After getting busted out by Ochako in a close showdown, Izuku lost interest and decided to see what others are doing. His first person of choice was Pony because she scored the best on quirk assessment test. He knocked on her door and was greeted by Momo instead. Turns out the creation girl was trying to help her foreign classmate adapt to the language faster.
Pony's room was mostly full of weaboo stuff: anime posters, figurines, manga stacks etc. Non weeb objects included an American Flag on wall, some Japanese learning books, apples, limited cowboy All Might statue, a photo of (presumably) her family... Wait, what?
"How?" Midoriya jumped at the girl and started shaking her. "How did you get it? Even my dad couldn't get Cowboy Might when he was in Texas!"
"Midoriya, let her go." Yaoyorozu bonked him on the head with a book.
"Ouch! Sorry." He followed the order.
"My uncle works in shop! He got it." Pony showed her tongue.
"Is there any way to convince you to sell it?"
"No way."
"Midoriya, did interrupt my teaching session just to beg for that thing." Momo was annoyed.
"No! I wanted to talk, so we could know each other better." Izuku nervously chuckled.
"Sure! My name is Pony Tsunotori. My parents are Japanese and Californian. I went to this school because its best. I like anime magical girls. My favorite food is apple. Do you have questions?"
"Could you tell me more about your quirk?" Green head pulled out his notebook.
"Horn Cannon lets me shoot horns. They fly fast, very fast. I can control two of them."
"Extremely versatile quirk: mobility, range and power all in one package. No wonder her scores were so high today."
"Does your limit of horns increase?"
"Yes. They flew slower and controlled worse when I was little. What about you?" She asked. "Your quirk collec... Collection!"
"I am curious about that as well." The tall girl created a notebook for herself.
"To be honest, I barely used this ability on other people before. So far it was that doctor a decade ago, my parents and that sludge guy. I can transfer quirks quickly, but I do need a viable object: something small and inanimate."
"Will you try to take our quirks during training?" Momo frowned.
"I don't think anyone in our class could get much use out of Creation anyway."
"If it's not against rules, then yes. I will put everything in its place once exercises are over." He took a defensive stance.
"Why did teacher take you to Nezu?" Exchange student wondered.
"Ok, promise not to freak out."
"Promise, I suppose?"
"What does freak out mean?"
"Scared."
"You can't scare me!" Pony proudlt declared.
"Government wants me to take quirks from dangerous villainst and use them. My first batch will be ready in a few days. I can give them to you if needed."
"It does sound like a good plan. Heroes would have a much easier time upholding order of they had more quirks at their disposal. Although, it raises questions if such procedures are ethical. Quirks are considered a part of of one's body after all."
"Not much I can do here." Izuku shrugged. "I think they'll to press charges agaisnt me over vigilantism if I don't comply."
"Could you two repeat with less words, please?"
After receiving a simplifed explanation, the girl beamed with interest.
"So cool! Can I try your fire quirk?"
"It's very easy to damage something if you are not trained with it. Maybe some other time. Yaoyorozu, you still haven't talked about yourself."
"Very well. I come from a wealthy family, so naturally I went to the most prestigious school in the country. I take large interest in Russian culture, to the point where my first creation was a matryoshka." She made a doll with Izuku's face on it. "My quirk works by transforming lipids from my body into other chemical structures, so I have to eat a lot to have enough fuel."
"Why do you wish to be a hero?"
"I simply to desire to make our world a better place. I believe Creation would be invaluable in any situation, as long as I possess enough knowledge."
"How selfless!" Midoriya thought.
"Would that be all? I have a lesson to conduct."
Before going to sleep, Izuku to pay his last visit to Hitoshi. The boy's room was fairly unremarkable. The only thing thing that stood out was a black cat sleeping in a corner.
"What do you want? I'm trying to sleep here."
"At 21:30?"
"I was hoping we could get to learn to each other better, that's all."
"Fine. You need to know something specific?"
"No. Tell me anything you want."
"People around always said about how my quirk makes more sense on a villain." Purple head frowned. "They were likely joking, but hearing the same joke my whole life has been frustrating to say the least. I'm planning to become a hero to prove all of them wrong."
"I suppose not everyone can have noble goals in mind like myself or Yaoyorozu. Sometimes you get people like Shinsou or Brando."
"Do you have any particular goals in mind?"
"I'll work in Underground field since I don't like being center of attention that much."
"Could you tell me more about your quirk?"
Hitoshi stopped for a second.
"Well, since you had the guts to reveal your quirk, I guess I could be more open with you. My Brainwashing has nothing to do with riddles. It activates if my target verabally responds to my own words."
"How exa..." Midoriya fell into trance.
"Like this." The boy released his quirk instantly.
"What a cool power! It could be used in so many situations!"
"And yet it has many flaws, one of which is the activation criteria. This is why I pretend it's something else."
"Plus, it is kind of funny to mess with people."
"How exactly did you pass the practical exam?"
"By taking points from unfortunate fellows. Kidding. The rules didn't mention anything about using quirks on staff, so I asked Present Mic and Snipe to help me."
"Now that I think about it, I heard something similar to Mic's screams at a distance."
"Sooner or later someone will figure out your quirk isn't what you are presenting."
"Until then, I can relish in a bit of trolling. Is that all?"
"I wanted to ask you about your quirk some more."
"What is this, a police investigation? Leave and and let me sleep in peace."
Next day started fairly normal. Everyone packed their bags and went to school. Some were already forming friendships, like Tokage or Romero, others were seemingly aiming to repel others (Bakugou, Todoroki). Some people from outside 1A gave green head concerned looks, but at least no one stooped low enough to call him names. Most people thankfully didn't care about him.
First few lessons were normal curriculum: Math, World History and English. As soon as Yamada-sensei wished them good luck and left, the class finally got to meet their heroics teacher.
"I am here! I'm coming in like a normal person!" A mighty voice resonated in their ears.
"It's All Might!" Itsuka couldn't help but scream.
"Number One Hero!" Katsuki outdid her.
"This school rules!" Camie added her 2 loud cents.
"Stop screaming, everyone." Tenya commanded in a slightly louder than average voice.
"Indeed. You zygotes will have plenty of opportunities to scream!" Their teacher raised his fist. "Start by going to the changing rooms and putting on your hero suits. We will conduct a practical assigment. I'll be waiting for you at the Ground Alpha."
Izuku's hero suit was a bizarre amalgamation of All Might's and Endeavor's uniforms: a bodysuit consisting primarily of blue texture with white stars on his shoulders; red/white stripes on knees and elbows respectively and blazing flame patterns on sleeves, thigh and boots. The boy admired both heroes for different reasons (charisma and strength/efficiency and quirk control), so this was his way of honoring them. On his back there was a stylized fire extinsguisher in case his dad's quirk produced too much fire.
Shouto gained an inexplicable urge to freeze Izuku's legs off for trying to mimic his father of all people.
"Midoriya, is this costume a joke?" He barely contained his frustration. "You are imitating Endeavor."
"Why would it be? I prefer dad's fire over my mom's quirk." Green was confused.
Now Todoroki wanted to freeze his arms off aswell. Everyone could feel the murderous aura coming from the boy. Thankfully, he just managed to keep it under control.
"What's his problem?" Izuku and few others asked themselves.
"The guy who looks like a half molten popsicle has no right to judge other people's fashion choices." Neito mumbled.
Students gathered in the control room to listen to what all Might has to say.
"Today we will conduct pair fights. You will be randomly divided into groups of villains and heroes. One group will defend a bomb for 15 minutes while another will try to disarm it by touching a big green button. Alternatively, either can win if both of their opponents are tied with these capure tapes." The hero showed them a tape. "Locations will change every time to not give later teams too much info. Anyone got questions?"
"Sensei, is it wise to randomly choose teams? Yesterday Fatgum-sensei revealed a large disparity between students' capablities."
"Excellent question, Iida-shonen. The reason we are doing this is because in the field you will often have no say in what teammates you get. This is an exercise in cooperation and planning. And don't worry too much if teams are unbalanced. I will your judge your performances regardless of winning or losing."
"Understood. My apologies for not doubting you, sensei." Tenya bowed down.
"Do we get time to prepare?" Momo raised her hand.
"Of course. Each team will have 15 minutes, but only villains will receive maps of buildings and permission to enter early."
With that said, the students started to pull random tickets from a box.
Team A: Romero and Tokage
Team B: Shinsou and Tsunotori
Team C: Todoroki and Yaoyorozu
Team D: Iida and Brando
Team E: Kendou and Tokoyami
Team F: Utsushimi and Shiozaki
Team G: Midoriya and Uraraka
Team H: Monoma and Bakugou
Lizards happily high fived each other but their opponents weren't too displeased either. Hero briefly considered if it's fair to put two recommended students against regulars but ultimately decided to not interfere. He will not judge team D too harshly in case they lose. Camie hugged Ibara to try and speed up them becoming besties, not considering how her costume affects vine girl's modest mind. Midoriya quietly cursed fate for pitting him katsuki of all people, but tried to smile through this predicament.
"Teams A and B, proceed to your starting positions."
Author's note: I actually used Wheel of Names to determine teams. Results surprised me, especially team A.