Summer Training
"Do you… really need all of that, Iida?"
It had only been a few days following the I-Island incident. The Expo had completely closed, pushing all of the heroes and people of Japan off back to the mainland following an investigation into the island's database that had been breached by the villains.
Things were bleak. The public was in an uproar about how such a safe place could be attacked. They were even more upset to learn that it was one of the island's top scientists that allowed the breach to happen. David Shield had been arrested, and from what Izuku knew Melissa was terribly saddened and upset by that. But, she hadn't let it stop her and her application to UA was still going through.
The public didn't know what had been stolen, that was reserved only for the top scientists of the island and Izuku's group of friends, along with All Might who had gotten credit for taking down Wolfram. That had relieved Izuku. He hadn't truly appreciated all the attention the news gave him after his take down of Stain, and how they had twisted his name.
Deku was something important to him, something that was supposed to inspire those with even the weakest of quirks to believe in themselves, it was something he would have appreciated when he was a kid.
Yield was…insincere. It was a warning to villains that Izuku would take them down if they were ever face to face. But Izuku didn't just want to beat villains. He had realized after meeting Himiko Toga that some villains needed saving too.
They were just scared to reach for it.
Izuku shook the thought away and returned to the present. UA. Getting ready for their summer training. He never got a break, did he?
The only ones besides himself that were there early were his own Vice Rep, and the representatives of Class 1-A, Kendo had just made a comment as she looked over all the bags that Iida had brought.
"Why of course!" The boy responded, appalled, "I've brought enough supplies, such as bug sprays, for the entirety of our class. As well as enough water and snacks to last us a day, if anything were to go awry!" Iida accented each sentence with numerous chops of his arms. "To not do so would be the height of irrationality!"
"The only one being irrational is you, Iida."
Conversation died down as their homeroom teachers came into view. Aizawa was clearly disturbed by all the racket so early in the morning.
Kan rubbed an ear with his hand, "You sure you don't got a noise amplification quirk, kid?"
"Kan-sensei!" Izuku grinned and ran up to his teacher, "I've been meaning to talk to you about something really important!"
Kendo rolled her eyes at how excited Izuku could be so early in the morning while Kan grinned, it had been a while since he had properly been able to talk to his student, internships, final exam, and the summer break having gotten in the way. "Well, I'm sure we've got plenty of time until all of the other students arrive, so what do you have to share, Midoriya?"
Izuku grinned. Kan, Vlad King, had always been the best teacher he had ever had the pleasure of being taught by. He was the kindest teacher ever, nothing like the ones he had during elementary and middle school. "Well, I met this girl while on I-Island and–"
"A girl, eh? I thought you and Yanagi were growing rather close…" Kan grumbled, "Guess I was wrong."
"W-What?! No!" Izuku reddened and resembled a strawberry. "Me and Melissa aren't like that, she's a support technician!" He yelled resoundingly.
Yaoyorozu smiled silently to herself and cheered for Yanagi in her mind.
Kendo glanced at Izuku curiously, "Hey, uh, Midoriya? Can't help but notice you didn't deny that other part?" She grinned teasingly, "Did you finally "man up" like Tetsu would say?" The students and teacher of 1-A tuned into the conversation, and everyone noticed that Izuku had been rather quiet.
"W-Well, about that…"
"Eh? D-Did you actually–"
"I told Reiko I liked her!" Izuku practically screamed with a blush and smile, "A-And she said she liked me too and it was amazing!"
Aizawa walked off with a grumble, but Kan smiled and patted his student's shoulder, "Good for you, Midoriya. Though, now that you are in a relationship you shouldn't let that distract you from your studies."
"I wouldn't dream of it, sensei!" Izuku looked horrified, "Promise!"
Their teacher nodded, "Alright, but now let us know about this technician girl." He silently grinned in his mind, but also prayed that Kayama wouldn't get to the students too much when they returned for the term.
Izuku went on to explain the red bracelet on his wrist and what exactly it could do while more and more of the students trickled in. Kan was amazed at the device, while Yaoyorozu wondered if she'd be able to replicate it with her quirk.
She tried and failed. "Yes, that's not unexpected, the blueprints are most likely very advanced and complex. I'd most definitely need them to recreate this… Full Gauntlet, yes?" She trailed off into her own muttering spree.
Izuku greeted his friends one by one as they came in. Pony, Tetsu, Monoma, Tokage, Komori, Kuroiro, Shinso, even those that he didn't interact as much with like Bondo.
It was just nice to be back at school.
"Izuku."
And it was nice to see Reiko again. He instantly found his way to Reiko's side, their hands comfortably sliding into each others. "Hey, Reiko." He grinned at her.
Things hadn't changed all too much, they were together all the time before, but now they were together together. And that caused him to notice things he just hadn't before. He was more aware of her than he had been previously.
He saw the way her eyes strayed to him anytime he opened his mouth, how cool her hands felt against his skin, the way she brushed her hair to make sure her left eye was covered.
Her eyes caught his and she tilted her head questioningly.
She was just so cute.
"Is something the matter, Izuku?" She asked. Though, he didn't have time to respond before their teachers took their attention once more.
"Alright, get on the buses!" Kan ordered while Aizawa grumbled at the noise. "We'll be meeting at a secret location for your summer training." He continued in a slightly quieter voice, "So, don't worry about any more villain attacks like the USJ, or…" His eyes strayed over to Midoriya, "The Stain Incident."
Aizawa stepped up, "Buses will be separated by classes, though we do have a new addition that needs to be discussed." The crowd parted for Shinso to stand at the front.
Izuku and his friends grinned at each other, happy that Shinso had been able to make it into the hero course. "Woohoo, yeah! Let's go Shinso! My man!" Tetsu yelled, much to the insomniac's embarrassment.
Kan grinned at his students, proud of how close they were. "Aizawa and I have discussed the matter thoroughly, and have come to the conclusion that it would be best for Shinso to be placed in 1-A. Not only because of the fact that he's learning how to use Aizawa's capture scarf, but also because his less combat-oriented quirk would fit with Aizawa's teaching."
Izuku's excitement died down. He was more than a little saddened that Shinso wouldn't be in his class. After all the bonding that he had done with Shinso, he had hoped that they would now be in the same class so that they could hang out even more.
But, he was still happy for Shinso. Proud that his friend had finally managed to achieve his goal of being placed in the hero course, and was now even closer to his dream.
A grin crawled up his face, "Started from the bottom?"
Shinso sighed but smiled just as much, "Now I'm here."
"Now, get on the buses, 1-A come with me." Aizawa ordered with a flash of his quirk.
The students filed onto their separate vehicles, bringing their bags and stuffing them in cabinets overhead or under their double seater chairs. Izuku, of course, sat with Reiko, allowing her to take the window seat while he took the aisle.
After they had settled in, Reiko pulled out her phone and earbuds and got to watching some supernatural documentary while Izuku chatted with their friends.
"So, bro–" Tetsu started with a serious look on his face, "Kendo was telling us about that glove you've got now, and what it lets you do…" His teeth cracked with a smile, "How did it feel?"
The conversation around the bus died down a little, hushed whispering spreading throughout the vehicle. Izuku looked down at his right hand and clenched it, "Being able to use my full power, right?"
"Yeah." Tetsu smiled even more.
Reiko tuned in a little bit, as did Monoma from the seat in front of them where he sat with Tokage.
Green sparks of lightning danced around his knuckles and forearm, "It was…intoxicating almost. I felt like I could do anything." One For All had been brighter and hotter than it ever had before, and Izuku thought he could have done anything, taken down any villain. Maybe even the Nomu that All Might had beaten at the USJ.
"And I can still do it two more times." Izuku gripped the bracelet on his right hand, "The Full Gauntlet that Melissa gave me is only good for three uses at my full power, though I can use lower powers more comfortably." Then, Izuku rubbed his neck, "But I can't use Full Cowling in combination with that, or else I'd risk breaking the rest of my bones…"
Tokage whistled, "Damn, I wish I'd been able to see that, Greenie. Your little stunt during the quirk test was the only glimpse most of us got."
Shoda gulped, "A punch with that kind of power behind it? That's insane."
Awase and Kaibara cursed, "Dude's too overpowered, just like All Might."
"At least he's not as funny looking."
Conversations drifted apart, hours came and passed, and Izuku drifted off to take a nap.
Reiko smiled as the tufts of Izuku's green hair tickled her nose, his head had drifted and was now on her shoulder. With a soft click, her phone turned off and she nuzzled his head with her cheek, "Just rest for now, my hero."
Monoma stuck a hand over Setsuna's mouth, "No squealing."
She quickly removed her head from her body using her quirk and floated it out of Monoma's reach, "But, Neito, they look so cute together! I can't believe I missed it! I should have been there!" She complained with a whine.
He stuck her with a raised brow, "They weren't with us when you asked me out."
Setsuna huffed and reattached her head, "Yeah, okay, but that's different!"
"How, exactly?"
"Just is!"
Monoma giggled and reached for her hand, "Well, alright." He reached forward and gave her a peck on the cheek, "You can ask them once we get to the camp, how about that?"
Setsuna smiled and rubbed her cheek, "Alright, Neito."
Things seemed normal, and that was more than any of them could have asked for. The bustling cityscape gave way to the cool countryside, the humming of Kan and the music from the radio spreading a relaxing trill throughout the bus.
The students conversed and laughed, some slept, others pranked, all the while Izuku laid his head on Reiko's shoulder and she relished in the touch. After so long, they were… together. And, to her, it was magical.
She interlaced her fingers with his, rubbing her thumb over the back of his palm. Her single exposed eyes gazed at his sleeping face. Despite how heroic and intense he could be at times, he had such a cute face.
Her mind went back to his first costume from the Battle Trials, he had looked like a cute bunny. He had always been cute, but sometimes he could be so handsome too. Izuku always managed to take her breath away, always in unexpected but lovely ways.
She had a true, genuine interest in him. It wasn't love quite yet, she knew that, but it was more than she could ever have hoped for.
Izuku mumbled something impossible to understand and nudged his head closer to her. She smiled and leaned her head on his, "You're so cute." Reiko spoke with a smile.
The 1-B bus eventually slowed to a stop. Students woke their friends and they were all eager to get started on their training. "Everyone, leave your stuff on the bus and get off!" Kan yelled before walking off. The students of 1-B shared confused glances before going down as well.
"We've come to lend a paw–!"
"Stingily cute and catlike–!
"Wild Wild Pussycats! Half Version!" Two women in cat girl costumes yelled in sync, one in a light blue and the other red.
Izuku's eyes widened in shock and surprise, "THE WILD WILD PUSSYCATS! ONE OF THE BEST HERO RESCUE TEAMS IN ALL OF JAPAN! THEY'VE BEEN WORKING FOR OVER A DECADE–"
Suddenly, a clawed fist had grabbed Izuku by the face, "I'm eighteen at heart, kid!" Pixiebob, the blue Pussycat, yelled. A pink glow covered the both of them, and they were separated soon after.
"I would appreciate you not putting your paws on my boyfriend." Reiko frowned and grabbed Izuku by the face, looking over it for any scratch marks from the claws that were attached to the Pussycat's gloves.
Pixiebob huffed and turned back to her fellow team member. "You gotta let them talk to me like that, Mandalay?"
The leader cat grinned, "That one's on you, Pixie." Pixiebob grumbled but stepped back, and let Mandalay take center stage. "It's nice to have Class 1-B from UA here with us for summer break. As I'm sure many of you have guessed, your summer training will be taking place in our estate. Our rescue team specializes in forest searches so we have a base specifically in the mountains to both practice and that we sometimes have to use."
The assembled class nodded.
"So, our summer training is going to be held in the woods? That seems enjoyable." Shishida grinned.
"Yeah, I kinda like it." Shoda smiled shyly.
"But, weren't we supposed to be doing this with the other hero class too?" Kendo wondered aloud, "And I don't see any sort of cabin for us to leave our stuff." Her eyes narrowed just a tad.
"So, where's 1-A?" Tetsu asked as the class looked around and Reiko fussed over Izuku. "Their bus is here too." He pointed off to the side where another identical bus stood, inside a snoring Aizawa in the driver seat.
"Oh, don't worry about them." Kan said in a tone a little too threatening for a couple of the students.
Kendo and Izuku quickly shared a glance at each other.
"Quick–"
"Back to the bus–"
"Too late kids!" Pixiebob grinned as the ground under the students gave out under them in a landslide, the students cursed as they all began to fall.
Wind rushed by Izuku's face as he tried to open his eyes, Reiko was close to him and he used Black Whip to bring her close to him. The quirk struggled to come out at first, but Izuku grit his teeth, a flare of determination mixed with anger coaxing out the tendril. "Don't worry, Reiko. I got you!" But she didn't need the help, and instead used her quirk to float a rock chunk under her feet and use it as a hoverboard.
She glanced at him when he landed on her rock chunk, "How nice to see you here, Izuku."
"Nice to be here." He grinned back at her.
The assembled students landed in the forest, some gracefully like Tokage, others not so much like Awase. Izuku looked over the class, helping Awase to his feet, and surveying the forest. "Okay, clearly we're in a bit of trouble."
"Really? Didn't notice." Awase grumbled.
Kendo smacked his arm, thankfully without her quirk active. "Alright, what's the plan, Midoriya?"
Izuku shut his eyes and breathed, smiling as the clean air entered his lungs, "Well, 1-A is in here somewhere, we should try to group up with them before pushing further." He turned to Shishida, "Can you try listening with your Beast Form hearing?"
Shishida nodded as his body morphed, growing larger and bulkier as a growl escaped his mouth. His ears strained as he closed his eyes, trying to keep his anger to a minimum. After a minute, he returned to his normal size and pointed forward, slightly to the right. "There."
"Alright!" Izuku grinned before jumping into the trees and tearing branches off of them. "Awase, weld these together!"
"On it!" He quickly did so as Izuku sent more and more large branches down.
"Shiozaki, this is all yours!" Izuku landed in a crouch and grinned, "We'll move smarter, this should be big enough for the entire class!"
"U-Uh, Rep…?" Kaibara lifted a hand and pointed behind Izuku.
The class turned to see a behemoth, a fierce and strange looking creature seemingly made out of the ground itself. It looked like an animal, but had a distinct lack of fur or teeth, instead all replaced with rock. "That's Pixiebob's quirk, it's not real guys! It's just dirt and rock!"
"Then let's bring'er down!" Tokage cheered and split her body into as many pieces as she could.
"Took the words right outta my mouth!" Tetsu yelled.
"CLASS 1-B!" Full Cowling danced around Izuku's skin, "CHARGE!"
His Class responded in kind.
"WHAT IS UP WITH THESE THINGS!" Bakugo yelled with all of his heart.
He had, only barely, managed to be allowed on this trip. But, his Hero Course Seat had effectively been forfeited for Shinso. Bakugo wouldn't be allowed to participate in any combat scenarios until he had completed a hundred hours of therapy with Hound Dog.
Until then, no Hero Foundation Classes, no costume, and no quirk use. All of his hero Foundation class time would be replaced by time with Hound Dog or another hero.
It was annoying, it was all so stupid! All because he didn't want to work with some damn extras! At least, right now, he could use his quirk to tear apart these damn stone abominations! But they just kept coming!
"All the ones in the forest are converging on our spot, Yaomomo!" Jiro cursed as the sounds of the beasts running towards them got louder and louder. "A big one's coming soon!"
The steps got louder, and louder, until it was all Jiro could hear.
A monster, lion-looking but as big a house, leapt into the clearing. Its mouth was wide open, ready to swallow a still-air born Bakugo whole.
"SMASH!" A yell shook the forest as a green bolt of lightning evaporated the monster-lion. The Class of 1-A looked on in shock, Izuku took all their attention, even as more of Pixiebob's creations came to take them out. "1-B, LET'S GO!"
A strange sound captured their ears, a rupturing, a displacement of the dirt, before a strange contraption entered the clearing, a large platform that held the majority of 1-B, moved around by Shiozaki who had created wheels out of her vines. "Alright, let's getter done!" Tokage pointed forward, "ATTACK!"
More 1-B students came out of the woods, working together to take down the rock creatures and knocking 1-A back into focus.
"Double Impact!" Tetsu and Kirishima yelled in sync as they suckerpunched a tiger.
"Sero, Mineta immobilize them, Kaminari take them out!" Bondo yelled from his spot on the makeshift vehicle as he stuck multiple creatures into the ground with his glue, his 1-A classmates following suit before Kaminari let out a torrent of electricity.
"Todoroki, freeze them over!" Honenuki jumped down to the dirt of the forest and liquified the ground, sinking a bunch of creatures into the ground only for the youngest Todoroki to cover them in ice. "Nice one."
"You too." Shoto slightly smiled and threw his fellow recommendation student a thumbs up.
"I'm out of fuel!" Yaomomo called out as she finished creating a cannon and firing it point blank at a gorilla only for Komori to create hundreds of mushrooms for the heiress to eat. "T-Thank you, Komori! You're truly helpful!"
"Don't get all mushy about it, just eat!" Komori insisted.
All the separated parts of the monsters merged, becoming even bigger than before, larger than even the lion that entered the clearing minutes prior. Before the entire group stood a large chimera, the head of a lion, the body of a gorilla, with a monkey tail and tiger legs, topped off with large bat wings protruding from its back. The beast let out a roar that shook the woods, causing Jiro and Shoji to wince in pain.
"All our strengths converge on the legs! Sero, Bondo, Mineta try doing something about those arms, everyone else go for the torso and head!" Izuku commanded.
With Shishida and Tetsu on one side and Kendo with Kirishima on the other, both pairs each went for a leg, shattering them and sending the chimera clattering to the ground, only that it couldn't' fall as its arms were stuck to the nearby trees.
"Iida, with me!"
"Got it!"
The two jumped for the beast, each pulling back a leg.
"ST. LOUIS SMASH!"
"RECIPRO BURST!"
With their combined might, the chimera was turned to dust, allowing the group a moment to breathe. Students congratulated each other, allowed one another to lean on them, sat side by side and laughed. They were tired.
They weren't even halfway yet.
"So, Aizawa, how's Shinso coming along with 1-A?" The group of pussycats and UA teachers all stood together at a cabin within a large clearing at the center of the forest waiting for the students to finish their first test. Kan decided it was too boring and struck up a conversation.
Aizawa grunted but spoke, "He's doing… well. A bit closed off, which makes sense since most of his friends are in your class–" Kan smiled smugly at that, "But he's making fast friends with Todoroki, though he's having trouble adjusting with Bakugo constantly glaring at him."
"Ah, right, how's he taking the probation?" Kan asked.
"Probation?" A new voice cut in, belonging to the muscle of the pussycats, Tiger. "The explosion boy's on probation?"
"Yup." Aizawa's sighed, "Failed to cooperate with teammates during their Finals Exams, Shinso made it into the course from Gen Ed. So, far now, Bakugo is on probation, he's a pseudo Hero Course student, meaning he attends classes but won't engage in the Hero Foundations course, instead he'll be taking anger management classes with Hound Dog trying to see where he went wrong during the final."
Tiger hummed, crossing his arms over his chest and looking to the forest. "More trouble than it's worth if you ask me."
Again, Aizawa sighed, "I know, but Nezu thinks the kid is gonna go villain and wants to prevent that."
"Go villain?" Tiger asked.
Kan and Aizawa exchanged a glance before nodding, "Midoriya from my class was a late bloomer, his quirk didn't come in until the day of the Entrance Exam…"
The pussycat grimaced, "I imagine that made him… unpopular with his peers."
"You'd be correct." Kan continued, "And turns out Bakugo was one of his old classmates. Wasn't the kindest either. Nezu's got proof of illegal quirk use from Bakugo against Midoriya."
Tiger's brows furrowed, making him look even angrier than usual, "Again, why is he still in the Hero Course, let alone UA as a whole?!"
At that, Aizawa spoke, "Because villains are on the rise." His tired face looked even older now, "With the League of Villains attacking UA and I-Island, two of the supposedly most secure places in the world, and Stain's ideology invigorating more youth to villainy, we don't want to give the villains any more soldiers. Bakugo is trained, and he wants to be a hero, we just have to make sure he goes about it the right way. If we don't and he goes villain? The League might just have a new lieutenant."
Tiger looked stunned, "You really think the kid would go villain if you kicked him out of the Hero Course?"
"He illegally used his quirk to attack other people for ten years and saw nothing wrong with doing so, I'm sure he'd justify himself going villain as being the only real hero around." Aizawa ground out, "Tell me when the kids get here, I'm gonna take a nap."
Aizawa got to nap for a while as minutes turned to hours and the combined total of 1-A and 1-B came stalking out of the forest, some on their feet, others on a large "vehicle" that broke apart as soon as Shiozaki stepped off. They were looking worse for wear, hungry, exhausted, yet determined all at the same time.
The Pussycats looked on at the students in pride and a little amazement, they had gotten there a little bit earlier than scheduled, though not too early so that the food wasn't ready. They decided to forgo their usual introduction, the kids were tired enough and they just wanted to eat.
"Kan and Aizawa weren't lying…" Mandalay muttered as the students circled around the pros, "These kids… are gonna be the real deal." They weren't yet, but they would be eventually. And that's why they were here, to get even closer to becoming pros.
Before the students could break into chats, Mandalay cleared her throat, "Ahem, alright kids." She placed her hands on her hips and smiled, "In case you don't know, we're the Wild Wild Pussycats, and we're going to be helping you train your quirks for the next couple of weeks while we have you with us." Her group stood behind her, Tiger looking menacing with his crossed arms, Ragdoll looking dopey with her tongue stuck out, and Pixiebob trying to look as attractive as possible
"Train our quirks?! What's the point in doing that shit?! Why ain't we doing super moves yet?!" Bakugo rattled off.
Tiger grunted, "We were getting to that, brat." Bakugo had to clench his teeth so as not to curse. "While all of your skills have developed nicely within these past couple of months, your quirks have not. Well…" Tiger's eyes strayed to Izuku, "At least for most of you. We're going to rectify that."
"Yup!" Ragdoll, the fourth and final member of the Pussycats grinned as she leaned on Tiger's side, "Either your quirks get better or you're gonna die trying!"
"She's joking, right…?" Kaminari's voice was hollow.
"I sure as shit hope so…" Awase responded.
"But!" Mandalay clapped, "That can all start tomorrow, for now–" The teachers and pros moved out of the way, allowing the students to see rows of tables covered in food, "EAT UP!"
The students didn't need any more telling what to do, instead sprinting and finding seats. Without a care for who they sat by or what was in front of them, each member of the Hero Course dug into their meals without a care for decorum. Even the most proper of them, Yaomomo, was eating like a barbarian.
"This is the most beautiful meal I've ever had!" Monoma almost cried from how good the food tasted as he took spoonful after spoonful in his mouth.
"You can say that again!" Kaibara and Tsuburaba yelled in sync.
"Don't get too used to it." Kan grunted from his table sat with the other adults, "After today, you lot will be taking care of food on your own, we'll give you the ingredients but you'll be in charge of cooking."
The collective student-body sweatdropped.
"Tsu, you can cook, right?"
"Yes, Ochako, I can, ribbit."
"Hm, we're gonna need your help then, what about you Iida?"
"Ah, I'm afraid I've never touched a kitchen in my life!"
Izuku hummed, listening to his classmates asking each other if they were good at cooking or not, the next couple of days seemed like they were going to be rough judging by everyone's responses. It took Izuku a while to notice the one that hadn't said anything.
Bakugo.
Cooped up on the corner of a farthest table, sitting by himself. "Huh…" That was… strange.
"Is something the matter, Izuku?" Reiko asked as she prodded his hand with her own.
She took his attention once again, "Well… it's just weird sitting with everyone and having… Bakugo sit by himself. It's like a reverse of middle school. It's kind of sad I guess?" His friends around quieted, looking at him with looks that he couldn't quite place.
"Even after all this time, you're still worried about that dickwad?" Setsuna huffed with a spoonful in her mouth.
"Old habits die hard?" Izuku offered.
"Well, then we will smite them for you." Reiko patted his hand, "Now eat, we will be needing the energy for tomorrow." Izuku couldn't argue with that, so eat he did, not noticing as Bakugo's eyes strayed to him.
It took Izuku a while to come to a realization.
Was it something about his quirk? No, he was still just as lost about that.
Was it something about his new girlfriend? Equally as wrong, whenever he looked at her his brain went to mush and he couldn't think straight.
Was it about Bakugo and how their friendship had deteriorated? Nope, he knew exactly why that happened.
It was the fact that there was a little kid just staring at them. No one else seemed to notice the little boy that stood off to the side, but Izuku did. Every few moments the boy would look over at them, and his face would fill with full fury and disgust.
That confused Izuku, and he wanted to go talk to the kid or ask one of the Pussycats what the little boy was doing here. At least, that was until one of the girls from 1-A noticed him, Mina, and went off to say high.
Then she got sprayed in the face with water and yelled at.
"HOW RUDE!" The pink girl yelled as the kid stalked off. The rest of the 1-A girls laughed at Mina's unfortunate face, but Izuku didn't focus on that. That kid was angry, too angry for someone his age.
"I'm sorry about that, Ashido." One of the Pussycats, Mandalay, came over with a rag for the girl, "Kota has… been having a rough time lately and he doesn't know how to express his anger without taking it out on others."
"Ah, so he's a ripe little jerk."
"Jiro!" Yaomomo chastised.
Izuku tuned the rest of the conversations out, instead focusing on washing his plate. "Kota, huh?" That name seemed a little familiar, but Izuku couldn't place the where or why of that fact.
"Heya, Boss?"
Izuku jerked, not used to the name, "Yeah, Awase?"
"Teach wanted me to tell you he wants a meeting with you and Kendo. Some Rep stuff that you guy's've gotta do." The banded teen stated, "Didn't tell me what though." He added before slinking off.
That was strange, usually Kan would have come up to him first. Shaking his head to dispel the thought, Izuku ran off to find Kendo and the two made their way inside to where their teacher was sitting with Aizawa, the 1-A reps, and the Wild Wild Pussycats.
"So, these are 1-B's representatives." Tiger crossed his arms, "Not bad."
"I like this one." Pixie-Bob was right in front of Izuku, sniffing and prodding him here and there, "He's got brains and brawn! And–" She paused on a sniff and then tried doing so again, "Oh, he's taken." She stepped back, "Well, never mind then."
Kendo looked confused, "But isn't she like a grown–"
"I'M EIGHTEEN AT HEART, ALRIGHT?!" Pixie Bob yelled before being distracted by one of Ragdoll's jokes.
"Anyways–" Mandalay rolled her eyes, "We've gathered all of you to talk to you about how everything is going to be organized, figured you can pass the news onto the rest of your classmates later on since you're in leadership positions."
"Well, I suppose that makes sense." Yaomomo nodded along.
Moving along." Aizawa grunted and sat down while pulling out his eye drops, "We'll be going through intense quirk training, an emphasis on the intense part." He took the time to attend to his eyes and Kan took over.
"The training is going to seem hellish, but each program has been carefully organized by Nezu to make sure it's something you all can handle." At the shivers that each student had, Kan added, "And they've been looked over by Recovery Girl." They all let out sighs of relief.
"We'll be helping with supervision." Mandalay smiled at the students, "We may, occasionally, take a student for one and one practice with their quirks or to simply give them advice or insight on how to better utilize their quirks."
"Speaking of…" Tiger started and trailed off, a strange glint in his eyes as his gaze landed on Izuku. In a moment, the man cleared the space and stood before the much smaller student, "I'll be your personal mentor for your time here."
"W-What?!" Izuku stammered, "Isn't that unfair? I mean I've already gotten a lot of help from the rest of my teachers and I've caught up with my class, at least compared to how I was at the start of the year. Having you focus on me seems a little unfair."
"Thought you'd say that…" Kan sighed. "Midoriya, while you've come a long way since the start of the year, and I mean a long way. Your training has been spread throughout many different facets in such a short amount of time. You've developed many techniques for your quirk, more than any student either me or Aizawa currently have, but you haven't mastered any. Your Air Force is still shotty right now, you can barely use Black Whip, your kicking style can use some work, and your movement is still shaky."
"If you were any other student then we would leave it until we get back at UA to work on all of those things, but right now you already have power, now you need to build your arsenal." Aizawa commented, "What percentage are you at right now?"
Izuku squirmed, "W-Well, I used roughly a quarter of my power against All Might in the exams, but it wasn't controlled, not even a fifth is perfect right now. I'm comfortable at fifteen percent, but I can push it over if need be."
The students looked at Izuku in shock, he was still using such a small portion of his power? Not even half?
"I-I must admit Midoriya." Iida fixed his glasses that had slipped, "You frighten me."
"I'm sorry?"
"You don't have to apologize for everything Midoriya." Kendo grinned, "But Iida's right, that power ceiling you have is something I can't ever imagine reaching." Izuku stared blankly at her before looking at his own hand, little bolts of lightning drifting off of it as the smell of ozone filled the air. Pixie Bob and Ragdoll stopped talking, they all looked at Izuku as he seemingly silently contemplated something.
But Izuku hadn't said anything to them even after a few minutes, instead shaking his head and dispelling whatever thoughts he had. "S-Sorry, I was just… thinking."
"Surprised you didn't mutter."
"I-I've been working on it, Kendo!"
The two UA teachers shared a look, both confused about the first year's top student.
"But, you should all go tell your classmates about what's going on tomorrow, and then head to sleep. The training is starting early!" The pussycats rushed the students out before shutting the doors, leaving the room silent afterwards.
"I'm sorry guys but can you step out, I need to talk with Kan and Aizawa." Mandalay asked her crew. Ragdoll tilted her head, Pixie Bob huffed, and Tiger nodded. "Thanks." She smiled at them as they filled out.
Once alone, the leader of the Pussycats sat across from the teachers, "Kan, what's up with that kid?" Mandalay asked.
A grin only crawled onto Kan's face, "Where do you want me to start?"
"You mentioned he had a rough start this year, and we know about the logistics, but why did he have a rough start this year?" She asked.
The teachers once again shared a glance, confusing Mandalay, before Kan answered, "Midoriya took our school's Entrance Exam believing he was quirkless." The Pro stared at Kan with wide eyes, "He scored zero Villain Points, and only passed because he saved another applicant from the Zero Pointer by destroying it and received near full marks on Rescue Points."
"He destroyed that thing?! And what do you mean near? I'd assume anyone that does something like that to save another would receive a full score when it comes to Rescue Points." Mandalay was, suffice to say, shocked.
Kan gave Aizawa a nasty look, "Someone thoughts Midoriya's actions were reckless–"
"He blew out both of his legs and his arms." Aizawa interrupted, Kan tried countering but Aizawa continued, "However, given what we know now… I can hardly blame the kid." He sunk deeper into his scarf, "His mindset… he's like All Might except he's got brains. Midoriya's smart, maybe too smart. The way he's come in just a few months would take others years to get to."
Kan and Mandalay looked at Aizawa in surprise, he hardly ever complimented someone else. "But that's also what worries me."
The other two pros were perplexed.
"He gunned it for Shigaraki at the USJ, putting his class in the spotlight. Then he received national acclaim thanks to the Sports Festival. Only for him to get even more media attention thanks to him taking Stain down, him– a student. The media, the Hero Commission, is using him as a puppet for their war on crime, they're going to want him to be the next All Might. And with his power? He just might be.
"But he's not there yet, right now he's vulnerable, and villains would love to cut a flower down before it blooms." Aizawa sighed and looked towards the ceiling, "The League already has it out for UA, we know that much since Shigaraki attacked Monoma at Kiyashi… but they'll definitely want Midoriya. Even now, he invigorates those around him. He made Todoroki use the fire part of his quirk, something I couldn't even make the kid do, he gathered a team that took down All Might, even if one of the members wouldn't work with them, he's gathered a group of close knit friends that all push each other to be better."
"Huh." Kan raised his brows, "And here I thought you hated friendship."
"Shut up." Aizawa grit through his teeth before exhaling, "What I'm trying to say is…" He stared Mandalay down, "It might be early to tell now, but Midoriya has the makings for a new Symbol of Peace, a new pillar of hero society, but it's not just that… he's making the rest of his little crew into pillars as well."
Following Aizawa's speech, Mandalay couldn't form words, "Y-You really think he's that much of a deal…?" She eventually got out.
Aizawa nodded, "Whole heartedly." And he wasn't just saying that because the kid reminded him of someone else.
"Wow…" Mandalay trailed off, "Then– we'll get him strong enough so that any villains he encounters won't take him out! He will become a pro hero!"
Kan grinned at the fire of the woman in front of him, "That's the plan!"
"Stop yelling, it's annoying!"
"Stop being such a spoilsport, Aizawa!"
"I just said stop yelling!"
"Look who's yelling now!"
"Boys! Shut up!"
Tomura didn't know whether to be glad or pissed off that the tracking chips that he had the Doctor insert inside Tomura and Toga had worked. On the one hand, they had managed to retrieve the two villains and had gained an amazing boon in the Quirk Amplifier, that he had decided to hide from Sensei and that asshole of a Doctor. But on the other hand–
"Tomuraaa, can I have some blood please?! You said I did a good job, doesn't that mean I deserve a reward?" Her whiny voice was seriously starting to piss him off. It was astounding how annoying she could make it when she decided to pitch it up.
"I already told you before. No." He glared at her, "Now, does everyone understand what the next mission is going to be and how I want everything done?" He turned to the rest of the crew gathered in the rundown bar.
Dabi stood by his side, a stupid grin on his face but the man at least knew exactly what to do and how to do it. Plus, he wasn't afraid of getting hurt in pursuit of a goal.
Everyone else nodded, though some were a little stranger than others. The cannibal in the corner unnerved everything, but with the promise of being able to eat as much as he wanted once they dropped down in the forest that held UA's training was enough to make him hold back.
The kid, Mustard, with the gas quirk was a little too narrow-minded for his liking. But, he reminded Tomura of himself, if just a lot weaker. But with a gas quirk that labeled him a villain and a gun, he wasn't that weak by any means, just not enough to measure up to Tomura or any of the other villains in the group.
Compress, a thief, with a boon of quirk was doing tricks for a disinterested Dabi, being able to turn anything into little marbles with a single touch was instrumental to the kidnapping portion of the mission. Whatever happened, they needed Compress to make it out alive.
Then, there was his combat squad. Mange, Muscular, and Spinner. They would provide distractions for the heroes while Dabi burned the forest down and Compress kidnapped the kids.
The Good Doctor and Sensei had deemed Nomu unnecessary for this mission, which was a shame, but he did need to prove that he could work without his Master's resources. The only thing Sensei would be providing was transportation in the form of Kurogiri. If anyone got lost, the Butler would be able to bring them back together.
"Alright." Tomura's scratchy voice echoed across the chatter of the bar. "In two days time, we will take charge against UA, storming their training camp. They think they're safe." A hand clenched one of the glasses on the bar, turning it to dust, "We're gonna show them they'll never be safe as long as we're around. That their precious society of peace is nothing but a sham.
"But for now, eat and rest. Everyone needs to be fully healed for this operation, I won't go in on low HP, or go out and do some killing, make sure your iron is sharp and your level is as high as can be." The skin under the hand covering his face began to itch, "Either way, be ready, because we're going to make UA wish they dealt with us correctly the first time."
Across the far wall, three pictures hung.
Izuku Midoriya, that little piece of shit that ruined everything for him at the USJ by interfering, and a fighter that was on a fast leveling system apparently because he was becoming too OP for Tomura's liking. After all, he was a student that took down Stain, and had almost crippled his plans again at I-Island.
Tomura didn't want another All Might to deal with.
Then there was Katsuki Bakugo, the kid was violent, too violent for a hero. His quirk was destructive, was perfect for hurting others, and their little insider had word that Bakugo was on a short leash and was due to explode any day now. If they could get him on their side, then perhaps they'd have an even greater tool to beat down the heroes with, or they could just turn him into a Nomu.
Then…
"Neito Monoma."
God that little arrogant shit pissed him off so much. He wanted to kill him, he wanted that damn hero kid under him, limbs torn to shreds and blood drained from his body. Monoma humiliated him during their last encounter at Kiyashi and Tomura would make him regret it.
But first, "I have a meeting with Sensei." Tomura stepped back from the bar table, "Do not argue while I'm gone." His red eyes locked onto Muscular, "Especially you, you'll get your chance to fight, in fact I've got someone special in mind for you. Just wait off until then."
With a swift turn, Tomura turned as Kurogiri opened a portal for him, departing the silent bar and entering the Nomu storage facility where his master resided. "I've come to see you, Sensei…"
"Ah, Tomura…" The man's face wasn't visible thanks to the life support system he had covering his head, one that had been made to resemble a pancake during his last squall with the Symbol of Peace, "I wasn't expecting you, did you have something to discuss? I hope it's important and that you aren't wasting my time."
Tomura tried not to make his gulp audible, "Of course not, Master. I would never dream of wasting your time."
"But, here we are…"
Tomura's body tightens, "Master, I come bearing a gift for you." He gets out as fast as he can before he pulls a USB drive out from the pockets of his hoodie, "Here are the blueprints for a device made to amplify quirks, designed by I-Island's leading scientist: David Shield."
All For One goes silent, "I had set up a little crew to retrieve that device for me, even given the leader a strength enhancement, but the plans fell through."
Tomura's eyes widen, "I-I apologize, Master. I did not mean to intervene–"
"No, Tomura." All For One raised a hand, "It was All Might who thwarted my plans, had you not done this then I would have had nothing to show for it." Using one of his many quirks, All For One floated the drive over and rested it in his hand, "It will take time, especially due to our lack of resources currently, but this will be a boon." All For One smiled under his mask, "Perhaps you deserve… a reward, Tomura."
"A reward…? What kind of reward, Master?" Tomura asked.
All For One didn't reply verbally, instead pulling a device out of his pocket and levitating it over to his pupil, "This."
The man caught it and looked it over, it was a solid black cube with a red screen displaying a beeping red dot and coordinates on the side, "What is this Master?"
"A device to track the good doctor. He can, at times, be sneaky. Should anything happen to myself, whether All Might finally does me in or the doctor's treatment fails, and he decides to run." Tomura knew his Master was smiling under his mask as he uttered his next words, "You'll be able to find him, anywhere."
Tomura thanked his Master as a portal opened up behind him, he turned to exit but stopped at a call.
"Once more, Tomura." All For One spoke with such a weight in his voice that Tomura couldn't move, but instead could only be inraptured by the man, "Do not forget our goal, what the heroes have done to you, and what they deserve."
Tomura could only stare at his mentor for a moment before nodding, "I will never forget…" And without another word, he was gone and ready.
Ready to make the heroes pay for their misdeeds.
END
Okay, so this one took around a month and a half, and there's a good reason. April and May have been really busy months for me, being in my last year of HS and all and especially since I'm in sports, but now I've mostly wrapped everything up.
We're setting up for the Kamino Ward fight, and things are progressing on all fronts.
The teachers know that Izuku is special, not because of his quirk but because of his ability to bring out the best in others (Except Bakugo).
And we've finally gotten to something I've been wanting to get to for a while. I've been having Izuku learn a LOT of stuff that he shouldn't get until later, like his shoot style, air bullets, and even black whip, but there's a good reason.
Izuku, to me, is always going to be a thinker, and it's annoying that canon doesn't let him be that more often. Izuku's smart, he is a quirk nerd, he has a bunch of volumes of books simply analyzing quirks and can analyze a battlefield in a few seconds (as seen in Kamino) but Horikoshi doesn't let Izuku do that for himself too often. Izuku sparingly analyzes One For All and how he can maximize his potential with it, at least until he starts getting other quirks but that's not analyzing One For All, that's the other quirks.
So, here, I have Izuku analyzing so much that it's almost too much. He's a jack of all trades, master of none. It's worked out so far but won't always.
Other than that, Tomura has a way to corner that slimy sleazy bastard of a doctor, and the LOV has the blueprints for the quirk amplifier, hope that doesn't screw up the heroes too much!
If you've read this far, I want to thank you for reading Class B's Cinnamon Roll, and tell you that yes I am working on the Digimon x MHA cross over, I have about 3-4 chapters ready but I want to have more ready before I start posting. The story is very intricate, and it takes a lot more time to think it out than this one since it's not going to follow MHA's usual plot. One more time, thank you so much for reading, it means the world to me and with that.
Jay out!