Authors Note:

As mentioned in the previous chapter, there is a slight time skip here.

Also, on a side note, I know I didn't place a trash-nado in Izuku's room. Originally, I was supposed to, but I decided that it would be best to just leave it with the original pun-loving skeleton.

And as usual, if there's any errors, I'll be sure to fix it when I can!

A considerable amount of time had passed since the students moved into the dorms, and as expected the class grew closer from the experience. To the point where some would actually see each other as family, a weird family, but a family nonetheless. But aside from all the bonding moments they all shared, important events have passed as well.

SUPER MOVES

With the retirement of All Might and the slow increase of villain activity because of it, Hero schools from all over decided to push their students' training regimen to further improve them against future villain encounters. In U.A., such improvements entailed creating ''super moves'' as well improvements and upgrades to the students' hero costumes.

While Izuku's classmates made their own moves and upgrades, he admittedly struggled at first considering he already had Megalosmash as a super move already. But since he was required to make another one, he opted to think about It for some time while he decided to visit Mei for costume upgrades. Said upgrades were almost unnoticeable additional padding on his clothes while his scarf was remade with better material but maintained its color upon request. His combat boots also got another upgrade, replacing the normal soles with iron ones. Upon kicking something, the soles absorb the impact and redistribute the kinetic energy back out to increase the impact strength of Izuku's kicks

But thanks to Mina's move called ''Acid Veil'', a move that creates a gelatinous acid wall that blocks/dissolves incoming projectiles. Izuku gained the inspiration to create a move called ''Psycho-Veil'', a move that is somewhat similar to Mina's. The differences would be that instead of dissolving projectiles upon impact, it allows Izuku to suspend incoming projectiles that got close and would either be used to protect him against more or thrown back at the enemy. Besides defensive and offensive capabilities that protect the user. It could also be used to protect his teammates or civilians from attacks and etc.

Alas, a useful move like this comes with a drawback.

Not only does it consume energy and stamina to use. But it also cannot stop any new projectiles that enter the field, meaning it would be up to Izuku or anyone else to deal with the new wave of attacks. Plus, the Psycho-Veil can only cover a medium sized group in its current state, which would make it inadvisable to use if you intended to protect a massive group of people.

But of course, the whole purpose of finding a super move was to improve upon and train using it with their teachers to give them advise and pointers to remember. One of said teachers was the former Symbol of Peace himself, All Might. The latter marveling everyone's creativity, determination and how hard they were working to improve themselves.

It was a lot of weight for the next generation, but judging by how hard they were all working, he knew they would all do fine in the future.

HERO LICENSE TEST-QUALIFIER ROUND

As the students grew stronger the time eventually came for them to take the temporary Hero License test. Said test, if passed, will grant the students a temporary Hero License issued to students aspiring to become professional heroes. In simple terms, this allows them to use their quirks anywhere and anytime, provided that they use it for hero work and under the supervision of a pro until they earn a Provisional License.

But of course, before they could even think about acquiring these Licenses, they needed to pass a qualifier round first. Simply put, they would have to face off against students from many different schools, in order to qualify for the actual test. Said test would be more difficult than the qualifier but we'll get to that later.

Obviously Izuku had stars in his eyes as he observed a great number of students from all over, gather in one area, Takoba National Stadium. Each with their own stories, skills and of course, unique quirks to come with it. But before they could join them, their group was stopped when Aizawa was approached by fellow pro Ms. Joke. The latter exchanging jokes and flirting with the pro who looked annoyed by the advances.

When she heard Izuku and some of his classmates laugh, she felt elated and introduced herself to them. Glad to know that there are some people with good taste in jokes and not laugh because she was using her quirk on them. Needless to say, she got along well with Izuku and began exchanging jokes with one another, much to the amusement of his classmates and to the chagrin of Aizawa who felt a migraine coming along from how his problems multiplied in an instant.

Luckily for Aizawa, their interaction was interrupted when Ms. Joke's students made an appearance. One student in particular named Yo Shindo, approached them and eagerly introduced himself as he wished them good luck. But while some of his classmates were convinced; Bakugou, Mina and Izuku weren't fooled and made a mental note to keep an eye out for him.

Ms. Joke then decided to interject and sincerely wished the 1A students luck before taking her students inside Stadium. Just then another group of students made themselves known, this time these particular group came from Shiketsu High School. With one particular student eagerly greeting them….by bowing his head to the point of it smashing to the ground while proudly introducing himself as Inasa Yoarashi. Evidently the students thought he was crazy at first but thanks to his classmate, who introduced herself as Camie Utsushimi, they found out that this was just his usual attitude when he's excited or extremely motivated about something. Once this was cleared the students calmed down a bit but watched in shock and awe as Inasa raised his head and eagerly followed his classmates to the stadium while seemingly ignoring the head injury he sustained from his initial greeting.

Once they were gone, the students of 1A then began noticing the stares they were getting from other students. Some were sizing them up while others began plotting while staring at them. It would seem that their actions in the Sports Festival did not go unnoticed by the students. To respond to this, Izuku and others met their gazes with determined ones while his other classmates felt nervous under the attention.

Seeing their mixed reactions, Aizawa spoke and encouraged them to ignore them and simply to do their absolute best. And warned them that teamwork would be a vital component to passing this trial. His advice raised their spirits and they immediately took his words to heart as they began marching tot eh arena with newfound vigor and determination.

EXPLAINING THE RULES

When the time came for the staff to explain the rules to the many students, needless to say…everyone was quite stressed afterwards.

Examinees must place three targets or "weak points" on their body in any exposed area. Each examinee will be given six balls and use them to hit the targets; the target will light up when it is hit by a ball and once the third target is lit up, that examinee is considered as lost and disqualified. Whoever lights up the third target will be considered as the person who took down the other person.

The goal of the preliminary round is to take down two examinees using the six balls given and whoever takes down two people will pass the preliminary round and qualify for the Provisional Hero License Exam.

Not only was there a risk of early elimination, but it was also pointed out that the test would usually result in only 50% to pass. Which was a small number considering that there were 1,000 plus students present. Which in turn, meant that the pressure was on and that failure is not an option.

DURING THE QUALIFIER ROUND

Surprisingly or unsurprisingly, the moment the students were given the signal to start the test. 1A found themselves to be the main targets of nearby students, including Yo Shindo who looked proud to be a part of the first strike against them. And from what they could tell, their plan was to take out the best before they could become a problem for them. which was both flattering and problematic at the same time.

Shaking off their shock, Izuku reacted quickly and used Psycho-Veil, which allowed him to stop the first wave of projectiles to hit his classmates. Meanwhile his classmates with ranged abilities used their quirks to deal with anymore projectiles that weren't caught in the field. Sero use his tape to whip some away, Bakugou used his explosions to blast others away, Mina dissolved some with her acid while Momo created a shield for the rest of their classmates to take cover from the volley.

Once the barrage ended, Izuku reacted quickly and repelled the suspended orbs he captured back at the students, who panicked and quickly took cover before they could get hit. Unfortunately, some of them weren't so lucky as some targets ended getting hit from the random barrage of orbs. Seeing this, Yo Shindo reacted by using his Vibrate quirk in an effort to scatter the students and separate the class from each other.

The plan was partially successful as the class ended up being separated into three groups. With one being led by Iida, the other by Momo while the last one with Izuku. Each leader knew that their classmates could handle themselves, so they opted to spread out with their respective groups to prevent being easy targets for the other students.

As they split off, the students around them were left no choice but to attack each other.

WITH MOMO'S GROUP

As the battles raged on, Momo's group entered a building in an effort to gather their bearings, only to be immediately be on high alert when they realized that they have been caught into a trap made by another group of students from Seiai Academy. Said trap was to cover all windows with metal sheets while the doors were welded shut, to prevent any attempt for escape.

And just when Tsuyu suggested that they use the air vents to escape, cold air suddenly rushed in, which effectively caused Tsuyu to become sleepy due to the amphibian nature of her quirk. But it soon became evident that they did not take Todoroki's quirk into account as he quickly wrapped his arms around Tsuyu and used his quirk to warm her up, effectively keeping her safe from the cold as Momo created a blanket to ensure her classmate's safety.

After making sure her classmate was protected, Momo came to the conclusion that their opponents' plans are to coerce them into submission. Hearing this Jiro plugged her jacks into the wall, in an attempt to hear what they could be planning. Only for her to immediately recoil in pain as her sensitive ears picked up on loud music from the other side. Effectively putting her out of commission for now as she clutched her ears in pain.

As the situation looked hopeless, Momo would have panicked if not for the encouraging words provided by Todoroki who was also trying to come up with a plan for them to defeat their opponents. His words had an immediate affect as she remembered how they worked together during a tough battle against Aizawa during their exams.

With a much clearer head, Momo immediately requested Todoroki to be a source of heat their classmates as she went to create something. While the latter wasted no time and covered his free arm with fire while everyone else gathered around to absorb the heat. As Momo was focused on creating a large object, Shoji used his quirk to create ears and eyes to monitor their surroundings and make sure that there could be no further complications.

When Momo announced that she was done they were surprised to see that she had created a large speaker, but weren't able to dwell on it as she immediately tole Jiro to use her quirk on it. The latter realizing her intentions and smiled evilly as she plugged in her jacks to the speaker while her classmates took cover. Once they were safe, Jiro unleashed her special move Heartbeat Fuzz, which effectively caused the welded door to bust right open, allowing the cold air to leave.

Once open the group wasted no time and started making their way out of the room, only to be met with the site of a large group of unconscious students from Seiai Academy. It would seem that Jiro's sound waves interfered with heir earpieces, which must have sent high-pitch frequencies to anyone wearing it, effectively knocking them out in the process.

And with the opportunity given to them, the group waste no time and collected their points from the students, including the leader of the group. Once they all collected enough points, the devices attached to them started glowing blue, indicating that the passed the test and were free to leave.

And with that, a massive wave of relief washed over them as they started making their way back to the starting point.

WITH IZUKU'S GROUP

If there was a simple way to describe fighting Izuku's group it would be…a bad time. Despite their numbers, the competing students still found it difficult to keep up with class 1A's overwhelming skill and power. Plus, unlike them, 1A already had their fair share of combat experience with actual villains, which would already give them a massive advantage over the opposing students.

Bakugou would use his feral attacks blast attacks away and scatter students, Mina would use her acid to destroy stray projectiles, Kirishima would use his hardening quirk to shield his classmates from ranged quirk attacks while also being mindful of his weak spots. Meanwhile Ochako would use her quirk to levitate large stones in the air to act as an additional defense from attacks with Sero using his quirk to keep them in place, said tapes also acted as another barrier that bounced balls away while Izuku would use his quirk to confuse and intimidate his opponents with his bone projectiles and Gaster Blasters to counter ranged quirks.

When their opponents realized that their strategy wasn't working, they decided to just go for the kill and abandon their positions as they desperately charged towards the students of U.A. with their orbs and quirks ready for use. Unanimously deciding that their superior numbers would breach through 1A's defenses.

Unfortunately for them, this is exactly what Izuku wanted.

With their patience gone, Izuku grinned daringly as he used the opportunity and sprung his plan into action. As his eyes flared up, he charged 20% Full Cowl and snapped his fingers as he sent out two medium sized Gaster Blasters in the air and fired a steady stream of lasers around him and his classmates. Effectively creating a trench and halting the opposing students' advance as they were caught off guard from the sudden maneuver and firepower. While other students in the distance could not attack since the move created a large dust cloud, that prevented them from attacking.

Using the confusion to their advantage, 1A sprang into action.

Before the dust could even start to settle; Bakugou, with the help of Uraraka's quirk, emerged from the smoke like a madman and began to quickly launch a powerful Stun Grenade, which effectively caused the students who saw it to recoil as they tried to recover their sight. Behind him Sero emerged and quickly used his quirk to quickly bind opposing student before they could retaliate. Ochako emerged behind them as well and quickly released her quirk to recover since there was no point in keeping the floating Boulders there since no one was underneath it. And once she regained her energy, she quickly joined Bakugou and Sero who began gathering their points.

On the other side, Izuku had a similar idea as he zipped out of the smoke with 15%, startling the students who saw him and before they could react, he used his Psychokinesis to slam the surrounding students to the ground, effectively restraining them. And from behind him, Mina slid passed him using her quirk to skate and quickly made her way to the furthest students, following her was Kirishima who charged with keeping an eye out as he also gathers points.

Meanwhile Izuku approached nearby struggling students with a solemn expression, he knew this was a necessary thing to do. But it still felt wrong for him to essentially take away someone else's chances of becoming a pro hero. But then again…who said being a hero wouldn't come with tough choices?

And with that thought, Izuku sighed in resignation and took out his orb before delivering apologies a she proceeded to collect points as well. All the while, the captured students could only resign themselves and realize the fact that they have lost.

When they gathered enough points, the indicators attached on them displayed a blue light. Indicating ta they passed the test and are instructed to head back to the starting area. On the way there, Izuku was supported by Mina and Kirishima since a lot of his energy was spent defending his classmates and quickly executing the plan. While the same could he said for Ochako as she felt nauseous and is supported by both Bakugou and Sero.

While this was happening, Aizawa watched them from the bleachers with an approving expression. Evidently prod with how effective and coordinated his students are, not only that, he was also proud with how far they progressed with their abilities. While beside him, Ms. Joke couldn't help but express similar thoughts as well while watching her students, who also managed to pass the test and was currently making their way back.

WITH IIDA'S GROUP

On the other side of the battlefield, things looked tense for Iida and his group as they found themselves scattered due to the terrain and the sheer number of students that were trying to eliminate them. Not only that, some of his classmates already had some target on their bodies hit by the opposing students, effectively making the situation more dire.

Thankfully before they could be overwhelmed, their savior came in the form of doves as Koda used his quirk to attack and distract the other examines. While this was happening, Iida ordered Aoyama who was nearby to fire a beam straight up in the air, allowing their classmates to know where they are and regroup. This proved to work as their classmates wasted no time and gathered to where Iida was while fighting off other students, who tried to stop 1A from amassing their forces but failed.

Upon gathering, Iida immediately turned to Aoyama (who looked to be in pain from using his quirk long) and told him to fire whatever laser he can muster and aim it at Toru while he told everyone else to shield their eyes when it hits. Understandably this confused Aoyama but didn't question it as he aimed at the invisible teen who had an idea what Iida was planning and prepared herself.

Using his remaining strength, Aoyama fired a light laser blast that hit its mark. Only for them to be surprised when Toru twisted her body, letting them watch in fascination as the laser bounced around her body for a moment before it turned into a burst of light that they were barely able to shield themselves against. It became apparent that Iida utilized the light reflective nature of Toru's quirk to turn Aoyama's light laser into a flash bang.

The same could not be said for the opposing students as they were too distracted by Koda's doves to shield themselves from the sudden flash, effectively stunning them in the process. Once blinded Iida ordered Mineta to throw as much of his quirk as he can by the opposing students' feet. An order he wasted no time and followed without question while at the same time, Iida gave the order to Ojiro and Tokoyami to use their quirks and knock the stunned students down on Mineta's quirk.

Now understanding what the plan was; Ojiro and Tokoyami followed Iida as they pushed forward and pushed their opponents into Mineta's quirk. While Toru and Koda tended to Aoyama and Mineta who were both suffering the drawbacks of overusing their quirks.

And by the time they could recover and defend themselves, one by one the opposing students suddenly found themselves being knocked to the ground before they could even comprehend what happened. And by the end of the counterattack, all students were effectively immobilized. Giving an opportunity for Iida and his fellow peers to swoop in and pass the test as well.

[Authors Note: To avoid confusion, most things that happened here also happened in cannon. Apart from a few tiny changes of course.]

AFTER THE QUALIFIER ROUND – WAITING ROOM

As the 100 examines who passed were announced, the class of 1A found themselves sharing each other's experiences during their separation. Or in Bakugou's case, proudly claiming how they kicked ass, much to amusement of Kirishima while everyone else sweatdropped at him.

Turns out the ruined battlefield of the qualifier round will be the same place where the final test would be held. Said test would be a Disaster Rescue Operation, which tasked the students with rescuing injured civilians (who would act in danger or injured). The focus of the test is the examinees' ability to adequately carry out rescue operations. Which would be scored on a point system; by the time the rescue activities are completed, examinees who exceed the average value will pass.

So, as they were setting up for the final test, the class of 1A and the other examinees decided to enjoy the peace and begin discussing rescue strategies and ways to delicately use their quirks to lessen the risk of accidents and whatnot.

Their brainstorming was then interrupted when they were approached by the same individuals from Shiketsu High, only this time an individual named Nagamasa Mora introduced himself and congratulated 1A for passing the class as he offered a handshake. One that Iida was more than happy to accept while everyone else was glad that things are were more civil.

Nagamasa Mora also expressed sadness that one of his classmates named Seiji didn't pass due to his overconfident attitude. Which effectively costed him awareness, thus resulting in him being defeated before he knew it.

While the class representatives began exchanging rescue strategies, Izuku noticed Inasa silently stare daggers at Todoroki while the latter looked confused by the hostility. Seeing this, Izuku approached the two and carefully asked why the taller teen was angry at his friend. While Todoroki was like of mind and asked if he did anything to offend him.

Inasa looked annoyed by Todoroki's question but didn't point it out as Izuku was also clueless as well. So rather than being aggressive, he decided to get to the point and say that he hates both Todoroki and his father Endeavor, shocking both teens from the revelation. And before they could get a word in, Inasa pointed out that although his demeanor changed, Todoroki still has the same eyes as Endeavor.

Those words struck a chord at the bicolored teen as he looked at himself with a slightly fearful expression while Inasa looked indifferent to the reaction. Meanwhile Izuku looked to the two and noticed how the tension was building up with each passing second. Not only that, this tension could also prevent them from performing at their fullest during the test.

Which could get in the way of both teens.

So, with this in mind, Izuku decided to nip the problem by the bud before it becomes a large problem and kindly requested both teens to follow him in a secluded area. Both looked reluctant but Todoroki knew what his friend was going to do and followed him while Inasa looked to Izuku with a tense expression, but relaxed when he saw how sincere he was and eventually agreed. Leaving their classmates to their conversations.

Once they found a good spot, Izuku asked Inasa if he and Todoroki have met before. To this the latter remained silent, deciding not to risk saying anything that could trigger the taller teen. Meanwhile Inasa looked like he didn't want to answer, but seeing how Izuku wasn't going to back down, he relented and told him how he encountered Todoroki during the U.A. entrance exams. The latter looking to the teen with slightly wider eyes as he vaguely remembered that day.

Inasa ignored this and revealed to Izuku that after they both passed the test, Inasa wanted to get along with Todoroki but was quickly brushed to the side and called a ''nuisance.'' In the exact same way as his father pushed him to the side when he tried to get an autograph from the flame hero during his younger days. After absorbing the information, Izuku looked shocked while Todoroki looked horrified from the revelation. The latter stunned with how similar his actions are to his father while Izuku looked annoyed with how Endeavor treated his fans, he could only hope that he learns to treat them better in the future.

As the silence continued, Inasa was about to leave before Izuku snapped out of it and spoke determinedly. Saying that: ''I get why you'd be upset with them, but believe me, Todoroki is not the same man you met in the exams. Now I can't say the same for Endeavor since I don't know what's going on with him, but what I can tell you is that Todoroki has grown and since become better than what he was.'' He assured without a trace of doubt in his voice while Todoroki felt honored that his friend would defend him to this extent.

Hearing this Inasa looked unsure, on one hand he believed that Izuku was merely downplaying or covering for his friend, but on the other hand he could tell from Izuku's expression that he meant every word he said.

Seeing the conflict in the teen's expression Izuku turned to Todoroki and silently asked him if he should reveal his father's actions towards their family. When he got a blank expression in return, Izuku was about to call it off when Todoroki stepped forward and revealed that Inasa caught him at a bad part of his life. Explaining that during that time, Endeavor placed heavy expectations on him, which lead to arguments within the family that lead to a divorce between his parents since Endeavor wanted his children to succeed in life. Which technically wasn't a lie, but it was clear that Todoroki wanted to keep the whole quirk marriage thing between him, Bakugou and Izuku.

Inasa looked floored by the information before a look of understanding formed on his face as he could see Endeavor being more than hot-headed in his younger years and direct his attitude towards his own family. He was then shocked when Todoroki bowed to him and said: ''I know this doesn't excuse what me and my father did to you back then, but know that I will continue to strive in order to improve myself and become a worthy hero in people's eyes.'' He swore with sincerity in his voice while Izuku opted to just say silent and wait for Inasa's response.

The wind using teen still looked shocked before speaking up with an even tone and expression: ''Your right, it doesn't excuse what you two did.'' He agreed getting a regretful expression from Todoroki as he kept his head down while Izuku was about to speak up before he and Todoroki were shocked when Inasa suddenly bowed as well, to the point where his head crashed to the ground again. ''But that doesn't excuse me for what I said earlier either!'' He admitted with a regretful tone. ''No one deserved what your family went through and it was especially wrong of me to compare you to your father!'' he added regretfully while the two teens looked at him with dumbfounded expressions.

But before the two teens could react, Inasa raised his head and looked to Todoroki with a serious expression. ''Which is why I propose we start over and become better heroes together!'' he stated enthusiastically as he offered a handshake, completely oblivious to the head injury he sustained.

Shaking off his shock Todoroki expressed similar thoughts as he shook his hand getting a smile out of Inasa, an expression he mirrored as they looked to each other. Meanwhile off to the side, Izuku looked to the two with a big grin, glad to see them get along and reach a common ground.

A common ground that promised improvement and mutual dislike for Endeavor.

But jokes aside, Izuku was more than glad that things were resolved between the two before it evolved into something worse. It honestly wouldn't have surprised him if the tension between the two evolved into in fighting that would have costed them the final test.

And just in the nick of time too, as the announcement for the final test began.

THE TRUE TEST: RESCUE!

As the students entered the testing grounds, they couldn't help but awe at its appearance.

Apparently, their qualifier fights were more intense than they originally thought as the area was completely covered in ruins and craters from their fight. Iida even pointed out that the landscape was similar to when they rescued Bakugou, which brought up some unwelcome memories but Izuku pushed those feelings down as they executed their rescue strategies.

Once the go signal was given, Iida and Momo decided to split the class into two groups. One group will focus on searching for civilians in farther areas and bring them to the rescue zone. While the other will focus on searching for civilians in the areas closer to the rescue zone.

As the class agreed to the plan; one group consisted of: Momo, Mina, Ochako, Bakugou, Kirishima, Koda, Toru, Shoji, Sero and Aoyama. While the second group consisted of: Iida, Izuku, Tsuyu, Kaminari, Jiro, Tokoyami, Sato, Todoroki, Mineta and Ojiro.

Once the groups were decided, they wished each other luck before splitting off to their designated areas to search for survivors. They knew that their performances would be monitored, but at that moment, they ignored this fact and simply focused on saving lives.

WITH MOMO'S GROUP

As they predicted, there were small groups of civilians who were trapped under some rubble while others laid motionless as they were too injured to move. Seeing this Momo instructed Ochako to use her quirk on the rubble, making it easier for them to extract the trapped civilians. While Shoji monitored the area and searched for more civilians as Toru and rest treated the injured. Once the process was done Ochako would use her quirk on the civilians, making it easier for them to transfer them to the safe zone while the rest stayed behind to look for more civilians.

And once they were done bringing the civilians to the safe zone, they would reunite with Momo and continue the search together. While this was happening the ''civilians'' discretely observed them with approving looks.

WITH IIDA'S GROUP

Meanwhile things were almost the same with Izuku's group as the latter Jiro used their quirks to search for civilians while Iida and the rest would rely on their eyes to spot civilians. Tsuyu and Tokoyami in particular perched themselves up on leveled rubble and searched the area for survivors. Once they did encounter civilians however, Izuku and Jiro surprised them by saying that there was a large group of civilians that are trapped and injured in their area. Hearing this Iida wasted no time and decided to split their group in half, with Jiro leading one group while Izuku lead the other.

While Iida went away with Jiro, Izuku took charge of his group and lead them to where he could pick up life signs. And once they got there, they were greeted by the sight of injured and trapped civilians. a sight that spurred the students into action as Izuku used his psychokinesis to lift the rubble while his classmates freed the civilians. Once they were clear Izuku would drop the rubble somewhere safe before moving onto the next group of civilians who were simply injured.

After they group up the civilians, Izuku proposed that he transfer the civilians to the safe zone via Gaster Blaster while they continue the search and meet up with Iida. They agreed but Todoroki offered to go with him, in case he needs help with anything. To which Izuku agreed to and with that, they split off from their classmates. As Izuku and Todoroki escorted 6 medium sized Gaster Blasters, carrying injured civilians who were internally impressed by their method of transportation.

EVACUATION ZONE

Upon arriving at the safe zone, the duo was greeted by the site of tents and rescue personnel treating the injured civilians. The area was filled with civilians, mostly women and children who were caught in the disaster. And off to the side, Izuku could see Yo Shindo bringing back an injured old man he rescued. Seeing this Izuku and Todoroki snapped out of their stupor and continue to escort their civilians to the rescue zone.

Upon seeing them the personnel were understandably shocked to see Gaster Blasters carrying civilians but approached them without hesitation to bring them in. only to stop when Izuku covered the civilians in a green glow as he gently lifted them up with his psychokinesis and started placing them in vacant mats he spotted on the ground while his blasters disappeared, an impressive sight to those who were not familiar with his abilities.

Once this was done, Izuku turned to Todoroki and suggested that they head regroup with their classmates and search for more civilians. the latter agreeing without question and followed Izuku as he made his way to the direction they came from.

From what they could see, the personnel here had the situation under control and from the looks of it, other students were handling the rescue operation well. And if things go as planned, the rescue operation might end before they-

*Rumble*

*Boom*

They were halted in their tracks when explosions erupted from the west and east stadium walls, near the evacuation zone. And from what they could see, the rest of the testing grounds weren't fairing any better as they could hear and see explosions at the distance.

Now on high alert they turned to the nearest breach which was the west wall and was surprised to see the number 10 hero, Gang Orca emerge from the hole as he looked to the teens.

And behind him they could see his sidekicks who wear black skin-tight bodysuits that cover them entirely, including their faces and hands, which are decorated with thin white lines over their torsos, and various pieces of tan-colored armor pads. Their masks include six diamond-shaped eye holes, arranged in a somewhat circular dice pattern, and they're each equipped with a blue and gray Cement Gun on their right arms

Just then an announcement was broadcasted, saying that villains have invaded the disaster zone and students must protect the civilians and the evacuation zone while fending off against the villain boss and his minions.

Now understanding what was going on, Izuku and Todoroki braced themselves as they looked to Gang Orca and his hoard of minions as they approached. Only to be caught off guard when Yo Shinso ran past him before Izuku could stop and used his vibration quirk to halt the minion's charge. But before he knew it, Gang Orca got close to him with his surprising speed and in point blank range, he used his powerful sound waves to paralyze and knock Shindo out. All the while looking unimpressed with the reckless teen.

Izuku reacted quickly and pulled the unconscious teen towards him while Todoroki provided cover by sending a massive ice wave towards the pro, only for it to be shattered by the same attack from earlier. while this happened Izuku held Shindo and requested Todoroki to bring the unconscious teen to the civilians and defend the east perimeter from the minions. While he faced Gang Orca and defend the west front.

Todoroki looked reluctant but understood his reasoning since the east front was currently exposed and there was currently no one else with since they were most likely facing off against minions as well. So, with that considered, Todoroki took the unresponsive teen back to the civilians so he could defend his side, leaving Izuku to face off against the minions and Gang Orca. The latter internally impressed with the teen's bravery but disapproved his reckless tactic as he ordered his minions to attack.

Gang Orca watched on with a hint of respect as he watched Izuku engage his minions with everything he had, as he avoided or blocked cement shots and made sure to keep his troops away from the rescue zone. But it became clear to the pro that Izuku couldn't keep up the struggle forever, as evidence to how his moves slowly became sloppier from fatigue and from getting distracted as he kept glancing at Todoroki's side. The latter despite the powerful quirk, couldn't stop all of the approaching villains. And he couldn't risk using stronger attacks since it could endanger the rescue zone and the people in it.

You'd be forgiven to think that the villains had the upper hand.

Until the day was saved in the form of reinforcements, one of said reinforcements came in the form of Shindo who quickly recovered from Gang Orca's attack and used his quirk to support Todoroki. While on Izuku's side, Inasa made an appearance and used his powerful gale quirk to engage the minions, allowing Izuku to face the leader, unimpeded.

But even then, the battle proved difficult as Gang Orca still had years of worth of experience under his belt. The latter using his superior strength, speed and skills to engage Izuku in a head on fight. The latter growing increasingly tired as Gang Ora would block his punches, dodge his bone projectiles and even counter his psychokinesis with his powerful sound waves. Said sound waves could even deflect Gaster Blasts, a feat that shocked and awed the teen, but quickly shook it off as he sent more bone projectiles that the pro shook of due to his reflexes and thick skin.

At one point, Inasa sent powerful winds towards the pro, only for it to prove fruitless as the hero planted his feet to the ground and powered through the assault before quickly blocking a kick from Izuku. The latter quickly disappearing and reappearing away from Gang Orca before he could be grabbed. The latter looking at his wrist armor, that showed damage from the kick.

As he got his bearing Izuku huffed as he racked his brain for a solution, he knows that holding off the villain took priority. But with the villain so close to the rescue zone, he couldn't risk allowing the leader to slip past him somehow. Which lead him to the conclusions that defeating the villain or incapacitating him was the best way to ensure the civilian's safety.

But just before Izuku could go into action, they were all alerted by the sound of a familiar battle cry.

''DIE!''

Turning to the sound, everyone was greeted with the site of Bakugou blasting through the air, it became evident that he used his quirk to travel here, knowing that the leader would be there. The latter wasting no time as he made a beeline for Gang Orca and released a powerful explosion when he got close, only to growl in frustration when the pro didn't appear to be fazed by the attack as he protected himself with his sound waves.

After blasting away from the pro Bakugou landed next to Izuku with an annoyed expression as he kept his eyes trained on the pro. ''You still haven't beaten him Deku?'' he taunted with no heat as he watched Gang Orca emerge from the smoke unscathed. While Inasa continued to focus on the minions who seemed to be never-ending.

After breathing a sigh of relief, Izuku grinned at his friend. ''Hey cut me some slack, he has a whole army with him.'' he defended while Bakugou scoffed but didn't deny the claim. ''But now that you're here, I think that's about to change.'' He added with a daring grin while Bakugou smirked.

From there, it was now Gang Orca's turn to be on the defensive as he expertly dodging Bakugou's ferocious assault while also using his sonic waves to counter Izuku's sneaky ranged attacks. The latter joining in for close ranged combat from time to time before quickly gaining distance. At one point, Izuku managed to mislead the pro, giving Bakugou the opportunity to blast him on the back which annoyed the teen since it appeared the pro's cape also served as an extra layer of defense.

''He isn't All Might, but the bastard's tough I'll give him that.'' Bakugou begrudgingly admitted as he eyed the pro who looked roughed up but otherwise fine. ''Got any ideas?'' he asked as Izuku appeared next to him after narrowly avoiding a punch from the pro.

Izuku huffed before looking to the pro with a serious expression. ''Well a head-on fight definitely won't work.'' He pointed out before he glanced back at the civilians. ''And using our strongest moves isn't advisable either.'' He added before looking back to the pro again. ''Which leaves us to…'' he trailed off as an idea formed in his head. ''Drive him away.'' He finished before grinning at Bakugou. ''I have an idea.'' He claimed while Bakugou listened intently.

After listening to the plan, Bakugou grinned viciously as he cracked his knuckles. ''Sounds good to me.'' He stated before blasting himself towards the pro while Izuku formed a bone club and disappeared with a determined look as his eyes flared up.

As this happened Gang Orca looked unimpressed. ''Their getting desperate.'' He thought before quickly blocking Bakugou's kick with his left wrist, effectively destroying his wrist armor while his right hand quickly grabbed Izuku's bone club before it could strike his head. ''Your being reckless heroes!'' he mocked angrily as Bakugou blasted away from him while Izuku wasn't so lucky as he was quickly grabbed by the throat and slammed onto the ground. ''Surrender hero!'' he ordered as he tightened his grip, earning a pained sound from the teen.

To his surprise however, Izuku gasped before grinning at him defiantly. ''Not a chance!'' he shot back as his eyes shined and a moment later, disappeared from Gang Orca's grip. Much to the latter's surprise, but before he could say anything, he instinctively looked up and saw that an upside down Bakugou was in front of him with his palms aimed at him.

Said teen grinned viciously at him as he unleashed his Stun Grenade move, which effectively blinded the pro as he grunted in pain and tried to regain his vision. While this was happening, Bakugou used the opportunity to blast away from him while Izuku formed a Gaster Blaster on his arm and wasted no time as he fired at the pro.

However, because of the sound of the blaster, Gang Orca faced the sound and fired a strong soundwave which clashed with the beam, effectively putting them in a deadlock. ''Clever, but weak heroes!'' he mocked as he dug his feet to the ground while enduring the assault.

Unbeknownst to him however, this is exactly the situation the teen's wanted him to be in.

From behind Bakugou found a good spot where he couldn't be heard and formed his hand into a circle and placed it on his other palm. He then focused his Explosion path into circle and produced a concentrated blast that hit its mark and made Gang Orca grunt in pain. This move is called: AP Shot.

From his position Gang Orca planned to retaliate but quickly stopped when he realized the situation, he was in. If he attacked Bakugou, he would end up being on the receiving end of the full blast of Izuku's blasters, which would further complicate things since he was already showing signs of being worn out from the prolonged defense against the duo and the current deadlock he was in.

Izuku took advantage of this detail and charged up 23% Full Cowl as he increased the strength of the beam. Said beam caused Gang Orca to visibly struggle as he found himself being pushed back as he did everything, he could to hold his ground despite slowly sliding back. Which proved more difficult when Bakugou continued his attack from the rear and continued firing AP shots.

Finally, after one more push from Izuku, it proved too much for Gang Orca as he ended his soundwave attack and quickly brought his guard up against the blast. And before he knew it, he found himself being carried away by the beam while Bakugou quickly rolled away from the beam's path. The latter and everyone else watch Gang Orca crash into a wall, causing the area to rumble as a large cloud of smoke was made from the impact.

''TIME'S UP! THE TEST IS OVER! I REPEAT! THE TEST IS OVER!''

After hearing the announcement Izuku and everyone else sighed in relief as they slumped over. The latter and Bakugou made their way to check on Gang Orca; while Inasa went to help Todoroki and Shinso with civilians and free the trapped sidekicks. ''Nice work Kacchan.'' Izuku praised with a breath as he limped beside his friend.

Bakugou smirked as he heard this. ''Hmph, well you weren't so bad either Deku.'' He praised back getting a big grin from Izuku as they made their way to the impact site.

''That would be putting it mildly.''

Tensing from the voice, the duo turned to the hole in the wall to see Gang Orca emerge, looking just as roughed up as they were. ''Despite knowing the danger I presented, both of you and your fellow students stood defiantly against all odds to protect the civilians.'' he praised with a grunt as he held his side. ''True qualities of a hero.'' He added with an approving look getting grins from the two.

''Now go to your classmates, rest and await further announcements.'' The pro instructed before raising a hand before they could say anything. ''I'll be fine, Recovery Girl will patch me up.'' He assured getting the two to relax, glad that they didn't seriously injure the pro. And with that, Izuku and Bakugou left the pro as they made their way to Todoroki and informed him that they should regroup with everyone else. While Inasa and Shinso expressed similar thoughts as they left to their respective groups.

As this was happening, Aizawa watched on from the bleachers with an approving look as he observed his students regrouping. The latter was being teased by Ms. Joke who kept pointing out how worried and proud he looked for his students a couple of times during the test. But he didn't care as all he could think about was how exceptional his students performed.

FINAL RESULTS

After the students cleaned themselves up and took the time to recover their strength. They found themselves gathered at the center of the stadium amidst the ruins, wearing their school's respective uniforms. Where a large scoreboard was on display for everyone to see, said scoreboard had names of those who passed, as well as the points they earned throughout the entire thing.

So needless to say, if your name wasn't there, you didn't pass.

But unsurprisingly the entirety of Class 1A passed the exam, along with others who relaxed among their respective groups. But sadly, this wasn't the complete case as a handful of students were not able to pass the test, but thankfully they would be given the opportunity to retake the test when the time came.

As the licenses were handed out, the student fell silent as they stared at the object of their success on their hands. Sure, it was a temporary license and yes it was nothing but a simple card. But the weight of achievement and responsibility it possesses spoke volumes of how far they've grown. As well as how close they were to becoming official heroes.

As the group exited the stadium, Izuku and Sato proposed making something for a celebration. But was halted when Momo interjected and suggested that they all eat out dinner in a place she knew, her treat. And since the latter's mind was already made up and the majority was already on board with the idea. Izuku and Sato gave in as they agreed to the plans as well.

As they traveled back to the dorms to get changed, Izuku made sure to send a picture of his license to both Inko and Toshinori. Who both immediately sent him congratulatory messages and saying how proud they are of him. Which brought a tearful smile out of the teen as he and everyone else began thinking of the possibilities in the future.

PRESENT DAY-U.A. GROUNDS-TRAINING FACILITY

Izuku ducked from another kick as he pushed Mina away with his psychokinesis. The latter reacting by quickly rolling the ground before standing up. Mina then brought her hands together as she sent a strong blast of acid, of which Izuku countered by creating a top half of a Gaster Blaster that quickly showed signs of melting from the liquid.

Mina was about to get close but instinctively leaned back to avoid a quick jab from behind, courtesy of Izuku. The latter grunting as Mina twisted her body to deliver a quick kick to his abdomen while discreetly spraying non-corrosive slime on the floor behind the teen. Which effectively caused him to slide and lose balance from the unexpected maneuver as he fell hard on his back.

With a groan Izuku sat up as he rubbed the back of his head. ''No fair, since when did you start using slime?'' he asked with no heat behind his voice as he observed the slimy substance before looking to Mina who offered a hand and grabbed it with a smile.

''Since I learned to utilize my control over my quirk.'' Mina fired back sassily as she pulled him up. ''You're getting better, keep this up and you'll be as flexible as me.'' She praised with a proud look on her face.

Izuku waved a hand at that. ''Nah, I don't think anyone can be as flexible as you are.'' He stated sincerely getting a warm look from the pink teen as she kissed him on the cheek.

The couple were in the training facility with the purpose of testing each other's skills and to see how far they improved. At first Izuku had the upper hand due to his powerful quirk but after watching him fight for so long, Mina picked up a few tricks to counter him. Such as staying close to him to prevent him from utilizing his blasters while she utilized her superior reflexes to fight him in close range.

And the rest is history.

''Welp, I guess we should get some rest.'' Izuku commented before looking at himself with a grimace. ''And clean ourselves up too.'' He added as he eyed his slime-soaked uniform.

Mina looked at Izuku's current state and formed a sheepish expression. ''Sorry, I guess I got carried away.'' She admitted with an embarrassed expression as realized how soaked Izuku was from her counter attack.

Izuku shrugged. ''It's fine, I mean it just shows how much I still need to improve and how far you've come.'' He praised with an understanding look.

Mina felt touched by praise but still felt guilty for what she did, until her face lit up as an idea formed in her head. She then approached Izuku with a small blush, much to the latter's confusion. His confusion then turned into shock when she wrapped her arms around his neck as she pressed herself against him. ''There, now were even.'' She stated with a warm smile, not minding the slime that stained her uniform too.

Izuku's face felt warm but he returned the expression from Mina's gesture. ''Yeah.'' He agreed as he wrapped his arms around her waist, bringing her closer. ''We are.'' He finished as he leaned his forehead against hers while Mina warmly welcomed the gesture.

From there the couple stayed in silence as they were captivated by each other's eyes that had nothing but love for one another. Periodically their eyes would dart to the details of their faces, etching them into their mind. And before they could register what was happening, their instincts kicked in as they slowly leaned in for a-

''Get a fucking room you two!'' came an angry voice.

Jumping from the voice, the couple looked to the source to see an annoyed Bakugou while beside him stood Kirishima with an approving look. ''Nice!'' he approved with a thumbs up while Bakugou rolled his eyes.

Realizing that they were still holding each other, the couple felt their faces set ablaze as they quickly separated from each other. ''I-It's n-not what it looks like!'' Izuku stammered out with an embarrassed expression while Mina vigorously nodded her head in agreement.

''Y-Yeah.'' Mina voiced out her agreement with a heavy blush on her face. ''W-We were just training.'' She finished with the same expression while Izuku looked like he was overheating from embarrassment.

''Right.'' Bakugou responded with a tone that showed he wasn't convinced a she pointed his thumb to the entrance. ''Just get out of here so I can kick shitty hair's ass already.'' He ordered with a shit eating grin while Kirishima looked sheepish how his boyfriend was enjoying the teasing.

Izuku was about to comply but Mina had other plans as she decided that two could play at that game as the expression became mischievous. This got a narrowed look from Bakugou while Izuku and Kirishima had a sinking feeling as she spoke up. ''Don't you mean kiss his ass~.'' She teased back with a smug look getting a snort from Izuku as he covered his mouth to hold in his laughter while Kirishima looked as red as his hair from the comment as less than pure thoughts entered his mind.

Mina's smug look grew as a shade of pink colored Bakugou's cheeks as he looked embarrassed. ''Wh-What?'' he stuttered out which caused Izuku to explode in laughter since he's never seen him make that face before. Which of course helped Bakugou recover as his expression became murderous, but before he could do anything, he was suddenly held back by an amused Kirishima. ''Say that to my face Raccoon eyes!'' he challenged with rage as he struggled to free from himself from Kirishima's hardened arms.

Mina didn't look fazed by the remark as she maintained her smug look. ''Sorry dude, but me and Izu here need to get cleaned up.'' She stated as she grabbed Izuku's hand, the latter still laughing his heart out. ''Have fun you two~'' she waved with a sly look before guiding her guffawing boyfriend. While behind them the sounds of curses of bloody murder grew distant from them.

U.A. DORMS-KITCHEN

Upon arriving the duo wasted no time and got themselves cleaned up in their respective showers before heading meeting at the kitchen to relax. ''I can't believe you said that to him.'' Izuku stated with a laugh as he poured himself a glass of tomato juice before closing the fridge.

After taking a sip of juice Mina giggled from the reminder. ''Well, he kinda had it coming to him.'' she stated with a shrug before grinning. ''It sucks I didn't get a picture of it though.'' She stated, getting a laugh out of both of them.

From there the couple simply enjoyed the peace as they relaxed and discussed random topics. Mostly about how far everyone has come and what other trials could they face in the near future. Izuku in particular began discussing if they would ever meet their upperclassmen in-

''What do you mean, there's only soup?'' came the confused voice of Jiro, which effectively ended their interaction.

Looking to the source they saw the punk rock teen walking to the dining area with her ear pressed to her phone. ''Well then get out of the soup aisle.'' She suggested with an annoyed voice as she took as seat at the table.

Mumbling cold be heard from the speaker, indicating that the caller was responding. And whatever they said must have not been good as Jiro looked more frustrated. ''What do you mean there's more soup?'' her voice started to increase her temper.

After the caller responded a tick mark formed on Jiro's head before speaking up. ''Go into the next aisle!'' she suggested again as her patience visibly disintegrated.

''Where are you right now!?'' Jiro shouted, apparently the caller somehow found more soup.

The caller responded, which resulted in Jiro slamming her fist against the table. ''What do you mean you're at Soup!?'' she repeated with her anger and frustration reaching its peak as the caller responded again.

''What store are you in!?'' She demanded for clarity and for the sake of her sanity it seemed.

As the caller responded, Jiro's eye twitched as she went red with anger. ''WHY ARE YOU BUYING CLOTHES AT THE SOUP STORE!?'' she yelled into the phone before ending the call as she slammed her head on the table with a frustrated groan.

She sighed before looking up tiredly when she heard something being slid towards her, turning to the sound she saw that it was Izuku silently offering her a glass of tomato juice while behind him was Mina who awkwardly waved at her. ''Ummm, want some juice?'' Izuku offered with a cautious expression, not willing to face the wrath of the musical teen.

Jiro stared at him for a bit before nodding with a sigh as she took the glass. ''Thanks.'' She mumbled before taking a sip while Izuku and Mina took their places beside her.

''So, who were you talking to?'' Mina asked while Izuku looked more than interested in the answer as well.

Jiro scowled from the question but they knew it was directed at the caller. ''It was Kaminari.'' She supplied with a growl before drinking while the couple stared blankly at her, finding the situation both hilarious and difficult to comprehend.

Shaking of his shock, Izuku decided to ask another important question. ''Why did you want to call him anyway?'' he asked while Mina silently asked the teen the same question.

Jiro sighed again before answering. ''I called him because I needed a favor from him.'' she admitted and spoke up again before they could say anything. ''Since we'll be spending most of our time here in the dorms, I figured I should bring my stuff with me. But at that time, I didn't realize that I forgot to by spare guitar strings, so I was planning to ask Jamming whey to-

''To buy them for you.'' Izuku concluded getting a nod from Jiro. He then grinned as he pointed to himself. ''Well I'm free, why not ask me to get them for you?'' he offered, knowing how important music is to his classmate.

Jiro was surprised by the offer but waved her hand. ''Nah, I mean from what I saw, you and Mina looked busy so-

Her objection was interrupted when Mina spoke up. ''We actually just finished sparring, so he's pretty free now.'' She informed before a teasing grin formed on her face. ''Plus, I'm sure he won't get lost in a soup aisle.'' She teased getting a snort from the punk teen.

Izuku however didn't focus on that as he noticed something else. ''You're not joining?'' he asked with a slightly glum expression.

Seeing this Mina smiled apologetically as she grabbed his hand. ''I'm sorry, but I need to make a call with my parents, tell them how things are here.'' She reminded while Izuku nodded in understanding as he was in the same position with Inko. The latter requesting him to call her at least once a week to hear about his well-being and everyone else's.

Jiro still looked unsure but slowly nodded her head to the offer. ''Alright, lemme go grab the money you need.'' She stated getting nods from the couple before she left for her room.

Though admittedly a bit bummed out that Mina wouldn't be with him, Izuku was still glad to help a friend. ''I'll go get changed.'' He stated before giving a quick kiss on Mina's cheek as he left to his room. the latter waving him off with a smile before continuing her rest in the dining area.

After a few minutes, Izuku arrived downstairs wearing his usual choice of clothing. Which consisted of a white T-shirt topped with a green hoodie. Denim shorts and his usual red shoes.

And upon moving to the common area he saw Mina and Jiro having a conversation. The latter stopping when she heard Izuku approach and turned to him with a smile. ''Thanks again for doing this dude.'' She thanked as she he offered him money. ''This should cover two packs of guitar strings, that way I wouldn't have to buy more for a while.'' She added.

Izuku smiled as he took the money and placed it in his wallet. ''It's no problem, just try not to hurt Kaminari when he comes back.'' He requested with a chuckle getting a grumble but not a refusal from Jiro.

Mina giggled at the request as she gave him a hug, a gesture he returned. ''Good luck.'' She wished before looking up to him. ''And please stay out trouble.'' She requested with a worried expression.

Seeing this, Izuku tightened his hold on her and smiled warmly at her. ''I will.'' He agreed getting an approving look from Mina as she gave him a peck on the lips before separating. ''Oh, and tell your parents I said hi.'' He requested getting an affirmative nod from Mina before he exited their home.

KIYASHI WARD MALL-1:00pm

Despite not being his first time being here, Izuku couldn't help but marvel at the sheer size of the mall. As well as the number of individuals and families that gather around to do their own thing. Btu sadly now was not the time for sightseeing as he came here as a favor to his friend.

''Now I just need to find the strings.'' He thought as looked around the massive mall. As mentioned, the mall was quite large making it difficult to find certain things that you need, it also didn't help that a large amount of people is here today. Effectively making it easier to get lost. ''Better look for an information center.'' Izuku finalized, knowing that it's standard for malls to have an information center or at least a directory to show you where to go.

As he started navigating through the mall and observed how peaceful the crowd looked. He couldn't help but remember what Shigaraki told him that time when he had Mineta as his hostage.

''Even though anyone could wield their quirks at any time, how can anyone still smile and gather like that?''

''When it comes down to it, laws and rules assume that individuals have morals. They're convinced that there's no way anyone would do it.''

KIYASHI WARD MALL-PRESENT TIME

As he remembered this, Izuku increased his sensory field just in case. After all, despite being the words of a madman, Shigaraki's words did hold some wisdom to them. The overall peaceful atmosphere here would provide excellent cover for villains. Making it more devastating when they actually strike, even with the increase in security from the last incident.

He was then brought out of his thoughts when he caught sight of the information center. ''Well, hopefully nothing bad happens this time.'' He thought optimistically as he made his way to-

''AHHHHH! SOMEBODY HELP!'' came a panicked voice.

Hearing the pleading voice, Izuku couldn't help but sigh. ''So much for that.'' He thought before turning the voice and was surprised to see a large number of people running to his direction in panic. Seeing this Izuku immediately stepped out of the way and narrowly avoided being swept away by the stampede of civilians. ''What's going on?'' he thought to himself before he started listening to the crowd, hoping to find something to work with.

''Out of the way, there's a villain!''

''I can't believe their attacking here of all places!''

''Run!''

''Stay away from the Courtyard!''

''She'll trap you if you go there!''

''Run or you'll end up like the others!''

''A villain attack?'' Izuku thought with a shocked expression before it quickly turned into a determined one as he looked to the direction where the people were running away from. ''The courtyard huh?'' he thought before he found a nearby corner to use his shortcut. While keeping in mind that the villain could trap him if he wasn't careful.

He knew it would have been best to wait for the pros to arrive, but after hearing that there are people trapped. He couldn't afford to wait and leave them to the hands of the villainess.

KIYASHI WARD MALL-COURTYARD

Upon arriving, Izuku opted to teleport to on one of the high walls that surrounded the area in order to get a good view of his surroundings.

And what he saw was an Arachnophobe's nightmare.

What was once an open area where people could sit on nearby benches or enjoy the patches of grass and trees. Is now an area that was almost completely covered in purple webs, not only that, Izuku could also make out the forms of civilians who were mostly cocooned with web apart from their eyes and nose, scattered on random spots of the floor or walls. Not only that, all of them had their mouths cover up by web as well. In one particular corner he could see a large pile of civilians as well, thankfully they appeared to be unconscious.

''How do I get them out of here?'' Izuku thought as he ignored the chill he felt from the state of the area. His they then landed on a trapped woman who was looking at him with panicked eyes as she tried to tell him something, but was unable to due to her mouth being covered.

Izuku was about to call out to them but was unable to as he immediately jumped off the rooftop when he felt something enter his sensory field. He then corrected himself and landed on a small patch of grass that had no webbing on it. And once he got his bearings he immediately glared at the roof where he felt the presence.

What he saw was a girl roughly the same age as Izuku with periwinkle or lavender skin, four eyes (said eyes looked like Mina's only purple.), two visible fangs, four arms, and two legs. Wearing red rompers with buttons in the front, a red ribbon across her chest, as well as twin pigtails in her hair. She also wore black boots and black leggings. On her face she wore a customized white domino mask that helped cover up her identity.

His observations ended when she spoke up. ''Ahuhuhuhu~ My my, aren't you a fast one!'' she praised with an interesting accent before jumping down and landing on the web covered grass, indirectly demonstrating how unaffected she is by the sticky properties of it. ''Like what I did to the place?'' she asked as she gestured to the web covered courtyard. And it was then Izuku noticed that all entrances to the area were all covered up by thick webs, including the one he came in.

Rather than antagonizing the villainess, Izuku decided to humor her. ''It's alright.'' He stated getting a surprised look from her before he grinned. ''Though it could use some improvement on web-design.'' He advised with a chuckle.

The girl stared at him weirdly before putting a hand over her mouth as she giggled. ''A comedian, are we?'' she teased getting a shrug from Izuku before she spoke up again after regaining her composure. ''Since I'm in a good mood, how about I let you go while I do my thing here?'' she offered kindly.

Hearing the offer Izuku tensed a bit, having an idea where this was going before, he spoke up. ''Sorry, errr what's your name?'' he asked with a sheepish expression, opting to know the person at least.

Even though it appeared she knew his answer she simply smiled as she did a curtsy with her lower arms. ''My name is Muffet.'' She introduced kindly and politely as she clasped her upper hands together.

Though internally glad things were still civil, Izuku didn't let his guard down. ''Right, Muffet.'' He repeated, ignoring how poetic her name is. ''As tempting as the offer is.'' He started calmly. ''I'll have to decline, you see, these people are still in danger and I can't afford to leave them like this.'' He declared calmly as to no anger Muffet.

To his internal surprise, Muffet's smile widened as she nodded her head. ''I see…I guess I have no choice then.'' She admitted calmly while the bound civilians felt even more nervous from her tone.

Though suddenly feeling more tense than earlier, Izuku smiled at the girl. ''Cool, then maybe you could free the-

''I guess I'll just have to fight you instead.'' Muffet interrupted before blasting a spider net towards Izuku who quickly charged 10% as he back flipped to avoid the attack. The latter quickly getting into his stance as he stared at Muffet who suspended herself off the ground using web strings from her upper arms.

[Undertale OST – ''Spider Dance'' - Plays]

Muffet giggled at his expression. ''You're that Midoriya guy, aren't you?'' she asked with a knowing tone while Izuku raised an eyebrow at this. ''If I beat you, they'll let me join the League for sure.'' She informed getting wide eyes from Izuku.

But before he could process that information, Izuku found himself dodging web pellets being shot from the wrists of Muffet's lower arms as she swung around to get a hit on him. The latter then became surprised when Izuku's eyes flashed as he sent bone projectiles in her direction, which she countered by gracefully twisting and turning in the air, launching web strings while doing so.

As she continued to dodge, Izuku quickly summoned a blaster and rode it close to her. Once close enough he hopped off the weapon and prepared to swing at her with a 15% punch. Only for his eyes to widen in shock when she leaned her body to narrowly avoid the strike and quickly aimed her wrists at him with a dangerous smile.

Before he could get caught, Izuku countered by summoning a top half of a Gaster Blaster to block the stream of webs while he quickly zipped to a clear patch on the ground and looked to the web covered blaster before making it disappear. ''That was close.'' He thought with a breath as he watched the web fall to the ground.

''Ahuhuhuhu~ you're not the only one with surprises.'' Muffet teased with a giggle, getting Izuku's attention as she sat on a web swing that she made on a tree branch. ''After all, spiders are one of nature's most elusive predators.'' She informed with a smug expression before she went into a fit of giggles.

Izuku grimaced but had to agree with her. Despite her petite and fit build, her spider quirk allowed her to possess great speed, reflexes and combat sense that made her a difficult opponent to beat since her powers since it exchanged overall power for mobility. He considered using more power and blasters, but the trapped civilians and potential property damage complicated the issue.

So, with this in mind, he decided to do the next best thing.

Extending his right hand forward, Izuku's eyes glowed as he covered the branch supporting Muffet's swing in a green glow and twisted it with his psychokinesis. The latter immediately ceasing her laughter when she squeaked as she fell. But before she could hit the ground, she quickly aimed her upper wrists and shot web strings at a nearby wall to save herself.

As she latched onto the wall, she looked to the fallen branch before glaring at Izuku. ''How rude!'' She pointed out angrily before pointing her lower arms at Izuku. ''Someone ought to teach you some manners.'' She threatened before shooting more web pellets at Izuku. The latter twisting his body to avoid projectiles before waving his hand forward as he sent bone projectiles to the villainess.

To counter this, Muffet immediately started crawling on the walls in great speeds while narrowly avoiding being it by the bone barrage. At one point, believing that she was in the clear, Muffet paused for a moment to fire off web strings. Only for her to be immediately covered in a green glow, as she was pulled from the wall and slammed to the ground.

With a groan she picked herself before staring angrily at Izuku before she fired web strings at him. the latter was about to dodge it, only to be confused when the strings missed and attached themselves to two lamp posts behind him. Looking ahead, he had enough time crouch from a devastating kick to the face.

With a growl of frustration as she traveled, Muffet quickly fired a string shot which latched onto the back of Izuku's hoodie. The latter quickly found himself being pulled towards Muffet who caught herself with a web net. Only for her frustrations to grow when Izuku stopped himself by plunging a bone blade to the ground, while spawning a bone spike from the ground to cut the string.

Standing up Izuku felt a fast approaching object behind him and turned to avoid a double punch from an angered Muffet who decided to engage him in close ranged combat. ''You're a lot more troublesome than I thought!'' she exclaimed in annoyance as she delivered a swift kick that was blocked by Izuku. The latter following up by pushing her away with 7% making her stumble back.

Seeing this, Izuku rushed forward in the hopes of landing a good hit on her, only for Muffet to react faster by doing a backflip to avoid the strike. But before she finds her footing, Izuku took the chance and used his psychokinesis and pushed Muffet towards the wall. Knocking the wind out of her as she slammed her back to it before slumping down against it with pained sounds.

[Song Stops]

With a groan, Muffet looked up from her position, only to be met with the sight of Izuku pointing a bone club towards her with a determined expression. ''It's over Muffet.'' He declared with a breath, evidently a bit winded from the fight and from the spar he had with Mina earlier.

To his surprise however, Muffet giggled as she wore an amused expression. ''Over? Don't be silly dearie, we haven't had the main course yet.'' She stated with a knowing look and an unnerving tone.

Izuku showed no signs of wavering as he spoke up. ''What are you talking about?'' he asked with a steely expression.

Muffet smirked at the question before responding. ''Why…I haven't introduced you to my pet yet.'' Admitted with a smile.

Not remembering seeing a pet on the way here, Izuku looked genuinely confused a she spoke up. ''What pet-

*GROWL*

Tensing from the sound Izuku turned and saw something straight out of a nightmare.

Emerging from the pile of civilians was a large spider that was as big as a fully grown English Mastiff. Its legs were quite bulky and had considerable reach. Most of its body was covered by brown fur, with pink patches here and there. But the most eye catching and horrifying things about the creature, was the two large fangs and eight eyes that were all staring at Izuku who looked horrified at the creature.

(Author's Note: To be specific on the spider species, I based it on the Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird eater.)

''Where the hell did that come from!?'' Izuku thought with a pale expression as he stared at the large insect. He was about to question why he didn't detect it earlier, but realized that it must have used the civilians to cover its presence with theirs. Which is a clever tactic since his sensory field wasn't able to pinpoint specific life signs unless it was something he could recognize. Not only that, it would seem that Muffet's pet must have been positioned there in case another hero arrived to fight her. Which would lead to the hero being surprised or intimidated by the sudden spider attack.

While he was distracted, Muffet looked amused by his expression before hastily shooting a web string on a wall before pulling herself away. ''Get him Cupcake!'' she commanded, while Izuku looked at her and mentally berated himself for letting her get away before facing the spider named Cupcake as it growled at him before charging.

While resisting the urge to scream at the sight, Izuku charged 15% as he quickly jumped over the beast before it could tackle him, while said beast smacked into the wall. When he found his bearings Izuku looked to the beast and noted that, despite being fast for its size, Cupcake did not possess the same amount of speed like its owner. And unlike its owner, Cupcake appeared to have more strength and more armor compared to her.

Cupcake growled after it recovered from its blunder and hissed at Izuku, which sent chills down his spine. While Muffet stood off to the side with a smug expression. ''Well, what are you going to do now…hero~'' she mocked with a dangerous giggle while Cupcake growled at him.

To her surprise however, Izuku didn't look intimidated by their display and simply looked between them with a steely gaze. ''It doesn't matter if I'm surrounded or not.'' He stated as his eyes began to glow. ''A hero must always stand against the odds to protect everyone!'' he declared determinedly as he stood defiantly, reigniting the hopes within the conscious civilians.

Muffet looked genuinely impressed by this before sighing as she wore a neutral expression. ''So be it.'' She stated grimly while Cupcake hissed at Izuku as it got ready while the latter maintained his stance as he braced himself for another fight.

But before they could make a move their attention was brought elsewhere when something landed next to Izuku. Upon looking they were confused when they saw it was a short knife, it became evident that someone threw it, but who could-

''I couldn't have said it any better myself.''

Looking up to the voice, Muffet and Cupcake looked confused while Izuku couldn't believe his eyes. ''Spinner!?'' he called out in a mix of surprise and relief.

Indeed, standing on top of one of the rooftops with his arms crossed is the former League member, Spinner. The latter not looking much different from the last time they saw each other, apart from the green scarf he now wore instead of the red. And just like before, he didn't have the massive sword he wielded during the Training Camp attack since it was destroyed, leaving him with his knives.

''How'd you get up here?'' Izuku couldn't help but ask as he and Muffet watched Sinner make his way down towards him.

Spinner understood his confusion as he spoke up. ''Spiders are not the only ones who can scale walls.'' He curtly answered getting narrowed eyes from Muffet as he picked up his thrown knife and stood beside Izuku (who figured out that it was part of his lizard mutation quirk) while looking to Muffet with a serious gaze. ''I stand with you, Midoriya.'' He declared with sincerity in his voice.

Izuku nodded to him with a grin before looking to Cupcake. ''Thank you.'' He exclaimed while Spinner allowed himself to smile a bit from that. Izuku then faced Cupcake before an idea struck him. ''Actually, while you're here. I need you to do something for me.'' He requested while Spinner nodded to him. ''It maybe too much to ask….but need you to deal with the spider while I take on Muffet.'' He requested calmly with some hesitation in his voice while Spinner didn't say anything and silently asked him to elaborate. ''You see, her quirk allows her to have abilities and traits of a spider. So, it stands to reason that she can also communicate with them as well. So the way I see it. If she gets defeated then her spider might not be able to fight at its best.'' He hypothesized, not noticing how Muffet looked tense as she glanced at Cupcake who stood ready to fight.

Spinner noticed this but didn't point it out as he was silent for a moment before speaking up. ''All right, but don't expect me to beat it with the equipment I have.'' He admitted as he gestured to his knives and throwing weapons. In response, Izuku snapped his fingers and before Spinner could ask what he did, 4 small Gaster Blasters hovered behind him, making him smirk a little wider than intended. ''Hmph, they'll do.'' He stated with more confidence in his voice as he pulled out his other knife and went into a dual wielding stance as he looked to Cupcake. While unbeknownst to the both of them, Muffet looked to the blasters and Cupcake with a fearful expression but quickly shook it off.

Izuku grinned as he switched places with him. ''Cool, just keep the fight away from the civilians.'' he added serious as his eyes glowed while Spinner agreed without question as he steeled himself. Meanwhile Muffet returned the serious gaze while Cupcake hissed angrily at the former League member.

[Song Continues]

And just like that, both sides didn't waste any time as thy charged towards each other.

Muffet used her upper arms to shoot web strings behind her and pull herself to avoid a swing from Izuku. The latter keeping his focus on her as he pursued her, meanwhile Spinner continued his charge while blaster provided suppressing fire for him. Even though they do less damage, their overall speed and maneuverability make them effective in distracting and damaging foes.

Cupcake hissed from the hits but focused on running at Spinner who jumped to the side and swiped at the beast as it passed. Cupcake hissed angrily from the scratch on its leg, but brushed it off as he leapt at Spinner who quickly rolled out of the way before he could get crushed. As this happened, Cupcake growled from missing its prey and quickly shot web string from its mouth towards one of the blasters.

Only for it to miss as its speed was greater than the projectile, effectively irritating the spider more. Cupcake then quickly turned its body and smacked its abdomen against Spinner who tried to attack it from behind. The latter grunting as he quickly found his footing and watched as the large spider latched itself onto the walls and aimed its spinneret at him.

Seeing this, Spinner's eyes widened before he went into action as he began dodging the string shots while the blasters followed his lead and began evasive maneuvers as well. One blaster stopped to take aim, but was unfortunately pushed to the ground when it was hit by a web shot.

With it trapped, Cupcake wasted no time and leapt from its spot as it stood above the trapped blaster. And without wasting anytime, brought down its massive fangs and crushed the blaster, effectively destroying it. Spinner grimaced from this but quickly reacted by throwing one of his knives at Cupcake's midsection. The latter roaring in pain when it landed between one of its legs, causing some blood to leak out of the wound.

Hearing the roar, both Izuku and Muffet paused their fight as they looked to Cupcake who twisted its body in pain. Before staring at Spinner angrily as it roared in fury, while the latter sheathed his knives and quickly ran to the opposite direction, hoping to avoid getting trampled by the raging beast.

Izuku then turned to Muffet who watched the fight with a fearful expression before shaking it off as she glared at Izuku and rushed at him. The latter a bit surprised from her sudden aggression but met it head on as he began blocking and dodging her swings. ''She's distracted.'' Izuku noted as he observed her lack of coordination. ''Not only that, she's getting reckless.'' He finalized before jumping away when she attempted to catch him with her web strings.

When she missed her target, she angrily looked to Izuku. ''Just stay still!'' she demanded as she aimed all her wrists at him and fired more web pellets. While Izuku began dodging the projectiles as he studied her, trying to figure out why she was suddenly in a rush to finish the fight quickly.

As Spinner continued running from the beast, the remaining blasters continued their ranged attacks on Cupcake who seemed to be tanking the hits now in its raged state. Spinner then quickly jumped behind a tree when Cupcake attempted to catch him with web string from its mouth.

The ex-League villain then quickly ran from the tree when he saw Cupcake lunge at him, which caused the tree to collapse from the overall weight and strength of the spider. The later temporarily dazed from the impact and distracted from the laser blasts. Spinner took advantage of this and threw another knife at the behemoth, which grazed its abdomen, earning a hiss from the spider.

And with a sudden burst of speed, Cupcake caught another blaster with its web string and pulled it to its mouth to be crushed, leaving 2 blasters left for the reptilian teen. the latter inwardly growling as he threw more pointed knives at the spider, who had enough of being stabbed and quickly scurried to the side to avoid the projectiles, much to Spinner's surprise.

The latter quickly shaking off his surprise as he began throwing Kunai (throwing knives) at the spider who leapt at the walls and began rapidly crawling across it to avoid the incoming projectiles. Reaching into his pocket, Spinner's eyes went wide when he realized that he ran out of throwing weapons.

And Cupcake must have realized too, as it leapt towards Spinner who rolled out of the way to narrowly avoid being crushed. Once he got his bearings, he pulled out his short knives and went into a dual-wielding stance as he opted to face the beast head on, while the blasters remained ready.

Cupcake accepted the challenge as began standing on its hind legs, in an attempt to intimidate the reptilian, who showed no signs of fear as he stood his ground while the blaster fired on the belly of the beast. Said beast made a pained sound as it went back to the ground and with a sudden burst of speed, executed a tackled that surprised and knocked the wind out of Spinner as he went flying while the blaster separated when Cupcake attempted to capture them.

Meanwhile Spinner found himself rolling a bit before groaning a she came to a stop. He then slowly picked himself up with a cough as he looked to Cupcake with a pained expression. ''It's more dangerous now.'' He thought as he looked to the ground and picked up his knives. ''I need to end this now or I won't be able to last.'' He finished with a look of conviction as he charged at the spider.

Meanwhile Cupcake was too distracted by the blasters to notice and before it could register what happened, roared in pain when Spinner ran by and sliced its side. Once it recovered a bit, it made a mad dash towards Spinner who kept running while it followed. When it was close enough, Spinner quickly jumped to the side and sliced one of its legs, not cutting the limb off but wounding it at least.

Cupcake then came skidding to a stop as it showed pain from the injuries it sustained. And when it faced Spinner again, one of the blasters managed to hit one of the stab wounds, increasing the pain. While the second one managed to hit the joint of one of its legs, leaving it a bit burned. With one loud roar, Cupcake once again looked ready to pounce while Spinner and the blasters stood ready for another fight. Only to stop when one of Cupcake's legs began shaking before the beast fell to the ground, overwhelmed with pain and exhaustion from the fight. It attempted to stand, only to fall back down again with a frustrated growl.

[Song Stops]

Seeing this, Spinner sighed as he and the blasters stand down but remained alert as they approached the downed beast. And upon approaching it, he ignored its futile attempts to stand as he went to its side and pulled out one of his knives, earning a low growl from the beast. After securing his knife, Spinner approached the front of the pet and looked to its eyes with a neutral expression. ''And now we finish this.'' He declared seriously as he I increased the grip on his knives while the blasters began glowing as they charged.

All the while, Cupcake could do nothing but stare at the ex-villain's weapons as it waited in anticipation.

With a roar Muffet launched a barrage of web pellets as she swung around Izuku, only for the latter to block it with a top half of a Gaster Blaster while throwing a bone blade that managed to cut Muffet's string. Meanwhile the latter used her current momentum and directed herself to a nearby wall, but this time Izuku was prepared.

The moment she latched onto the wall, she found herself gasping for air when a bone club sprouted from the wall beneath her and smacked her stomach, throwing her off the wall in the process. And after rolling on the ground Muffet coughed as she held her stomach with a pained expression. And after one more cough, Muffet looked up and glared at Izuku as she went onto one knee.

She was about to make a move until she suddenly looked tense when she noticed things were a little quiet now. Turning to her right she paled considerably as she saw the sight of Spinner raising his blade in the air while Cupcake laid defenseless on the ground and watched. ''NO!'' she shrieked in horror as she quickly tried to stand up, only to grunt in pain from the impact and exhaustion of the fight.

She then looked up in horror as she realized she couldn't do anything. ''P-Please!-

Spinner was about to bring down his blades, only for them to be pulled out of his hands with a green glow while Muffet looked to the direction in surprise. Spinner on the other hand looked to Izuku with an expression of shock as he was about to voice his objections.

Only to stop when he saw Izuku sternly shake his head as he discarded the blades to the side.

He and Spinner then watched as Muffet quickly made her way to Cupcake and whimpered as she saw the injuries her pet sustained but slightly calmed down when she noted that they weren't fatal injuries. ''I-I'm….so sorry for getting you involved…'' she choked out with a sob as she tenderly caressed Cupcake's head while the latter emitted a low growl.

Hearing footsteps behind her, she looked over her shoulder and saw Izuku looking at her with sympathy while Spinner remained neutral as he sheathed his blades. '''…why did you save her?'' she asked with a sniff as she looked to Izuku with a questioning gaze.

''Because a hero must always save lives.'' Izuku responded without hesitation as he slowly made his way to Cupcake while Muffet watched him with caution. ''And even though were legally allowed to kill if necessary…'' he admitted grimly getting Muffet to tense from the statement as he knelt at the opposite end of Cupcake's head. ''But I'd rather give people a chance than resort to that.'' He added as he gently caressed Cupcake's head as well, earning calm growls from the pet.

''And besides,'' Izuku continued before she could respond. ''I could tell that she means a lot to you. That's why it felt wrong to just….rip her away from your life.'' He finalized with an understanding expression.

Hearing this Muffet looked beyond relived as she formed a watery smile. ''T-Thank you.'' she thanked while Izuku nodded to her as they both looked to Cupcake who was conserving her strength. While Spinner said nothing as he looked to Muffet and Cupcake with a thoughtful expression.

A few moments have passed and Izuku decided to ask the number one question that's been plaguing his mind. ''Why would you want to join the League?'' he asked with a calm tone while Muffet tensed from the question, whereas Spinner looked intrigued. ''I mean…you don't seem like a ruthless killer and you didn't use the civilians as leverages like I thought you would.'' He noted before shrugging. ''And I doubt your heartless since you care for Cupcake so what gives?'' he asked while Spinner looked to her as well.

Muffet was silent for a bit before responding as she sat down beside Cupcake to get comfortable. ''I need money.'' She admitted getting a shocked look from Spinner while Izuku felt a sense of déjà vu. ''My family runs an animal reserve, one that specializes in sheltering endangered bugs and insects from going extinct.'' She informed while Izuku nodded for her to continue as he and Spinner got comfortable as well. ''We get funding from the government, but that's usually enough to pay bills and get essentials but it isn't enough to buy the equipment we need to improve the facility.'' She stated with a frown.

''We've had crowd funding and donations from when I once performed for the crowd using my quirk.'' She added, smiling as she remembered the children that cheered her on during the performance. But then sadly shook her head. ''It worked for a while, but we still couldn't afford the more critical equipment to help improve some of the habitats we have there.'' A sigh escaped her lips as she remembered how difficult it is to cater to specific bug/insect's needs without the proper gear.

Taking their silence as permission she continued. ''One day I decided get a few odd jobs to help earn more cash, until a man with patches all over his skin approached me.'' She stated with a shiver while Izuku and Spinner realized she was talking about Dabi. ''He offered me a spot in the League and promised to provide the funding my family needed.'' She looked to the ground in guilt. ''I wanted to refuse him then and there. But I was desperate and my parents were working themselves to death so I agreed.'' She then looked to the unconscious civilians. ''He told me to cause some chaos, so I dd.'' She admitted with shame in her voice. ''I wasn't going to kill anyone, but I was thinking about stealing money from them before leaving.'' She then chuckled. ''But then you two showed up and stopped from making it worse for myself.'' She smiled while Izuku grinned and Spinner smirked.

She then turned her attention to Cupcake as she caressed the top of her head. ''As for her, well…as far as we know. She's the only spider that has a quirk.'' She informed as she continued petting. ''At first, we had no idea what to do with her since she would scare anyone off who would try to help her. But thanks to my quirk, we've been best friends while she's been a sweetheart to everyone else ever since.'' She smiled while Cupcake growled in agreement getting a giggle out of her.

She then sighed and looked to Izuku. ''And that's pretty much it.'' She stated, looking quite better than earlier, evidently feeling better after taking off the weight in her heart.

Now having a complete understanding of Muffet's motivation, Izuku felt a wave of respect and sympathy for the girl. But before he could say anything, Spinner spoke up. ''An admirable goal.'' He stated with respect in his tone while the two looked to him. ''But he lied to you.'' He informed as he shook his head getting a shocked look from Muffet but a knowing look from Izuku.

Seeing her expression, he clarified. ''Yes, they would have offered you a seat in the League, but that wouldn't mean they would graciously donate some of their funds to your cause.'' He stated in a way that made the whole notion sound ludicrous. ''No, they would only see you as an expendable resource they could use to achieve their goals. And by the time you realize the truth, they would have taken your family hostage and forced you to continue working for them.'' he added grimly while Muffet looked downright horrified at the idea of her family being taken by villains while Izuku looked disgusted at the idea of using family as an incentive to work for the League.

With a pale expression, Muffet fearfully spoke up. ''H-How would you know?'' she couldn't help but ask.

To this, Spinner's expression hardened as he looked to Muffet who looked nervous from his gaze. ''Because I was once a member of the League.'' He confessed while Muffet looked to him in disbelief. ''At first, I thought the League would be the best way to achieve my goals. But then I began noticing that their leader was only interested in his desires rather than the desire of his team.'' he then gestured to Izuku. ''If it weren't for Midoriya, I would have remained trapped and continued to be a pawn for Shigaraki's game.'' He stated with venom at the mention of the man child's name. While Muffet looked to Izuku for confirmation, the latter nodding with a sincere expression.

As the information sank in, a look of anger formed on Muffet's face as she realized she was being used. ''Those bastards.'' She growled out before her eyes widened in horror. ''My parents!'' she yelled as she stood up with fearful expression. ''If they got word that I failed then-

''Calm down.'' Izuku spoke up getting her attention. ''No one was assigned to watch over you and news hasn't spread around yet so their safe.'' He assured getting her to calm down while he and Spinner stood up. ''Once the authorities arrive, just explain your case and they'll send people to protect your family.'' Upon saying that Muffet looked nervous. ''Don't worry, I'll vouch for you and since you didn't hurt anybody, I'm sure they'll listen to reason.'' He assured with a sincere expression.

Muffet relaxed and felt assured upon hearing this and bowed her head to Izuku. ''Thank you.'' She lifted her head with a smile while Izuku grinned at her.

''But while we wait.'' Izuku blurted as he pointed a thumb behind him, getting a confused look form Muffet. ''We should gather up the people for the meantime.'' He suggested while Muffet looked ashamed and embarrassed as she nodded her head in agreement before looking to Cupcake with a worried expression. ''She'll be fine, if anything happens to her, we'll be there to protect her.'' he promised determinedly getting a grateful expression from her.

But before they could move on and do that, they were stopped when Spinner spoke up. ''Wait.'' He requested with a regretful expression while the tow looked at him curiously, only to be shocked when he bowed his head. ''I believe it is best to apologize to the both of you.'' He admitted while the two silently asked him for clarification. ''I maybe a former League member, but it's clear that I still have a long road to go if I want to be a true hero.'' The shame in his voice grew while the two slowly understood where he was going with this. ''And in doing so, I have taken Midoriya's chance for granted and almost taken the life of an innocent. And for that, I offer my sincerest apologies to the both of you.'' He finished.

Muffet looked unsure as she stared at the reptilian teen, though his words appeared to be sincere, his previous action was still fresh in her mind. She then looked to Izuku who mere nodded to her, indicating that he meant every word and regrets what he almost did. So, with a sigh she spoke up. ''I don't know if I can forgive you right away.'' She admitted while Spinner looked dup at her with a calm expression. ''But I am willing to give you a chance.'' She added with a smile, getting a grateful look from Spinner.

''And you don't have to worry about me.'' Izuku interjected getting their attention. ''Sure, you nearly messed up, but change isn't something that instantly happens. It only happens through time and effort.'' He advised sagely as he grinned. ''So, don't be so hard on yourself, just focus on getting better.'' He finalized, chuckling at his dumbfounded expression.

Spinner looked between the two them in surprise before nodding to them with a small smile. ''Thank you, both of you.'' he thanked while the two returned thee gesture. And with that, the trio set out to gather the bound civilians, who appeared to have passed out from all the excitement.

KIYASHI WARD MALL-COURTYARD-30 MINUTES LATER

With a small grunt Spinner placed the last civilian with the rest and dusted his hands. ''That's the last of them.'' he announced as Izuku and Muffet nodded in agreement as they looked to the organized rows of captured civilians. ''I have to say though, your capture methods are quite efficient.'' He pointed out, marveling the accuracy of her capture techniques.

Muffet then looked sheepish from hearing this. ''Well, you'd be surprised with what you can learn when your rehearsing for a stage performance.'' She admitted with an embarrassed expression as they looked to the bound civilians and the web in the surrounding area.

''Hey you!''

Looking to the voice they saw pro heroes Edgeshot and Kamui Woods standing on the rooftop, both wearing expressions of shock as they looked to the scene. ''What going on here!?'' he asked as he made his way down while Edgeshot immediately used his quirk and checked on the civilians.

Edgeshot sighed in relief when he confirmed that the civilians were alive before looking to the still resting Cupcake to Muffet with a serious expression as he and Kamui Woods instantly concluded that she was the cause of all this.

But they were halted when Izuku and Spinner stood in front of them while Muffet took her place and held Cupcake protectively with a fearful expression. And before the pros could say anything, Izuku spoke up. ''Before you jump to consumes, I think you guys should hear us out first.'' He suggested with a pleading expression while Spinner faced the pros with a neutral expression.

The pros looked reluctant as they looked to each other, but considering that they know who Izuku is and what Nezu told them about Spinner. Edgeshot looked to them and nodded as he relaxed his stance. ''All right.'' He responded while Kamui made a call for police and medical personal for the civilians.

AFTER THE EXPLANATION

''So, it's the same here.'' Edgeshot stated with a grim expression as he handed a few medical wraps from his hidden compartments to Kamui who gave it to Muffet. The latter thanking them as she began patching up whatever wound she can on Cupcake's body.

''What do you mean?'' Izuku couldn't help but ask as Spinner and Muffet listened in attention.

To this question, Kamui sighed tiredly as he rubbed the back of his head. ''The reason why we were so delayed, is because there have been random villain attacks today in different parts of the city. We managed to apprehend them of course, but they generally had the same reason for doing what they did.'' He informed before wearing a serious expression. ''To earn a spot in the League.'' He finished grimly while Edgeshot nodded in confirmation, getting looks of shock from Muffet and Izuku.

Spinner however was more composed as he held his chin with a thoughtful expression. ''Hmmm, their strengthening themselves.'' He deduced getting their attention. ''Think about it, All Might managed to put an end to a powerful villain, causing power struggles to form in the villain society while the League lost a great chunk of its power and leadership. So, it would make sense for them to look for more members to regain the strength they lost while at the same time, lesser known villains would try to join them for their own reasons.'' He hypothesized getting an impressed look from Edgeshot since he concluded the same thing.

''Makes sense.'' Izuku voiced his agreement. ''I mean it makes sense, with the other villain groups out there and heroes pursing them. I doubt they would allow someone else to takeover.'' He concluded with a grim expression. ''And I know for a fact Shigaraki wouldn't just sit down and do nothing.'' He thought to himself, knowing that the man child is undoubtedly plotting revenge against Toshinori and all who wronged him.

Kamui nodded to both their assessments before looking to Muffet who tensed from his steely gaze. ''Which is why I believe it's best to take you into custody.'' He declared getting a pale expression from Muffet and interrupted before Izuku could protest. ''I understand her circumstances and although tragic, it still doesn't excuse her for causing panic and endangering civilian lives. I know you weren't planning to kill them, but you still have to answer for it.'' He finished seriously while Edgeshot remained silent as eh looked to Muffet, Cupcake and Spinner in silent contemplation. ''But not to worry, we'll be sure to send people to protect your family.'' He added, making sure that her parents would not be in danger.

While Muffet looked absolutely horrified at the concept of being sent to jail, Izuku was about to speak but was interrupted when Spinner stepped forward and stared defiantly at the pro. ''Then you'll be sending her to death.'' His strong statement got wide eyes from everyone. ''I know from personal experience that Tomura Shigaraki does not take kindly to failure.'' He declared with a look of experience while Izuku mirrored his expression. ''And not only did she fail to make a statement, she also failed to defeat Midoriya, who Shigaraki wants dead besides All Might.'' He pointed out while Muffet felt faint from the implications.

''Impossible.'' Kamui disagreed with a serious expression. ''Even if that's true, they wouldn't be able to reach her since security would be tight.'' He countered, knowing full well how things are thorough there.

Spinner didn't look fazed as he maintained his expression and crossed his arms. ''Is that so?'' he challenged getting a stern look from Kamui. ''May I remind you; that the League has made many connections with groups and individuals. And since those connections lead to the attack on USJ and the training camp, who's to say that there isn't someone inside the prison to do their dirty work for them. Not only that….Kurogiri could simply warp them into the prison and quickly silence her before anyone could notice.'' He shot back with an eyebrow raised, as if waiting for the pro to come up with another argument.

The wood hero was about to retort as to how he knew that, but then remembered who he was talking to. It made sense, since during his time, OFA would have or still have major connections or influences towards certain groups and individuals. Which meant that the possibility of sending someone to silence people who failed, wasn't unlikely. And since they still have a member with a warp quirk in their ranks, the task would be simple for them.

So, with these facts and logical arguments stacked against him, Kamui sighed in resignation as he stood down. ''Your right.'' He finally conceded but maintained his stern expression. ''So, what do you propose we do then?'' he returned the question, rendering the three silent as they racked their minds to find a possible solution.

''She could intern in my organization.'' Edgeshot offered getting hocked looks from everyone. ''since she can't go to prison, why not put her in parole under my supervision. That way she won't have to be put in prison while also repairing her public image.'' He then gestured to Spinner. ''And the offer is the same for Spinner here, since the League would most likely kill him if they find out that he helped the heroes.'' He finalized sincerely.

While Spinner appeared to have no problem with the offer, Muffet voiced another concern. ''But what about my parents?'' she asked with a fearful expression. ''How…do I explain this to them?'' understandably fearing their reactions to her parole and they are all in.

Knowing her fears, Edgeshot stepped forward and placed a hand on her shoulder. ''Just tell them the truth.'' He stated simply. ''They'll understand once they know why you did this and if they don't, then that means their the ones who are wrong.'' He finished while Muffet looked reluctant but eventually nodded in agreement.

''And besides,'' Edgeshot continued as he smiled underneath his mask. ''from what I heard, you and cupcake can handle yourselves just fine.'' He praised, raising Muffet's spirit as he turned to Cupcake with a frown. ''Speaking of, I think it would be best to have Recovery Girl treat her back in U.A. and discuss this with Nezu. I'm sure he'll find a way the three of you.'' He assured confidently, rendering Muffet speechless.

Izuku nodded at this as he voiced his support. ''He's right, if you three go to U.A. I'm sure Principal Nezu will have something for the three of you.'' He then smiled. ''Plus, I'm sure we could do something about your financial situation.'' He added with a kind expression.

Tears began forming in Muffet's eyes at the thought of her parents no longer overworking themselves. ''T-Thank you.'' She chocked out as she quickly wiped her tears before forming a big smile. ''All of you.'' She added gratefully while Izuku grinned as he gave her a thumbs up Spinner smiled while Edgeshot nodded to her.

Kamui looked unsure but eventually sighed, knowing that he was outvoted. ''All right, we'll go with that then.'' He conceded getting a relieved look from Muffet. ''Now we just need to wait for the police and explain the-

''Actually.'' Muffet interjected getting their attention. ''I'd like to explain myself to them personally.'' She volunteered getting surprised looks from all of them. ''And I'm sure the they'll need my help to free the civilians, since my webs don't work on me.'' She informed with a serious look.

''You sure?'' Izuku voiced his uncertainty. ''I mean…it's the right thing to do. But uhhh, aren't you worried that they might be a little bit peeved from being bounded by you?'' his concerns were valid since the majority of the citizen aren't big fans of villains.

Muffet understood his concerns and sent him an appreciative look. ''I'm sure and even if they don't believe me; Edgeshot, Spinner and even Kamui here to confirm it. And yeah, I expect not all of them to forgive me, but its better than living with my life knowing that I never apologized for what I did here today.'' She reasoned calmly getting nods of understanding from them. ''And besides….,'' she added as she removed her mask, much to their shock, and looked to them with a determined expression. ''I believe this would be the best start to clear my name.'' she finalized with a look of conviction.

With newfound respect for her, Izuku and Spinner voiced their approval and support while the Kamui and Edgeshot looked to her in approval. The latter already seeing the amount of good Spinner and Muffet can do for everyone. ''Now that that's settled, I believe it's time for you to go Midoriya.'' Edgeshot calmly ordered getting a confused look from the teen. ''I understand you earned your license, but you're still a student so please go back to your dorm.'' He reminded, smirking when he saw how sheepish Izuku looked when he realized his point.

''Right, heh.'' Izuku chuckled with a gulp, hoping that Aizawa/Mina wouldn't grill him for doing this. He then shook off his thoughts as he smiled at Muffet. ''That's my queue, nice meeting ya Muffet.'' He offered a handshake.

Muffet mirrored his expression and wasted no time as she shook his hand. ''Same here dearie and thank you again for Cupcake.'' She thanked sincerely as she glanced at her best friend.

''It's no problem.'' Izuku dismissed before chuckling as he released her hand. ''Just be sure not to warn people about her before…'' he trailed off as a thought entered his mind, much to everyone's confusion. he then turned his gaze to Cupcake with a thoughtful expression before snapping his fingers as an idea came to him. ''Hey wait, why don't you and your family set up a bakery when things die down?'' he suggested with an inspired look.

''A…bakery?'' Muffet repeated, hoping that she heard him right.

Izuku nodded and began to explain. ''Yeah, I mean you guys need the money, right?'' he asked while she nodded to the question. ''Then why not just set up a bakery, that way you could earn some money and spread awareness about your family's cause.'' He suggested while Muffet's eyes slowly widened as she began understanding the idea. ''And to make it eye catching, you could also make it a Halloween themed bakery. Complete with Spider based or insect-based pastries and everything.'' He finished happily, evidently pleased with his idea.

And it would seem that he wasn't the only one as Muffet looked excited at the idea. ''That's a wonderful idea!'' she voiced her agreement as she clasped her hands together. ''I'll be sure to suggest it with my parents when things are calmer.'' She informed as she already began thinking of possible pastry designs.

''Glad to help.'' Izuku exclaimed with a chuckle before looking to Spinner with a grin. 'Until we meet again.'' he stated as he raised his fist towards him.

Spinner nodded to him as he bumped his fist with his. ''Likewise, Midoriya.'' He returned the sentiments with a small smile as he lowered his fist.

And with one last wave, Izuku went on his way to finish his original mission here.

ON THE WAY BACK TO U.A.-5:00pm

''Well that was more exciting that I thought it would be.'' Izuku thought with a chuckle as he glanced at the plastic bag containing the guitar strings. ''And to think this all started because I did a favor.'' He added before looking ahead with an amused expression. ''What's next? A villain attacks me for buying rope?'' he joked to himself, laughing a bit as he realized how ridiculous that sounded, but internally hoped that it wasn't going to actually happen.

His amused expression was then wiped off and replaced with nervousness as he caught site of U.A., where Mina would no doubt be waiting for an explanation. Not only did he take longer than he should have, but he also didn't have a good excuse as to why he was late in the first place. And to add to his trouble, he knew he wasn't a good liar when it came to Mina, since she could spot a lie from him a mile away.

He was then shaken out of his thoughts when he realized that he's been standing outside the door to their dorms for a few minutes now. So, with this he sighed in resignation as he grabbed the doorknob. ''Oh well, whatever happens, happens.'' He muttered to himself as he made his way inside, hoping that things wouldn't end up with him in trouble.

U.A. DORMS-COMMON ROOM

Upon entering the common area, it didn't take long for Izuku to notice that something was wrong.

Standing beside one of the couches was Mina who had her arms crossed as she looked to him with a stern expression. On one of the couches sat Kaminari who was nursing a bruise on his cheek, Izuku had an idea how that happened. While on another couch sat a nervous Kirishima and a very smug Bakugou.

After swallowing a sudden lump in his throat, Izuku approached them as casual as possible. ''Hey guys, I've got the strings, any idea where Jiro is?'' he asked as he showed the bag to them, hoping to hide elephant in the room.

''She's in the kitchen, getting some ice for Kaminari's bruise.'' Mina responded curtly making him internally grimace. ''But enough about that, why are you late?'' she prodded with a tone and expression that showed she wasn't fooled by the attempt to change the topic.

While doing his best to mask his growing fear, Izuku responded. ''Well when I got there it took some time to actually find the store since the place was so darn huge. And when I got there, the place had tons of customers so I had to wait for a bit.'' He reasoned, which wasn't a total lie since the mall was full of people, which made it a little bit more difficult to find his destination.

Mina raised an eyebrow to this and didn't look impressed. ''Really now?'' she challenged getting a stiff nod from Izuku as she turned to Bakugou with a serious expression. ''Bakugou, T.V.'' she ordered while Izuku stiffened from the order.

Meanwhile Bakugou didn't mind being ordered around as he took the remote with his smug look growing. ''With pleasure.'' As he pressed the power button, directing everyone's gaze to the television which showed a news report, effectively making Izuku gulp as he caught site of the bounded civilians being transported away.

[''…and on other news, Kiyashi Ward suffers another incident as a villain made an appearance and began trapping civilians in what appears to be web. Based on interviews, it appeared to be just another day for them when they suddenly heard people screaming. And it was then they caught site of a large spider being led by a female with a spider quirk.'']

A small amount of sweat started to form on Izuku's head as the broadcast then showed the results of their battle with Muffet. The latter being shown as she and Spinner were escorted to a squad vehicle by Edgeshot and Kamui who didn't handcuff them in anyway. The next shot then showed Cupcake being gently transported to a medical transport by nervous/fearful personnel as the news anchor spoke again.

[''Unfortunately, we were not able to have an interview with Pro heroes Edgeshot and Kamui, concerning about the fate of the individuals. However, they did make a promise to give answers when things are safer to do so.'']

[''Things were not so dark however, as one boy managed to stay hidden from capture and was eager to share his experience upon being interviewed.]

The broadcast then showed a boy with a reptilian mutation quirk wearing a yellow shirt with brown stripes and a few spikes on top of his head that trailed to his tail. Said kid looked ecstatic to talk about what he saw as he waved around his arms in excited fashion despite having a bandage wrapped around his head.

[''It was the scariest thing yo, when I saw the spider, I ran into the nearest trash bin. I thought for sure I was going to be captured, but then…bam! This guy shows up and fought the spider lady all by himself! You should have seen him; he was zipping all over the place like swoosh!''

''Then he would throw stuff at her and send her flying with his gravity powers! It was the coolest thing I've ever seen!''

''But then…heh, I uhhh….fell back into my hiding spot when things got a bit intense. And I guess I hit my head or something because I don't remember anything after, but whatever. I just want to say, whoever you are, thank you very much for saving everyone! I hope I can get your autograph and grow up to be like you someday!'']

As he heard this, Izuku felt a number of emotions go through him. Embarrassment and Guilt for not being able to help the boy from his predicament. Honor for being someone's role model and Fear from the pairs of eyes that he felt being directed at him.

But thankfully the pressure was lessened when their attention was brought back to the screen where they could see a female news anchor who looked touched by the interview clip. Said individual wore the usual reporting attire, blonde hair and blue eyes.

[''And on that heartwarming note, I'm Lilicia Toudou and thank you for joining on us today in Tokyo Flash News.'']

Upon shutting of the T.V. Mina looked to Izuku with an expectant look. ''Well?'' she asked as she began to approach. ''Care to explain yourself?'' challenged again as she continued marching her way towards Izuku while behind her, Bakugou looked on with a shit eating grin while Kirishima sent him an apologetic look. While Kaminari brought his hands together as he bowed his head and began praying for him.

Coming to the conclusion that he is utterly boned, Izuku fearfully raised his hands up as he spoke. ''H-Hey now, I-I was planning on waiting for the pros. But in my defense, the people would have been hurt if I didn't-OW!'' his statement was interrupted when he suddenly found himself being led away by the ear, courtesy of his girlfriend.

''You and I are going to have a long talk mister.'' Mina stated sternly as she continued leading Izuku to the elevator, the latter flailing and crying out in pain as he was helplessly being dragged away b her. behind him, Kaminari winced as he looked to him in pity while Bakugou was losing it, as if it was the funniest shit he's ever seen. While beside him, Kirishima tried to calm him but to no avail.

As the couple moved, Jiro emerged from the kitchen and made her way passed them as she casually retrieved her guitar strings, ignoring Izuku's cries for help as they disappeared into the elevator. With them gone, Jiro sat down on one of the couches and threw the ice pack at Kaminari who was barely able to catch it.

Kaminari then sighed in relief as placed the ice pack on his cheek. ''That feels good.'' He exclaimed before looking to the elevator with a sympathetic expression. ''Poor Midoriya, I mean he had it coming to him, but don't you think Mina's being a little bit-

''Zip it.'' Jiro interjected with an uncaring tone. ''He may have had that coming, but at least he doesn't get lost in a soup aisle.'' She shot back with a smirk, pleased with the strings she got and from Kaminari's gloomy expression upon being reminded of his blunder.

Meanwhile Kirishima was still trying to calm down Bakugou who was in tears ta this point.

U.A. GROUNDS-AFTER DINNER

''Welp, should have expected this.'' Izuku muttered to myself as he walked through the grounds while floating behind him are two large bags of garbage.

Understandably, Mina was quite upset when she confronted Izuku about his lack of preservation and need to call for backup. But after the latter explained the full story of what went down at Kiyashi Ward, she calmed down a bit but was still upset hat he didn't wait for the pros before doing anything. Though she was still happy to know that Izuku managed to convince two individuals to join the side of good and for saving those people.

But this didn't mean that he was off the hook, because after dinner (which mostly consisted of his classmates asking for details and Iida reprimanding him for being reckless), Mina decided to punish him by assigning him to garbage disposal for a week. Hence why he was making his way behind the Cafeteria building in the cool night, while using his psychokinesis to make the trip easier.

''Welp, at least its better than her being mad at me.'' Izuku muttered to himself with a shrug, completely fine with his punishment as long as it doesn't damage their relationship in any way.

As he caught site of the cafeteria, he made his way around where all the garbage would be normally placed, this way the garbage would be easier to collect for proper disposal. As he came close, he felt a presence nearby, but decided to continue on as if normal, that way the presence won't know that their detected. Once he arrived, he wasted no time and gently placed the garbage bags on the ground before canceling his psychokinesis.

''Wow, that's a pretty interesting quirk you have there.''

Calmly turning to the voice, Izuku was met with a sight that froze his mind for a moment.

Standing there was a man who had his face phased through the wall. Said man sported blue eyes and blond hair on the top part of his head which is arranged in a cowlick, while the bottom section is worn swept backward.

After mentally rebooting, Izuku calmly spoke up. ''Heh, I could say the same about you.'' He shot back with a chuckle as he fully turned to the stranger who seemed impressed with his reaction. ''Name's Midoriya.'' He introduced as he offered a handshake.

Only to raise an eyebrow when the man didn't seem to acknowledge it. ''Uhhhh, you gonna leave me hanging or what?'' he teased a curious expression.

The man suddenly twitched as he awkwardly chuckled while his right hand emerged from the wall and grasped Izuku's hand. ''Sorry about that, I'm Mirio Togata, I'm actually a senior student.'' He smiled as he released Izuku's hand, the latter making a mental note about the exchange. ''Actually, I'm not supposed to talk to you right now, but when I saw you through the cafeteria windows I couldn't resist and wanted to meet you.'' He laughed while Izuku thought it was a little bit creepy that he was being watched but didn't voice it out.

Mirio's laughter ceased when he looked over his shoulder, or at least….where Izuku believed his shoulder was. ''Whoops, looks like it's time to go.'' He admitted with an embarrassed laugh before smiling at Izuku. ''But don't worry, we'll see each other again.'' he admitted ominously before disappearing into the wall before Izuku could say anything.

Once sure that the senior was gone, Izuku stared at the wall where Mirio introduced himself with a thoughtful expression. ''Hmmm, a phasing quirk huh?'' he thought to himself as he rubbed his chin for a bit before slyly grinning. ''Interesting.'' He finalized with a chuckle as he made his way back to the dorms.

MEANWHILE IN THE U.A. CAFETERIA

Having their dinner within the cafeteria complex was Mirio who was joined by his fellow classmates, Tamaki and Neijire. The latter sharing a weird dream she experienced with her closest friends while said friends can do nothing but allow her to continue and speak up when she finished.

As their energetic friend kept speaking, Tamaki swallowed his food and shyly turned to Mirio. ''Y-You s-shouldn't have done that M-Mirio. W-W-What if it was Aizawa who found you?'' he warned as he nervously looked around, as fi they were being watched by the bored teacher.

''It would have been fine.'' Mirio dismissed with a smile. ''Besides, I couldn't resist giving a good scare.'' He admitted with a chuckle before sighing with a small frown. ''Not that it mattered though, Midoriya didn't seem thrown off by my quirk.'' He stated with a slightly gloomy expression while Tamaki looked surprised upon hearing someone not being scared off by Mirio's pranks.

Neijire however stopped her tangent when she picked up on something important. ''Wait, Midoriya?'' she blurted out getting their attention. ''You don't mean….Izuku Midoriya do you?'' she asked again, only to gasp excitedly upon receiving a nod. ''Oh my gosh! I can't believe you met the kid who beat Endeavor's kid!'' she whined before her eyes widened with wonder. ''I wonder what he's like? What's up with his quirk? Is it like mine? Is it like Tamaki's? ''Why bones? Does he like jokes? Is it speed or something else? Does electricity affect him when he's using his quirk? What kind of animals are his blasters?...''

''And there she goes again.'' Tamaki muttered to himself as he watched his friend go into another tangent of questions. His attention was then brought elsewhere when he heard Mirio chuckling to himself, a sight that usually doesn't mean anything good. ''W-What's wrong Mirio?'' he asked nervously.

Hearing this question, Mirio only smiled at him. ''I think things will be interesting when we meet 1A.'' he admitted with an excited grin while Tamaki prayed that he would go easy on them, meanwhile Neijire continued her barrage of questions without a care in the world.

Authors Notes:

1. Okay I admit it, this chapter is kind of an excuse to put one of my favorite OSTs from Undertale. And yes, I used a certain reference to give Izuku a reason to go to the mall. XD

2. Ok jokes aside I have some news, from this point on, we're close to the end. Now before you all freak out, here are the reasons why:

{I don't want to risk a Hiatus.}

- To put it bluntly, one of the things I feared when I started the story was dropping it and therefore, leaving everyone hanging. Now I know those who do a ''Hiatus'' usually have good reasons to do so, but personally I don't want people to wait forever or waste their time, so I opted to just do this to lower the risk of a Hiatus.

{Life is short.}

- Now as all of you know, 2020 hasn't been the year we had all hoped for. And with how things have been going on this year, I figured that it would be best to finish the story before anything happens to me that would delay or end the story altogether. (God Forbid something actually does).

3. Now with all those points out of the way; I would like to say thank you again to all those who have been reading and enjoying the story so far! It honestly still blows my mind how many people read and enjoy this first fanfic of mine. Which is why it warms me up and drives me forward when I see people enjoying it and giving it their fair criticisms. But enough rambling from me, stay safe out there!

Thank you again for reading!

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