Angel: This is way off topic, but I just have to highlight this. Someone made a comment on my Last Kids on Earth story to call me a racist bitch and that women like me are retarded nerds. BEST. COMMENT. EVER XD not because I agree with this person but because it's just stupidly funny to me, so I hope you guys got a good laugh out of this like I did. Even my best friend said to let this loser cry like a bitch, pfffft XD I didn't take it to heart because it should be pretty obvious that I am not racist looool nor did I care at all for this misogynistic douche who doesn't know the value of women. Seriously, I've been writing almost ten years and I have heard almost everything at this point, but not this! Like honestly, what else am I even supposed to say to this after almost a decade that I haven't said already to other stuff like this? Wasn't expecting that comment, that's for sure XD
Thank god we have other people on FanFiction who have respect in this world. We really need to appreciate them, guys lol
Izuku sat up in dismay, holding his cheek. "Young Midoriya. Listen. I'm officially retired as a pro. It's clear now that my body won't allow me to fight another battle." Izuku's eyes shook a little sadly as he watched Toshinori punch the air. "The last sparks of One for All have left my body. And my muscle form won't last for any significant amount of time. I can't protect you or your sister when you put yourselves in danger now. And you're always rushing in to try and help, no matter what I tell either of you. Destroying your body, over and over. Yet, back there, you managed to..."
He reached out his hand and Izuku braced himself for another punch. The man's shadow loomed over him. "Rescue your friend without being injured or getting into a fight," He hooked an arm around the boy's neck in a hug. "I'm so proud of you!" Izuku gasped from the praise, trying not to cry. "From here on out, I will devote myself to training you and your sister. You're stuck with me, so let's keep working hard together."
"Thank you," Izuku murmured with tears in his eyes. "Nothing would make me happier, All Might..."
"You defied my orders and fought against All for One anyway! You could've died, and he knew that," Toshinori let go of Izuka as her eyes swirled around from him shaking her. Izuku looked between the two of them awkwardly. He had almost forgotten that Izuka was gonna get a lecture too. "But...you managed to hold your own despite the odds being against you, even though you got hurt," He then pulled her into a one-arm hug, to her shock. "I'm so glad that you've gotten strong enough to withstand someone like him by my side. Thank you, Mido. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have given it my all. Like I told him, I'll dedicate myself to training you with him. So we're all gonna do our best together, okay?"
She blinked and then sniffled, hugging him back with a small smile in silence.
Izuku then sat up in bed as he woke up. "I'll do my best!" He shouted and then realized that he wasn't in his regular bedroom. "Wait. This isn't..." He looked around in a bit of confusion and then remembered yesterday. "Oh, right. I'm in the dorm now."
The green-haired boy then looked towards a present on his desk and gave a small smile. He went out with permission to grab something for his sister. After what happened with All for One, he figured to cheer her up since...she wasn't going to get out of that unscathed by Mr. Aizawa...
Tenya brushed his teeth in the bathroom, already dressed in a gym uniform. He looked up as Izuku came in and waved. The boy waved back to him.
"Good morning," He grabbed his toothbrush to brush his teeth as well. Shoto and Mashirao joined them.
After being attacked by the League of Villains twice in one school year, UA brought its students to live on campus in order to keep us safe.
It was their answer to concerns after the Kamino Incident. I can't say I blame them, and it took a lot of convincing from the teachers to permit this change.
Izuka was still in her room, looking at her left shoulder scar. She had gone to Recovery Girl earlier this morning as asked, and was fully recovered. But she now had a permanent scar for pushing her body too much. And she was still suspended...The scar was similar to her brother's, just a bit bigger. She took a deep breath and then gave a small smile as she went over to her closet.
Most of Class A were already having breakfast on the first floor.
Our dorm, Heights Alliance, was a five-minute walk from the main school building. Things were a little strange at first, but once we finally settled into our new home, we returned to normal coursework and our goal of becoming heroes.
Everyone got to have their own room, and we had a contest to see who had the best one. And things were...emotional last night, but after that, it's been smooth sailing from there. I'm honestly still processing everything that's happened lately.
Izuku then stepped out of the dorm building as the sun shined on a new day for their class. Izuka searched for something in her closet, smiling as she found it.
I will definitely be a pro one day. Because of what I inherited from All Might. He stood at the staircase, looking towards UA in the distance. Not just One for All, but his spirit, too!
I want to show that I can be strong as my classmates have shown me. Because I can be just like them, and they inspire me. Some more than others a little too much, heh. Izuka stared at the object in front of her, laser focused as she was finishing up her project she started as soon as she spoke with Tsuyu. She took a waterproof marker and colored in the final touch, smiling happily. I know I can achieve that someday!
Izuku stepped into the classroom and immediately noticed that his sister wasn't in class. "Huh? Big sis isn't here yet?" He murmured as he walked up to his desk.
"Well, she still had her injuries last night. She might be excused from class," Mashirao suggested, though Izuku doubted it. She was already in suspension, would Mr. Aizawa really be that generous to give her a pass?
"I wouldn't blame her for taking it easy," Toru spoke up next to him. "She went through a lot lately."
"Right," Izuku gave a small smile towards them.
"I heard she went through the poison gas to try and rescue some of us. Hope that didn't give her any long-lasting side effects," Kyoka spoke up from her spot.
"Oh yeah, she did," Izuku blinked in realization. "But she didn't seem to have any..." He looked towards his backpack. I'll give her the present after classes.
"I hope that she's alright," Momo murmured in a bit of worry.
Katsuki looked towards Izuka's empty desk, a hand on his cheek as he listened. Izuka will be fine. She pulls through when the odds are against her. He then flinched, a light blush on his cheek thinking of her. He then scoffed, clicking his teeth a little. The damn shorty better be fine.
Speaking of, footsteps ran up to the door and all of them turned to see Izuka throwing the door open. She panted heavily as she looked out of breath, dressed in her school uniform. Her hair was down since she didn't have her hair ribbons anymore. "Mido!" Ochaco ran up to her, followed by Momo, Eijiro, and Denki. "I'm so glad you're feeling better to come back to class. How are you doing?"
"You were almost late!" Eijiro pointed out, staring at her.
"We worried you were going to miss class and that something came up," Momo frowned a little.
"Oh…" Izuka blinked incredibly at them, smiling a little. "Sorry about that. I was working on something during my recovery. I remembered you guys wanted to see more of my art, so…" She looked down at her sneakers with a smile. They followed her gaze and gasped.
"Oh, no way!" Denki exclaimed in awe, the other students confused. Izuku walked up first and gasped.
On the sneakers were designs all over to pay homage to the class that Izuka drew onto the shoes. The left one had a twinkle, a pink alien, a frog, an engine, mochi that had round pink cheeks, a small tail, an electric bolt, a hardened arm, a bunny, and a slice of cake. The right one had an eye similar to Mezo's, an earphone jack, tape, a chibi Dark Shadow, a snowball and flame, Toru's hero gloves, an explosion, All Might's face, a purple sticky ball, and a Russian nesting doll.
"Whoa, Mido, that's so cool!" Mina gushed as almost everyone except Katsuki and Tenya crowded around her.
"You drew these yourself?" Shoto stared at her shoes.
"They represent our class! I wish I knew about this, I could've helped," Izuku then started examining the shoes from top to bottom. His sister looked kind of uncomfortable while everyone stared. "This is a perfect representation of our class, each side has an equal 10 and is proportionally drawn. The fact that you came up with this is amazing. I should do something like that with—"
"Okay! Thank you, little brother," Izuka gave him a warning look and he stood up awkwardly.
"Oh! Sorry."
"They make you even more attractive!" Minoru gushed while trying to get a closer look. Tenya noticed though and pulled him away.
"I like 'em! They suit you pretty well," Hanta smiled down at them.
"It's all thanks to Tsu-Chan. She inspired me," Izuka smiled a little. Tsuyu returned it with a ribbit.
"Everyone, please take your seats! There will be time to evaluate Mido's talent later!" Tenya ordered and they all moved away from the girl. "Everyone to your seats!" He then appeared behind Izuka to push her gently to her desk. "We're all glad you're back in class, but your studies take more priority right now!"
"Right..." She gave a sheepish look as she walked past Katsuki. "Thanks, Ida-San," She then took her seat, smiling towards the blond. "Good morning, Katsuki."
"Whatever, Izuka," He scoffed, though he was a bit glad to see that she was okay.
She just hummed and took her seat. I really like calling him by his name.
"Wait, you're calling each other by your first names?!" Izuku recoiled back in shock, the other classmates staring at them.
"Y-Yes?" Izuka rubbed her neck sheepishly.
"Whoa, really?" Denki looked at them in surprise. "What brought that on?"
"That's not something anyone can do," Kyoka blinked at the two. "You two are on a different level."
"Yeah, but this is Bakugo. He probably told her to," Hanta whispered to the girl.
"Lucky," Minoru growled bitterly at them. "I don't get that luxury."
"Shut up! It's not that big a deal!" Katsuki snapped towards them, even though it was. "So what if I call her by her damn name?"
"It's a huge deal!" Mina grinned widely at the two. "That means that you two are close~!"
Katsuki growled and while he was yelling at them, Ochaco smiled happily at Izuka. They're getting along so much better now. Good job, Mido!
I don't even get to do that with Kacchan. I'm a little jealous, but that's so great for them! Izuku pumped a small fist, his eyes shining. He was fully on board with them becoming friends now.
"I believe I mentioned this already," Mr. Aizawa announced once he had started class. "But your main focus this summer is obtaining provisional hero licenses."
"Yes, sir!" They all answered him and he narrowed his eyes.
"Do not take this lightly," He warned his entire class. "A hero license means that you're responsible for human lives. You can imagine that the exam to receive one is very difficult. Only 50 percent of students pass the tests required for these permits each year."
Minoru recoiled back in his seat, his eyes wide. "It's that hard to get a provisional license?"
"In order to prepare, today you'll concentrate on creating something new." The door opened and they all turned to see Cementoss, Midnight, and Ectoplasm in the doorway. "Two ultimate moves."
"Ultimate moves?!" Denki and Eijiro exclaimed in unison, and excitedly.
"An exam is a normal school thing," Mina and Denki gushed together.
"But this is total hero work!" Hanta and Eijiro stood up happily.
Izuku was the most happiest though, as he had a fanboy-like smile on his face. Moves like All Might's Detroit Smash or Texas Smash came to mind. He wanted to do something like that for his ultimate move. "When we say ultimate, we mean a move that will ensure you win against your opponent," Ectoplasm explained to the class.
"An action so unique to your identity that no other person can hope to copy it," Cementoss continued and held up a finger. "Simply put, you must learn to lean in to your strengths."
"Your moves represent who you are," Midnight spoke up with a small smirk. "These days, most pro heroes have an ultimate move. Those who don't are fools."
"This may sound abstract, but we'll explain more as the day goes on," Mr. Aizawa stated while looking towards the three teachers. "For now, change into your costumes and meet in Gym Gamma."
Izuka pumped her fists in determination with a small grunt. I may have gotten a new move, but I doubt Mr. Aizawa will count that as one of mine. Meaning I'm gonna have to get creative with what I can do now.
Once they were dressed and inside, they stared at the layout in front of them. "Gym Gamma, also known at the Academy as the Training Dining Land, or TDL."
"Huh?" Mina, Ochaco, and Izuku murmured in confusion.
First the USJ, and now this?
They must really love shortening the names, huh? Izuka blinked in thought. Cementoss touched the ground and his hands glowed. The ground started to change in front of him.
"This facility was my idea," He informed the 21 students. "We can prepare unique terrains and obstacles for each student here. Here you will learn to serve up justice, hence the name."
"That's pretty cool," Denki commented, though Tenya raised his hand, as to be expected.
"Please allow me a question! What is the advantage of having ultimate moves for our provisional exam? May we know your reasoning?"
"Uh," Izuka blinked at him in utter disbelief. Growing up with someone like my brother, it's honestly a little weird that this was coming from Ida-San. Since his brother used to be Ingenium and all, I'd think that he would know...
"That's two questions," Mr. Aizawa pointed out to him. "Calm down. The job of a hero is to save people from all sorts of dangers. Crime, accidents, and natural or man-made disasters. Of course, the licensing exam analyzes how well you're able to deal with such things. It won't just be fighting. Your ability to gather information and make quick decisions will be judged. In addition to how well you communicate, cooperate, and lead others. Every year, a new test is used to evaluate these qualities."
"One thing is especially important," Midnight started off to the group. "If you want to be a pro hero, you must be able to prevail in battle. If you're prepared, you won't have to worry. And those of you with an ultimate move will have stronger results." Izuku, Katsuki, and Izuka in particular listened attentively.
"Your circumstances should not dictate the results of your future battles," Cementoss reminded with a small smile. "Learn to be consistent and you will be a great asset on the front lines." He then stepped away to reconfigure the area.
"Your ultimate move doesn't necessarily have to be an attack," Ectoplasm informed the students. "Take Ida's Recipro Burst, for example." Tenya gasped a little at him being an example, since he didn't think that was an ultimate move. "This sort of temporary boost in speed is valuable enough that it falls into the category of excellence we're looking for."
Tenya gasped sharply, looking proud of himself. "You mean I've been doing an ultimate move all along?"
So have I technically… Izuka looked away in thought as moves like her Mercury Blast and Uranus Orbit came to mind. But something tells me I need more than that if I want to pass.
"So, it's basically our secret weapon," Rikido guessed, a bit put off by Tenya's reaction. "Something that gives us the edge so we can win no matter who or what we're facing."
"There's a smart boy," Midnight winked at him happily. "For example, how Kamui Woods is able to use his Lacquered Chain Prison to capture opponents in an instant. That's exactly what we want to see."
"The training camp was interrupted," Mr. Aizawa explained, hands in his pockets. "But the practice you did get in to develop your Quirks was part of the process needed to create these defining abilities." Cementoss touched the floor again. "Now that you're caught up..." He created a huge stone mountain-like structure. "You'll be working hard to develop powerful moves of your own for the next ten days or so." Ectoplasm opened his mouth to summon his clones. "This is how you will spend the remainder of your summer vacation." They opened their mouths in shock to see structures made out of stone for them to train on. An Ectoplasm clone was on each one. "Prepare for intensive training. In addition, you should think about how you can improve your costumes, especially now that you have a better understanding of your Quirks," He then narrowed his eyes towards his students. "I expect each of you to go Plus Ultra. Do you have it in you?"
"Yes, sir!"
"I am so charged up for this," Denki smirked, ready to get started.
Izuku then looked at his glove, already thinking of what he could do. What's my move?
Izuka bit her lip a little. I need something that'll get Mr. Aizawa back in his good graces...I can tell he'll be extra hard on me about this...
Mashirao ran up to a clone, jumping into the air and swinging his tail. As he attacked, the clone dodged his moves and then kicked him in the chin. He grunted as he went flying backwards, landing on the ground.
"It's obvious you're relying too much on your tail," The clone advised the boy. "Let's re-examine the basics of how you fight."
"Yes, sir!" He grunted a little. He then looked away with a small frown. But...my tail is my power.
Mina held out her arms. "Ultimate move. Shooting acid from my hands," She swung her arms and then shot out acid like a faucet. "Super geyser!" She then looked up at the clone, who just stared at the amount. As well as the smoke she was giving off. "Whaddaya think?"
"If you're going to go that route, make a nozzle with your fingers to increase aim and reach," The clone instructed as she pressed her hands together. "Yes, like that. Go." She shot out acid straight ahead, to her shock.
"Oh, crap! I'm totally awesome!" She gushed at how well she got into it.
"Now let's focus on increasing the potency of your acid."
Momo looked up ahead at her own instructor. "Two Creations at the same time. You may start with something simple," He told the girl and she closed her eyes.
"Yes, sir!" She braced herself and inhaled. Once she was ready, she created two poles from her elbows at the same time. Izuku stared at the explosions going around, Tenya running on the ground since he needed more room. What the doctor told him after camp came to mind, and he couldn't risk his health by using his hands again...
Everyone's making headway. He grunted as a clone had kicked him to the ground.
"Why are you staring off into space?"
"Oh, um...about the moves we're coming up with," He started off a bit nervously. "You see..." He held up his hand. "If I put too much power into my arms, then I won't be able to use them anymore. I'll break them," He frowned in concern, as he didn't want to worry his family again by doing so. "So I don't know what a special attack of mine would even look like."
"Hmm..." The clone eyed his hand closely. "It's true that your Quirk is interesting. Not exactly one that we'd call consistent. If you don't have a fixed attack style yet, then let's focus on developing your power."
"Yes, sir," He nodded at his teacher.
Izuka frowned towards her brother and then glanced at Mr. Aizawa. I wanna do something different, but I don't know where to start. The moves I have now all vary that I don't know how I can do it.
Her instructor cleared his throat, getting her attention. "Something's on your mind."
"Oh, I'm sorry," She rubbed the back of her neck. "Well...I did have a new move, but I don't wanna rely on it for an ultimate one. I feel like I need something else to stand out," She examined her hands carefully. "Plus, everyone has already seen it," The girl gave a sheepish smile, since everyone watched her perform it...it'd be too obvious if she only had that one.
"I see...like your brother, you have an interesting Quirk. Although it's relatively more consistent in terms of tone. Relying on a brand new move is a risk, so let's focus on what you have acquired and go from there to make something new out of it."
"Mmhm!" She nodded sharply at him.
Mr. Aizawa stared at his class working to make their new moves. "Everyone's workin' hard, huh?" Toshinori called out as Mr. Aizawa glanced behind him. The blond was in the doorway, though his arm was still injured.
"All Might."
"Yeah, I am here," He felt weird saying it, and he went into his muscled form a few seconds later. "Because I have the day off and I don't have anything else to do. Ha!"
"Will you please focus on recuperating and lesson planning?" Mr. Aizawa deadpanned, though if he knew the man at this point, he also knew that it wasn't like him to do so. He hoped that at least once, he'd take it easy and focus on what he was going to teach the students next when it was his turn.
All Might turned back into Toshinori soon after. "Hey, why the cold reception? They're workin' their big moves now, right? There's no way I could miss being here for this," He came to a stop, looking up to watch them. "I'm still a UA teacher, you know." His eyes were specifically on the twins. Both of them were talking to their instructors.
Young Midoriya, Young Mido. Looks like you're both having trouble.
An explosion went off nearby, and he looked up to see Katsuki leaping into the air. "Now you explode!" He held out a hand as his palm fired up. He sent out another huge explosion, and the clone disappeared in the middle of the smoke. He then gave a satisfied grin. "It's been a while since I was able to really let loose. Ectoplasm!" He looked down at the original teacher. "I killed 'em! Gimme another one."
"That boy is incredible," Toshinori remarked after seeing him.
"Yes," Mr. Aizawa agreed, recalling what he said about Katsuki during the press conference. It still rang true now, seeing him like this. "And he'll get even stronger in the future."
As another clone appeared, Katsuki grinned widely and his hands sparked. He leapt forward to attack again. Ochaco was floating up into the air, holding her breath. "Ooh. Look at that! Bakugo's going hardcore," She commented near Rikido, who was eating some cake.
"I bet he's got a ton of ideas for his special moves already," He stated while eating.
"He's been planning this stuff since the entrance exam!" Toru replied, as she could tell just by watching him.
Ochaco yelped while trying to regain her balance. "Whoops!"
"Focus," Her instructor ordered while looking up at her.
"Yes, sir!"
The twins were also looking at her for what she was doing. "Just in case anyone was wondering," Minoru spoke up, grinning as he held one of his sticky balls proudly. "I've been working on Grape Rush since I was a kid."
"I mean, we've all thought about it before, right?" Denki asked him in excitement. "I used to imagine wielding a lightning sword! I'm getting hyped up just thinking about doing something that cool in real life!"
Izuku frowned, looking at his fist. He had thought about it too when he thought he'd get a Quirk. But learning he wouldn't inherit one genetically kind of put a stop to those plans for years. And when he got One for All, ultimate moves weren't really crossing his mind until today. But now that he couldn't overexert his hands, he had to change strategies. How can I fight with these damaged arms?
Izuka frowned while looking at her fingers. Similarly, when she got her Quirk, ultimate moves wasn't a priority as a kid. All she focused on was making sure Izuku never saw her power and to hone her art skills. At least that was a good distraction until she made it a passion for most of her life. Now that she was improving her Quirk, it was going to be hard to pull off something new with what she had already.
"Hey," Toshinori approached, to the boy's shock.
"What are you doing here?" Izuku wondered to the man.
"I've come with advice," He then clenched a fist. "Think for yourself. You're still trying to imitate me."
"Oh," He blinked rapidly, since he didn't think it was that obvious. "I guess I didn't..."
"Yo, Young Kirishima," Toshinori waved to him as he was nearby.
"Hey, All Might," Eijiro grinned as he looked over his shoulder.
"I've got some wisdom to lay down on ya."
"Mm..." Izuku looked at his hand again in thought.
"So, instead of going for small tricks with your Hardening, try being a bulldozer," Toshinori suggested to the red-haired boy.
"Yes, sir!"
He then looked over his shoulder to Izuku. I wouldn't be a good teacher if I just gave you the answers. Use that clever head on your shoulders. There's no right or wrong here. What's important...is that you realize your full potential on your own.
"Young Mido!" She whipped around as Toshinori approached with a wave.
"Mr. All Might!" The girl flinched in surprise. "I wasn't expecting to see you here. Are you feeling okay?"
"Doing great, thanks," He smirked a bit for her concern. "But a little word of advice. I know you're hesitant to show off that new move you did in Kamino. So instead of diving into that right away, focus on what you can do now and how you can change things up a little."
She blinked at the man, looking at her hand. "What I have now..." She murmured in thought, furrowing her eyebrows. The only thing I can think of would be... Shoto and Katsuki's fight from the Sports Festival came to mind and she blinked in alarm. Using a key component from one of my moves!
Kyoka was strengthening her earphone jacks. "Young Jiro," Mr. Aizawa watched as Toshinori approached her. "Listen up. I have a few things that might help you."
He's suddenly good at this? Mr. Aizawa couldn't help but wonder, since his coworker was more hands-offish as a teacher. He gasped a little as he could see something from the man's back pocket...a book called 'Even Dummies can be Teachers! Easy Education Theory'. Mr. Aizawa gave a small grunt as he didn't know what to think, that Toshinori was using that book to help him here...or that the students weren't even questioning it at all. As long as it helped them, he could care less by the end of the day.
Soon, the sun was setting, and class was over. "Regarding your costume improvements. Once you've figured out if anything needs to change, head to the development studio here. Get the experts to help you out and give suggestions. They'll know what to do."
Izuku headed there himself and looked at the door. He felt like this would be a solution to his broken arms problem, as suggested by Ectoplasm. He then remembered what Toshinori told him earlier.
"Think for yourself. You're still trying to imitate me."
He kept staring at the door. I don't really get why that's a bad thing. But I know I have to do something about this. He looked back at his arm. They have to have some kinda brace to reinforce my arms here. I've gotta train my body so I can wield One for All at maximum power. He then wiggled his fingers, clenching his fist. And I need to figure out a way to use my Quirk in my ultimate move. Otherwise, I'll fall behind everyone else. That's not going to happen. He looked up in determination to get through this. I have to make it to the top and achieve my dream. He then blinked as he realized...he hadn't been focusing on Izuka too much either. I know I have to let her figure things out on her own...but I hope that she's doing well. I can tell she's not doing great figuring out a move either. I can see why, too. She's still thinking about Kamino...I wonder how much that's been impacting her.
"Ah, I see," Tenya commented in understanding once he heard what Ochaco told him. "You're focusing on making your own body float."
"Mmhm," Ochaco nodded with a small hum. She, Tenya, and Izuka were also heading to the development studio. "If I increase my mobility, I can use the martial arts I learned from my internship even more. What are you guys doing?"
"It's quite simple. I wanna reduce Recipro's drawbacks. I plan on asking the development studio to improve my radiator," Tenya explained, earning a smile from her. "What about you, Mido?"
"Oh..." She looked up in thought. "Well, I thought about what Mr. All Might said to me, and in order to pull off what I wanna do, I need something for my hands to be able to withstand them. That way, I don't have to worry about power I can't store for it as it is for me now."
Ochaco looked up and saw Izuku still in front of the door. "Oh! Hey there, Deku!" She ran up with a smile. "I was just wondering where you were!"
Tenya flinched and his class rep side was showing. "Don't run in the halls!" He called out, earning a small giggle from Izuka.
"You here for costume improvements, too?" The brunette called out, getting Izuku's attention.
"Oh, Uraraka-" Suddenly, he was caught in a huge explosion coming from the studio, sending him flying. Ochaco, Tenya, and Izuka all gasped slowly in horror, looking at the huge amount of smoke.
"Izuku!" Izuka cried out in concern as she ran up. She then froze as she saw the sight waiting for her, twitching.
"Ow, ow, ow, ow, owie, owie, ow," A familiar voice spoke up in pain.
Power Loader coughed from the entrance. "Ya know, you shouldn't try to mix everything you can find in the lab together like that," The teacher warned, his mask off.
The girl chuckled a little. "Failure is the mother of invention, Mr. Power Loader~! Thomas Edison said something like that once..." She coughed into her fist. "Even if something I make doesn't work like I've envisioned it, that doesn't mean it's a waste of time."
"You almost blew up the entire design studio!" He shouted down at her. "Will you please open your ears and listen to me for once? Hatsume!" Ochaco slowly flinched and let out a shout as she saw what Izuka was seeing.
Mei Hatsume opened her eyes...as she was laying on top of Izuku. Izuka covered her mouth in shock at how close she was to him. "Hey. When did you get here?"
He groaned, opening his eyes finally...and seeing her breasts. He shivered as he looked away.
Boobs! Ochaco gave a flustered look, and then her mind went blank seeing the girl on top of Izuku.
"W-what the heck is going on...?" Izuka held her head, shaking from the sight. This was the last thing she expected to see today...
"Oh, sorry about the sudden explosion," Mei told the four as if she didn't land on Izuku. "It's been a while, huh? Class 1-A, right?" She smiled towards them after getting off the boy. "Uh...yeah, I forgot all your names already."
"Uhh, Izuku Midoriya," Izuku looked traumatized as he looked away, clutching at his chest. Ochaco and Izuka didn't look much better. "H-"
"I'm Tenya Ida!" Tenya interrupted him a bit angrily. "The man you tricked into being a walking advertisement during the Sports Festival!"
"Never heard a'you," She stated simply and then turned around, to their utter shock. They'd think she'd remember his name since she fought against him. "Well, I'm busy developing new babies, so bye~!" She sung a little as she walked off.
"Wait a second, please!" Izuku begged while holding out a hand. "I wanted to ask Mr. Power Loader about improving some elements of my costume?"
The last word echoed in her mind and Mei whipped around curiously. "Wha-wha-what?! You can count me in!" She got closer to his face with a big smile. He looked freaked out as he turned away, still dealing with what happened.
"Hatsume!" Power Loader warned the student. "It's fine for you to be in and out of the studio all day since you're in the dorms. But if you stop following my instructions and keep running wild in here..." He then narrowed his eyes seriously. "You're banned."
"Um, hello," Izuku greeted the teacher.
"I heard from Eraser Head. You're here to upgrade those costumes for your new moves, yes? Come in."
Ochaco, Tenya, and Izuka looked to each other in relief. They stepped inside the studio, seeing all of the tools and objects for building. "Whoa! This looks like a top secret lab!" Izuku gushed, Ochaco holding a drill in awe.
"Now," Power Loader held out his hand. "Hand over your instructions, please. They should've been with the case your costume was delivered in." All four of them dug into their pockets for their papers. "I have a license to make costumes, so I'm allowed to do some mild tinkering with those that were made out-of-house. For small changes and repairs, I can simply report what I altered to the design company. They'll do the paperwork for me. But, for major changes, we'll have to fill out an application and ask the design professionals to make the adjustments for us." Mei looked over their work in excitement, quickly reading them. "After that's completed, the government will make sure the new costume meets certain standards. When approved, it'll be sent back here. And we work with the best design agencies available. So there's usually just a three-day turnaround."
So punctual! Izuka opened her mouth a little in awe.
"Uh, well," Izuku held up his hand. "I was wondering if there was a way I could reduce the strain on the ligaments in my arms. Is that hard? Or possible?"
"Hmm, let's see, Midoriya. You mainly fight with your fists and your fingers," Power Loader murmured while looking over the data in his computer. "In that case...I should be able to do something for you pretty fast."
Izuku and Ochaco gave happy smiles. "Deku, that's awesome!" Ochaco punched the air in excitement.
"Yeah!" He nodded towards her. He then flinched with wide eyes, slowly twitching his head behind him. He blushed while twitching as Mei was patting down his body.
"Yes, yes, I see the problem," She stated, alarming both Izuka and Ochaco.
"H-Hatsume. What are you doing to him...?" Ochaco questioned while trying not to panic.
"W-Why do you like touching him all of a sudden?" Izuka's eyebrow twitched a little, as she could clearly see it was making her brother uncomfortable.
"I'm feeling out his muscles," She explained to the girls, looking up at Izuku. "Oh my, your body's much more muscle-y than it looks." He let out a terrified shriek from the sudden attention he was getting from her. "Don't you worry. I've got just what you need." She then put him in a heavy suit, which did not look practical on him. "My very special baby. The power suit!"
"Okay," He murmured, very put off by this. Izuka and Ochaco looked at him in bewilderment.
"This high-tech darling can read muscle contractions and support your movements," She told the three with a proud smile. "Meet my baby number 49!" She then gave a gleeful laugh.
"Um," He turned to her in confusion, wondering how it would help his arms since it was over his whole costume. "But I really just need support for my arms."
"Program Start!" She ordered and the suit moved on its own.
"Holy whoa. This thing is amazing!" But then it started to twist his body. Izuka covered her mouth in a bit of horror. "Wait. No. I take it back. My spine! It's twisting me in half! Oh god, I'm gonna die!" He cried out in pain.
"Are you okay?!" Ochaco and Izuka yelped in unison with wide eyes.
"End program," Mei stopped the suit seconds after. "Looks like I made a mistake or two in the limit calculations." She gave a small sheepish smile. "That's my bad."
"Oh my gosh," Ochaco frowned a little as poor Izuku held his back. "Are you hurt?"
"Do we need to take you to Ms. Recovery Girl?" Izuka bent down to her brother.
"I came in asking for some kind of arm brace, and instead my body almost got pretzeled..." He murmured while still in pain.
"Now that I think about it, I could use this suit as a capture item," Mei murmured in thought as Tenya inched over to Power Loader. He looked over his shoulder to watch out if the girl was listening in on them. He didn't want his back broken...
"Sir," He bent down to whisper a little. "I was wondering if you could improve the cooling devices in my legs."
Mei still heard him anyway and pressed her back against his. He was frozen in fear as she looked over her shoulder with a gleeful, manic smile. "If that's what you're in the market for." He flinched as he had mini-engines strapped to his arms. "Try this baby on!"
"How-?!" He was baffled by how she did that so quickly. The twins and Ochaco moved away nervously as she explained for Tenya.
"It's an electric booster for radiators that can coolify anything that gives off heat! Sweet baby number 36!" She gave him a thumbs up.
"Hatsume," He held up his arms in protest. "There's nothing wrong with my boosters! And why my arms?!"
She didn't listen and held a button. "Booster. Go," She pressed the button.
"Hey!" He shouted as he was sent flying towards the ceiling from the boosters' power. He grunted while trying to keep calm and to the ceiling.
"Ida/Ida-San!" His three friends shouted from below. Once he was safely down, they surrounded him as his body was shaking.
"My Quirk is in my legs, you madwoman," He mumbled from what just happened.
She gave a small giggle. "Yeah, I know. But you don't understand. Come on, it's so brilliant," She tried to make them see it from her perspective. "If you're wanting to cool down your legs, then why don't you just run with your arms instead?"
"B-But that's a bit drastic, isn't it, H-Hatsume-Chan?" Izuka scratched her cheek a little.
Izuku gasped as Mei was onto something. "Stop messing around!" Power Loader shouted towards the support student.
"What in the world are you talking about?!" Tenya yelled at the girl. Power Loader continued to scold her, waving an arm and she dodged it. She had a baffled look on her face from how both of them were acting.
"Violent!"
Izuku's eyes shook as something struck for him. "You're still trying to imitate me."
Hold on. Maybe...
Mei walked away as Power Loader turned to the four. "Sorry, guys. I'm trying to get her to look past her own devices."
"I'm not sure that'll ever happen," Tenya murmured in dismay, he and the girls having the same overwhelmed expression.
"Same," Ochaco nodded her head.
"She seems very...attached to them," Izuka glanced away in thought, since Mei was showing them off during the Sports Festival. It didn't seem like she'd ever give up on making her 'babies.'
"But you know," He turned to see Mei with an excited smile. "If you all are aspiring to be heroes, then you should treasure your relationship with her," He narrowed his eyes a little. "You'll need her once you've been made pros. Look in the corner." They were confused as they turned to see a pile of inventions. "That pile of junk? Those are all the support items Hatsume's made since starting school here. She's always inventing, even when school's not in session. I've seen many support course students in my career, but I tell you, this girl is something special."
"She made all of this in such a short time?" Izuku wondered in disbelief as they eyed the pile. Izuka blinked and then gave a fond smile. "That's nuts!"
"When you love something...you dedicate your whole time to it. I think many of us know what that's like, right?" She gave a small hum. The three turned to her in alarm and then smiled, as Izuku was like that with heroes. Izuka was like that with art, Ochaco with her parents, and Tenya to making his brother proud.
Mei giggled, getting their attention as they watched her invent. "Common sense is a collection of prejudices acquired by age 18. That's something Einstein said. That girl is unafraid of failure. Constantly thinking of new ideas and trying them out." Mei still kept a smile on her face, not worried if something didn't work out right. She'd just try again with something else. "Innovators are people who don't feel chained down by existing concepts."
Izuku gasped and rubbed the back of his head. "Think for yourself. You're still trying to imitate me."
'Wait...'
"But your admiration for All Might..."
'I think I get it. It's so simple.' He gasped again and his eyes widened, giving a beaming smile. I understand! "Ida!" He called out, getting his friend's attention. "Please, there's so much I want you to teach me!" He stepped up to Tenya, who backed away in alarm. Izuka blinked, wondering what brought this on all of a sudden.
"Uh, wait, what are you talking about? You want my help with your training? We haven't made any progress on our costumes yet," He pointed out, and wondered why Izuku wanted help right now.
"Oh! That's right!" Izuku flinched in realization.
"Whoa! Your face totally lit up just now!" Ochaco smiled happily for him.
"What's on your mind?" Izuka tilted her head curiously.
"I was just realizing something," He informed while scratching his cheek. "Oh, I never asked, are you two changing parts of your costumes?"
"A little," Ochaco gestured to herself. "I don't wanna feel sick anymore."
"Oh," Mei popped up behind her, her eyes shining. "You don't say." All of them flinched in fear as she held up a large barrel, and the string popping out of it made it look like TNT. "In that case, you've gotta try this out!"
"Why do I feel like it's about to explode?" Ochaco cried out from the design. All four backed away in fear towards the door as Mei stepped up.
"Just handle this baby with care, or..." Smoke came out of it a few seconds later.
"What is that? Smoke?!"
"You'll kill us!" The twins and Tenya yelped in unison, and then there was another explosion.
Mei laughed as all of them were on the ground. "Work in progress."
"More like a work I don't think is for Ochaco..." Izuka coughed up a bit of smoke from her mouth. "Are we dead...? This feels like death..."
"Hatsume!" Power Loader shouted towards the girl, scolding her as the shortest girl stood up slowly. She coughed again while helping up the others. A quick glance at Mei told her that she should not state what she wanted to do for her own costume...the teacher then sighed heavily as he watched Mei go back to inventing. "What about you? Mido, right?"
"Me? Oh..." Izuka pressed her fingers together awkwardly after recollecting herself. "I-I want something to be able to sustain more stronger attacks from my hands, please!" She stammered as she straightened herself up.
"Oh yeah? What'd you have in mind?" Power Loader asked her in interest.
"Um..." She scooted closer and then whispered in his ear. He flinched and then smiled at the girl.
"Sure! No problem! I can do that for you here too like Midoriya."
She nodded sharply with a small smile, bowing her head. "Thank you, sir!"
"I wanna know!" Izuku turned to her eagerly.
"If I tell you, it'll ruin the surprise!" She gave him a small pout. "You have to wait until I have to show it."
He gave her an amused smile. "Alright then. Oh, I do have something for you, though!" She blinked in confusion as he dug into his pocket, holding out a small rectangular box. He then held it out to her and she took it. "I know that you lost these during your fight, so I thought I'd get you some new ones to help out," The girl opened it and gasped to see new hair ribbons. They were periwinkle like her costume, but this time, they had stars attached to the top to make them look like actual shooting stars. "Hatsume could even alter them for what you have planned if you need that."
"Aw, thank you, Izuku! I love these!" She gushed and hugged him. He hugged her back with a small smile.
"That's adorable!" Ochaco gushed at their bond, Tenya giving a small smile.
"I have something in mind!" Mei gave an excited look towards Izuka, who backed away immediately.
"Stay away, please…"
As the days passed, our training to create our ultimate moves continued.
In the meantime, we also waited on the adjustments to our costumes.
Shoto was controlling both fire and ice at the same time, like he did during the Sports Festival. Hanta was giving off a bunch of tape like he did during camp. Mezo was creating as many limbs as he could. Eijiro was continuously punching a concrete pillar to strengthen his Hardening. Tsuyu was glowing a little as she concentrated her power. Fumikage was training his Quirk in a cave. Denki and Eijiro went to the Development Studio as well, the latter looking annoyed as Denki tried to flirt with Mei...she wasn't having it though as she shook her head. Kyoka was testing out her own support item. Minoru held up a string of sticky balls. Rikido scarfed down more sweets. Tenya continued to run around the area. Ochaco was floating into the air, holding her breath.
Four days later
Toshinori walked up into Gym Gamma with a wave. "Aizawa. How are things progressing?" He asked curiously, his coworker turning around.
"You're back again? We're getting there."
Izuku walked down the hall, wearing some new gloves. "Hey, Midoriya!" Minoru called out to him, and he came to a stop. "Did ya switch your costume up?"
"Yeah," He smiled a little. "I got braces added that reduce the strain on my arms."
"You missed a solid chance to change your entire design," Minoru pointed out to him. "It's so boring."
Izuku chuckled while touching his chest. "I like it."
Inko pulled out costumes for her children. "Congratulations! I'm so proud you two got into UA!" She stated with a happy smile.
Izuku looked up with a prouder smile. "I don't wanna change the base. At least not much." Even though the color had drastically changed, and it wasn't quite the same as it was before...he didn't have the heart to change it. And Izuka didn't either, for that matter.
As for her, she stepped out of the changing room and walked down the hall, humming to herself. She was heading over to Gym Gamma just like her brother. "Izuka!" She turned around to see Ochaco running up to her. "Wait up!"
"Hi, Ochaco," She grinned towards her friend and they walked together. The brunette then noticed something.
"Ooh, I like what you've done with your costume and hair!"
Izuka smiled towards her periwinkle bracelets with small white cuffs hanging from them. Her hair ribbons were tied to the bracelet so that they were in front of her wrists. No way was she letting Mei touch them to modify since they were a gift. So she let Power Loader adjust them, still keeping the original design. The only main difference was that they were made out of a greyish material. And the bracelets were too, they were just painted over when they were done. But the last thing she needed was the gear to be damaged for what she wanted to accomplish. She also had ankle bracelets in the same design as the ones over her wrists hanging from her boots. Part of her hair was also in a spiky ponytail, just like her mother's.
"Thanks. And they work great, too. The hair I think symbolizes how I've grown."
"You still won't tell me what your ultimate move is?" Ochaco pouted a little, earning a giggle.
"If I did, it won't be as surprising. But you'll see it after I get it approved, I promise."
"I'm sure it'll be awesome! You work really hard, you know!" She wrapped her arm around Izuka's shoulder, baffling the short girl. "It makes me wanna prevail too!"
Izuka then gave her a happy smile. "Then let's both do really well for the provisional license exam, Ochaco!"
The two giggled gleefully as they continued walking.
Training started up again with Fumikage about to show off his ultimate move. "Now. Onto me, Dark Shadow."
"Right!" His Quirk latched onto him and Midnight gave a thumbs up.
"By covering myself with Dark Shadow, my strength is enhanced," He explained as Dark Shadow was over him like a cloak or armor of sorts. "I'm better at close combat. I call it Abyssal Black Body!"
"Is that hard to say?" Midnight couldn't help but wonder. "It's important that it's easy to call out."
"Got it!" Dark Shadow answered for Fumikage.
"Some of them have finally solidified their fighting styles," Mr. Aizawa informed Toshinori as they watched. They then turned to someone else. "And there are those already putting together multiple special moves."
Toshinori walked up towards Katsuki specifically as he was focusing his aim. Katsuki took a deep breath as he made a circle with one hand. He held it out to the other to make his shot more focused. "Not from my entire hand..." His hand started to spark. "But a blast from a single, concentrated point." He then fired a single blast straight forward at his target. "AP Shot!" He then grinned widely at his success. "Ha ha! I did it!"
"No surprise that Young Bakugo is doing well," Toshinori commented to the teacher, his back turned. "As usual." However, the pillar started to break.
"Uh-huh."
The top left corner broke off, and headed straight for Toshinori! "Hey, watch out!" Katsuki screamed in alarm. Mr. Aizawa gasped, gripping his scarf as he ran forward. Toshinori looked up wide-eyed.
"Mr. All Might!" Izuka shouted as her body got surrounded by tiny rocks and white flames. She jumped up to the sky as did Izuku towards the falling rock. Green energy sparked from his body as they looked up. Toshinori reminded himself of how they looked when he first met the twins...but now, they seemed more like themselves in the air. He gave a small smile at his students. A flame itself appeared in Izuka's right hand, the rocks swirling around it.
"Smash!" Izuku swung around his leg to kick the rock into pieces.
"Comet..." She recoiled back her flaming hand as it formed into a comet. "Burst!" She threw it right at the rock debris, causing them to burn up and turn into ash. Toshinori smiled proudly at the two.
All Might's signature moves usually involve his fists. Since I inherited One for All from him, I tried to do the same thing. Copying his every technique. Katsuki looked at the twins wide-eyed. That's where I went wrong. It's so obvious that I didn't even realize it! Both of them landed in unison, sliding to a stop. Even Mr. Aizawa was caught off guard by what just happened. Izuku's shoes were also different, which no one noticed until now. If I'm worried about my arms, then I'll use my legs! One for All: Full Cowling. Shoot Style!
Katsuki's moves involve his explosions, and I took a little inspiration from him. Shoto too in that sense with how he uses his fire. I was so worried about my new move, I didn't think anything of the others I have. Izuka slowly stood up, a beaming smile slowly appearing on her face. That I needed to impress Mr. Aizawa. I didn't even realize that with my Quirk, I have other things I can utilize to my advantage! So I thought of fire and used my Comet Punch to make something new. My Comet Burst!
Toshinori grinned widely towards the twins. "You did it, kids."