Chapter 5
ARISE ARISE! FOR THE RETURN OF ZAYDEN OF HOUSE STORMVOID! WRITER OF FANFICTIONS! REPEATER OF TOO MANY LONG ABSENCES! The latest excuse for why I took so long to get back was in fact because of my computer. I had to send it to the shop to get it fixed and it took way longer than expected. BUT NOW I'M BACK AND WITH ANOTHER CHAPTER OF MY HERO POKEDAMIA!
Before we get into it, I would liek to sayt hat its a great time to be a My Hero Academia fan! Recently, its been revealed that My Hero Academia reached the spot of the 20th most popular and most sold manga in the U.S., and note just shonen manga or but all areas of manga in general and I feel that like JoJo, Demon Slayer, and Dr. Stone, My Hero Academia is shaping up to be the next big thing for anime, similar to Dragon Ball and Naruto. Plus, the stuff happening in the manga, OH BOY I will not even dare spoil it for my non-manga readers, but its super exciting!
Also, I wish to announce that I am going ahead with my MHA reacts to Death Battle and MCU story projects! I figured that with the support I have, some newly found confidence, and the fact that I already have a lot already pre-written, that I might as well give it a shot. This won't interfere too badly with my others stories, including this one, so relax. Also, I will strive to not have this one accidentally parallel any other stories of similar ideas.
Moving on, last time in this story, Izuku received One For All, broke his arm and pissed off some future angry Gyariados, Izuku can now clearly communicate with Eevee and Pikachu, All Might for once used his head and called in Gran Torino for help, and with their combined training, Izuku now has unlocked Full Cowling earlier than expected. I would like to state that after thinking about, I'm going to change how Pikachu sounds to be more like Ryan Reynolds. I know it might seem like a weird change but I've rewatched Detective Pikachu and I now can't get the Deadpool sounding Pikachu out of my head.
Anyways, the summary of this chapter: The U.A. Entrance Exam! End of summary.
As always, I don't own My Hero Academia, that belongs to Mr. Horikoshi and Bones Studios, or Pokemon, that belongs to Gamefreak and Nintendo, who I am Super Pissed at for Wasting Time With a Stupid Pokemon Unity Crap Instead of Making a Gen 4 Remake like We All Want! Keep it together Zayden, keep it together!
Calming down a bit, as Chris McLain always says: LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!
U.A Entrance Exam
February 26, 8:40 a.m.
Third POV
A few meters away from the main gate of U.A. High, a white pickup truck is shown parking up the sidewalk. In the passenger seat, Izuku Midoriya, wearing his school uniform and backpack, is busy muttering to himself, nervous sweat all over his face.
"Ohmygod!Ohmygod!Thisisit!AmIready?Idon'tfeelready!IonlygottotrainforonlyafewdayswithFullCowling!WhatifIslipup?!Icanstillonlyuse 5%!WhatifIfailthewrittenexam?!Nono,IstudiedhardforthisandIhavethebestgradesinmyclass!AH!ButwhatiftheythrowinsomethingIdon't know?!Whatif-"
"Hey! Snap out of it!"
Izuku snapped out of his muttering to face All Might snapping his finger at his face. "Don't worry, kid. Everything's going to be fine." All Might said reassuringly. "We worked hard on getting you this far and I know that you won't let me down."
Izuku gave the Symbol of Peace an appreciate smile.
"Yeah. You got this Izuku!"/"Knock em dead, boss!"
Izuku turned to his partner Pokemon, Eevee and Pikachu, sitting in the back. Since the Exam focused more on the examines's own abilities rather than their Pokemon, Eevee and Pikachu reluctantly agreed to stay with All Might for the duration of the test and meet up with him at the end.
Izuku stared out to see the crowd of teens, all with different uniforms and Quirks, teens who had years to master their Quirks in contrast to Izuku's measly week, passing through the gates of U.A. High for the exam. 'There are so many!' Izuku thought.
All Might, noticing Izuku's nervous gaze at all the examines, sighed and asked "You know Young Midoriya, you don't have to take the exam." Izuku turned to All Might. "Remember Nezu's offer. He said that since he already witness you and your abilities that he can let you skip the physical exam. All you need to do is pass the written exam. You don't need to do this if you don't feel ready."
Izuku looked down with a pensive look, obviously thinking. Finally he said "No. If I'm going to become the greatest hero in the world, I can't just cheat my way out of something I'm nervous over. I won't let all this training that you did for me go to waste. If I'm going to get into U.A., I have to give it 100% of my efforts. To go Plus Ultra. Right?"
All Might smiled proudly at his successor and said "Now that's the spirit, kid! Just remember your training and follow your instincts. I'll be watching you from afar with Eevee and Pikachu. Now, Get out there and make this old man proud!"
Izuku smiled and got out of the car saying his byes to Toshinori and the Pokemon. Toshinori watched as Izuku walked towards U.A., and couldn't help but find himself smiling proud at his successor. 'You've come a long way, Young Midoriya. We may not have gotten as much training as I would have liked but you are ready for this.'
Out of the corner of his eye, he took notice of a certain spiky-blonde hair boy heading straight towards Izuku by the gate. All Might frowned and gripped the wheel, watching with anger and disgust at who he knows has cause his successor nothing but pain.
Izuku walked towards the gates of the U.A High with nervous excitement. Izuku knew that he already had been here multiple times, training under All Might and Gran Torino, but Izuku couldn't help the fanboyish glee of passing through the gates of the best hero school in the world.
Izuku looked around at the number of fellow examine. Izuku knew that while there were other hero courses across Japan, like U.A.'s rival in the east, Shiketsu High, or even Ketsubustu, but none held a candle to U.A. All Might, Endeavor, Best Jeanist. All Top 10 Pro Heroes that graduated from this very school and all now at the top of the nation, some even say the world. With such famous heroes all graduating from the same place, it was definitely the place everyone wanted to go to, even if the approval rates to get in were super low.
And even if you aren't looking to become a pro hero, U.A.'s Support and Business Courses are held in as much prestige in their respective careers that, after graduating, its guaranteed for you to get any job you want. Even General Studies graduates end up reaching high, mostly in Pokemon-related careers like Pokemon Researchers or even Champions. They don't hold as much high prestige as they used to since Quirks came around, but they are a close second.
Hell, most people who don't become Heroes or sidekicks end up trying to become the Japan Pokemon Champion, given the luxuries that the position gives, like being able to operate like a Pro Hero under emergency situations.
But Izuku didn't want that position. He didn't want to be a semi-hero. He wanted to be a full on Pro, just like All Might.
And here he was, taking his first steps towards his dream.
"Deku."
Izuku froze at the name, the person's voice filled with the same venom and disgust. Izuku turned around to see Katsuki Bakugou walking towards him. The slightly taller teen had the same permanent scowl on his face, his ruby red eyes that practically oozed with fiery hatred now looked cold and sharp. The explosive teen wore a scarf around his neck due to the cold winter weather, but otherwise he dressed in the same school attire as him.
"Ka-Bakugou!" Izuku called out in surprise.
"Get out of my way before I set you on fire like the loser Caterpie that you are!" The explosive teen typically yelled.
"Y-Yeah u-um good luck out there, Ka-Bakugou!" Izuku meekly said.
Bakugou passed by Izuku before freezing in his tracks. "What did you call me?"
"Huh?" Izuku asked confused.
"I said What The Hell Did You Call Me, Stupid Deku?!" Bakgou yelled out, turning his back to face Izuku.
"B-Bakugou." Izuku answered, nervously. "Y-Your name."
Bakugou froze again, his eyes widening in shock before quickly narrowing in fury.
"Is s-something wro-"
"Shut up! Nothings wrong, Shitty Deku!" Bakugou yelled out before turning back to head inside. "Just Don't Get In My Way!"
Bakugou walked away, Izuku noticing several examines recognizing the explosive teen and whispering about him.
Izuku pondered as to the reason for Bakugou's reaction but decided to not distract himself. Izuku shook off the instinctual fear that 11 years of bullying ingrained in him. 'Alright enough of that!' Izuku thought to himself. 'I'm not the same defenseless kid I once was. I have a Quirk now, just like him, and I won't be pushed around by him anymore. All Might is counting on me. Pikachu and Eevee are counting on me. I have to focus on going forward. To become a hero.'
Izuku took another step before tripping.
'Or I'll just die.'
Izuku waited for his face to smash into the ground, but it never came. Izuku opened his eyes to find himself floating in the air. Izuku panicked, flailing himself around to no avail. Until he heard a voice by his side.
"Hey, are you ok?"
The voice was definitely feminine, girly with a bubbly giggle. Izuku turned to his side only to freeze. The voice's recipient was a teenage girl, around the same age as him, if not slightly younger. She was slightly shorter than him, with chestnut brown hair that reached towards her shoulders, with similarly colored eyes. She had fair-white skin, with a notable roundish pink cheeks. She wore a skirt with black leggings and a brown coat over a pink sweater that hid her slender form.
She giggled and moved him till his feet touched solid ground. Izuku noticed briefly that her fingertips had roundish pink pads that reminded him of the pads of some of the more feline or canine-like Pokemon's feet. She clasped her fingers together and Izuku felt the weightlessness feeling go away.
"I stopped you with my Quirk." The girl said, smiling innocently. "I'm sorry that I didn't ask first, but I figured that you would mind me catching you."
Izuku blushed at how cute the girl was before stuttering out "O-Oh yeah, I d-don't mind at all. T-Thank you for helping me there."
"Are still ok?" The girl asked, her face morphing from a smile to genuine concern. "Your face is a little red."
Izuku blushed harder. "U-Um yeah, I-I'm fine. I g-guess I'm just a little n-nervous."
The girl's concern face returned to a smile and said "Yeah, I get that. I'm a little nervous too. After all, who wouldn't be just a little nervous to apply to U.A.?"
Izuku regained himself a bit and smiled. "Yeah, I guess your're right there."
The girl suddenly blushed at seeing Izuku smile.
Izuku suddenly remembered about the exam and quickly said "Oh right! The Exam! I-I'm sorry to take up your time helping me." Izuku gave a quick bow. "Thanks again for the save there. Wish you well in there."
Izuku sped on his way towards the inside, all the while thinking 'I talked to another girl! First Serena and now her! Talk about my life doing a complete 180!'
Meanwhile, the girl watched the green-haired boy speed away with a blushing face. 'He was kinda...cute.'
A few minutes later...
'I take back what I said.'
After the completing the written portion of the exam, one that Izuku was confident that he aced. Izuku sat currently in a large, dark auditorium, hundreds of fellow examines sitting and waiting for the exam orientation to begin.
And Izuku had to sit right next to his lifelong bully.
Izuku tried desperately to ignore the Explosion Quirk teen who was glaring daggers at him. Izuku even caught a glimpse of his hands smoking, either as a menacing threat by Bakugou or as an involuntary show of anger.
'Why couldn't I sit next to the cute girl?' Izuku thought. 'I would take being nervous over a girl rather than this.'
Suddenly the the giant teleprompter turned on, showing a large golden U.A. logo over a blue background. Several stage lights turn on and illuminated the stage area where a man stood. The man was large and lanky, long golden blonde stood up with a curl at the end, a pair of white sunglasses with orange lenses over his eyes, a short blonde mustache and flashed a large smile. He wore what appeared as a black leather jacket with khaki, armored-looking shoulder pads and red plated pads on his elbows with spikes, black leather pants and boots, and even wore black leather, finger-less gloves. Additionally, the top of his jacket had a large collar, a pair of headphones, and a large speaker on his neck.
The figure spoke up to the audience, his voice loud and booming, as music started playing "What's Up U.A. Candidates?! Thanks for Tuning into Me, your School D.J.!" He waved his arms out and shouted "LET ME HEAR YA!"
The auditorium was filled with awkward silence.
"Keeping it mellow, huh?" The figure continue, trying to sound undeterred but his arms shook slightly. "That's alright, I'll skip straight to the main show. Let's talk how this practical exam is suppose to go down, ok?" He struck a pose and yelled out "ARE YOU READY?!"
Again, the entire auditorium was silent as the grave. Well, almost everybody.
"Oh my God!" Izuku muttered with fanboy glee. "Its the Voice Hero: Present Mic! So Cool! I listen to his radio show everyday of the week! Its so cool that all the U.A. teachers are-"
"Shut up." Bakugou said, deciding to focus his attention towards the hero rather than glaring at the green-haired teen.
"Like Your application said," Present Mic continued. "You rocking boys and girls will be out there conducting 10 minute mach battles in super-hip urban cities!" The screen behind Present Mic changed, the screen now showing a few boxes with letters ranging from A-G all connecting to the large 'You are Here' box. "Here are your joints, my friends. After I dropped the mic here, you'll head to your specified battle centers! Sound good?!"
This time not even Izuku responded to him, as both him and Bakugou checked their cards to see what Battle Center they would be sent towards. Izuku's card has him placed in Battle Center: B, while Bakugou's had him in Battle Center: A.
"I see." Bakugou said as he looked over at Deku's card. "So there splitting us up so that we can't work with any of our friends."
"Y-Yeah." Izuku said. "You're right. Are examine numbers are one after the other, but we are assigned to different Battle Centers. I guess this is a way to have us unprepared for what Quirks the other applicants are too."
"Get your eyes off my card!" Bakugou hissed quietly.
'But weren't you the one to point this out?' Izuku thought confused. 'Plus, didn't you just look at my card?'
"Dammit." Bakugou cursed. "I was looking forward to crushing you."
'So petty.' Izuku thought.
"Ok ok, lets check out your targets." Present Mic continued. "There are three types of fake villains in every Battle Center. You will earn points based on their level of difficulty, so choose wisely."
The screen behind him showed an image of a bunch of building surrounded by three dark silhouettes of their targets. One looked to be a robot with one wheel with two blasters for arms, the second's silhouette looked like a robotic looking Skorupi, with a large stinger and pincer-like legs, and the third looked to be a hulking wide robot with what looked like missile launchers on its shoulders. The first one had a 1P marker on it while the second had 2, and the third had a 3.
"Your goal in this trial is to use your Quirk to raise your score by shredding through these villains like a Machamp going wild on a pile of boulders!" The screen showed a model of Present Mic simply defeating the villains and gaining points. "But check it! Attacking other examines is a big no no, so try and keep it heroic out there! Ya dig?!"
'So this exam is basically a show of one's Quirk in both its strength and the user's skill and use of it.' Izuku thought, analyzing. 'Plus, it will also have us moving fast and efficiently to find them and take them out fast enough to get to another target. Stronger, more combative Quirks will have the advantage here and you can't just attack every villain you come upon as you also will want to keep a look out for targets with more points. However, I feel like this is kind of bias towards combat-centered Quirks, rather than Quirks that work more on stealth, humans and Pokemon, or-'
"Excuse me, sir, but I have a question!" A voice called out, snapping Izuku out of his thoughts.
"Hit me!" Present Mic called out, pointing his finger towards the crowd, where a spotlight shone upon.
Izuku turned to look at the teen in the spotlight, a tall, wide, and sturdy-looking teen, standing straight and rigid like a statue. His hair was a short dark blue, with a small patch shaved near the base of his head, and had a notably pointed jaw. He wore a pair of glasses and also wore a serious expression on his face.
"On the print out, you listed four types of villains, not three." The large teen said, his voice stern sounding, almost like he was reprimanding. He pointed towards a piece of paper with the types of villains, and the teen was right in that there were four villains listed, its silhouette more large and bulkier than the other three.
"With all respect," The blue haired teen shouted loudly. "If this is an error on official U.A. materials, it is shameful! We are exemplary students! We expect the best out of Japan's most notable school, and a mistake such as this won't do!"
"Additionally, you, with the unkempt hair!" The blue haired teen suddenly shouted, turning and pointing at Izuku, who blinked in surprise. "You've been muttering this entire time! Stop that! You can't be bothered to take this seriously, then leave! You are distracting the rest of us!"
"S-Sorry." Izuku mumbled out, rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment. He blushed at the laughs from the other applicants. He then peered to his right to see Bakugou snicker and smile at Izuku's misfortune. Izuku suddenly forgot the stares and laughter from the examines and clenched his fist, a swell of anger rising inside of him.
Before it got any higher, Present Mic called out "Ok ok, take a chill pill everyone. And you, Examine 7111, thanks for calling in your request!" Present Mic gave Iida a thumbs up before the screen changed to show the fourth villain type, this one with a zero number over it. "The fourth villain type is worth zero points! That guys is just an obstacle that we will be throwing in your way! There is one of these bad boys in every Battle Center, like a hurdle that you should mostly avoid. Its not because it can't be beaten, there is just no point."
"Thank you very much." The blue-haired teen bowed. "Please continue."
"That's actually all I have to say for you today!" Present Mic said. "I'll sign off with a little present! A sample of our school motto! As General Napoleon Bonaparte once said: A true hero is one that overcomes life's misfortunes. Ya ready to get down?! Let's hear a PLUS ULTRA!"
And once again, silence rang through crowd.
'Geez. Can't catch a break here with these kids, can I?' Mic thought.
After the presentation from Present Mic, Izuku and several examines were told to change into any change of clothes that they brought prepared for the practical test. He remembered as he left to change that Bakugou sent him one last hate-filled glare.
Izuku changed into a dark green workout uniform with lightning bolt designs by the side and a notable Pikachu ear design. He was then lead onto a bus with several other examines. Izuku took note that the cute girl from before was in his group, which made him feel happy, wondering if he will be able to thank her one last time and apologize for running off. Izuku then noticed the blue haired teen, who changed into a blue and white track suit, also in his group, looking at him with what Izuku could identify as either annoyance or disapproval. Izuku did his best to ignore him.
Izuku also noticed several other examines, like a blonde haired kid with large blue eyes and a belt with a large blue gem in the middle posing all the time, a black haired teen with shark-like teeth, a large muscled teen with six arms, and a pair of floating clothes that Izuku quickly figured out what actually an examine with an Invisible Quirk and was a girl, exemplified by her notable curves and assets with Izuku blushed hard at.
After the bus stopped, they filed out to find themselves in front of two large iron doors with a large concrete wall spanning out towards the whole of the area. Izuku shivered at the sight, his nervous anxiety kicking in again.
'Calm down, Izuku.' The 9th holder of OFA said. 'Remember what you said to All Might. I have to face this challenge head on and do my best. That's all I can do now. Its time to put 10 months of training with All Might and Full Cowling to the test.'
He looked towards his fellow examines and noticed their more relaxed demeanor. 'They don't seem as nervous. Could they be that confident? They've had more time to train their Quirks than I have so of course they are more sure of themselves. They are likely going to be faster and stronger than me. But even so, I can't worry about that. I just have to be faster. just like Gran Torino said, I have to keep my eye on the prize and focus on my objective.'
Izuku then noticed the brown-haired girl that helped him out. 'Its that girl from before.' Izuku thought. 'She looks nervous too. Maybe I should go over and help her out, maybe apologize for running of like that.'
As Izuku took his first steps towards her, he was stopped by a hand on his shoulder. He turned to find the hand's owner to be the very same blue haired teen.
"She looks like she is focusing on the trials ahead." The teen said, his directed gaze obviously referring to the girl. "What are you going to do? Distract her and ruin her chances to succeed?!"
Izuku flinched at what the teen said. He heard the snickers and laughs from the other examines. The very same swell of anger from before surged once again, the memories of his classmates from Aldera, led by Bakugou, and their ridicule of him flashed in his mind. Izuku recomposed himself and stared down blue haired teen with a equal stare.
"Hey man, take it easy." The black haired, shark-tooth teen said, walking by over to Izuku and the other teen. "I'm sure that wasn't what he wanted to do."
"You have to stop that." Izuku said. The two teens paused and stared at Izuku, who stared down Iida with a glare and a hand gripping Iida's hand on his shoulder. "I was going to try and help her calm down and give her some words of encouragement. I also wanted to thank her for earlier when she helped from falling over. I wasn't going to try and distract her. I can see that you are looking out for a fellow examine, but you can't just assume what someone is going to do without any forward knowledge or evidence. That's not what heroes do. If you were to become a hero with the mindset you have now, then you are going to be a piss poor hero."
The blue haired teen looked at him with shock, Izuku noticing a hint of embarrassment and guilt in his eyes. Izuku could also hear the whispers of shock from the other examines, along with the black-haired teen crying out "That's so Manly!", but Izuku could now care less what others think him. Izuku had enough of being someone's punching bag that they could walk all over.
The blue haired teen looked as if he wished to say something but Present Mic's voice called out "Hey Down There Examines!"
Izuku and the examines looked above to see that Present Mic was standing over a large concrete structure. "The exam is soon to begin, so get ready!"
Izuku shook off the teen's hand before walking over to the rest of the group. The blue haired teen quickly composed himself and made his way quickly to the others, along with the black haired teen. Izuku stood at the back of the group, breathing in and out, looking at the doors with concentration as they slowly opened.
'This is it.' Izuku mentally told himself. 'I won't let you down All Might. I will get in and succeed!'
As the large doors fully opened to reveal the city, Izuku mentally said 'Remember, image the egg in the microwave, raising the temperature to the right amount all over my body. One For All: Full Cowling! 5%!'
Izuku sparked in green lightning and jumped over the other examines and sped his way into the city. The examines who previously mocked him now stared at him with shock and surprise as the green-haired kid rushed into the city.
"What are you waiting for?!" Present Mic shouted. The examines turned to him. "That kid has the right idea! There are no countdowns in real life! GO GO GO!"
The examines quickly realized their mistake and sped off into the city.
Back with Izuku, he sped his way through the city, One For All increasing his leg strength and speed to move faster. Izuku leapt up to the side of the building. 'I don't know where the targets are and how many there are, so I have to act quickly to find them. With One For All, I can move quicker than my normal speed and by jumping through building to building from above, I can gain a better view of my surroundings below.'
Izuku jumped towards the other building and fixed his body to land on his feet and angle himself to jump again to the another one. 'Angle my body to land on the building and quickly jump again to avoid falling or sliding off. Just like Gran Torino.' Izuku jumped to the other building and ran up its side before he could feel himself angling downwards and jumping again. 'And run up the wall's side and vault and angle my body like Pikachu and Cinderace.'
Izuku quickly spotted a moving object below him. It was large and made of metal, running around with one wheel and had two metallic arms. It was a One Pointer. 'Found one!'
Izuku leapt downwards towards the One Pointer from the building across it. As the One Pointer looked up to find Izuku heading towards it, the green-haired teen was right upon it and struck it with a glowing, sparking fist. "5% Detroit Smash!"
Izuku struck it upon its head and easily crushed it, taking off the head and most of the robot's upper body clean off. Izuku landed safely by rolling upon landing and ending with a slide to a halt. 'And safely absorb the impact upon landing to all over my body by rolling like Eevee.' Izuku stared back to see the now destroyed robot. 'That was a One Pointer, so I got 1 point. Not much, but its a start. I can't stand around for long and bask in what I did, I have to keep moving.'
Izuku looked ahead and sped off to find more targets.
Meanwhile...
All Might sat by in a dark room, overlooking a series of green monitors and watching as surveillance cams kept track of multiple examines. Pikachu and Eevee sat by next to him, watching the footage. Beside the Symbol of Peace sat multiple of U.A.'s teachers, including Nezu and Recovery Girl.
"Clearly the examines have no idea how many villains are present. Or their locations." Nezu said. "They have limited time, must cover a vast area, and hunt down every last target. Some use information-gathering abilities to plan out strategies." A monitor showed the large, multi-arm teen atop a building, his arms splayed out like a Zubat and looking around. "While others rely on speed to get ahead of their peers." Another monitor showed the blue haired teen running at super fast speeds all along the area.
"Of course remaining calm under pressure can be a huge advantage." A monitor showed the blonde haired kids with the belt fire a sparkling laser beam out of the gem. "As can pure power and combat ability." Another monitor showed Katsuki Bakugou panting, his eyes and wicked smile like a madman's, standing over a pile of destroyed robots, his hands smoking.
"The most successful of students who rack up the highest scores employ a mixture of all these tactics and attributes." Nezu finished.
"Sir, you are expositing out of nowhere again." A block-headed man said.
"Oh, am I?" Nezu said, nonchalantly. "I didn't notice."
'More like he loves the sound of his own voice.' The individuals thought.
"Hmm, looks like this batch of candidates appear promising." A woman in a provocative dominatrix outfit said. "Especially those two." The woman pointed out the two monitors that showed Bakugou and Midoriya. "They seem to show a remarkable amount of power, speed, confidence, and smarts."
All Might smiled proudly, watching Midoriya easily destroy another 3 Pointer and 2 Pointer. He was also worried when Izuku was caught off guard by another robot before the blonde haired teen blasted it to pieces. Pikachu and Eevee were practically cheering Izuku on as silently as possible.
"By the by All Might, why do you have a Pikachu and Eevee sitting next to you." The woman asked. "New Pokemon of yours?"
"No, I'm just watching over these two for an examine that I know." All Might said. "They aren't the type to stay at home away from their partner. Kind of possessive." Pikachu responded to that with a smack on Toshinori's head with his tail.
"Oh?" The woman pondered. "Showing a little favoritism there, All Might?"
"No." All Might denied. "You know that I'm not one of the judges, Midnight. Plus, the boy wouldn't want cheat his way through the exam." He turned back to see Izuku rushing around, jumping from building to building like Gran Torino. "Besides, he is doing fine."
"Maybe, but there's still plenty of time before its over. The real test is yet to come." A man in a cowboy hat said as he pushed a big red button.
"Let's see how they deal with this."
Back at Battle Center B...
Izuku smashed another 1 Pointer, slamming his fist into its head and jamming it into its robotic body. He picked up its motionless arm and tossed it into another 1 Pointer, the force enough to cause the two to explode.
'Hah, that makes 26 so far.' Izuku panted, exhausted. 'Hah, although that was a little excessive. Whenever I use Full Cowling I end up going into a rush that ends up making me go wild. Almost like Bakugou.'
Izuku heard a noise behind him and saw a 2 Pointer about to get the jump on him, before the blue-haired teen rushed in and smashed the robot into a pulp. Now that Izuku had a chance to look at the teen without trying to ignore him, he could see that the teen's calves were large and had pipes sticking out of them, almost like the exhaust pipes of a car. They were also shooting out air.
'Those pipes must be connected to some kind of radiator or engine to shoot out that much air or gas.' Izuku analyzed. 'They must give that guy super fast speed and enough leg strength to easily smash them.'
Izuku and the teen looked at each other in what was a split second, but felt like forever. The teen's gaze was serious and stern as before, but he gave a nod towards Izuku. Izuku stared back and nodded. The teen then rushed to another direction to find another robot.
Before Izuku could follow his lead, the whole area shook. Suddenly, the area rumbled and something arose. Izuku looked around startled, looking around to see where the rumbling was caused, only to freeze at the sight. Out of the dust cloud that formed came out a giant, building sized robot! The robot was large, larger than the buildings surrounding it, it was obviously a robot with a moss green and black color, but its design and appearance looked based off a Pokemon, none that Izuku had ever seen before.
Its arms were large and bulky, its finger were sharp like claws, it moved on wheels but the legs appeared were bulky and striped, it had a large tail behind it with four claw-like spikes on the end, and three spikes on both sides of its tail. Its form was hunched over, two spikes along the sides of its belly and three spikes along the neck of the robot towards its head. Its head bumpy and rigid, a large mouth filled with razor sharp spikes for teeth, and where its eyes would be were glowing red lights. There were also symbol of the Greek letter Omega on its legs and arms.
Something in Izuku's mind clicked. He remembered his history teacher at Aldera talking about some of the myths of the world before the age of Quirks, a prehistoric times where the world was ancient, new, primal. He remembered how he talked about a fight between two colossal Pokemon of legendary might, fighting for dominance over the land and sea. One was a massive leviathan of the sea, with the Greek letter Alpha, but the behemoth of the land had the letter Omega.
Izuku stared in terror as he was faced to face with a robotic look-alike of the Groudon, the Legendary Pokemon of the Earth.
Izuku froze in terror, instantly remembering Present Mic explaining the fourth enemy type, the one that were told to avoid. 'That's The Zero Pointer?!' Izuku thought terrified. 'Isn't this a little extreme?!'
The Zero Pointer let out a robotic roar as it held out its large clawed hand and smashed the area in front of it. Izuku and the other examines braced themselves and shook under the wind force and dust cloud its fist created in one blow.
Izuku watched as several of his fellow examines ran from the Zero Pointer in terror, but Izuku stood there frozen in terror.
From the control room, Pikachu and Eevee stared in complete shock and horror of the robotic Groudon. All Might said "Now, here's where things get interesting. A person's true character is revealed when faced with true danger. And what better way to exemplify true danger than a Legendary Pokemon, or at least a robotic version of one."
The blue haired teen ran and looked at it Izuku, frozen in fear. The teen's eyes held a need to save the frozen green-haired examine, but he turned his head away and ran past him.
Izuku shook himself from his stupor and started to run away. 'This is nuts! I can't waste my time with this monster, its worth Zero Points and its ginormous! I have to turn back and look for smaller villains! My 26 Points aren't enough!'
"Less Than Two Minutes Remaining!" Present Mic's voice shouted out.
'Shit! Two Minutes?!' Izuku eyes's widened in horror. 'I can't lag behind! I won't Let All Might down! I won't fail!'
"Ow!"
Izuku froze as he heard a voice behind him, a familiar voice. He turned back to see who caused it.
Behind him, two figures were on the ground, half their bodies covered in fallen debris from the nearby destroyed building. One of them was the he couldn't fully see, but Izuku quickly deduced it was the girl with the invisible Quirk. And the other he could see, and she was the girl from before. They were trapped and helpless against the approaching robotic behemoth.
"I'm sorry that I didn't ask first, but I figured that you would mind me catching you."
Before Izuku knew it, their bodies grew closer to him, the wind and dirt blew past, and he ran towards them. He could feel it. It was like last time, with Bakugou and the Sludge Villain. The same sensation that convinced All Might to choose him.
His body moved without thinking.
Izuku ran full sprint towards the giant robot, all fear and terror at the robotic clone of the Legendary left behind, the only thing driving him was instinct. The instinct to save the two girls in need.
As All Might watched, he said "There are no Combat Points rewarded for taking on that humongous villain."
'I can't jump towards it fast enough with just Full Cowling!' Izuku thought. 'It will crush them before I climb it enough! I have to get to its head! NOW!'
"But there is opportunity." All Might thought. "A chance to shine."
Izuku pushed One For All at 100% towards his legs and in a flash of red and green lightning, Izuku soared high towards the Robo-Groudon's head, the dust around him vanishing in a massive burst of wind.
"To Show what You are Truly Made Of."
As the dust cleared, the two girls looked up in shock and amazement. The teachers in the dark control room leaned in their seats. The other examines paused in shock. Izuku sailed towards the giant robot, clenched his right fist and poured all of One For All he could muster into it, his sleeve tearing apart.
"So clench Your Butt Cheeks, kid!"
The Groudon brought its hand down, Izuku sailing in between its claws and towards its head.
"And Yell This From the Depths of Your Heart!"/'And Yell This From the Depths of Your Heart!'
"SMASH!"
Izuku's fist clashed onto the head of the robot and, in a display of pure raw power, destroyed it! The head of the Robo-Groudon smashed into paste, beyond recognition, its entire body was knocked back, explosions blasting out from its entire body as it broke apart at the force. The girls and examines stared in pure utter shock at the display of power from the timid teen.
"Yes! Show them Who You Are!" All Might said proudly. Nezu and the two Pokemon cheered in pure joy, with Eevee spilling tears from its eyes. "Embody what it Means to be a Hero! Nothing is Nobler Than Self Sacrifice!"
Izuku stared in awe at what he did, his arm purple and broken, his fist bleeding red.
'I did it!' Izuku thought amazed, as he stared at the mangled and broken remains of the Zero Pointer, its red eye shutting down dead. 'I saved them! With my own hands, with My own power! My own Quirk! This is what it means to be a Hero! To save others!'
"One Minute Left!" Present Mic announced.
Izuku was snapped out of his thoughts and his mind clicked on where he was right now. 'Oh right...Fuck!'
"AAAAAAHHHHHH!" Izuku yelled in fear and pain as he fell from the sky and started falling towards the ground.
'I'm so Screwed! I'm so Screwed!' Izuku yelled mentally. 'I used 100% of One For All again and I broke my arm! I also broke my legs jumping so high! I can't use Full Cowling!'
The invisible girl meanwhile helped pull the brown-haired girl out of the rubble after she squirmed her way out.
"Thanks." the brown-haired girl said.
The two then looked up to see their savior falling helplessly towards the ground. "Oh no!" Torru cried out. "He's falling! And look! His limbs are broken! He's going to die!"
The brown-haired girl stared wide-eyed at the guy she helped from before.
"O-Oh yeah, I d-don't mind at all. T-Thank you for helping me there." She remembered him saying. She gritted her teeth and thought 'You saved me. Now, I Have to save You!'
"No, he isn't!" The girl yelled at the invisible Quirk girl. "I need your help!"
'There's only one minute left and I've only racked up 26 points!' Izuku thought as he fell. 'That's not enough points to pass! And I broke my legs so I can't run or move and I broke my arm too! Dammit! I'm going to fail! Worse! I'm going to die! Wait! No! There is one chance! A Detroit Smash!'
As Izuku passed by the roof of the buildings, he thought 'If I use a Detroit Smash I could make it! I could use the wind force to slow my descent, but its could launch me into the air again and I then I wouldn't have another shot! I have to time it just right so that I slow my descent and survive! But even then...I won't be able to fight with both broken arms and legs! But I have to try!'
Izuku drew back his fist and yelled as he grew closer to the ground. Just, as he was about to come close, a sudden force slammed into him from his side. He suddenly slowed down and bumped into the the building beside him with a tiny thud. He then slowly landed on the ground and felt a sensation press onto him, but he didn't feel any weight.
"And Release." Izuku heard a voice weakly say. As it said that, Izuku felt a sudden weight press down onto him, as if the invisible force that slammed into him and was on him suddenly regained its weight.
"Ugh." Izuku groaned in pain. He could clearly feel the pain in his broken limbs. Izuku lifted his left arm to lift himself up, but his left hand grab hold of something...soft.
*boing*
"W-What is this?" Izuku weakly questioned. He squeezed what he was holding. "Squishy."
"You mind letting go before I break your other arm." A sweet voice suddenly said.
Izuku whirled his head around in fright at the sudden noise. "W-Who said that?"
"I did. The girl in front of you." The voice said again.
Izuku froze and looked in front of him to see nothing and his hand holding nothing but air, yet it felt solid and squishy. He squeezed again and the voice let out a moan.
Izuku paled drastically. He was grabbing the invisible girl's boob!
Izuku's face rose to tomato red levels and immediately let go all the while screaming in horror.
"Thanks for that!" The invisible girl cheerfully said. "I really didn't want to break my savior's wrist."
"I'm so sorry! I didn't realize-Ugh!" Izuku began apologizing before his broken arm flared in pain again.
"Oh yeah, are you ok?" The invisible girl asked, concerned over the teen's broken arms.
"Y-Yeah, I use too much of my Quirk and it broke my arm." Izuku said. "W-What happened?"
"Oh well, after you saved us, I got out and helped the girl there out of the rubble." The invisible girl said. "Then we saw you fall and the girl came up with a plan to save you. She used her Quirk to make both me and that piece of the robot you destroyed weightless and then tossed me over at the right time catch you."
Izuku turned to look at the brown haired girl who helped saved him...barfing rainbows?
Izuku sighed in relief. 'She looks a little out of it, but at least she's ok. That strategy she used was very smart. Even using the piece of the robot to-Wait Robot! The Exam is Still Going! I have to get more points, to make him proud!'
"And That's a Wrap!" Present Mic announced. "Time's Up!" A series of horns blew, signaling the end of the exam.
Izuku froze, eyes wide, before groaning and laying his head down by the ground. 'So, its over. And with the points I got...did I fail?'
"Hey." The invisible girl said, making Izuku look to her putting on a pair of track clothes almost out of nowhere. 'Wait...if her Quirk only turns her body invisible and not her clothes, that means that when she landed on me...and when I grabbed her by accident...she was...' Izuku almost went full nuclear meltdown before the girl spoke again.
"Hey, why did you do it?" She asked.
"Huh?" Izuku asked.
"Why did you do it?" The invisible girl asked again. "Why did you do it, risking yourself to save us? Even if it meant that you would miss out on some more points? Why did you come back for us?"
Izuku was silent, asking himself that question, but he already knew the answer. "Because its what heroes do. Saving others and the expense of themselves. I couldn't just leave two cute girls to die at the hands of a giant robot when I could saved them. It wouldn't be right."
Torru let out a tiny squeak, it sounded almost like a kitten, and while Izuku couldn't see her face's reaction, he knew she tensed up by her shoulders. "W-What's wrong?"
"N-Nothing! Nothing at all!" The girl waved he arms around, her voice an octave higher. "But, thank you for saving us."
Izuku smiled.
"You know," The invisible girl said. "Looking at you closely, you are kinda cute."
Izuku blushed super hard, before rolling his eyes and passing out.
As the invisible girl shrieked and tried shaking the boy awake, the other examines came closer, all the while talking about Izuku.
"Did you see that punch that guy threw? That was some monster power!"
"Yeah, but I thought his Quirk was that green lightning that sparked off of him? It looked like some enhancement type Quirk that made him run faster."
"I saw him earlier jumping from building to building and running super fast, and then smash one of those robots to pieces, but it wasn't as strong as that last punch."
"Yeah, and would you look at his arm and his legs. They are totally broken. I've never heard of a Quirk that breaks your arms after using it."
"Maybe its some kind of power boosting Quirk that breaks his limbs after using it too much or when he uses too much power?"
"Maybe. But why break his limbs over a robot with no points?"
"Maybe he was trying to show off?"
"Well jokes on him for that! It totally messed him up!"
"True. But you got to admit that it was a really impressive move."
While the examines talked, the blue haired teen looked at the passed out Izuku and thought 'They are all missing the point. Don't they see what he did? He looked over at the invisible girl trying to wake the teen up and the brown-haired girl, on top of a robot part just now recovering. 'He risked everything. Just to save these two.' He looked back at the passed out Izuku. 'He must have known what little time was left, how many points he needed to pass, and he was putting his Life on the line, but...despite all that, he didn't hesitate to jump.'
He remembered how when he ran, he hesitated and left him behind. The teen clenched his fist in anger. 'If this hadn't been an exam, then of course I would have done the same thing!' The teen jerked his head up in a spark of revelation. 'Wait...the exam! The judges! They saw that! Could there have been other parameters to the exam that I didn't realize?'
Before he could think any further, Recovery Girl suddenly appeared and walked over to Izuku, rewarding the other examines gummy bears as she passed by. As she reached him and inspected his broken unconscious form, she mentally sighed 'Even though you found a new way to use your Quirk safely, you still broke your body. You even broke your legs, along with your arm! Oh boy, no wonder Toshinori chose this boy, both stubbornly putting themselves through hell just to save others. Its both their greatest strength and their greatest flaw.'
Recovery Girl then healed him up, much to the initial horror of the other examines.
Later...
After the exam was over, Izuku woke up in Recovery Girl's office. She berated him over breaking his body again, especially after figuring out Full Cowling as a way to use One For All safely. He was then bombarded by the hugs and anger of an upset Eevee and Pikachu, which hurt Izuku to see almost as bad his thoughts over the exam.
Recovery Girl left him go home, telling him that All Might was busy and couldn't drive him home, so he left walking back home.
For the next few days, Izuku was silent, but internally he was mess. He couldn't sleep, he couldn't eat, he could barely do more than stare off into space and work his muscles with a finger grip. Eevee and Pikachu tried to snap him out of it, but their attempts only led to minimal success. Pikachu's most daring attempt was pulling out the wrestler costume while belly-flopping into a pile of ketchup sauce. It made Izuku chuckle a little even if they had to clean up the mess afterwards.
Izuku barely left his room, mulling over the exams, whether he passed or failed. Until he got a call from a recently made friend who wished to meet up for a snack, to talk over how things went. Izuku reluctantly agreed.
So here he was, at a bench by the beach, staring at a takoyaki with a smile and a blank stare.
"Izu." A female's voice called out.
Izuku didn't pay attention, still spacing out.
The girl sighed before "Ok, Piplup, do your thing."
Said Piplup chirped happily as it fired a weak Bubblebeam onto Izuku's face.
"Wah! *Spit Spit* What happened?" Izuku, snapped out of his spacing, asked.
"You were staring off into space again, Izu. That or you suddenly fell in love with your takoyaki."
"Oh, sorry Serena."
Serena sat beside Deku, wearing a black skirt with black leggings, a black jacket over a red blouse and a red hat with sunglasses on her head, her strawberry blonde hair with blue wavy highlights flowing in the cool breeze.
Ever since meeting on the beach, the two had become close. Whenever Izuku wasn't at school or training with All Might, he was hanging out with Serena, always hanging out, either at the beach they met in or just walking around talking. Izuku learned that her Serena's mother was originally a former Rhyhorn racer from France while her father was Japanese detective, how she likes making Poffins and, if Pikachu and Eevee's cries of ecstasy are any indication, she was incredibly good at it, and how she has a thing for both fashion and Pokemon contests and performances.
Izuku asked her why she wanted to be a hero if she had so many likes that don't seem to connect with being a hero. She answered him "I actually wanted to be a Pokemon performer or coordinator, not like there's much a difference between the two, I mean in both have you and your Pokemon doing some kind of dance or show of their moves. Although, I also like Pokemon performances more because of you dancing with your Pokemon and the fun and hard work those other performers do. I wanted to do that too."
"But then one day my dad came home from work one day all sad and distraught. I asked what the matter was and he said that it was because he had to watch several people die in an accident, how he was so close to saving them, but in the end he failed. He always blames himself for what happened, then I heard him say to my mother how there were no heroes there. No heroes to save the day or help the police. He often wonders what would have happened if they were there. And so then on, I wanted to be a hero, and swear to myself that I wasn't ever going to be too busy to save others, so that those horrible tragedies don't ever happen again, and so that I won't have my dad or others who survive to feel guilty or sad."
Izuku always stared at Serena in awe, like she was the most fascinating person in the world to him. He would always feel inspired by what her reasons for being a hero. In fact, Izuku then had the guts to tell her about how he was Quirkless and instead of ridiculing him, she supported his dream of being a hero, even without a Quirk. Izuku knew then that Serena was the best friend that he ever had. Izuku chuckled at the memory of him telling her that his Quirk 'manifested' and showed her Full Cowling after he unlocked it. He could remember what Izuku could see as awe and wonder.
"Izu! Don't go spacing out again!" Serena scolded him. "I'm sure Piplup is eager to spray to down again."
"S-Sorry." izuku apologized. "I was just thinking about how we became such fast friends. It feels like forever since we've been friends yet its only been a month or two."
"So cheesy." Serena laughed, while trying to hide her blush.
"Hey cheesy is good!" Izuku yelled playfully.
After Serena calmed down, she asked "So, you want to quit the flattery and tell me the real reason why you have been staring off into space?"
Izuku's mood went down and his smile dropped. "I-I'm just thinking about the exam."
"U.A.'s?" Serena questioned, her interest perked.
Izuku nodded. "By my own estimates, I think I did well of the written test, but I only score 26 points on the practical. I know that its a low score compared to the other examines and that makes me feel so anxious, whether I failed or not."
"I understand, Izu." Serena said. "But you shouldn't be so hard on yourself. U.A. is a hard school to get into, but even if you don't get in, there are other hero schools that you go to, like Shiketsu or Ketsubutsu."
Izuku still looked down.
"But you don't care about them because they weren't where All Might went, huh?"
Izuku merely nodded. Another thing that had Izuku feeling down and even more worried was that Izuku hadn't been able to get in contact All Might since the exam. Izuku felt painful guilt at the thought that he failed the exam and so let All Might down. At times Izuku felt like he should have taken that easy way out, but even so, he knew that if he did, that All Might would be slightly disappointed and so would Izuku be in himself.
"Hey," Serena said as she laid her hand on top of Izuku's, gaining the boy's attention. "No matter what happens Izuku, you did the right thing. You put other's well being before yourself, you helped save those girls from a giant robot when everyone else was running scared. You are a better hero than any of those idiots could ever be and, if U.A. chose scared, demeaning, cocky brats over you, then they don't deserve to be the best Hero school in Japan. Because you are already a hero. To those girls and to me."
"To you?" Izuku said, tears gathering in the corners of his eyes. "How?"
"It was back when we first met." Serena said. "You told me how my Quirk was amazing, how it was special when every other kid told me that it was weak and nothing. You helped me improve my Quirk and you helped me feel confident about myself with every talk or hang out we have. You, a random kid, did more to help me see the good in myself than anybody else in my life."
"As far as I'm concerned, you are My Hero."
Izuku didn't know what to say so he simply hugged his friend, his best friend. Serena hugged him back, letting him cry on his shoulders, all the while blushing and smiling softly.
A few days later...
Izuku was doing much better ever since his talk with Serena. He would finally smile and spend actual time with Eevee, Pikachu, and his mother.
He also worked on training himself more, doing the same exercises that All Might instructed him since 10 months ago. Izuku figured that even if he didn't get into U.A., then he would convince his mom to let him try out for another Hero school, probably Shiketsu.
He still hadn't gotten in touch with All Might and was getting more worried with every passing day, but held his head high and remembered what Serena told him, fueling his drive more.
'If I did fail...I'm really sorry All Might. If I let you down. But I won't give up. I'll keep trying. For not just your sake or One For All, but for Serena. For Eevee and Pikachu. And for myself. I'll keep trying.'
Suddenly though, his mother burst into the living room. "Izuku, They came! They Came! Look! Its Your Test Results! From U.A."
Indeed, what his mother held in her hand was an envelope, the red stamp complete with U.A.'s logo.
Izuku took the envelope and silently brought it to his room, only bringing Eevee and Pikachu, while his mother waited outside, Mr. Mime nervously miming Inko Midoriya. Izuku stared at the envelope at his desk in a blank stare.
'Should I even open it.' He thought. 'What if its bad news? What if its to tell me that I failed?'
"You won't know unless you open it." Pikachu said.
'Oh right.' Izuku mentally said. 'Aura connection. I'm just so nervous.'
"Well remember before Entrance Exam." Eevee pointed out. "You were nervous then too but what did you do?"
"Took a leap of faith." Izuku said.
After staring at the envelope for a few more seconds, Izuku finally had enough and ripped the envelope open, revealing a small disk that fell onto the desk. Izuku was momentarily confused before the disk shown off a light and produced a holographic video.
"BOOYAH! I AM HERE AS A PROJECTION!"
"WAAAAUUUUGGHH!/WAAAAUUUUGGHH!" Izuku and the two Pokemon yelled out scared.
"I swear I'm going to zap the old man's heart out." Pikachu said. "If that isn't also missing in that walking skeleton."
"Wait, All Might?!" Izuku cried out. "But...But this is from U.A., isn't it?!"
"Should we remind him that this is a video?" Eevee quietly asked.
"Nah." Pikachu said also quietly. "Let's see how long until he figures it out."
"I know its been a while and I truly apologize for the absence," All Might said. "But with great power comes with a great amount of paperwork!"
"Pretty sure that's not how that phrase goes but alright." Pikachu said.
"Once again, my apologies, my young man!" All Might apologized. "The truth is that I didn't come to this city just fight villains. you are looking at the new U.A. Faculty Member!"
Izuku gasped and asked "Y-You are seriously working at U.A.?!"
"Now?" Eevee asked the yellow rodent.
"Nah, wait for it." Pikachu insisted, secretly cracking up at Izuku's cluelessness.
"Huh?" All Might asked as he looked over to someone out side the camera area, the only thing shown being a hand waving its finger in a circle. "Yeah, what's the matter? Who's showboating? Oh sorry, I'll wrap it up, but I have to show him something first. Wait, I have to do how many of these things?!" All Might asked with a more nervous smile on his face, while the finger gave the ok sign with his hand. "UGH! So moving on! Ahem!"
Izuku deadpanned at his mentor, while Pikachu and Eevee were rolling around the floor laughing their furry asses off. Izuku ignored the two and braced himself for the news.
"You passed the written test with flying colors, as I would expect!" All Might continued. "However, in the practical part of the exam you scored over 26 Combat Points, a score that isn't a passing grade. Sorry."
Izuku felt his world sinking. 'So that's it huh? I was right. I failed. I'm sorry, All Might. You were right, Bakugou. I am a failure. I really can't do anything right. I'm sorry Serena.'
"Fortunately, there were other factors!"
Izuku froze and looked up in stunned silence. The two Pokemon were just about to reach and comfort Izuku, before they two froze in anticipation.
"But Before We get to that I have another Surprise!" All Might said, a remote now in hand. "Here, Look! A short clip for your viewing pleasure!"
All Might pressed a button and the screen to his right changed to show a video recording of the brown haired girl and the invisible girl, the two in middle school uniforms.
"Um, do you have a sec." The brown haired girl in the video asked. "We're sorry to interrupt."
"I-Its that nice girl from before." Izuku said. "And the invisible girl too."
"They showed up after the exam to talk about you, young man!" All Might informed.
"Huh?"
"What does she have to say?!" All Might dramatically asked. "You will have to stay tuned to find out!"
"Why is he talking like this is some realty show or anime?" Eevee said deadpanning at All Might's dramatic antics.
"Just go with it. I've given up trying." Pikachu said.
"You know that boy with all that messy hair and all the freckles?" The brown haired girl said.
"She means me?" Izuku whispered out.
"Its hard to describe his face. He's really plain looking. Doesn't really stand out too much." She continued saying.
Izuku felt a metaphorical and comical anvil with the words 'plain' hit him upside the head.
"Hey, don't be so mean." The invisible girl said. "I thought he was kind of cute."
Izuku immediately went so red that he would be easily mistaken for a tomato.
"Um, we were wondering if it were possible for us to give him some of ours points that we earned in the exam." The brown-haired girl said, Izuku gaping at her with wide eyes.
"Yeah." The invisible girl said. "I heard him mumbling that he had to get more points, to make someone proud and I thought that it was so unfair that he didn't because he was too busy saving us."
'You'd never be able to hang with the best of the best!' Izuku heard Bakugou's insult ring in his head.
"He would have gotten a better score if he hadn't stopped to help us!" The brown haired girl jumped in.
'There was absolutely no reason for you to put yourself in danger like that!' This time Izuku heard Death Arms in his head as he clenched his fists.
"He saved us! And we Have to make it up to him!" The invisible girl shouted.
Izuku stood up from his chair, watching the screen with wide, shaky eyes.
"Please sir!" The brown haired girl shouted. "Can't you just give him our points?!"
All Might paused the video and said "You have a Quirk now, that's right. But its your actions that inspire others!" Izuku looked downward, letting out a small smile, for once proud of himself. "And That's Why I Am Here! For you see, the practical exam was not graded on combat alone!"
Izuku looked back at the video with shocked surprise.
The video continued with Present Mic patting the girls' heads while saying "Thanks for coming up to the station with your request. But there's no reason for you gals to give him your points. The kid's charting well on his own."
The video paused again for All Might. "How can a Hero Course Reject someone who is committed to saving others?! No matter the consequences to himself?! After all, that Is what Makes a Hero! And That's what My Alma Mater is All About! Training those who would risk their lives for the Greater Good! SO WE HAVE RESCUE POINTS! A panel of judges watches, and they award points for heroic acts beyond just fighting villains!"
Izuku gasped in shock at what he was shown.
"IZUKU MIDORIYA! 75 RESCUE POINTS! 1ST PLACE!"
Izuku gaped in complete shock. Eevee and Pikachu joined their partner in similar reactions.
"AND OCHACO URARAKA! 41 RESCUE POINTS! 4TH PLACE! AND TORU HAGAKURE! 41 RESCUE POINTS! 14TH PLACE! YOU ALL PASSED THE EXAM!"
Izuku eyes couldn't possible widen any further. 'I...I helped them pass?!...I passed?!' Tears streamed down his cheeks. Pikachu and Eevee too teared up.
All Might turned to him and held out his hand with a large proud smile "Welcome, Izuku!" Izuku teared up more, hearing All Might say his name with what he knew was pride.
"YOU'VE MADE IT! This is Your Hero Academia!"
Izuku tears came in like waterfalls. "*Sniff* T-Thanks!"
"EV-EEVEE!"/"PI-PIKAPI" His two Pokemon cheered as they hugged their partner.
'I've done it!' Izuku looked to his partners with a watery smile. 'We've done it.'
AAAAAAANNNNNNDDDDD SCENE! Phew! I hope you guys loved this chapter! As really loved writing this one, especially the last scene as one of my favorites in the series.
So anyways, about this chapter-
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Unknown...
The empty void of space was all that could be seen here. All that was. Except for one place. A hall.
In the hall, a four legged Pokemon, with a golden arc-like gate around his body, stood upon a shattered rainbow throne among a room full of shattered thrones. This has been this Pokemon's home, ever since his birth from the nothing, ever since he was awakened from his slumber centuries ago, forced to reside in this empty hall and room of thrones ever since he chose to isolate himself from his world, believing that his Children of both worlds didn't need him anymore.
Forced to reside in an empty hall and room of shattered thrones for the family he created and the family that has been scattered and torn apart, through bloodshed. Be it their own or by the hands of his other creations. Humanity.
He has watched humanity for millennia, whilst in his mystic slumber and upon and since his awakening, the very same awakening that just so happened to coincide with this new leap in human evolution: Quirks.
The Pokemon watched as Humanity changed and evolved, seeing the new horrors and wrongs that they will always find and create, seeing the bravery and good these 'Heroes' complete against evil's rise, and watched as his other creations continue to follow the paths their partners had chosen, be it for good or evil.
And he has watched the conflict between the Ultimate Symbols of Peace and Chaos and their powers duel each other ever since the beginning of this new era. And with great interest he watched. And with great interest did he see the things to come, the secrets to be revealed, and his children who will rise upon the years of their final clash.
"The pieces have been placed upon the board." The Pokemon's majestic voice thundered through the halls. "The pieces to this final match, centuries in the making. But meanwhile my Children grow restless. They won't abide to their slumbers forever. And those who still walk the Earth will not quench Their rivalries alone, nor be safe alone from the arms of Chaos Who is Eternal and Rising Fear."
"But I believe Fading Peace's Heir, Rising Hope, is worthy to the challenge."
He watched upon a swirling portal of his Infinity Energy as Izuku Midoriya walked out of his room, a bright smile on his face, as he hugs his mother and his Pokemon. The creature chuckled, ever warmed by the affections of man and Pokemon, just as he wished to be.
"For, as well, he is My Champion." The Pokemon said. "Just as I envisioned and made so since his birth from malevolence and innocence. Just as I laid groundwork for all those who stand with him, and the Mantle he was destined to bear fruitful."
Four new portals opened. The first showed this 'One For All', as it was named, pass from wielder to wielder, changing colors till it end and shined in emerald light. The second shown the boy's mother, connected by a branch a of Tree of Beginning, and the fruit of its labor a shining beacon towards the Tree of Origin. The third shown the boy saving his 2nd Partner from the Spearows, and the mark of the tail he put forth shining in rainbow light. And the final fourth showed the 7th's Partner bearing forth Two Eggs, the final one unbeknownst in its sleep, and it vanishing from the world to the Forthcoming door of the boy's mother.
"The pieces for his growth and his Awakening are in place. I will hold no hand no longer upon what is to come. All that will be is for them to decide. I laid the path from the maze of uncertainty, but he must walk upon it and forge it to a road."
"I truly hope to see what road you forge, Oh Hopeful One, and the hardships you must endure. Do I do believe the added benefits will be rather...pleasurable. And if not, I can attest it will be an amusing pleasure for me to watch."
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Ok...Definitely didn't plan that to be shown yet but...he just had to spoil the surprise.
Anyways, yes what was shown here will have huge impacts to the story but where these will come into play will Way into the future, so don't expect for me spill the beans or see this come up again upcoming chapters of an unforeseeable amount.
Anyways, to answer some questions before they are asked what I just did with this secret hidden part of the story was inspired by Pixel's Fanbooks, another great author that you guys should check out. You can all pretty much figure out why I wanted Izuku to have more Rescue Points if you add the Rescue Points to the Combat Points, also it was to have Hagakure be more closer to Izuku than canon and screw Bakugou, because fuck early Bakugou who at that point had no sensible path to redemption.
Also, I hope that you like what I am doing with Serena and her character, All Might's sudden expansion of intelligence, and know that the reason for why I strive to have the near same line of dialogue as the canon material is too keep this fic grounded in the roots it came and not have it suddenly go too far up in the new that its unrecognizable from its canon roots.
In layman's term: Too much new can soil the experience to the point where the characters are completely different and lose the personalities they had that made them who they are, and too much the same makes it a boring recreation of what is already been made and written.
Anyways, with all that said, again I will be beginning my stories of MHA reacts to Death Battle and the MCU so be sure to keep an eye on my stories for when they arrive.
As always, comment your thoughts on the chapter in the reviews, constructive criticism is always welcome, check out my other stories if you are interested, and stay safe and healthy in this hard and confusing times.
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