Deku: The Feared Hero - Rewrite -

by KingHit

Summary:

From year to decades Izuku had fought to kill one person, one person who he thought deserved death than any other being that had existed on their planet , any villain he fought, and every creature that followed evil. All for One, the strongest villain the world had, but to Izuku he was nothing more than the one that had caused the death of his friends and family.

He had seen everything because of All for One, the rise and fall of nations, showers of blood, and everything else that had pushed him to choking Shigaraki to death with his own hands. Watching the life drain out of him as he felt something welling up inside him. Whether it was glee or even more anger he didn't know, but once Shigaraki's eyes became lifeless it had all left him in an instant. He finally had nothing. Nothing to fight for, a reason to continue, or even a person to love.. for Izuku, he believed there was only one thing left for him to do.

Notes:

- Welcome to the Rewrite -
This is going to be way longer than the first, I don't know by how much but I felt like the original left something to be desired so I'm going to take the time to flesh out the environment more and see what I can do around what was once not acknowledged.

Chapter 1: An Unexpected Revival

Izuku loomed Shigaraki as the sound of cheers coming from the few heroes that remained filled the silent sorrow that Izuku had felt. It was a disastrous battle, one that left countries abandoned, families torn, and caused governments to crumble in the face of overwhelming power.. the Final Battle between All for One and One for All.

Shigaraki laid lifeless on the cratered ground, his face twisted in anguish, hatred, fear, and distress as he bled out, Marking what was known by outsiders as the supposed end to a war between Heroes and Villains. A blood bath that lasted decades, and costed so much more..

He had lost everything, family, friends, lovers, even his ki-.. Eri and Kota had died in this mess of a war he was a part of.. he could still remember their cries.. and the countless villains he killed after.

"Mr. Deku!" Izuku heard before looking back to see another, much young hero. His name was Heat-Seeker and he was about the age he was when he started out.. far too young, "We did it! We Finally Did!" the young hero cheered, wearing a smile that warmed Izuku's heart.

"Yes, Yes we did," Izuku said, putting on a smile before asking, "Is Mrs. Soaker still.." he trailed off.

"Sh-she's fine." Heat-Seeker shivered, "She's.. a little hurt but the rescue heroes said she.. she'll pull through," he said, giving a small sigh of relief.

"That's great!" Izuku said, putting back on a smile, "Be sure to name one of your kids after me, I did get you two together," he jabbed.

"W-Were not like that!" Heat-Seeker protested, a blush shinning brightly on his face.

Izuku then let out a hearty laugh that was similar to his once idolized hero's, "I've seen the way you two look at one another," he sighed, "I know as much as anyone how unpredictable the world is. It would be better to say something now, than to not say anything at all." he smiled, placing a hand on the young hero's shoulder.

Heat-Seeker then clenched his fist, gaining a grimace on his face,"But.. what will the others think of us.. she was a villain and-"

"That doesn't matter Young Heat-Seeker," Izuku sighed yet again, "Well, let me tell you a little secret." he said before leaning into the young hero's ear, "I had a love who was once a villain as well."

"R-Really!?" Heat-Seeker jumped back in shock.

"Oh yes, I loved her so," Izuku sighed, smiling as he remembered the sweet times he had spent with her.

"You were kind of a play boy Mr. Deku," another hero said, one by the name of Tesla-Trac as he climbed over the rubble and slid into the crater.

"N-No I wasn't." Izuku chuckled, trying to keep his heroic composure.

"Well," Tesla-Trac began, " In addition to Mrs. Toga, there was Mrs. Mei,"

"There was also Mrs. Uraraka," Another young hero said as he by Izuku's face.

"Th-that's not-" Izuku began.

"And then Mrs. Mirko," Another hero said, one by the name of head strong as she also entered the crater, rubbing a damaged tusk.

"Mrs. Melissa as well," Tesla-Trac added.

"W-Well, I-" Izuku began again, trying to explain himself.

"Don't worry Mr. Deku." Heat-Seeker smiled as he placed a hand on Izuku's Back, "Even though your a playboy, your still an amazing hero!" He joked, causing all the other young heroes to break into a laughter.

Izuku looked around him, seeing the happy faces of the new generation of heroes. They were strong despite being so young, smart, and tactful. They reminded him of his own generation of heroes, the one he had lost so long ago. Finally, after a long while, he felt like the world could survive without him at the helm.

"Hey, why don't you all go back to U.A. Fortress and tell everyone the good news, I've got some.. business to take care of here."

"Oh yeah!" Heat-Seeker yelled, "Everyone's going to be so happy! We should throw a giant party!" he said as he began running up the side of the crater, his other companions following close behind yelling at him to slow down before he falls again.

Izuku let out a sigh once they finally left, looking up at the sky for a moment as his smile slowly faded, "If only I was strong enough to end this blood game sooner," he muttered, "Then maybe.. just maybe there would be a reason for me to keep going.. a chance to enjoy this quiet.." he then let out a sigh, looking down at Shigaraki before reaching down and closing his eyes, "The warring generation are no more.. well, going to be no more. Nothing should be built on the death of a monster.. nothing at all."

He then stood up and walked up the opposite side of the crater, walking for a few moments before arriving to where a jagged, rusted, and bloody sword stuck out of the rubble.

"Stain," he said, " You didn't deserve to die like this.. but maybe this is what you wanted in the end.. to die like the heroes you had admired for so long." He smiled as he pulled the sword out of the ground, "I'll admit, at first I didn't trust you. I had heard of the things you had done before coming to the fortress. The people you killed, the groups you wiped out but I was no better."

Izuku then walked away holding the sword as he tried to find a good spot, "You were like a guide for the next generations. An uncle, father, even a grandfather to some. Everyone had slowly grown to love you, and I admit that rubbed off on me as well." he muttered, sitting down on a fallen pillar. ".. I remember your past.. Killing faulty heroes and childish villains in your wake, a life that you wanted to forget but.. just grant me this one final wish.." he said as he aimed the lumpy piece of metal over his heart, ".. The sword training was fun Stain.. I hope we can continue in the after life." he finished before summoning the last few bits of One for All, and plunged the sword into his heart.

He choked for a few moments, a white hot pain searing all over before his body went limp and everything went numb, leaving him with only his thoughts.

'Everyone.. I'm so sorry for being as weak as I am.. I wanted to spend more time together. I wanted to see you all for even a moment longer so.. I reduced myself to this..' he thought as tears rolled down his cheeks and he looked toward the sky, "I'm Home.." he said, breathlessly as everything went black.

[---]

Izuku slowly opened his eyes, feeling the sun shin against them for a moment before opening them and looking at his surroundings. He was in his old room, filled to the brim with the All-Might merchandise he had collected over the years.

"Izuku!" Inko yelled, her voice muffled from the door, "Get up! It's almost time for school!"

"M.. Mom," Izuku muttered, stumbling out of the bed, nearly charging at the door to see if she was there before he paused in front of a mirror, seeing how young he was. He then walked over, a look of surprise on his face as he looked himself over.

It wasn't the face of a grizzled hero that had only known war for decades, no. He was so, young, so green as he would've said. Hell he wouldn't even believe it himself if someone told him he was a hero with years of skills and experience.

"Izuku!" Inko yelled again, "Are you awake?!" she asked, nearly opening the door before Izuku yelled back.

"I-I'm getting changed!" He lied, "I-I'll be out in a little bit!"

"Okay, sweety. I made breakfast so come grab a bite when your done, okay." she said before walking off, the sound of her footsteps fading down the hallway.

As she finally left, Izuku let out a breath he didn't realize he was holding in. His breathing was labored, his heart pounded painfully against his chest, and he could barely focus his vision. It was an unrealistic situation. All of this, every last bit should've been turned to ashes and blown away in the wind it wasn't suppose to be like this, nothing should still be standing not at all nothing should be-..

Izuku then tried to take a breath, as shaky as it was, and realized he needed to calm down. Everything felt.. unstable, like the mere sight of something he couldn't properly process would send him spiraling, and everything was shocking him in someway. He needed to remove himself and find a place where he could control his emotions.

He then quickly got dressed, grabbing a basic black jacket and a baggy pair of jeans before heading for his door. Taking pause before opened he opened it slightly and peered out of the door, scanning the hall to make sure she wasn't there before leaving. His steps were light and made no sound, a skill he had learned through trial and error, as he headed for the front door.

Once there, he quickly slid his shoes on and reached for the front door before he was stopped.

"Izuku, aren't you going to eat your breakfast?" She asked, "And why aren't you dressed for school?"

"I'm not really hungry," he said, "And I'm.. wearing my clothes under my jacket." he lied.

".. Okay," Inko said, an air of skepticism in her voice, "Just.. come back home safe, please. There has been a major influx of villains recently, so when school ends come back home as soon as possible."

Izuku then gave a nod, going for the door, nearing the knob before he felt a pair of arms wrap around him. His heart was caught in his throat at the touch and his eyes began to lightly water. It was as if that one motion had nearly toppled the fragile tower he had just barely been able to piece together after decades of torment.

"Izuku, sweety.." She said, "You know you can tell me anything right?" she asked. Izuku couldn't muster up any more words. His mouth felt like it had been glued shut, so he simply gave a shaky nod.

"Okay," Inko sighed, letting go of Izuku, "Come back safe." she finished, Izuku quickly leaving after.

. . .

Izuku panted as he sat in an alleyway, his hand over his heart as he gripped his chest, almost like he was trying to forcibly stop it from beating out of control but it was a struggle. He wanted to scream, to shout, something to get rid of the overwhelming emotions he had inside.

Suddenly, Izuku heard an explosion close by, causing his hairs to stand on end before his eyes darted over to where the sound was, expecting to see yet another bloody fight between a villain and hero but he was met with a familiar face, villain. It was a giant man, towering over building with a shark like head, fighting Kamui Woods, a hero.

When was the last time he saw either of these two, maybe 8 or 3 years ago. It was still blurred but it was still a fascinating sight.

If Izuku's memory was still good then, 'M.t Lady will appear in 3... 2.. 1' he thought before a the villain was taken down by a kick from a giant woman. He chuckled at the sight, of course heroes doing what they did best would calm him down, 'Why didn't I think of that?'

"They were such great heroes, " He muttered to himself, "Such strong heroes, and yet they loved playing little pranks on each other. Well, Night-Eye did say humor and energy are vital for the future of society.. if only I supplied a little more.. then maybe.." he sighed before picking himself up.

"I can't dwell on the past, not right now." he said, a determination filling his voice, " There's a lot I need to do now, before it begins." he muttered, allowing One for All to flow through his hand for a moment, watching the familiar red streaks flow through it, "And even more to test."

. . .

Izuku soon arrived at an overgrown and abandoned area, a far off and decrepit area where a villain had once laid waste to a city block. He then took a breath, breathing in the sea side air as he remembered the calm days he had spent in this place before a battle.

If he remembered correctly, this place was going to be renovated into a mall or plaza before being torn down by another villain attack, but that would be a while from now so he could let loose a little.

At first Izuku thought about just ramping it up to 100% to get a feel for his limitations, but he then remembered that powering up that quickly and to that amount could've easily destroyed the building he was in so he decided to just go up from the lowest percentage he could.

He then took a breath, taking himself back to the basics as he thought of himself as a sort of vessel as he had many times before. An empty cup that was about to receive a simply drop of One for All. Once the drop hit the bottom of the glass, Izuku felt a sudden insurgence of power, a lot more than just a droplet of One for All should be, before a sudden surge of electricity sparked off of his body to the area around him, destroying a few of the nearby shop and even a good chunk of the building.

"That's... that's not normal," he said, his voice vibrating as if it was being affected by his power," so is that," he muttered before he looked at his hands, red streaks covered them, one that usually only appeared for a moment when he powered up his body, "This too.. what the hell is happening," he sighed.

He then cut off the quirk, watching as the red faded from his hands to their natural color and the lightning faded to nothing.

"I should check my other quirks.. if they still work." he muttered.

. . .

Izuku let out huff as he finished using his last quirk. They were definitely different. Firstly he could use them without difficulty, since the vestiges were gone their power stayed but it took an intense toll on his body, a toll that was now nonexistent. Additionally it was like his quirks had gone through an awakening:

Firstly, where he got most of his strength from - One for All: was definitely higher in power, as if it had stocked up way more power for him to expend, and it had somehow enhanced the power that was already stockpiled it it.

Next, his most versatile quirk - Black Whip: had become almost like a viscous and watery substance. It had taken him a while to get used to it but he was able to use it like he had before with the acceptation of being able to now use it like a hand or sorts and even with slower movements.

Next was - Smoke Screen: Its composition had changed entirely, from the simple purple gas it was before to the nearly black version it was now. Of course it had much more purposes for stealth now, but after a quick test down memory lane, aka using as he ran through the city a little he bumped into a person, an urban explorer that quickly fell asleep after coming in contact with the gas.

After testing what he knew he was able to make use of he decided to test out his more .. broken quirks, starting with - Fa Jin: It now collects kinetic energy on its own, or at least with very little motion needed. He could expend more energy per burst with even more power and speed compared to before. Only needing around 2% of One for All along with it to make a pseudo 100%.. or what he remembered to be 100%.

Formerly - Fa Jin was a painful endeavor to use. It caused his skin to crack, much like Hikage's and the build up staggered consistently, not even building up at times so this was definitely an improvement from how it was before.

Gear-Shift : was next. It was.. really odd. Upon activation he could feel the change in power it had but there were walls in the way that he could access to use more power. He called these gears before, but now they seemed to have more power behind each calling it a simple gear was unfitting. It was like accessing another machine if anything. He tried opening a gear, he didn't notice anything at first but he quickly noticed that everything was much slower when a passing butterfly was now going the speed of a Claymation project. He then deactivated the quirk, shrugging off what little recoil there was before a burst of air came off of him. "Seems like even moving takes a lot," he muttered.

Formerly - Gear-Shift was only useable on certain parts of the body after All for One Broke it. Though it was akin to pulling a limb when he used it with each new gear. He had nearly pulled a limb off when using it multiple times, for a while he had a fear of the quirk but he quickly got over it.

Danger Sense - was hard to decern. For danger sense to work he would have to make danger or something that could harm him which wasn't exactly easy to do since making 'danger' would mean he would have to not know of it, meaning he would have to put it off for now.

Formerly - He lost it to All for One.

And Finally, was - Float: It was... strange to use it again. When he started it was a lot like treading water, not much control or movement really at first but his body was quickly able to adapt. He then went flying through the roof.. it was now flight. "Ow." he muttered.

Formerly - The Quirk was destroyed entirely by Shigaraki.

Izuku let out a sighed as he flex his muscles, using the quirks had taken a toll on him, though it was much less than he had remembered. It could've been because his body was much more toned than he remembered, he still should've been a scrawny teen but now his body was similar to how it was after he cleaned the beach with All-Might, just a bit leaner.

He then let out a small sigh, "All-Might," he muttered, "You.. you really didn't deserve that."

=---=

Izuku ran down the corridor of a U.A. base. They had recently relocated because of a prior attack from All for One but he had found him far quicker this time around, far quirkier. He headed for the west wing, or medical bay of the base, tears of worry welling up in his eyes before he charged through the double doors.

"Shigaraki!" he yelled, anger filling his voice as he spat out the name.

"I-Izu-ku" Toshinori Sputtered, spitting up blood as tears streamed down the sides of his face, "I'm sorry I.. I'm so sorry," he sobbed.

Izuku's eyes then gravitated toward the other side of the ward, seeing two bodies that laid covered in blood. One with a spiked hat that laid face down on the ground, their head crushed as blood flowed out of their neck, and another, a girl with a single horn who was propped up against a wall; Her face mangled and exposing the layer of flesh below her skin.

Shigaraki simply chuckled, holding the once great Hero All-Might with one had as he looked down at Izuku, "Oh great Pro Hero Deku," he mocked, "Your late for your birthday!" he cheered, "Everyone showed up for such a special occasion too.. such a sad day." he smiled before he tightened his grip on All-Might.

"Shigaraki No!" Izuku yelled, jumping up at the villain before he fully closed his fist, causing a shower of blood to fall on Izuku as he reached up. For a chance, a bit hope, something that would've made this struggle worth it.

=---=

Izuku took a breath, his breath shaking as he tried to calm himself down and shake the memory out of his head. A lot of time had past, it was already time for him to be headed home.

. . .

Izuku walked down the street as he allowed nostalgia to fill his mind. It was the same path he took when All-Might had told him that he couldn't have been a quirkless hero because of the dangers it carried. Though he was right, there was probably a better way of explaining that to him at the time. He was actually still a little sour towards the pro for a while, but it made since. Especially after Shigaraki took over everything, forcing him to fight every day for year with no end in sight..

Suddenly, Izuku was hit with another piece of nostalgia when he heard an explosion accompanied by a familiar voice.

"DIIEEEE".. yep, that was definitely Bakugo.

Izuku quickly rounded the corner, his feet moving as if they had a mind of their own. Once he got close, he was a group of people huddled at the front of an alley way, watching with baited breath as something happened behind the wall they had created, something Izuku remembered very well.

He quickly cut through the crowd of people, making his way to the front before getting a full view of what was happening. Much like before, Bakugo was struggling helplessly against a villain made of slime, shooting off explosions and thrashing against the villain's power.

Without another though, Izuku broke through the line the Heroes set for the civilian's protection.

"Hold on! Stop you Idiot, Stop!" Death Arms yelled, reaching out to stop Izuku before he got too close, only snagging the air in return as Izuku lowered his stance preparing to attack while building up One for All.

"This little brat." the smile villain chuckled, "DIE!" it yelled in a Bakugo like fashion as it tried to slam down its slimy appendage on Izuku, at that moment Izuku felt his danger sense activate, almost playing visual footage of what the villain was going to do. He then easily dodged by sliding under the attack, rebounding, and continuing his charge.

This surprised the villain, so much so that it backed up out of fear and attacked again, "G-Get away you bastard!" it yelled trying to attack Izuku again with a flurry of random attacks that whipped out of its body.

In response, Izuku easily jumped, ducked, and dodged the flurry with the help of danger sense and quickly gained ground on the villain, finally reaching him before taking a hold of Bakugo and yanking his body out before he surged One for All through his body, the familiar red streaks appearing on his body before he forced his opposing fist forward, yelling the name as if it were second nature.

"DEEETROIIIT SMMAAAAASH!!" he yelled, slamming his fist against the villain, splashing its fluid like body across the walls before a giant gust of wind enveloped the alley.

M.t Lady quickly moved to protect the civilians from the force that came from Izuku's punch along with the other heroes as what seemed like a tornado formed, running rampant for only a few moments before dispersing.

Izuku panted as he help onto the collar of Bakugo's uniform. It was shocking to him, he hadn't used that much power in that moment, yet he was able to replicate a punch All-Might had done with the same result. It was scary but telling at the same time.. his quirks had evolved exponentially.

After a few moments, it had begun raining. Much like it did after All-Might preformed his punch. It was refreshing, calming him down some and even quelling the steam he just noticed coming from his hand, 'Just how much force did All-Might put behind that attack,' he thought.

He then looked down At Bakugo, seeing that he was knocked unconscious before letting out a sigh. Though it definitely convenient for him, it would also make assessing his injuries harder. He could barely remembered the event, but the pain from that day still lingered in the back of his mind. It was the first dose of pain he received after being seen as a hero after all.

Izuku slowly set Bakugo on the ground just in case he did get any other wounds from the villain.

After doing so, the murmurs that came from behind him made him realize where he was and what he had done.

'Oh yeah.. the civilians and heroes.' he thought, nearly face palming, '.. I should probably.. leave.' he thought as he began to charge up One for All, preparing for a quick escape.

"H-Hey! Don't leave!" M.t lady yelled, before Izuku suddenly ran off in a burst of speed and more wind, leaving a footprint into asphalt.

. . .

As the sludge villain was being packaged into containers, Bakugo sat on the side of the road, still recovering from the villain attack as all the mutters around him were focused on the strange person that had suddenly arrived and saved him.

He was still peeved that he of all people needed to be saved, but that wasn't the reason why he had such a disgruntled look on his face. He was trying to remember the face of the guy that saved him. Usually he wouldn't give two shits, but he had the annoying feeling that it was someone he knew. It had irked him, since all he could come up with was a blurred face and a ear piercing yell that nearly shattered his ear drums.

After going through the annoying procedures and questioning, he was finally free to go, soon arriving home after an exhausting walk.

Once inside he nearly slammed the door shut before remembering that his dad had asked him to not cause trouble when he came home, for that day at least. He then groaned, closing the door regularly and leaving his shoes on the rack.

He then walked in, heading for the kitchen as he heard the sound of his mother on the phone with Inko.

"Inko, honey I'm sure he's fine," Mitsuki consoled for what was probably the hundredth time, "He's probably just trying to focus on school because the exams are coming up and-.. no I don't think that he..- I-Inko please calm down please, your going to exhaust yourself if you keep thinking like that-"

Bakugo soon drowned out the conversation as he rummaged through the fridge before finding one of the bento his mom made for after school and taking it too his room.

After a bit he finished it, and though he would never tell the hag herself, it was actually pretty good.

Just then, his door opened, "Katsuki." Mitsuki sighed as she entered, surprisingly not slamming the door open.

"What do you want hag?" he groaned, scrolling through his phone.

She then let out a sigh " Did you see Izuku at school today?" she asked, not yelling, surprising Bakugo again.

"Of cour-.. no actually," he said, remembering the lack of green haired muttering.

"Tch, That damned school." she muttered before leaving, also not slamming the door.

"..What the fuck is happening," he muttered, looking at the door in shock.

. . .

Izuku let out a sigh as he stood in front of his apartment door. He had been there for about 10 minutes now, just trying to gain an ounce of courage and face his mother. He knew that it was stupid to feel so conflicted about seeing his mother again, it had been over 20 years since he last saw her alive.. any normal person should've felt ecstatic at the sight of seeing their parents again. A hug, a moment of happiness, a... why did it make Izuku feel so scared...

.. He knew why. It was the fact that this could all be fake. An illusion made by Shigaraki during their fight, just before he wakes up and sees that everything was laid to ruin and it was just him and Shigaraki who was surrounded by his dead friends yet again.

He then let out a sigh as he reached for the knob, opening the door and bracing himself for the bite of an attack only to see him mother sitting on the ground as she cried into a phone. At that moment, their eyes locked. Her tear filled ones to his full of fear.

"I-Izuku.." she said as she stood up, "Wh-where have you been?! School e-ended hours ago a-and I was so worried that something happened t-to you th-that I.. I-Izuku?" she said, taking a step closer, "Are you okay, sweety?" she asked.

Izuku hadn't even noticed the flow of tears that streamed down his face. 'She's here, living, breathing, and even crying because of me.' he thought.

"M-Mom.." he muttered as he reached out to her, expecting to touch nothing but smoke before his hand connected with her cheek. It was soft and wet with tears, a feeling he didn't relish, yet it still brought him so much relief, "MOM!" he yelled, pulling her into a hug before he began sobbing uncontrollably.

. . .

A few hours later Inko was finally able to get Izuku to calm down. Though now they were in the living room with Izuku sleeping on her lap, something he had only done when he was a child, and the last thing she wanted to do was wake him. He still had school in the morning, whether or not he actually went, and she was a little fearful he wouldn't go back to sleep.

Inko then let out a sigh, as she ran her fingers through Izuku's hair, something she also did when he was younger. It was a great stress reliever and she definitely needed it since all she could think about was what could've caused Izuku to be so distressed.

She then let out a sigh, "Oh Izuku," she muttered, "Maybe.. maybe I'm not a good mother at all but.. but I'll try the best I can... just.. just stay with me.. please." she begged as tears ran down her cheeks once more.

= Chapter End =

Chapter 2: Setting the Motion

Notes:

Just realizing how much I wrote for each chapter :{ this rewrite might take a second.

Izuku sat in his old -er.. current classroom, watching the teacher as they explained whatever topic they were on for that week. Though Izuku wasn't paying much attention, he was still going through his mind about how he would be changing the future.

He had no idea, not personally at least, about how to save the world, but if it was similar to how he had saved Bakugo, he would likely have to continue hiding in crowds and cover his face as to not be seen by anyone. Having multiple quirks is odd on its own, but in the eyes of Night-Eye or All-Might he would've prime suspect number one. That and All for One would also make him a target as well, though for other reasons. So he would have to hide himself behind the scenes.

Additionally he would have to create a persona, and maybe even a facade to cover up what he was doing to both the public eye and the heroes. Mainly to avoid any suspicions that may rise from what he was doing.

"So- " he muttered, "To wrap it all up, I need a suit, a cover story, and-" he paused, catching something that was about to hit him in the head.

"Huh?" he muttered, looking at what he was holding before noticing that he had just caught his teacher's hand, "Oh! S-Sorry!" he said, letting go, "I was muttering again, wasn't I?" he said, rubbing the back of his neck bashfully.

"U-Um.. yes. Yes, you were, " the teacher said as he retracted his arm, and then massaging the point where Izuku grabbed it, " I would appreciate it if you would pay attention to the lesson, it will be on the up coming tests after all." he said, causing the class to groan.

Izuku also let out a groan of his own, though it was because he had realized he would need to pretend to focus for a little while longer... or at least until he graduated.

. . .

Izuku let out a sigh as he entered his home, it had been a rather.. annoying day of school. His teachers were as annoying as he always remembered, the other students belittled him as usual, and he even had to dodge an attack from some random student he didn't know. Though Bakugo didn't really do much that day though surprisingly, well, nothing as bad as usual.

He then began taking off his shoes, placing the neatly at the front door before he smelled something he had thought he would never have again. It was like a magnetic pull for him, attracting him to the kitchen before he came within sight of the masterpiece that was being prepared. It was his favorite Katsudon.

"Oh, welcome home sweety," Inko said, a warmness in her tone, "Sit at the table, I just finished cooking." she plated the food, gingerly adding the cuts of Katsudon to the top of rice.

"O-okay," he said. He then sat at the dinning room table where Inko gave him his bowl of Katsudon. He gave thanks and began eating as he was hit with a wave of nostalgia and flavor. It was exactly as he remembered it, amazing in every way with just a little kick of spice she knew he liked. He then looked up, about to compliment the dish when he noticed she had a worried look on her face, as if she had done something wrong.

"Izuku?" She asked, "C-Can we talk about what happened yesterday.. p-please."

Izuku then stopped eating as he realized why she had made his favorite. Katsudon, or at least when his mother made it, was a special occasion. She usually made it during his birthday, it was sort of a cake substitute since he liked it much more, she also made it when he was having bad days as well, "Okay," he said after swallowing the last bite.

"O-Okay.." she stuttered, unease in her voice, "S-So can you please t-tell me.. where you were yesterday?"

"I was at school," he lied, taking another bite of the Katsudon, trying to create and air of natural reactions. He had grown used to lying, though he hated doing it to his mother, he knew that any lie he said would've been more reasonable then saying he suddenly and sporadically developed multiple quirks.

"..I.. I know you didn't go to school Izuku," she said, "Mitsuki confirmed it with Bakugo that you didn't go but.. I'm not mad, I just want to know where you went.. for so long."

Her words hurt Izuku, but it was apart of the process of cultivating a good lie. Initially if you say something untrue, the next thing you say will either be taken with a grain of salt or as a truth. It also helps to say a little bit of the truth, just a bit so they don't pry any further.

"I.. I was just feeling overwhelmed from school." he said, "I wanted to take some time off and calm down for just a day and it had.. taken much longer than I had thought." he explained, "But when I was returning home I saw a hero fighting a villain, and I couldn't help but jot down everything I saw."

"He was super strong, and even defeated a villain single handedly with little effort before just running off as if he had something else to do, something more.. It made me feel like I could do something, to be like him but then I remembered.." he trailed off, looking down to build more emotion

"And when I got home I just kind of.. broke-" he muttered, looking up and seeing the look in his mother's eye. Her expression was almost one of horror, not towards him but something else as she held a hand over her mouth.

"O-Oh.. I see," she said, looking down much like he did, as tears began to well up in her eyes, "I.. I understand." she muttered as she continued to look down her body quivering.

"M-mo-" Izuku began before Inko stood up.

"I'm not hungry right now, please enjoy your food," she said before she left, leaving Izuku alone.

. . .

Inko sat in her room, on the ground in a corner with tears streaming down her face as she called the only other person she could. Mitsuki.

After a few moments she picked up, "Okay Inko baby, you don't usually call at this time so what up?" she asked, in a nonchalant tone before she heard the light crying on the other side of the phone, "Inko?" she asked.

"Mitsuki?" she asked, "I.. I think Izuku is h-hiding something, and he seems.. pretty reluctant to tell me about it."

"Really? That little puff ball?" Mitsuki asked, "Are you sure? It can be easy to not understand what teens these days are saying sometimes."

"Y-yes, I'm sure," she said, "He told me that he went to school, and when I confronted him about knowing he didn't go he told me about a villain attack that he wrote about but he left all of his journals and phone in his room.. along with his school things."

"Really? Wow, I didn't think Izuku would have it in him to lie, especially to you of all people. Even Katsuki can't do that." she sighed, "But maybe he has a reason. Izuku's a smart kid and wouldn't do something stupid just because he could unlike my little brat, so I'm sure he'll tell you about it eventually." she chuckled.

"Hey, maybe he just snuck out to wait in line for some All-Might merchandise? I wouldn't put it behind that little fanatic, he did do it before anyway." she said, trying to sooth Inko, the green haired woman taking a moment before she spoke, her voice shaking.

"Mitsuki?" Inko asked.

"Yes Inko?" she answered.

"Do.. Do you think I'm a bad mother?" Inko asked.

"What?" Mitsuki said surprised, before letting out a sigh, "Inko, baby you know just as much as I do that you are an amazing mother! You gave that boy as much love as you do in your heart, and even built a life that could support him without the need of some deadbeat father. If anything you're more of a mother than I am."

".. I.. I'm not as great as you think I am Mitsuki," Inko said, "I..W.. When Izuku came home yesterday, he cried into my arms.. just like he did when he was younger."

"For hours he sobbed and I didn't know what could've caused it but today.. today he told me that it was because of.. because he realized he didn't have a quirk.. he told me he knew he couldn't achieve his dream of being a hero and.." tears streamed down her face even harder.

"Inko.." Mitsuki sighed, "Inko we've talked about this, I know that you want to give Izuku everything in the world, but.. sometimes that's just not possible. It's not your fault that Izuku was born quirkless, these things just happen some-"

"That!" Inko interrupted, "Th-that's not what I'm talking about," she said, "For so long I.. I told him that he was right.. that it wasn't possible for him to be a hero.. a-and when I saw him crying.. all I could feel was that it was my fault.. like he was losing hope because of me.."

"Inko, I know how you feel but you and I both know that you were trying to look out for Izuku," she explained, "We both know its hard for people without quirks to have normal jobs, but when it comes to being heroes its extremely difficult, maybe even impossible for-"

"I-.. I know that.." Inko sobbed, "But.. but I should've let him dream a little more.. at the very least." she seethed, "I.. I just can't stop thinking this is my fault.. like all I've done for his life is kick him down when he reached for something. I feel like I do something unforgiveable no matter what I do, like everything I say hurts him.. I.. I don't know what to do anymore Mitsuki," she sobbed.

Izuku clenched his fists as he stood outside of Inko's door, listening to every painful word that she spoke, as she explained why she didn't feel like a mother in any sense of the word, how she felt like a wall that had been blocking him from realizing his potential.

He felt angry at himself for making her think like this, but he couldn't just tell her the truth so he would have to cultivate another lie, and make it much more believe able this time around. Meaning he would have to push his plans a bit further now, and try to make something unbelievable into fact.

. . .

Izuku let out a sigh as he looked up at a giant building that towered over all the others around it. It was a special tech building that Izuku learned of during a point in his future. Across the top it had, Hatsume Inc. in big and bright letters that light up the night sky, but he wasn't here for this.

"If that's there then," he muttered looking around the area for a bit before finding exactly what he was looking for. A far smaller building called Café Creations, "There it is." he muttered before he reached into his bag and pulled out a mask that covered the bottom of his face, and a black cap.

He then too a moment to hide any defining features, tucking in his hair, tipping the had just enough to cover his eyes and even adjusting the mast to go over his nose bridge. He had a lot of experience in disguises, some tips from Aizawa about stealth operations and other stuff he learned first hand when dealing with detail oriented villains.

Izuku then walked over to the café, moving the plywood that covered the entrance. It seemed to be an abandoned building, cleared out of all food items, dirt and trash covered the ground, and there was very little in terms of decor aside from toppled or broken furniture, but Izuku had known better.

He then walked over to the counter and stuck his hand under it, feeling around for a bit before he found a small divot in the counter, one that had a seam around it. He then used black whip and carefully filled the hole, fiddled around with the lock it had inside and before he heard something unlock.

Suddenly, Izuku heard the sound of machinery moving behind the walls before a section of the wall opened, sliding into the ground as it revealed and almost futuristic corridor with a blinding amount of white light.

At that moment he couldn't help but chuckle as he remembered Mei's face, wondering how she'd react when supplied with the very schematics the future version of herself made. Though more importantly he had wondered how he would react to seeing her again.

He could only hope that nothing similar to when he saw his mother would happen. He loved Mei, with all of his being, but randomly pulling her into a hug as he cried his heart out would only make things.. awkward between them in the long run.

. . .

Mei watched intently as sparks flew from her invention. She was welding a few pieces together to make up the paneling that would protect the delicates when she heard the familiar sound of machinery whirling above her.

'That's probably Dad again,' she thought as she continued to weld, 'Coming to tell me to rest already, but how can I when I'm so close!' she then clicked the metal into place over the circuitry and began touching up on the device's hardware.

Just then, the door to her workshop opened and she let out an annoyed sigh, "Dad, I told you that I'll be finished by like tomorrow," she groaned, "Making my babies is a very delicate process, so don't wait up." she said before continuing her work.

After a moment the door then closed, leaving a smile on Mei's face.

'Guess he finally caved,' she smirked as she continued wiring.

. . .

Izuku sat on a counter, watching as Mei continued to work with a smirk on his face before he pulled out his phone and began scrolling through it, waiting for Mei to finished her project. Though she would be just about bone tired when she finished, he could tell by the bags around her eyes.

He then looked around for a moment, thinking about using her aloof sense of surrounding to take a look around, maybe find out a bit more about her, at least before she blew up the place with the thing she was currently making.

There were tons of failed machinery and gadgets all around, with only a few of them that actually worked. Some blasted, stuck, and even punctured, but ultimately he could tell they were random ideas she had spontaneously and made on a whim. They still needed to be calibrated, refined, and probably needed a little detailing as well.

"Finally, I birthed a new baby into the world!" Mei yelled, looking at her new fangled baby with wide and tired eyes. It was a gun of sorts, about the length of an arm, with a little coloring around it for flair, "Now to test them," she smiled as she moved in front of a target, placed the weapon on a pedestal aimed it at an overly used target painted on the wall.

She then pressed a few buttons on the device and then the holder before a small beam of light began to power up, a blue ball of energy slowly forming at the tip of the gun before it fired, leaving a black stain on the wall, "Yes," She cheered, "Now for the rapid fire!" she said imputing another series of coding before the weapon preformed the actions with ease, "Now let's test the full power," she grinned, reaching for a bright red button she had on the base of the weapon's stand.

Just then, Izuku felt his Danger activate, though he didn't even need it since he already knew why it was going off in the first place. He then let out a sigh before he quickly moved behind Mei, taking her hand in his.

"Let's not do that," he warned, causing Mei to jump back in Surprise.

"Wh-Who are you?!" she demanded, focusing her yellow cross hairs onto him, "I won't let you have my babies!"

Izuku couldn't help but let out a chuckle, though it probably wasn't a good thing, he would always find some amusement when she got defensive about her inventions. It was a cute quirk she had, but he knew he should do something before she called some body guard, or worse, her father to take care of him.

He then reached into his backpack and pulled out a few a stack of blue paper that had been stabled together. They were the schematics Mei made for his future gear, masterpieces that she had created with years of experience to go against a deadly force the sadly took her life, though even after her death they still proved useful with each encounter till the last.

"Can you make these?" he asked, offering her the papers.

She looked at them awkwardly for a few moments before taking them from Izuku with her free hand, her eyes focusing on them as soon as she laid eyes on the papers. Izuku couldn't help but let out another chuckle as she focused on her schematics, she hadn't even realized they were still holding hands.

He then let out a sigh before he used his free and to open the paneling on the the weapon. If he remembered correctly, then the only reason her invention blew up before was because she had crossed the wrong wires, so he simply went through it, using a little bit of danger sense so he didn't blow up, and fixed her sleep deprived work before closing the paneling.

He then gave another sigh as he realized he couldn't exactly stay there all day, as nice as it was to stay down there and bask in her cute demeanors and the warm feeling he got from holding her hand. So he slowly let go of her hand, feeling the warmth leave with a reluctance before noticing just how engrossed in the schematic she was. He knew it wasn't right but.. he couldn't help himself.

Quickly, he leaned over, pulled down his mask, and kissed Mei, holding it for only a moment before releasing, yet again reluctantly. He then left, feeling a strange sense of fulfillment as he left. Though only a few moments after he left, Mei's hand gravitated to her lips as a blush slowly formed.

. . .

Now that he had his gadgets and stuff down all he needed now was get his suit situation settled, which was a whole other can of worms.

Firstly, getting a hero suit made was an entire process that required a hero's license, that and what he made wasn't going to be something that looked all to hero oriented so if he was going to make anything for some nightly escapades it would have to be done illegally... well, he could just ask Momo and see if she'd be so kind..

. . .

Izuku let out a sigh as he sat suspended by his black whip in a tree. If he had known the mansion would've had such a high level of security he would've at least prepared a little more, maybe even bring some snacks.

He was outside of Momo's room, just about ready to go in and beg for her to make him his suit, but at the moment he was listening to a conversation that he was pretty sure he wasn't suppose to be listening to.

"Father please just listen to me and let me explain-" Momo cried.

"No! You are not becoming a hero, and that is Final!" her father yelled before slamming the door shut, and leaving her on her own to cry about the unfairness of everything.

It filled Izuku with a shallow, though growing anger. He loved his classmates like family, and he knew just how great and amazing of a hero Momo became in the future, but it wasn't like he could've just barged in there and tell him without being seen as a crazy burglar... that and he still needed that suit to be made so...

. . .

Momo stuffed her face into her mountain of silk pillows and screamed her heart out. This was one of the few decisions she had made in her life, to not follow the path her family had forced upon her, to be something she had long aspired to be and her father called it a child's fantasy!? She had trained for years, trying to improve her ability more and more and he called a simple fantasy!?

She wanted to yell at him, scream her desires so that he would just listen to her. She was even willing to run away and become a hero just to spite him if she needed too and show him where a simple fantasy got her.

Just then she felt a reassuring hand on her shoulder, at first she though it was her mother, coming to tell her that her father was right and break her dreams gently before she heard the person speak.

"Don't worry, it'll get better in the future," Izuku said, patting his soon to be classmate on the shoulder.

Momo nearly let out a scream, one so loud it would've alerted all the guard on the estate before Izuku covered her mouth, "Wait, wait, wait!" he said, "I'm not here to kidnap you or anything, I just need you to make something for me." he said, once again using a free hand to pull out a schematic, releasing his hold on her mouth.

At first Momo was just going to scream again and get the weirdo out of her room, but the moment she set her eyes on the blueprint she couldn't help but be amazed. It had everything needed for her quirk to make the suit properly. Materials, sizes, everything down to even the stitching. It was almost like this person knew more about her quirk than she did.

"Wh-who are you?" she asked, almost taken a back even more than she already was.

"A fellow hero in the making," he said, "I just need a suit to get things started, and since I don't have a heroing license or the money to make a suit myself I figured I should ask one of the richest and creative families in the market." he said, giving a wide smile.

"That still doesn't answer my question," She deadpanned, "Also how do you know so much about my quirk, I don't even think I could make something this detailed or formulated."

Izuku the let out a sigh, 'I forgot how level headed she was,' he thought, "That doesn't matter, can you just make it for me, please?"

Momo took a second to think it over in her head. She could very well be helping a villain, though he didn't go about it in the way a villain would, what he wanted her to make wasn't exactly the spitting image of heroism.. but then again, doing something like this behind her father's back would feel good..

"Okay, I'll do it," she sighed, "But only if you give me your name," She would need to call him something, it was also a little precaution just in case he was a villain.

"Okay, fine, fine." he relented, "You can call me Deku."

"Deku?" She questioned, "Doesn't that mean.. useless?" she asked.

"Yes, and I thought of it like that for a little while until someone I met told me how they saw it. They gave it a whole new meaning and it was.. it was much more appealing than anything else." Izuku said, smiling to himself.

Momo decided to not pry any longer, she could tell that the name, and weird and fake as it was, held a lot of sentimental value. She also needed something to get started on the work, so changing the subject would probably flow a bit better if she did it now.

"Ahem, pardon," she said, a blush of embarrassment forming on her face, "Do you have anything I can eat.. I need food to form things and I haven't eaten much today."

"Oh, I got you," Izuku said as he reached into his backpack yet again, pulling out a decently sized bento, "I bought this just in case something like this happened." he then handed the box to her.

Momo then opened it, seeing a cute rendition of a snow bunny cake covered in coconut shavings.

"This is pretty cute," she cooed, looking at the cute desert.

"Good, I thought it was smushed on the way over," he sighed, "You know your servants are frighteningly over qualified for this job, one of them shot at metal pole at me and almost took my head off." he shivered, remembering the very close call he had with the spiked weapon.

"Well, they're obviously not qualified enough if they let you pass so easily," she scolded, creating a fork before she began indulging in the cake, "Maybe we should enhance their training.." she muttered.

"Please don't do that," Izuku begged, "I don't think I'll be able to come back again, and if they do get better I think they'll just start going for the kill," he gulped.

"You're going to come back?" she asked, a little surprised.

"Well, yeah." he said plainly, "That suit wont last forever, specially with what I'm gonna be putting it through."

"Hmm, I guess that's true," she said, looking over the suit design, "Well, it'll be great training for the workers then," she said happily.

'..Damn it,' Izuku thought.

. . .

After a few moments, Momo was able to finish the suit easily, following the design set by Izuku.

"Thank you, Mrs. Yayorozu," he joked, politely taking the costume from her.

"Don't worry about it Deku," she chuckled, " Just be the best hero you can be, for my sake." she muttered, giving a melancholic smile that made Izuku's heart wench.

"You'll become an amazing hero Momo." He assured, "Don't give up on your dreams just because someone says you can't."

"Oh.. you heard that conversation," she said, slightly embarrassed.

"Eh, Yeah." he sighed, "Don't hate your father too much. I know that right now it might seem like he wants to break you down and fit you in some mold but he worried that you'll hurt yourself." he explained, "But, don't let that keep you away from your dreams, keep pushing with all your might and don't worry if you fall down.." he smiled as he headed for the window, "Because I am Here!" he yelled, diving out room.

'Hmph, I didn't take him for an All-Might fan,' she thought as she once again looked over the design for the suit he gave her, 'Especially with this scary.. thing.' She thought before casting it aside on her nightstand, 'Well, anything is possible I guess.'

)- 1 Month Later -(

Bakugo sat in his seat as he stared daggers into the back of a green haired teen's head, tapping his foot more and more as an anger began to quickly build more and more.

The "Nerd" had been avoiding him for the lost month, not giving him the chance to yell at him or break him down, the bastard had even missed his birthday. The worst part though was that he stopped calling him Kacchan, not like he cared, but it was weird that he suddenly stopped.. everything was so weird since the first day Izuku skipped class actually.

His mother was constantly on the phone with Inko, and each time she was on a call with her it seemed like her expression was getting progressively more and more worried, like something bad was happening that he didn't know.. it felt disgusting... so disgusting that he couldn't focus on anything else, just that something had changed.

Just then, Izuku stood up, heading for the back door. Bakugo didn't know why, but for the last few weeks Izuku had been suddenly leaving. Skipping entire classes, suddenly leaving and coming back to the school extremely late in the day, so much so he figured Izuku would've been called to the principles office if the teachers cared enough.. he couldn't take the suspense any more, he was going to find out what was happening. No matter what.

Bakugo then stood up, "Uh, Bakugo what are you-" the teacher began before Bakugo shot him a glare, causing the teacher to shut up before he went after Izuku.

. . .

An hour had passed since Bakugo began tailing Izuku, going through crowds, alleyways and other things. It was like he was stringing him along so he could follow, but Bakugo didn't care, as long as he figured something out.

Soon they were at an abandoned part of the city, one that was overgrown and flush with flora and fauna. It was a strange yet calming area from what he could tell, though he couldn't help but doubt it was because of that the "Nerd" came here so much. A bit further in, Bakugo found himself standing inside of a building covered in overgrowth inside and out.. just himself though, since he lost sight of Izuku just before going in.

"Hey Kacchan," Izuku said, attracting the blonde's gaze to the upper floors. Though they were broken away, leaving Izuku sitting on what looked like a shotty cliff at best, "Took you long enough."

"H-How did you.." Bakugo trailed off for a moment before shaking his head, focusing on what he came there for, "Whatever, what the hell is going on?" he asked.

"You'll have to be specific Kacchan, you're the one that followed be here after all." Izuku chuckled.

"Don't fuck we me Deku!" Bakugo seethed, "You know exactly what I'm talking about! The shit with Inko, the way the hag acts when she calls her, the shit your doing here! What the fuck is happening!?"

Izuku then let out a sigh as he remembered something, the whole reason he had gone this far. Bakugo was a stubborn person, so stubborn that if you wanted to talk with him heart to heart it would have to be through a fight, a dangerous one. There were multiple times he had to fight Bakugo, either to make him understand something or to even let the blonde vent his emotions, but they always came out closer every time.

"I've been.. training I guess." he said, "Being a hero isn't exactly the easiest thing to do without knowing your abilities."

"What can a quirkless dumbass like you do?" Bakugo asked, a sinister grin on his face, "Don't tell me you got some confidence boost because you skipped school a few times. No matter what, without a quirk being a hero is just a stupid pipe dream!"

"I disagree," Izuku said, "Though I guess I don't have much room to talk though.. not now at least." he sighed, ".. Do you want to know how I got up here so quickly?" he asked.

"What does that-" he began, yelling at Izuku before the green haired teen summoned a black liquid around himself and charged at Bakugo, punching him in the face and sending the blonde stumbling back, "Wh-What the fuck!?" Bakugo yelled, holding his now broken nose, "Y-You have a quirk!?"

"Yep," Izuku chuckled, " I said I was training right?" he smiled.

Bakugo then let out a long grunt of anger, whipping the blood from his nose before his hands started sparking with miniature explosions, "I don't care what quirk you have, you still a hundred years too late to pull that shit with me!" he yelled, accepting the fight that Izuku had started, and starting the mending of their broken relationship.

{#Bromance}

. . .

Just a little while later, Izuku was nursing a wounded eye, and Bakugo was knocked out cold. He had gotten further along than he thought.. that and he had gotten more hurt that he thought he would've. He did hold back by a lot, obviously, but it wasn't like he could just not get hit.. though he didn't expect the level of damage to be so high.

"It should be done by now," he muttered, looking at his phone.

. . .

Mei just barely finished the last gadget, filing the last canister with the highly explosive liquid that Izuku wrote the compound for. It was interesting truly, but Mei was still more interested in the babies that she made. They were definitely something she would make, easily.

It even had the welding patters she put into her own work, though the engravings that were added were different. When she made a work, she would hide the initials M.H. to claim the tool as her own, but these ones had M.M. probably relating to the name of the person who gave them to her.

She then dusted herself off, looking over the other gadgets that she finished. "These babies are adorable," she cooed, looking at the items.

"I figured," Izuku said, causing Mei to jump back in shock.

"G-Geez! When did you even get in here?" she asked.

Izuku sat on the counter of her work station, looking at one of the gadgets that Mei had made, specifically something that was mean to attach to the wrist.

"A little while ago actually," he said, "I figured I should let you finish your evaluation before I interrupted."

"Oh, thanks for that," she said before a wide grin spread across her face, "So~ can I watch you use them?" she asked, a cute and excited look on her face as she did so, while also getting extremely too close for a regular person's comfort.

He wasn't going to decline her anyway, but when she gets like this he couldn't help but smile stupidly.

"Sure, but I'll decide where." he said, pushing down his blush, though to little avail," I wouldn't want this place to possibly explode, or destroy something else in this room." he said as he looked around, seeing that even though she asked to see the gadgets in use that she did used them from the obvious.

"Eh.. Okay, as long as I get to see those cute little babies in action!" she said, somehow getting closer to Izuku's face, making him blush even more as his smile became even more idiotic.

"Okay, okay, let's go," he said, trying trying to cover his expression.

. . .

Izuku let out a sigh as he finished putting the gadgets on his body. It felt familiar and unnatural, but he liked it. He then pulled his hood over his head and covered his mouth with his metal respirator.

"Hurry up! I want to see those babies in action!" Mei urged, just a bit off to the side as she sat on a fallen pillar.

"Hold on, I'm still getting Dressed," he sighed, cleaning himself up a little before he walked out from behind a wall, "So, how do I look?" he asked posing a little.

Izuku wore his old hero costume from his vigilante days, though this time around it was a bit darker with more red accents, and a yellow scarf that resembled Grand Torino's cape.

His gadgets were:

Black Kinetic thrusters with Red Accents : Thrusters that work similarly to Fa Jin, though it gives an additional outburst of speed when used in tandem. - He asked Mei to make them after Iida died protecting his older brother, though it was for naught in the end.

Black Mid-tier Gauntlets with Red Accents: A more cost effective version of the full gauntlet, made to let him handle higher percentages but now for - Originally created by Melissa with other materials, Izuku found a similar one later that was more abundant.

Black Iron Soles with Red Accents/ Detachable Speakers on Bottoms/ and Leggings: A much more advanced version of his original Iron soles he used for his shot style, leggings that were similar to his gauntlets in how they reinforce his body to handle different percentages. The speakers were able to produce loud sounds, loud enough to replicate Jiro's abilities easily. - He had them made after Jiro died fighting a horde of nomu. She had collapsed a city and allowed for the civilians of U.A. to escape.

Black Mk2 Air-Force Gloves : A better version of the air gloves Mei had originally made him, allowing him to use higher pressures of air with little

Two Serrated Stainless Steel Katanas with back holsters : Mainly there for intimidation and interrogation, but can also be used with black whip to extend its range because of its porous structure. - He asked Mei to make them after he learned how to use the sword from Stain, he later made them serrated for more.. damage.

Four Serrated Knives with side holsters : Knives that were serrated and used for similar ways to his swords, though obviously shorter with more projectile capabilities.

Sparkle Band : A small gem that has the ability to shoot out a focused laser from a distance. It's charged from his electricity, and depending on how much is put in before firing relates to the power output. - Made after Aoyama reconciled with U.A. by sacrificing himself against a high-end Nomu group.

"Hmm.. Terrifying" she answered, "But I still want to see those cuties in action!"

Izuku then let out a sigh, "Okay, okay, let's test out the thrusters first." he muttered before he activated OFA and began running around the building, running on the walls, sliding across the ground, and even jumping to the other levels.

"Geez your fast!" Mei said, "Now use that baby!" she said excitedly, causing Izuku to roll his eyes before he did so, pressing a button in his shoes with his toe before the thrusters activated.

Izuku - Iida Style : Recipro Burst

Mei thought that Izuku would crash into a wall at first, it was par for the course of using new babies but to her surprise the moment he started the thrusters he was zipping around with ease, preforming spin kicks, flips, and even gliding across the ground.

"They're perfect!" he said as he landed in the middle of the building.

"Wow! I was sure those things would explode with the amount of power you put in them!" she said as she walked over as started touching the thrusters, "These things aren't even hot to the touch! Maybe even a little cold."

"Well of course, I made sure they'd be able to handle a good bit since I'd be using them a bunch." he chuckled, remembering the last time he used their max capacity, "I just wanted to give them a small test run right now, but anyway let's test the Air-Force Gloves."

He then aimed his hand toward the destroyed section of the building that allowed for a makeshift skylight. He then pulled back its finger in a flicking motion, allowing the cuffs of the glove to compress around his hand before he released, letting off a giant wave of air broke off what remained of the roof.

Mei looked up in shock, from what she remembered the gloves could only give an output of around 2x what was put into them, which alone was a lot but depending on his quirk for the output to be like this it would have to be immense, especially without visible effort.

"What the fuck is your quirk?" she asked, surprising even Izuku with her use of profanity.

"W-Well, I guess you could say it's a lot like All-Might's" he chuckled, bashfully rubbing the back of his head, "In fact I have multiple quirks, which is why I asked you to make so many gadgets, and why some of them have little accommodations, like these gloves," he said before he pushed Black whip through the holes that surrounded the wrist.

"See?" he said before turning back to Mei as she began muttering to herself as she bit the tip of her thumb, a habit that Izuku didn't really like much, but she messed her hands up doing the work she did anyway so stopping it would not have done much, "So~ do you want to see the other gadgets in action or-"

"Of course I do!" Mei yelled, stopping her habit as hey eyes gleamed with anticipation.

"Okay then, let's get on with the Mid-Gauntlets." he said as he activated OFA, a small surge of electricity shooting off of his body as familiar red streaks formed.

"Oh, why are they called that by the way," she asked, "Does Mid stand for something."

"Um, not really," he said, flexing his hands, "They just can't handle my full strength, so I just call them Mid."

"So they're a prototype?" she asked.

"Yeah," Izuku sighed, "I have to go to I-Island to get the proper and full version made."

"So.. do you have the print for it?" she asked, a curiosity Izuku knew in her eyes. He debated with himself for a few moment before he sighed, turning OFA off.

"Well I do," he said, "But I don't think you'll be able to get the materials for them. The material alone is pretty regulated and still an experimental compound that's in testing so-."

"Let me see them," she said, putting out her hand as if to accept them.

Izuku then let out a sigh, "I'll let you see them after, we finish testing the gadgets, okay?" he said.

"Oh, yeah that's probably a good idea." she said, "I probably wouldn't be able to focus on the babies in their full glory if I'm focusing on those perfected gauntlets."

"Good, so can I use the Mid-tiers now?" he asked, pretending to be annoyed.

"Yeah, yeah, get on with it." she said, waving off his annoyance.

"Great," he said as he activated OFA, imagining a vessel as he added a simple drop of the power, powering up as electricity bounce off his body, 'They should be able to handle a little more,' he thought as he filled his vessel with just barely a drop, feeling the sudden influx before he immediately cut it off.

"What's wrong?" Mei asked, noticing the lack of energy coming off of Izuku's body "Stage fright?"

"No," he sighed, "I just pushed it a little too much, these might actually be a bit weaker than I thought. Just give me a moment to adjust."

"This wouldn't have happened if I just had the perfected ones." she teased.

"I'll give you those later," he said, getting into a stance as he activated OFA again.

"I know," she said as Izuku punched, feeling the wind pressure from his hand as he thrusted it forward, suddenly, before she noticed, she was pulled against Izuku and plunged into darkness.

"Wh-Why did you-" she started.

"I overestimated," he sighed as the sound of falling debris could be heard outside of the little bubble he made, "I'm still getting used to the scope of my abilities, I'm not much better than a late bloomer." he joked before a few moments passed and he manipulated Black whip into an umbrella.

"When did it start raining?" she asked, looking around at the demolished building around them.

"A few moments after I used that attack," he answered, "I did it once before when saving some one, but i wanted to stray away from doing that since it calls so much attention." he sighed, "Were gonna have to be quick with the rest of the testing, just so we don't get caught."

"O-Okay," she said, still surprised about the power Izuku had.

For the rest of the testing, Mei was under a black whip umbrella. Both because it was raining and incase any of the other gadgets went strayed from expectation.

. . .

Izuku let out a sigh as he dried himself off.

"Thanks for the towel," he said as he finished drying off his hair, though Mei wasn't paying him any attention the moment he gave her the blue print for the Full - Gauntlets, "You can't get the materials for it, right?" he sneered as Mei let out a sigh.

"Yeah, this stuff is still in development and wont be seen by the public for a good while," she sighed, "But couldn't you just get me the materials so I can make it? You did make a blue print detailing the uses."

"Nope, the only person I know who has access to the materials is on I-Island." he shrugged as Mei let out a sigh of anguish because she couldn't make the adorable baby before her. She then decided to change the subject so she wouldn't have to dwell on the pain.

" How many quirks do you have anyway?" she asked.

"Like Six plus a combining quirk," he answered, "So seven."

"Seven!?" she said, surprised.

"Yeah, Black Whip, Fa Jin, Smoke Screen, Danger Sense, Gear-Shift, Float or I guess flight now, and the connecting quirk."

"What's the connecting quirk?" she asked.

"That's a little hard to explain." he sighed, "But it's just basically the strength quirk I show you, but it has a few tweaks to it."

"Oh~" she hummed, her mind already going to a plethora of inventions she could test on Izuku.

"Mei?" he asked, looking into her aloof eyes as she continued to day dream.

"Yeah," she said, absent minded.

"Don't tell anyone about about my quirks," he ordered, "If anyone else found out, they'd know it was me almost immediately."

"Oh uh, Sure," she said as she waved off his worry, turning to a pile of papers and drawing on them, "What if I added this to.." she trailed off, causing Izuku to sigh.

"Mei, if you tell anyone about my quirks, I won't let you use any of the inventions you making on me." he warned.

"Huh-What!?" She cried, getting knocked out of her invention induced trance, "I wont! I promise!" she said, getting in his face as he let out a chuckle.

"Thank you Mei," he said before pulling a piece of paper out of his pocket and giving it to her.

"What's this? Another schematic?" she asked, taking the small paper.

"No, it's my number." he said, "Just call when you want me to try out some of your inventions." he said with a wave before he began leaving.

Mei then looked down at the paper and read the number over before she put her hand to her lips, thinking back to the kiss as a blush formed on her face.

. . .

Izuku let out a sigh as he laid on his bed, looking up at his glow in the dark All-Might stars as he rubbed his temples. He was about to set the biggest, and most dangerous, gear into motion.

A delicate conversation with someone with the power to stop everything before it even beings, maybe even take out the source of the problem before it infects everything else. He couldn't be rash with this, simply going in and demanding what he wanted would only cause more problems so he would have to slowly work his way into the cracks.

He was currently waiting for his mother to fall asleep, he didn't want her to know what he was doing since it wasn't entirely.. legal. That and everything right now relied on luck and skill, even the slightest notion of distrust would leave everything crumbling down.

Just then the time reached 2 o'clock, his mother had work at around 9 so going now would be his best bet.

He then put on a hat, tucked in his hair and dawned a mask. It was time to get a drink.

. . .

Izuku looked at his surroundings for a few moments before he walked up to an abandoned apartment building. He was near the center of Musutafu in an area so dense with villains that not many resided near the area, or even dared to put a demolition plan less they got targeted.

Soon Izuku was standing in front of a door, one that was covered in dirt and grim similar to the hallway that it resided in. If he didn't know better he'd figure the place was empty like everything else, but the moment he opened the door he was met with a clean, nearly spotless bar with warm lighting.

Behind the bar, there was a man made of smoke tending to the drinks, cleaning a glass endlessly as he did so. He wore a regular bartender's uniform, with a metal neck guard that protected what Izuku knew to be the main source his being.

Izuku then walked over, closing the door behind him before sitting on one of the stools.

"What can I get for you?" the bartender asked, his voice coming out reverberated.

"Do you have anything non-alcoholic?" Izuku asked.

"Well we have a plethora of drinks and option in that category." Kurogiri explained, "We have water, fizzy fruit juice, a virgin Bloody Mary, and Pina Colada, Club soda - Lemon and Lime, and a Gin free Tom Collins."

"Hmm.. I'll have the Tom Collins." the green haired teen answered.

"Coming right up," the bartender said as he gave a bow and began working on the drink.

. . .

Izuku took a sip from the drink, savoring the fizz and sweet lemonade like finish it had, "This taste amazing," he complimented, receiving a simple of thanks from Kurogiri.

Just then, the door to the bar opened, slamming against the wall as it was accompanied with the sound of agitated and excessive scratching. It was Shigaraki, satisfying his habit as he went over to the bar, "Who the hell is this?" he asked, keeping his gaze on Izuku.

"He is a customer," Kurogiri said as he continued to 'clean' the same glass he tended to when Izuku came in.

"How did you find this place?" Shigaraki asked as he glared at Izuku.

"Just stubbled upon it," he answered, "Thought it would be good to grab a drink at least."

Shigaraki then let out a low grunt before he sat down next to Izuku, "Kurogiri, Tom Collins," he ordered, the bartender then giving a bow before Izuku let out a chuckled, "..What's so funny?" he asked, an anger growing before Izuku answered.

"It's just a coincidence, I got the same thing." he smiled, "Though it's a non-alcoholic," he said as he took another sip.

"..You.. You are an odd person." Shigaraki glared.

"Why is that?" Izuku asked.

"I'm covered in human hands, those who were once living, and yet your speaking to me like I'm some civilian," he answered, causing Izuku to let out another chuckle as Kurogiri place Shigaraki's drink on the counter.

"I've seen far worse," he sighed as he drank the last of his Tom Collins, "Pardon me, Kurogiri, was it? Can I get a.. Virgin Bloody Mary."

"Coming right up," Kurogiri answered as he began working on the beverage.

"..Who are you?" Shigaraki asked as he gazed at Izuku with skepticism.

"You can call me Deku," Izuku smiled as he put out his hand, "It's nice to meet you."

Shigaraki then looked at his hand for a few moments before he looked away.

"Shigaraki," he answered before taking a sip from his drink.

"it's nice to meet you too," Izuku finished before he turned back to Kurogiri as he placed his new drink on the table. He could smell the spices and tomato, as fragrant as they were, and took a sip, "It taste amazing." he muttered.

"Thank you, Mr. Deku," he said giving a bow as Shigaraki and Izuku sat in a strangely comfortable silence.

. . .

Izuku entered his room through his window and fell on his bed with a tired groan. Everything had gone well for the most part. Shigaraki hadn't made an attempt on his life, not that it would've worked, but it was a better step in the right direction. The next phase of his plan was in motion, there were a few kinks here and there but it was in motion.

He then took off his clothe and threw them into a hamper along with his gloves, getting comfortable before laying down and drifting off to sleep.

Soon, once Izuku fell asleep Inko peeked into the room, "He's back," she muttered as she looked at her son, wondering what he had been doing that night.

= Chapter End =

Chapter 3: Negative Workplace

)- 2 weeks Later -(

It had been a while since Bakugo found out about Izuku's quirk, and as annoying as it was to accept it was pretty strong. Since then they had fought more than once, and admittedly he had rarely come out on top, and those few times he did it was still hard to tell who had actually won.

Soon, the bell rang, signaling both the end of school and the beginning of another long and drawn out fight. Bakugo then got up, ignoring the pain from his aching body as he moved toward Izuku. He was covered in bandages, much like his green haired combatant, but he didn't care. All he could think about was getting to the next fight.

"Deku," he said in a calm tone, one that had once surprised his classmates, but he could careless about what those extras thought anymore, "Come on."

Izuku then smiled before he gave a nod, following behind Bakugo as they once again went to their usual place to yet again have another bout between friends.

. . .

Izuku let out a sigh as he opened the door to his room, a tired look in his eyes as he once again put together his usual disguise, full black clothes with tucked hair and a black mask. This time he was going to find a person, someone he didn't really know personally but the look he saw in there eyes were definitely from someone who had been scarred.

One of the few people he knew to be a victim of the current Hero society.

As Izuku finished his disguise, slipping on his gloves, he heard the sound of his door opening.

"O-Oh," she said, her eyes settling on Izuku's strange attire, "Are you.. g-going out again?" she asked.

"... Yes.. I am," Izuku said, " I.. I might be a little late tonight.."

"Is it going to be.. dangerous?" she asked, a worried look on her face.

"No.. not this time around," he said, "It should be pretty safe actually."

Izuku then saw his mother relax some, though she still seemed on edge.

"Okay, but still," she said, "Stay out of trouble if you can.. please." she asked before Izuku gave a confirming nod.

"I'll see you later," he finished before he headed out.

. . .

A woman, a pro hero, with dark blue and pink hair sat on a bench as she stared distantly at a park full of children playing with one another. They were so happy, playing with one another with out a care in the world so bright, so pure, so oblivious to everything.

She took a breath, feeling the lingering of darkness on her shoulders. It ate away at her mind, slowly but surely corrupting everything with a crushing weight. She wanted it to stop, to clean the blood that was on her hands, the blood that stained everything it touched but.. she knew it wasn't that easy.

For a moment she locked eyes with the children, seeing that they had recognized her as a feeling began to build inside. Something that made her skin crawl.. was it.. fear? Just then, the kids eyes seemed to move to something else, something beside her before they looked away, continuing to play with the other kids.

"Hello." a voice said, dragging the pro's attention before she saw someone she was she she hadn't seen before, "How've you been?" the person asked.

"I'm doing.. fine," she lied, "Um, sorry but do I know you by chance?" she asked.

"No you don't" he said as he sat beside her, "But you probably will after our conversation." he said as he put out a hand, "My name is Deku, it's nice to meet you Mrs. Nagant."

She looked at Izuku's hand skeptically. It wasn't uncommon for a person to know her, she was a hero, but something about the interaction was just.. odd from the moment this person spoke to her.

"Deku?" she asked, "Doesn't that mean-"

"Yes, it does." he said, guessing what she was going to say, "It's not my real name, but you can think of it as a hero name or an alias, like yours."

"Well, seeing as your not in any hero databases that I know of, I'll just assume that name is an alias." She reasoned, not wanting to create more work for herself, "So, what do you want with me?"

"I want to be your friend," he answered simply, causing the blue haired pro to let out a chuckle.

"You wouldn't want to be friends with someone like me." she said, "Well, that and I wouldn't want to be to be the friend of someone who just wanted to get into the pants of a pro hero."

"I'm a little too young for that," he sighed, "I'm only fifteen, pervert." he joked.

"Oh! Um ah," she stuttered, a blush of embarrassment on her face, "S-Sorry, that's my bad." she apologized, causing Izuku to let out another chuckle.

"I'll accept your apology if you become my friend," he said, putting out his hand again.

Nagant looked at his hand, still skeptical before she let out a sigh and relented to the hand shake, "My name is Kaina Tsutsumi."

"It's nice to meet you Tsutsumi." Izuku smiled.

"Call me Kaina," she corrected, giving Izuku a smile of her own.

"Okay then, Kaina." he finished.

Strangely, she began to feel better. It was nice having a friend that she could talk to, and not some leering supervisor or a therapist trained to make her push off her dark thoughts. She felt like she didn't have to focus on work or any missions finally, it was.. freeing.

. . .

Izuku had talked to Kaina for much longer than he had thought. She was much different compared to when he met her before, not as suicidal but still very conflicted.

He decided to not dwell on it for too long, he already was going to get started on the nest step of his plan, and now that Kaina wasn't spiraling any further he would be able to use her and hopefully make her life better. They were even able to exchange numbers, so the next time he needed to talk he wouldn't have to go searching again.

Izuku then let out a yawn as he entered his home, leaving his shoes at the entrance before he headed for the kitchen. He then passed the couch, only stopping as he noticed his mother sleeping, the tv changed to the news channel.

He then let out a sigh before he used Black Whip and carefully picked her up as he continued heading for the kitchen, picking up the plate of food she had made for him before he walked past the couch again, carrying Inko behind him as he began eating.

Soon bringing her to her room where he tucked her in before he went to the living room and polished off the rest of his food. A sudden fatigue taking over before he laid down for just a few moments, listening to the latest villain attack and the hero who took them down.

. . .

Izuku let out a yawn as the smell of breakfast hit his nose, ending his yawn with a deep breath as he got up from the couch, rubbing off what little fatigue he had left before heading for the kitchen.

"Good morning," he said as he sat at the dinning table, letting out another yawn.

"Good morning Izuku," she said as she begun plating his food, "How was your.. walk yesterday."

"It was nice," he answered, "I got to talk with a pro hero for a while and we even became friends.. but you know you didn't have to wait for me right?" he asked.

"I-I know Izuku but.." she trialed off, "I can't help but worry myself sometimes." she said, letting out an awkward chuckle as she twirled a lock of her hair, a nervous tick Izuku had noticed.

"I'm going to go out again to day," he said, causing Inko to almost stiffen again, "I'll try to come back earlier, but I'll text you if something comes up."

"O-okay sweety," Inko stuttered, "Just.. stay out of trouble, please." she begged, Izuku giving a confirming nod as he continued eating his food.

. . .

Izuku let out a sigh as he leaned over a wooden fence, looking out at the tree tops as he began to reminisce his precious few days at the training camp. It was right here, where they were plunged into the dark forest and were forced to battle Pixie-Bob's earth golems. Though there wasn't a training camp active, meaning that at the moment, it was just the simple home of the wild wild pussycats.

He then stood top of the fence, looking into the distance at a mountain that he remembered quite fondly. He then activated Float or, now Fly and put a small amount of OFA into his legs, gauging the distance for a few moments before he launched himself, soaring across the canopy of the trees before landing on the cliff side of the other mountain.

It was.. quite the trip down memory lane. Both fond and... not so fond memories filled his head as he glided his hand across the jagged rock before he reached the cave entrance, only then realizing he never entered it.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of stomping coming up the cliff side, 'Maybe this is a bad time.' he thought but before he could leave, Kota was already up the cliff side, muttering something to himself about how stupid heroes and villains are.

"Hey." Izuku said, causing the young kid to jump back in shock, tripping over a misplaced rock and almost entering a free fall before he was caught by Izuku, "Quite the tumble there, you okay?" he asked, dusting off the obviously scared kid.

"Y-Y..." he huffed, regaining his composure, "You fucking scared me!" he yelled before Izuku flicked his forehead.

"Watch your mouth," he warned as Kota rubbed his forehead.

"Sh-Shut up!" Kota retorted, tears welling up in his eyes.

"Okay, okay," Izuku said, putting his hands up, "Just making sure you didn't, go off on a tangent."

"How did you even get here?" Kota pouted, trying to draw attention away from his tears.

"I flew," Izuku answered plainly.

"Oh.. but why are you here?!" Kota countered.

"To um.. train my quirk," he said, hopping into the air before suspending himself, "I can't fly very well, so I looked around for an open space to train and found this forest." he said before he abruptly landed on the ground, "And maybe try flying for a bit longer too. I'm trying to become a hero." he smiled.

Kota then clicked his teeth, "I should've known you were one of them," he grumbled, "Getting into improving your quirk? It's gross. All heroes ever do is showoff there power and get themselves killed by villains," he complained, "Everyone is just trying to kill everyone with their corny powers to prove who's stronger."

"You're right," Izuku said.

"I knew you wouldn't-.. what?" Kota paused, not expecting the person training to be a hero to agree with him.

"But your not right entirely," he explained, "Your right in the fact that there are people who are only into being a hero or a villain to showoff what quirks they have, sometimes even killing other people to prove that they can, but not everyone is like that,"

"If you know of it, you can definitely see it in how people act, heck you can even hear it in how they speak. They don't sound genuine, like they're only in it for the fame or acting nice for the cameras so they can be like by more people for a bigger pay out in the end, but what about those people who are actually trying to save others?" he asked.

"Uh.. I D-Don't-" Kota began before Izuku cut him off.

"And that's fine, because I do," Izuku interrupted, leaning against the mountain. "There are real heroes everywhere. Not just the ones on T.V. but the ones that don't care for the public eye, simply helping someone because they feel like it and not because they want the benefits." he explained, "But those benefits can't be turned away, heroes are people too. They need money to live their lives, just like you and me.. but did you know there's fake villains?" he asked,

"You see, not everyone is a villain simply because they want to show off their power. Some people are forced to things like stealing because their families are in danger, some people cause a ruckus because they can't control themselves and don't know what else to do but throw their lives away. Some people even kill others because they feel like everyone should feel their pain."

"R-Really.." Kota muttered, strangely hooked on the conversation.

"Yes. Some villains are just people who can't see then end of something, something so terrible that they want someone else to feel that pain so they know they aren't alone." he explained, "But.. before you settle on one or the other you have to know what makes a villain, a real villain."

".. How do I find out?" Kota asked, a look of determination in his eyes.

"The same way you see if a hero is an actual hero," Izuku answered, "How they speak, how they act, the look in there eyes the moment they do something bad.. A fake villain can cry out there problems for the whole world to hear, how the world had wronged them, how everything and everyone seemed to hate them but sometimes they can't speak and you have to look into their eyes. Are they scared, are they worried, maybe even foaming at the mouth with excitement."

"But fake heroes are another thing. They're usually hard to spot, but once you see their face you can see the signs. An overwhelming sense of greed, unwilling to do what's needed for the good of others. Rash and impulsive decisions made in the heat of the moment, not to help others, but so they can be seen as an even bigger hero by others."

Izuku then let out a sigh as he sat down, Kota's eyes still on him as he waited for more.

"You know, just about everyone can be a hero." Izuku muttered, "A bus driver, civil-worker, or even a janitor have the ability to do something heroic at the turn of a dime, but the same thing applies for villains." he explained, "But when your a villain, there's not much you can do after that. A simple mistake can cause you to only be set on one path for the rest of your life, its all you know and there's no way out.. unless there's a hero willing to help out." he said, giving a glance to Kota.

The boy then mulled over what Izuku had said for a few moments before he opened his mouth, "I.. I have a few questions."

Izuku then gave a smile, "and I'd be happy to answer."

For a long while, both Izuku and Kota talked about the concept of heroes and villains. Though Izuku did tone down the level of information he gave, since Kota was still a child and likely wouldn't be able to understand.

Though after a while, it was time for Kota to go.

"Um... are you going to be training here again?" Kota asked before Izuku let out a chuckle.

"I'll be here at around the same time as before." Izuku said, "But you should probably get going now before your aunty comes to get you." he said before he walked off the cliff floating for a few moments before soaring off from the cliff.

Kota then let out a sigh, thinking back to his conversation before he heard the sound of footsteps coming up the cliff side.

"Kota!" his aunt said, "We've been looking for you for hours, why are you up here I told you it was dangerous.'

"Whatever," Kota groaned before he got up and dusted himself off, "Let's just go back home, it's getting late." he said, in a strangely more put together sentence for someone his age.

. . .

Izuku let out a sigh as he pulled out his phone, scrolling through his contacts for a moment before settling on calling his mother.

"Hey, I'm going to be late today." he said.

"Alright sweety," Inko answered, "Just.. please be safe, okay?" she asked, receiving a confirming grunt from Izuku before he hung up.

'What should I get today,' he thought before he entered the villain den.

)- 1 Month Later -(

Izuku let out a groan as he leaned back on the stairs of the Takoba Municipal Beach Park. The beach was a mess, like usual, but since he started chipping away at it the place had become much better. He had already cleared away the bigger mounds, and that only left him with the smaller things.. which were about the size of either a tire or a fridge.

If he had used his quirks a bit more, then he definitely would've been able to clear it up in just a few hours, but he decided using his quirks on a project like this would've destroyed the purpose and sentimental value the place had for him. It was where he trained for a better future, a body that would take the power of OFA and use it to what was its max back then. It also helped him build a better body now. Though if it went a long a little fast he wouldn't be mad, but then again a good sunset after a day's work was pretty fulfilling.

Suddenly, Izuku heard a buzz from his phone. He got a text message from Kaina which was odd since he was the one that usually started the conversation. He then took out his phone to read what she sent, gaining a look of confusion since it was just her location. At that moment, he couldn't help but be reminded of the time he did the same thing to Todoroki.

"..Why would she.." he trailed off, before he had a sudden realization. At that moment, Izuku infused OFA in his body, forcing in as much as he could into himself at that moment as the ground warped around him and began to concave, lightning that came from his struck the ground, and his body became covered in red marks of energy.

He then jumped up, destroying that area of the beach before he darted off in the direction Kaina told him while simultaneously creating a mask on his face using black whip.

. . .

Kaina let out a sigh as she pinched the bridge of her nose, regretting the message she had sent Izuku, "What the hell am I doing.." she muttered as she put the phone in her pocket, "Asking some kid to help me.. what the hell could he even do.. I'm too far gone as it is.." she scolded herself.

She was positioned outside one of the main hero agency buildings set up in Hosu city. And, just as luck would have it, her supervisor was currently having a meeting on one of the upper floors with someone she could careless about.

She had a clear shot. She could tell without even using her quirk.

Kaina then pulled out a piece of her hair and formed it into a bullet. It would mark the beginning of something sinister, the beginning of a life of darkness, the life they had pushed her too.

She then folded back her arm and activated her quirk, once again making her body into the weapons she knew it was as a mussel formed from he elbow. She then pulled out a tendril and formed a scope before she loaded the gun and took aim.

"Target; Mr. Supervisor, Distance; Two and a half clicks away, no wind resistance.. taking the shot," she muttered as she placer her finger on the trigger, "I'm sorry Deku.." she finished before she pulled the trigger, letting out a loud bang as the bullet went.

Within a moment, the bullet had traveled around one click before Kaina herd a loud whistling sound, followed by a growing rumbling that nearly knocked her off her feet. She then reverted her quirk to regain balance before she heard an even louder band, one that blew her back and even shattered the glass on the building she was on.

"W-What the fuck was that!?" she panted, pulling herself up.

"Y-You r-really.." a familiar voice groaned.

With surprise Kaina turned to the sound of the voice, expecting to see her only friend before he face contorted to one of horror.

Standing in front of her was Izuku, but he was hurt, badly. He had a strange black substance dripping from his face and his arm had been, horribly, bisected down the middle. A jagged entrance that seemed to have just barely been stopped with bone, and she could clearly see what had done the damage. Her own bullet.

"I.. I didn't think you would do something that.. st-stupid. " he panted, "We could've.. at least talked about it first or.. something... I have a couple of connect- oh!" he stammered as he fell to his knees.

"Deku!" Kaina yelled, rushing over to Izuku as tears streamed down her face, "I-I'm so sorry I didn't think that-"

"Calm down," he sighed, "I'm not gonna die.. not this easily at least." he grumbled as he pulled Kaina in closer, "but you're gonna have to preform some aid if I am going to make it."

"Wh-What d-do I-" she stammered, panicking before Izuku put his face into her neck, a blush quickly forming on her face, "Wh-What are you-!?"

"Pull the bullet out," he ordered, "I'm going to bite your neck to make it hurtless."

"What, No!" Kaina retorted, pulling back as she did so, "If I pull the bullet out you'll bleed o-" she began before Izuku pulled her back in.

"Kaina the last thing either of us needs is for you to be accused of d-doing this." Izuku grunted, "Just pull out the bullet... please?" he pleaded as Kaina looked into his eyes, an uneasy expression on her face before she relented.

"O-Okay," she said, grabbing the bullet in Izuku's arm, wincing as the teen bit into her. She then pulled it harder, holding in her groans of pain as Izuku bit down harder and hard, drawing blood before she was able to pull the bullet out, "Th-there.." she sighed, dropping the bullet on the ground before she saw a black liquid like substance come out of Izuku's arm and wrap it.

"That's.. much better." he sighed, leaning back as he released Kaina.

"Could you do that the whole time?" Kania asked before Izuku let out a chuckle.

"Of course I could," Izuku answered, "But I just wanted to make sure you'd still be willing to change your life for the better." He explained, "That and I wanted to punish you a little." he chuckled before Kaina slammed her head into his chest, causing him to let out a rough cough.

"Fuck you," she said, her voice wavering as tears began to roll down her cheeks.

. . .

Inko looked down at her phone as she let out a sigh of relief. Tears stained her cheeks as she covered her mouth, the T.V. set to the new channel as it showed the aftermath of what was assumed to be a villain attack of some sort.

Hundreds were injured, some even gravely, but thankfully there were no confirmed deaths as of this moment.

The text from Izuku? : "Sorry, I wont be coming home today. Btw, I'll be at the hospital for the time being."

= Chapter End =

Chapter 4: Villainous Endeavors

Notes:

Highschool Countdown: 5.5 Months

Just so I remember

)- 1 Month Later -(

Izuku let out a groan as he finished taking a sip of his non-alcoholic Old-Fashioned. It tasted amazing, as usual, but didn't really remedy the situation he was in, or make his badly damaged arm hurt any less.

"What happened?" Shigaraki asked as he polished off his own Old-Fashioned.

"My arm, or my mood?" Izuku grumbled.

"Um, arm I guess," the villain answered, giving a shrug.

"I got shot, right down the middle with a.. high caliber." he said plainly.

".. Who?" Shigaraki asked as an subtle anger seemed to grow in his voice.

"Don't worry about it," Izuku said, waving off the dust villain's anger, "It was just a friend of mine that needed some help, and if I didn't stop the bullet she would've been in some trouble."

Shigaraki then seemed to calm down before he gave Izuku a look of curiosity, "Why would you do that?" he asked.

"Because," Izuku said, "A friend is the only thing that can keep you grounded when family isn't around." he muttered while swishing his drink, "Though, either can be the end of you. Which is why you make the right friends, and stay with the right family," he said before putting his hand out to Shigaraki, "Like you and me, right?" he asked.

Shigaraki then let out a sigh as he drank his old fashioned, "I told you before, I can't shake your hand." he said annoyed.

"I know, just wanted to see if you would." the green haired teen smiled as he finished his drink, mulling over a thought, 'I might as well,' he pondered, "Shigaraki, what do you think of the hero society?"

"It's stupid and needs to be destroyed." he seethed, "It's stupid, so, so, so stupid that I just want to-" he muttered, reaching for his throat, though unable to scratch at it since Izuku had grabbed two of his fingers.

"Don't do that Tomura," Izuku instructed, tapping the bar with his off hand, signaling to Kurogiri to make him another drink before the smoky nomu did just that, " Just take a breath, its easier than hurting yourself for a cause you don't care for anyway."

Izuku then let go of Shigaraki, the villain taking a breath before he put his hand back down to his sides.

"I get what you mean though," Izuku sighed.

"You want it to be destroyed too?" Shigaraki asked, an almost hopeful look in his eyes.

"Not destroyed, remade." he clarified, " Your right, the current hero society is terrible and needs to be taken down, I know that the current system had negatively effected just about everyone it's inner circle has come in contact with, heroes included."

"But saying that it should just be destroyed is childish. Despite them being so bad, there are still things they do to keep the world a float, so we just need to fix the broken parts, remove the corruption and turn this artificial vale of peace into an actual ear of peace."

Shigaraki then looked down at the bar, trying to wrap his head around what Izuku had just told him, growing more and more frustrated as he continued to hit a wall of sorts. He then reached for his neck, trying to relieve some of the anger before he remembered what Izuku said and took a shallow breath before looking to Kurogiri.

"Get me a beer," he demanded, the nomu following the order as he popped one open and handed it to Shigaraki before the hand covered villain stood up, drinking some of the beer, "I'm going to bed," he grumbled, leaving through the door behind the bar.

"Think I struck a nerve?" Izuku asked.

"No comment." Kurogiri said as he continued to 'clean' a glass, causing Izuku to let out a chuckle.

. . .

Izuku let out a sigh as he laid in his bed. It was, annoyingly enough, getting closer to the beginning of high school. Meaning that All for One's plans were about to be set in motion.

He still had a bunch of thing he needed to do, before and after the beginning of school. Like finding a way to clear Kaina's situation, weeding his way deeper into Shigaraki's circle, and most importantly finding where Eri was. He only knew of her existence during the provisional hero license exam, so if push came to shove then he could just storm the base when the time came.

There was a bunch of stuff to do, but right now the only thing he was mad about was the face he needed to go to school the next day. The school probably wouldn't care, but he knew his mother would probably be mad if he didn't, and Bakugo too but for other reasons.

. . .

The class all looked at Bakugo as he continued to tap his foot against the ground repeatedly. It had been over a month since Izuku had last been in, and even longer since they had both started showing up covered in bandages.

At first, the entire class was confused as to why that was, but after they both started leaving at around the same time and the few times Bakugo called Izuku to go where ever they went everyday they were able to piece together that ever since that day they had been fighting each other, pretty badly at that.

They whispered amongst each other, "What happened to Midoriya?" they questioned, "Did Bakugo do something to him?" the wondered, "How did Izuku even hurt Bakugo? Where they fighting without quirks or something?"

"No." Another said, "Bakugo wouldn't stoop down to a quirkless person's level, he's too good for that."

"So your saying Midoriya has a quirk?" one asked.

"He's got to!" a person chimed in, "Think about it, how else would he be able to hurt someone like Bakugo?"

Bakugo simply drowned out the side conversations, they were starting to annoy him more and more, and only fueled the anger he had. He didn't know why, but ever since he started fighting Izuku everything was just.. blurred. He didn't know what to do next, he didn't care for anything else, all he could do was strive for the next fight. It was.. odd.

Just then, the door opened and Bakugo's eyes darted to it for whatever reason, not even he knew but the moment he saw green hair he knew who it was and shot up from his seat, blocking the entrance as he looked at the teen, noticing his slinged arm.

"..What happened?" he asked, his sudden burst of emotion suddenly dissipating into nothing.

"I got injured in the villain attack a month ago," Izuku answered, "It was pretty bad, but I'm still up for a fight if your willing?" he asked, giving a smile.

Bakugo then seemed to ponder for a moment before letting out a scoff, "No, I don't want to kick you if you don't kick back." he grumbled as he turned his back to Izuku, walking for only a few steps before he was hit and sent flying into the wall.

The class then let out a gasp as Bakugo picked himself up, holding his head before he realized he had started bleeding.

"Don't look down on me because of this injury Bakugo," Izuku's words were filled with a playfulness as Bakugo looked back at him, his anger building even more as he saw that Izuku's damaged arm was now covered in his quirk, "Unless your scared?" he taunted as Bakugo began to see red.

"...Fine." Bakugo seethed.

. . .

"Die!" Bakugo yelled as he shot a blast at Izuku, causing the green haired teen to force himself out of the way.

"Straight into it huh?" Izuku asked as he prepared himself, summoning more of black whip, "Fine then, let's get started!"

Izuku and Bakugo continued to go at each other's throats, putting their all into the fight as they both bleed and broke, continuing to attack each other, Izuku with a smile on his face and Bakugo with a look of anger.

Progressively, they grew more skillful in their approaches, Bakugo taking care to be mindful of Izuku's versatile quirk and Izuku with the varied use of Bakugo's explosions. Soon, they were both forced to a stand still, both too injured to continue fighting, not without going to a hospital at least.

".. Fuck.. you." Bakugo panted, laying against the ground.

"Love you too Kacchan," Izuku chuckled, just as breathless.

. . .

Izuku walked around the abandoned city that was home to the bar that he had grown to love so much. Though, sadly he wasn't going there for an amazing drink that night. He was looking for villains, well a specific few that he had yet to come across just yet.

The occasional mugger maybe a headstrong low ranking villain, here and there but none where who he was looking for.

Suddenly, Izuku heard a scream of agony accompanied by a a burst of blue light, "That's one," he muttered as he rushed over to the source for the noise, hoping the victim wasn't dead.

. . .

Dabi flicked his hand and allowed his flames to pour out once more, covering his annoyance in bright blue flames for a few moments before the body slumped to the ground, charred and dead.

He looked at the burnt mass, savoring the horrid smell as the body continued to smoke and crackle.

Suddenly the pyromaniac heard the sound of foot steps quickly approaching and instinctively shot a wave of fire in the direction of his new victim, engulfing them in a wide sea of flames.

"Damn, looks like I'm too late," the man muttered, letting out a sigh as he stood over the charred bodies that were behind Dabi. The villain then shot another blast of fire where the man was before he heard the voice coming from behind again, "Could you calm down, please?" he asked.

'This guy's bad news..' Dabi thought as he put himself into an attack stance, "What do you want?" he asked, looking at his combatant skeptically.

"I just want to have a drink with you," he said, giving an unsettling smile, "I know a pretty great bar that's close if your willing to get shit faced with a stranger."

"Do I have a choice?" Dabi asked, his unease growing.

"I mean, it would probably be in your best interest," he answered, rubbing the back of his head before he gave a grin that made Dabi's skin crawl, "Touya Todoroki."

. . .

Izuku sighed as he opened the door to the bar, holding an unconscious arsonist over his shoulder as the smell of burn clothing and flesh radiated off the both of them.

"Kurogiri, give ma a beer for this guy," he groaned as he threw Dabi into one of the booths, "and um... surprise me." he said, Kurogiri following the order with a nod before he began making the drinks in simple yet swift motions. It took only a moment, but soon Kurogiri placed both drink on the table via portal.

"A Virgin Bloody Mary," Izuku muttered as he held the drink, "Good choice," he complimented before the nomu gave a bow.

. . .

Touya slowly awoke, his head throbbing in pain as his vision came too.

"Willing to talk now?" Izuku asked as he took a sip from his drink.

"W-Who.. in the fuck.. are you.." he grumbled, glaring daggers at Izuku.

"My name is Deku, but that's a fake name so I'll just call you Dabi. it's nice to meet you." he said, putting out his hand.

Touya then glared at his appendage for a moment, seeing it as nothing more than a disgusting piece of flesh before he returned his gaze to Izuku, "What the fuck do you want from me." he demanded.

"I just wanted to talk," Izuku said, throwing up his hands innocently, "But I do know what you want Touya, so I'll just say something to make you think about talking to me again, but on.. better terms. See this place is going to become an organization of sorts, and I want you to join."

"And why would I do that?" Touya asked.

"Well, you have Stain's ideology, right? But I know deep down you could careless about that don't you? I can tell that you don't kill those so called fake heroes because you want to cleanse, you just want to satisfy your craving for hurting others, to make other people feel the pain your father put upon you-"

Touya then slammed his fist on the table, "Who are you," he seethed, causing Izuku to smile under his mask.

. . .

Izuku let out a sigh ed he leaned against the beach gazebo. It was early in the morning, and he just finished talking with his mother after not returning that night.

"That could've gone better," he sighed as he rubbed his temples, "Now it's just Toga, and then that would be the main three generals... how the hell am I going to find her." he muttered, taping his foot on the ground before he let out a sigh, "That could work.. but it's going to hurt.. a lot." he groaned, looking down at his arm, ".. I need a knife."

. . .

Toga skipped about the alleys of Musutafu, wearing a wide smile on her face as she did so, a long with a few splatters of blood on her face.

Suddenly, a familiar scent caught her nose, a strong scent of copper, 'Blood!' she thought, ecstatic as she began following the scent.

. . .

Izuku would admit that this probably wasn't the best way to go about attracting his blood starved love, but he was running low on ideas and considering her odd addiction this seemed like a viable option.

Izuku staggered, dragging himself along the wall as he left a trail of blood into an empty and abandoned shop. From the stands that were around it was likely an electronics store before it was picked clean, but he didn't focus much on that as he heard the sound of foot steps quickly approaching.

He then got himself into position, leaning against the back wall of the store before he saw a familiar pair of blonde buns bouncing into the store, her eyes locking on him like a predator finding there prey. "Hello!" she chimed, a sinister smile on her face, "My name is Toga, but that doesn't really matter to you though does it." she said as she drew closer, a blush clearly visible on her face "Wow~, you look really roughed up.. I wonder how much you can ta- ah!?" she squealed as she was suddenly tied in Izuku's black whip.

"Took you long enough," he sighed, using the same quirk to close up his some of his wounds, "Don't worry, I'm not here to hurt you or anything, but I am going to make sure you can't hurt me."

At that moment, Toga felt the black liquid start taking off her weapons, even the secret one that she had tucked into her thigh witch caused her to pout, "Hey! That's my stuff!" she protested before Izuku placed her on the ground.

"I know, I know, and you'll get them back." he said as he walked over, "But I want to talk with you, for a little bit if your willing."

Toga continued her pout for a moment before letting out a huff, "Fine," she said before Izuku moved in even closer, the smell of his blood filling her nose even more as he blush grew.

"That's great," Izuku smiled, putting a hand on Toga's face, rubbing off the blood on her cheek as he felt her body heating up, ".. You seem quite hungry." he joked, looking at her expression as she continued to eye him like prey, "But eating will have to wait." he said as he let go, a look of longing appearing on her face.

"No~ I wanna eat now!" she demanded, trying to pounce on Izuku before she was stopped by black whip holding her in place, "No~." she whined.

"I'll let you have some if you agree to my terms." Izuku said before Toga gained a surprisingly serious look.

"What do you want?" she asked, causing Izuku to chuckle.

"It's nothing to serious," he sighed, " I just need you to join something I'm apart of. A friend of mine is making and organization for people like you, and I would love for you to join."

Toga then let out a huff, "Fine, just let me feed on you blood already!" she yelled, her serious demeanor leaving just as fast as it came.

"Okay, okay," Izuku said before he once again put his hand on Toga's face.

"What are you-" she began before Izuku suddenly kissed her, and used black whip to deposit his blood into her mouth.

She was overwhelmed by both the action and flavor, her blush covering her face as both her strange addiction was sated and Izuku's lips touched hers gingerly. Slowly she changed, her body morphing into Izuku's as he eyes were filled with a obsessive love.

After a few moments, Izuku let her go, allowing her to fall to ground as she couldn't help but yearn for the missing source of affection and blood, "I'll leave your stuff and the location on the displays," he said as he used black whip to put her gear and a piece of paper on the electronic displays, "I'll see you later," he waved, leaving Toga.

She then looked into the glass of one of the intact displays, seeing Izuku's face. "So this is what my love looks like.." she muttered to herself in his voice as her blush grew, "He's perfect."

. . .

Izuku slumped onto his bed with a long sigh, "Everything has been set in motion, I just need a bit more time but school keeps creeping closer and closer.. it's getting harder and harder to rest.. should I.." he muttered to himself as he looked to his vigilante costume, compacted into a suitcase next to his case of gadgets, ".. No.. Not yet," he sighed, laying back as he winced from his wounds. " I'd be stupid to go out in my condition..."

)- 1 Month Later -(

A villain ran down an alley, knocking over trash bins as he tried to regain his footing, failing as he felt something grab his foot and drag him to the ground. He then looked back, fear filling his eyes as he saw a figure with deep green eyes looking down at him.

"N-No." the villain begged, "No, no, no! Stay Away Damn it!" he yelled, pulling out a gun before she squeezed his eyes shut and shot repeatedly at the thing that had hunted him down until he heard the clicking of an empty magazine.

A moment passed before he opened his eyes again, seeing the same pair of green eyes looking down at him, though now they seemed to be bursting with energy.

"P-please don't kill me," he begged, getting on his hands and knees, groveling, "I-I won't do it again.. I promise I wont! P-Please!"

"I'm not going to kill you," Izuku said, ".. But, I do what to know something... why did you do that to those people?" he asked, "And don't lie."

"I-I.. I wasn't in my right mind!" he blurted, "Y-Yeah! I-I wasn't in control of myself and those people were just in the way! I didn't know what would've happened."

Izuku then let out sigh, "Fine.. I'll let you off with a warning then."

"Oh Thank you, thank you, thank- augh!?" He chocked as Izuku grabbed him by the throat, the man clawing at his hand so he could breath again.

"This is gonna hurt," Izuku muttered as his grip tightened.

. . .

Aizawa rubbed his temples as he looked through the one sided glass of the interrogation room, where they held one of the most recent vigilante's victims. He had blast marks all over his body, as well as point of immense trauma caused by physical hand to hand. He was.. terrified to say the least. Shivering, muttering to himself, his eyes even darted around the room to make sure the vigilante wouldn't strike him again without his knowing.

"Another one of his?" Naomasa asked, sharing the view with Aizawa.

"Yeah," Aizawa sighed, "The bastard is really giving us nothing to work with. Not a name, barely a description, and no motive we can find." he complained, "And this guy's to shaken up to even speak, just wants to get behind bars as soon as possible."

Naomasa let out a groan, "No leads, no name, and only a foggy description is all we could rake up for the past month. This bastard must either be the most elusive vigilante we've ever seen or they're just camera shy."

"That and we have no idea what his quirk could be," Aizawa sighed, "A black substance, flight, strength, dark purple smoke. Its more likely for them to have a suit made up of gadgets, but that still would leave what their quirk was." Aizawa explained as he let out another sigh, "I just wish this shit will be over before next year, last thing I need is to be tailing a vigilante while babysitting a bunch of kids."

Just then, another officer entered the viewing room, "Mr. Tsukauchi?" he asked, holding up a paper, "We were able to get a description from the victim, though it's not much."

"I'm happy we got anything," he muttered, taking the artist rendition before letting out a whistle, "Well, isn't this quite the character."

"You don't say," Aizawa said as he looked at the photo, getting a small chill down his spine, "It ain't much, but at least it adds to the file huh?"

. . .

Izuku let out a sneeze before he quickly returned to the new blue print he was making. This one was special, just like the others, but he needed a couple of things for it to work.. like kerosine.

Once he was finished he let out a sigh, stuffing the paper away in his bag to take to Mei the next time they saw each other but, even if she was likely away now, he was dead tired. He didn't think the crime rates were as bad during this time, but it seemed like the villains mostly came out a night. Well, that and he did have a meeting scheduled at a nearby bar, so he would be needing the rest.

Izuku then got up from his desk and let out a yawn before stumbling into his All-might themed bed, falling asleep the moment he was wrapped his favorite hero's smile.

. . .

Izuku sat on the railing of a building, looking at the rising sun as the wind cooled and gave him a feeling of refreshment.

"Why the hell are we up here?" Touya asked.

"To have a meeting," Izuku said plainly.

"Right.." Touya deadpanned, "And why is this lovestruck psycho here?" he asked, pointing to Toga who sat just below Izuku, looking up at him lovingly.

"Hey!" she retorted.

"Because, both of you are going to be following my plan." he said, smiling, "I wont force you to join me, but just know that I have the ability to make your lives.. much worse." he said, earning a pout from Toga and a glair from Touya, "But I promise you that you'll want to take me up on my.. proposition."

"What are you? A businessman?" Touya sneered.

"No I'm not, but even someone like you wouldn't want to miss a chance like this." he grinned, "Obviously, you both are textbook examples of villains. Your and arsonist with daddy issues, and your a cute deranged vampire lusting for love."

"Aw~ You called me cute~" she said, blushing before she pulled Izuku into a hug.

Touya then let out a sigh, "Your point?" he asked.

"I'll cut to the chase, I want to destroy and remake the hero society." he said simply, "As I'm sure you know, the society of heroes is quite corrupted and is projecting a false vale of peace that will only last so long before the right villain with the wrong intentions comes and breaks it all down."

"So what," Touya groaned, "You want us to become some heroes or something, live some stupid rehabilitation pipe dream?"

"Of course not," Izuku said, as Toga continued to nuzzle him, "Actually I would be considered a villain as well. Breaking and Entering on multiple occasions, vigilantism, assault and battery, and a lot of other things I don't care to explain right now," he explained, "Oh, those and convening with villains and terrorist." he said gesturing to Touya and Toga.

"Hmm.. I don't know." Toga said, putting a finger to her chin in curiosity, "What are we going to be doing anyway? Killing heroes and stuff or..?" she trailed off.

"No killing," he said sternly, "Killing will only dampen the effects of my effort, also making it a pain in the ass for me to deal with, but lets say you try to kill someone-" he said, suddenly disappearing from Toga's grasp before appearing behind Touya, "I'll do what I can to stop you."

"H-How.." Toga stammered before the burned victim let out a sigh.

"You're not giving us much of a choice." he seethed as he turned to face Izuku.

"Of course I am." Izuku smiled, "But every choice tends to have its consequences though.... but I am willing to allow it on.. one occasion." he grimaced.

"And that is?" Touya perked up.

"The organization your going to be joining is a villain organization, so if he orders you to kill someone there's little I can do to stop you at the moment. Though, if its avoid able I will know, and I will act." he glared, "I might even give you a list of specific people." he chuckled.

"Are those 'specific people' special to you?" Touya asked, cocking his head to the side.

"Very special," Izuku answered, "Just like the two of you."

"Aww~ Thank you." she cooed, rushing over to pull Izuku into another hug.

"I could care less about your shitty interest." Touya seethed.

"And you don't have too," Izuku chuckled, "But just know that no matter what you do you life will be protected, safe and in my hands." he smiled as he patted Toga on the head.

".. The fuck does that mean?" Touya questioned.

"Don't worry about it," Izuku giggled, "Just know that sometime after Hosu gets attacked, a man will come to you and lead you too a bar. Don't kill him, or harm him, just follow him to the bar, and he'll introduce you to the leader of the organization. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have something I need to take care off." he said before he suddenly vanished.

=][=

Izuku sat on the steps of the beach, looking out into the sea as the moon rose to take its place in the sky. He didn't have anything planned for that night, simply to just take in the scenery was he talked with himself.

"It's about time," he muttered, "The school years gonna begin in just a few months.. I can really only hope that I'll be able to make it to the end without causing more problems than I already did." he said with a chuckle, " Maybe I should lighten the vigilante stuff during the last month, and let Aizawa get some sleep." he yawned, stretching as he stood up.

".. Maybe I can rest for a moment.." he pondered a loud, his mind wondering before he remembered a lock of silver hair flashed in his memory, ".. I hope your doing alright Eri." he muttered.

Suddenly, everything turned black, "Wh-What the-" he stuttered, his eyes darting around as the darkness grew closer, coating the world and reducing it to a void, "Who's there!?" he yelled, noticing the change in his voice. He sounded older, before he killed himself, "H-How-"

"Why didn't you believe me?" Bakugo asked, making Izuku's blood run cold. His voice was raspy, much like his own.. it was the older Bakugo.

"Wh-what.." he muttered as he suddenly saw a mangled older version of Bakugo standing in front of him. His chest was blown open, and his arms torn off.

"Why didn't you save me?" Eri asked, Izuku turning to see her mangled face.

"You're no hero," Kota seethed, a metal pole striking through his head.

"I-I did everything that I-" he tried to speak, his voice fading out.

"I'm Disappointed in you." All-Might sighed.

"You left me to die," Mei accused.

"I trusted you with my life, and you betrayed me!" Iida yelled.

"Kirishima died in my arms!" Mina cried, "My own husband!" she sobbed.

"I.. didn't mean to.." Izuku cried, covering his ears as if to drown out their voices.

"Izuku," Inko said, quiet, though loud enough for him to hear. He slowly turned to her voice, his eyes widening as he saw her strung up on a wall. He body gutted, and face twisted in anguish, "Why Izuku.. Why didn't you save us?" she asked before Izuku felt hands wrapping around his feet.

He then looked down, seeing everyone, his friends, family, civilians, villains, heroes.. everyone he had failed for only a few moments before they dragged him deeper.

=][=

Izuku awoke with a scream, thrashing against his bed sheets, soaked in a cold sweat before he regained his composure and realized where he was.

"Izuku! Are you okay?" Inko yelled as she barged into his room.

Izuku didn't say anything, only panted as he staggered out of bed, looking at Inko as if she were some long lost treasure as he slowly made his way to her. Inko was.. admittedly scared, but she didn't move. She could careless about herself, and her mind was still wondering about the reason Izuku screamed.

Once Izuku reached Inko, he put her hand in his cheek, feeling her warmth as he realized he was awake, or in the real world at the very least. He then fell to his knees, sobbing, and he pulled Inko into a hug. She then reciprocated, her shock shifting to worry as she caressed his head.

"What is happening..." she muttered to herself, worry filling her yet again.

= Chapter End =

Chapter 5: Struggling Behind the Scenes

)- 2 Weeks Later-(

Izuku held a villain in his grasp, his eyes dilated as the villain continued to kick and scream, clawing at Izuku's face, scarring his hands as he breathlessly begged for his life. With the last bit of his strength, the villain mustered the bulk of his strength and hit Izuku in the head.

Izuku then let out a sharp gasp, dropping the villain and allowing them to finally breath, still choking from the damage around his neck for a few moments her he tried crawling away, running to the roof access of the building they were on to make a quick escape, but try as he might the door wouldn't budge. He slammed against it, beating it in with his fist, throwing his body against it but nothing worked.. and then he saw a black substance begin to envelope the door.

"Sorry about that," Izuku said as he rubbed the daze from his face, the black liquid grabbing the villain, "I've been.. loosing control of myself as of recent, but don't worry, I wont kill you." he assured as the black liquid pulled the villain into the door, "I'll just ensure you don't harm another person for you sick gain again."

. . .

Aizawa rubbed his temples as he read through the reports. Since two weeks ago, the vigilante had grown more and more violent. From simple fractures to broken bone, head, trauma and even a few cases where the villains were too mangled to give a statement.

"What the hell Happened?" he grumbled, "Did he suddenly have some psychotic break?"

He continued looking through the pages, unable to find any sort of connection aside from the fact it was mainly in the Musutafu area, but from the incoming cases he could tell that the radius was starting expand more and more.

Aizawa then let out a sigh, "We might need to get some reinforcements here." he muttered.

. . .

Izuku let out a sigh as he rubbed his face, clearing the building sweat as he once again tried to calm himself down. He didn't know why, but his mind had been against him ever since that.. dream.

There were moments where he blacked out, saw something strange out the corner of his eye, blood that wasn't there... It was like memory was crossed between reality.. He even saw..

"Are you alright?" Izuku heard. The teen then pulled his mask back over his head before turning to the sound of the voice. "You seem a little.. out of it."

It was Kaina. She held a concerned smile, one that felt genuine as she slowly approached him, reaching to comfort him.

"I'm fine," he said, "What's a hero like you doing here anyway, shouldn't you be doing your job?" he asked, feigning recognition.

".. Deku," she simply said, her smile fading, "I know it's you.. please don't be like that." she sighed.

".. What gave it away?" he asked, relaxing his guard and powering down, his voice reverting to its original sound.

"I'm an assassin," she said, "It comes with the territory."

"You're a hero," Izuku corrected, "Just because they forced you to do those things, doesn't mean that you are what they see you as.. your much better than that."

"You talk like your worse than me." she chuckled as she moved closer, "Well.. I won't say I haven't seen that look in your eye but.. It's much different from mine still." Once she was close enough, she pulled back Izuku's mask and looked into his eyes, nearly grimacing at the sight, "You look tired, and almost dead," she pushed out a chuckle, "Like looking into a mirror."

"I'm fine," he retorted, "There's still a lot to do.. I have a lot to.." he trialed off, feeling the effects of his dream again. He could hear voices, cries of pain, begging, pleading that began to manifest in front of him before Kaina grabbed him by his head and aimed his eyes at her.

"Look at me." she said, her voice in a calming tone, "There is nothing else, just me, right in front of you. Breath slowly, take your time and allow yourself to feel each breath."

Slowly, everything started to fade, his mind clearing as he slowed his breathing.

"H-How did you..?" he asked

"I learned it from a therapist," she sighed, "Well.. not an actual therapist but, they were good enough to help with stuff like this. Are you feeling better now?" she asked, her look of worry still present.

"Yes I am," he chuckled, "..You must really care about me, huh?" he said, causing Kaina to blush.

"I-It's a normal thing!" She retorted, "We are friends after all."

Izuku then let out another chuckled before he muttered, "Pervert."

"Stop saying that!" she yelled, releasing Izuku as she put her hand on her hip, annoyed.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm just poking some fun," Izuku chuckled, ending with a sigh before he looked to the sky again, "Maybe I should stop.. just for a little while. I'm not really in the.. best state of mind am I?"

"You're telling me," Kania sighed, "I've seen the report the police made on you, progressively getting more and more aggressive, victims with deep bruising and some even with lacerations near points of impact, that coupled with the fact they still don't have much on you makes you a very dangerous person."

"You talk like I'm one of your targets," Izuku sighed, "Planning something?" he joked.

"Not funny," Kania said in a serious tone, "Besides, if you were a target I wouldn't have snuck up on you and handled it from that point over there." she pointed to a pretty far off roof top.

"Logical," Izuku nodded, "Also, how did you find me anyway? I doubt that police report could've given you any actual clues, I was pretty careful in my movements."

"Well, you were getting pretty sloppy," Kaina answered, "That and you've been blanking out here and there so tracking you wasn't that hard since you stayed in the same place so much."

"... You were stalking me?" Izuku deduced, causing a blush of embarrassment to appear on Kaina's face, "You are a pervert!" Izuku gasped.

"No I'm Not!" Kaina retorted.

. . .

Izuku let out a tired groan as he woke up. He had another nightmare, this time much worse than the first but he didn't have the time to think on it. He still had a lot to do, and despite stopping his nightly escapades he still had little time to do them. There was a dead line and a list of stuff that needed to be done before school began, but first the... the tape.

Izuku let out another groan as he peeled the duck tape from his face, an uncomfortable sleeping method but it had worked to keep himself from screaming in the middle of the knight and waking his mother, though at the expense of some.. uncomfortable memories making themselves known in his dreams.

He decided to not dwell on it for long, tossing the tape in the trash before he got dressed, letting out a sigh as he begun another day of preparation.

. . .

"Good morning," Izuku yawned as he walked into Mei's workshop, looking around for only a moment before he saw Mei working on yet another invention in the corner of the room, "Another all-night-er?" he asked.

"Nope!" Mei said as she finished working on the gadget, "My dad came last night and put me to sleep with a gas, but I just couldn't stop dreaming about these new babies!" she said, ecstatic as she got close to Izuku's face. "I got inspiration from those blueprints you gave me and I just couldn't stop at one!" she grinned, going back to the one she finished, "This one, had the ability to shoot out giant thruster flames from the back and make you go super fast! You'll test it out right?" she asked.

Izuku let out a sigh, nostalgia filling him from the days his Mei would push the same things onto him since everyone else was scared of her concoctions.. they were right to be.

"Well, before I do that, I have something for you." he said, reaching into his back pack and pulling out another blueprint that took Mei's attention, the pink haired Inventor then snatched it from him and became engrossed in it the moment he eyes laid on the first line of the creation.

"Explosion Bands.." she read aloud, an even bigger smile forming on her face, "This looks amazing! But I still want to test out my babies first!" she chimed, turning back to Izuku who let out a sigh.

"Alright, Alright, I'll test out your stu-" he began before he smelled something and turned into the direction of the scent, "... is that suppose to be on?" he asked, Mei looking in the direction he was pointing and seeing a device starting to turn red.

"Nope, it's probably going to explode sadly," she sighed, "That's suck, I really put a lot of electrical stuff in-" she explained Before Izuku felt his Danger Sense Activate, seeing the explosion go off and engulf the room before Pulling Mei close to his body and activate a thick layer of Black Whip.

"You're going to go up in flames at some point," Izuku sighed, "Do you even troubleshoot your things before you use them?" he asked, "Mei..?"

The pink haired inventor remained silent, not saying a word, or even letting out a sound as Izuku held her close. After a few moments, Izuku let down the black whip wall, using it as an umbrella as the lab's fire retardant systems put out the flames.

"Is everything okay?" he asked, looking down and seeing that her face was a bright shade of pink.

"It's fine!" she said, turning away from Izuku, "A little explosion never hurt anyone! I have every schematic saved anyway so it's fine! You learn that after a few mishaps." she said, trailing off some.

"Uh okay," Izuku said, " Are you sure everything's okay?" he asked, reaching for Mei before she stumbled back, her face nearly turning a shade of red.

"Yep! Everything's fine!" she said, "But-.. what's that?" she asked, pointing to a mass of black liquid that coated some of her stuff.

"Oh, sorry I think that's remnants of my quirk." He said, "I think the blast took some of it off.. which never really happened before now that I think about it. It only falls off when I'm really tired if I remember correctly."

".. Can you control it?" she asked, "No offense, but it's kind of all over my babies."

"I've.. never really tried before, it tends to dissipate after a while." Izuku pondered, "Give me a second." he then reached out his hand, aiming it at the black liquid before he began to morph, similarly like a familiar sludge villain before he willed it to him, the liquid almost jumping on him before melding back to his skin.

"Woah cool." Mei cooed, "Now go! I've got to get back to making babies!" she said as she pushed Izuku out.

"O-okay," he said, "Remember to stay safe!" he finished before Mei closed the door, panting as she thought back to the explosion. Izuku's warmth, and how he cared for her.. it all made her face turn a deep shade of red.

"Why did you kiss me.." she muttered, putting her hands over her face.

= Chapter End =

Chapter 6: Exam Day

(Took a long time, but here we are at the beginning of the exams! Thank y'all for reading to this point!)

- Day of the Exams -

Izuku felt a light touch on his skin, a simple graze before he felt a hand lay its self on his back. Then another.. and another, and another. The amount continued to pile on. Some grabbed, some choked, other pulled and tugged trying to drag him in another direction some kept him still everything was trying to pull him apart like paper. He heard voices, screams, praise, begging.

"What's happening!?"

"Where is my husband!?"

"Is daddy gone?"

"How could you leave them behind!?"

"Nothing is going to help, just let it fall!"

"Surrendering is the only way for this hell to end!"

It was all so loud, so painful, nothing would stop. The yelling the pulling, the feeling of nails clawing at his body and bleeding him alive... they never stop.

=][=

Izuku woke up and let out a sigh. There was a tired look on his face as he stared at the ceiling where an All-Might poster, one that said plus ultra was. A giant heroic smile, one that has and continued to make him feel better, looked down at him with the same glance he remembered so fondly.

He then took a breath, taking the tape off his face once again as he prepared for another day of preparation.

. . .

Izuku looked at the U.A. building with a familiar fondness before he let out an uncontrolled yawn. He was still dead tired, bags under his eyes and everything under the sun that would make him look like Aizawa's kid aside from the hair color and attitude.

"Now I know what I've been putting Aizawa through," Izuku sighed," Oh well, at least I'll be able to see everyone together again.. it's been how long? thirty or forty years?" he muttered as he started walking, only for his fatigue to take over and cause him to tip on his own feet.

'Not again!' he thought before he felt himself suddenly become weightless, 'Oh, saved by her again,' he chuckled. He then looked to his side and saw Ochaco, a worried look on her face.

"Are you okay?" she asked, in her voice that couldn't help but make Izuku smile.

"I'm okay," he said as Ochaco helped him to the ground, "Thank you for helping me, your quirk seems pretty amazing." he praised, smiling at Ochaco and causing her to blush.

"N-No problem!" she blurted out, her blush growing, "I-I'm just doing my duty as a hero!" she said, causing Izuku to let out a chuckle that only made her blush more.

"It's nice to meet you," he said, putting out his hand, "I'm Izuku Midoriya."

"M-My name is Ochaco Uraraka" she said, shaking his hand, "it's nice to meet you too."

"We should probably get going to the exams huh?" he said, looking at his phone, "We've only got a few minutes before it begins," he said, pulling Ochaco along, "Follow me, I know where we're suppose to go."

"Ah! O-okay!" Ochaco stuttered, her face continuing to heat up.

. . .

"For all you young listeners tuning in, welcome to my show! Everybody say Hey!" President Mic cheered, turning his ear to the crowd only to hear no one respond. Well, that and Izuku holding back his laughter, "Tough crowd," the vocal hero muttered, "Then I'll quickly show you all the run down of the practical! Are you ready!?" he asked, getting more silence again.

"I can't believe I'm going through this," he muttered, "It's strangely.. surreal."

"Get used to it," Bakugo sighed, "Well, at least before I kick you ass again."

"I'd like to see you try." Izuku retorted.

"As it says in the application requirements, you listeners will be conducting a ten minute mock urban battle after this!" he said before the giant screen behind him began displaying the battle centers, "After this presentation, you will all be headed to the battle centers that your card displays, Okay!?" he said, putting his ear out to the crowd and getting another deafening silence.

"Looks like where in separate battle centers," Izuku said, looking at Bakugo's card, "That kind of sucks."

"What? So eager to get your ass kicked?" Bakugo scoffed.

"Don't hold yourself up so high, you're still to slow to handle me even with any sort of skill." Izuku retorted, causing Bakugo to grit his teeth.

"You mother fuck-"

"Three different types of faux villains will be stationed around each battle center!" President mic explained as the screen display changed to a simulated city with three silhouettes of robots around it with number over them from 1-3.

"You will earn points depending on their level of difficulty. Your goal listeners, should you chose to accept it, is to use your quirks and skills to earn points by immobilizing the faux villains!" he then pointed the crowd, "Of course attacking each other is strictly prohibited, as well as any other unheroic acts!"

"Excuse-!" Iida began, starting to stand before Izuku grabbed him.

"Wait until he finishes before you make a comment," Izuku advised, "You're gonna disrupt everything and miss other information."

"Oh, my apologies," Iida said as he fixed his glasses.

"Now for the fourth and final faux villain on your pamphlet, that I'm sure your all wondering about!" Mic yelled, "The fourth and final villain type is worth zero points. He's an obstacle so-to-speak." he explained, "There is only one in every battle center, it goes crazy in narrow spaces! Though it's not impossible to defeat, there's no reason to defeat it either. So I recommend you little listeners try to avoid it."

"Isn't this like a video game?" one of the students asked.

"That's all from me listeners, so with a final send off I'll leave you with out school's motto. The hero Napoleon Bonaparte once said: 'A true hero is someone who overcomes life's misfortunes.' so go beyond, Plus Ultra!" he said, the ending words being displayed on the screen, "Now everyone, good luck suffering!"

. . .

Izuku stood in front of the gates of battle ground B. It gave him a large amount of nostalgia as he took a breath, the smell of metal and oil filling his nose. He then looked over to Ochaco, seeing that she was nervous, but he knew she'd be fine with out a prep talk.

"Pardon me." Iida said, tapping Izuku on the shoulder.

"Hm? Oh hey." Izuku said, giving a smile, "What is it?"

"I wanted to apologize," Iida bowed, "I wrongfully, nearly disrupted the presentation because of an over sight. Thank you for stopping me."

"You don't have to bow," Izuku chuckled, patting Iida on the shoulder, "All you have to do is be more patient and not make any rash decisions. Being a hero is more than just skill or strength, its the ability to know how to apply those things and knowing when to."

"It seems there is still much for me to learn," Iida sighed, continuing his bow before he stood up fully, "I didn't know hero work applied in that sort of way as well." he said putting a hand on his chin before the gates suddenly opened.

At that moment, Izuku wrapped his limbs in black whip, 'This should prevent suspicion.' he thought before he activated OFA and jumped over the crow, "Heroes don't have count downs!" he yelled as he rushed into the battle center.

"Exactly!" Mic yelled, "GO, GO, GO!" he commanded, the students then stampeding into the battle center as well.

. . .

-Izuku - Villain Points: 55 Hero Points: 45

Izuku sat on a roof top, out of breath and panting as he had a look of shock and anger, "Why, Is everyone *Pant* almost fucking dying!" he yelled before hearing another scream close by, "Your fucking kidding me!" he yelled, jumping off the roof before heading to the source of the cry for help.

When Izuku got there, he found a girl with a mutation quirk of some sort backing away from a three pointer as it slowly inched closer. Izuku then let out a sigh before he walked up to the three pointer and destroyed it.

"If you not ready for something, the don't attack it!" Izuku scolded, the girl then nodded quickly in response before she dashed off, "Geez, I swear everyone here is dumber than a rack," he yawned.

Suddenly, the ground began to shake as rubble from all around began to fall from buildings as the zero pointer began to rise from the ground. Izuku then rubbed his temples as the sound of screaming increased tenfold before he buffed one for all to .73%

He then proceeded to save countless amounts of people as he got closer to the zero pointer, running against the crowd as he used black whip to get people to a safer spot so they could run away.

At the back of the crowd, Izuku could see Ochaco, stuck under a mound of rubble like before, but with the sounds of distressed screams and his distinct lack of sleep, he admittedly lost it a little but and cranked OFA up a few notches too high on accident and jumped to the zero pointer. (... Okay it wasn't an accident."

"DIEEEEE" Izuku yelled as he threw his punch, sending the zero point back and careening into the ground, back into the platform it came out of as thousands upon millions of robotic chunks became dislodged, destroying the oversized robot for good.

With a sigh, he began his decent, closing his eyes as he felt the wind going past his ears and drowning out any noise as he got closer to the ground. He felt like he could just fall asleep in the sky, if possibly dying wasn't a factor along with the increasing sounds of concerned people.

He then felt Danger Sense go off as the world slowed, 'I really need to get some sleeping pills,' he thought before he summoned Black Whip, dumping large amount of its liquid form over him before he hit the ground. The quirk took most of the force, and allowed him to touch the ground safely.

After a moment, he pulled the liquid back into his body and stretched before looking at Ochaco, "Are you okay?" he asked.

"U-um.." she stammered, shocked before Izuku lifted the rubble that was pinning her down, causing her to let out a small wince of point.

"Looks like it's sprained." Izuku sighed as he looked over the damage, " A little swollen too, but I'm sure recovery girl can help with that." he said before he picked her up, bridal style.

"Ah-u-uh Wh-What are you doing!?" Ochaco asked, flustered as she covered her face.

"Well, I'm not letting you walk on that foot." Izuku said simply, "So I'm just taking you to where you'll be healed. Hope it's not too much trouble."

"..N-None at all," Ochaco said, her blush growing brighter.

"W Rizz." a student coughed. (Cause why not.)

. . .

Inside the observation room, the over seeing teachers couldn't help but look at the play back of Izuku's power with shock. Well, everyone aside from Nezu.

"Well, it seems like this year we'll have a batch of highly capable students." he chuckled, giving a causal smile, "Especially this one.:

"Wow! This kid's got a lot of power behind him!" Midnight complimented, "And the heart to back it up." she muttered as she looked at his hero points.

"It does seem that way," Nezu agreed looking over the written exams, specifically Izuku's he looked at the score. It was a perfect grade, well aside from the few snarky comments he wrote on it it was, "Seems that way indeed."

Aizawa stood behind the other evaluators, looking at the screen with a similar surprise as he himself was in awe at Izuku's use of power, skill, and over all prowess. It was almost like looking at a pro hero in action, but he could still tell Izuku would be among some of his most problematic students considering his mouth, though he might be the one to lift a little weight off his shoulders.

)-2 Weeks Later-(

Izuku and Bakugo sat in Inko's living room, watching the newest All-Might action hero cartoon. A plain look of interest on both of their faces as they analyzed the movements and actions with an almost equal level of criticism.

"..This is shit" Bakugo groaned.

"Agreed," Izuku groaned as well, "Why did they even put him in that costume, he said it was one of his worst ones himself, are they just trying to make people mad?"

"Cut this shit off and put something else on." Bakugo groaned again, "I'd rather listen to the hag yell at me for two hours."

"I thought Auntie did that anyway?"

"Your on thin ice you green haired-"

"Izuku!" Inko yelled as she came scrambling into the living room, "The letter came! It's here!" she said.

"Guess that's you que to leave Bakugo go," Izuku sighed, "If mine's here, then so is yours."

"Yeah, yeah whatever," He said, "Bye auntie Inko." he said with a wave.

"Bye Bakugo, stay safe." she waved back before Izuku took the letter from her.

"Want to open it with me?" he asked.

. . .

Izuku then turned the lights off before he headed over to the couch.

"Why'd you turn the lights off?" she asked as she sat on the couch.

"It's a holographic letter." he said as he opened the letter, pulled out the device and placed it on the table. It then sprung to life showing All-Might.

"I am Here, As a Projection!" All Might said.

"A-All-Might!?" Inko screamed, shocked.

"Congratulations Izuku Midoriya! You have scored the highest in the entire school!" he said as the U.A. scoreboard showed up beside him, Izuku was on the top, with 67 Villain Points, and 89 Hero points.

"See, we knew that hero work is far more than just taking out villains, so we added a secret point system for those willing to help others, and you've excelled in that too! Truly a hero in the making!" he said, giving a thumbs up, "I'm looking forward to teaching you this year!" he said before the hologram cut out.

"I guess I did better than I thought," Izuku said in a cherry tone, "We should.. Mom?" he looked over to her and saw her crying into her hands, "M-Mom please don't cry it's okay," he said, trying to calm her down.

"I.. I'm so sorry Izuku," she sobbed, "I.. ever since.."

"Mom it's fine-"

"No it's not!" Inko interrupted, "I.. I never supported you.. even when you were younger all I did was belittle your dreams.. I'm a horrible mother, and.. I'm sorry for that."

"Mom, you did nothing wrong," Izuku sighed, "It not something to be proud of yes, but not everyone has the ability to be a hero without the proper training, let alone the fact being quirkless can make certain things just impossible." he explained, "It's okay, you didn't do anything wrong." he said, pulling her into a hug.

Though Izuku's words were kind, Inko still felt.. disgusting. Her son was.. amazing. A hero in the making as even the number one hero put it but.. since the beginning she told Izuku that he couldn't be a hero.. that it wasn't possible. She couldn't help but feel the weight of her failures even more.

===Practical Exam Scores===

Izuku Midoriya | Villain points: 67 | Hero points: 89 | Total: 156
Katsuki Bakugo | Villain Points: 86 | Hero points: 28 | Total: 114

. . .

Izuku yawned as he walked down a corridor, squinting at the fluorescent lighting. He was wearing his disguise, like usual. He then opened the door to Mei's lab, nearly falling over as the lab's owner tackled him.

"Deku! Your Here!" she said, grabbing his arm and pulling him into the room, "Come here," she said, pulling him to the middle of the room by the large cent table, "It's finally finished!" she cheered, handing Izuku a pair of black metal bands with a large piece in the middle of them both.

"Are these the metal bands?" he asked, putting them on.

"Yes, they are. Now let me see you use the new babies!" She urged, pulling him out of the room.

"Okay, okay, calm down!" he said, holding onto his hat.

. . .

Izuku stood in the middle of a clearing, a bit further away than the abandoned city so they wouldn't have to worry about heroes coming to check out what happened.

"Ready?" Izuku asked Mei, who was made to sit a safe distance away even though she wanted to see it up close.

"Yep!" She said, giving a thumbs up.

Izuku took a breath as he pointed his hands to the ground, remembering how Bakugo's movements were when he fought him so long ago, how he acted, how he shifted his limbs, everything down to the smallest tinge.

He then sharply breathed in before launching himself in the air with multiple small explosion. Once high enough he then stabilized himself as he aimed for the ground below him and spun around while using explosions to speed up.

Izuku - Katsumi Style: Howitzer Impact.

Once Izuku hit the ground, there was a resounding boom as the ground exploded and the entire area was covered in a sea of flames.

"Shit." Izuku grunted before he launched himself off the ground, heading over to Mei before he grabbed her, powered up, and shot off a punch in the direction of the fire, snuffing out the flames before it began to rain again, "I won't get used to that," he sighed, "That's barely even a percentage."

"That was amazing!" Mei yelled, grabbing Izuku's arm and looking at the bands, "Their extremely durable, and able to pack such a massive punch! I would've never thought of using them like that though."

"Well, it wasn't my idea," Izuku sighed, "I just copied a move."

"Still! I didn't think this baby would pack such power for its size.. is it because of the rocket fuel?"

"You use what-" he began before his phone began to ring, "Hold on," he sighed answering his phone, "Oh, hey Kania, how's it going?" he asked with a smile, not noticing that some of the excitement had left Mei, "Well, I'm with someone at the moment, but if your find with him coming... mph, okay we'll be right over," he said before he hung up.

"Hey Mei, would you mind meeting a friend of mine?"

. . .

Mei looked in awe as she looked over Nagant's arm rifle, poking and touching a few areas as ideas for inventions and gears for the quirk danced around in her head. Izuku sat on the other side of the room, relaxing on a couch.

"Nice place," he complimented.

"It's only temporary," Kaina sighed, "My supervisor said that I should stay here until the rain dies down, which is a little annoying since I was done and ready to go home.'

"You can blame Deku for that, he's the one that caused it," Mei chimed in, pilling a tendril from Kania's arm rifle.

"Huh?" she asked, looking at Mei.

"Yeah, he accidentally set the forest on fire with on of the babies he had me make and needed to put out the flames." Mei explained.

"A WHA-" Kaina began.

"She means gadgets." Izuku sighed, "It was and explosion gadget that I had her create."

"Okay, that's easy enough to understand, but how did you make it rain? Is it a part of your quirk or something?" she asked.

"No, I just punch super hard and the air pressure made it rain." Izuku said plainly.

"H-How.." she muttered, trying to get a grasp of Izuku's power.

"He's done it a bunch of times!" Mei said, getting into Kania's face and causing her to back up.

"Sorry, she has some trouble with personal space." Izuku said.

"It's okay," Kania sigh, folding back her rifle.

"Hey! I was looking at that!" Mei pouted.

"Sorry," the pro said, "It gets sore after a while, you can look at it again later." she said patting her head.

"So, did you get a new supervisor yet?" Izuku asked, startling Kaina a bit.

"Should we really be talking about this around her?" she asked.

"It's fine, I brought her here for a reason actually." he said, walking over to Kania, "She's a very talented inventor heading over to U.A, and I wanted her to take a look at your quirk to see if there's a way to make some more.. non-lethal rounds you can use." he said, clearing his throat.

"How'd you know I was going to U.A.?" She asked, tilting her head.

"I'm going there too," Izuku said.

Suddenly the room when dead silent as both Kania and Mei looked at Izuku with shock, Kania more than Mei.

"..What?" Izuku asked.

"You're going to school?" Kania asked.

"You're in school?" Mei asked.

".. I'll have both of you know the I have a life, and still need an education," Izuku sighed.

"I know that," Kaina said, "But you didn't strike me as the type to go to school, let alone care about what a school has to offer."

"You seem like the 'too cool for school' type in my opinion," Mei chimed in, "But, now that I know you're going to my school, are you going to come see me?" she asked, "Cause I have a bunch of stuff I want to test out on you."

"..I'll see that I can do," Izuku sighed, giving the inventor a pat on the head, earning a small blush from her, "Anyways, did you get a new supervisor yet?" he asked.

Kania let out a sigh, "No I didn't, if anything I feel like he's been a bit harder on me. I'm in dire need of a break.. soon." she said, her gaze going to the ground, "I don't suppose you have a plan... do you?" she asked.

"I do actually," he said with a yawn, getting closer to Nagant, "I think you should leave that organization and head to another one." he said simply.

"I thought about that," Kania sighed, " I don't think a regular hero would accept some one like me. I'm not really.. the hero type."

"Don't say that," Izuku said, "Your an amazing hero, and an even better person. It's not your fault that the hero society is corrupt, there's a lot of dark areas here and there but that doesn't mean there's not part willing to help. The person I'm thinking of will be a hell of a lot better person that your current supervisor," he explained, "All you need to do, is leave your current agency and I'll take care of the rest."

".. I.. I need some time to think about this.." she said, looking to the ground.

"And that's fine," Izuku said, patting her on the head, "Take your time, I'm only one call away." he said in a calm tone as a blush came on Kaina's face.

. . .

Izuku looked at the giant door that now marked the second first time meeting his class. He felt a little nervous, but he had trained himself to be a lot calmer when meeting the people from his past life. He then let out another yawn, rubbing away his fatigue before opening the door.

"Please don't put your feet on the desk!" Iida urged.

"What?" Bakugo said, giving the blue haired student a devilish grin.

"Don't you think it's rude to the U.A.'s upper classmen and those who made the desk?" Iida asked.

"Nope! So, what junior high did you go to you damn side character!?" Bakugo patronized.

Izuku let out a sigh as he looked at Iida and Bakugo arguing, 'I really missed this,' he though, softly smiling.

" I attended Somei Private Academy. My name is Tenya Iida, it's a pleasure to meet you." He said, presenting himself.

"Somei? So, you're one of those elite huh?" Bakugo chuckled, "I'm gonna have fun crushing you."

"C-Crushing," Iida said, shocked, "That's very cruel, so you really wish to be a hero?" he asked.

"He's just a little overly competitive." Izuku said as he waked up, "My name is Izuku Midoriya, and this is Katsuki Bakugo."

"Y-You're.. I-it's Nice to meet you Midoriya, I'm" Iida began.

"I heard," Izuku interrupted, "It's nice to see you again Iida."

"Midoriya, you realized something during the exam didn't you?" Iida asked, "Not only did you show me that patience is a part of a hero's daily life, but you were able to realize there was a second scoring system as well."

"I didn't figure anything out." Izuku chuckled, "This may have been a practical exam, bit it's still important to save others where you can, at times even at your own expense. Even Kacchan had hero points, right?" he said, looking over at Bakugo.

"Shut the fuck up! It was an accident!" The blonde retorted.

"Oh! Midoriya!" Izuku heard a smile appearing on his face as he turned to see a familiar rosy cheeked brunette, "I can't believe you got first place! You got so many points!" she said, walking over.

"It wasn't by a lot, Kacchan was only a few points behind." he said, rubbing the back his head bashfully.

"Kacchan?" Ochaco asked, tilting her head to the side.

"Oh, sorry I didn't introduce you." he said, pointing to Bakugo, "That's Bakugo Katsuki, aka Kacchan."

"Stop introducing me nerd," Bakugo scolded.

"Okay, but you have to make some *Yawn* friends at some point." Izuku said before walking to his desk, " Meanwhile though, I'm gonna rest a little bit."

"Though I would love to do the same, I wouldn't recommend that at the moment," a caterpillar like thing said as it hopped into the room, "It took you all 5 seconds to quite down, time is limited," he sighed, "You kids aren't rational enough."

Izuku sat at his desk as he admired Aizawa. He was one of the few heroes from his generation that had lasted the longest, even nearing the final battle before he met his end. He was valued for his ability to cancel out a large portion of Shigaraki's quirks, that and he was much like a father to many of those he trained.

"I'm your homeroom teacher Shota Aizawa, Nice too meet you all." he said, causing the entire class, aside from Bakugo, Izuku, and Todoroki to gasp, "It's kind of sudden, but heroes don't get the luxury of preparation put this on and go to the field," he said, holding up the U.A. training uniform.

. . .

"Excuse me, Mr. Aizawa?" Ochaco asked, "What about the entrance ceremony, and the orientation?"

"If you're going to be a hero, you wont have time for such leisurely events." Aizawa explained, "U.A's selling point is how unrestricted its school traditions are. That's also how teachers run their classes." he said, invoking some ease in some of the class.

"You've all been doing these since junior high right? Physical fitness test that restricts use of your quirks. This country still uses averages of students without quirks.

"It's lazy, the ministry of education is just procrastinating."

Aizawa then turned to Izuku, "Midoriya, you finished top of the practical exam, right? What was your best result for the soft ball throw?"

" I think it was around.. 65 meters." he estimated.

"Now, try it using your quirk," Aizawa said, tossing Izuku a soft ball.

"Alright." he said, walking over to the throwing circle.

"Give it all you got," Aizawa instructed, Izuku then nodding as he got into a pitcher's stance.

'I'll just use around .3%' Izuku thought as he wrapped black whip around his arms, activated OFA, and threw the ball before it landed at around 74 meters.

"..Did I do something wrong?" he asked looking back at Aizawa who had his quirk activated, his red eyes glaring at Izuku.

"If you aren't going to give your all, the don't even think about becoming a hero." he scolded, "It's disrespectful to your classmates, and everyone else who aspires to become a hero. I'll keep this as your score for now." he said before turning to the rest of the class.

"That goes for you all as well, I don't want to see any half assed attempts because you want to humble yourselves. Anything less than a 100% could be the death of you, a fellow hero, or an innocent bystander." he informed.

Izuku then mentally sighed, 'Of course he would be the one to notice." he thought, 'He's way to observant for his own good.'

"That being said, if I see any of you half-ass-ing these test, you will be judged as having no potential and will be punished with expulsion." Aizawa warned.

"Huh!?" the entire class yelled, aside from Izuku and Shoto.

"We teachers are free to do what we want about the circumstances of out students," he said, putting on a scary grin, "Welcome to the U.A's hero course."

'This is gonna be a pain in the ass,' Izuku thought.

= Chapter End =

Chapter 7: Hero Training

"What!?" Ochaco yelled, "B-But isn't that unfair!? It's only the first day of school and you're saying we could get expelled!?"

"Natural disasters, villain attacks, accidents, calamities that can't be easily predicted or even at all. The world is covered in unfairness, and heroes are the ones who flip the situation." Aizawa explained, "If you wanted to go hang out with your friends after school too bad. For the next three years U.A. will be pulling you through hell to make you the best you can be. So go beyond plus ultra," He taunted, doing a beckoning gesture, "Overcome it with all you've got."

Izuku let out a sigh, 'This won't be easy,' he thought, 'I need to calculate an amount for everything, both so I don't hurt everyone around me and so Aizawa believes I went all out.'

Test # 1 = 50 Meter Dash =

Izuku got ready on the starting block, putting his feet in place before he glanced at Bakugo, "Ready to lose" he asked.

"Fuck off nerd." Bakugo grunted, "I'll leave you in my ash."

The Cam-Bot then activated, "On your mark... get set..." it said, Bakugo and Izuku raising their legs as they activated their quirks, Bakugo putting his hands behind him as his palms lightly popped, and Izuku wrapping his legs with black whip as lightning crackled off his body, "Go!" the bot said lout and clear.

Both Izuku and Bakugo suddenly appeared on the other side of the of the 50 Meters, only a moment passing before Bakugo let out an angered yell, "That's fucking bullshit!" he yelled, letting off another explosion realized he was behind Izuku by just a bit. Izuku just let out a chuckle as he reveled in Bakugo's frustration.

'Wh-what..' Aizawa thought as he looked at the pair, shocked, 'How did they-' his eyes then panned back to where they were, a giant crater where Izuku was and a giant charred area where Bakugo was. '..hmm.' he thought, a frightening smile creeping across his face, 'Look like we've got a pretty decent haul.'

Test # 2 = Grip Strength =

Izuku let out a sigh as he pulled on the grip tester, breaking it in just a moment.

"Woah!" Sero said as he watched Shoji using his quirk to grip the tester, making multiple hands before doing so, "540 kilograms?" he read aloud, "What are you a gorilla!?"

Test # 3 = Standing Long Jump =

Izuku cleared the box.

Test # 4 = Repeated Side Step =

(Imagine Saitama during the hero test.)

Test # 5 = Ball Throw =

Ochaco looked out into the sky as her ball seemed to disappear from view.

Aizawa then showed the score to the class, showing the infinity symbol. The class then erupted with surprise, well aside from Izuku, Bakugo, and Todoroki, "Infinity!?" they yelled.

"That's crazy!" Kaminari chuckled.

"Alright, stop gawking," Aizawa groaned, "Bakugo,, it's your turn." he said, tossing a new ball to the student.

"Fine," Bakugo said as he walked to the throwing circle. After a moment, he got into the same throwing pose Izuku did before he whipped the sweat from his forehead and put the ball in that hand and drew his arm back, "DIIIEEE!" he yelled, as he threw the ball, an explosion going off that sent it far into the sky before it disintegrated.

Aizawa then showed everyone the score, 984.6.

'That's much higher than before,' Izuku thought before a smile came to his face, 'I guess the training is working then.'

"Your turn Midoriya," Aizawa said, tossing him a new ball before giving the green headed teen a glair, "and don't half-ass it this time." he warned, causing Izuku to let out a groan before he turned to the class.

"If I'm going to go all out, then everyone needs to back up," Izuku warned, "I'm not trying to be boastful, I just want everyone to be safe."

Aizawa then let out a groan of his own, "That's fine, I've seen a bit of what you could do during the practical exams, so good on you for thinking of others." he commended before turning to the class, "All of you back up, to the trees," he ordered.

. . .

Once everyone was moved back, Izuku took a breath as he stood in the middle of the circle,

"I wonder why Mr. Aizawa had us move so far back." Kaminari wondered.

"Well, if I am correct the I believe it's right to assume he was worried about Midoriya's full power," he explained, fixing his glasses " From what I had seen during the entrance exams, Midoriya definitely has the ability to injure someone if they were in the vicinity of him a full power."

"Woah, really!?" Kirishima chimed, "That's so manly!"

Bakugo then crossed his arms, a strangely analytical look on his face as he watched Izuku.

. . .

Izuku let out a sigh as he began gathering small amounts of OFA, circulating the energy as the black whip formed around his arms began to transform into chains, electricity emanating from his body even more.

'It this the power he was so afraid of?' Aizawa pondered, 'While it's nothing the sneeze at, I had expected more.. unless he's still-'

Izuku continued, more chains forming around his body, coating his legs as red marks began to appear on his body. He then got into a throwing stance, morphing the ground with his simple movements. He then got into a pitcher's stance and thew the ball, stopping OFA just after the climax, launching the ball into the air as the ground rippled and cracked beneath him but... that was it. Nothing else came of the after math aside from the destroyed ground, meaning Izuku had calculated correctly.

He knew a reckless high powered throw would cause problems, but what if it wasn't a simple throw, but one made to cut through the air and cause minimal problems. That's what he was going for.

Aizawa then looked down at the counter, a creepy smile appearing on his face as he saw the infinity symbol, 'Just what the hell is this kid!?' he thought.

. . .

"Okay, I'll quickly show you all the results of your test," Aizawa said, "The total is simply the marks you got from each test. It's a waste of time to explain, so I'll just show everyone." he said before he pressed a button on his phone and displayed a holographic score board.

=
Izuku
Bakugo
Todoroki
Iida
.
.
.

Mineta
=

"NOOOO!" Mineta yelled, "I WASN'T EVE ABLE TO GET A GIRL FRIEND, OR EVEN SEE ANYMORE HOT BABES!!!" he cried.

"Oh shut it will you." Aizawa, groaned, tuning off the hologram, "I was lying about the expulsion. It was a rational deception to draw out the upper limits of your quirks." he explained, giving a weird smile.

Izuku then flinched, as the class, aside from Momo, Bakugo, and Todoroki, erupted with shock, 'I forgot he said that.' he thought, ' But if I remember correctly, the only reason he didn't kick me out last time was because I had potential. If it wasn't that then what was the reason?" he pondered.

"There are handouts with the curriculum and such in the classroom, so when you get back, look them over." Aizawa said as he walked off.

. . .

"Aizawa, you liar." All-Might said, heroically as he could.

"All-Might, so you were watching the test," Aizawa said, "Too much time on your hands huh? Such a luxury."

"You said it was a rational deception, but April fools was last week." All-Might accused, " You once punished an entire class of first years with expulsion last year. You easily cut those you judge as having no potential without hesitation. So, I ask why you let that purple haired kid get off Scott-free."

"Because," Aizawa said, "Nezu would have my ass if I expelled another entire class, or even part of one." he groaned, "Well, that and he seemed like he could do better down the line if he worked hard enough, but I could careless right now, I'm tired as hell." he said as he walked past All-Might.

. . .

Izuku looked up at the ceiling as he tried to stay awake, 'I should get in contact with class 1-B.' he thought as his body swayed some, 'They were like family too, but pinning us against each other only caused problem down the road when we tried to work together. We could all become stronger if we became friends instead.'

Suddenly, Izuku bumped into someone, knocking them over, "Oh! S-Sorry," he said, looking down, "Are you okay?" he asked as he offered them a hand.

"I'm alright," she said. It was Kendo surprisingly, "Thank you." she said as she took his hand.

'That's convenient,' Izuku thought as he pulled Kendo up, "Nice to meet you, I'm Izuku Midoriya from class 1-A." he said, shaking her hand.

"Oh, my name is Itsuka Kendo, and I'm from class 1-B." she introduced, "It's nice too meet you as well Midoriya." she smiled.

. . .

Izuku carefully packed away his All-Might collection. Carefully taking the posters off the walls, packing away his mint condition figures, and even bringing a few yet to be opened sheets. Soon, everything was packed away, aside from a few special posters and a few figures that were posed over his head rest.

"Alright," Izuku said with a stretch, "Time for school," he said, walking over to his backpack before he hoisted it over his shoulder and headed for his door, 'I need to get more things going,' he thought, 'I need to go out again. Just sitting here in the middle of the night isn't doing anything aside from wasting time.' he then let out a yawn, "I need a coffee." he muttered.

. . .

Izuku dozed off through out most of the periods and had hung out with Iida, Ochaco, and Bakugo during lunch. Getting what little shut eye he could, where he could.

Then, when it was finally time for he hero course, Izuku was still tired but was able to function more or less like a regular student.

"I AM.." All-Might yelled out side the class room, "COMING THROUGH THE DOOR LIKE A NORMAL PERSON!" he yelled, barging into the class room.

The class then let out a gasp at the sight of the symbol of peace.

"It's All-Might!" Kaminari said, baffled.

"Woah! He's really a teacher!" Kirishima said, excited.

"That costume's from the silver age right?" Tsuyu thought aloud.

"Its style is so different! It's giving me goose bumps." Ojiro said.

"Hello class! I teach basic hero training!" All-Might said, "It's a subject where you train in various ways to learn the basics of being a hero. You'll all be taking the most units of this subject." he said before posing, "Now, Let's get right into it! Well being doing- Combat Training!" he yelled, showing off a card with the words: Battle on it.

"And to go with that, are these!" he said, pointing to the walls as the panels slid out, showing numbered cases, "Costumes made based on your quirk registrations and request you sent in before school began."

The class, minus the stoics (You know who they are, not writing them again) gasped in shock.

"After you get changed, gather in Training Ground Beta." All-Might ordered.

. . .

"They say the cloths make the man, young men and ladies." All-Might said as class 1-A walked out of the tunnel entrance, "Be fully aware, that from now on you are heroes!" he declared.

Everyone, aside from Izuku, stood in front of All-Might wearing their hero costumes.

Izuku then let out a yawn as he exited the tunnel. He was wearing a hoodie that was similar to the old jumper that his mother submitted. It had metal padding and a hood that was similar to All-Might's cowlicks.

His hero costume was actually a bit similar to his vigilante one, since he didn't have time to make a new one so he still had the swords and side holsters for his knives. His pants were black, with padding as well but they cut off at his knees.

Finally, he wore iron soles and had a metal rebreather. (Basically, he looks like stain and All-Might had a child who like green and red.)

"Izuku!" Ochaco said as she walked over to Izuku, "You look so cool! I wouldn't have guessed you could use swords and stuff!" she said, eyeing Izuku's equipment.

Izuku then turned to Ochaco, his face lighting red as he saw her costume.

"I should've been more specific with mine, it ended up being a skin tight suit." she sighed, looking down at her costume.

"Y-you look amazing," Izuku said as he looked away, "It's.. it's really cute." he said, causing Ochaco to blush.

"R-Really?" Ochaco asked, "Th-Thank you, Izuku." she said, giving him a smile.

"The hero course is the-" Mineta began before Izuku hit him into the ground, still holding his blush.

. . .

"Now it's time for combat training," All-Might said, "Usually, we would be doing some training against bots, but today we're moving two steps ahead!" He said, putting up two fingers, "Most of the time, fighting villains take place outside, but if you look at the numbers atrocious villains appear indoors at a higher rate." he explained.

"Imprisonment, house arrest, backroom deals -- in this society filled with heroes, truly intelligent villains hide in the shadows. Today you all will be split into teams, villains and heroes, and fight 2 - on - 2 battles."

"With no basic training?" Tsuyu deadpanned.

"These battles are too understand the basics," All-Might said, "However, you wont be fighting robots, you'll be pinned against one another!"

"How will wins and losses be determined?" Momo asked.

"How hard can I beat their asses?" Bakugo asked.

"Will we be punished with expulsion like last time?" Ochaco asked.

"Isn't this cape crazy?" Aoyama asked.

"I wasn't finished yet." All-Might sighed before he pulled out a script and began explaining the training, though Izuku didn't really pay attention because he was looking at Iida.

'I guess he took those words to heart.' Izuku thought, 'He can learn fast, but only if he's put into the right position.'

"Heroes and villains will be determined by drawing lots." All-Might said, knocking Izuku out of his head.

"They're being decided haphazardly!?" Iida said, shocked.

"Heroes don't get to choose their partners," Izuku sighed, "At times, heroes have to form makeshift teams with other heroes in unpredictable situations. Not everything we do has the luxury of an ideal choice."

"Hmm, I see.. the discernment to look ahead." Iida muttered, "Excuse me for my rudeness!" he said with a bow.

"It's quite alright," All-might said, "Now! Let's do this!"

(Teams are the same and vs. as well)

"I'm going to have fun kicking your ass nerd." Bakugo smiled.

"That's if you can," Izuku taunted.

. . .

"5 minutes have past, let's start the person on person combat training with A and D teams!" All-Might said over the intercoms.

"Okay, let's get on with the plan," Izuku said, pounding his fist together.

"Alright!" Ochaco said as they both went into the building.

- 1 Minute Later -

"Are you sure this is going to work?" Ochaco asked as they ran through the building.

"Yep," Izuku said, "If I know Kacchan, he's going to come straight after me. Though, if were fast enough we can find the bomb before then."

- 5 Minutes Later -

"Here it is!" Izuku said as he busted through the door and saw the bomb before a look of surprise came to his face, "Kacchan!?"

"Hey there dumbass!" Bakugo yelled as Iida stood before the bomb, "Took you long enough, I was getting tired of waiting!"

"Hello hero!" Iida said, acting like a villain, "You are far too late! The bomb is going off in a matter of moments! And all we have to do is simply keep your hands off it!"

Izuku then chuckled a bit, deciding to play along.

"No villain!" Izuku retorted, "Your villainous plots and heinous schemes shall scorn this city no longer!" he said dramatically, "We shall defeat you and place you in the cells of Tartarus!" he declared.

"Th-The fuck are you doing nerd!" Bakugo yelled, holding back a chuckle at the stupid interaction between hero and villain.

"Quiet V-Villain!" Izuku said, choking back a laugh of his own, "I will defeat you in a glamours battle between villain an hero, and arise victorious!" he said, doing a dramatic pose that made both Bakugo and Ochaco erupt in laughter, and Iida nearly break character.

"No, you shall not hero!" Iida said, posing himself, "You shall fall pathetically in this battle!" he said, holding back a laugh of his own.

Izuku then took a breath, calming himself, "Okay, okay, let's get this over with before we lose." Izuku sighed.

"Finally," Bakugo sighed, "I was wondering when-" he started before Izuku charged at the both of them.

"Change of plans!" Izuku yelled as he clashed with Bakugo, holding his hands in place as they preformed a battle struggle, "I'll hold the two of these villains off, you get to the bomb!"

"Are you sure you can take us both on Hero!?" Iida said as he charged at Izuku with impressive speed.

"I'm more than sure!" he said as he threw back Bakugo and flipped out of Iida's attack, "Because, I am a pro hero!" he yelled as he grabbed Iida by the back of his chest plate and threw him into a pillar, "Now come at my you explosive bastard!" he taunted.

"I'm gonna beat your ass you mother fucker!" Bakugo yelled as he flew at Izuku, using his explosions to propel himself.

Izuku quickly jumped back before using a pillar to jump off of Bakugo, but as Izuku went over the false villain, the blonde turned over and let off and explosion that launched Izuku into the ceiling.

"You're dead!" Bakugo yelled as he bounced off a pillar and charged at Izuku again.

Izuku quickly rebounded off the ceiling, avoiding Bakugo.

"Uraraka you need to get to the bomb!" Izuku urged as he landed on the ground.

"I'm trying!" Ochaco said through a pant, "Iida keeps moving it!" she said as she lunged at the bomb, Iida moving it yet again before she could grab it.

"Face it heroes!" Iida said, "You won't get the chance to stop our dastardly plan!"

Izuku then let out a sigh as he began to think of a plan, still struggling to dodge Bakugo with his limited quirk usage, 'Come on, come on, think of something!' Izuku thought, 'Iida's too fast for Ochaco to catch up and I can't keep Bakugo to himself. How did we do it last time?' he thought before an idea came to his head, "Ochaco get to a pillar now!" he yelled.

"Got it!" Ochaco said as she stood beside one.

"Grab it and hold tight!" Izuku commanded before he pushed himself away from Bakugo.

"Get back here nerd!" Bakugo yelled, chasing after Izuku.

Izuku then powered up OFA to a meager percentage and kicked out the bottom half of the pillar, "Make it lighter and hold it!" he commanded before he jumped to the top and kicked the remaining part of the pillar that stuck it to the ceiling. he then dodged and dove to the side, avoiding another attack from Bakugo.

"Stop running coward!" he yelled as he chased Izuku.

"What? Can't take the extra challenge villain?" he taunted.

= Observation Room =

"This is so manly!" Kirishima yelled, "Both sides are fighting head on! This is so cool!"

"I know right!" Kaminari said, "It's like watching a live action fighting game!"

As everyone, aside from Shoto and Momo, chatted about the fight, All-Might looked at the screen with a curious, yet heroic, gaze, "I wonder what young Midoriya is planning." he muttered as he watched the screen.

= Battle Building =

"Your dead nerd!" Bakugo yelled as he let off yet another blast at Izuku which he dodged.

"Get ready Ochaco!" Izuku yelled as he got into a running stance.

"Ready!" she yelled as she got into a batter's stance.

"The fuck are you planning Nerd!" Bakugo yelled as he charged at Izuku again.

"Winning!" he declared as he took of to the center of the room and dove into the ground, landing on the floor below before he activated OFA again and sent an attack upward, breaking the ground, and sending debris flying into the air, "Swing!" Izuku commanded.

"Improvised special move, Comet Homerun!" Ochaco yelled as she swung the pillar and sent a barrage of rocks that crashed into Iida and Bakugo before Izuku jumped up and grabbed the bomb.

"Got it!" Izuku yelled as he crashed into the fake explosive.

"Fuck!" Bakugo yelled, hitting the ground before he let out a defeated sigh, "Fucking Deku." he muttered.

Izuku then walked over to Bakugo, a smug smile on his face.

"What do you want nerd?" Bakugo grunted with a mean glare before Izuku offered a hand, "..Tch, you bastard." he muttered before he took his hand and allowed Izuku to pull him to his feet. He then draped an arm over the green haired teen.

"Fucking nerd," the blonde groaned, "You're luck round face was here with you, otherwise I would a' kicked your ass."

"Yeah, yeah." Izuku said, waving off Bakugo.

- After the battles

"Good work everyone!" All-Might complimented, "We didn't have and major injuries either, and that just makes this even better!" he said, giving a thumbs up, "You all took this class seriously, and did an amazing job with your first training exercise."

"Well, having such a normal class after training with Aizawa is... rather anticlimactic." Tsuyu said, everyone else nodding in agreement.

"We're free to have a normal class every now and then," All-Might said, heroically, "Now, I must get to the teacher's lounge, there is some paperwork I need to do. So change and return to the classroom!" he said before bolting off.

'He must be running out of time,' Izuku thought, '.. Maybe I should go to the bar tonight.'

= Some Unknown Lair =

"Hmm, this man definitely seems like quite the character." A.F.O said as he looked at a folder with the mysterious man's description.

Kurogiri stood in front of the villain, watching the powerful man that was attached to a heart monitor and an odd machine that seemed to be keeping him alive.

"I think that he would be a good friend for Shigaraki." Kurogiri said, giving a bow, "He displays a calming aura that would allow Shigaraki to improve on his own habits and ideals." he commented.

"Hmm.. I guess if you think it's fine then allow this 'Deku' person to keep in contact with Tomura." A.F.O said, "Though be sure to keep me up dated on their activates, in anyway possible. And try to get more information on this.. 'Deku' character as well." he commanded before Kurogiri bowed ad walked through a portal he had created.

"Hmm.. Deku," A.F.O muttered to himself, "Such a peculiar name, one that means useless though he wears the unfortunate name with pride.. I wonder where he came from." he pondered to himself.

= Villain Bar =

Kurogiri appeared behind the bar, standing still for a moment before he collapsed to the ground.

"*Pant* *Pant* That was.. unfavorable.." he said before he moved himself against the cabinet of the bar, "Who would guess going against the set Nomu protocol would be this.. taxing." he said to himself before dispelling some of the fog around his hand to reveal a device.

It looked like a quirk dampening cuff, but it had been alter to the extremes it could've been, "Just what is this thing." the Nomu muttered to himself before letting out a sigh, "I would have to thank Mr. Deku for this devise, other wise I would've been swimming in missing memories from back then." he muttered as he touched the devise, "Though I don't know your names just yet, I hope that your all doing okay."

{=}

Izuku walked in the bar, wearing his usual disguise, but this time he seemed to have a small pep in his step.

"Hey, Kurogiri, is Shigaraki here yet?" Izuku asked.

"You just missed him," Kurogiri said as he cleaned a glass, "We wont be back for quite a while, do you wish for a drink while you wait?" he asked.

"No, I wont be staying for long." Izuku said as he reached into his pocket, "By the way, do you know the name Oboro Shirakumo?" he asked.

"No, i cannot say that I do Mr. Dek-" before Kurogiri could finished, Izuku charged at him and attached something to his neck before the fog that made his body dimmed, revealing another appendage that resembled a hand before Izuku placed another device on that.

"I'll be back later." Izuku said as he hopped off Kurogiri and left the bar, leaving Kurogiri on the ground as he squirmed and choked.

{=}

"Though his methods could have been a bit more.. formal." Kurogiri muttered as he rubbed his sore throat, "Though I can't be mad because now I know my true name. Oboro Shirakumo." he muttered.

. . .

Izuku let out a yawn as he went to class 1-B. Like he had discussed with Kendo, they would ask the class if they wanted to train with class 1-A after school.

Izuku then let out a sigh as he looked at the class 1-B door. It was surprisingly the first time he had been to the classroom. He then took a deep breath as he prepared for Monoma.

= Chapter End =

Chapter 8: Chapter 8: A Terrifying Change

Izuku walked into the villain bar, letting out a yawn as he opened the door. He then saw Kurogiri cleaning a glass at his usual place behind the bar.

"How are you Kurogiri?" Izuku asked.

"You know very well what my name is." Oboro sighed, a calmness in his tone as he looked at Izuku, "You told me before you put these... devices on me. Though you could've done so in a less aggressive manner, I still thank you for giving me such a luxury."

"It's good to see they're working, the alternative would've been.. not as appealing." Izuku sighed as he took his place at the bar, "How's Shigaraki doing?"

"He's doing well." Oboro said as he began putting together a drink for Izuku, ".. Well, he has been drinking a lot." he muttered as he poured fruit juice into a shaker.

"That and he tends to be filled with curiosity these days. His eyes tend to wonder into nothingness and he's always on the cusp of asking be he doesn't for whatever reason. Though these days he seems less... childish." he said as he placed a drink in front of Izuku.

"That's good," Izuku said as he took the drink in hand, "I figured you wanted to help Shigaraki as well, considering that caring nature I've heard so much about." he said before taking a sip of his refresher.

"..Who.. who told you that, if you don't mind my asking." Oboro said, his gaseous eyes mimicking an almost desperate look.

".. Shota Aizawa." Izuku said, as clearly as he could.

"Sh... Sho.. Shota." the bartender muttered, the words passing his lips like a phase he said consistently, "Yes.. that name does ring a bell or two."

"Well, pardon me for interrupting your train of thought but I think you'll want to listen to what I have to say first." Izuku smiled, " I know Shigaraki quite well, and if my interpretation of him means anything then I know that he's going to be attacking U.A. very soon, specifically the the USJ via some information he acquired through an informant." he explained, "He needs your help to do so, and I want you to help him as best as you can."

"Wh-What!?" Oboro yelled, shocked, "I-I can't do that, I couldn't! What- what if a student-"

"They won't die." Izuku said, cutting off the nomu, "I'll make sure of it. I can take care of everything, even that nomu he plans on sending to take care of All-Might is nothing to me." he sighed, "and it's alright to place some trust in those kids you know, they're a lot stronger than they seem. That and they are being taught by an amazing teacher, the very same Aizawa."

"Shota became a teacher?" Oboro asked, almost shocked at the idea.

"Yep he's also an amazing pro hero," Izuku added, "But he mainly works behind the scenes and at night so his recognition at the moment is minimal."

".. I doubt he's getting any sleep." Oboro muttered, causing Izuku to let out a chuckle.

"You really are extremely caring." Izuku sighed before he placed a piece of paper on the table, "This is my phone number," he said, "Give it to Shigaraki when he comes back, and while were at you might as well have it yourself."

The teen then began to exit the bar while giving a small wave to the nomu, "Have a good one Oboro." he finished before the door closed behind him.

. . .

Izuku looked at the crowd of reporters that hounded the students with questions about All-Might, ".. I'm too tired for this," he muttered as he walked off to the side, avoiding the gaze of the reporters before he leaped over the wall, landing with a quiet thud.

"Aizawa will take care of them later.. but the stampede of students.." he muttered before he let out another yawn, "I'll deal with that later. For now I should talk with Kendo and see if she was able to convince class 1-B to train with us."

. . .

Izuku let out a yawn as he neared class 1-B, seeing Kendo as she stood with her back to the door and an almost worried expression on her face before she saw Izuku walking up.

"Oh Midoriya!" she said before she rushed over, " I was worried that you were going to be late." she sighed, relieved.

"I wouldn't," he yawned, "We don't get much time to converse between classes, and I know the window of time after training is still very limited so I did my best." he sighed, " How did they take the proposition?"

"They were.. dismissive at first." she said, "Some of them feel like just because your in 1-A that you think your better than us and want to use us as punching bags," she groaned as Izuku imagined Monoma saying the same thing, "But others think that it's a good opportunity to expand upon there quirks.. and well."

"I'm guessing Vlad King influenced the others," Izuku sighed as Kendo gave a nod, "I know that cultivating a competitive environment is good for growth, but sometimes its good to make friends before doing something so.. isolating." he muttered.

"I get what you mean," Kendo sighed, " I thought it was a good idea for a little while too, but after thinking on it for a little while I realized it maybe better to cultivate a friendship for a rivalry instead of being outright enemies before even meeting each other."

"That sums it up perfectly." Izuku said before he flashed a smile, "Thanks again for doing this, I know how it is trying to convince people you don't know very well, but part of the reason why we are doing is to become closer."

Kendo felt a warm feeling in her cheeks as those words escaped Izuku lips. They were calming and even gave her a small sense of comfort in her decision. (👀)

"I should be thanking you, I wouldn't have had the courage too if you didn't convince me." She said, a bashful blush on her face, "Let's try to convince the rest of them, if your there I'm sure it'll work."

"Really?" Izuku asked, "I wouldn't want to intrude-"

"Nonsense! Come on." Kendo said as she pushed Izuku into class 1Bs class room.

< A Much better Cliff Hanger (Hehe) > . . .

"Good work with yesterdays combat training," Aizawa said, "I saw the videos and did a quick read of the results. Bakugo, your talented and skilled in your own style of fighting, stop letting Midoriya get into your head just because of your little rivalry."

"Tch, fine." Bakugo grumbled.

"Midoriya, your plan to take out the villain team was impressive, though I would've like to see a less destructive way of going about it. In addition to that, seeing your use your tools would've also been interesting I believe." Aizawa said as he looked over the training results.

"I didn't see a need to use them." Izuku said simply, causing Bakugo to let out a scoff.

"Don't get cocky," Aizawa yawned, "Now, lets get down to some homeroom business. Apologies for the short notice, but today I'll have you-" the class, aside from Izuku, began to expect the worst. Wondering what sort of unknown and grueling training their teacher would make them do, " decide on a classroom representative."

The class then entered a state of confusion, they were shocked that they were actually going to be doing something normal as chatter began to erupt in the class.

"I don't care how you do it, just have one figured out by the end of the day." Aizawa said as he laid behind his desk and fell asleep.

Izuku then followed his lead putting his head down on the desk. "I don't want to be the class rep." he yawned, "And I cast my vote for Iida." he muttered as he fell asleep.

. . .

'That was a bust,' Izuku thought as he opened his eyes. He wasn't able to sleep, not a wink. Either he wasn't tired enough or his body was too afraid of what he was going to see. He then let out a sigh before looking up to the board, seeing the votes.

It seemed the class had taken his opinion a bit better than he thought, the votes were less splayed than before and had even mounted higher.

Iida was the representative, surprisingly, with around 9 votes and Momo had come in second with 7. 'That's a pleasant surprise.' Izuku thought just before the bell for lunch rang.

. . .

"Woah, there's a lot of people here today too." Ochaco awed as she looked at the sea of people getting their fill in the cafeteria.

"That's because everyone from the hero course, support course, and the management course dine here." Iida informed.

As the two of his friends continued to chat, Izuku simply ate the school's katsu-don. Taking a few bites out of the fried pork and a few chunks of rice, "Not as good as my mother's." he muttered taking another bite.

"By the way Midoriya, I'm surprised you didn't want to become the class representative." Iida said, "You're as skilled as you are strong, you're extremely courageous and you even have a plethora of useful information and problem solving that I couldn't even fathom. That and everyone seems to like you quite a lot, if you were voted I'm sure that it would've been a unanimous decision."

"I just didn't think it was for me." Izuku said, "That and I believe both you and Momo would be a great fit for the positions. Momo is very calculating, analytical, and is a very fast thinker though she tends to panic when pressure is applied; however you are strict and tend to stick to the rules, a good basis but you have to understand that there are times when th rules can be broken or bent." he explained, "The both of you will grow in these positions, and I'm sure with what you'll learn will make you into amazing pro heroes."

Izuku then took another bite of his food before noticing both Ochaco and Iida looking at him with shock, ".. What?" he asked.

"W-Wow Izuku." Ochaco said, "I didn't think you paid so much attention to everything, considering how much you sleep in class."

"H-Huh?" Izuku stammered as a blush of embarrassment erupted on his face.

"I admit I am quite surprised as well." Iida said, "Though I wouldn't expect any thing less from the student who scored the highest on the exams." he said as he pushed up his glasses, " I will monopolize this chance to form myself into a better hero and take these teachings to heart."

Suddenly a loud alarm began to ring, causing all of the students in the cafeteria to panic as Izuku let out a sigh while the recorded message began to play over the loud speakers.

"Iida, Ochaco," Izuku's voice was stern and authoritative, cutting through both the sound of students screaming and the fear that was welling up in the two he addressed, "Be calm, it's just the press from earlier trying to come in the building. Ochaco-" he said turning to her, "Use your quirk on Iida once you get into the halls, and Iida-" he said before turning to him, "Yell as loud as you can to explain the situation." he said before he walked off in the opposite direction of the crowd.

"W-Where are you going Midoriya?!" Iida asked.

"To get some rest!" Izuku yelled back.

- A Few Weeks Later

"For today's basic hero training we will be conducting class with three pro heroes." Aizawa explained, "Me, All-Might, and one other person."

"Excuse me sensei! What are we doing today?" Sero asked.

Aizawa then flipped around a card that said rescue on it, "Disasters, ship wrecks, and everything in between. Today, we'll be doing rescue training."

The class then let out a gasp.

"Rescuing.. that sounds like a lot of work." Kaminari said.

"Right." Mina said, agreeing with Kaminari.

"Idiot, this is the duty of a hero!" Kirishima said with a toothy smile, "My arms are ready to rumble!"

Aizawa then let out a groan, "I'm not done yet," he said, stopping the class chatter, "You can decide whether or not you want to wear your costumes." he said pressing a button on a remote that opened the wall panels, "Because they are probably costumes that limit your ability too. Training will be off campus, so we're taking a bus. That's all, now start getting ready." he commanded as the class got up.

Izuku then let out a yawn before he pulled out a smaller back pack from his book bag.

"What's that for?" Sero asked.

"Oh, it's just something that I wanted to add to my costume." Izuku answered, " It's just an armored backpack to carry some extra tools and it doubles as a shield." he explained.

"Oh, that's cool." Sero said.

. . .

"Form two lines by your student numb-" Iida began before Izuku put a hand on his shoulder.

"Iida," he said, "It would take more time to sort ourselves into lines instead of just getting on the bus. There's not need to order ourselves, but getting into lines would make this go smoother," Izuku said as he went to take a seat, "Oh, and it's not a regular school bus, it's commercial."

"Y-Yes." Iida said, fixing his glasses, "Everyone, please line up and board the bus."

. . .

Izuku sat on the bus leaning back as he made a lazy attempt at getting some rest.

"Midoriya!" Tsuyu yelled, causing Izuku to jolt awake.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm up." he said, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes, "What is it Tsu?"

"We were talking about quirks when yours came up, *Ribbit*" she explained, "By the way, just what is your quirk?"

"Oh, it's a sort of amplifier quirk." he explained, "Via the black liquid my body makes I can form appendages that can help with combat, and by using them to generate a bit of electricity and splaying them across my body, I can strengthen my body to do more and deal with more." he said before looking at Bakugo, "Like easily dealing with explosions."

"Shut up nerd!" Bakugo yelled, "Last time I checked those explosions still hurt you pretty bad."

"And last time I checked I left you face down in the dirt bleeding from the nose." Izuku retorted, "Or do you need a reminder?"

"Oh, you mother fuck-" Bakugo began as his hands popped with small explosions.

"Woah, woah!" Kirishima said, grabbing Bakugo, " I get a manly rivalry between friends but don't you think blowing up the bus is a bit much Baku-bro?" he asked.

"Don't worry Kirishima." Izuku said, "I'm sure the bus can take a few small smoke bombs." he joked as Bakugo got even angrier.

"Were here, stop messing around!" Aizawa yelled as the bus slowed to a stop.

"Okay~" the class responded.

Once the class stepped off the bus they were met with 13, the rescue hero as she stood at the front of the building, "Hello everyone! I've been waiting for you!" she said.

The class then let out a gasp at the sight of the hero Ochaco specifically fan girl-ing to herself, "I love 13 so~ much!" she quietly squealed.

"Let's get into training without delay!" 13 said.

"We're looking forward to working with you!" the class said in unison.

. . .

As the doors opened, the class looked around the U.S.J with awe as they saw the various disaster scenarios that made up the inside of the building. From an avalanche to shipwrecks, and destroyed cities to wild fires, everything a hero in training would need to learn about rescuing others in strenuous environments.

"A shipwreck, a landslide, a fire, a windstorm, etcetera," 13 explained as she presented the scenarios, "It's a training ground that I made with different types of accident and disasters. It's called the Unforeseen Simulation join, or the U.S.J for short."

"Thirteen, where is All-Might?" Aizawa asked, "He was suppose to meet us here."

"Uh.. about that." Thirteen said before walking up to Aizawa, "It looks like he did too much hero work on his way to work and ran out of time, so he's resting in the lounge at the school."

"And that's the height of irrationality," Aizawa muttered, "It can't be helped, can it? Let's just get started."

Thirteen then began to explain a few things, but Izuku knew what they were for the most part and began to focus on thinking about what was about to happen.

The U.S.J incident was a mess before. No one knew it was happening for the first few minutes before Iida informed the school, the villains had no idea what the students' quirks were, and Shigaraki was still conducting everything like a child. But now, with his influence, a lot of things were going to be different, so he had no idea how the incident will go.

Suddenly, the lights lining the top of the U.S.J cut out and the water fountain sputtered a few times before a portal opened up.

'Okay, let's see how it goes this time around.' Izuku thought as he looked to the portal.

At that moment dozens of portals opened before even more villains began to funnel out, Shigaraki then coming out of the portal that sat at the fountain. As Shigaraki made his entrance, so did a large nomu that caused a bit of commotion among the students. Though what Izuku didn't account for was the additional nomu that also came along. A smaller one with blades on its arms, and another skinner lanky one.

'I just had to be right,' Izuku thought as he rubbed his temples.

"So, these are the ones that tripped the trespass warning," he muttered as he looked down at the small army of villains slowly approaching.

= By the Fountain =

"Where is All-Might," Shigaraki wondered aloud before he let out a sigh, "After all the trouble I went through to bring this crowd and get these nomu here... I wonder if he'll come if we make enough of a ruckus."

As Shigaraki muttered to himself Oboro looked up at Aizawa with a gaze of familiarity, 'I hope that you're right Deku.' he thought to himself, "because if anyone dies, I will never forgive you.'

= By the Entrance =

Izuku let out a sigh, 'The number of villains has increased as well,' he thought, 'It's like he recruited an army' he thought before.

"13 start evacuating the students, and try contacting the school." Aizawa commanded as he pulled his goggles over his eyes, "These villains even had something to counteract the sensors, so it's possible they have someone with a radio-wave quirk interfering. Kaminari, you try contacting the school with your quirk too."

"Y-yes," Kaminari said.

"What about you Sensei?" Izuku asked, "You couldn't possibly be thinking about fighting those guys by yourself. Even if your skilled in a frontal battle, your likely to tire out quickly."

"I'll think of something, now get going. 13, I'm counting on you." Aizawa said before he jumped down the ramp into the sea of villains.

Izuku then let out a sigh before he walked over to Bakugo, the teen looking at the crowd of villains with a growing annoyance, "Bakugo," Izuku said, grabbing the blonde's attention.

"What is it?" Bakugo asked as he continued to look at the villains on the ground.

"Are you going to sit here and allow these villains to wreak havoc, or are you going to go down there with me and Aizawa to handle business?" Izuku asked, causing the others to look at Izuku with Shock.

"Hold on!" 13 said, "You can't go down there! It's far too dangerous for students and untrained heroes!"

"E-Exactly!" Iida added, "While I find it admirable that you're willing to put yourself in harms way, we can't just jump-"

"They have a person with a portal quirk." Izuku interrupted, "And considering how they knew we were going to be here, I'm guessing they knew that All-Might was going to be here and have prepared for it."

"Sadly, All-Might isn't here, meaning that whatever they had planned for him is going to be directed at us and if they have any smarts then they are going to separate us into the different scenarios and take us out there using the villain with the portal quirk." Izuku then took off his backpack and opened it before he pulled out a small cartridge that dispensed what looked like a piece of paper with wires going through it.

"This is a tracker, it'll let me know where you and and even lets me know if you need help if you press it. I advise you all to take one, if you want to be safe. I wont make you, but you're safety can't be guaranteed if you don't."

The class continued to look at Izuku with shock. It was hard to believe what he was saying, and even harder to believe. They knew they were in danger, but if what he was saying was true then.. Iida then took on of the papers.

"I've trusted your judgment up to this point." Iida said, "I wont take it for granted now."

Ochaco then followed after, "Yeah, you've helped me out before. The least I could do is trust you."

Slowly the class began taking the trackers one after the other, putting it on their hero suits as they swallowed, pushing down their fear for a moment before the last one took a tracker.

At that moment, what Izuku had expected happened.

"Hello" Oboro said as he appeared behind the students, forming a large cloud with his body, "We are the league of villains."

. . .

Izuku let out a sigh as he felt the wave of black smoke wash past him like flowing water. It was an odd feeling, but this is what he had expected since this was a part of the plan he told Oboro to follow.

It was a simple text: -Leave the blonde angry teen, and the green haired kid alone and at the entrance.-

A moment then passed before the gas dissipated along with the villain and other students.

"Wh-what the hell!" Bakugo yelled before he let off and explosion as he tried to get the smoke away to no avail before it simply left.

"Exactly as I said," Izuku sighed, grabbing Bakugo's attention, "Let's go Bakugo, it seems like Aizawa is going to be needing our help a bit sooner than I thought." he said as he looked down the ramp, "I'm going down and do something, you're welcome to come with!" he said before he jumped down the ramp, powering himself up before doing so.

Bakugo then clicked his tongue before he ran after Izuku, "Don't you dare count me out of this Deku!"

. . .

From what Izuku could tell, everything was proceeding as normal even without the help of him and Bakugo, though he had expected to be receiving a call for help from Mineta and Tsu soon since they weren't able to escape the shipwreck scenario without his help.

Izuku then dove down, slamming into a group of villains before he attacked those that were too stunned to make a move.

"What the hell is this!?" Shigaraki questioned as he looked at the three that quickly began to take out the numerous villains at their disposal, "It's like they had two secret bosses hidden in the level this is stupid, so stupid, so-" he reached for his neck, about to tear into it again before he took a breath.

Oboro then appeared beside him.

"Oh, Kurogiri." he said, "Were you able to kill 13?"

"I put 13 out of commission." He said, "Though there were students that I were unable to disperse, and one of them were able to escape."

Shigaraki then let out another sigh ruffing his hair before he muttered, "Of fucking course." he groaned, "We can't win against dozens of pro heroes... it game over.." he groaned, ".. oh well, if this is the end of this round, then lets damage his pride a little bit." he smiled before he looked over to the nomu at his side, "I wonder which of you would be best to send out.."

. . .

Suddenly, Izuku felt a vibration from the trackers in his suit before looking to the direction of the ping. Figuring it would be in the direction of the yacht but it wasn't. It was around the mountain area, specifically where he remembered Momo, Denki, and Kaminari were during the incident. Then there was another, and another, and another.. before the one he had assumed would go off went off.

"..Where are all the nomu?" he muttered to himself, seeing Shigaraki as he stood alone at the fountain along side Oboro who's gaseous face mimicked one of concern.

= Chapter End =

Chapter 9: Bloodied Heroes

Todoroki let out a groan as he frosted over a wound on his side. He had only just pressed the tracker that Izuku had given him. Before him was a nomu with bladed arms and a dopey yet horrifying look on hits face. Form a moment it struggled with the ice Todoroki had trapped him in, tugging at its arm before it slashed away at it and broke free, a smile forming on its face.

"I can't believe something like this even exist," he groaned, "It looks like some weird experimental creature.. just what the hell am I getting into.."

. . .

Momo and Jiro looked at the lanky nomu with a look of fear. They had only just been able to get away from it after it had attacked Kaminari.

Jiro muttered to herself, fear over taking her as she held the wound that the nomu had inflicted on Kaminari. She was scared, trembling, and could barely even apply enough pressure as Momo prepared a tourniquet with her quirk.

Momo then pressed the tracker again, her hear pounding as she tried to think of something that could help with their situation aside from calling Izuku to come help them.

'Come on, come on, come on!' she thought to herself as tears began to well up in her eyes, 'Where are you Deku!'

Kaminari on the other hand couldn't help but feel an extremely damaging blow to his pride. He had protected his classmate, but only for a few moments at best before the real bad guy had come, and now all he could do was sit back while the two of them waited for something good to happen.. he couldn't do that, he couldn't take that, he was taught to be better than that.

Kaminari then pulled himself up.

"D-Don't move!" Momo's voice trembled, " You could bleed out if-"

"I'm going to be just fine." He said, his voice as clear as day as he got up to his feet, a wide smile on his face, "We can't just sit around waiting for a hero to come when I'm right here! Let's put this villain down."

"K-Kaminari w-we can't-" Jiro began before she heard the sound of something coming through the under brush of the trees.

It was the lanky nomu, a smile on his face as the blood from Kaminari's arm dripped from its stained teeth.

"I don't thin we have the time to debate." he said as sparks begin to fly off his body, "Let me save you, just this once." his finished, his voice wavering only slightly.

. . .

Mina pressed the tracker as she watched Kirishima stand against the oversized nomu that had just taken out the bulk of their group. They had only just made it with the others, but even with their numbers they couldn't do much against the foe they were facing.

"What the hell is this thing!?" she screeched as Kirishima barely held himself up, "What are we suppose to do against something like this!? How do we fight it!?"

Kirishima kept his breathing stable as he looked ahead, his determination rising in his chest unlike it had in middle school. It was time for him.. time to finally show that he could be manly, to lead by the example Mina had showed him before against the giant villain.. he will follow her example.

A smile then went across his face, "So manly," he muttered.

. . .

Mineta and Tsu cowered inside of the yacht as villains began to search the deck. They were powerless against them, and aside from Tsu's movement and Mineta's placement of sticky balls they were pretty much trapped on the ship.

Slowly, they could hear the sounds of villains encroaching on them knocking down the doors with a growing impatience, going down further and further until they heard them at the door to the room they were in burst open. The two of them sat in the closet as the villain looked through the room, looking around for only a few moments before letting out a scoff and leaving.

The two then let out a breath, relief washing over them for a few moments before the door to the closet was opened and they were met with the smile of a villain, "Finally!" he said, "I've been looking for you two stupid kids for so long, and now.." he said as he reached down, "I'm gonna take my time breaking-"

"Fuck off!" Tsu yelled, kicking the villain back and sending him into the furniture.

"W-we did it!" Mineta cheered, " We took out a villain!"

Tsu simply let out a sigh as she composed herself, "We can't stop now *Ribbit*, there's still a lot of villains looking for us."

"Y-Yeah, but at least we got one dow-" Mineta began before the villain got back up, charging at the two.

"You little-!" he yelled before he was slammed into the ground, knocked unconscious.

"Please, make sure the villains you do take out are bound." Izuku panted. He was covered in cuts and bruises as well as lacerations, "Most of the villains have been take out. Tsu, take Mineta to the main grounds by the entrance."

"But what about the villains in the water?" Mineta asked.

".. I'll deal with them." He said, "Let's just head to the water first."

The two then followed behind Izuku, watching as he seemed to be in state of worry and fear. Tsu was going to ask what had happened, maybe question what had him so on edge before they left the room and saw the state of the villains that were on the ship.

The villains were splayed along the railings, a look of fear and anguish on their faces as they lied unconscious. In the waters though, they could still see villains circling the ship, waiting like sharks for the students to either come down or until they built of the courage to go up there themselves like the others.

"Damn it." Izuku sighed, rubbing his temples before he looked to Mineta and Tsu, "Okay, I have an Idea, but you both have to listen to me to the letter okay?" he asked.

. . .

Kaminari let out a chuckle as he faced off against the lanky nomu. He was reaching new height with each attack! The pain from his wounds were some how keeping him more alert and the dopey feeling from using his quirk barely even lasted for a few moments. He's used his quirk maybe.. 5 times? 6, 10, 13? he couldn't count at the moment.

At least he wasn't bleeding though, his quirk had cauterized the wounds.

"Still looking for a fight?" he asked, readying his arms as his quirk began to spark off his body again, watching at the nomu heaved. Both out of anger and the small amount of Damage Kaminari was able to put out, "Fine!" he chuckled again, "Let's turn up the heat!" he yelled as sparks flew off his body, growing blue in color.

. . .

'I can keep going, I can keep going, I can keep going, I can keep going.' Kirishima thought, repeating the mantra in his head as he took hit after hit, feeling his hardened skin easily break away each time the nomu slammed its fist into him.

"Stop it!" Mina yelled, throwing another glob of acid on the nomu, melting its flesh for a few moments before it grew back like a sickening virus.

The nomu then turned to her, a look of annoyance on its face as it swatted at her. As if she were a bug before Kirishima jumped in the way, standing in the way between the nomu and Mina, though this time he wasn't flung away like the rubble around them. He was able to stand his ground, holding out against the strength of the nomu just a little bit better than before.

"I can keep going," he forced out, putting up his arms again before he hardened them stronger than before, "Just keep your eyes on me, I'll hold out till you get tired, and beat you myself."

. . .

Todoroki let out a sigh as he sat on a chunk of ice. He was covered in lacerations from the bladed nomu. It hurt, badly, but he was able to hold of the creature for a little while.

He then heard th sound of the nomu breaking through the ice block once again, waving its arms wildly as it tore through it like ice picks.

"So annoying." he sighed, cleaning the blood from his face, "Why can't you just die, you annoying pest!" he yelled before he shot another wave of ice before being forced to dodge an attack from the nomu as it broke from from the ice and lunged at him.

'Of course it the same thing wouldn't work twice.' he groaned as he used his ice to block another attack.

. . .

"Are you sure this will work?" Mineta asked as he placed the sicky balls onto Izuku's black whip.

"Yes, wait for the signal." he said before he stood on the railing, watching as the villains gathered around before he dove into the waters. Like starved piranhas, they swarmed him, using their quirks to attack him, trying to bite, class, and even gut him thought they were all unable to do anything when he showed the signal.

He stretched out the appendages of black whip, like propellers before he began spinning them.

From the yacht, both Tsu and Mineta could see a vortex begin to form in the water, the first part of the signal, as all the villains were pulled in unable to swim away from Izuku despite their quirks.

'Now!' Tsu thought, grabbing Mineta before they dove into the water and headed for the mainland.

Quickly, the villains were captured by Mineta's quirk, all stuck together in a giant ball before Izuku rushed off to one of the other signal that came from the forest.

. . .

" *Huff, huff* " Kaminari panted as he struggled to keep himself up. All this fighting was good for his quirk but... he couldn't keep it up, "Come on, come on." he muttered, keeping his gaze on the nomu as it continued to move toward him, anger in its eyes, "Just a little.. bit.. more...and.. NOW!" he yelled, before a sound wave came from the underbrush of the trees, blowing out the ear drums of the nomu before it let out a scream.

The ground was then upturned as metal wires arose from the ground, wrapping around the nomu before they were deeply implanted in the ground, holding the creature in place as it let out in human screeches.

"Yes!" Kaminari yelled, pumping up a fist as they two came out of the tree line, "We did it guys! We finally took down the-" he was then cut off as Jiro tackled him into a hug, "J-Jiro?!" he said as a blush came to his face, "I-I uh-"

"You.. fucking idiot." she muttered as tears flowed down her cheeks.

"h-huh?" he muttered.

"Kaminari, that was.. extremely reckless." Momo said, "You.. you could've died at any moment."

"Uh well.. I couldn't just let you guys fight by yourselves." he said, "My quirk is pretty strong, and with just a little bit of work I was even able to-"

"That doesn't matter!" Jiro yelled, tears flowing from her eyes even more, "I-I saw you bleeding out.. I held you in my arms as I stopped you from bleeding... if you died I.. I don't" she began before the sound of creaking metal was heard.

"What was-" Kaminari began before the nomu broke free from its restraints, its maw opened wide as it leered closer to Kaminari, Momo's eyes going wide as she saw the scene unfold before her. Eat teeth of the creature's mouth, its out stretched tongue, and even the blue sparks that came off of Kaminari's back.

Kaminari - Unstable Discharge

The nomu then fell to the ground, coughing out a puff of smoke before it lied on the ground immobile.

"Is.. is it dead?" Momo asked, a look of shock on her face.

"I wouldn't say that," Izuku said, surprising the three, "These things aren't easily killed by something like that." he said as the nomu body slowly began to regenerate, letting out groans of pain as it slowly started moving, "See? This thing will probably be back up in a few moments at most, which is more than enough time for you all to leave."

"When did you get here?" Jiro asked, "We called like a hundred times."

"I was watching for about a minute." Izuku said, "I was going to intervein, but you were already setting a plan into place, and I felt like interfering would only hurt someone in the process." he explained, "Well, that and there were others who needed help too."

"I guess not everyone can handle these guys huh?" Kaminari said, "Luckily I was here or el-" he then stumbled over, nearly falling to his knees before Jiro caught him.

"You're overworked." Izuku said, "If you don't get to some place safe and rest you'll only damage you bodies more. Get to the main land, there are a few villains there but it's safer than this forest."

"Y-yeah.. that's probably for th-the best." Kaminari muttered, "But what about that thing?" he asked.

"I'll hold it off for as long as you need." Izuku waved off, "Just go."

Jiro then gave a nod before she went off with Kaminari on her shoulder. Momo stayed for a moment, gripping her fist before she turned to leave, "We're going to talk about this later, Deku." sha said before going to help Jiro.

Izuku then let out a sigh as the nomu squirmed, "She's too smart for her own good." he muttered before crushing the nomu's head.

. . .

Todoroki let out a sigh as he looked at the nomu encapsulated in ice. It took a lot longer than he thought it would, but the thing was dead, frozen in time as it was captured mid attack.

"Quite the work," Izuku said, letting out a whistle as he saw the nomu.

"You're late ," Todoroki added, "I delt with the nomu already."

"No you didn't." Izuku said, walking beside the dual quirk user, "All you did was freeze yourself over while neglecting the other half of your quirk."

"..What are you talking about." he said, looking at Izuku.

"Your quirk is meant to balance itself out." Izuku said, "Fire and Ice, working in tandem to keep the source if it all at a regular temperature."

".. You don't know anything." Todoroki grunted.

"I know much more than you think." Izuku said, "Like how freezing something over and over again doesn't produce the result you want." at that moment the ice the cracked once again, causing Todoroki to go back into a combative stance, " Just go." Izuku sighed, "I'll handle this myself. Go to the mainland, rest, and think about what Aizawa said about using your quirk to its fullest."

Todoroki then clicked his tongue before walking off, hearing the ice break even more, a sound he now found annoying.

. . .

Kirishima let out a groan as he laid on the ground. His body hurt.. he felt shattered but there was a strange sense of pride in all of it. He had stayed standing for as long as he could, stayed sturdy despite being thrown through buildings, and even protected he person he had admired.. well for as long as he could at least.

Just then, he felt something fall onto his face. Something wet and warm. It ran down his cheeks, much like water, but he knew they weren't in the raining scenario anymore.. or did the thing just hit him that hard with its last attack. He then opened his eyes, seeing where the liquid had been coming from.

Mina was crying over him, sobbing as she looked at his mangled body. A sense of dread then came over Kirishima before he opened his mouth.

"Wh-what's wrong?" he asked, his voice just barely coming out, "A-are you okay?" Her sobbing continued, " Did the thing hurt you? Do you need help?"

"Why.. why are you asking that?" she sobbed, "You're... you're the one.. Why didn't you just run!?"

".. Because." he said, "You didn't run when facing that big villain... I don't want to e a coward anymore.. I want to help people and give my all to save them.. even if.. even if-"

"Don't.. don't say it please." Mina cried.

"I'm sorry Mina.." he said, "I.. I wasn't able too.."

At that moment, the nomu entered the remains of the building, a sickening smile on its face as it looked at Kirishima with an expression akin to an animal that had had its fill of chase and was finally ready to end its hunt.

"It's.. it's going to be okay Ejiro." Mina said, "Everything is going to be just fine.." she forced out the words, her voice trembling as she closed the young teens eyes, his body unmoving as it laid lifeless.

Slowly, the nomu walked up, as if to take its time with the killing blow as Mina looked at the creature with an almost defiant gaze.

"I hope your death is fucking painful." She seethed, a smile on her face as she taunted the creature with a middle finger.

At that moment, the creature lunged at the two, its mouth wide and hand outreached as if to swat them down like bugs, letting out an ear piercing screech as if to signal the end of the battle.

Mina then closed her eyes, expecting a sudden sting of pain before seeing an ending that would only appear in horror movies where even the heroes couldn't win against the villains... but she felt nothing aside from the tears that ran down her cheeks. She then opened her eyes, he vision being filled with a sea of green.

"Wait just a moment." Izuku said as he pulled his fist back, holding the nomu in place by its head with his other hand before he threw if forward, a blast of wind from the force filling what little remained of the room before the nomu was scent flying.

"H.. How did.." Mina stammered before Izuku turned around and began tending to Kirishima, putting his head to the red headed hero's chest before he grimaced and let out a sigh.

"He'll live." he said, "But.. just give me a moment." he muttered before he stood up and put a hand over Kirishima's body, "Quirks are an amazing thing, they can be used for good or even and can even give life to their wielders." he explained.

"Kirishima's specifically though, is a bit different than it seems from a medical stand point. When he uses his quirk, it tends to cause pain because of the sudden change, but he doesn't feel it because his body gives him an adrenaline shot before each application. So if you're able to force his body to use his quirk-" He then shot down black whip at various points on Kirishima's body, causing it to convulse before it hardened in it entirety and the teen shot upward.

"It's the equivalent to giving an adrenaline shot to a medical patient." he finished.

"Wh-What the-" Kirishima muttered as he looked at his body, "I thought that-"

"You did." Izuku said, "But thanks to your quirk, you'll be fine for a little bit longer. But you need medical attention right now." he then reached into his backpack, took out medical supplies and tossed it to Mina, "Do it quickly." he said before he began to leave, " And get to the mainland, the heroes are going to be here soon."

"And where are you going?" Kirishima asked, "Are you gonna fight that thing on your own?"

"Of course I am." Izuku answered, "Its the only thing I can do." he finished as he exited the building.

Kirishima then let out a chuckle, "Manly" he muttered.

= Chapter End =

Chapter 10: A Sudden Arrival

Bakugo let out a sigh for the first time in a while. He was calm, not relaxed of course, but he was able to think clearer. Around him laid the bodies of dozens of villains, some taken out by Aizawa, some Izuku before he left, and most by him once he realized how much these villains sucked at their jobs.

"Wh-What the hell is this kid!?" a villains said as he tried to back away, stumbling to the ground as he kept his eyes on Bakugo who simply let out a breath, "He's more of a villain than all of us!"

A vein then pulsed on the blonde's head before he snapped his head to the villain, "DON'T YOU DARE COMPARE ME TO THE REST OF YOU SMALL FRIES!!!" he yelled, causing the villain to let out a squeal, "ALL YOU LOSER BASTARDS ARE JUST WORMS TRYING TO BECOME DRAGONS! YOU'RE JUST FODDER FOR THE FUCKING BIRDS!"

Sparks then began to pop off of Bakugo's hands as he let out a chuckle, "Fine, if you pathetic bastards want to dig your way out of the the dirt, I'll just have to BURN YOU DOWN TO SIZE!" he yelled, about to charge at the villains before being interrupted.

"Heads up!" Izuku's voice cut through Bakugo's, causing the explosion quirk wielder to get another bloom of anger.

"PISS OFF DEKU!!" he yelled, sending a large explosion in the direction of Izuku's voice and sending something back and careening into the ground like a meteor, causing it to burst into flames, "And stay dead you damn nerd!" he yelled, the villains looking at him in awe.

"D-Did that kid just kill his classmate?" A villain asked, fear in his eyes, "Just who the hell let this kid in this school!?"

Izuku then let out a chuckle as he stood beside Bakugo, "Wow, I wonder what would've happened if that was me." he said, "You knew I was throwing a villain at you right? And that I wasn't coming at you?" he asked.

"..." Bakugo stayed silent as he held an expression that looked like disappointment.

"Kacchan?" Izuku asked, "You knew, right?"

"Tch. Whatever." Bakugo said, "What the hell is that thing anyway? I saw the villains bring a couple of them in earlier but all they did was sit around like useless lawn ornaments."

"They're creatures made to kill All-Might," Izuku said, "Well, that one specifically, the other two though are more or less precaution." he sighed, "They should be coming in 3.. 2.. 1-" he finished before the blade wielding nomu came careening through the landslide scenario, rolling down like a tumble weed before it regained its footing and began slashing away at the rocks in its path before landing in a crater at the bottom.

Then the lanky nomu made its way through the forest scenario, an angered expression on his face as it finally saw Izuku, grinding its teeth together.

"I'd say good luck but, the only big problem is going to be that giant one," Izuku sighed, "I'll take the problematic thing if you can handle the weaker two."

"I'm not going to take your leftovers," Bakugo grumbled, "You can take slender shit and the otaku with a sword complex, I got the giant bastard."

"Well that giant bastard needs a lot force physical force to take care of." Izuku sighed, "A level of force you can barely put out with those wimpy explosions; Look that 'Giant Bastard' is already getting up!" he pointed to the oversized nomu that was now on its feet, fully healed and even panting with its tongue out, "It's like you didn't hit him at all."

"And your any better Deku?" Bakugo asked, looking at the other nomu as they quickly began to close the distance, "Last time I checked those things don't have a single scratch on them. The fuck were you doing this whole time? Playing house or some shit?"

The blade nomu attacked Bakugo and the lanky one attacked Izuku, both aiming for their vitals before their opposing victims dodged and retaliated with an attack of their own that sent them back flying to their starting positions.

"Fine then." Izuku said, "One nomu, per person with the addition of big guy over there." Izuku said, pointing to the now assigned Giant Bastard who seemed to be looking at them both with an eerie and almost playful grin, "And your fill of villains of course." Izuku gestured to the remaining few that stood on the sidelines, their confidence slowly gaining as their odds likened.

Bakugo then let out a groan, "Whatever, just don't get in my way." He warned as the giant nomu let out a roar, insinuating the real beginning of the battle as the others joined in before charging at the two of them.

"Wouldn't think of it," Izuku smiled.

. . .

"Finally!" Kaminari cheered as he broke through the trees while being held by Jiro and Momo by his arms, " I thought we'd never make it!"

"Hey guys!" Kirishima said, grabbing the groups attention before they looked over at the group of students that formed.

Kirishima and his group sat at the ramp along with the other injured who were being tended to; Others seemed to be standing guard against the few villains that had the confidence to attack them, though it would usually end in their defeat as shown by the tied up villains around them, "Took you long enough, we were worried that something bad happened.. Did you get your hair died Denki?" he asked.

"What are you talking about?" Kaminari asked, "It's the same color its always been."

"There's actually a light blue color to it now." Momo said, " See." she said pulling a piece of his hair up so he could see.

"Woah~." Kaminari said, "New hair color to go with the power up!" He chimed with glee before he heard a loud explosion off in the distance.

"BURN IN HELL!!!" Bakugo yelled as he shot off another high powered explosion at the lanky nomu that tried to bite him, blowing its head off before he continued to attack the body with a flurry of explosions, "YOU SKINNY PIECE OF SHIT, HOW DARE YOU TRY TO TAKE A BITE OF ME YOU USELESS LITTLE-"

"Woah~" Kaminari said again, "Is that Midoriya and Bakugo?" he asked, "They're beating up those things like their toys! Makes me feel kind of weak for only lasting a few minutes." he pouted as Jiro and Momo sat him down on the steps.

"I know what you mean," Kirishima sighed, "They're handling that big guy like its a baby. All I could do was get beat for five minutes." he muttered before he activated his quirk, hardening his skin as it gained a red metallic tint, "Color's a plus though."

"You did Great Ejiro," Mina said as she tended to his wounds, "If you didn't 'get beat for five minutes' most of us would probably be dead."

"Yeah," Jiro agreed, "It's the same with Kaminari. If he didn't help I doubt me and Momo would still be here in one piece."

"Aw shucks." Kaminari said as he rubbed the back of his head bashfully.

"Hey, where's Aizawa and Iida?" Momo asked, looking among the students and 13, who was being tended to, "I see everyone else but.. where are they?"

"Iida just went to get the heroes, but now that you mention it I haven't seen him since we were separated." Sato said, "Wasn't he here with Bakugo and Midoriya?"

"Pause!" The voice cut through the commotion, the nomu listened and even distanced themselves from Izuku and Bakugo. It was Shigaraki and he stood beside an Aizawa who was beaten and bleeding on the ground with a small amount of villains close by who looked worse for ware as well.

"Mr. Aizawa!" Kirishima yelled as he saw his teacher and everyone was else simply stricken with awe.

"This.. this whole this is so annoying." Shigaraki sighed, "Not a single one of you are dead, and none of the sorry saps I hired are enough to take any of you out. It's like I was under leveled before facing a boss... but I can take precautions for a future battle." he chuckled as he looked at Izuku and Bakugo, "You two.. you like your teacher correct?"

. . .

A loud bang was heard at the entrance of the U.S.J. before All-Might emerged from the smoke. He held a furious frown on his face, one that was only known to hold a noble smile as he walked to the ramp.

'I had a bad feeling, so I tore myself away from my chat with the principle.' he thought.

Before him, at the bottom of the ramp All-Might saw something that only made his anger boil up even more.

Bakugo laid on the ground, gritting his teeth in response to the immense pain that he was feeling. Bones were broken, skin lacerated, and slowly blood pooling around him as he muttered: "Damn it, Damn it, Damn it." through his teeth. Izuku on the other hand stood firm on his feet, just as hurt if not worse than Bakugo but still looking up at the group of nomu with a enough determination to kill.

'I know how terrifying it must have been from Iida.. the villains who attacked them, the creatures they brought with them and how they were forced to fight for their lives.'

Villains slowly began surrounding the students who were on the ramp, still cautious of the powers they had, though the sudden sound had caused them to stop as they realized the appearance of the number 1 hero.

'That is why, I proudly say this--'

Finally, the main villain behind everything set his sights on his greatest foe. Shigaraki had a grin in his eyes as he muttered, "Looks like we got a 'continue'."

"It's fine now!" Toshinori yelled, "Because I Am Here!"

At that moment Izuku activated his quirk and grabbed Aizawa, pulling him out of Shigaraki's reach, "Damn it!" Shigaraki yelled, seeing that the students yet again got one up on him before All-Might blitzed his way down the ramp.

In a matter of moments the villains that had begun surrounding the students were taken out by All-Might before he dashed over to Izuku, Bakugo, and Aizawa and put them with the other students.

"Everyone, go to the entrance." Toshinori instructed, "I'm leaving these three to-"

"No!" Izuku yelled, breaking from All-Might's hold before stumbling back to his feet, "Y-You can't take them on." he panted, "Y-You're not strong enough to take on three.. that big one is enough to exhaust you on its own."

"Midoriya what are you-" Sero began.

"Think about it!" Izuku yelled, "They said themselves that they were here to kill All-Might and I doubt that they would say that lightly." he reasoned, "Those thing are here to kill you, but I know I can hold my own against them, we just have to-"

"Don't you dare leave me out of this Deku!" Bakugo yelled, "I held up just as well before that bastard nabbed Aizawa, I still haven't gotten my pay back yet for that cheap trick." he seethed.

All-Might then let out a sigh, "I can't do that; both of you are far too hurt to continue this fight." he explained, "But have no fear! You can leave this battle to me, and I assure you that these villains wont get away with what they have done, now go!" he said before he turned to face Shigaraki and the nomu.

"Finish the beginning dialogue?" Shigaraki asked, "I wish I could've skipped it, but it would've only made your deathless traumatizing so, let's get this over with quickly."

As the battle began, the students began carrying the three heavily injured up the ramp to the entrance.

'Damn it,' Izuku thought, 'This is much more... deadly than I thought. I'm going to have to break away and join the battle as soon as possible, but.. Bakugo.' he then looked over to the blonde who had small sparks shooting off from his hands held over his more grievous wounds, 'Yeah.. he's about to join in too.' he sighed as he began coating his body in black whip, 'I swear I got this tenacity from Bakugo.'

. . .

It wasn't long before All-Might was pushed into a corner. The one nomu originally was able push him to the brink, but with the multitude of nomu and their various styles it was only a matter of time before he was nearing his knees. Though he wasn't one to show his weakness in front of those in need, so his smile shined all the while.

"Quite the creatures you've conjured up." All-Might panted, "But I doubt they have the tenacity needed to truly defeat me!"

Shigaraki then let out a sigh, "Oh please save the speech." he said, "I know good and well the state of your body, how weak you've gotten, and your weak spot!" he cackled, "If anything, these three nomu are overkill, but seeing the symbol of piece crumble like the rubble you are is still going to be sweet."

The nomu then went into an all out attack, the bladed nomu slashing at All-Might, the lanky one using its reach to try and grab the hero and forcing him to dodge before the largest nomu tackled him into the brush that lined the area.

"D-darn!" he grunted before he threw the nomu off of him his eyes then darted over to the lanky nomu before he dodged again, though the attack was a feint and he was jabbed in his injury, 'I need to get out of the forest,' he thought as he dodged the attack from the bladed nomu, cleaving a tree he then used as a club to create distance, launching the bladed nomu away before he swung again, only for the giant nomu to grab it mid swing.

The lanky nomu then let out a cry before it ran up the trunk, moving like an animal on all fours as it made its way up. All-Might then gave a smile before he pulled back his fist and slammed it down the tree, breaking it, and sending shards of wood down into the two nomu.

The bladed nomu then doubled back, wildly swinging its blades and causing All-Might to dodge before grabbing the small nomu by its legs and throwing it into the giant nomu, skewering it and binding it to the lanky nomu that was still reeling from his prior attack.

All-Might then charged at the nomu, bashing it before launching them back into the main area. The hero then let out a bloodied cough, holding his injury before whipping the stain from his mouth.

"As I said, just a slight work- Augh!?" he gasped as he held up his hand and took a bite from the lanky one, its sharp teeth sinking into his fore arm. It had a giant chunk of flesh torn out of it, though it was slowly healing, "Just what are-" he muttered before he saw the bladed nomu attack and recklessly tried to stop it with his hand, causing it to be skewered before it was jabbed into his weak spot before he spat up blood.

The bladed nomu then let out a shrill shriek, causing the largest one to attack All-Might, 'D-Damn it!' he thought as he braced for the attack best be could, closing his eyes shut as he prepared for the damage feeling the wind pressure from the force of the nomu's fist as it collided... but he felt nothing but the wind and a few drops of a liquid.

He then opened his eyes and saw one of his students, a green haired teen he knew to be Izuku Midoriya. His body was as broken as he remembered, and his blood was almost leaking like a faucet but he stood strong and seemed like he had used his quirk to hold himself together for lack of a better word.

"I told you." Izuku sighed, "You're not strong enough on your own, let us help you."

Just then, ice enveloped the lanky nomu, freezing it in place and loosening its jaw.

"Heads up!" Kirishima yelled, cleaving the sword of the blade nomu off and allowing All-Might to jump away from his attackers along with Kirishima who cleared the way for Bakugo who came in careening down from the sky with a wide and horrifying smile on his face, "Clear the way Deku!" he yelled.

Bakugo - Howitzer Impact

Izuku then glance up before letting out a sigh, Bakugo was always one to attack without thinking first. That or he really was trying to kill him. Izuku then pushed One for All even more, just barely enough for the red markings to begin forming before he charged into the nomu, clearing the way for Bakugo's landing.

The two nomu went up in flames, and the largest one was sent skidding across the ground before it slammed into the trees.

"Here's round two!" Bakugo yelled as he stood over the burning nomu below him, "Let's see how you bounce back from.. huh?" He muttered as he looked at his victims. He expected them to be reforming like the big bastard, but they weren't.

The lanky one's healing was slower, and it seemed to almost be struggling with it, and the bladed nomu didn't even heal it was just burnt.

"The hell?" he questioned, "Did they get some sort of downgrade after I kicked their asses?"

"They have quirks," Izuku sighed, "And most quirks have a limit to what they can do, no matter how powerful they may seem." he explained, " Meaning that if we beat on these things hard enough, it's only inevitable for them to crumble, right?"

Bakugo then clicked his tongue, "And here I thought this was going to be difficult." he groaned, "Whatever, let's just get this shit over with, I've got a bone to pick with that handsy freak." he glared at Shigaraki.

"Need I remind you that that handsy freak took out Aizawa, a much more capable hero than you?" Izuku asked, "Just let the pros handle it when they get here."

"We can handle it ourselves!" Bakugo retorted, "I could've easily beaten these small fry bastards into the the augh-" he then stumbled, just barely catching himself before regaining his footing, "Wh-what the hell.."

"You've sealed your wounds, but your still injured." Izuku said before he pointed to the other students, "Even Kirishima can't continue, let alone the others who have also been fighting the entire time. We need more training before we become pros Bakugo, and this is proof."

Bakugo then gritted his teeth, his anger building before he felt a large hand on his shoulder.

"Calm down young Bakugo." All-Might said, "All of you had admirable skill and strength that could rival many of the pro heroes that I know, but its time for you to rest." he sighed, " Go with the others, and ensure their safety."

"Oh, such a noble hero," Shigaraki sighed, "But.. its so annoying. The same world that believes the violent acts committed by heroes are so different from the violent acts committed by villains has such a person who can truly see the shadows behind it all... but then there's people like you." he groaned, " A symbol of peace? Don't make me laugh. Your just a device used to repress violence, and yet violence breeds violence! The world will know once your gone, just how corrupt the world of heroes and villains is!"

"That's preposterous," All-Might retorted, " The eyes of a white collar criminal like you, burning silently. Your enjoying this, aren't you? You liar!"

Shigaraki then let out a chuckle, "Fine then, let end this quickly huh? Kurogiri, nomu." he commanded before the creature let out a roar of anguish running at All-Might before the hand villain charged at the students.

'Just like before,' Izuku thought before he let out a sigh,' if so then-' a giant gust of wind then erupted from the center of the impact from the nomu and All-Might's fist colliding, sending everyone, even Izuku, flying back.

'Both shock absorption and quick regeneration, all he needs to do now is attack with everything he has and then some.' Izuku then landed on his feet, taking the brunt of the force head on.

Shigaraki then let out a chuckle as he landed, "Sorry All-Might! Going at it head on wont work for you! That nomu has shock absorption!"

The nomu and All-Might continued their battle, the pro hero breaking through his limits as he used his all. "If your quirk isn't nullification, but absorption then their must be a limit right!?" All-Might yelled, his fist pounding even harder and faster.

The nomu struggled against All-Might's attacks, just barely able to get in a shot at the hero's wound, causing the pro to reel in pain for just a moment before he retorted with an even more vigorous barrage of attacks.

"If you can withstand me at 100%, then I'll force you to surrender from beyond that!" All-Might yelled as the nomu quickly began to break its stance, just barely able to continue before it was thrown back, skidding across the ground.

The hero of peace then followed it continuing to beat on the nomu before it just barely recovered, galloping on all fours as it tried to attack All-Might again, just for the hero to block its attack and send it grinding across the ground once again before trying to land a final blow. Though it missed, and the nomu dodged before it tried to attack it again.

Its attack was strong, sending All-Might into the ground, but the hero was able to block it before throwing the nomu off. He then charged at the nomu, sending them both into the air before the hero slammed it into the ground, bouncing off the floor and proving that the things shock absorption was nearing its limit.

"Hey villain, have you heard these words?" All-Might asked as he landed, "Go Beyond.." He said as he summoned all of his power in his fist, pulling it back as air whipped around him, "Plus.." he then sent his fist forward, hitting the nomu so hard that its skin seemed to bubble and ignite with heat, "ULTRA!!!" The nomu then went careening into the air, its shock absorption failing, before it went through the roof and causing the whole building to tremble.

Villains and students alike looked in awe at the show of power. It was shocking to see that something so strong was taken out by a hero such as All-Might.

"In my prime, five hits would've been enough." Toshinori panted, "But it took more than 300 hits this time around." His body then began letting off a smoke as he began trembling. He was out of time, and couldn't do anything more than he already had. Izuku knew this would happen.

"This is bullshit!" Tomura yelled, "You must have used so sort of cheat! You were suppose to be weaker than your prime! Master said so!" he then began clawing at his neck, his emotions going haywire.

"Shigaraki," Oboro said, "We're out numbered and the nomu has failed, we need to leave before something else goes wrong."

Suddenly, like stopping on a dime, Tomura stopped scratching and looked at All-Might.

"No.." He said, looking at the hero, his gaze strangely analytical, " I can see it in his movements.. the slight trembling he has despite standing so tall.. he's on his last legs, if we go at it now then.. he'll be finished."

Oboro then gritted whatever he could call teeth. "Y-Yes Shigaraki," He said reluctantly before they began their attack on the broken hero.

"This is revenge, for my Nomu!" the pasty villain yelled as he extended his hand to the pro, watching as he simply stood there, unable to move for his own injures were great. Once he neared though, he heard the sound of someone approaching and turned his head to the sound.

It was Izuku, pulling back his fist cautiously. As if to not deal to much damage before he slung his fist forward, the air pressure sending both Shigaraki and Oboro back. Shigaraki soon landed, "The kids are getting back into the fray?" he muttered, "Fine then, let's-" he was then shot in the leg with a bullet.

"Are they here?" All-Might questioned as he looked to the ramp, seeing the heroes from U.A. had finally arrived.

"Sorry everyone." Nezu said, "I'm so sorry that we were late. I have gathered everyone that was immediately available."

"Aw man," Shigaraki groaned, "They're here. It's game over now." he said as he backed up into Oboro's reach, "Shall we go home, and try again later Kuro-" he began before he was subjected to a barrage of bullet fire.

All-Might then let out a sigh as he got down to his knees, the smoke from his shrinking body covering him, "Finally.. we've finally saved the-" he began before he heard the sound of clapping.

"Quite the performance All-Might," A voice said, coming through the smoke that billowed from the heroes, "Exactly what I expected from the hero of peace. Such strength, such drive and compassion." the voice's face then went through the smoke, revealing an All-Might mouth mask that held the hero's own smile. That and the person seemed to be wearing an All-Might hoodie, one that had his own signature hair cut, "Your a great fit for such a position." he said.

"Wh-Who are-" the hero stumbled back, "Y-You can't-"

"Don't worry," the man said, "I've known about about your.. injury for a long time now. It only makes you an even better hero in my eyes though."

"What.. what do you want?" All-Might asked, getting into a fighting stance, "To land the final blow? I'm sorry to say I have more fight in me than to give up here."

"Calm down," the man said, "I'm just here to say that I've begun setting things in motion." he sighed, "I think we both know that the hero world is quite.. corrupt now, but every little thing is going to okay in due time."

"Wh-What are you-"

"Calm down All-Might, everything is going to be just fine. I may even show you who I am in the end, and we can all laugh about this like before.. like old friends." the man said before fading into the smoke, leaving All-Might to think if he had known any sort of ghostly figures like that before.

".. I need to speak with Nezu about this." the pro muttered.

= Chapter End =

Chapter 11: Group Activities

Toga sat on the edge of a building, swinging her legs playfully, back and forth, as she thought about nothing in particular. She then heard the sound of footsteps approaching from behind. At first she was cautious, but after a moment she recognized the sound of the foot steps. She decided to act oblivious though.

"I know you noticed me," Izuku said, his voice almost caressing her ears.

"Deku!" Toga yelled, ecstatic as she leaped off the edge of the building and into Izuku's arms.

"How have you been?" Izuku asked, "Behaving well I imagine."

"I missed you!" She said, pulling herself closer, "I've missed your blood too." she said, her voice playfully seductive as she looked up at Izuku, causing the green haired vigilante to blush.

"F-Fine," he sighed, " Here." he said as he moved his collar out of the way, exposing his neck before Toga bit into it, breaking the skin before her teeth sunk into his flesh and caused blood to flow in similar to water.

After a moment, Izuku felt a little light headed but he persevered as he looked down and saw Toga gingerly taking his blood like a cute vampire. She then released him, letting out a small gasp as she did so. She then let out a small giggle before she looked up at Izuku again.

"I love you~ so much," She cooed, her eyes filled with a crazy love.

"I love you too," Izuku said, patting her head a little before he was suddenly dragged into thought, ".. Why do you listen to me Toga?" he asked.

"Because I love you," She said plainly, as if it were even a complicated question.

"I.. I know that very well." Izuku said, " I just mean.. a villain, or anyone for that matter wouldn't follow my ideals unless I had something on them like Dabi. Even though that wont last much longer," he muttered before letting out a sigh, "I just want to know, why? Even if you love me, you haven't killed anyone yet or even tried to at this point."

"... Because I see the real you in your eyes." she said, her gaze intensifying, "I see someone who has killed many, and harmed even more.. that and I comply with your wishes because I love you with all my heart." she said as she wrapped her arms around Izuku's neck, "I would do anything for you, no matter what it may be." she then gave an unsettling smile, but he had already grown used to it.

"..Thank you," he said, placing his hand on her cheek, "Now turn off your quirk so I can kiss you, because it will be pretty weird otherwise." He said with a chuckle before Toga obliged and deactivated her quirk. Allowing the goop that made her look like Izuku to fall off. He then kissed her, waiting for a moment before letting her go.

"By the way, who are these others you keep talking about?" Toga asked.

"H-huh?" Izuku asked, "What do you mean?"

"I mean, you keep talking about these other girls you love too, but I haven't seen them at all." she whined before she put a knife to Izuku's neck, "Are you trying to hide them from me, or me from them?" she asked, her eyes becoming sharp as he expression took a more sinister turn.

Izuku simply let out a sigh before kissing her again, "Of course I'm not." he said, " I'm just trying to get them used to the idea of me dating a villain," he groaned, 'That and I'm still not a 100% sure where we are on that relationship level.'

"Fine," Toga sighed, "But I still want to see them." she demanded.

"Any you will," He said, "Just give them sometime to warm up to the idea of you," he said, giving her a peck on the cheek.

Suddenly, he felt Black Whip activate a distance away.

"Hold on, I need to go deal with Dabi." he sighed.

"Again?" Toga asked, giving a pout.

"Yeah, I'll see you later." he said before giving one last peck on her lips before he left, walking off the building into a free fall.

. . .

Dabi panted as he sat on the ground, injured from the attacks from his assailants.

"What's wrong?" the man that towered over Dabi asked, "Going through some sort of quirk dysfunction?" he chuckled.

"Oh, you would know a lot about dysfunctions wouldn't you?" Dabi asked, "By the way, where's that girl you had by your side? Did she leave you after you got that nasty scar? Or was it because I burned off you-"

"Quite!" the man yelled, seething for a moment before he took a breath, "Looks like you still got some back talk in ya," he said as he got closer to Dabi, "I'll be sure to beat that last bit of hope out of you ya little-" he then hit the ground, unconscious.

"This is unexpected," Izuku said as he looked down at Dabi, "Seems like you were the one that got hurt instead of the other people around you.. an improvement." he chuckled.

"It's because.. this stupid thing you put in me doesn't let me use my quirk at all!" Dabi yelled, "That shit leaves me like a sitting duck."

"That's because I don't trust you to keep you insane urges to yourself," Izuku retorted before he walked over to Dabi, " But seeing as your enemies are just as crazy as you are, it seems like I'll have to give you a little bit of freedom."

"Does that mean that augh!?" Dabi grunted as Izuku placed his hand over his face and extracted his quirk, meddling around with it for a bit before putting it back in, "I fucking hated that." He groaned, "So, does this mean I can use my quirk again?" he asked.

"Slow your roll Touya," Izuku said, "All I did was let you use your quirk again, but there still limitations to what you can do." he said before he put a hand on Dabi's shoulder, "Now something like this wont happen again." he the glanced around the room, seeing a few more people on the ground, "What happened anyway?"

Dabi then pushed Izuku off of him and got up, dusting himself off.

"These bastards were settling some old business with me." he said, "and I was unlucky enough to be passing them on the street without my quirk." he groaned before he aimed his and at the incapacitated man, "Now at least I can finish the job!" he yelled, letting out a cackle as he tried to burn his attacker to a crips, but nothing came out, "..Didn't you say I had my quirk back?" he asked.

"You can't use it without being provoked." Izuku said simply before Dabi let out a yell of anger.

"How the fuck can you even do that!?" He questioned, "Just what was that weird shit you put in my body!?"

"It's one of my many quirks," Izuku said, "And as for how, well since there are points in the body that activate a quirk, it would be reasonable to think there are points that deactivate one too." he explained, " With that knowledge, I just put my quirk where it needed to be to prevent activation, plane and simple."

"...That's fucking terrifying." Dabi complained.

"It's a step I took in protecting everyone I care about." Izuku said, giving a smile.

"Don't say it like that you fucking creep." Dabi retorted.

"Yeah, yeah," Izuku sighed, waving off Dabi's discomfort, "Anyway, how are you and Toga getting along?"

"She's like a annoying sibling," he seethed.

"So a little like Fuyumi?" Izuku asked before he blocked a blue wave of fire with black whip.

"Don't you dare say her name," Dabi warned.

"Calm down," Izuku sighed, putting his hands up, "I'm just happy your getting along so well with your future colleague."

"Whatever," the arsonist seethed.

"Heh. Well, I'll be seeing you." Izuku said before he gave a wave and left, about to leave before he glanced back at the burn victim, "By the way, you might also want to leave. The police are going to be coming here soon." he warned before he disappeared.

"Of fucking course," Dabi sighed before he began running to an exit.

. . .

Izuku let out a yawn as he sat at his desk. Yet another sleepless night, but it wasn't anything that he hadn't delt with before.

Soon, Aizawa entered the classroom, cover head to toe in bandages just like how Izuku remembered it. The class was worried, despite their own poor conditions, but Aizawa just waved off their worry. Once again saying that the only thing they could do was push forward before he brought up the sports festival.

Izuku could careless about anything else, but what he had been focusing on the most though was what they would have to do to prepare. Lots and lots of training and such but before that he would need to knock a few things off of his to do list.

Before he knew it though, the bell had rang. "Guess I've got to get to it now." he sighed before he dragged Ochaco and Iida into a conversation.

. . .

"So.. you want to become a pro for the money?" Izuku asked.

"K-Kind of," Ochaco said, rubbing the back of her head bashfully, " Ya see, my family owns a construction company, but we haven't been getting any work for a little while so where flat broke at the moment.. this isn't something you tell people." she muttered to herself.

"I see but, mind my asking, wouldn't your quirk be of financial use on the construction sight?" Iida asked.

"Yeah, they wouldn't need to pay for heavy duty equipment, less workers, and they may even have the ability to cut back on cost for other things." Izuku added.

"That's exactly what I said!" Ochaco sighed, "But.. they said they wanted me to achieve my dream." she then gripped the helm of her skirt.

Izuku then placed his hand on her shoulder, "I think I can understand your parents." he said, "They want you to live a life that's fuller than struggling for money, which is why you shouldn't be a hero for just money."

"Those who work as heroes only for pay tend to only see the people they save as dollar signs, causing them to care less and less about civilians the more money they make." He explained, " I know that you have the ability to be an amazing hero, I've seen you help others with little thought and even more care." he explained, "But, you probably would've learned that lesson along the way."

Ochaco looked at Izuku, a deep blush on her face before she gave a nod, unable to speak because of the overwhelming care that he had showed.

"Amazing advice as always Midoriya." Iida said, fixing his glasses.

"I'm just passing on some information I've learned over time." Izuku smiled.

"Pardon." Izuku heard before their group turned to the source of the sound. It was Momo and she had a caution look on her face, "Could we talk, please?"

"Would you look at that," Izuku said, "I think a great example just appeared."

"E-Excuse me?" Momo asked.

"Oh, Midoriya was telling us about how becoming a hero for money wouldn't be a good thing, and that if one were to become a hero they should do it because they want to help others." Iida explained, "Though I don't know what he means by good example."

"I'm just saying that Momo is a good example of becoming a hero not for money, but for the people." Izuku explained, "But anyway, I think we should take our conversation else where Momo."

"Y-yes that would be preferable." Momo said, her voice trembling slightly. Izuku could tell that she was scared, maybe it was because of the possibility of him being a villain undercover, but her courage was still bright.

They then left, Izuku offering a wave to his friends before he and Momo went outside of the building and around to the back of the school by the soft ball area. With a simple glance, Izuku could tell that the place was bugged with recorders and other devices so that he could be convicted of the crime Momo was likely suspecting him off.

"S-So, who are you really?" Momo asked as she turned to Izuku, her voice still shaky.

"My name is Izuku Midoriya, and I'm a student going to U.A." he said simply, causing Momo to flinch before she continued.

"I know that you had something to do with the villain attack at the U.S.J. how did you know it was going to happen?" she asked.

"Why do you assume that?" He asked, "I was just as surprised as you were when it happened, well maybe a little bit less than others."

".. Why would it be less?" She asked.

"Because, I knew that it was going to happen." he said simply.

"... So you.. you planed it then? The attack on the students?" She asked.

"No, I didn't plan anything." he said, "But I knew that it was going to happen."

".. So you know who started the attack then?" she asked.

"I do." he answered.

Momo then balled her hands into fist. She was starting to get angry.

"Everyone was put into danger because of that attack, so many students could've died.. do you not feel remorseful?" she asked.

".. I didn't have much of a choice." Izuku said, "It had to happen, for things to move smoothly."

"What are you talking about?" Momo asked, "Is this a part of some larger plan? Are you following someone's orders?"

"Well, I'm not." he said, "But the people I'm.. utilizing are." he explained, "And about that bigger plan, I am doing something that will change things later on, specifically with how heroes and villains are treated."

Momo's expression then shifted to one of caution, "What are you talking about? What does your plan entail.. why... why are you doing this?"

".. Have you heard of the pro hero Nagant, Momo?" Izuku asked.

. . .

Izuku gazed at the sniper hero Nagant as she gazed into the city. Her expression was hopeful, and she had tears flowing down her cheeks before Izuku pressed the button on a recorder, stopping the device.

"Thank you for doing that," Izuku said as he stored the recorder away, "A friend of mine figured out what I've been doing, and I need more evidence for her to believe me."

"It's no problem." She said, wiping the tears from her eyes, "You've done.. a lot for me over the past few weeks. This much is nothing."

Izuku then walked over to her and took a spot beside her, leaning on the building's railing, "So, have you made your choice yet Kaina?" he asked.

"I have." She answered simply, a smile coming to her face.

"From that smile and the sound of your voice, I'm guessing you decided to leave then?" Izuku deduced.

"Yep." she sighed, "It took me so long to finally leave that place, and I got so much flack for doing it so suddenly but... I couldn't tell you why I feel so much relief."

"Maybe, it's because your finally free those wranglers." Izuku offered, putting his back on the building's railing as he looked to the sky.

"Maybe," Kaina sighed, "Or.. it could be because you're here with me."

"R-Really?" He asked, stammering some as a blush came to his face.

"Yeah," she said, taking a step closer to Izuku, "I don't know why, but you seem to make me feel.. better when I'm feeling like shit." Kaina sighed, "You even gave me a net to fall on after showing me the way out of this hell hole I was so adamant on staying in."

Kaina then got off the railing and moved in front of Izuku. The boy couldn't help but blush as she did so, the color of his face only strengthening as she cupped the sides of his face, almost playing with the toothy mask he had over his face.

"It feels like I can only wonder what your face looks like.. have you even though about showing it to me?" she asked, " I only caught a glimpse of it before."

".. After we get you settled in the other Agency." he said, taking her hands off his face.

"Well, that's better than nothing." she said as she returned to the railing, "So, who's agency are you getting me into exactly?"

"A pro hero named Nigh-Eye's agency." he said.

"Night-Eye.." Kaina muttered, "I think I heard about him before a while ago. He's the one who worked with All-Might right?"

"Yeah," Izuku confirmed, "He seems like the stoic type on the outside, but his ideals are that for the hero society to truly flourish a hero must have a sense of humor and a lot of energy. It should be a great environment for someone like you." he said, giving a smile before a thought crossed his mind, "Oh yeah, I have a gift for you." he said, pulling off his backpack.

"A gift?" Kaina muttered.

"Yeah, I had Mei make a couple of non lethal rounds for you," he said as he pulled out a suit case and opened it, revealing multiple bullets that were similar to the ones she formed with her hair, "Most of them are net type, but others are more like taser rounds." he explained as he pointed them out, "And these ones can-"

Suddenly he felt a gust of cold air on the bottom of his face before he felt pressure against his lips and a deep red blush explode onto his face. It lasted for a few moments before Kaina decided to let him breathe.

"You really are too much." she said in a sultry voice, "Let's go some other time though, I'm a little spent after leaving my previous agency." she said as she she walked to the building's stairway, "I'll see you in a little while Deku." she finished before leaving, Izuku holding his mouth as his blush continued to dominate his face.

"Sh-She didn't even take the case." he sighed.

= Stairway =

Nagant sat against the wall by the stairs and held her face in her hands as if she were trying to hide from her growing embarrassment. "What the fuck did I just do!?!!?" she questioned herself as he face grew even more red.

. . .

"Wh-What's going on?" Ochaco asked as she looked at the crowd of students that had gathered around the classroom entrance.

"What business do you all have with us?" Iida asked.

"We can't even leave the class!" Mineta yelled, "Why are you guys here anyway!?"

"They're scouting out the enemy small fry," Bakugo said as he pushed the purple teen out of the way and walked in front of the crowd, "We're the ones who made it out of a villain attack, they probably wanted to check us out before the sports festival." he then got closer to the crowd, giving a smile that struck fear into some of them, causing them to shrink back, "But there's no point in doing that for a bunch of weaklings, so get out of my way extras."

"Don't call people extras just because you don't know them!" Iida advised from over the wall of students.

"I came to see what the famous class 1A was like, but from first impressions all I see is a bloated ego and overwhelming arrogance." Shinso said as he made his way through the crowd, "Are all students in hero studies like this?" the class then shook their head no in unison, besides Bakugo who was that arrogant and Shoto who didn't care.

"Seeing something like this makes me feel disillusioned." Shinso said as he looked at Bakugo, "There are quite a few people who have enrolled in general studies or other courses because they couldn't get into the hero course, did you know that?" he asked, receiving a scoff from Bakugo.

"The school has left those of us a chance. Depending on our results they may transfer us to the hero course, and it seems they may have to transfer some out to make some room." Shinso said, shocking the class, "Scouting out the enemy? I don't know about everyone else but I, at least, came to say that even if you are in the hero course, if you get too carried away, I'll sweep the rug out from under you." he warned as he glared back at Bakugo.

"E-Excuse me!" Kendo said as she pushed through the crowd, soon reaching the front, "Um.. is Midoriya here?" she asked, looking around.

"I'm right here Kendo." He said making his way to the door.

"Ah hey." She said, "Class 1B said they were willing to accept the offer." she smiled.

"Perfect," Izuku smiled before he turned to the purple haired mind controller, "Hey, your name is Shinso right?" he asked.

"What? How do you know my name?" he asked as he looked at Izuku with skeptically."

"Well, you are one of the people that Aizawa was looking at during the entrance exams." Izuku explained, "He really wanted you in the class, but since the exams don't tend to test everything that could make a good here you weren't able to get into the hero course, but that doesn't matter now." he waved off, "Would you like to train with the hero course?"

"What!?" Shinso said , shocked.

"What?!" Class 1A said next.

"Deku-" Bakugo began before Izuku stopped him.

"You're going to ask me if I'm really going to let him train with us aren't you?" Izuku sighed, "C'mon Kacchan, don't tell me your so afraid to put your money where your mouth is." he teased as the blonde gritted his teeth.

"Y-you mother fuck-" Bakugo began

"In fact, all of you can join us if you want!" he said as he opened his arms to the general students, "Just come to the soft ball field after school! Class 1B is going to be there as well, just don't get cold feet and give up half way through or else." he said before he gave a sinister look, "Don't. Come. At. All." he warned.

. . .

Izuku looked out at the three classes that had taken him up on the off of training. Class 1A, Class 1B and only Shinso from the general studies 1C. He stood next to Aizawa, their mediator who was still bandaged from head to toe, though not at intensely as before, Kendo, and the teacher of class 1B Kan, the second mediator.

"Thank you all for coming." Izuku said, " I organized this with Aizawa and Kendo a bit after the beginning of school before the attack at the U.S.J so this get together was a long time coming. And for those wondering, Shinso," he said looking at the student, " No this isn't some sort of way for me or anyone else to learn the ins and outs of your quirk, though you will probably show the extent of you abilities more than once, so you'll just have to work a bit harder to win in the sports festival." he smiled.

"Anyway, we are here today to train until we push ourselves pass our limits. During the first half of our outing we will be doing individual training. Simply running, weight training, and maybe one of the teachers will take you off to the side and do some one on one training for those who need it." Izuku explained.

"Then we'll be doing more quirk oriented training that was kindly allowed by our teachers." he said, gesturing to Aizawa and Kan, "Also, if any of you can tell, this is meant to be a club of sorts for more intensive hero training, so if you want to join full there will be forms given out by the end of the training." he finished, giving a sigh, "Any questions?"

Monoma then put up a hand, "I have one," he said, walking to the front of his class as Kendo let out a sigh, "If this is really suppose to be a club, then shouldn't we have a president?" he asked, "Unless you were stupid enough to think that you were qualified to be the one leading us, though you are apart of class 1A so I wont fault you too much."

Kendo then gained a fed up expression before she started walking over to Monoma to chop him on the head before Izuku stopped her.

"I actually devised a way of settling on a leader, but I decided to give it a little bit of thought before and I don't think it would be fair to everyone." Izuku sighed, putting a finger to his chin, initiating the next part of his plan.

"Are you suggesting something Midoriya?" Aizawa asked as a grin came to his face.

"Well.. I guess," Izuku sighed, "I mean there are two ways I figured we could do this." he explained, "We could hold a tournament and decide from a trial by gauntlet or we could do this the easy way."

"The.. easy way?" Kendo asked, confused.

"Yep. All of you, coming at me, at once." he said, holding and innocent smile.

"Huh!?" all the classes said in unison.

"The fuck you say nerd?" Bakugo yelled, walking up to Izuku as his hands popped with explosions.

"Hah!" Monoma chuckled as he walked up as well, "I knew that the students of class 1A were stupid, but this is a new low!"

"Um, Izuku are you sure about this?" Kendo asked, whispering into his ear, "You do know what that would mean.. right?"

"What? A Bunch of students who don't know how to work together all coming at me at once while fumbling over each other?" Izuku asked, "Just think of it as the first group training Kendo, I'm going to be fine, I promise."

Kendo then let out a sigh, "Okay but please.. just be safe." she begged.

"I will Kendo," he assured, "Now. let's get to it huh?"

. . .

Izuku stood in the middle of the soft ball field where he and his class first got acquainted with the hero class training, surrounded by the students who attended the same course and Shinso who was starting to second guess coming.

"Are you sure about this Midoriya?" Kendo asked from the crowd of students.

"Let the dumbass get himself killed!" Bakugo yelled, "He's the one who wanted this!"

"Still, don't you think this is a little extreme?" Ochaco asked, agreeing with Kendo, "I don't think the tournament idea was too bad."

"Just let him," Shoto said coldly, "He was the one who offered, if he gets hurt as a result of his own consequences it's deserved." he said coldly.

"See Kendo?" Monoma sighed, "Even the idiot's own classmates are fine with putting him in his place." he said, giving a condescending smile that made her want to chop him.

"Kendo, I'll be fine," Izuku said, grabbing the girl's attention, "Aizawa and Ken even brought recovery girl just in case something happens." he said, pointing to the nurse who stood in between the two teachers that towered over her.

".. Fine." Kendo sighed, still reluctant "But I'll be going easy, just in case."

""Alright, do what you want." Izuku said, "But to make this a little fairer, I'm going to be calling out the amount of power that I use."

"Just shut up and let us pound you into a pulp!" Mineta yelled.

"Fine, fine," Izuku said, seeing that there were more than just a few angry expressions in the crowd, others a bit concerned, and fewer indifferent, " We'll start in 3.. 2.. 1..-"

= With Aizawa, Kan, and Recovery Girl

"Are you sure this is okay Aizawa?" Kan asked, "This is basically putting an army against a small child! Shouldn't we step in and try to stop this?"

"I say let the kid get his ass whooped," Recovery girl commented.

"Ma'am!" Kan said, shocked at her profanity.

"Well, in a normal case I probably would've pulled that kid down a peg on my own.. maybe." he said, Kan deadpanning, "But Midoriya is... a special case."

"What do you mean?" Kan asked.

"Well.. let's just say that I didn't call recovery girl here for Izuku." Aizawa said, letting out a chuckle.

"Then why else did you-" Recovery girl began before she heard the sound of an explosion.

"AAAAHHHHH!?!?" Monoma screamed.

"OH MY GOD HIS ARM'S BROKEN!!!" Tetsu Tetsu yelled before his voice quickly became one among the many screaming students.

"O.4%!" Izuku yelled - (I'm Keeping it.)

"That's Bull Shit!" Mineta yelled before he was sent flying.

"He took out Bakugo and Todoroki first! Our hardest hitters are down!" Kirishima yelled.

"Ibara and the yellow haired one are out too!" Kendo yelled.

Kan and Recovery Girl looked out at the carnage with a shocked expression.

"See?" Aizawa said before he reached down and zipped up his sleeping bag, "Now, wake me up when the screaming stops." he said as he laid on the ground under the shade of a tree.

. . .

Izuku stood among the bodies of unconscious students, a couple of his own, and looked down at Shinso. The student from general studies who was looking up at him with plain shock before Izuku took a step towards him, causing him to flinch before Izuku put his hands up.

"Don't worry," Izuku said, "Since, technically, everything's over, I won't beat you up." he said with a smile.

"Wh-Why?" Shinso asked.

"We-" Izuku began before his eyes became white. He was under the effects of Shinso's quirk.

"Yes!" Shinso yelled, letting out a sigh of relief, "Take that you-"

"Didn't work," Izuku said, "You should really wait to celebrate."

"Wh-What!?" He yelled, shocked.

"Well, while your mind control is strong, if someone has enough will power they can easily break out of it." Izuku explained, "Now, you won't interrupt me right?" he asked, causing Shinso to give a fearful nod.

"Thank you," he sighed, "I wanted to do something like this a little later, like when Aizawa taught you something that would help you in a fight."

"What?" Shinso asked, "Why would the teacher of a hero course teach me?" he asked.

"Because he see potential in you." Izuku explained, "Your quirk can save many people if you use it correctly, that and if you gain a combat style it would help you out of a bind like the one your in now." he said, gesturing around.

".. I doubt a fighting style would help in a situation like this." Shinso deadpanned before Izuku let out a chuckle.

"Maybe no, but at least you would've gone down with them." Izuku pointed out, "and this talk wouldn't have been needed." he explained, " Also, sorry."

"For what?" Shinso asked.

"0.01%" he said, quickly punching Shinso, and knocking him out. He then looked around at the fallen classes, "Yeah, they're gonna feel this in the morning." he sighed.

= Chapter End =

Chapter 12: Contemplating Purpose

Izuku let out a sigh as he stood outside the classroom. He leaned against the wall as he stared into empty space in front of him, his focus fading as his vision seemed to darken. Slowly, he saw something dripping from the ceiling. It was red and viscous and had begun pooling in the middle of the floor.

"Izuku.. Izuku.." the words made his ears ache, and his heart palpitate but he didn't look up to see the source of the sound.. he.. he couldn't, "Izuku.. Izuku.. IZU-"

"Midoriya?" Momo said, pulling the teen from his deep ridden thoughts.

"Yes Momo?" Izuku asked, his voice calm and cold.

"Um.. class is about to begin.. is everything okay?" She asked, reaching for Izuku before he flinched, causing her to hesitate, ".. Are you alright Midoriya?" she asked, "You're looking quite pale-"

"I'm fine Momo," he said sternly, taking a breath before he forced a smile, "Honestly I am, lets get back to class, Aizawa is probably wondering what's taking so long." he said before he walked past Momo and entered the class.

"Looks like that's everyone." Aizawa sighed. He looked better compared to before, less bandages and it looked like he even started lifting weights from what Izuku could see.

He was getting closer to his past self before the full out war, which was a good thing but it was similar to a count down.. like everything else around him.

"Today we will be going back to the U.S.J." Aizawa said, causing the class and even Izuku to widen their eyes in shock as they let out a gasp, "Oh stop that." Aizawa groaned.

"I know that place might harbor some negative memories, but it's still an effective training ground for strenuous situations." he explained, " if anything it makes the place even better. Being a hero isn't fun and games, its hard, its difficult, and 9 times out of 10 will you face something horrifying just to have to face something even worse the next day."

"You're going to be in your gym uniforms this time around, not for form over function but because you're going to be doing some intense training. Especially you Midoriya." he said looking to the teen who had an almost shocked expression on his face .

"Could I ask why?" Izuku said.

"Well, since you're such an over achiever, it's only natural." Aizawa said, "A bigger work load for the stronger pillars, that's just how it is." he said.

"Don't leave me out of this." Bakugo grumbled, "That bastard got in a cheap shot last time, don't think he's any stronger than me because of his petty tricks!"

"I second that," Todoroki said, "I don't see the value in only giving one student a better training regiment just because of his physical strength. If i have the opportunity I would also like to experience a 'bigger workload.'"

"Yeah!" Kirishima said, "Getting pumped for a workout, so manly!" he cheered, "Don't count the rest of us out teach!"

Aizawa then chuckled to himself before he gave a sinister grin to the class, "Fine, everyone get dressed, this training will be nothing to sneeze at."

. . .

Izuku looked at his fellow classmates as they preformed strenuous activities that ranged from lifting crushing weights to extremely long runs that would make even Kirishima think twice before doing them.

Though on the other side of the U.S.J. Izuku could also so class 1B and Shinso doing less strenuous training with Kan. If he knew any better though he would say they were almost thankful they weren't doing the training class 1A was.

Izuku then let out a huff, "Thank you Aizawa," he said.

"What for?" the teacher asked as he flipped through papers.

"For allowing the other classes and Shinso to join us in training at the U.S.J." he said as he struggled to push up.

"I'm just fitting a bit of club time into the schedule." Aizawa said as he flipped the pages of the documents he held, "Now, keep yourself steady, I can feel your body beginning to tile the boulder.

"Yes sir, "Izuku said as he tried to correct his positioning, stabilizing the boulder on his back as Aizawa continued to do his teacher work on said boulder, "Why am I doing this again?" he asked.

"Because, you decided to hold back during your beginning exams." he answered, writing in the documents, " Seeing as you yelled out the percentages of you power, I could tell that your out put during the soft ball throw, grip test, and even the dash were extremely low considering."

"Ah.." Izuku muttered before he continued his training, "Understandable."

. . .

Izuku let out a groan as he tried to stretch and get the remaining kinks out of his back. He was forced to hold the boulder for most of the class period, but it had still been affecting him since school had ended. It was just another glaring reminder that his body wasn't as strong as it was before he went back in time.

He then let out a sigh before he looked down into a puddle of water that had pooled on the asphalt from the rain. He took the moment to check his disguise, fixing it up with his free hand as the the other one held the All-Might merch that he had so carefully selected. His clothing was also comprised of his cherished All-Might Merch; A Smiley face mask, an All-Might hoodie, and some nice shoes that were also All-Might themed. He then heard the sound of chuckling coming from behind.

"What?" Izuku asked, "Not a fan of the look?"

"I didn't take you for a fan of All-Might," Kaina chuckled.

"Well, I am quite the fanatic," He admitted putting up a finger, "Secondly if I looked like Deku then my cover in the villain world will be exposed."

"You're ... a villain?" Kaina asked, a slight look of worry on her face.

"Vigilante actually, and I'm just trying to.. rehabilitate some people I know. They are.. or were good people who were effected they the corruption of the hero world." he explained, striking a nerve with the hero.

"Oh," Kaina muttered as her gaze dragged down.

"Don't think like that," Izuku said, "You're not a villain, just someone who was being led down the wrong path." he urged, " And now you're taking your first steps down the right path to becoming something better." he said, "And believe me, I'm very proud of you for making this decision." he said, using his hand to bring up the heroes sight to meet his, causing her to blush.

"R-really?" she asked.

"Definitely," Izuku said, "Now, let's go get you that now position." he smiled, "Also, when we get there call me 9th."he said before he stated walking.

"Huh? Why?" Kaina asked.

"Because, that's the name I chose for this.. heroic persona." He explained, "For ease of use."

"So what? Am I gonna have to call you 9th from now on?" she asked, half jokingly.

"Just when where not alone," Izuku said, "Deku is a very special name to me, that's part of the reason why I'm having you call me that name in the fist place, because you're... you're very important to me."

Kaina's face then erupted in a heated blush, 'S-Stop damn it!' she thought, fanning the heat down with her hand, 'Get a fucking grip!'

. . .

Izuku stood in front of the hero agency as he took a breath. It was nostalgic, seeing this building still intact, something that was once considered a relic of the old heroes. He was even eager to see Night-Eye again despite the danger he might pose to his plans.

"Is this the place?" Kaina asked.

"Yeah," Izuku said, "Let's head in now." he then pushed through the doors of the agency, Kaina following closely behind. Once inside, the sniper hero couldn't help but let out a whistle of awe.

"This place is quite something for an agency," she said, "How did you get in contact with a hero like this?" she asked.

"I didn't," he said simply.

"What?" Kaina said, stopping in place.

"I didn't get in contact with him." Izuku said again, stopping as well before he looked back at the pro, "And if you want to be more on the mark, we're technically breaking and entering." he explained.

"So.. you're saying that you're going to get me into an agency... by breaking and entering and the I'm assuming giving them what's in that box?" She asked.

"Yep," Izuku said as he patted the box, "This things holds the key to your new job.. hopefully."

"Um.. excuse me." A voice came from the stairs, "The agency is closed at the moment, could I possibly help you both with something?" It was Mirio, he seemed as lively as usual though he held a cautious expression on his face, "Nagant?" he questioned, "Why are you here.. and who is this?"

Izuku then glanced at Mirio before he looked at Kaina, "Seems like we'll be meeting your coworkers first." he joked.

. . .

Night-Eye sat at his desk as he typed away on his computer, filling out damage reports, screening the level of damage that had occurred during the past week, and that needed to be repaired quickly for daily life to continue properly before he heard his door opening.

"I've told you Bubble Girl, I can do this much work on my own, just head home." he ordered, not looking up from his screen.

"S-Sir," he heard, causing him to look up at the voice.

"Mirio?" he questioned before he saw that there was one additional person he hadn't seen before, and a pro hero that he knew was quite skilled at their work.

"They said they had some business with you," Mirio said, "I hope it's okay that I brought them to your office."

"..It's fine Mirio." Night-Eye said as he stopped doing his work, " I was expecting them, thank you for bringing them up. You can go now."

"O-Okay Sir Night-Eye. Goodnight." he said, finishing with a wave before he left Night-Eye with the unknown person and Lady Nagant.

"So, may I ask why you decided to meet me so late at night?" Night-Eye asked as he slowly opened his drawer, making his way to his weights.

"Hold on, hold on!" the hooded one said, putting up a free hand, trying to wave off the tension in the room, "We didn't come here to cause any trouble, I just wanted to have a little chat with you Sir Night-Eye." he then took a few steps further into the room, Kaina close behind him and looking almost timid.

'This... this is an odd situation.' Night-Eye thought as he looked between the two, 'A hero known for their skill looking so timid and meek, and a strange person that I've never seen before... should I use my quirk now to ensure my safety, or would it be better to just see how this unfolds.'

The hooded one then walked even closer, clutching the box before he sat on the chair that sat adjacent to Night-Eye's and placed the box on the desk out of the way of them. Lady Nagant stayed behind him, almost like a shy child as she stood behind his chair.

"You can sit down too Kaina." the man said.

"I'm fine with standing." she answered before the hooded man let out a sigh.

"Okay, if that's how you feel." the man said before turning back to Night-Eye, "Now, how about we have a little conversation huh?" he offered.

"Depends, what would you like to talk about?" Night-Eye asked, his hand hovering over the weights in his drawer.

"It's simple," the man said, "You see my.. companion here has some problems with her prior work environment." he explained, "She was.. forced to do things that she didn't want to, forced to work like a slave, and has been plagued with nightmares from her past."

".. Could you explain a little further?" Night-Eye asked, slowly moving his hand from the drawer.

. . .

"I... I understand." Night-Eye said as he fixed his glasses, "The situation Lady Nagant was in was definitely problematic to say the very least. I can understand the need for a change in agency." he sighed, "Though I will have to take a deeper look into the hero world my self for proof of such corruption, I thank you for bringing this to my attention."

"So.. is that a yes?" 9th asked.

"I'll.. I'll have to think about it." Night-Eye said, "Though I would like to take her in, I don't know if this would be the best place for her team wise. And while I'm sure that wasn't apart of consideration as her aforementioned prior work place, I also need to ensure the safety of my own side-kicks as well."

"I understand," 9th said letting out a sigh, "Though honestly I'm happy you were even willing to listen to me, most would've probably turned me out of thought I was some sort of crazed villain at first glance."

"I'm not the type to jump to conclusions, 9th." Night-Eye said before his eyes gravitated to the box that was still sitting on his desk, "May I ask what that is?" the hero questioned.

"Oh, yeah," 9th said before he opened the box, revealing the contents, "I knew you were an All-Might fan, and since I'm one as well I brought a few things with me, just to sway you decision a little."

"That is quite.. scandals of you." Night-Eyes said as he pushed up his glasses, "But.. I might be willing to make a few changes in my decision for that All-Might figurine."

Izuku then gave a slight chuckle, 'Still the same.' he thought.

. . .

"Alright, that's break time!" Aizawa yelled before he jumped off of Izuku's weight lifting boulder, the rock soo hitting the ground as Izuku let out an exhausted sigh that was reciprocated with a cacophony of others from the class.

"We'll be leaving in 30 minutes, take that time to rest, polish up on you skills, or finish your work outs." he advised, "I'll be sleeping under the shade for the time being."

Slowly, the class divided itself into their own task and groups of close friends. From afar, Izuku could see the groups from his past life slowly forming, though they all did seem to have a closer connection between one another well.. aside from Todoroki.

Izuku let out a sigh as he watched Todoroki training his quirk. Well, training half of his quirk. It was a sight for sore eyes, seeing Todoroki limiting himself again and trying to ignore the effects that it had on his body.

He could see the frost building, slowly mounting on the opposite side he used the ice quirk. Todoroki shivered, balling his hand into a fist as he continued, withstanding the cold to the best of his ability as Izuku let out another sigh. The green headed teen then got up and made his way over to the bi hair colored teen, not even noticing that the people from his own group were headed over to him.

"Todoroki," he said, grabbing the teen's attention, "We've got a few minutes left, come train with me for a second."

Todoroki then shot a glare at Izuku for a moment, "I don't need your help- I can augh-!!!" he grunted as Izuku punched him in the stomach.

"We're training." Izuku said in a stern tone as Todoroki's gaze turned lethal, activating Danger Sense at the same moment.

Todoroki then gritted his teeth before he sent a spike of ice upwards from the ground, nearly hitting Izuku before he dodged out of the way, "That's a little lethal for a spar Todoroki." he taunted before the bi hair colored teen continued the moment and continued sending wave after wave of ice toward Izuku.

The class then noticed the commotion, some even distanced themselves from the battle as they saw Izuku and Todoroki's battle getting out of hand.

"Why are you holding yourself back Todoroki?" Izuku asked before he flicked his finger and broke away the ice that Todoroki attacked him with, sending a wave of cold air and pieces of ice in his direction.

"Shut up!" he yelled, before he stopped his foot on the ground, spiking ice, "You don't know anything!"

Izuku watched with a calculating gaze, seeing the changes in how Todoroki used his ice compared to before. It was more controlled, not just one giant chunk of ice or a quick coating of it. It spiked in some areas and even seemed to thin in others. He was getting better at controlling his ice, but it still wasn't going to be enough.

"Do you really think you can defeat me with half of a quirk?" Izuku asked as he dodged another attack, allowing the spikes of ice shoot past him.

"You know nothing." Todoroki seethed, "I'm doing everything that I c-"

Izuku then appeared on his left side, "Don't lie to me Shoto." he warned, causing the teen to almost twist his body to attack Izuku before he was grabbed by his left arm, "You're neglecting a major part of your quirk," Izuku sighed, "You can't win against everyone while giving 50% of you best. Your ice can only do so much." he warned.

Todoroki then gritted his teeth before he swung his right arm around and sent a spike of Ice toward Izuku before he dodged again, keeping his gaze on the rowdy teen.

"What if one day, your saving someone and you fail to protect their life because of your fear? They die because you spent your life half-assing your job as a hero?" he said before he let go of Todoroki.

"Then what? Are you just going to brush if off? Complaining that you did everything you could when you know that's not all you could've given?" he then looked into Todoroki's eyes, " Or are you going to accept the fact you're only a mediocre excuse for a hero, who kills others because of your incompetence?"

Todoroki then clenched his fist, the ice that formed on his right side quickly melting away as a raging flame formed, "Fuck off!" he yelled, before he instinctively sent a plume of fire at Izuku who quickly jumped back to avoid getting him. The duo quirk user then turned off his fire, looking at the with an almost ashamed expression.

"Why do you refuse to use your quirk to its fullest?" Izuku asked, "What is stopping you form using it Shoto?"

"I... I wont use his quirk!" Todoroki yelled before he sent a giant glacier at Izuku, putting all of his anger into it before it was shattered without even fully forming.

"Who's quirk?" Izuku asked, walking closer to Todoroki, "Last time I checked, no one else is controlling whether or not you use your quirk, otherwise we wouldn't be having this conversation." Izuku then put a hand on his shoulder, "Listen Shoto, I'm being serious when I say this, you are not someone that is being controlled, only you can decided how to use your quirk. No one is making you use it, or forcing you to do anything. Just let it out and stop forcing this part of yourself down."

Todoroki clenched his teeth, "You don't know any-'

"Is it your father?" Izuku asked, causing Todoroki to look at Izuku with shock, "I can only guess it was him, seeing as he's only person in your family with such a strong fire quirk." he then took his hand off of Todoroki's should before he let out a sigh.

"Look, even if your not using your quirk to get back at your father, you're a hero now." Izuku explained, "You need to put your pettiness behind you and start acting like there are lives in your hands because their are." he urged, "Life and death do not care about you or anyone going through anything, villains still exist and people are still calling out for help when they need a hero. So, I will ask you this Shoto, what will you do when people start calling your name?"

Izuku's gaze was sharp and penetrating. Todoroki could feel it, calling forth the worst part of his consciousness before he turned away, no longer able to confront that pat of him self at the moment, "Think about this the next time we spar."

Iida then cleared his throat, grabbing Izuku's attention, "Pardon me, but Aizawa said to come get you two once you finished." he said, causing Izuku to looked around and see that the fight had taken a lot longer than he thought it would've. Everyone had already put everything away and had left for the bus.

".. We'll talk about this later." Izuku sighed before he left, Iida and Todoroki trailing behind. Todoroki a bit further than Iida.

. . .

"Izuku, please be careful." Inko urged.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Izuku reassured, for what felt like the hundredth time," Oh, that reminds me." he said before he reached into his backpack and pulled out a ticket, "Here, this is a ticket for the sports festival, the best seat."

"Y-You don't want me to record it from home?" she asked, gingerly taking the ticket.

"Everyone's going to record it." Izuku said, "I just want you to be there cheering for me." he said, giving a bright smile.

"R-Really," Inko said, shocked, "O-o-okay," she said as tears began to flow down her cheeks.

"Mom, it's okay," he sighed, giving her a deep hug, once again trying to calm her down.

. . .

Izuku looked on his phone as he texted Nagant.

Deku : Hey, how's everything going at the agency?

Kaina : It's fine but it's a lot less.. professional than I thought it would be.

Deku : How so?

Kaina : Lots of tickling, laughter, and strangely enough mental health checks. That and Night-Eye is only a little stuck up compared to my previous handler.

Deku : Don't say that. You're a person, not something that needs to be controlled >:c Just call that person by the appropriate name: Bastard.

Kaina : :3 Thx for that.

Deku : No problem, it's only natural for someone as such as yourself to be treated fairly.

Kaina : :o getting flirty are we?

Deku : I don't see stating the obvious as flirting.

Kaina : Saying that only make it more charming ;3

Mina let out a sigh, dragging Izuku back into reality , "I really wanted wear my hero costume," she complained, looking at her gym uniform.

"It's because they wanted to keep everything fair between the departments." Ojiro explained, "No advantages or disadvantages."

"I wonder what the first round is gonna be like," Sato pondered aloud.

"Well, whatever comes we still need to be ready for everything," Tokoyami warned.

"Right," Shoji said, agreeing with his bird headed classmate.

"I s everyone ready?" Iida asked, "We will be entering the room soon."

Izuku then sent a goodbye text to Kaina before he put the phone into his locker. As he did this though, he gave a quick glance to Todoroki, watching him as he simply walked to the corridor. 'I guess I didn't get through to him,' he concluded before he let out an exhausted sigh, 'This is going to be even rougher compared to before huh?'

= in the Stadium =

"Hey!" President Mic yelled, his face appearing on the screens that lined the stadium. The crowd then when wild with screams and cries of people, parents, and viewers alike who were filled with excitement, "Pay attention audience!" he yelled, Swarm, mass media!" he yelled as reporters focused their cameras at the screens, "This year's rodeo of adolescence that you all love so much, the U.A. sports festival is about to begin! Everyone, are you ready!?" the crowd then erupted into cheers, getting even louder my the moment, "Then, it's time for the students to enter the first year stage!"

The classes then emerged from their respective tunnels, walking on to the field toward the stage where Midnight stood.

"This class has battled against villains, going against the odds and come out victorious!" President Mic yelled, "Class 1A!"

"There's quite a few people," Izuku muttered as he gazed at the crowd.

"I wonder if we'll be able to preform at our best while being watched by so many people." Izuku pondered, "This must also be a part of the training required to become a hero."

"Wow," Kirishima awed," Mic's going a bit overboard with the praise. I'm getting nervous, aren't you Bakugo?" he asked.

"Nope, I'm just getting more into it," Bakugo smiled.

"This class hasn't got much air time, but this class is also full of talent!" he yelled as class 1B walked out of their tunnel, "Class 1B!" he presented as the crowd continued to cheer.

"Next up, general studies classes C,D, and E!" he said as those students entered as well, "And of course the support course classes F,G, and H are here for this amazing event as well!"

"So, we're just here to make them look better." a boy from general studies deduced.

"I'm not feeling this at all." a girl from the same branch muttered.

Shinso simply kept his eyes forward, thinking about how he was the only one from his department that was willing to train with the hero courses. He even join the club they made so he could train even harder, and yet they still complain when they had the same chance he did.

. . .

Once all the students took their places in front of the stage, Midnight waved her whip in the air, "Time for the plater pledge!" she yelled as most of the male heroes, viewers, and students ogled at her, "Representing the students is Izuku Midoriya from class 1A!" she yelled, receiving a cheer from the crowd.

'Ah, I forgot I got first in the exams,' Izuku remembered as he walked to the stage, 'I should probably say something inspirational.. or something that only I would say..' he thought as he found himself in front of the mic, facing the crowd before he took a breath as spoke.

"I pledge," he said, "That I will be the hero of hope, and bring in a new era of peace that will out shine even the one All-Might has given us." he said, simply before he walked off the stage without another word.

Everyone from general studies, aside from Shinso began to berate Izuku's speech amongst themselves, but the other classes couldn't help but stay silent as they pondered the idea. Some in shock, others deep in thought.

'He.. he could, couldn't he.." Shinso thought as he watched Izuku return to his class, 'He's so strong, yet just as humble as a pro hero... I wonder if his pledge held any truth.'

"Now, let's get this festival started!" Midnight yelled as the screen behind her spang to life, displaying the first game, "This game is what you call a qualifier! The first game that causes many students to drink their tears." she said before a title card appeared behind her spinning rapidly before it landed on the first game, "Obstacle ra-" she began before a cartoonish verison of Nezu appeared on the screen.

"Pardon me Miss Midnight," the Nezu cartoon said, "There is going to be a slight change in the first round." he said, "Our first game will be a sort of king of the hill game," he explained, "One person will be selected to be the starting king of the hill, and everyone else must try to obtain the top position and sustain it for a long as they can."

"Hmph, alright," Midnight said, shrugging her shoulders before she turned back to the students, aiming her whip at them, "You heard the principal! The first game will be king of the hill and.." she hummed as she looked to the crowd of students before her eyes landed on Izuku, "Our highest ranking student will be the starting king. Izuku Midoriya!" she said.

'Well.. that's different,' Izuku thought as he felt the gazes of hundred of determined students.

= Chapter End =

Chapter 13: Game Time

Izuku stretched as he stood on a large hill that was formed in the middle of the stadium for the new king of the hill game, though it wasn't exactly king of the hill from what Izuku could see.

If anything, the game was far more complex than how Nezu explained it. There was more than on way to get points than stealing the top spot as the king.

There were other spots that were further down and gave less points, smaller hills that only activated for a certain amount of time indicated by the lights they had on top of them, but the king's mound, the one he was on, was the only one that stayed lit.

You could also collect points by fighting for spots, though the amount given was dictated by the over seeing heroes who gauged it by how hard you fought.

(( For those who don't understand : Imagine an area that has 5 distinct hills, Izuku standing on the largest of the 5 with a glowing target at his feet that consistently glows. The other hills have targets on them as well, but there can only be one an at a time between the 4 hills.

Points can also be obtained through tenacity and work put in to get points, but the most in this category will be rewarded to those who strive for the king's spot and only given if the heroes watching deem it a good attempt.))

(Thx to those who supported this idea, I decided to clarify it a bit too for ease of reading and understanding.)

Students stood around the hills, some looking up at Izuku's position and few others who eyes the other hills as the better option. Everyone waited for a signal to go off as a countdown appeared on the screen, causing the crowd to count along.

"3!!! 2!!!! 1!!!! GOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" the crowd yelled before a loud buzzer went off, signifying the beginning of the game.

Everyone on the ground soon ran to the points, tripping over one another as they used their quirks to traverse the land scape.

Izuku watched as he saw a few people gunning for his position, though they were mostly the overly cocky students from general studies from what he could see. He then let out a sigh before he simply swatted them away with black whip.

. . .

Bakugo looked up at the top of the hill where Izuku stood. The green haired teen had a bored look on his face as he looked up into the sky, letting out a simple yawn as he looked at the timer ticking down.

He wanted to charge in and take the position for himself, but he knew that would be reckless and that a straight on battle would be less than ideal. He then looked to his classmates, observing them along with class 1B and Shinso.

'They at least stronger than the useless extras from general studies.' he thought racking his brain for only a moment as a plan formed in his head, "Tch, this is gonna be a pain in the ass. These weak bastards are only going to pull down everyone else so I need to get the strongest."

He looked around the area once more before his eyes landed on Momo, who had begun convening with the class, likely formulating a similar plan he had in mind since it was the obvious play.

"That's a start." he muttered, swallowing his over zealous pride for a moment as he walked over.

. . .

Izuku looked around, seeing that less and less people had tried going for his position. This did make him feel a little down that no one from the classes he trained had tried anything, not even a surprise attack... well... Kaminari made a move once, but for what ever reason he was dragged back by Jiro.

Izuku then gazed at the score board before he gained a look of confusion. Bakugo had a lot of points and a couple others from class 1A and 1B he hadn't seen yet, but none of them had tried to gun for his position even once yet.

Suddenly, Izuku could feel a sudden heat on his neck along with the activation of danger sense, making the world seem slow for a few moments before he looked up and saw... fire?

"Now!" Todoroki yelled as Bakugo came flying over head, spinning like a top as he came careening down into Izuku's position.

Bakugo - Howitzer Impact

Izuku watched as Bakugo became of hurricane of fire that was headed straight for him. He was about to move out of the way before he felt something wrap around his body. He then looked over to see Momo standing next to Shinso as he held a capture scarf around his neck.

Izuku then felt a wave of something sticky attach to his legs, looking at his other side to see that Bondo had stuck him to the hill with the adhesive that dripped from his holes.

Izuku then looked around the hill, seeing that he was surrounded by class 1A and 1B, which was most likely precaution. He guessed he was supposed to be somewhat fearful of what was happening, but for whatever reason he couldn't wipe the smile off of his face as he remembered the heat he felt was likely from a certain half and half quirk user.

He then returned his attention to Bakugo seeing that he was closing in. His eyes then darted to the rim of the hill again, seeing that the classes had ducked behind it to protect themselves from the blast, some even using their quirks to protect their fellow students as well.

'They're all in this together then,' Izuku thought as he took a breath, pulling One For All's power up before he aimed his hand at Bakugo, breaking free from Shinso's capture scarf,"0.3%!" he yelled, causing the color to leave from the surrounding students faces before he flicked his fingers and sent a wave of air into Bakugo's attack, knocking off his trajectory and causing him to crash into another hill.

Izuku then chuckled, breaking free from Bondo's glue with a simple kick that caused it to crumble off of him. He then grabbed the remainder of Shinso's capture scarf, and glared at the general studies student.

"Mother FU-!!!" he yelled before Izuku yanked him from his spot and threw him down the hill.

"We must keep going!" Iida yelled, "Do not relent! Keep attacking!" he chopped the air before Izuku was then attacked from all sides.

(Well, you did read the original right? So I might as well copy paste the- Naw I'm playing, this is called a rewrite for a reason.😘)

Izuku quickly dodged an attack from Ibara, the vines then coating the ground as Izuku flipped into the air, ".1%!" he yelled before he cleared the vines with an axe kick, spinning down before he cleaved the vines from their source and indented the hill.

"Check your 6!" Sero yelled before he attached tape to Izuku's back, "Pull!" He yelled, causing Shoji, Shishda, and Sato to take hold and pull with all of their might against Izuku to get him off of the position, but their strength paled in comparison as Izuku pulled against them, grabbing hold of the tape.

"You're gonna need more than that!" Izuku yelled, But it's a great start-" he began, about to throw the group before he was suddenly covered in a heavy darkness.

"Great job Tokoyami!" Iida yelled, "Everyone! Take this time to organize yourselves! We only have a momen-" he began before he was suddenly cut off by the sound of explosions.

"You're gonna have to try harder than that to get rid of me!" Bakugo yelled, as he came back from over head, propelling himself with explosions once again, "Out the way Bird Brain!" he yelled before Tokoyami quickly called back Dark Shadow and the blonde landed with a resounding bang.

"Aren't you jumping the gun a little?" Izuku chuckled as he grabbed Bakugo's fist.

"I'm just getting started!" Bakugo yelled before he started fighting Izuku, both sides strategically placing punches and dodging attacks, neither side letting up before a voice called out.

"Don't leave us out of this!" Kirishima yelled hardening his arms and causing them to become jagged and gain a red tint.

Izuku was then forced to dodge an attack from Kirishima, ducking a punch before he had to roll out of the way from Bakugo's explosion. Sadly, the onslaught didn't end as Ojiro, Kendo, and Tetsu Tetsu joined in as well, increasing the damage that Izuku was taking.

He struggled against the more trained individuals, but in the end he was able to get the upper hand and come out on top with a few simple tactics. As Kendo attacked him, enlarging her hand, he took the chance to utilize the blind spot, ducking under before he gut punched her and sent her flying off of the hill.

Ojiro then tried to capitalize on Izuku's new opening, launching himself off of the ground with his tail to do as much damage as he could with an axe kick, but Izuku expected this and caught the attack between his forearms, leaning back into a flip and kicking Ojiro off the mountain.

"Remember, there's always room for improvement in your combat styles, no matter how well trained!" he yelled as the two he took out went barreling down the hill.

He then ducked out of the way again, avoiding the jagged attacks of both Kirishima and Tetsu Tetsu before he let out a sigh, "If your going for hand to hand, then learn hand to hand!" he yelled dodging their attacks again, "Just punching isn't going to cut it, learn a martial art of some kind, or take a page from Kendo and Ojiro and make one that fits your fighting style!" he yelled before he knocked them both off of their feet with a sweeping kick that sent them rolling down hill.

He then turned to finish off Bakugo before he realized the teen was gone. It was odd, Bakugo was definitely not one to back down just because others interrupted their fight.. unless-

"EMP!" Kaminari yelled as Izuku saw everyone once again clear the way.

'That makes more sense!' the thought as he saw the blue and yellow hair colored teen suddenly exploded in a wave of electricity.

Kaminari - Indiscriminate Shock 1.3 million volts

The area was then engulfed in a burst of lightning for a simple few moments before it died down, leaving an exhausted Kaminari in the middle of it, panting as he struggled to keep himself together for a few moments before he regained his footing. It was a much higher output that he was used too, but his additional training and the U.S.J. incident made the recoil a cake walk.

"You're not dazed!" Izuku said, happily as Kaminari's eyes widened with shock before he looked over to see that Izuku had covered himself with Black Whip to prevent damage from his attack, "I'm proud of you, but I think you could do more if you didn't just expend all of your electricity at once." he said before he flicked Kaminari on the head and sent him down the hill as well.

"Clear the way!" Todoroki yelled as he slammed his hand on the ground, causing the top of the hill to freeze over as he created ice spikes to attack Izuku with, erecting them from the ground and causing the green haired teen to give up ground.

He then felt his danger sense go off glancing back to see that pony had flanked him.

Pony - Horn Cannon.

Izuku then turned his attention to Pony, quickly defending himself from her attacks, breaking them as quickly as they came at him, "Improve your reflexes, and put a bit more effort into moving while preforming this move." he advised in American before he felt danger sense go off again.

He then looked in the direction he felt the danger, seeing a wall of fire headed in his direction. Fearful, he tried to grab pony and move her out of the way, but he then saw that she was being moved out of the way by her shadow, " A distraction." Izuku sighed before he was engulfed in flames.

"D-Did we get him?" Bondo asked.

"Nope," Izuku said as he appeared behind the gentle giant before before sweeping his legs, causing him to roll down the hill as well, "I'm proud of all of you!" he said, giving a wide smile as he made his way back to the center of the hill, "But don't you all think that-"

"We're running out of time," Shinso warned, "Give It Your All!"

Sero quickly grabbed Izuku along with Shinso, pulling him in opposite directions with the help of, Kirishima, Tetsu Tetsu, and Shoji on Sero's side and Shishda , Bondo, and Ojiro with his tail helping Shinso.

Izuku then chuckled, about to over power the group once again before he felt himself sinking into his own shadow, "Kuroiro." he mutter, looking down at the shadow to see the teen holding onto him. Izuku then let out another chuckle as he felt danger sense go off, looking up to see that all the classes had begun setting off ranged attacks to take him down once and for all.

He then leaned down and whispered, "I advise you move out of the way Kuroiro." he said as electricity began to spark off of his body, "Because it's about to get really bright."

Izuku - Kaminari Style - Indiscriminate Shock 2.6 Million Volts

The dead zone around Izuku was then reduced to nothing as the attacks failed against his green lighting, and though it lasted for only a few moments, Izuku could fear the terror that the new move placed into his fellow students.

"He can use electricity too!?" Kaminari yelled, shocked. ;}

"My quirk can create a bit of bio electricity if I use it a specific way." Izuku said, "If I focus on that bit enough, I can multiply the output tenfold." he explained, "But, I am surprised that all of you were so aggressive with your attacks, that and you were able to communicate with one another so well." he chuckled, "But I guess it's only natural-" he said before danger sense went off again causing him to look up at Monoma and Todoroki who were floating over head.

"Take this you bastard!" Monoma yelled before he and Todoroki shot down a wave of fire at Izuku who quickly moved out of the way, tripping and nearly hitting the ground before he recovered, looked back and saw a pair of floating hands.

"These diversions are starting to get a little annoying." Izuku sighed.

"I can do something too!" Mineta yelled, throwing his hair balls at Izuku, who dodged them before he appeared behind the small teen and kicked him down.

"Though that was a valiant effort, you need to think of others before contributing to the plan." Izuku sighed as he pointed to the others, Mineta then seeing that he had captured a little over half the class.

"S-Sorry!" he yelled as everyone he caught let out a groan.

"Now, go fix your-" he began before he felt the ground shift below him, nearly slipping as a steam rose up.

"Thanks for the diversion Mineta!" Mina yelled as Izuku continued to try to stabilize himself, sticking black whip into the ground before he had to dodge a rocket powered attack from Iida that nearly caused him to fall before he removed himself from the acid slick.

"Iida, I didn't think you would be joining this onslaught." Izuku sighed as he dusted himself off.

"I must," Iida said, "What would I look like if I simply sat on the side lines as my clubmates did the bulk of the work."

"That's nice," Izuku said before he got into a fighting position, "But do you have the strength to back it?" he asked before Iida charged at him, slamming down a rocket powered kick onto Izuku's crossed arms.

"I will certainly try!" he yelled before he began attacking, sending kick after kick at Izuku as the green haired teen ducked, dodged, and blocked all that came at him before he got the upper hand and grabbed Iida's leg and swept out the other.

"You're quite good!" he yelled before he swung the blue haired teen, "But your too focused on fundamentals of your style, lighten up a little!" he yelled, tossing the hero in training to the side before he felt danger sense activate again and covered his ears against a sound wave.

'I need to take them out fast.' he thought before he looked in the direction of the sound and aimed his hand at Jiro who held a speaker. He then flicked his finger, sending wave of wind that knocked her back and down the mountain.

He then dodged an attack from Kamakiri, ducking the blade from his arms before he dodged a flurry of wild attacks he quickly navigated before he knocked the teen off his feet and sent him rolling down the hill as well.

"Keep calm and carry on!" Izuku yelled.

Bakugo - AP Shot

Izuku then rolled out of the way, dodging the explosion beam.

'That was.. when did he-' Izuku questioned before he dodged out of the way again, avoiding another shot before he was subjected to a barrage of the same attack, breaking up the ground and making it progressively easier to traverse.

"Stop moving you nerd!" Bakugo yelled as he continued to attack, but Izuku could feel that the attack was almost half-hearted, like he was preparing something before the blonde suddenly clasped his hands together and created and explosion that clouded the area in ash, obstructing view.

'I hate when I'm right,' Izuku thought before he clapped his own hands and cleared the cloud of ash.

"Ammo is set!" Ochaco yelled, causing Izuku to look up and see that the sky way now filled with the rocks Bakugo broke from his earlier attacks.

"So, that's what they were doing." Izuku said as he saw Sero, Tsuyu, and Tokoyami start sending the rocks down at him. Izuku then let out a groan as his danger sense went off, 'How much time is left,' he thought before turning to the board, seeing that there was only about a minute left, 'That explains the sudden raise in attacks.' he thought.

Iida - Respiro Burst

Izuku then turned to see Iida careening at him with immense speed. He was likely trying to get one final hit off before the barrage began again to catch him off guard. Though it didn't help because Izuku could tell where he was being attacked from with less than even a moment's notice.

'They really are advancing fast.' Izuku thought as he stepped out of Iida's path, 'But.. this is starting to drag on now.' he then looked at the points board, 'They're somewhat the same.. Aoyama is still in 42nd place so I might as well give it one last push.'

Izuku then took a breath, powering up One for All one last time, "1%!" he yelled.

Izuku - Gear Shift : Gear Zero

The next moment happened in almost an instant. A flash of green light that had appeared for only a moment before Izuku was once gain standing in the middle of the hill.

A moment then passed before students began to fall one by one, hitting the ground unconscious before finally Bakugo had fallen and the buzzer that signified the end of the qualifier game sounded.

Izuku got first place.

= Hero Stands =

Almost all of the heroes couldn't help but be shocked at Izuku's display of power, seeing the carnage that was created from the all out attack the Izuku had held his own through out and even over came.

Many couldn't speak as they gasped in awe at the battlefield. Though simultaneously, an odd few out were looking at Izuku with either familiarity or intrigue. Specifically a familiar bi hair colored woman and a white haired hero with a rabbit quirk and an excited expression.

= Commentator's Booth =

President Mic looked out at the stadium, his glasses slowly sliding down his nose, his face held an expression of extreme shock and surprise as he turned to Aizawa who then put up an uninjured hand dismissively.

"I haven't taught them anything quirk related." Aizawa said, "They all made a club together to improve upon their skills, what you're seeing here is the result of hard work and improvised teamwork." he said, a smug look on his face.

"W-Well," Mic said, "It's s-seems like we'll have to take a break for now." he said, leaning into the microphone, "In the meantime, why don't you all enjoy the festivities that are all around the U.A. stadium!" he yelled, trying to regain his prior vigor.

= Chapter End =

Chapter 14: Continued Shenanigans

Izuku walked down the corridor, letting out a yawn before he opened the door to the waiting room. He wanted to get some rest in before the next game, which was going to begin after they finished taking down the first game and the contestants had sometime to recover, but his plans changed the moment be opened the door and saw a familiar hero.

"K-L-Lady Nagant!" Izuku stammered, surprised at her sudden appearance, "Wh-what are you doing here?"

"Deku," she said in an almost stern voice, "I thought I told you to call me Kaina." he said, giving a smile that nearly caused Izuku to blush.

The teen then let out a sigh, "What gave it away?" he asked.

"You're the only person I know who has your sort of stature and can reach the speed needed to take out your class in nearly an instant, I figured it was you since you only just reached the speed needed to catch my bullet." he explained, "That and I am a highly trained assassin, it was only a matter of time before I found you."

"I figured, but I didn't expect to be found out so fast." Izuku chuckled, nervously rubbing the back of his head.

"I would've looked into it faster but you didn't want me to see your face for the longest time. So when you finally allowed for it, I took my chances," she admitted, "Though I am still surprised you make enough time in your schedule for school, let alone one like U.A."

"Do I look like a delinquent that much?" Izuku asked, looking down at himself.

"Without your various mask, No." She said, " You actually look quite cute." she muttered as she walked closer to Izuku.

"R-Really?" he asked, clearing his throat as a blush formed.. and realized that his back was now against the door.

"Yeah, I really didn't expect you to have such an adorable face." she said before her eyes drifted down, seeing the apparent scar that was on his arm, "I also didn't expect for your arm to heal so well.." she sighed as she grazed her fingers along the old wound.

"It's fine," Izuku said, waving it off with his other hand, "It's my fault, I wasn't thinking and I was going to fast to catch the bullet properly." he said, trying to make her feel better.

"No, you were hurt because of a rash decision that I made." she said, "I.. I'm sorry Deku." she said, turning her gaze away.

"It's okay." Izuku reassured, "You were going through a rough patch that would've driven most people crazy, just be happy that you're at where you are now and you're doing better than before." he said, smiling up at her, causing her to let out a chuckle.

"Fine," she said, pulling him into a hug, causing a blush to flair up on his face, "But try to call more, please?" she asked.

"What? Do you miss the sound of my voice that much?" he joked, hugging her back.

"More than you will ever know." she said, letting out a sigh of relief as she rested her head on his.

. . .

= Stadium =

Izuku stood in front of the stage along with the other qualified contestants waiting for the next game.

"The next round of the U.A. sports festival first year stage is.." Midnight said as the hologram spun, "A cavalry battle with the forty two from the qualifier!" she said as the hologram stopped on calvary battle., " 'Those at the top will suffer more', You'll hear these words many times as you attend U.A. This is what Plus Ultra means!" she said before she pointed her whip at Izuku, "Izuku Midoriya, who placed first in the qualifier, will be worth ten million points!"

Izuku then felt the eyes of his clubmates peering at him with almost killing intent, 'I would expect nothing less from my trainees.' he thought as a smile came to his face.

"Now then, I'll explain the rules of the cavalry battle." Midnight said, pointing to the hologram with her whip:

"
● The time limit is 15 minutes.

●Each team is worth the total of its members, and riders will wear a headband that reflects the points they have on their head.

●Teams will try to grab other headbands before the time runs out and try to keep as many points as they can.

●Stolen headbands must be worn around the neck up, so the more you steal the harder it will be to manage them all!

●And the most important thing, even if your head band is stolen, or if your team falls, you are not out!
"

"More running!?" Kaminari groaned.

"Dude, calm down were all tired." Kirishima said as he patted the blonde and blue hair teen.

"During the game, it'll be a cruel fight where you cand use your quirks, but its still a calvary battle." Midnight reminded, "You'll get a red card for attacks that are trying to make people fall on purpose, meaning you'll be removed immediately."

"Damn it." Bakugo scoffed, throwing out his plans.

"Now, you have fifteen minutes to build your teams." Midnight said before a timer started counting down on the hologram. "Start!"

"Everyone then quickly began scrambling around, grabbing partners before anyone else could get their pick.

Izuku though, simply walked to who he suspected would want to team up with him.

"Excuse me," he said to a familiar pink haired girl, before she quickly turned around to face him, "Would you like to team up?" he asked.

"O-Oh, YES!" She said loudly, "My name is-"

"Mei Hatsume." Izuku finished.

"What? How do you know my..." She then let out a audible gasp, " You must be-" she tried to say before Izuku covered her mouth.

"Don't say that name so randomly." Izuku sighed, before he removed his hand, "It holds a lot of power, and could cause problems if to many people know it. So just call me Midoriya when were in public."

Mei then paused for a moment, looking at Izuku before a blush formed over her cheeks, "You're a lot cuter than I thought you would be." she said, causing Izuku's face to erupt in a blush once again.

"Kaina said the same thing," Izuku sighed.

"Oh, she's here too?" she pondered aloud, looking into the hero stands.

"Yes she is," Izuku said, pulling back her attention before she lost track of what they were talking about, "Anyway, did you so happen to bring any gadgets with you?" he asked.

"Oh yeah!," Mei said before she pulled out and opened a small chest that was filled to the brim with various gadgets, "I really wanted to show off my little babies here since there is going to be a lot of investors watching, and since you got the top position I was going to ask you to show case them for me!"

Izuku's eyes then locked onto the jetpack that was placed on the top of the other gadgets.

"Is this from the buster hero, Air Jet?" Izuku asked.

"Yep, But I put my own little twist on it." Mei said.

"Wow, it looks really nice," Izuku said, "I wonder what else you have." he muttered, looking down at the chest.

"Oh! I also brought these ones." She said, pulling out the Kinetic Thrusters from the bottom of the suit case.

"The Kinetic Thruster?" Izuku muttered, "I thought you wanted them back because you wanted to check them over again." he said, crossing his arms.

"Well, at the time I did," she said, "But I also wanted to put a little twist on the other pair I made too!" she said, ecstatic as she pulled them out, "I put on a heat resistant mech on it and some material they use on rockets so it wouldn't over heat. I also upped the out put so they could stay activated for longer."

"E-Excuse me?" Ochaco asked, getting Izuku's attention as Mei continued to explain the changes she had made to the thrusters.

"Oh, hey Ochaco," Izuku said, "Do you want to join us?" he asked as Mei continued to go on and on about the thrusters.

"Y-yes I do," she said before she looked at Mei, "Is she.."

"Yeah," Izuku said, putting a hand around her, stopping her rambling, "This is Mei Hatsume, she's a friend of mine from the support class," he said before he glanced at the timer, "Why don't you two get acquainted, I can handle getting the last person," he said before he walked off, leaving Mei and Ochaco to talk amongst themselves.

"..."

"..."

"He's really cute right?" Mei said.

"H-HUH!?!" Ochaco's face erupted in a flush of red.

. . .

The timer buzzed, signifying the end of prep time.

"It's high time we get started!" Midnight said as she stretched.

= Commentator's Booth =

"After fifteen minutes to make teams and talk strategy, twelve calvary teams are lined up upon the field!"

Aizawa then glanced down at the groups, "These are some interesting teams," he said, "A few that I hadn't really expected."

"Now, raise those battle cries! It's time for U.A.'s bloody battle! Light the signal flair!" Mic yelled.

= Stadium =

I'm counting on on you three," Izuku said as he looked back at his team.

"A-Are you sure about this Izuku?" Ochaco asked from the top of the calvary tower, "I don't think I'm really the best option to be put up here." she said.

"Don't worry so much," Izuku said, "You're up there so the Jetpack won't need to do so much work; and while you're up there you can touch anyone with your quirk at a moment's notice." he explained, "Well, that and Hatsume wanted me to show off the Kinetic Thrusters."

"O-Okay, if you say so," Ochaco muttered.

"Hatsume, Tokoyami, Dark Shadow, are you all ready?" Izuku asked.

"Yes," Tokoyami said.

"Definitely!" Mei said.

Dark Shadow then let out a screech of readiness.

"Now, let's go!" President Mic said, "Counting down to a brutal battle royal in 3.." Everyone then looked to Izuku's team, a hungry, competitive, and determined look in there eyes, "2.. 1, Go at it!"

"Start!" Midnight yelled, lashing her whip before everyone made a b line to Izuku.

"Phase one!" Izuku yelled before he got down into a running stance and Tokoyami used Dark Shadow to fill in his position under Ochaco.

"He's doing something, get back!" Monoma warned, causing the classes to stop their advances.

Izuku then looked up, his eyes sparking with One for All before he suddenly shot off from his team and began running around at the perimeter of the stadium before he got back at his place with his team.

Everyone then began checking their bands, noticing that everyone still had theirs, they gave Izuku a curious look before he gave a devious smile, "Phase Two!" Izuku yelled before Ochaco got onto his shoulders, a look of determination on her face as Izuku strapped her down with Black Whip.

"Iida!" Izuku yelled, grabbing the class rep's attention, "I'm stealing your move!" he said as the kinetic thrusters revved.

"Wh-What-!?!" Iida stammered before Izuku and Ochaco suddenly darted past multiple groups.

Izuku - Iida Style Recipro Burst

"How many did you grab?" Izuku asked, looking up at Ochaco as she counted the few she was able to get.

"I've got three!" she said happily.

"Great, we've got some collateral," Izuku sighed, " Now for the hard part." he muttered, looking back at the other teams as they now looked at him with a more malicious gaze, getting ready to take whatever points they could off of Izuku.

"Hang on tight!" he yelled, as he cut back through the teams, using the thrusters to make quick and tight movements that would've been difficult without them, showcasing the abilities of the thrusters like Mei wanted before they reassumed their calvary formation at the other end of the stadium.

"That was perfect!" Mei cheered, "I'm sure they got a good look at my cute little baby!"

"Now's not the time, get moving!" Izuku instructed as he saw the other teams still gunning for them.

= Commentator's Booth =

"Wow!" Mic said, "Is that even legal?" he asked his co commentator.

"Their just taking advantage of the vagueness of the rules," Aizawa explained, " It wasn't stated they couldn't split their teams apart for a few moments, you could even argue they made the game into something more with their obscure tactics. It even seems like the others have taken inspiration from them as well." he said as he saw Bakugo taking to the skies.

= Stadium =

-3 Minutes Later

"Damn it!" Izuku yelled as he felt his feet begin to sink into the ground.

"Alright!" Tetsu Tetsu yelled as his team came barreling into Izuku's.

"Ochaco! Use the jet pack!" Izuku yelled.

"G-Got it!" She yelled before she grabbed the handle, "Tokoyami, Hatsume, turn your faces away!" She warned before she pressed the button, activating the air pack and sending out a large burst of air before they were air borne.

"Shit, they're flying! Follow them!" Tetsu Tetsu commanded his team before they started chasing after them.

"We need more distance," Izuku said as he looked around and saw that they were on the verge of being surrounded by the other teams.

"They're attacking from above!" Tokoyami warned, moving Dark Shadow to block Bakugo's explosive attack, before the blonde was pulled back to his team by Sero's tape.

"Damn it!" Bakugo cursed as he was caught by his team mates.

"We need to keep going," Izuku said, "There's an opening over-" he said before he gave pause as he saw that a sudden wall of ice had blocked their way, "Shit! Dodge!" he yelled as he forced them all to the side.

Iida - Recipro Burst

Shoto then zoomed past Izuku's team, narrowly missing the band that was on Ochaco's head, but was able to grab the few that were around her neck.

"Were you able to get it?" Iida asked.

"No, but I got the others." Shoto said as he began putting them around his neck.

"Ah! So close," Kaminari groaned.

Izuku's team then hit the ground, hard, but were still able to keep their balance and prevent them selves from falling fully. Izuku then looked to the clock and saw how much time they had left. ' 2 Minutes.' he thought.

He then looked at the other teams, a little relieved that the groups had now divided their attention amongst themselves, which was good, but it didn't make their situation any better. They were still surrounded by arguably the strongest groups, Bakugo, Todoroki, and Monoma's groups.

"This is a win for us!" Monoma yelled as his team began charging forward.

"Don't you dare back down!" Bakugo yelled as his team went in as well.

"We only have one more shot at this." Shoto warned as they also started their charge.

"We need a plan Midoriya!" Tokoyami yelled at Izuku, as the teen looked around, gauging the situation.

"I'm thinking, I'm think-" he then looked down at the thrusters Tokoyami and Hatsume had, ".. Ochaco, you're going up!" Izuku yelled.

"Wh-What?" she stammered before she was suddenly in Izuku's arms, a bright blush on her face as Izuku held her in a bridal carry.

"Sorry in advance," he said before he threw her up into the air, "Use the jetpack!" he yelled.

"Got it!" she yelled back before she activated it.

"Damn it!" Monoma yelled, looking at his desired points take flight.

"You're not getting away the easy round cheeks!" Bakugo yelled as he once again took off with his explosions.

"Damn it!" Izuku groaned before he activated One for All and took off after Ochaco.

"Fuck off nerd!" Bakugo yelled.

"Over my dead body Kacchan!" Izuku yelled back as they both got closer and closer to Ochaco, who looked a little frightened as they both came careening toward her before the ending buzzer had finally went off.

"Fuck!" Bakugo yelled before he and Izuku slammed into each other.

"Ow!" Izuku groaned in pain.

"Get off me you fucking nerd." Bakugo yelled back.

"You get off me first!" Izuku yelled before they became a squabbling and screaming mess before they began careening towards the ground.

= Commentator's Booth =

"Should we do something about them?" Mic asked.

"No, they'll sort themselves out when they get close to the ground." Aizawa yawned.

= Chapter End =

Chapter 15: A Flaming Awakening

Izuku walked around the stadium, passing a few new adoring fans, kids who've had a sudden spark of admiration for him, and even the odd adult who wanted to give him a few tips about fighting and the spot light of heroing. Though, the reason he had started scouring the stadium wasn't so he could relive his unknown glory days, in fact he thought that he had been too late before his eyes landed on a head of green hair that was similar in color to his.

"Mom!" He yelled, running up to the plump woman, "Did you enjoy-" he stopped himself as he saw the expression on his mother's face, and the tears the stained it, "Are you okay Mom?" he asked, worry in his voice before he sat next to her.

"I-Izuku?" Inko asked, turning to her green haired son, "A-Are.. Are you," she tried to ask, but her voice was caught in her throat. She couldn't ask what she wanted, it felt.. meaningless, "N-no.. never mind."

Izuku could see the pain in her face, not the one that usually stemmed from him and Bakugo fighting, but from something else, "..Is it because of the king of the hill game?" he asked, "It did get.. pretty intense near the end.. did it scare you?"

"I.. I just thought that you.. you were going too.." her voice caught again.

"..." Izuku then pulled her into a hug, "You don't have to worry so much Mom," he assured, "I can promise you that I wasn't in any danger, not even once."

For a moment, Inko stopped feeling so.. distraught. Her worry melted away, and she couldn't help but feel like everything was okay again, like she was beside her husband again but.. it was only for a moment before her thoughts sunk into another pit.

"I-.. Izuku?" she asked.

"Yeah?" he answered.

"Did.. did those nightmare you've been having.. r-really stop?" Her words nearly caused all of the color to drain from Izuku's face, it eyes going wide from a moment as he tried to think of a way she could've found out before he forced himself to calm down and smile.

"What do you mean," he asked, "I've been sleeping pretty well for a while now."

"Well." Inko said, " Ever since that day, when you woke up screaming in your bed, I... I couldn't help but continue to check on you every once in a while." she explained, "B-but.. there was o-one night when.. when I saw you lying in bed... w-with tape over your mouth. You kicked and tried to scream b-but the tape." she them looked into Izuku's eyes, "Are you really okay Izuku?"

"I.. I-I-" He stammered before the jingle of the U.A. speakers sounded, calling the U.A. students back to their areas.

"Will all viable contestants please return to the field!" President Mic yelled, causing Izuku to let out something akin to a sigh of relief.

"I-Izuku," she called as her son stood.

"I need to go," he said, looking away from her, "I'll come back after the festival ends." he then walked away with an almost quickening pace.

Inko sat alone, her heart throbbing before she curled into herself, silently crying even more than she had before.

. . .

"The last round is a tournament where we fight each other huh?" Kirishima said as he looked at the displayed tournament bracket, "I'm going to stand on the stage I watched every year on T.V!" he cheered, excited.

"Was it a tournament last year?" Mina asked, still wearing the cheer leading outfit from Mineta's lewd prank.

"It's different every year, but there's always a one on one competition." Sero explained, "Last year it was a sports Chanbara match."

"Woah, we got pretty lucky then huh?" Mina said, giving a sigh of relief.

"Yeah, could you Imagine how hard Izuku would've whipped the floor with us if he had a weapon?" Kaminari said as he shivered slightly.

"Now, let's draw lots to determine the bracket!" Midnight said as she held onto a ballet box, "Once the bracket is determined, we'll have the recreational games and then start!" she explained, "The sixteen finalist can decide whether they want to participate or not, I'm sure that some of you want to recover your strength. Now then for the first place-" she then got cut off by Ojiro, but Izuku had stopped paying attention.

Izuku had a strained expression, like he was holding something back, 'not now,' he thought, 'I can't cry now, I need to finish this.' he took a breath and turned his head up, holding a smile as he looked at the tournament placements.

His first fight was with Ochaco, a pretty sizeable difference from what it was before, but it wasn't anything that he couldn't get through, 'This is fine,' He thought, 'I can help her out with her quirk and combat skills.' he decided as he headed back down the tunnels, 'Just need to keep going, till the end.'

- After Recreational Activities

Izuku stood in the class A tunnel, facing the platform that was created for the coming battles. It was finally time for Izuku to go against Ochaco, and Izuku still had his odd smile plastered on his face.

Flames then erupted from the corners of the platform, probably something president mic had requested for flare and shock factor.

"Now for the eighth match!" Mic yelled as the screens showed Ochaco an Izuku entering the arena, "From the hero course, it's Izuku Midoriya!" he yelled, the crowd going wild as Izuku walked onto the platform.

Nagant let out a sigh as she saw Izuku, she was used to seeing faked emotions and even faking them herself, but seeing such a plastic smile on Izuku's face just made her feel.. terrible.

"Verses! Also from the hero course, Ochaco Uraraka!" Mic yelled as Ochaco also made her way to the platform.

Ochaco held an almost defeated yet determined look, and Izuku continued his false smile.

"Ready!? Begin!" Mic yelled before Ochaco quickly charged at Izuku, the green headed teen narrowly stepping out of the way of her attack before she pivoted and tried again, only to miss again.

"I would recommend learning a grappling style," Izuku said, as he dodged again, "Especially if you're going to be doing these sorts of attacks, to put a little more skill into them at least."

Ochaco then charged at Izuku again, "Though, overall you've done well. Points for trying." he complimented before he suddenly disappeared from the brunette's vision, "Your father must be proud." he said before he flicked his fingers and sent Ochaco flying with a burst of air off the platform.

"Uraraka is out of bounds! Midoriya advances to round two!" Midnight declared as the crowd cheered despite the round being one sided.

"Argh, Dang it." Ochaco sighed as she got up and made her way back to the center of the platform, Izuku doing the same.

'She's definitely stronger than she was before. More skillful, a little bit of a change in tactics and opponents though causes a pretty big difference in outcome though.' Izuku thought as he walked off the platform' But, i know she'll only grow from this loss, just as she did before.'

"Yahoo!" Mic yelled, "That match was a little lack luster compared to the others, but we should praise them for fighting with their all! Clap, Your, Hands!"

"That was so unfair, "Ochaco sighed as Izuku walked up to her.

"Don't worry about the outcome," Izuku said, "Just see how you can grow from it. You did a great job, you just need to improve on a few things."

"Of course you would say that " she groaned before putting on a smile, "Thank you Izuku," she said.

"No problem." Izuku finished.

. . .

Izuku sat in the waiting room, hunched over in a chair with his hands covering his face as he tried to compose himself. He couldn't stop thinking about the conversation he had with his mother and the one he would have to have later, if she would even bring it up.

'Just breath,' he told himself, again and again as he tried to smother his thoughts before his next fight.

"Will the contestants for the second bracket of fourth battle please go to you assigned tunnels." Mic said over the intercoms.

Izuku then took a deep breath before putting back on his smile, trying to make it seem a bit more real.

"Just two more fights, and then it'll be over." Izuku sighed as he pulled himself up from the chair and headed over to the tunnel.

. . .

Izuku stood next to Shinso, who had a capture scarf around his neck.

"Are you going to test out your scarf manipulation?" Izuku asked.

Shinso simply nodded, surprising Izuku, "Not trying your quirk either?" he asked, "You know it would be better if you did, maybe, it would even be a good test for you to manipulate others with a stronger will power-" Izuku's eyes then turned white.

"Begin!" Mic yelled before Shinso quickly jumped back, getting into a fighting stance as he expected Izuku to quickly break out of the trance but to his surprise, Izuku didn't move. He didn't even say anything.

It was then that Shinso noticed that Izuku's eyes were still white. He had finally been able to put Izuku under the effects of his quirk, 'I need to give a command, now.' he thought before he shouted, "Walk off of the platform." he commanded, an exited smile on his face before he realized the command didn't work.

"Of course that would be too much to ask for," Shinso groaned before he threw his scarf at Izuku, trying to wrap him up before it was snatched out of the air by that same teen, ".. Oh you've got to be kid-Augh!?"

Shinso then went flying toward Izuku, his body flailing through the air before he was finally close enough to the ground to attempt to try and move out of the way, but much to his dismay he slipped and hit the ground hard.

"O-Ow.." he groaned, reeling from the pain of his headache for a few moments, his eyes shut as he heard the sound of the crowd gasping in both shock and surprise. Shinso then opened his eyes, expecting to see that he had somehow left the stadium, but when he opened his eyes, he saw a crater.

Which was odd, because he knew he was on the ground, he then looked at it closer, seeing that the crafter wasn't on the ground, but a wall that Cementoss had made to protect the civilians from Izuku's attack.

"D-Don't you think that was a little to much... Midoriya?" Shinso asked, sweat dropping from his face as he saw that Izuku's eyes were still whited over, ".. Mother FUCK-"

{---}

Izuku let out a sigh as he saw that he had been dragged into his subconscious and seemed to only be going deeper and deeper.

"Did Shinso's ability get stronger?" Izuku pondered aloud, "He even initiated his quirk without saying anything too, that's much more talent than I would figure to even be possible, I don't even think he was able to do that in the future."

"Well, that's not exactly the case." Banjo said, appearing from a cloud of black smoke.

"B-Banjo-san.." Izuku said, his voice almost catching at the sudden appearance of the vestige, "H-How are you-"

"Shut up!" Banjo yelled before he gut punched Izuku and caused him to keel over from the pain, "The hell were you thinking dumbass!"

"Nice to s-see you again too, B-Banjo-san." Izuku wheezed.

"I can't believe that you, ah" Banjo sighed, " What the hell were you thinking kid? You should know for a fact that's not a way anyone should go out, not matter what reason."

"Y-.. You saw?" Izuku asked, looking up at Banjo.

Banjo then let out another sigh, "We have a lot to talk about, All of us." he said, "Nana especially." he urged before he turned his back to Izuku, "Hurry up and finish this festival, then everyone here is going to have a long chat about making decisions." he groaned before he disappeared into the same black smoke he came in from.

[---]

"Shit, shit, shit!" Shinso yelled as he narrowly dodged another attack from the controlled Izuku, "Turn!" he commanded, causing Izuku to just barely move, causing his next attack to miss.

"Jeez, I can't believe Shinso's quirk back fired so hard," Kaminari yelled, "Who knew the reason why Izuku didn't let himself get controlled by him was because he would become unhinged."

"Shouldn't the teachers and heroes be doing something about this?" Mina asked.

"Eh, I don't think it's too bad." Karishma said, "No ones got out of bounds, and I don't think Midobro would do anything too bad.. I think."

Shinso then dodged an attack from Izuku again, a crater forming on the spot, Izuku's air pressure collided.

'Come on, Come on!' Shinso thought, 'Think of something there has to be a way to-' At that moment, Shinso saw his life flashing before his eyes, before him was Izuku's fist, nearing his face with a speed that he had barely been able to process. He could feel an end.. or at least weeks and weeks of intensive care.

But a moment passed, and nothing came.. well, nothing yet.

"I would lecture you on your skills, but I don't even remember most of the battle." Izuku sighed as he put his hand into a flicking motion, "I will next time, but for now clench your teeth." he warned before Shinso was sent fling off of the platform and landed in the grass.

Izuku then let out a low sigh as he held a hand over his mouth, still recovering from the mental encounter, "This was the last thing that I needed." he muttered as the crowd cheered and the medical bots came to the field to grab Shinso.

. . .

Kaina had walked around the stadium for a while, a little confused from the mapping of the place, but after asking around, and dealing with a few fans, she was able to find the support course observation deck.

The moment she arrived, she could hear the whispers among the support course students about her sudden appearance. Some talked about the possible opportunity she could be offering, and some others had marveled at her gun like quirk, but she was there to grab someone familiar.

"Oh, hey Nagant." Mei said, shocking her other classmates with her informality

"Hatsume, could you come with me please?" Kaina asked.

"Yeah, or course I can." Mei said, not caring that her classmates were now looking at her with gaping expressions of shock as the pro hero Nagant led her too.. where ever.

. . .

Izuku stood in front of a dual hair colored teen who seemed to be extremely uncomfortable. Like he could feel a burning pair of eyes on his back, a pair of eyes that he had grown to hate for year and years on end.

"Todoroki, is everything-" Izuku began before Mic's voice exploded over his.

"3,2,1, Go!" Mic yelled before Todoroki clenched his teeth and shot a giant glacier at Izuku, engulfing half the platform as Izuku dodge out of the way, and refusing to let up, Todoroki skated along his ice after Izuku.

"Todoroki-" Izuku tried to say before the opposing teen shot another glacier sized ice block at Izuku that he had to dodge again before he started to ponder something, 'He's attacking too fast, he's rushing.' he thought, 'He shouldn't be like this, even in the heat of battle he would always keep a level head, even in the earlier days. Why is he-' his eyes then wandered to the hero stands where he saw Enji starring down at them fighting.

Todoroki then continued to shoot ice attacks at Izuku, not caring about his opposing side freezing over, holding an almost spite full gaze in his eyes.

'Endeavor didn't come talk to me before the battle,' Izuku concluded, ' He didn't tell me to make Todoroki use his quirk.. was it because he already used it during the qualification?' he thought as he dodged yet another attack from the dual quirk wielder.

'If he didn't come talk to me then.. did he talk to Todoroki then?' Izuku concluded, mentally groaning as he slid his way down the ice mounds, 'Just what did he tell Todoroki to clam him up again,' Izuku then gritted his teeth before he looked at the flame hero, his anger growing as he couldn't help but let out a bit of malice.

Izuku then charged at Todoroki, surprising the teen before Izuku shoved his head into the nook of his shoulder and used a move that was engrained into him with fear.

Izuku - Stain Style - Alteration - Focused Indomitable Will

The stadium then fell silent as an over whelming fear and sense of danger washed over them all like a wave, chills were sent down their spines. They felt like they should've ran, escaped, but the fear glued them in place.

Endeavor though got the worst of it. He could feel Izuku's eyes burrowing into him, burning a hole in his head. His breathing became labored, and he felt weaker than he had ever felt during his entire life.

'That's.. that's enough.' Izuku thought as he retracted the technique. Izuku then let out a sigh, "He'll get better with time. He just needs a walk up call." he muttered to himself, allowing Todoroki to hear him.

Izuku then drug his hand through the glaciers, powering himself with One for All before the ice shattered in an instant. He then let go of Todoroki as the ice particles from the glaciers coated the platform in a cold mist.

"Don't worry about anything else." Izuku said as he put some distance between him and Todoroki, "It's just us, no one else is here. Just you and me."

Todoroki let out a sigh, closing his eyes for a moment as he drowned out all of the distracting sounds and thoughts.

"Good, good," Izuku muttered as he saw Todoroki relaxing, "We're in the USJ again, just like before. It almost time to leave, so we have to do this quickly. So, fight me with everything you have Shoto."

Todoroki then took a breath, this opposing side of fire igniting and moving similarly to how he breathed before he looked back up at Izuku with the same stoic look he had used most of his life, that same fire melting the frost in the air and replacing it with steam.

"Thank you Izuku," Todoroki said as his flames continued to breathe, as if it was reacting to the air around it, growing in heat. At that moment the ice on his body melted away, and his flames erupted into a pure blue.

'His quirk evolved!?" Izuku thought, shocked before he felt danger sense go off and protected himself with black whip, and he was engulfed in the flames in barely a moment.

= Stands =

The crowd watched in awe as the field was engulfed in Todoroki's new found flames, the brightness from it nearly blinding many who saw, but it was soon covered by a wall of concrete.

At that moment, everyone began muttering to themselves, wondering what was happening behind the walls. Though there was one in the crowd that was dreading the sight.

"O-oh no.." Inko muttered as she once again curled into herself and started silently crying, "P-Please be okay, please be okay, please be-"

= Platform =

Izuku let out a gasp as he felt the heat of Todoroki's attack, "D-Damn it." he coughed before he took a deep breath and began pushing back against the fire. He then looked down to see that he was pushed back to the edge of the platform.

'That was pretty close.' He thought as he whipped the sweat from his face. After a little while, the flames died down, and Izuku was able to see that Todoroki was panting and part of his shirt was burnt off. Izuku's condition wasn't much better either though, he was a bit surprised by Todoroki's sudden awakening.

Izuku then let down his quirk as a smile came to his face, seeing that Todoroki was doing the same.

"Don't let up now Shoto." Izuku said as he put up his fist, "Keep this feeling going, and don't let up."

= Chapter End =

Chapter 16: Icy Hot Premonition

Todoroki let out a breath as he commanded his ice, coating the ground and sending various spikes at Izuku. He couldn't use his fire again just yet, he knew the regular flames wouldn't do anything, but his blue flames had both taken him by surprise and even damaged him some. He just needed to remedy the recoil with his ice.. which was taking longer than he had anticipated.

Izuku chuckled as he bounced around the appearing glaciers, not because of how easy it was, but because he couldn't help but feel a slowly welling joy at Todoroki's growth.

"Don't stop attacking!" Izuku instructed, "Blue flames are only a small part of your quirk, your ice is a remedy for all of your heat! You can still use regular flames without over heating too much!"

Todoroki then took up Izuku's advice the moment he got too close, fending off Izuku with his flames before quickly turning back to ice so he could get beck to the blue flames he had used before. He could tell that Izuku was just toying with him, training him up to be stronger.. and he hated it.

He wanted him to be serious, fighting with all of his might so that he could prove himself. That he was more than just a student that needed to be guided. Then, for the first time in a while, Todoroki gritted his teeth and upped his output.

Todoroki then slammed his hands on the ground before a wave of ice and fire then engulfed the stadium again, causing Izuku to protect himself yet again from the attack with the use of black whip.

"You're throwing caution to the wind a little!" Izuku warned from behind the wall of ice and fire, "Upping your output isn't something-" he tried to explain before Todoroki's power increased again, pushing against Izuku's black whip blockade, 'He's not going to listen is he.' Izuku thought, letting out a small chuckle as a memory came to the fore front of his mind.

Todoroki and him were fighting, much like they were now but it was after Momo had sadly.. passed. He knew that Todoroki was going through the throws of grief and wanted an outlet for his anger, so he gave him one. It was a devastating battle, one that ended in the demolition of a city via force, ice, and fire.

But on that day, he saw something from Todoroki that he had only ever seen once from him, and never again. A skill that likely would've saved his life if he had learned how to control it sooner. If only he had...

Izuku peered through the flames, watching as their pattern continued to change and strangely so did the ice. The flames moved like they were alive breathing between both blue and orange, trying to reach over his blockade and the ice seemed to crawl around it, almost mimicking the fire's behavior.

'This.. this is-' Izuku thought.

Todoroki let out an audible grunt of pain. His skin felt both hot and freezing and the steam that came off of his body continued to mount. He couldn't continue the continued output and stopped the attack as soon as he could, panting as he suffered from the recoil. But he wasn't ready to give up just yet.

He then stumbled to his feet, gritting his teeth as he forced his strength to come to him before he saw something that made his heart drop.

Half of the arena was melted, aside from the stands that were being protected by a wall Cementoss had made in the split moment he used his power to the fullest. It was similar to how metal melted, red hot and almost liquid, and the ice was spikey can gave off a cold feeling.

But the most shocking of it all was that he didn't see Izuku amidst all of the carnage. His breathing then became quick and erratic. Not because of his exhaustion, but because of the panic that was quickly rising.

Soon, the walls Cementoss made had fallen and everyone was able to see the carnage that Todoroki had caused.

In the crowd, Inko's tears were overflowing as a look of despair was plastered on her face, her eyes wide and blood shot as she felt everything around her begin to crumble away piece by piece.

In the stands, the students of the hero course couldn't help but look in shock at the state of the stadium and their lack of classmate, and much like Inko, they had assumed the worst.

In the commentators booth both Aizawa and Mic looked with shock and horror. Mic struggled to speak, his voice caught in his throat as he tried to make the announcement that the sports festival would be ending.

"I-I," Mic stuttered before clearing his throat, " I regret to say that.. this year sports festival will be-"

Suddenly his voice was interrupted by the sound of something breaking. In the center of the field, a spider web like crack appeared in the center of the stadium.

"Hold on folks!" Mic yelled, a look of bewilderment on his face, "It looks like the battle is yet to be over!"

Just then, the rock shattered, revealing Izuku as he held an almost manic smile on his face before he let out a laughter that was just as unsettling.

"Shoto! That was amazing!" Izuku yelled, hos body steaming from the temperature changes his body took, "I knew you were strong, stronger than before, but this is something not even I could guess!" he chuckled, "Don't even think of stopping now, because we're only just beginning." Izuku's voice then began reverberating as his power rose.

Todoroki then took a moment before he let out a chuckle of his own. He was finally being taken seriously, and all it took was almost killing his friend for it to happen. He then used his hand to push back the side of his hair that wasn't covered in ice, the steam still billowing out before he returned to his own stoic expression.

"Fine then, but don't blame me if you end up dead." he threatened, though it was half hearted.

Todoroki looked like a being from folk lore, both sides of his body were basically emanating their respective quirk and he could feel the power boiling from inside, despite the immense chill he that accompanied it. His left side, emanated a bright orange glow that almost blinded on lookers, and his eye's solera had turned a deep black, showing off his eyes blue color. His right side was completely coated in a layer of ice and formed into an intimidating skeletal form with spikes of ice that protruded out. Although, strangely, instead of being blue his right eye was a piercing red, almost as if the sides traded colors.

+Decided to add a little something to the Rewrite for engagement ;p Yes I'm adding Teka for some readability too.

From the stands and crowd, cheers and sighs of relief could be heard along with the thrill they anticipated from the coming battle. They wondered who would win and how Izuku would fair against the new 'form' Todoroki had undergone.

Though in the crowd, a mother couldn't help but continue to be put through the throws of worry and horror. She wanted to end the one v one as quickly as possible, but she didn't know how and she couldn't pry her eyes away from the fight as fear over took her.

Where the students were, some were still worried, others excited, but one was.. annoyed. It was Bakugo. He watched the battle that ensued with anger. He didn't understand it himself. He thought he saw Izuku die just a moment ago, but now he couldn't help but grit his teeth.

He felt weak, so much weaker than everyone around him. At every point he felt like he was nearing Izuku, getting just a bit closer to his strength, he was kicked down and put in his place. He hated it, he wanted it to end, he wanted to be strong.

Bakugo stood up.

"Hey? Where are you going?" Mina asked, "The battle's just reaching the climax."

"I'm going to train." Bakugo grumbled, his teeth grinding against each other as he left, leaving his classmates confused by his actions.

On the field, Todoroki reeled in his flames and ice and brought up his fist. Not to exactly fight hand to hand, but to have more options in case Izuku got too close. He could tell that Izuku was using more power, and deep down that scared him, but he was more than prepared to-

"Focus on the fight." The words sent a chill down Todoroki's spine before he quickly reacted and attacked Izuku who had suddenly appeared at his right, expelling a flame that almost moved like a liquid. It coated the side of the platform, leaving a roaring flame that melted the cement.

"U-um, Aizawa do you think we should cut this battle short?" Mic asked, "This is getting pretty ..heated." he joked, still worried.

Aizawa looked at Izuku and Todoroki fighting, his own concerns almost becoming worry before he saw Izuku look up at him for a split moment. The teen held a wild smile, a desire in his eyes that said he wanted to battle to continue, and only what he could deduce as a begging look of approval to continue.

The night hero then let out a sigh, "It'll be fine." Aizawa sighed as he looked down at his students, observing as they fought tooth and nail, "If it comes down to it, they'll know when enough is enough."

All Mic could do was gulp as he returned to the fight below, his heart pounding with both fear and anticipation as he saw the battle unfold.

. . .

Todoroki panted as he, once again, swapped to his ice. Izuku kept him on his toes, always using either side of his quirk and ultimately giving no time to rest, every moment was another attack or attempt at his stance.

Izuku moved quickly, nearly making it seem like he was teleporting in and out of view before Todoroki retaliated and made him back pedal once again.

'I'm getting no where,' the dual hair teen thought, 'At this point, I'll end up over heated and pass out, or unable to continue because of hypothermia. I need to think of a-...''

Just then the attacks stopped, the waves of ice and fire halting as Todoroki took the chance to take a deep breath, breathing in as much air as he could and clearing his head.

Izuku took this chance, closing in on Todoroki in a split second, pulling back his leg with a cold gaze and preparing to end the battle in just a moment before Todoroki's eyes connected with his and he exploded in a bloom of ice and fire.

Izuku simply jumped back once again, skidding along the frozen ground as he prepared to attack again, only to be thwarted by a wave of fire. Todoroki had begun moving.

Izuku then let out a chuckle, "Nice! But how long can you keep it up!" he yelled as he jumped at Todoroki, moving out the way of his fire before he slammed his fist into the ice and fire user's side, shattering the layer of ice he put over himself to cool. Though it wasn't enough to break it, it still caused a lot of damage.

Todoroki then gritted his teeth, pulling his body through the pain before he forced out another wave of ice at Izuku, knocking him across the platform. Desperately, Todoroki tried to fix his makeshift cooler, though to no avail the ice wouldn't mound how he wanted it.

"Your ability is limited," Izuku said as he rose from the ice, " You can see it on your body, the way your ice formed over you, how your other side is glowing and steaming with heat, this is a form that only temporary, so you'd better use it like its the only chance you have before I defeat you."

The words were a warning, Izuku didn't know if Todoroki had wasted his chance by utilizing this power now, so he wanted him to have as much time with it as possible in case he could grab the feeling again, but Todoroki gritted his teeth as he focused his power more. He felt like Izuku was antagonizing him, like he was saying this was the only moment he had to do anything to him before he was just as weak as others.

"STOP LOOKING DOWN ON ME!" He yelled as a wave of fire coated the field, engulfing Izuku with heat before he shielded himself with black whip.

"He's losing himself," Izuku thought as he saw Todoroki's form breaking and fading, thought at the same time his fire grew wild and started gaining heat as it slowly turned blue once again. Izuku then wen into analytical mode as he began muttering to himself.

"That is powerful but its only good for technique, compared to blue flames the heat is lacking but it more than makes up for it with control. Control still comes with a price, the heat is a lot to channel as well so his other half needs to cool his body down considerably with his ice leaving a thick and solid layer with its own level of control and manipulation."

He then moved out of the way of Todoroki's attack as a smile came to his face, "But you need to be calm while using it, other wise you'll just heat up your body and produce blue flames. Or that's what I assume."

Todoroki then gritted his teeth before he charged at Izuku, almost wildly letting off attack after attack to no avail before the green hair teen let out a huff, seeing the end of the battle.

Izuku ducked and dodged, moving along the mounds of ice as he avoided the fire Todoroki was consistently putting out, forcing him to the edge of the platform as Todoroki charged at him head on, fire exploding from his hell as he used ice to guide himself straight into Izuku.

Izuku smiled as Todoroki neared, seeing that he was blinded by his own determination. He allowed the bi-haired teen to near, getting in a lower stance as if he were to fight back before the split moment Todoroki was close he simply moved out of the way and kicked the leg that was propelling him, sending him into the ground outside the platform.

"...Fuck." Todoroki groaned, "F-Fuck me."

Izuku couldn't help but let out a chuckle, "You should really take the time to look at your surroundings." he said before he crouched at the end of the platform, "But, you've really done an amazing job!" he complimented, "Your quirk evolved, and you've even found out a way to use your abilities in tandem. Truly amazing."

Midnight then cleared her throat, bringing a bit more life to the situation and everyone back to reality after being engrossed in the battle for so long, "Todoroki is out of bounds, Midoriya advances to the final round!" she yelled, also knocking Mic out of his stupor.

"Woah folks! Wasn't that an amazing battle from our next generation of heroes! Give it up for our first years!" Mic said before he started clapping, the action slowly spreading to the crowd as they gave their applause to the battle along with cheers of congratulations, "Although I am sorry to say that the final battle will be delayed for repairs, I assure you that this was just a premonition to what the next battle will be!"

= Chapter End =

Chapter 17: A Battle Between Friends

Izuku sat in the stadiums hospital, resting in a basin of cold water that was bubbling from the heat that was coming off of his body.

"You're lucky you got out of that whole debacle with only a few charred clothes and 5% burns." Recovery girl sighed as he went over the medical chart she quickly put together. She gritter her teeth for a moment before letting out a sigh, "I don't even know if I should let you out there at all."

"Well, I don't have much of a choice." Izuku said, rising from the ice bath, "If I don't go, my class would never let me live it down, and the person I'm going up against would just think I was chickening out and I can't have that." he sighed as he grabbed a towel and headed for the door, "Don't worry, I'll be just fine." he smiled.

[#Famous-Last-Words]

. . .

Bakugo looked around the stadium as he clenched his fist, thinking about the few moment of the battle Izuku and Todoroki had before he stormed off. He remembered the power, the feeling he had when the heroes were forced to protect them, the feeling of weakness he used to push through his limits.

He thought he had started getting better, this his anger was beginning to subside just a bit but... it seemed like it was always there, waiting for him to feel that weakness again.

Softly, he could feel his hands popping with small explosions. Bubbling like water, a technique he had developed for his battle with Izuku a long with an array of moves that he had made just before their fight.

'Small explosions.. small, quick, compressed.. small explosions.' He thought as he went over his battle plan again, formations, moves, and attacks lining up in his head. He had the brain of a tactician, and he would use that to its utmost capabilities.

. . .

"WEEEEELCOME BACK AUDIENCE!" Mic yelled as the crowd erupted in a burst of cheering, "We are now in the finals of the U.A. sports festival! Again, we are sorry about our little inter mission, but I assure you this final showdown will be something special!"

Izuku and Bakugo faced each other on the central platform, both with a look of determination as they observed the other. Izuku covered in bandages, and Bakugo dripping with sweat as he panted.

"It's our powerful undefeated first year, Izuku Midoriya! And out explosive ball of anger, Bakugo Katsuki!" Mic yelled as the crowd cheered.

"I'm looking forward to this," Izuku smiled as electricity slowly sparked off of his body.

"Whatever nerd." Bakugo grumbled as he wiped the sweat from his face, "Just get ready to get your ass kicked."

"That's if I let you." Izuku grinned.

"ARE YOU READY FOR THE FINAL BATTLE!" Mic yelled as the crowd erupted in an excited cheer, "ALRIGHT! 3.. 2... 1.. GO!"

In the few moments that the battle initiated, Izuku suddenly felt the activation of danger sense. His surroundings slowed, and he saw Bakugo in front of him with an open palm holding a large explosion aimed at him and his other behind him that utilized the cluster tactic only Izuku knew of.

Izuku then brought up his hands to block Bakugo's attack as a smile came to his face.

Bakugo - Cluster Shot

Bakugo then slammed into Izuku, sending the green haired teen skidding across the ground before Bakugo attacked again, unrelenting in his barrage before he suddenly changed his trajectory and went air borne, spinning into an ax kick that cracked the center of the stadium as Izuku caught the attack.

"Their advancing faster that before!' Izuku thought as Bakugo fell back and continued attacking at a speed he could barely defend against, "He doesn't even know AP shot yet! What's with everyone!?'

"What do you think nerd!?" Bakugo yelled, "I thought of it after I saw your ass getting handed to you by that half and half bastard!" He said as he face his palms to Izuku feigning an attack before he swung his leg around and kicked Izuku, that attack then being caught before the blonde rebounded with a barrage of explosions that twisted him out of Izuku's grip.

The blonde then charged at Izuku, swinging his leg towards Izuku's head before Izuku dodged again and created distance as he observed Bakugo.

'Is the recoil still the same?' he thought as he looked at his classmate's pained expression, though only Izuku could really tell since Bakugo wasn't one to show weakness.

"Fine then, let's turn it up a little!" Izuku yelled as he wrapped himself in Black Whip and allowed electricity to bounce off of his body.

= Commentator's Booth =

"Well, well, well! It seems like we're going to have another battle of the giants; though this time with an explosive finish!" Mic yelled before he turned to his co-commentator, "What do you think Eraser?"

"Well, Bakugo is definitely utilizing a new tactic, I haven't see him use it before, so it's likely something that he made on the fly before the final battle, so I couldn't tell you the limits of its potential. Though from what I can see, it's powerful and has a pretty hefty recoil on him."

"So you're saying this could be a battle of endurance then?" Mic asked.

"More or less, depending on how either side wants to play this final battle." Aizawa sighed, "From what I remember, both of them have a bit of history when it comes to fighting, for all I know they could stop and start beating on each other part way through."

"Well, we'll just have to see who wins out in this battle then!" Mic yelled as the crowd cheered.

= Stadium =

Izuku's body sparked with electricity before he charged at Bakugo, pulling his fist back before he slammed it into the blonde's stomach, causing him to caught up spit and get sent flying back before he tried to reorient himself, only for Izuku to kick him to the ground.

"Damn it." Izuku grumbled as he felt danger sense activate in response to the heat that came from Bakugo's grip on his ankle before he was thrown back by an explosion.

"You dare put your foot on me nerd!?" Bakugo yelled as he went after Izuku, "I'll bury your ass alive you bastard!"

Bakugo then used his cluster technique to continue his attack, finally hitting a clear hit on Izuku's chest, kicking him with enough force to send him skidding across the ground before the green haired teen corrected himself and got right back into the battle with Bakugo.

= Student Area / Class 1A =

"Woah, they really going at it huh?" Kirishima marveled, " I don't think I've ever seen them go at it this hare, even during training!"

"Well they do have quite a bit on the line," Sato said as he recharged his sugars with a bot of his baked goods.

"Yeah, both of them really want to be the strongest of the class." Jiro sighed as she watched the fight.

"That and bragging right." Kaminari added.

"True, true." Kirishima said, agreeing with Kaminari.

"Still, isn't this a.. little much?" Ochaco asked as she watched the battle, "The both of them are slowly starting to just use their fist and legs, and that's a lot coming from Bakugo.. at least I think so." she deadpanned, thinking about Bakugo's unbridled anger and the chances he could've just wanted to use his hands against Izuku.

"Actually.. I think I understand what you mean." Momo said as she observed her classmates' battle, "They don't look like they're fighting for victory, more like..."

"They're fighting because they want to let out their emotions." Tokoyami finished.

= Stadium =

Izuku held his head, nursing a bleeding wound as he panted. Bakugo did the same, holding his side as blood stained his lips

"Y-You're weaker than usual." Bakugo spat, clearing the blood that was welling in his mouth.

"You're no better," Izuku said as he wiped the blood from his face, "And that explosion was a cheap shot at best."

"Oh don't start with that shit!" Bakugo yelled, "You and I both know that was good! If anything it would've landed if you weren't so weak!"

"Shut up you- Ugh!?" Izuku grunted as he fell to the ground, his body suddenly failing from the consistent abuse, "Oh come on, not now." Izuku panted, feeling the recoil from his fight with Todoroki.

Bakugo then clicked his tongue before turning his back to Izuku, "This battle was a bust, you couldn't use your full capabilities and this stadium is too damn small for a proper battle." he gritted his teeth, "This shit is just frustrating."

"Oh calm yourself," Izuku huffed, "I'm not done yet, just-"

"No!" Bakugo yelled, "I'm not going to wait for your to- Ack!?!?" Izuku then took out Bakugo's legs with black whip before he pulled himself back to his feet.

"Just shut up and put your fist up," Izuku panted, "I've been working on this for a while, so be grateful I'm using this on you since you're whining so much."

Bakugo gritted his teeth as his hands bubbled with small explosions, "I'll kill you, you little shit!" he yelled as he charged at Izuku, reeling his leg back to slam it against Izuku's head, but he was too late.

Izuku took a breath as he formed Black Whip around his legs, allowing the quirk to move almost like a liquid as he changed the shape of his legs. It was something he had tried before going back in time, a technique that he couldn't use to effectively because of its prior limitations but now he could really pull it to its fullest.

Izuku - Mutation Copy - Mirko

Izuku then ducked, falling back and allowing Bakugo's kick to miss before he rebounded, spinning in mid air, before he kicked with his back leg, colliding with Izuku before he jumped back.

"You little.. the hell?" Bakugo questioned as he looked at Izuku's legs.

"You like it?" Izuku asked, jokingly as he flexed his rabbit legs.

"How the hell is getting some rabbit legs on you suppose to help?" Bakugo asked, crossing his arms.

"Honestly, not very much." Izuku sighed before he got into a combative stance, "The real leg up is the skills and techniques that I can use with them." he smiled before he charged at Bakugo.

= Hero Stands =

"Isn't that my.." Mirko trailed off as she watched Izuku preforming her attack with a level of skill and precision that she had only recently achieved. It was like looking into a mirror, no even better than that he was even using moves that she hadn't even thought to add to her own attacks.

"Just who the hell is this kid!?" Mirko yelled as she held an almost manic smile, her young battle junkie self coming to the surface once again.

= Stadium =

Izuku and Bakugo stood adjacent to each other, panting heavily as they both were nearing their limits of physical ability. They glared at one another, both unwilling to relent and calculating a way to win the battle before they both charged at each other.

Izuku then threw a feint that Bakugo fell for, then being punished by a kick that sent him flying backwards before he flipped around and rebounded with an explosion that sent him careening into Izuku's stomach.

The green teen then coughed up blood, gritting his teeth as he powered through the pain and grabbed Bakugo before slamming him down on the other side. Izuku then tried to finish the battle with an axe kick, only for the blonde to get out of the way with another explosion.

Once again, they were facing off against each other, exhausted and out of breath. Then with one final sigh from both fighters, they charged at each other one final time, determined to end the battle with one last bout.

Once they were close enough, Bakugo change his trajectory with his explosions and spun into a side kick, aiming for Izuku's jaw. Although Izuku guessed this would be the case and used a move that he had yet to try to end it all.

Izuku - Mirko Style (Alteration) - Reverse Lunar Arc

Izuku was then suddenly looking up at Bakugo as his heel slammed into his childhood friend's chin, the blonde flipping over and slamming into the ground with a thud as his eyes rolled back and he fell unconscious.

Izuku then landed on the ground, planting his feet as he panted, satisfied with his victory.

"Bakugo is unable to battle, Midoriya wins!" she yelled, the crowd going into a cheer.

"And with that, all events are completed!" Mic yelled, "The winner of this year's U.A. festival is from class 1A, Izuku Midoriya!"

. . .

"All of the first year's events from this year's U.A. sports festival have been completed." she said to the students as she stood on a stage that they had gathered in front of, "And now we will begin the award ceremony!" She said as the crowd cheered, fireworks were set off and explosions of color and sparkles decorated the sky and the placement podiums rose up.

Izuku held a smile as he waved to the cameras and the people in the crowd. He was on the first podium, Bakugo on the second as he crossed his arms due to him still being mad at Izuku, and Todoroki stood on the third as he kept his usual monotone gaze.

'Hopefully Iida doesn't take things as rashly as before,' Izuku thought, keeping his smile, 'Maybe he wont be as.. aggressive.'

"Now that we have awarded the medals!" Midnight yelled, "The presentation of the medals, will of course, be by this man!" she yelled as All-Might arose to the top of the stadium via elevator, giving an heroic laugh, "Our very own All-Might!";

The crowd then cheered with a mix of shock and surprise as they saw All-Might as he jumped down from the top of the stadium, landing in front of the podiums in a heroic way.

"Now then All-Might, please present the medals, starting from third place." Midnight instructed as she handed the hero the medals.

All-Might then walked over to Todoroki, "Young Todoroki, congratulations." he said as he put the medal on the dual hair colored teen, "You are extremely strong." All-Might complimented, "It was a really close match between you and young Midoriya, I was on the edge of my seat the whole time." He then gave him a pat on the shoulder, "But be sure to not use such dangerous moves in a setting like this next time, a lot of lives could've been at risk."

Todoroki then gave a simple nod before All-Might walked over to Bakugo who just sighed as he held out his hand.

"You did amazing young Bakugo." All-Might complimented, "But you were too quick to win and ended up exhausting yourself partway through." he said before he handed Bakugo the medal, "Though I must admit that new technique you created seems truly powerful. I'm sure you'll be able to perfect it even more through training."

Bakugo simply let out a grunt as All-Might walked over to Izuku.

"Izuku Midoriya," All-Might said, "I have only have one question for you young man." he said as he put a hand on Izuku's shoulder, "During the player pledge, you said that you wanted to be the hero of hope. If you don't mind my asking, what did you mean by that?"

"I want to bring a longer era of peace." Izuku said, "Eventually you'll have to retire, and villains may see that as a chance to become more known or see a chance to commit as many crimes as they want. I'll make sure that doesn't happen, so everyone can live happily with a smile even bigger than the ones you've brought."

All-Might then put a finger to his chin, "So, to put it simply you're saying you'll surpass me then?" the hero of peace asked.

"With my everything, most definitely." Izuku said, his smile bright and profund.

All-Might then broke out into a hearty laughter, "I see that you love to speak your mind!" He said, patting the teen on the shoulder, "You young Midoriya have definitely earned this medal." he said before he placed it over Izuku's shoulders, "I am determined to see you go plus Ultra!" he said as the crowd went wild with cheers, calling Izuku's name.

= Chapter End =