizawa said as he lifted up his hair and gave the class a disturbing smile. "Welcome to U.A.'s hero course!"
Not short after, Uraraka spoke up, "Last place will be expelled? But it's the first day of school! No, even if it wasn't the first day of school, this is too unfair!" Uraraka said in defense of everyone as Aizawa was quick to shoot down her defense.
"Natural disasters, big accidents, and selfish villains. Calamities whose time or place can't be predicted. Japan is covered with unfairness. Heroes are the ones who reverse those situations. If you wanted to go talk with your friends at Mickey D's after school, too bad. For the next three years, U.A. will do all it can to give you one hardship after another. Go beyond. Plus Ultra." Peter hated to hear this and spoke up as well.
"Just because someone fails all eight today, doesn't mean you can toss them aside like garbage! Everyone has something special and unique about them that separates them from the rest! You could be throwing away the next All Might just because you deemed them 'failures' in your eyes!" Peter said as Aizawa looked towards him.
"Peter Parker right? The one from USA? I get it if you see things differently, and I know your country is doing well on the criminal rates as it is one of the lowest in the world. But here in Japan? This is where all the major villains are. We need heroes ready the second they step foot in any hero course, and we can not be held back because one or more students can not even pass a physical test with their quirk involved. I get it that not all quirks are meant for physical purposes, but there is also a need for you to be at least fit in any way. If you can not pass a physical exam, what good are you against a villain? A simple thug could overpower if you are not strong enough. We have more students eager to be drafted into this course, so we'll just draft one we see more suited than you."
"But-"
"End of story Parker. I'm not continuing this conversation." Aizawa said as Peter looked down and sighed in defeat as Aizawa looked at them all. "Overcome it with all you've got."
Everyone began to race, and since there was an odd number of students, some had to do it twice if it proved too easy for them. Peter raced Iida in the first test in a 50 meter dash. "Aaaaaaand…GO!" Both of them ran as fast as they could as Iida won, but Peter was only a second behind. Everyone looked shocked, including Aizawa as Peter kept up with Iida. "2.84 for Iida, and Peter 3.97" Aizawa said as Peter and Lida made eye contact.
"You are fast Peter. I can't recall a time when someone was able to keep up with me in a race." Iida said in astonishment.
Peter chuckled and said, "Well I always run and eat my vitamins."
The rest of the test continued as Peter dominated most of the tests, and it made Aizawa suspicious about his new student. Sure Peter had a special Quirk like everyone else, but having the abilities of a spider and doing things spiders aren't known for are two different things.
Currently, it was Deku's turn to throw the ball. "If what I heard from him is true about the robot incident, then he should throw the ball very far." Peter mumbled as Uraraka heard him.
"It was amazing, and with that kind of power, he has to be able to-" Uraraka paused as they saw Deku throw the ball.
"46 meters." The robot said. 46 meters. Both Peter and Uraraka were in a daze as they witnessed this powerful individual only throw the ball 46 meters. Everyone had a blank stare as Deku looked confused at his hand before Aizawa spoked up.
"I erased your Quirk." Aizawa said as his scarf was now floating, revealing a pair of golden goggles. "That entrance exam was definitely not rational enough. Even a kid like you was accepted." Peter was now feeling very weary as he assumed Aizawa made his choice on who to expel already. "I guess his fight is over now… I'm sorry Midoriya."
It was then revealed by Deku that Aizawa was an underground hero known as Eraserhead (It actually made Peter laugh out loud as Aizawa gave Peter a haunting stare that made the young hero shut up instantly. Though subconsciously he was still laughing.) Peter caught on what Aizawa was saying about how Midoriya wasn't able to control his Quirk, and how he planned to be incapacitated again and have another hero save him afterwards.
Before Deku could answer back, Aizawa used his scarf to real in Deku close to him. This caused Peter's Spider Senses to tense up as Peter looked ready to get involved. "Okay now I am getting mad." Peter stated as Tsu, Uraraka, and Iida all held him back.
"Calm down Peter, nobody's getting hurt." Tsu said as she was followed by Uraraka.
"It'll be okay. Midoriya's got this." Iida finished it up by saying.
"If you get involved Peter, you will be expelled too." Peter looked at the three of them, then back to Midoriya as he was still ready to get involved anyways.
"Whatever your intention, I'm saying that's what those around you will be forced to do." Aizawa told Deku as he stared him down with his now bright red eyes. "In the past, there was an oppressively passionate hero who saved over a thousand people by himself and created a legend. Even if you have the same reckless valor, you'll just be decked and turn into a useless doll after saving one person. Izuku Midoriya. With your power, you can't become a hero." Peter was about ready to snap and take on this underground hero right now. How dare he tell someone that can't be a hero even if their Quirk isn't as great as others.
Everyone's eyes were on Deku and Aizawa as Aizawa relinquished his hold on Deku and returned his scarf to his neck. "I've returned you Quirk. You have two turns for the ball throw. Hurry up and get it over with." Aizawa simply said as he walked away from a depressed looking Deku. Tsu, Uraraka, and Iida took their hands away from Peter as everyone started to mumble away about what just happened. Peter heard everyone doubting Deku, and it made Peter feel sick to his stomach on how everyone could just give up on someone because a higher up person said so.
Peter walked to Deku and tried to look at him. "Hey buddy. You can do this. You didn't scratch and claw your way here for nothing. Show everyone you belong here and you have what it takes to be a hero." Peter simply said as he walked back to where everyone was.
Everyone watched on as Deku looked up with fire in his eyes. It was surprising to say the least as Aizawa and Peter saw his fire as he threw the ball and yelled, "SMASH!" When Deku let go, the ball flew up and visibly broke the sound barrier three times, and maybe more as it flew higher into the sky. Witnessing his friends power first hand made Peter smile and feel excited to such power hidden within him.
"Wow! He is like a miniature All Might with that much power! And All Might is just a miniature Hulk!" Peter yelled in his head as everyone looked on in shock as Deku held onto his hand. Peter looked at him and saw his finger was now purple and looked broken. "How much power did he put into that throw that it caused him to break his own finger?! Is that the repercussion from just using that Quirk of his?!"
"He got over 700 meters!"
"Finally a hero-like record!"
"His finger's swollen! There was the entrance exam, too. He has a strange Quirk..."
"It's not very stylish."
As everyone had something to say, Bakugo was the one person who was most shocked given the history between him and Deku. "W-what's with this power?! Everyone's Quirks manifest by the age of four. This is unthinkable!" Bakugo said with rage as his hand started to cause miniature explosions. "What is the meaning of this?!" Bakugo said as he ran towards Deku with the intention of hurting him. Deku saw him and froze stiff as Bakugo was speeding towards him.
Before Bakugo could do anything, he felt someone grab him by his back and gave him a german suplex. Once Bakugo looked up to see who dare strike him, he saw Peter standing over him as Peter was ready to fight. "Y-you!" Bakugo got up and was even more furious than ever. "Get out of my way or I'll kill you too!"
Peter did not budge and chuckled, "You kiss your mother with that mouth splosion man?" Peter said as they locked eyes. Before any of them could make a move, Aizawa used his scarf to grapple of both of them and pin them where they stand.
"That's enough from the two of you." Peter was amazed how rough yet flexible the scarf was. "You will not escape from this. This is a weapon meant for capture made out of carbon fiber woven with a metal wire made of a special alloy." Aizawa said as he looked rather angry. "Geez. Don't make me use my Quirk over and over. I have dry eye." Peter was rather intimidated by this man, but now he felt that intimidation disappear.
Aizawa let them both go as he basically told them to scram. Peter had his eye on Bakugo as Deku scurried away. Both Peter and Bakugo did not move an inch as they stared each other down. "Here's a bit of advice bug boy. Stay out of my way or I'll kill you, I promise you that." Bakugo said as Peter looked at him and smiled.
"If I had a yen for every time I heard that line, I'd have more than enough to help my Aunt May make a lifetime supply of her Cherry Pies." Peter said as he walked towards the crowd and leaving Bakugo with a furious attitude.
They continued as usual and with no surprise to anyone, Peter dominating the rest of them. To everyone, Peter was an amazing athlete, to Bakugo; he was a damn obstacle to get through, but to Aizawa, he was not from around here.
Aizawa gathered everyone to tell them their results as he put up a screen of everyone's results. Peter ranked first and behind him was Momo Yaoyorozu. As the list went down, Peter's face was horrified to see that Deku scored last. "N-no...Midoriya...scored last. But that would mean he's…"
"That he would be expelled…" Peter said as he looked back at Deku to see that Deku was ready to break down.
"By the way, I was lying about the expulsion." Everyone suddenly looked towards Aizawa as they were all dumbfounded. He gave them a smile and explained himself, "It was a rational deception to draw out the upper limits of your Quirks." Everyone screamed, "WHAT?!" As Peter saw Deku turning black and white in the process.
"Of course that was a lie. It should've been obvious if you just thought it through." Said who Peter could assume was Momo Yaoyorozu. "...I feel stupid I didn't notice it all of a sudden." Peter said as Tsu looked at him.
"At least your not alone."
Peter chuckled a bit, "Yeah you are right. Thanks Tsu."
Tsu looked at him a bit confused, "I wasn't talking about me, I knew that too." Tsu suddenly narrowed her eyes as Peter felt his Spider Senses flare up and his heart racing a bit. "Did you just call me stupid?"
Peter held up his hands defensively as he shook his head frantically. "No no no no! I wouldn't call you stupid Tsu! I meant that you made me realize I wasn't the only one who didn't notice I was lied too! I'm the stupid one, not you!" Peter said in a rush as everyone stared at the two. Peter looked at all him and smiled awkwardly as he waved, "H-hey everyone, how's it going…"
Everyone looked at him still as Tsu sighed and looked back to Aizawa as her response to all this was, "Kero."
"Anyways, back on track here if the spider and the frog are done talking." Aizawa said as Peter apologized and the rest gave Aizawa their attention again. "We're done here. There are handouts with the curriculum and such in the classroom so when you get back, look them over." Midoriya gave out a huge sigh of relief as Aizawa passed by him. "Midoriya." Deku looked at him as the teacher continued, "Have the old lady fix you up in the nurse's office. Tomorrow will be packed with even more rigorous tests. Prepare yourself." Aizawa said as he gave Deku a slip and walked away.
Peter walked to Deku and smiled. "Hey, look on the bright side. You are still here Midoriya."
Deku nodded his head and signed, "I hardly did anything good other then the ball throw. I lacked in the other tests Peter, and that isn't good enough if I want to be a hero." Deku said as he looked at Peter as he clenched his fist to his chest and had a look a determination on him. "I have to work harder than everyone else to get to where I be, and soon, I'll even surpass you on that list."
Peter chuckled and smiled, "I'll be waiting, but don't think I'll just roll over for you when you catch up to me. You'll have to earn that spot." Deku smirked at him as Peter gave him the same look.
"I wouldn't have it any other way Peter."
School was now finished as Peter and Deku were walking together as Deku was to just passing out on the floor. "I'm so tired…"
Peter looked at him and asked, "What? Want a piggyback ride?"
"That would be generous of you."
"That was a joke, I wasn't actually offering."
Deku suddenly felt a hand clasp onto his shoulder as both of them turned to see Iida. "Iida!" Deku said as he felt a little more awake.
"Is your finger okay?" Iida asked as Peter laughed a bit.
"Aww so you do care for Midoriya."
Deku held up his finger show that it was straightened again and wrapped up. "Yeah, thanks to Recovery Girl."
All three of them began walking together as Deku was thinking and Iida was talking aloud, "I was really taken in by Mr. Aizawa." Both Peter and Deku gave Iida their undivided attention as he spoke, "I even thought 'This is the best of the best' and such. I didn't think a teacher would encourage us with a lie." He said as Peter had to admit that he had a point.
"Hey! You three! Going to the station! Wait for me!" The three of them turned around to see Uraraka chasing them.
"Uraraka!"
"You're the infinity girl!"
"Heya Uraraka!" The three of them said as she stopped in front of them, caught her breath, and faced Iida.
"I'm Ochaco Uraraka. Um, you're Tenya Iida." She said as she turned to Peter, "You're Peter Parker." She finally looked at Deku, "And you are Deku Midoriya right?"
" 'Deku'?!" Deku said in a hurtful way as the three of them looked at in confusion. "Huh? But in the fitness test, the boy named Bakugo said, 'Deku you bastard.' " Uraraka said as she quoted Bakugo as well. Deku replied with an uneasy look on his face, "Uh… my real name is Izuku, but D-Deki is what Kacchan calls me to make fun of me…"
"An insult?" Iida said as Peter finally realized why Deku never said to call him, 'Deku'.
"Oh. So just like me. He was called that as well of being bullied, like how at home Flash Thompson called me Parker a lot as an insult in some weird fashion."
Uraraka was quick to apologize, but said, "But 'Deku' sounds like the Japanese word for 'You can do it!' so I kinda like it." Uraraka says as he she raised her fist in a way to inspire him.
"I'm Deku!" Deku said instantly with a red face as both Iida and Peter looked at him.
"Midoriya?"
"Just like that you are now, 'Deku'?"
"You're accepting it too easily! Wasn't that an insult?" Iida said as he was confused on quickly Deku switched his opinion on the name.
Peter mumbled "Oh I know why he switched on the dime…" Deku looked away with his hands on his face as Iida looked at Peter.
"What did you say?" Iida asked for he did not hear Peter correctly.
Peter looked back and responded, "Oh! I said, I'm confused as well Iida!" Peter lied as his spider senses flared up and he looked to his left and let out a small yelp. Tsu swung towards them as she landed next to Peter.
"Heya Peter." Peter was frozen for a bit as she blinked twice. "Did I scare you?" Peter shook it off the feeling as he replied to her.
"No, my spider senses went off and it gave me the shivers." Peter said as Deku, Uraraka, and Iida looked at him.
"Spider Senses?" They asked at the same time as Peter looked to them.
"Yeah. Spiders have a sixth sense that alerts them of incoming dangers, so it would make sense for me to have that ability to." All of them agreed with it as they looked at Tsu.
"You are Tsuyu Asui, right?" Uraraka said as Tsu nodded.
"Yup, but just call me Tsu." Tsu replied.
Peter looked at them, "Yeah, trust me. Calling her anything else gets her angry."
Tsu sighed and said, "Don't be like him. He kept saying my name until I smacked him."
Peter laughed awkwardly, "Which in turn I actually flew a bit." He said as the three others looked him with deadpanned faces. Once introductions were out of the way, the five of them began to walk towards the station as they all chatted away on what they felt like will happen during school, and Peter laughing about how ridiculous Aizawa's hero name was.
