Chapter 3: First Flight
Izuku and Katsuki could be seen standing in front of a large gate.
The gate towards the prestigious school of U.A High.
After months of intense training, the two of them have finally arrived here, the school of their dreams.
"This is it huh?" Izuku asked the blonde.
"Hell yeah," Katsuki said as he took a step forward but noticed Izuku didn't move. "Oi nerd! Are you coming?"
"I just want to stay here for a moment," Izuku said as he looked at the gate.
Katsuki just shrugged and said, "Suit yourself."
The blonde then continues to walk towards the building while Izuku then has a smile on his face.
'This is it,' he thought as he let out a sigh. 'My first step to become a hero.'
"Zuku!" Izuku then blinks as he looks behind him to see Frieda running towards him with a smile on her face.
Izuku also smiled when he saw her as he said, "Frieda! You're here!"
"Of course! Don't wanna miss!" Frieda said cheerfully.
"Well, I hope we would be in the same class then."
"Me too!"
The both of them walk together as they then happily chatter with each other.
X
"WELCOME ONE AND ALL TO MY LIVE SHOW!" A man could be seen standing on stage with hundreds of students in front of him.
He is a tall, slim man with long blond hair, which he wears spiked upwards in a large tuft behind his head, and a small brown mustache. He has rectangular eyes with concentric pupils and greenish-yellow irises.
He wears a black jacket with a very tall collar, upturned and complete with studs, and matching black pants and knee-high boots. He sports tan shoulder pads and a red belt and elbow pads, all studded, and black fingerless gloves. His neck is obscured by a directional speaker. He also wears a pair of headphones with the word "HAGE" written on the headband and a pair of orange-tinted shades.
He is Hizashi Yamada, aka Present Mic.
"CAN I GET A HEY!"
"Hey!" Frieda cheerfully said with her hands in the air which made Present Mic smile.
"I LIKE YOU LITTLE LISTENER!"
Seats away from Frieda, Izuku chuckled from this while Katsuki, who was sitting beside him, rolled his eyes.
"NOW PAY CLOSE ATTENTION, LISTENERS!" Present Mic announced. "WE'LL BE TESTING YOUR METTLE BY RUNNING A TEN-MINUTE PRACTICE RUN AT OUR REPLICA CITY DISTRICT! YOU CAN TAKE WHATEVER YOU LIKE! EVERYBODY GATHER AT THE DESIGNATED MEETING AREA AFTER THE PRESENTATION, YA DIG?"
"So, they don't intend on letting classmates or friends cooperate with each other, huh?" Katsuki muttered as he looked to see Izuku's ticket, and he scoffed when it was B while his was A. "I would've loved to crush you on the test."
"Yeah right, if we were in the same testing ground, I'll crush you," Izuku said with a smirk on his face which made Katsuki look at him competitively.
"Let's just see."
Present Mic then continues his explanation as he uses Super Mario Bros villains to help illustrate the point system.
"SO, YOUR GOAL LITTLE LISTENERS ARE TO RACK UP A HIGH SCORE! AND DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT ATTACKING OTHER DIRECTLY OR ANY OTHER ANTI-HERO STUFF, CAUSE THAT'S AGAINST THE RULES, CAPISCE?!"
"Excuse me! May I ask a question?!
Standing from a few rows down from where Izuku and Katsuki was a young man.
He is a relatively tall and muscular young man with a wide frame. He has short dark blue hair, flattened neatly down and parted on the right side of his head, a small patch completely shaved near the base of his head, and rather square eyes which match the notably pointed shape of his jaw. He also has glasses with rectangular lenses.
"On the handout, there are clearly four types of villains labelled! Such an error would be the highest embarrassment for a top tier national academy of U.A.'s caliber!" he said while pointing at one part of the school's pamphlet that he was holding up. "The reason we are seated here today is because we seek guidance to becoming model heroes!"
He then points to Frieda, "And you!"
"Hm?" Frieda looks at him with a smile still on her face.
"You shouldn't be loud!"
"But... you are loud now."
"I... That is true, my apologies."
"It's okay."
Izuku just lightly snickers from this while Katsuki rolls his eyes in amusement.
"ANYWAYS! THANK YOU FOR THE SEGUE, MUCH APPRECIATED, EXAMINER 7111. THE FOURTH TYPE OF VILLAIN IS WORTH ZERO POINTS! LET'S CALL THEM "ARENA TRAPS"! HAVE ANY OF YOU EVER PLAYED "SUPER MARIO BROS" BEFORE?! I guess it's rather retro."
Then the screen behind showcased the silhouette of the "villain" with the silhouette of said a Thwomp.
"YOU REMEMBER THOSE THINGS THAT'D GO THWOMP ON YOU?! THERE'S A THING LIKE IN EACH AREA! THEIR "GIMMICK" IS THAT THEY RAMPAGE WHEN CROWDED!"
The students began to understand with the blue haired young man nodding in satisfaction.
"Thank you very much! I apologize for being rude!"
Izuku then look at Katsuki with a grin on his face and said, "Are you ready for this?"
Katsuki just scoffed and said, "Of course I am, I have been training for this."
"Then let's make sure that we reach the top," he said as he raised his fist up.
The both of them bump their fist as Present Mic continues to talk.
X
Izuku could be seen walking over to his bus along with the many other examinees in a green sports jacket, green jogging pants, and red sneakers when...
"Zuku!"
Izuku gasped a bit when someone was clinging on his back, and he saw a smiling Frieda behind him.
She was wearing a black jacket, green shorts, and black sneakers.
"Frieda!" Izuku said in joy. "So, you will be going to the same area as me?"
Frieda then climbed higher as she rides on his shoulders, and she had to bend forward to look at Izuku straight on his face.
"Yep," she said with a grin on her face.
"Well, we shouldn't wait for the others," Izuku said as Frieda then looked ahead and pointed forward.
"Onwards!"
Izuku chuckles and said, "By your command."
He then carries Frieda on their way to the bus.
The two then saw that the last one before them to the bus was the young man from earlier.
He was now wearing a blue shirt, blue shorts which showed off his calves with exhaust pipes protruding from it, and sneakers.
Before he could get in, he saw the two and blocked their path.
"Hold it!" he called to them as the two of them stopped in front of him. "What are the two of you doing?"
"Want to be with my friend," Frieda said.
"Shouldn't you be in a different bus? You know since students in the same school can't be in the same test area."
"Different schools. Still friends. Also assigned here," Frieda explained as the young man then nods in understanding when he heard this.
"I see, sorry for accusing you," the young man apologized before looking at the two. "Can you at least get off him?"
"Okay," Frieda then jumped off Izuku's shoulder before offering her hand to the young man, which confused him.
"Um..."
"Frieda. Frieda Jager. I'm from Germany," she said to him.
"Ah! Tenya, Iida Tenya," he introduced himself as he then shook her hand. "I hope you have a good time here."
"Been here since young. It is good," Frieda replied with a smile which Tenya nodded to her answer.
"My name is Izuku, Midoriya Izuku," Izuku quickly interjects. "And I think we need to get in the bus."
"Oh right!" Tenya said in realization as the three of them then entered their bus as all examinees were now being transported to their respective test areas.
X
Izuku, Frieda, and Tenya's bus then reached their assigned test area as the three of them and the other examinees were standing in front of a huge gate where some concrete structures could be seen poking from over the wall.
Izuku whistled at this and said, "Damn, how huge do you think this place is?"
"I think to showcase every examinee's performance without many of them being compact in one place, it should at least be the size of three city blocks," Tenya deduced.
"If they do this, why no help in building?" Frieda asked.
"I think with this being a hero school, they would need a lot to pay for possible lawsuits," Izuku deduced before stretching his legs. "Might as well get ready."
"Excellent idea," Tenya said in agreement as he does some stretches as well.
"Ja" Frieda said as she does some stretches as well.
As they were stretching for a minute and a half, they could hear Present Mic's voice.
"AND START!"
All of the examinees heard this as the gates opened.
"Let's go!" Frieda said as she began to push Izuku and Tenya forward.
"W-Wait!" Tenya tried to say.
"WHAT'S THE MATTER?! THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A COUNTDOWN IN A REAL BATTLE! RUN! RUN! CONSIDER THE BATON PASSED!"
Izuku chuckled from this and said, "You heard him, LET'S GO!"
"JA!" Frieda cheered as the other examinees rushed in as well.
Izuku then split off from Tenya and Frieda as he went deeper in the faux city.
"Where oh where these robots could be?" Izuku said as he looked around.
CRASH!
Izuku then had to skid to a halt as a One-Pointer broke through a building to block his path.
-Target Lock-On! Murder!-
Izuku just grins and charged forward, "Here we go!"
As the One-Pointer went to strike him, the green haired teen jumped and landed on its arm, Izuku then ran on it as he went straight for the head with his fist reeled back.
"Take this!"
Bang!
Bang!
Pow!
Izuku then landed three consecutive punches on the One-Pointer's head with the first two almost removing it from its hinges till the last one finally flung it high in the air.
As the broken robot fell over, Izuku landed on the ground with a roll before getting up and continuing to search for more points.
X
"Alright! 34 points!"
Somewhere else, Frieda could be seen running through the faux city with her short white hair flowing with the wind, her red eyes filled with excitement, and a wide smile on her face.
On her right hand was a black revolver that was decorated with a single red rose and blue feathers.
Frieda jumps from a large pile of debris and fires a bullet made of yellow energy, which whizzes through the air, but it suddenly changes course midair and hits a Three-Pointer.
"That's 27!" she said in joy as she fired another shot that went through three Two-Pointers. "And that's 33!"
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Frieda then held her head in pain and said, "Scheiße. Ich dachte, ich würde mich daran gewöhnen."
Boom!
Frieda then looked towards the distance to see pieces of various robots high in the air just a block away from her and she could laugh a bit as she knew who could possibly do this.
"Same old Zuku."
Clang!
Frieda then looked to see more robots running out of a corner.
"Well, better get more," she said before chasing the robots.
X
"Ha!"
Izuku delivered an axe kick to a Three-Pointer's face, which destroyed it, and then lands on the ground with a roll as he quickly went to the sidewalk with sweat dripping from his face.
"That is 35," he muttered between tired breaths. "I just hope. The written test still gets me in."
It has been 8 minutes now and the number of robots was now dwindling, which is lowering his chances to get more points.
"TWO MINUTES LEFT!"
"Well, that doesn't make it better, I hope Frieda is having better luck than me," he muttered before walking over to the road.
Vrooom!
He then feels the ground rumble as he hears a low rattling groan, which he and the other examinees look around for till they eventually find it.
.
..
...
"Holy Shit!" one of the examinees screamed and Izuku couldn't blame them.
Standing in front of them was the Zero-Pointer... and it was the size of a seven-story building!
Most of the students were running away when Izuku saw something on ruined streets.
A girl could be seen with her legs trapped under some rubble.
"Zuku!" Izuku then looked behind him to see Frieda standing from a distance. "Let's go!"
He then looks back to the trapped girl, to the Zero-Pointer, then to the gun in Frieda's hand.
"Give me cover!" he called out to Frieda before running towards the Zero-Pointer.
"Zuku!" Frieda tried to call out to him, but she then noticed the trapped brunette. "I see."
Frieda then aimed her gun at the Zero-Pointer as black miasma surrounds her gun, she let out a deep sigh and fired.
Bang!
Boom!
Her shot created a large blast that made the Zero-Pointer stagger back as Frieda slowly shoots more of them as Izuku nears the mechanical behemoth.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
"Here we go!" Izuku then jumped and landed on his feet, but he bent his legs down, compressing the muscles on his legs, he then looked directly at the Zero-Pointer, who was now recovering from Frieda's barrage as she was now trying to rest.
X
Izuku could be seen back at the mountains where he was sitting on the ground while Saitama stood beside a massive boulder.
"So, we will be going with the basics alright, and no complaining," Saitama said to him as he points at Izuku before facing the massive boulder. "First, concentrate all of your power."
X
"Storm!" He then leaped into the air, the ground where he once stood cracked, and he was now spinning in the air with his arms out wide.
X
"Second, use your very momentum to increase it," he then reeled his right arm back with his fist clenched, his body twisting to the right, and his left foot forward while the right is behind.
X
An exhausted Frieda and the other examinees watch as Izuku clenched his right fist and teeth.
X
"Then with all of your strength to force it forward."
X
"HAMMER!"
X
"Deliver a destructive blow!" Saitama then launched his fist forwards in a blink of an eye.
X
BOOM!
Izuku's punch struck through and the amount of energy and force he generated crushed the face of the Zero-Pointer and made it fall backwards.
X
Izuku could only watch as the boulder was shattered into bits, but not only that, but the trees behind it were also broken down as well. Saitama then looked at his nephew with a smile on his face.
"What I did to you these past few weeks, I have been testing you. This will be your first lesson from me, and I hope you will listen to the rest."
"Hai!" Izuku said in eagerness.
X
The other examinees could only watch in awe while Frieda had a look of amazement on her face.
"Amazing Zuku."
Izuku then began to fall to the ground as he began to panic.
'Shit! Shit! Shit! I didn't think this through!'
"Zuku!" Frieda screamed in fear and worry as she watched her green-haired friend falling from the sky.
Izuku continues to think through his possible options, but the ground was getting closer and closer to him.
"Oh, screw it!" Izuku quickly reeled his arms back before performing a powerful clap which caused him to slow down due to the shockwave that he created, but his lower arms bruised a bit from that which made Izuku grit his teeth from the pain. He then adjusts himself in the air before landing and rolling on the ground, he then stops with his back on the ground and groans. "Yeah, not going to do that again anytime soon."
"Zuku!" He then looks to see Frieda running towards him with a bit of a stagger and the right sleeve of her jacket was torn.
"THE TEST IS OVER!"
Izuku just let out a sigh as he splayed himself on the ground and Frieda kneeled by his side.
"You okay?" Frieda asked in worry as Izuku had to force a smile through the pain he was feeling.
"Never better," he said which made Frieda laugh a bit in relief as she gave him a smile.
"Hey, you two, are you okay?" The two then saw the girl, who was leaning on a large piece of a robot, and they now have a clear view of her appearance.
She is a short girl with a slender yet curvy figure, fair skin, and auburn hair with eyes that match in color. She has perpetual pink blush marks on her cheeks, and her eyes are large and round with thick upper lashes, two more extended and more prominent ones on either side and fewer but more individually pronounced lower lashes. Her hair is shoulder-length with short bangs, and the style is bobbed with two long strands framing her face. She has small, thick pads on her fingertips similar to the digits of an animal's paws.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Izuku said as he let out a sigh. "My body is just too tired to move."
"Then make sure that you don't hurt yourself you stubborn boy."
The three of them looked to see someone walking over to them.
It was a short, elderly woman with gray hair styled into a netted bun, a large syringe poking diagonally out of it to the left. She has a notably small nose and eyes, and a long mouth with defined nasolabial folds.
She wears a doctor's lab coat and a dress with yellow and red vest-like designs on either side, two yellow buttons, and a belt with a pink "R"-shaped buckle. She wears pink boots and has a helmet around the sides of her head, a purple-tinted visor joining it over her eyes. In addition, she walks with a cane designed like a syringe that she can also use for healing the injured.
This is Chiyo Shuzenji, aka Recovery Girl.
Izuku let out a nervous laugh and said, "Sorry."
"You are just like your uncle, reckless and stubborn," she said as Chiyo then stood by Izuku's side before puckering up her lips.
Smooch!
Izuku could only shiver as Recovery Girl kissed him on the cheek while Frieda and the other examinees looked at this in surprise, then his bruise slowly disappeared, and he sat up.
"Still not used to that," Izuku muttered but he was hit on the head by Recovery Girl's cane.
"Well, you should, if you get into U.A. I will be healing all your injuries," she said to him before looking at Frieda. "Any injuries young lady?"
"Strained wrist," Frieda said as she raised her right-hand which prompts Recovery Girl to kiss it, the white haired then moved her hand around and she smiled. "Feels great."
"Then I'll be on my way then, there are still many examinees that I need to check," Recovery Girl before checking the rest.
"Well, better get our stuff back," Izuku said as he stood up.
"Ja," Frieda said in agreement as she also stood before looking at Izuku. "Go to Yukihira?"
"Why not, I think the twins have already done their exams to their chosen school, so let's eat with them."
"Ja!"
As Recovery Girl finished healing another examinee, she looked to see Izuku and Frieda walking by each other's sides as the elderly woman smiled at the sight.
"Young love," she said before going back to do her job.
X
A week later, Izuku is having dinner with his sister and mother as he feels a bit anxious.
"Come on Zuku, don't be nervous about it. You did a good job," Gumi said to assure him.
"I'm not nervous about that," he said as he took a bite of his food. "I just want to know if I beat Kaachan."
Whack!
"Ow!" He held his head in pain when his sister hit him on the head with a closed fist.
"Don't make everything a competition between you two," Gumi said in annoyance while Inko giggles from this. "And besides, I heard from Klee that the walking warhead has a lot of points."
"Not making everything a competition she says, adding fuel to it," Izuku said in a snarky tone.
"What are you gonna do about it?" she said smugly.
"I'll tell Miku that you're bullying me."
"Oh no," she said in a sarcastic tone. "What will I ever going to do?"
"There is also that time when we were little that she might like," he said with a smug smile which made Gumi frown. "Like how you wouldn't like to separate with your favorite toy and cry about it. What was it again, Ninjin-chan?"
"You wouldn't."
"What are you gonna do about it?" he said smugly, which made his sister glare at him.
"Enough of that you two," Inko said to them. "We are having dinner, so let's enjoy this or I'll bring out the spatula."
The siblings shivered from the threat and continued eating.
X
Izuku was now in his room as he was writing in his notebook, but he stopped for a moment as he had a thoughtful look on his face.
"I wonder if Frieda is doing, okay?" he muttered as he tapped his pen on his desk.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Izuku! It's here!" He heard his mother's voice after hearing her banging on his door, he quickly stood up and opened the door to see her in front of his door with a letter in hand and a look of anticipation on her face.
Izuku looked at the letter in anticipation as well before grabbing it and closing the door behind him, he then rushed over to his desk and sat down before letting out a sigh as he looked at the letter nervously. He eventually opened it as he saw a strange device inside, Izuku grabbed it and looked at it in wonder but a flash of light from it made him flinch and drop it on his desk.
-AM I ON SCREEN?-
Izuku sight then recovers as he looked to see a projection of...
"All Might?!"
X
Outside his room, Inko could be seen pacing in front of his door with a nervous look on his face.
"Hey Kaa-san," Inko then stopped and saw Gumi walking over to her. "Is Izuku still reading it?"
"I think they are using a projection this time," Inko said which made Gumi raise an eyebrow.
"They have been upgrading a lot lately."
"You have no idea."
"So, when do you think-"
"HA! EAT IT KATSUKI!"
"Now," Inko said which made Gumi let out a sigh as the younger Midoriya woman raised a finger.
"The brag."
"SHUT UP NERD!"
"HAHAHA!"
"The celebration."
"FRIEDA, I PASS!"
"ME TOO!"
"Then he will be in bed with a shit eating grin on his bed before going to sleep," Gumi said before walking away. "I'm going to sleep now; I will be busy tomorrow."
"Make sure you bring along the spring onion fritters with you, Miku might like it," Inko said to her.
"She always does!"
Inko could only smile at this as she felt proud of her children.
'I wish you were here Hisashi,' she thought before walking away from Izuku's door to continue her chores.
Another one!
The story has been progressing nicely, I have been so gungho with my other stories that I don't really plan ahead, which leads to randomness and on the spot thinking.
Now, I am taking this slow, I am thinking of the future and account for every possibility.
And that is it, I am just happy that coming up in the game that I won't struggle again with making story and not a reaction story.
There is no new characters here, so moving on then.
That's it for this chapter!
Vic out! Peace!