Izuku was walking the UA halls. He made it into the hero course fair and square and Bakugou wouldn't be able to do anything about it. Bakugou. There was 50/50 chance they'd be classmates again. He'll probably try to turn everyone against him, just like in junior high. The only way to prevent that from happening is to come clean. It's not like his quirk was still a secret anymore. Green head entered the room and internally cursed as he saw the ash blond boy in the classroom. A few other kids looked at him with a mix of curiosity and terror.
"Deku." The blond got visibly angry.
"Bakugou." Midoriya dismissively waved at him and got to his seat.
"You piece of..." Katsuki was interrupted by a jolly adult voice.
"Greetings, children!" A fat man in a black pants and orange hood entered through the door. "My name is Taishiro Toyomitsu. You most likely know me as BMI hero: Fatgum. I'll be your homeroom teacher for these 3 years."
"I am a fan of yours." A tall girl with a spiky ponytail raised her hand. "May I get an autograph later?"
"Of course." The hero nodded. "But first, let's get to know each other better. Everyone will come to the board, state their name, show their quirk and tell some extra fact. I'll go first."
Toyomitsu walked up to the desk.
"My quirk is called [Fat Absorption]. It lets me store a lot more fat than a regular person and use it as armor or to increase my strength." He pulled a knife from his pocket and stabbed himself in the gut without any signs of pain on his face. "See? The fat absorbed the attack. My favorite food is Tokoyaki. Ok, any volunteers?"
Bakugou stood up and confidently approached the speaking position. He started rubbing his palms in preparation.
"I'm Katsuki Bakugou. You better remember it, extras. My quirk is called [Explosion]. The name is self explanatory." He let out a small blast from his palm. "You see this? This is just a small portion of what's to come. I was the top student at Aldera and I will be the best student here, so you better not stand in my way, especially if your quirk can't stand on its own two legs."
The crowd booed at an arrogant guy who didn't even know what he was up against. Another blond boy got especially angry at the last statement. Little did he know, it wasn't directed at him. The tall girl from before gracefully walked towards her teacher, ready to impress her peers.
"Greetings, everybody. My name is Momo Yaoyorozu. My [Creation] allows me construct any non living object, as long as I know it's chemical structure." She put her hand forward and made a tiny matryoshka doll appear from her palm. "This toy the first thing I've ever created. I always liked these things." She put it on the teacher's desk.
Eveyone started whispering among themselves about this quirk. Clearly it was more impressive than the last one.
"Can you make gold?" Another blond boy (how many of them are here?) asked.
"Of course, but…" She awkwardly pushed her index fingers against each other. "It wouldn't be very good for the economy."
The boy who asked the question giggled at the answer. He clearly didn't find it satisfying.
Next was a girl with bright green hair. Something about her presence screamed high sense of enlightenment.
"Greetings. My name is Ibara Shiozaki. My quirk, [Vine], is tied to my hair." Her hair grew out to carefully pick up the matryoshka doll. "As you can see, I can control it quite well. I am firm believer in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. If you seek salvation, do not hesitate to call upon me." A strange light seemed to fall on her from nowhere.
"Okay, that's creepy." One of the students thought.
Another student with blue hair and condescending smile walked to the stage.
"Name's Romero Fujimi. Quirk's [Walk the Dinosaur]. It lets me turn myself and other people into dinosaurs." The boy's left hand transformed into a reptilian one. His teeth got noticeably sharper. "I'll crush everyone who stands in my way. Rawr! Oh, and my favorite drink is coffee."
"Great, another poser." The red haired girl face palmed.
"Dude, where have you been all my life?" Another girl jumped in excitement. "Seeing a dinosaur is my dream, let alone becoming one!"
"I've been in a different prefecture, but I'll make sure to show you, and everyone else, how great my quirk is!"
The boy cancelled his quirk one sat on his chair. He did not miss the angry scowl coming from Bakugou.
It was time for another green haired girl. Unlike Ibara, her presence was full of sass and confidence.
"Hi. I'm Setsuna Tokage. My quirk is [Lizard Tail Splitter]." Her hands and head got detached from the body and started to float on their own. Cool stuff, right?"
"Right." Izuku murmured as he wrote down something in his notebook.
"I like dinosaurs."
"Yeah, we get it." The red haired girl said as she stood up for her turn.
"I'm Itsuka Kendou. My quirk is called [Big Fist]." Her palms became massive in size. "It may not look like much but it's effective. I've got a black belt in karate, so rest assured I can kick your butts." Proud of her claim, Itsuka left the board.
A boy with a bird head took his turn to make himself known.
"My name is Fumikage Tokoyami. My quirk's name is…"
"[Dark Shadow]!" A strange being emerged from his body. It looked a very long shadow of a bird.
"Hi, everyone."
"Hi/Hello."
Everyone except one boy got surprised as they've never seen a sentient quirk before.
"I have so many questions." Midoriya said.
"So it's the same type of quirk as mine? I guess I'm not that unique."
"I like to discover what fate has in store for me by using tarot cards." Tokoyami hid DS and bowed down and walked back to his seat. A blond boy with sky blue eyes entered the stage in his stead.
"Hello. My name is Daigo Brando. My quirk is [Holy Diver]." A tall being looking like diver in a golden suit appeared behind him. The Diver waved at the audience.
"What a blasphemous name." Ibara thought.
"No way! A kindred spirit!" Dark Shadow jumped out, almost making the person in front of it fall.
"Dark Shadow, behave!"
"Awww." The quirk went back into the host's body.
"My apologies, Kendou."
"Don't sweat it."
"Anyway…" Daigo continued. "Despite what you may think, we don't like diving. We like cowboys." He shot finger guns at his quirk, which fell in an overly dramatic fashion.
Next was a mutant girl with large horns over her head.
"Hi. It is hard to speak Japanese, sorry. My name is Pony Tsunotori. [Horn Cannon] is my quirk. I can shoot my horns." The horns in question flew out of her head and started floating around, not to dissimilar from Tokage's body parts. "I like anime."
"Totally wicked." A girl light brown hair gave thumb up.
"Wicked?" Pony was confused.
"That means cool, girl."
"Cool as in cold? I'm sorry, I don't understand."
"Oh my gosh, I've gotta bring you up to speed later on." The girl claimed as she went to present herself.
"Hi, guys. I'm Camie Utsushimi. My quirk is [Glamour]. It lets me create illusions." She breathed a weird white mist from her mouth. Suddenly, there were two Camies.
"See?" The first spoke.
"You think you're seeing double." The new one continued.
"But it's all just a fleeting mirage." The original put high fived her disappearing clone and sat down.
"Pfft. Your quirk is all smoke and mirrors." Bakugo spat.
"I know. Cool, right?"
Next was a boy with heterochromia. There were only tiredness and boredom in his eyes.
"I am Shoto Todoroki. My quirk lets me produce ice. I'm not here to make friends so don't even bother." He went back immediately, without even trying to show his ability.
"Todoroki? I definitely heard that name before, but where?" Izuku tried to remember.
"Dynamite, dinosaur, now this guy. Hopefully the rest aren't jerks." Kendou hoped for the best.
"Hello, my name is Tenya Iida. My quirk, [Engine], lets me run at incredible speeds. I promise to show it later on. Now, I believe that people at this fine establishment should be at their best behavior."
"That's a fancy way of saying he's a party pooper." Setsuna's mouth whispered to giggling Camie.
"Are you by any chance related to Ingenium?" Daigo wondered.
"Yes. He is my older brother. I didn't feel like boasting about this, but since you've figured it out, I might as well say it. How did you know?"
"I saw him on TV without the helmet once. You just looked similar."
"He-hey!" A girl dark brown hair awkwardly smiled. "My name is Ochako Uraraka. My [Zero Gravity] lets me remove gravitational pull from objects." She took a pencil, threw it upwards and made it stick to the ceiling. She then cancelled the quirk and promptly caught the object. "I had quite a lot friends back in middle school, so I'm hoping it will be the same here."
"Does your quirk work on gases?" Romero asked.
"Sadly, no."
"Good, he he he." He grinned in response.
Next was a boy with dark purple hair. He looked like he hasn't slept well.
"My name is Hitoshi Shinsou. My quirk… I'll show it later." He looked at Tenya.
"We've got a shy one!"
"Whatever. I like cats."
"Cats are demonic abominations." Tokoyami whispered. "The way they look at me, eyes full of a hunter's savagery."
The second last student was another blond, this time with grayish blue eyes.
"Greetings, my dear friends. I am Neito Monoma. I am quite a fan of theatrics. My quirk, [Copy], does exactly what you think it does. Any volunteers?"
Ochako walked up and let him touch her hair. Neito was able to recreate the pencil trick from before.
"Despite what some presumptions cretins might say, quirks like mine have a lot of potential. Underestimate me at your peril." He looked at angry ash blond.
Izuku couldn't stall any longer. He knew that it was important to establish that he's not a bad guy. With a sigh he grabbed two cards with photos of his parents (he no longer needed the lucky charm excuse). If he waits like Shinsou, Bakugou might already make a bad impression of him.
"Hello. My name is Izuku Midoriya. I like analyzing quirks. My quirk is…[Collection]. I can transfer people's quirks into objects."
"WHAT?!" Half of the class was shocked.
"That's right. That bastard has to steal quirk to make himself useful."
"No insults, young Bakugou." Fatgum intervened. "Please, continue, young Midoriya."
"Right. These cards contain quirks of my parents. Quirks that they gave WITH permission. You can take one of them and absorb the quirk. Anyone want to try?"
"Me! Me!" Utsushimi ran up and snatched of the cards. She felt weird energy moved from it into her body.
"That was my mom's [Attraction]. Try taking another card with power of your mind."
After a few minutes, Camie got the hang of her new quirk and took another card telekinetically. She tried absorbing the new quirk, but her body rejected it for some reason.
"Looks like your limit is two, just like mine. Your body rejects a quirk if it doesn't think handle any more of them. Now, let me take Attraction back." Green head grabbed his classmate with one hand and card with another. Camie felt her new quirk slipping away.
"Now, I imagine you have question?" Izuku asked his class.
Author's notes: Fun fact! This was the first chapter in this fic that I wrote. One of the things I wanted to try was a completely different class composition, so I started with this.
Daigo is loosely based in Diego Brando from Steel Ball Run. Even here I can't let go of JoJo. I wanted to try a selfish guy who wants money and doesn't care about ratings or power like Bakugou, but I also didn't want to make established characters act OOC, so here he goes.
Likewise, Romero now turns people into dinosaurs instead of zombies. It's a big improvement, if you ask me.
Happy New Year!