Fairy Heroes Academia 5
Lucy and Levy felt great, they felt incredible in fact. They felt as if they could take on the entire world. They told Shuzenji the news, she had already known that they got in and congratulated them. They received a call from Yui who passed the exam as well.
Now here they were in the Nurse's Office of U.A. as they had decided to tag along with Recovery Girl. They had donned their new uniforms with pride: a long-sleeved button-up white shirt, a gray school jacket with blue-green stripes, a red tie, and a dark blue-green pleated skirt.
"Now girls, just because you made it in don't think the rest will be easy." Shuzenji informed the duo, "In fact, things may only get harder from here." She warned.
Lucy and Levy understood her worries, "With your training, I feel like we're ready for anything!" Levy laughed, Lucy pumped her fist, "Yeah, bring it on UA!"
Shuzenji smiled fondly at her girls, before ushering them out, "Now go on off to class! I don't want to hear a single thing about being late!" Lucy and Levy allowed the shorter woman to escort them out the room, hastening the pace.
. . .
The girls found themselves in front of a giant door with '1-A' painted on it. "There's no mistaking a door that obvious, is there?" Lucy remarked as they looked up at the massive entryway.
"Is it for accessibility…?" Midoriya muttered, also looking at the towering door, catching the pair's attention. "Oh! Hello Midoriya." Lucy waved.
"Hey Midoryia!" Levy grinned at the boy, "You seemed to have healed up nicely!" She noted, studying his appearance, having heard of the incident from Lucy. Midoriya blushed, 'Girls are talking to me…!" He thought to himself, 'Be cool!'
"W-well, I have you to thank you again for helping me back then, Heartfilia!" He bowed to the girl who waved it off, "I just did what anyone would've done, you're the one who took down that ridiculously giant robot!" Lucy praised.
"Yeah too bad I couldn't stop myself from getting hurt…" He muttered somewhat downcast. "Hey don't mind that, that's why we're here, to learn." Levy tried to assure Midoriya.
"By the way, I'm Levy McGarden." Levy bowed, "Lucy told me about you, I hope we could get along."
Izuku quickly bowed back, "Nice to meet you McGarden, I hope we can grow together as heroes!" His gaze drifted back towards the door in front of them, "The elite chosen from the huge number at the exam…" He pictured Bakugo and 7111 from the exam, remembering his unpleasant interactions.
"I hope I'm not in the same class as the scary people…" He trailed off as he began to open the door, "Don't stress yourself out Midoriya, everyone in the class should be heroes, how bad could it be?" Lucy said confidently.
She was immediately proved how bad it was when 7111 loudly chastised Bakugo, "Don't put your feet on the desk!"
Bakugo wasn't fazed by the other student, "Huh?"
"Don't you think that's rude to the U.A. upperclassmen and the people who made the desk?" The spectacled boy implored urgently.
"Nope. What junior high did you go to, you side character?" Bakugo dismissed the other, not very amused with the conversation.
Midoriya, Lucy, and Levy all beheld the sight with apprehension.
"I attended Somei Private Academy. My name is Tenya Iida." He declared as he chopped his hands through the air somewhat robotically.
Bakugo's interest was piqued by that, "Somei? So you're a damn elite, huh?" He eyed Iida with a smirk, "Looks like I'll have fun crushing you."
"Crushing?! That's cruel. Do you truly aim to be a hero?" He gasped appalled at the spiky-haired blonde's behavior.
Bakugo scoffed and turned away, the two finally noticing the incoming students. "You're…" Iida muttered, causing literally every other student present to turn their heads to the newcomers.
Midoriya blushed, "Oh, um…" Midoriya stammered, but Iida was already approaching, "Good morning! I am from Somei Private Academy. My name-"
"We already heard!" Levy giggled at his actions, the boy froze completely, and Midoriya laughed it off, "I'm Midoriya. This is Heartfilia and Mcgarden. Nice, to meet you, Iida."
"I hope you're not gonna lecture us again…" Lucy crossed her arms, remembering her interaction with Iida before. "Heartfilia, Midoriya, you realized there was something more to that practical exam, didn't you?" Iida commented, before continuing.
"I had no idea… I misjudged you!" He shut his eyes and turned away slightly, "I hate to admit it, but you are better than me." Iida confessed, causing Midoriya to sweatdrop.
"Sorry. I actually didn't realize anything." The freckled teen said. Lucy shrugged, figuring it was as close to an apology as she was gonna get, "Let's all just work hard to be good heroes."
Iida nodded, robotically chopping the air once again, "Well said, Hearfilia!"
A familiar voice spoke up from behind them, "Oh, that curly hair! You're the plain-looking one!" The brunette girl from the exam Lucy had a brief interaction with was standing at the door, happily waving, "You and the blonde! You passed, just like Present Mic said!"
'It's the nice person!' Midoriya thought to himself, he checked the girl out taking in her features, 'She looks good in a uniform…'
"Of course you did! Your moves were amazing!" The girl cheered, oblivious to Midoriya's thoughts as he turned beet red. Lucy smiled back at the girl, "I could say the same to you! Thanks for the save before."
"My name is Ochaco Uraraka!" She introduced herself to the group, "I'm Lucy Heartfilia and this is Levy McGarden and Izuku Midoriya." Lucy said as Uraraka happily nodded along with each name.
A tired voice grumbled in annoyance, "Go somewhere else if you want to play at being friends." The group gaped at the man cocooned in a yellow sleeping bag lying on the floor. "This is the hero course." He drawled out, taking a swig from a pouch he pulled out of his sleeping bag.
The future heroes gathered at the door froze in horror at the sight of this man. He unzipped the sleeping bag and slipped out, "Okay, it took eight seconds before you were quiet. Time is limited. You kids are not rational enough."
Everyone studied the worn-out man, his eyes half open and black looking around the room. He was slender with pale skin, and he also had unkempt facial hair, making the students question whether or not he was homeless considering he was camped out in the hall. "I'm your homeroom teacher, Shota Aizawa. Nice to meet you."
"Homeroom teacher?!" The students reeled in shock.
'This guy sure doesn't look like a typical teacher…" Levy thought to herself, somewhat confused but if U.A. trusted this guy then who was she to judge based on appearance?
'Does this guy ever get sleep?' Lucy questioned, focusing on the bags under his eyes.
Aizawa, not caring for the atmosphere didn't waste a single second, pulling out a blue PE uniform, "It's kind of sudden, but put these on and go out onto the field."
Everyone continued to stare at him, still lost in their thoughts and he sighed, "Do not keep me waiting for long." Aizawa said before slowly walking off.
. . .
The girls of Class 1-A were all gathered in the locker room as they got changed into their new outfits. Ashido gingerly strolled up to Lucy and Levy, "Nice to see you two again!" She grinned at the girls.
"Ashido! I guess the positive energy worked, huh?" Levy laughed at the girl, who nodded sagely, "Yes and it worked well…" Her grin betrayed her tone as she gestured, "I mean look at all the hot babes we have in our class. Guys and girls!" She cried, "I'm so honored!" She hyped them all up, causing a few of the girls to blush or laugh.
"I'll admit that there are some interesting individuals here, ribbit." A calm voice said and Levy's face brightened up, "Oh Lucy, this is Tsuyu Asui, Asui this is Lucy Heartfilia and Mina Ashido!" Levy introduced, "We were at the same exam location, and we talked before the battle."
The frog girl's oval eyes observed them and smiled, "Please call me Tsu, I hope we can all be friends." She smiled which the girls returned, nodding.
The girls put their uniforms away in their designated lockers as they continued to ready themselves for whatever their new Teacher had prepared for them.
Levy, when on her internet binge had read up on U.A. and knew that Aizawa was a ruthless teacher, he would definitely make sure that they'd have a challenge, even on the first day if the outfits were anything to go by.
"We should get going before Aizawa Sensei reprimands us for being late." A black-haired girl with a ponytail spoke, and the rest agreed as they all traveled to the field as a group, not wanting to leave him waiting.
. . .
"A Quirk assessment test?!" The group of students seemed to exclaim in unison as they stared down their new teacher.
Uraraka spoke up, "What about the entrance ceremony? The orientation?" She questioned the man, not expecting this on the first day.
"If you're going to become a hero, you don't have time for such leisurely events." Aizawa replied, "U.A.'s selling point is how unrestricted its school traditions are." He shifted his gaze back to the students, "That's also how the teacher's run their classes."
"You kids have been doing these since junior high, too, right?" Aizawa pulled out a tablet, "Physical fitness tests where you weren't allowed to use your Quirks."
Lucy and Levy both kept their mouths shut, not having been through the hero schooling system, so they had only what Granny had told them when she was teaching them about the schooling system.
"The country still uses averages taken from results from students not using their quirks. It's not rational." Aizawa explained to the kids, who all listened intently.
"Bakugo, you finished at the top of the practical ecam, right?" Aizawa acknowledged, "In junior high, what was your best result for the softball throw?" He asked.
"67 meters." Bakugo replied.
"Then, try doing it with your Quirk." Aizawa instructed. Bakugo nodded, taking the ball from his teacher and taking his place in the center of the circle in the throwing area. "You can do whatever you want as long as you stay in the circle. Hurry up. Give it all you got."
Bakugo began to stretch his arms in preparation, "Then, well…" He stretched the rest of his body, "I'll add a blast to the pitch." He hurled the ball forward, a huge blast encasing it propelling it through the sky, "DIE!"
Levy giggled as she was reminded of the entrance exam, honestly she wasn't surprised after watching him take down robots with precision and power. Lucy on the otherhand looked at the guy with slight fear, 'He almost doesn't seem like the hero type…' She cried on the inside.
"Know your own maximum first." Aizawa informed as the ball landed, "That is the most rational way to form the foundation of a hero." He held up the device displaying Bakugo's score.
"750 meters? Seriously?" A blonde haired teen with a a black streak in his hair remarked, intimidated by the score. "What's this? It looks fun!" Ashido clasped her hands together.
A student with cylindrical elbows spoke up next, "We can use our Quirks as much as we want! As expected form the hero course!" He said ecstatically.
"It looks fun, huh?" Aizawa repeated, "You have three years to become a hero. Will you have an attitude like that the whole time?" He questioned, before ginning emoniously, "All right. Whoever comes in last place in all eight tests will be judged to have no potential and will be punished with expulsion."
Most of the students yelled out in shock, fearing the consequences of failure, they were lost in their panic over whether or not they'd be the one who was expelled.
'There's no way he can be serious!' Lucy thought to herself, gazing at the man, 'I refuse to let myself fail here, but will someone really be expelled if they fail?' She glanced at her new peers, wondering who it would be, frowning at the thought.
Levy had done the research on Aizawa, she knew he had a record of expelling students before, she shivered at the fact that a person's dreams could be crushed like that. Aizawa continued his speech, "We're free to do what we want about the circumstances of our students."
He lifted his hair from his face revealing his mad grin and a dilated pupils, "Welcome to U.A.'s hero course!" Some students grinned, others looked on in fear, and the remainder had a neutral look, mentally preparing themselves for the trials ahead.
"Hold up you can't be serious!" Lucy exclaimed, with Uraraka stepping up beside her, "But it's the first day of school! No, even if it wasn't the first day of school, this is too unfair!" They were in agreement over the unjust decision their teacher made.
"Natural disasters, big accidents, and selfish villains." He countered with an even tone, "Calamities whose time or place can't be predicted." While Bakugo and Midoryia thought about their altercation with the Sludge Villain, Lucy and Levy couldn't help but think about Tenrou Island with Acnologia or Future Rogue and the Dragons…
"Japan is covered with unfairness. Heroes are the ones who reverse those situations." Aizawa lectures, "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." He relaxed and smiled more encouragingly, "Overcome it with all you've got."
The students all found themselves regaining their confidence, deciding to give it their all for whatever their teacher was going to throw at them.
Iida took a sip from his water bottle, 'This is the best of the best. There is no choice but to do it.'
'This isn't the best I've got.' Bakugo grinned, loosening up his arm.
Levy readjusted her high ponytail, securing it in place, 'There's no way I'm gonna fall behind. Not after everything I've learned…' She grinned knowing her ace in the hole, silently thanking Crux.
"All right, demonstration's over." Aizawa called out, "The real thing starts now."
. . .
Test 1: 50-meter dash
The students each lined up to have their time recorded for the test. Two students would go at a time and a machine would inform them of their results. Iida decided to go first, his Quirk perfectly suited for the test, Tsu joined him, her legs being stronger than most due to her frog Quirk.
"On you mark…" The machine spoke, with the students in position, "Get set…" A shot rang through the air and Iida sprinted with a focused gaze on the finish, the engines in his legs thrusting him forward past his goal, "3.04 seconds." The machine reported. Tsu was close behind, her hopping giving her incredible distance.
"He's almost as fast as Jet…" Levy mumbled melancholic, with Lucy patting her shoulder in solace. Tenya Iida's Quirk was Engine, his legs contained engines and thrusters which increased his speed tenfold.
"Well, he's like a fish in water." Aizawa quipped, nodding at the score., "It'll be worth seeing what others do." Knowing that the standard was now set. Tsu scored 5.58 seconds, doing fairly well. "Ribbit."
Uraraka felt pumped, stepping up alongside a boy with a large tail. She touched her clothes, with them lighting up with a pink glow as she did so, "Lighten up my clothes and shoes…"
Her Quirk was Zero Gravity, taking off with a sprint her body was slightly lighter due to using her power on her clothes. She can nullify the gravitational pull of any object she touches, going over capacity will make her nauseous though.
The tailed boy on the other hand leapt and made bounds that would give Tsu a run for her money, clearing with a time of 5.49 seconds. Uraraka crossed the line "7.15 seconds." The machine registered.
So far scoring the lowest score, yet Uraraka smiled happily, "Oh, but that's faster than I was in junior high!" She looked on the bright side, declaring it a personal win.
Lucy and Levy watched on so far with apt interest in their classmates. Their Quirks were a lot like magic, at times it seemed like they could be better than magic, but other times it seemed like it could be a bit worse. They supposed they both had their quirks so to speak.
'A lot of these Quirks have some serious potential, but we didn't do all that training for nothing.' Lucy thought to herself, as Ashido readied for her turn. A blond boy with an intricate belt around his belly took a stance right by her.
The blonde boy turned away from the goal pointedly, "Everyone, you're not being creative enough." He said as everyone stared at him blankly or with little interest.
"On your mark…" The machine started.
"I'll show you what it's like…" The boy twinkled.
The machine announced their round, with the blond boy jumping up into the air and firing a beam from his belly button, which sent him flying towards the goal, "..to be allowed to use your Quirk!"
This was Yuga Aogama, with his Quirk Navel Laser, he can shoot a laster from his bellybutton. The move wasn't necesarrliy a bad one, but he fell short, literally. He's limited by the amount of time he can shoot continuously.
His laser dispersed and he fell to the ground allowing Ashido to run by him, he quickly got up and fired again. Crossing the line and earning '5.51 seconds' and grinning confidently with a sparkle, "If I shoot for more than a second, I get a stomach ache."
A couple students gathered could only look at him and think 'What the heck?' Lucy and Levy couldn't help but find it a bit odd that he had such an odd limitation but shrugged it off for now.
Aizawa reflected on his words, 'Looking at the upper limit of your Quirks and the room for growth in each result, it becomes clear what you can and can't do.' It was his job as an eeducator to push those limits, and help his students grow, this test was the perfect opportunity to see what they could do.
Midoriya and Bakugo went next, Midoriya had a worried look on his face, feeling a cold sweat. The machine allowed them to begin, Bakugo ran crossing his arms, "Explosive speed!" He yelled, placing his hands behind him, his blasts driving him forward, not even needing to run anymore, he soared through the air over the line making a time of '4.13 seconds'.
His Quirk, Exposion, a unique combination of the nytroglycerin in his sweat allows him to ignite explosions, paired with the boys intellect and power, it made for an extremely strong Quirk.
Midoriya on the other hand was too afraid to use his Quirk and ran without it, earning '7.02 seconds'.
'Seeing his Quirk in action again is impressive." She thought back to the exam when he took down the robots. 'The way he uses it is certainly clever.' Levy noted, with an idea sparking in her own head from watching the teen. Lucy on the other hand looked at Midoriya with confusion 'With the way he jumped at the robot, he should have cleared that way sooner… Why didn't he use his Quirk?'
Taking that as their cue Lucy and Levy stood side by side as they lined up for their turn. Everyone's eyes widened as they watched Lucy glow and receive a new outfit, even those who had seen her quirk in action were shocked that such a quirk existed.
Lucy wore something similar to a qipao, but with long wide sleeves and an obi, like those of a kimono. She had a ribbon wrapped around her waist with a bow tied neatly on her wore knee high socks and flip flops, her her tied up by two pincer type accessories. The Cancer symbol was displayed on her chest, as she flashed forward, gaining her Spirit's incredible speed.
Levy ran behind her friend, "Solid Script: Wind!" Levy called out, thrusting her hands behind her, the word 'WIND' propelled her forward, as she waved her arms, allowing her to keep up with Lucy. They both cleared the track in no time, impressing some of the students. Lucy earning a time of 3.46 seconds, and Levy clearing it with 4.27 seconds.
"Now that is a flashy Quirk!" A short boy with purple balls covering his head whistled as he eyed Lucy. Lucy resisted the urge to kick the little gremlin, as her clothes flashed once again, leaving her back in her uniform.
Bakugo couldn't help but feel irked that the blonde chick beat him, but what really caught his attention was the familiar move that the shorty did, it was sloppily attempted, but still an imitation of the move he just displayed, he narrowed his eyes at the girls, figuring he shouldn't write them off just yet.
. . .
Test 2: Grip Strength
The class was gathered in a room each grasping a hand-held device that guaged their grip strength, some students were having better look than others. Midoriya tried his best to visualize an egg in a microwave in order to control his power, gripping with all his might the device showed '56.0 kg'.
Lucy glanced at his score and raised an eyebrow, "With the strength you showed before I was expecting a higher score to be honest." Now clad in a that revealed much more of Lucy's skin than she would like around the purple boy, her strength was increased.
She wore a cow print bra and pants that covered only one of her legs, leaving her other leg exposed. She alos wore boots, gloves, and a belt with a golden buckle showing Taurus' sign. A cow bell jingled hanging on her choker, her har tied up in space buns. This Star Dress gave her immense strength, with the machine displaying a solid '450 kg'.
Levy had used her solid script to create the word 'BIND' which had forced the machine to grip a decent amount, she was more impressed by the other girl who could create things as well, with her also creating something to grip the device and receive a high score.
Midoriya sighed, as he looked at his score, "My Quirk is still somewhat new, so I have trouble controlling it." He informed the girls, his face downcast.
"Ah, so you're a late bloomer." Levy replied.
"I-I guess that's one way to put it." Midoryia blushed, "It manifested so late, that my body isn't completely durable when I use it." He said flexing his hand.
Lucy nodded remembering how he had looked before when he had used his Quirk. "That's got to be rough, not being able to use your power the way you want." She said sympathetically, "Is there any way for you to control it without hurting yourself?"
Midoriya nodded, "The advice I was given was to use a visualization technique in order to control my power. I've been picturing an egg inside a microwave." He laughed somewhat weakly, hearing it out loud sounded a bit ridiculous.
"That's an interesting image you got there." Levy laughed along with him. He nodded, "The point is that I don't want the egg to explode, I was told to lower the wattage or shorten the cook time. But even when I picture it in my head, it doesn't work the way I want it to."
The girls nodded more thoughtfully, it making more sense… somehow, "I wish I could say it wouldn't hurt to try, but given your situation, it probably might…" Lucy sweatdropped, allowing her transformation to drop.
"When I try to use my power at 100% my body can't handle it and it breaks," Midoriya informed, "It's unfortunate but I just still don't have the control I want yet." He noted his voice filled with sorrow.
"Oh, come on, I'm sure you'll be able to get it in no time." Levy said, "We'll try to help you work on it Midoriya." She tried to assure the boy, who gave the girls a grateful smile, but still sadly gazed at his score.
. . .
Test 3: Standing Long Jump
Many of the students were making a good distance, some reusing their same tricks, such as Aoyama with his navel laser, or Bakugo with his explosions, or thought of something new like Levy with her solid script 'WINGS'. Midoriya came up short once again, not utilizing his Quirk. Lucy and levy frowned slightly, trying their best to think of any way to help the poor boy…
. . .
Test 4: Repeated Side Steps
Lucy couldn't help but frown as the purple gremlin used his quirk to bounce from side to side, earning a respectable score. She shook her head in disdain, as he winked at her. Midoriya watched in horror as even this guy was doing pretty well with his Quirk.
. . .
Test 5: Ball throw
The creation girl, Momo Yaoyorozu, felt inspired, using her creation Quirk she created a mini canon, and fired the ball, earning a score of '1,232 meters'. Her Quirk, Creation, gave her the ability to create any non-living material/object from the lipids in her body.
"Ooh! That was a pretty good idea!" Levy said as she stood in the circle, "Solid Script: Catapult!" The Catapult materialized, beside her, placing the ball in the 'C' She sent the back rocketing sending it '1,108 meters' away according to the machine.
"Our Quirks our somewhat similar, it would be interesting to see how our creations would fair against each other." Yaoyorozu stated, as the catapult poofed out of existence.
Other students had to rely on pure strength, trying their best to hurl the ball as far as they could, with some having more luck than others. Lucy used her bow and arrow from her Star Dress Saggitarius form, to send the ball far from the course, getting it '956 meters' away.
Of course, no one had it easier than Uraraka, using her quirk she happily tossed the ball into the air, and the class watched as it rose, and rose, and rose, and rose, until eventually it was out of sight. Her quirk cancelled out the gravity holding the ball down completely giving her an infinite score.
"That's amazing! She got an infinite score!" The blond boy with a black streak gasped, impressed. Midoriya wanted to feel happy with everyone's success, but each student was getting one amazing score on each test, except for him.
He stood in the center of the ring and gripped the ball tightly, staring at it determined. "It doesn't look good if he continues like this." Iida divulged, catching some attention.
"Huh? Of course not. He's a Quirkless small fry you know." Bakugo sneered. Lucy, Iida and Uraraka all looked at Bakugo in confusion, they had seen Midoriya's Quirk in action, in quite an unforgettable way.
"Quirkless?! Are you not aware of what he did in the entrance exam?" Iida questioned, this time making Bakugo confused. In all the time he knew Midoriya since they were children he had never shown any signs of having a Quirk.
Midoryia steeled his resolve, winding back his arm, an energy encasing it entirely and he grunted throwing it with all of his strength. "AH!"
Aizawa's eyes flashed red, as his hair stood on end, wth Midoriya's throw making a measly 46 meters, way lower than the score he was expecting. Midoriya's blood ran cold as he looked at his hand distraught. "I was definitely trying to use it just now…"
"I erased your Quirk." Aizawa said as the bindings wrapped around him began flowing freely much like his hair. His eyes glowed red as his gaze bore into Midoriya, "That entrance exam was definitely not rational enough."
His stare hardened, "Even a kid like you was accepted."
"You erased my Quirk?" Midoriya, not understanding until finally he noticed the accessory hanging around his teacher's neck, "Those goggles… I see! You can erase other people's Quirks with your Quirk just by looking at them. The Erasure Hero: Eraser Head!"
Aizawa's quirk, Erasure, works just like the name suggests, he can erase the Quirk of those he looks at, but the effect goes away when he blinks.
"Of course!" Levy said smacking her head, remembering reading about the man, "He's an underground hero. He's not as well known due to not liking the attention from the media, he believes it get in the way of his work." She informed the group of students standing around her in a low voice.
"Guess that internet binge did you wonders, huh?" Lucy teased, causing Levy to blush and shush her.
"From what I can tell you can't control your Quirk, can you?" Aizawa surmised, "Do you intend to become incapacitated again and have someone save you?" He questioned the student.
"Th-That's not my intention-" Midoriya tried to defend himself, but the bindings wrapped around him pulling him closer and cutting him off. "Whatever your intention, I'm saying that's what those around you will be forced to do." Aizawa told him.
"In the past, there was an oppressively passionate hero who saved over a thousand people by himself and created a legend." The teacher briefed, "Even if you have the same reckless valor, you'll just be decked and turn into a useless doll after saving one person." He chastised.
"Izuku Midoriya. With your power, you can't become a hero." Midoriya's faced scrounged up in disappointment, and the students were struck silent at the teacher's seemingly harsh words, although they did hold some merit. "I've returned your Quirk. You have two turns for the ball throw."
The teacher turned away, giving Midoriya space, "Hurry up and get it over with."
The Fairy Girls couldn't help but notice how Midoriya tried to channel all of his power in his right arm, honestly it kind of struck them as odd, but reminded them of something, or rather someone…
Midoriya stood there silently debating with himself whether or not to use his power.
"If he doesn't use it he'll most likely get last place." Levy frowned.
Lucy shook her head, her pigtails bouncing, "But if he uses all of his strength he'll break his bones."
The girls looked at Midoriya more closely, "...what if he didn't use all of his power?" Levy suggested the gears in her head turning, Lucy looked at her with a quirked eyebrow, "What do you mean Levy?"
"Think about it, if Midoriya breaks his arms because he keeps trying to use his full power, then what if he just dials it back?" Levy proposed, tapping her chin. Lucy's eyes sparkled, "I see, then the force wouldn't cause his arms to be as harmed as before!"
Oblivious to their conversation, Midoriiya figured he had no choice but to use his power, 'I have to work a lot harder than other people! That's why, with all my strength… I'll do what I can right now!'
While channeling 100% of his power into the tip of his index finger, he threw the ball "Smash!" He growled as he threw the ball high into the air, surprising the students as the air around the shifted slightly from Midoriya's throw.
The ball bounced on the floor before rolling to a stop Aizawa checked the score… '705.3 meters'. Aizawa looked at the score, realizing that this kid may have more potential than he thought. "Mr. Aizawa…" Midoriya croaked, gaining his teachers attention.
Smiling through the pain, and clenching the fist with his broken finger Midoriya spoke, "I can still move!"
"Wow, he channeled all of his power into his finger in order to minimize damage." Lucy said, "That's a pretty smart idea, as long as he didn't want to be completely taken out of the battle."
Levy nodded but still believed that if he put in less power than it would be more effective in minimizing damage, but it wouldn't negate it completely… "He got over 700 meters?!" Someone shouted in shock, pulling Levy out of her thoughts.
"Finally a hero-like record!" Uraraka cheered for her new friend, excited at his high score.
"His finger's swollen!" Iida observed, "There was the entrance exam, too." He recalled Midoriya's grotesque broken figure, "He has a strange quirk…"
"It's not very stylish." Aoyama added, "Unlike yours madomoiselle!" He sparkled at Lucy.
Bakugo's mouth hung in shock and his eyes were as wide as saucers, 'Wh-what's with that power?! Everyone's Quirks manifest by the age of four. This is unthinkable! What is the meaning of this?'
The class's attention went to Bakugo when his hand discharging blasts, but before anyone could react he began to charge for Midoriya, "Hey! Tell me what's going on, Deku, you bastard!"
His assault was cut short when Aizawa's bindings stopped him, much like when he grabbed the freckled boy before. Bakugo tried to turn back as the wraps restrained him, "What the-? These clothes are… hard!"
"They're weapons for capture made of carbon fiber woven together with metal wire made of a special alloy." Aizawa explained boredly, "Jeez… Don't keep making me use my Quirk over and over." True to his word, his eyes were red and his hair had risen, "I have dry eye."
'It's such a waste, since his Quirk is so amazing!' The class thought as they watched the seen before them.
"We're wasting time. Whoever's next, get ready." Aizawa said releasing Bakugo and his Quirk, waving off the situation. Midoriya didn't allow his eyes to leave Bakugo as he slowly inched away back to the group.
Bakugo stood there, seething, he didn't like the idea that he had been lied to all these years. Midoriya didn't even bother using his Quirk in any of their previous altercations, was it because he thought he was better than him? His teeth clenched as he ran the possibilities in his head.
"Hey! What's your problem?" Lucy demanded to know from the blonde haired boy. Bakugo looked at the girl with only slight interest before his anger overtoo him once agiain, "Mind your goddamn business pigtails!"
"I want to know what gives you the right to pick on him!" Lucy was beyond frustrated with this guy's attitude already. Bakugo didn't find the conversation worth his time and stomped off without another word.
"What a jerk…" Lucy mumbled.
Levy nodded, "That was a bit of an overreaction."
"Is your finger all right?" Uraraka asked worried, not liking the looks of the throbbing appendage. "Oh, yeah." Midoriya responded, not wanting to worry her.
Lucy and Levy rejoined the group, who was still looking at Midoriya's finger. "You'll probably have to see Granny for that." Levy recommended, with a slight grimace.
"Oh, Recovery Girl's the nurse here, that's right!" Midoriya remembered, unfortunately for now he would just have to fight against the pain.
"While your there we actually wanted to talk about some ideas that might help with your quirk." Lucy winked, hoping that talking through it might allow him to lessen his injuries, because not to be rude, but it was kind of gross.
. . .
All that was really left for Tests 6, 7, and 8 were sit-ups, the seated toe-touch, and the long-distance run. Had they not had their training with Granny they probably would've had a tougher time, but the woman whipped them into shape, making it a breeze.
The girls noticed that midoriya was struggling more than he should, most likely due to the pain he felt in his finger. They felt bad that his results were suffering, but they couldn't help but feel pride on all of their high scores.
That definitely didn't mean they were happy with this kinda of exercise, their muscles were slightly strained and Lucy was totally going to reward herself with a nice bath at home later.
. . .
"Okay, I'll quickly tell you the results." Aizawa informed, "The total is simply the marks you got from each test."
He held up the device he'd been using all day to record their results, "It's a waste of time to explain verbally, so I'll show you the results all at once."
Each of the students held their breath as they waited for the results to be displayed.
1 Levy McGarden
2 Momo Yaoyorozu
3 Lucy Heartfilia
4 Shoto Todoroki
5 Katsuki Bakugo
6 Tenya Iida
7 Fumikage Tokoyami
8 Mezo Shoji
9 Mashirao Ojiro
10 Eijiro Kirishima
11 Mina Ashido
12 Ochaco Uraraka
13 Koji Koda
14 Tsuyu Asui
15 Yuga Aoyama
16 Hanta Sero
17 Denki Kaminari
18 Kyoka Jiro
19 Minoru Mineta
20 Izuku Midoriya
Levy and Lucy gasped at having such high scores, but then again, considering the versatility of their 'Quirks' maybe they should've expected to be a bit overpowered. Lucy couldn't believe that the girl Yaoyorozu got a higher score than her, but the girl was a quick thinker and made something appropriate for each challenge. Levy got a higher score due to be less limited as the magic in the air powered her, allowing her to create much more than usual.
Lucy and Levy frowned as they saw who the last student was, they glanced at the boy who stared at his broken finger. He only had one amazing score, and the pain from his finger effected his performance in his last few tests. They couldn't help but feel a bit sad for him.
"By the way, I was lying about the expulsion." Their homeroom teacher said as he turned off the device. The class stood dumbfounded, "It was a rational deception to draw out the upper limits of your Quirks."
"WHAT?!" The class screeched, the reveal hitting Midoriya the hardest.
Yaoyorozu looked at her peers, "Of course it was a lie. It should have been obvious if you just thought it through."
'I didn't notice…' Was the general consensus of the rest of the student body.
"But there are actual records of expulsions in his class." Levy said to the creation girl, who blinked in surprise, "There are? I wasn't aware of that."
"Sometimes I do expel students when they don't hold up, unfortunately the hero business isn't for everyone." Aizawa spoke up, "While I always try to avoid it there are people who slip through the cracks." He muttered.
"With that, we're done here." Aizawa announced walking off, "There are handouts with the curriculum and such in the classroom so when you get back, look over them." Before he fully left, he stopped in front of the freckled teen.
"Midorya. Have the old lady fix you in the nurse's office." He handed the boy a slip of paper. "Tomorrow will be packed with even more rigorous tests. Prepare yourself." He warned, taking his leave.
. . .
"Aizawa, you liar!" All Might said as Aizawa walked out of eyesight, revealing he had been watching the test.
"All Might. So you were watching? Too much time on your hands?" Aizawa commented to the other man, turning away.
"It seems you were caught in your lie by young McGarden, though." All Might said, with the other man remaining silent. He did in fact expel some students before, he wasn't expecting for the young girl to know that, although he had been prepared with his answer.
"You judge those you judge to be without potential without hesitation." The larger Hero clarified, "Yet you tried to take back your words-" He pointed to Aizawa, "That must be because you also felt the potential of that kid, right?"
He was referring to Midoriya, the very boy threatened with expulsion, Aizawa took special notice to his choice of words, "Also?"
He turned with a challenging smile, "You seem to be supporting him quite a bit. Is that how a teacher should be acting?" Aizawa questioned, causing All Might to falter slightly.
"His potential was not zero." Aizawa began to walk off again, "That's all it was. I will always cut those without potential." He informed, he couldn't help but think of the two girls in his class who displayed tons of potential.
'Lucy Heartfilia and Levy McGarden, the girls with amnesia, who found their way into Recovery Girl's care after trying to pursue a villain…" He couldn't put his finger on it, but it seemed like there was more to it than just that, but for now he'll treat them as he would any other student as they seemed to not be malicious.
"There is nothing crueler than letting a dream die midway." Aizawa finished, as he left the area.
"So you're being kind in your own way, huh Aizawa." All Might concluded as he watched his colleague turn the corner. "But we don't really get along after all."
. . .
In the Nurse's Office at U.A. the girls sat idly by as Midoriya received treatment from Shuzenji. "You minimized the damage this time at least…" She commented as the boy sluggishly nodded, feeling the pain.
"Speaking of that Midoriya, we were talking about how your Quirk reminds us of someone." Lucy said from where she was sitting. Midoriya's eyes widened at the implication of his secret. Had he not hidden it well enough?
'Pleasedon'tsayAllMight.Pleasedon'tsayAllMight.Pleasedon'tsayAllMight.Pleasedon'tsayAllMight.Pleasedon'tsayAllMight.' He prayed to every entity that would listen.
"Yeah, it brought back memories of a friend of ours back home." Levy smiled brightly. Midoriya let out a sigh of relief then responded, "What do you mean by that?"
Shuzenji decided to speak up, "Well dear, these two have a form of generalized amnesia, and are getting their memories back sparingly, it seems that you reminded them of someone from back home though." She smiled, covering for the girls, Midoryia nodded in understanding, allowing the girls to continue.
"His name was Elfman, and his Quirk was called Takeover." Levy told the boy, "His siblings had the same Quirk, but he in particular would limit himself to his arm so he wouldn't lose control."
Midoriya saw where she was going with this, "And the way I channel it into my body reminded you of that." The girls nodded, "So it looks like I have the right idea so far!" he smiled, and the girls stopped nodding.
"Not exactly…" Lucy started, "The Quirk was at it's strongest when it was a full body takeover… really he was kind of limiting himself." She admitted looking back on it, "He eventually pushed past his mental blocks, and unlocked his power making him stronger."
Midoriya went silent, thinking about her words closely. Had he been limiting himself? He tried to call the power into his body as he needed it, he looked at his mangled finger. Had channeling it into a single area been more of a hindrance than a solution?
He remembered as he threw the ball he had called out a word… 'Smash…!' He closed his eyes in deeper thought, 'I'm trying to emulate All Might, by using his power the way he does, but maybe it works differently for me!' He realized with a sharp gasp.
Shuzenji's lips extended and smacked against Midoriya, with his finger being healed and his body slumping over slightly, feeling the effects of her Quirk. "Wow, suddenly I feel really tired."
"My Quirk can only stimulate the effects of healing, and healing requires stamina." The nurse said reaching for something, "If you keep getting major injuries you'll use too much stamina and you'll end up dying instead so be careful." She smiled, pulling out a Kamui Woods Pez dispenser, and giving Midoriya some candy.
"I'll end up dying instead?!" He cried in panic, to which Lucy and Levy nervously laughed. He grabbed his bag and began to leave. "Thank you all for your help today, he bowed."
"No need to thank us, we just hope our conversation can help you figure things out." Lucy waved as the boy walked out, "See you tomorrow!"
"Bye Midoriya!" Levy called, as the boy left the room.
"It was nice of you girls to give him advice, but be careful of what details you give in your life, while it's your secret and your choice who to tell, I just advise some caution." Recovery Girl said as she began filing away some papers.
"Don't worry Granny, we'll be careful." Levy promised. "It just seemed like the best way to help get him thinking, the situations probably aren't similar but the dynamic was kind of there for comparison."
"Well, in any case, it was nice of you girls to wait for me." Shuzenji said as she grabbed her bag, being finished for today and ready to take the girls home.
Lucy happily smiled and grabbed Shuzenji's bag to hold for her, "Of course Granny, it was the least we could do."
Shuzenji returned the smile as the walked the halls of the U.A., "You girls can tell me all about your day over dinner, but for now let's talk about how you're adjusting…"
Whoa look at me, I'm back after regaining passion for this story. And we're already planting seeds for changes in canon. Such as no more Sato or Hagakure, which I personally didn't want to do, but also had to, cause they're kinda the most useless for this story, as much as I love all my class 1-A students, they had to go.
Secondly it looks like Midoriya is gonna figure out some concepts earlier, which will effect his performance greatly, but don't worry, no good story doesn't have some struggle.
I tried to make the scores fit in with the show as best as possible, but I'm sure they could be argued against easily, but hey this is just for fun.
Trust me, I know I'm focusing on Lucy and Levy quite alot and favoring them, but this story is literally about them lol, don't worry I'm scaling it so they're more on everyone else's power level, but let's face it considering all the actual experience they have with dealing with they are kind of on another level, on top of that they were trained by Shuzenji who has one of the best healing Quirks we've seen, so let's face it she's had to have seen some wild things.
Anyways, I'll try my best to see this story through, I originally made it for fun and I'm gonna keep writing it for fun. By the time I release this chapter I'm gonna try to have at least half a chapter typed out.
Also i just got really into typing this chapter so let me know if it's too long or not, feel free to review or PM me, or don't, it's all cool.
I decided to cross post this to Archive of our Own in case anyone would prefer to read it there, cause like why not?