The Second Glimpse Of Evil...
Chapter 24 - The Second Glimpse Of Evil...
- Chaos is the same as it's always been. Humans just adapted better. -
"Summer Vacation Hero Special: From Number One Hero to U.A. High School Teacher. This time, we will look back at All Might's work and his great-"
The TV that was playing the interview was shut off by Kurogiri. He was tending the bar as usual with Tomura Shigaraki sitting on one of the stools.
Tomura smirked, "I figured it out. I know why the Hero Killer pisses me off and why those U.A. brats irritate me. It's all because of All Might. It is because he's always smiling thoughtlessly, as if there was no one he couldn't save. Because he's always smiling thoughtlessly…"
Tomura chuckled lightly as he stood up from the stool and exited the bar.
Kurogiri hummed in thought as he stared at what Tomura was playing with. He saw a deck of cards and a picture of a certain Green Haired Hero in training.
"Izuku Midoriya. He was Quirkless until his third year of middle school, but then he suddenly manifested a Quirk. In April of this year, after enrolling at U.A. High School, he distinguished himself, finishing First at the U.A. Sports Festival. He made headlines all over the world with his dominating performance in the global event. And then, during the Hosu incident, he and his friends fought against Hero Killer: Stain, and won. At that time, the Hero Killer saved his life."
Kurogiri squinted his eyes at the photograph of Deku. He pondered on how one boy could make such a difference.
"The boy acknowledged by the Hero Killer, the man seeking True Heroes. The complete opposite of Tomura Shigaraki…"
Meanwhile as said Leader of League of Villains was walking down a dark alley, he grinned as he just mirrored the thoughts of exactly what Kurogiri said.
"I'll make it myself- A world without All Might. And I'll show everyone… just how fragile that so-called justice is.
You better be ready… Deku!"
It was a bright sunny summer day in Musutafu, Japan. U.A. High School finished all classes for the first semester and started Summer Vacation.
But for one, Izuku Midoriya, that didn't mean he had time to play. To prepare for the upcoming training camp in the woods, he continued his independent training. Izuku was currently lifting weights in his bedroom. He had just finished his daily morning run and then showered.
Izuku took a deep breath as he looked at his computer screen. He had it open with a very familiar video. A video that he used to watch over and over as a child. No matter how many times he saw it, it never gets old or boring for the young Hero in training.
"Can you see that? He's already saved a hundred people! That's crazy! It hasn't even been ten minutes!"
"That's crazy!"
Two civilians shouted as they saw a figure rescuing people from a fire.
A loud boisterous voice laughed as he carried two people on his back.
"He's laughing!"
"It's fine now. Why? Because I am here."
"All Might…" Izuku lowly whispered as he watched the video of All Might's debut intently. No matter how many times he would react his debut, it would always amaze him.
Izuku took a look at himself, "There are still times when I can't believe it… That All Might acknowledged me and transferred his Quirk to me…"
Izuku then began to think about the events at I-Island, "Man… I actually fought alongside All Might… and we were completely even!"
Izuku gushed and fanboyed over that fact. He then thought about his toughest challenge yet… Wolfram. He challenged the Green-Haired Saiyan both physically and mentally. He classified Wolfram under the category of "Super Villain." A Villain so strong and deadly that he was even superior to him and All Might. It took his and the Symbol of Peace's combined efforts to barely even beat the Super Villain. And not to mention he had control over three total Quirks combined with the Quirk Enhancer, developed by David Shield himself, and he was a tough baddie to beat. Izuku still cringed as he remembered the hole that Wolfram struck through his chest. He was barely able to cauterize the wound, but he still had to undergo surgery by Recover Girl as soon as flew back to Japan.
Izuku still grinned at the exhilaration and rush he felt when he went Kaioken Times 100 and fought and defeated Wolfram with the help of his Teacher. He deduced, those were his Saiyan instincts coming into play. He wanted to feel that sensation and thrill again. But he probably would want it under much different circumstances than a Crazy power hungry maniac wanting to destroy the entire island.
"Yeah, let's try not to do that again. With Stain, Shigaraki, and then Wolfram, I think I deserve a break from nut job bad guys."
After Izuku and the others made it back to Japan, the news of the I-Island incident made headlines. Both Deku, All Might, and the rest of the 1-A students that were present, were all credited with the defeat of Wolfram and the other Villains. The students who witnessed the epic battle firsthand, talked about how amazing and shocking it was that one of their own classmates was able to fight side by side with the Number One Pro Hero. Granted, it was with the help of the Full Gauntlet, which was destroyed, but it was still a major accomplishment.
Because of this, Izuku and Class 1-A got even more recognition and esteem. So much so that the press wanted to interview each and every individual student that was present during the battle. U.A. , however quickly shut them down, asserting that their students deserve a break from all of that chaos.
Before he boarded the plane to take him back to Japan, Melissa gave Izuku a very goodbye. When he boarded the plane, his face was covered in red lipstick that perfectly blended in with his enormous blush.
He shuddered in horror when he felt all of the killing intent and envy coming from the girls of 1-A who were there. Izuku made sure to book it to his plane right after he told his goodbye to Melissa. He saved her contact info so that they could keep in touch.
Izuku heard the doorbell from his front door. When he went to open it, he was greeted with two of his most notorious classmates.
"Minoru? Denki?"
"Yo, Izuku!" Denki greeted with a wave.
"Let's go to the pool!" Minrou exclaimed.
"Pool?" Izuku asked.
"Yeah, before the summer training camp-"
"Let's train together!"
Izuku raised his eyebrows, "You guys want to train? Willingly?"
"Well yes, of course! After the events of I-Island, I think we should unwind a bit and spend some time together!" Denki exclaimed.
"Uh huh! And we would also be preparing for the training camp at the same time! It's a win win!" Mineta said with a thumbs up.
Izuku frowned suspiciously. He activated his Empathy Quirk to see what their true intentions were. He internally laughed at what he felt. But he just shrugged and just went along with it.
"Sure, why not?"
In the Teacher's Lounge, Eraser Head and Vlad King, the respective homeroom teachers of Class 1-A and Class 1-B, were looking at the records of each class and were discussing the upcoming training camp.
"Vlad, about the strength increasing part of the summer training camp…"
"Eraser, before that, can you confirm the Quirks of the Class A students for me?"
Aizawa nodded, "All right." He then proceeded to list off all of the Quirks from his class. They were about to move on to Class 1-B's Quirk. They then heard a knock on the door.
"Excuse us. " Mineta, Kaminari, and Midoriya appeared at the door.
"What is it, you three?" Vlad asked.
"Mr. Aizawa, about the form we turned in the day before yesterday to use the pool… " Kaminari began.
"Oh right, the school granted permission. You can use the pool until 5 P.M."
"Yes, sir!"
"Thank you very much!"
"You said you wanted to use the pool for endurance training, right? Do your best." Aizawa commanded his students.
"Yes, sir!"
They then made their way towards the locker room.
"Using the pool for endurance training, huh? What a great idea, Minoru! If we're at school, then we can use our Quirks, too. It's perfect for training!" Izuku said as he tucked away his clothes in his locker.
"We're in the Hero Course, you know." Denki noted.
"Go Beyond Plus Ultra!" Mineta finished.
'It was the right choice to invite the diligent Izuku, Minoru.'
'If it has just been us, we might not have gotten permission to use the pool, huh?'
'By the way, there's no problem with that, is there?'
'Of course not. I overheard by accident- After Finals were over…'
About a week or so ago….
"We have to refrain from taking long trips over the summer?" Ochaco asked in shock.
"Apparently, it's a request from the school." Jirou confirmed. Due to U.A.'s summer training camp, they could not afford to allow their students to take extended trips over the break.
Momo sighed, "That's too bad. I was supposed to go with Venice with my parents.
"How bourgeois!" Ochaco exclaimed.
"Aw, I bought a new swimsuit, too!" Mina whined. How else would she show off her sexy pink bod now?
"It can't be helped. We were attacked by the League of Villains before." Jirou added.
"Even so, I wanna play! I wanna go somewhere!" Mina cried as she wailed her arms in the air.
"Then, do you wanna meet up at the school pool over summer vacation?" Toru chirped.
Tsuyu nodded, "Yeah, if we're using the school pool, then I'm sure the teachers will give us permission."
"Good idea! Then we won't have to spend any money, either." Ochaco replied.
"It's better than being cooped up at home." Mina yelled.
"Then, I'll go get permission from the school!" Momo said in delight as she clapped her hands together.
Unbeknownst to the girls of Class 1-A, a certain Grape Haired classmate was listening to their conversation…
Back to the Present...
"That's what I heard!" Mineta yelled to his partner in crime.
"Then we have no choice but to go!" Denki replied with a lecherous grin.
"Let's find the charm of the girls in a different setting!" Mineta exclaimed as he imagined all of the female students of Class 1-A in very skimpy and revealing bathing suits.
"Come, let us go…"
Mineta and Kaminari rushed to the entrance of the pool. Each step getting closer and closer to their wet dreams.
"...to out paradise!"
As soon as they entered through the entrance of the school pool, they were hit with the stone cold reality….
"You're late!"
Both Mineta and Kaminari dropped to the floor in shock as they saw people they were not expecting to be at the school pool.
"Hey, hey, hey! Why are you guys here?!" Mineta cried.
Once they went through the entrance of the school pool, Mineta and Kaminari were shocked and saddened to see that all of the boys of Class 1-A were present with their swim shorts on, stretching and working out by the pool. The one who greeted them was Tenya Iida, who was wearing a pair of goggles and yellow head swimwear. He and the rest of the male students of Class 1-A greeted them, all wearing the standard school swim wear uniform. A pair of swim shorts and completely shirtless.
"Since we're doing endurance training at the pool, I messaged everyone to see if they wanted to come." Izuku noted as he had a smug grin on his face. When he had used his Empathy Quirk on the two perverts, he immediately knew what their true intentions were! He decided to kill two birds with one stone and just invite the rest of their classmates. That way, they all get to train together and he foiled their perverted plans.
"Is that what happened? You're too diligent, Izuku Midoriya!" Kaminari said as he gritted his teeth in frustration of their failure.
Mineta whispered towards his perverted partner in crime, "Calm down, Denki! There are definitely girls in swimsuits here!"
They then smirked as they went towards their presupposed "paradise."
"I'll burn the sight into my eyes!"
"The sight of their new swimsuits!"
"Oh, hey Mineta." Tsuyu greeted
"Kaminari, you came, too?" Jiro asked.
All 6 girls were on the other side of the pool doing stretches with the standard U.A. swimsuit uniform on. No bikinis, or and sexy, revealing, or skimpy bathing suits in sight.
Kaminari sweatdropped, "What's with those swimsuits? They should be wearing bikinis!"
"School issue swimsuits are pretty good, too." Mienat said as he blushed and drooled at the sight.
"Have some standards, dude!"
Tenya Iida walked up to the two perverts, "Kaminari, Mineta! It was a great idea to suggest endurance training at school! I'm impressed!"
Mineta and Kamiari each began to widen their eyes in horror as they knew exactly what would come next.
"Now, why don't you come and sweat with the rest of us?"
Tenya grabbed both of them in his arms and brought them back to the group, him laughing all the while.
"N-No, wait…"
"W-Wait…"
"WAIT A MINUTE!" The two perverts yelled in horror and fear as they would now pay the price for their impure thoughts and intentions for coming up with this idea of so-called "Endurance Training."
Izuku got into position for his warm up, "Alright guys, let's first start off with our warm up stretches! Then we'll move on to the workout!"
As Izuku was getting his stretches done, everyone took notice of the figure of their Class President. It's not like they have never seen him without a shirt before, but that was in the heat of battle, and when emotions were running high, so they never really paid much attention. But Izuku's body looked like it was sculpted by the world's greatest sculptors with the most pristine marble. Abs so defined that you could probably grind raw meat on them and biceps bigger than some people's thighs. All of the girls blushed profusely as they began to have some very naughy and graphic thoughts about what they wished they could do with Izuku's godlike body. Some of the guys nodded in admiration and respect, seeing Izuku as inspiration, while some (really only two) stared at Izuku in pure envy, asking how could a guy, whose the same as them, could get such a muscular build. They hated how he would always get all of the girls' attention when it comes to stuff like this.
Mina whistled in appreciation, "Damn, Izuku! I've never wanted to eat a snack before so much in my life. Who knows what else you could be packing?"
Izuku fell down on the floor due to shock and embarrassment on what Mina was hinting towards.
Toru nudged her pink friend, "MINA!"
Mina shrugged her shoulders, "Oh come on gals, we all know we were all thinking the same thing. It's not like anything I said was a lie."
"But still!"
The girls couldn't lie, they did have similar thoughts going through their heads.
'Deku-kun… why do you have to be so damn sexy!' A certain Zero Gravity Quirk user exclaimed in her head.
'Oh my… Izuku-kun, please I may not being to contain myself for much longer!' A certain Creation Quirk user thought as her and the other girls all had pretty much the same thought going through their minds.
"IZUKU MIDORIYA! Why did you have to be blessed with such a perfect body!?" Both Denki and Minoru shouted with such angst and jealousy in their voices that it almost drowned everyone.
"Uh… I don't know, I just really like to train, fight, and improve myself. It runs in the family, I guess…" Izuku replied as he smiled sheepishly.
"So, it's genetics?! That's so unfair!" Mineta screeched.
"Well I wouldn't say that. It took a lot of hard work to get where I'm at. I couldn't get to where I was now just by relying on 'genetics.'" Izuku replied as he continued his stretches.
It took a second for everyone to let what their Class President just said sink in. They already knew he was a hard worker. That much was obvious. But seeing him in action just made that all the more apparent.
However, there was another thing that his classmates noticed about Izuku.
"Hey Izu! How did you get that scar?" Mina asked as they all gazed at Izuku's chest.
Across Izuku's chest, there was as huge X-shaped scar. It was spanned from the beginning of his chest to the end right before his abs and stretched completely across. There were still signs of it being fresh as it was slightly red/pinkish. (A/N: If you've seen One Piece, it is basically the same as Luffy's scar he got when he was punched by Akainu/Sakazuki.)
Izuku saw what they were staring at. He put his hand on it and traced along it, "Oh this is an injury I got from the Super Villain me and All Might defeated back at I-Island. I tried to fight him alone, but I ended up getting a plasma infused fist right through my chest. Not a very nice experience, but he was able to heal. It was honestly a miracle that there wasn't any permanent damage and all he got was a scar. Plasma was a very dangerous substance. It is what composition of the stars and nebulas of the universe. If it wasn't for Izuku's fast healing, Saiyan Biology, and him cauterizing the wound with his Ki blast, he may have suffered permanent damage that could have hindered his development as a Hero forever.
"A PLASMA FIST WENT THROUGH YOUR CHEST!?"
The students of 1-A all shouted at him in shock that he was even still standing right now. No regular human should have been able to survive that. And yet here Izuku Midroiya was, ready to start endurance training with his classmates.
"Uhhh… Izuku-kun, after suffering such an injury, I believe it is in your health's best interest to rest before we head to the Summer Training camp." The Vice President said in worry for her Green Haired Class President. Due to her Quirk, she read a lot of chemistry books when she was younger. She knew exactly what Plasma was and how dangerous it was, and the fact that Izuku could even walk was astonishing to her.
"Nah, I'm good! Recovery Girl made sure to heal me up nicely. She just told me not to go too overboard until the summer training camp. A light endurance training session shouldn't be too hard. Plus, I want to take the time to hang out with you guys before we head on out to the training camp." Izuku replied as he finished his warm up stretches.
"Such diligence!" Mineta and Kaminari exclaimed.
Hearing those words, plus with the cool scar on his chest, it just made Izuku all the more respectable and attractive to the girls. And the guys honored and respect him more as well.
"Alright then! Let's get the training started!" Tenya exclaimed.
"NOOO!" Mineta and Kaminari screeched as they desperately tried to get away from the Engine Quirk user but it was too late. They had already done their own grave…
"Here I go! Here!" Ochaco served the beach ball over to the other side.
"Got it!" Mina said as she hit the ball back.
"Ribbit" Tsuyu deflected the ball with her tongue.
Jirou knocked it back, keeping the ball in momentum.
"Take that!" Toru exclaimed
"Got it!" Momo knocked the ball back before it hit the water.
The girls continued to play pool volleyball as Denki and Minoru looked over in distaste.
"Yosh! Let's take a 15 minute break!" Tenya ordered. The two perverts were sprawled on the ground as they were sweating profusely. They were not prepared for the strenuous endurance training that befell them when Tenya showed up. It seems like karma was truly a bitch.
Tenya brought over a mini fridge, "I brought these for everyone! Drink up!"
Tenya opened the mini fridge to reveal ice cold orange juice cans.
"Oh!"
"I feel alive again. Thanks!"
Kaminari and Mineta watched on at the girls playing volleyball in frustration, "Why are the girls playing around?"
"They got permission to use the pool for sunbathing."
"Mineta, why did you apply to use it for endurance training?!"
"We might not have gotten permission otherwise!"
As the two perverts bickered with each other, Izuku was hunched over, panting as he was dripping with sweat. He had the most out of all of the boys and was pushing himself as much as he could. Even though he was ordered to take it easy from Recovery Girl, he still wanted to put in as much training as possible. After he came back from I-Island, he secretly went to train in the gravity chamber under 100 times gravity. He had gotten the hang of it more, due to the zenkai boost he recently got and the experience of using Kaioken Times 100.
"Izuku."
Izuku turned his head to see Tenya graciously offering him a can of ice cold orange juice.
"You need to take a break."
Izuku smiled graciously, and took the can, "Thanks, Tenya." Izuku opened the can and gulped it all in one go. He noticed Tenya still standing in front of him and staring at him as if he was thinking about something.
"What is it?" Izuku asked the Engine Quirk user.
"Well, I just thought it was strange." Tenya took a seat next to the pool, "During the entrance exams, I didn't think I'd end up being such good friends with you. Frankly, I didn't think much of you back then. But during the practical exam…"
Tenya remembered the sight of Izuku running straight towards the Zero Pointer and completely vaporizing it with a One For All Kamehameha, "..you prioritized saving Uraraka over passing the exam."
"How can a Hero Course reject people who save others and do the right thing?"
Izuku smiled in fondness of the memory. The day he got his acceptance letter from U.A.. All Might's words still reverberated in Izuku's mind.
"I was so happy." Izuku took a seat next to Tenya, "It had always been my dream to attend All Might's alma mater, U.A."
"And you definitely deserve to be here more than anyone else!"
Izuku closed his fist, "I appreciate the kind words, but I can't take all of the credit. I'm here thanks to the help of many different people. That's why I need to work harder!"
"OF COURSE!"
Izuku and Tenya turned to see a very familiar Ash blonde haired classmate of theirs marching towards them.
"Otherwise, there's no way I'd lose to a damn nerd like you!"
"K-Kacchan!"
"I got your message, but sorry I'm late! It took some time to get Katsuki to come." Kirishima exclaimed as he arrived with the Explosive Quirk user.
Izuku sweatdropped, "Is that what happened?"
"Hey, Deku! You wanna decide things right now? Huh?" Bakugo snarled with a grin as he lit explosions with his hands, signally he wanted to fight.
Izuku smirked as green sparks began to emit from his body, "Oh? Is it a rematch you want? I'll take you on any day, Kacchan!"
Tenya began to hum in thought, "It's true that just training isn't that interesting." He turned his head to the rest of the male students, "Everyone, do you want to see which of the boys can swim 50 meters the fastest?"
"Yeah!"
"Sounds like fun!"
"Let's do it!"
"Iida, we will help, too." Momo said as she and the rest of the girls wrapped up their game of volleyball.
"Thanks!"
"What about Quirks? Can we use them?" Ojiro asked.
"We're at school, so there shouldn't be a problem. However, you cannot cause damage to any people or buildings!"
They all immediately looked towards Bakugo.
"Why did you all turn to me?!"
Bakugo then walked up and sized Izuku, "I'll crush you, Deku!"
Izuku smiled, "Yeah, okay buddy."
"Of course, I'll crush you, too, Half-and-Half Bastard!"
"Okay, don't see how that will happen seeing as I placed higher in the Sports Festival." Shoto exclaimed.
"DOESN'T MATTER! I'll still kick your ass!"
"Alright, bring it on then."
The first heat lined as they got into their positions.
Momo prepared the whistle, "Then, on your marks...Get set…" She then blew the whistle as they all went full speed.
Bakugo smirked as he jumped and activated his Quirk, "Explosive Speed Turbo!"
He used his Explosions to propel himself in the air. He landed on the other side first…. Without ever touching the water.
"How was that, you extras?!"
"What do you mean, 'How was that'?!" Sero yelled.
"You didn't even swim!" Kirishima followed up.
"It's called freestyle swimming, you losers!"
Now onto the second heat…
"On your marks...Get set…" Momo blew her whistle.
Shoto simply summoned and ice stream and glided over it until he reached the finish line first. He didn't touch the water at all either.
"You're supposed to be swimming!" Mineta and Kaminari reprimanded the Bi-Colored teen for apparently not swimming in a Swimming contest.
Shoto shrugged, "Hey, don't look at me. They allowed Quirk usage."
And onto the third heat….
"On your marks… Get set…"
Momo blew her whistle once again and they were off. Izuku could've flew all the way to the other side, but he decided that would be unfair so he actually swam unlike some of his classmates.
"You too, Iida?!"
Tenya was using his Engine Quirk to simply glide over the water. Like the others, he did not touch the water.
Izuku saw this and thought that enough was enough.
"Pride For All… Perfected Full Cowling!"
Dark Green electricity surrounded Izuku, and he swam incredibly fast past Tenya. Tenya saw this and activated his Quirk at full throttle, but it was too late. Izuku had already made it to the finish line.
"Wow!"
"Good job, Midoriya!"
"Iida, you were so close!"
Izuku helped Tenya out of the water, "You beat me, Izuku."
"Tenya, you were amazing, too."
Shoto saw the exchange between the two, "Izuku…" He began to reminisce back to the Sports Festival. He remembered their battle in the Finals of the Tournament. He looked at his left hand as he recalled when Izuku said the words that would change Shoto's life forever.
"It's your Quirk, not his!"
Izuku and Tenya then looked at Shoto as they each remembered their encounter with the Hero Killer Satin in the Hosu incident. That battle left a mark on all three of them and would change the three students for the better.
Tenya remembered the words that Shoto spoke to him during the battle…
"If you want us to stop, then stand up! Look properly at what you want to be!"
Tenya smiled at the memory, "Todoroki, I vow once more that I will become a Hero like my elder brother."
Shoto nodded, "I will also become the Hero I wish to be…"
"I will also become a Hero-A Hero like All Might, who saves people with a smile… " Izuku added.
Afterwards, everyone took a short break before getting back to the competition.
"The winners of each heat-Bakugo, Todoroki, and Midoriya-will race for first place. Is that all right?" Tenya announced.
"Yup."
"Yeah."
"Hey, IceyHot! Don't hold back! Come at me seriously!"
"All right."
"You too, damn Deku!"
Izuku sweatdropped, "I think you're taking this swimming contest a little too seriously, Kacchan."
The three took their positions.
"The 50 meter freestyle final will begin now!" Tenya announced as he now had the Whistle.
All of the other classmates cheered, "Do your best everyone!"
"On your marks…"
Katsuki's hand emitted explosives, 'I'll fly across all at once!'
Shoto's left arm encased itself with ice, 'I'll slide through.'
Izuku crouched as his body was surrounded by dark green electricity, 'I'll swim to the finish using 2% of Pride For All!'
"Get set…"
Tenya blew the whistle.
All three of them jumped and were about to blast off with their respective Quirks, but suddenly, they couldn't use their Quirks anymore and dropped straight into the pool.
"Wh-What?" Denki yelled.
"Their Quirks were erased?!" Sero exclaimed.
"It's 5 P.M."
All heads turned to see their Homeroom Teacher walking towards them with his red eyes and floating hair signifying that he had his Eraser Quirk activated.
"Your pool use time had now ended. Hurry up and go home."
"Come on, Mr Aizawa!"
"We just got to the good part!"
Aizawa narrowed his eyes as they flashed threatenly, "Did you say something?"
"NOTHING, SIR!"
It was nighttime, and the Dagobah Municipal Beach was looking as beautiful as ever. It was even cleaner than before, as authorities demanded it to never go back to the state it was before.
Izuku was standing on the beach, overlooking the stars, deep in thought.
"Young Izuku?"
Izuku turned to see Toshinori, in his skinny form, walking towards him.
"Toshinori-Sensei? Why are you here?"
"I could ask you the same thing, my boy. What are you doing here at this time?"
Izuku sighed as he gazed at the waves…
"I'm here…"
"Young man… you can become a Hero!"
"..because this is where I started." Izuku said with determination as he remembered the fateful day where Toshinori crowned him as his Successor.
Toshinori grinned at his fellow One For All user, "Young Izuku, the summer training camp will be tough. Do your best."
"I will!"
The day had officially arrived. The first day of U.A.'s summer training camp begins today. Class 1-A were all outside by the bus with their bags packed ready to go. Many of them waited in anticipation of what was to come in their trip.
"U.A. High has finished its first semester and started summer vacation." Aizawa began, "However… Those of you trying to be Heroes will not recieve days of rest. At this summer training camp, we'll have you aiming for even greater heights-for "Plus Ultra"!
"Yes, sir!"
Aizawa then finished their speech as he let his students talk amongst themselves before it was ready to board the bus.
"Deku-kun, it's finally time for the training camp in the woods, huh?" Ochaco exclaimed as she got extra close to Izuku.
Izuku's face instantly heated up, "Y-Yeah, that's right, Uraraka!"
'So close..!'
"What's the matter?"
Izuku began to sutter, "Well, um…"
Ochaco blinked her eyes in confusion before she widened her eyes.
"Do you like… Izuku Midoriya?"
As Ochaco remembered Aoyama's words from their final exam, she instantly sported a red blush on her face.
She jumped away from Izuku and started shouting, "I-It's time for training camp! Training camp! Training camp!"
Kaminari and Mina soon joined her as they also began to chant, "Training camp! Training camp! Training camp!"
Izuku sweatdropped, 'Ochaco-chan and the others are so excited… "
Suddenly, a familiar and annoying voice began yelling, "What? None of the people in Class A failed the practical?! Oh wow, what a coincidence! None of the people in Class B failed either! That means both of our classes are on even on standing! Which also means that Class 1-A isn't superior to Class 1-B! What? Isn't that weird? Isn't that weird? Even though they are supposed to be way better than Class B? How can that be?"
Monoma, who was the one sputing all of that nonsense, was then chopped on the head by Class President Itsuka Kendo.
"Sorry!" Itsuka waved apologetically at Class 1-A, until she waved at someone in particular, "Hey, Izuku-kun! Nice to see you again! Sorry about my classmate here. I'll make sure to get him out of your hair."
Itsuku then dragged Monoma into the bus.
Izku sweatdropped at the display, "Nice to see you too…"
Momo saw the quick exchange between Izuku and Itsuka. She saw the look in her eyes. She recognized it all too well. The look of desire.
'Who does she think she is?'
"Monoma's scary," One of the Class B students.
Izuku eyes lit up, "Oh, look guys! It's Class B."
"We kind of met during the Sports Festival, but nice to meet you, Class A." One of the students said.
Izuku felt like someone was watching him, so he turned his head to see Yui Koda staring at him intently from all the way in the back. But as soon as they made eye contact, she immediately blushed and looked away.
Izuku tilted his head in confusion, 'What was that about?'
"We're getting on the bus!" Kendo shouted as Class B boarded the bus.
"Not just the girls from Class A, but the girls from Class B will also be there!" Mineta hungrily sucked on his arm, "It'll be like a buffet we can pick and choose from!"
"Yeah, that's about enough out of you." Kirishima said to Mineta with a deadpan look.
"Class A's bus is this way!" Tenya shouted, "Line up in seat order!"
They all fell into the bus and took their seats. The bus then took off towards the camp.
"Everyone, the bus will stop once in about an hour." Aizawa announced, "After that-"
"Let's play some music!" Kaminari shouted.
All of the students were mindlessly chattering and making noise, not paying attention to their homeroom teacher at all.
Aizawa stared deadpan at his students and simply sighed, "Oh, well. This is the only time they will be able to play around."
An hour passed and the bus stopped. All of the students got outside to stretch out their legs.
"Finally taking a breath, huh?"
"I GOTTA PEE!" Mineta cried.
"Anyway, does this even count as a rest area?"
"Huh? Where's Class B?"
They were standing in a random clearing overlooking a large and dense forest. The students looked confused. They thought they would be stopping at a gas station or something.
"-B-B-B-Bathroom!"
"-There's no point stopping without a reason." Aizawa said.
"Huh?"
"Where's the bathroom?"
Suddenly a black car pulled up seemingly out of nowhere.
"Yo, Eraser!"
Aizawa bowed, "Long time no see."
Three figures stepped out of the car. One was a young boy, while the other two were adult women with very peculiar costumes.
"Lock on with these sparkling gazes!"
"Stingly cute and catlike!"
The two women then posed together as they said the final line, "Wild, Wild,..Pussycats!"
Class 1-A looked on in pure confusion.
"These are Pro Heroes who will be working with us during the camp, the Pussycats." Aizawa informed the students. Just then they all heard a loud gasp, and a certain Green Haired Hero fanboy began to gush about the two Pro Heroines.
"They're a four-person Hero team who set up a joint a joint agency! They're a veteran team that specializes in mountain rescues!" Izuku shouted in pure joy. He never thought he would get the chance to meet THE Pussy Cats. When he said the word 'veteran', a certain blonde haired Pussy Cat slightly twitched her eye.
"This year will be their twelfth workin-"
Before he could continue on his fanboy rant, Izuku was promptly shut up by a clawed paw grabbing his face. He muffled in panic as he scrambled trying to get rid of the vice grip.
"I'm 18 at heart!" Pixie Bob shouted at the Teen as she gripped onto his nicely.
"18 at heart…" She creepily repeated herself.
"Y-You're 18!" Izuku exclaimed in shock. There was no way. Last he checked, the Pussy Cats were formed 12 years ago.
'She sounds desperate,' Kirishima and Kaminari thought as they cringed at Pixie Bob's immediate defensive reaction.
"Greet them, everyone!" Aizawa commanded.
"Nice to meet you!" Class 1-A politely said.
The young boy who was with the Pussy Cats merely scoffed and looked away from the others.
The body language did not go unnoticed by Izuku, but he decided to put that on the back of his mind for later.
Mandalay motioned towards the extended overlooking forest, "We own this whole stretch of land here. You all will be staying at the foot of that mountain."
"SO FAR!' The class exclaimed in unison.
"Huh? Then why did we stop here?" Ochaco suspiciously asked.
"Could this mean…" Tsuyu tapped her chin with her finger.
Sato nervously shook his head, "No way…"
'Oh boy… I probably should have seen this coming.' Izuku mentally sweatdropped.
"Why don't we get back to the bus, huh? Fast…" Sero shakily said as he turned away from the clearing.
"Yeah. Let's do that!" Kaminari exclaimed. Others nodded in agreement as they attempted to file back into the bus.
"It's 9:30 A.M. rigth now." Mandalay snickered mischievously, "If you're fast… Maybe around noon?"
Kirishima dropped his jaw in horror, "No way… guys.. "
"Let's go back!" Mina yelled.
"Get back to the bus, NOW!" Kirishima yelled, "HURRY!"
Class 1-A attempted to rush into the bus but it was already too late.
"Kitties who don't make it by 12:30 won't get any lunch!" Mandalay called out.
"Sorry, ladies and gentlemen." Aizawa began, "Training camp…"
Pixie Bob landed in front of the bus, blocking their path to safety. She grinned at them with her claws shining.
"...has already begun."
Pixie Bob's put both of her paws on the ground and it began to emit a blue light.
'NOW!' Izuku thought as he jumped in the air to prepare himself for what was to come.
Right after Izuku jumped, the ground began to shift into quicksand that threw all of the students off the cliff.
"What is this?!"
"The ground is rising up?!"
The students all yelled in fear as they fell down towards the forest.
"Hey! Since it's private land, you can use your Quirks as you wish! You have three hours! Come to the facility on your own two feet! After getting through… The Beast's Forest!" Mandalay informed the students as they were getting back up from being thrown off the cliff.
"The Beast's Forest?!"
"That name sounds like it came right out of Dragon Quest!"
"U.A. does stuff like this way too much."
They then saw a beast made from the dirt on the ground rise up and roar at them.
"IT'S A BEAST!"
The students were then forced to tackle on the beasts of the forest made from Pixie Bob's Quirk. However there was one student who wasn't caught by the avalanche that sent the others to the forest.
"Wow, that was a close one! If I did not react in time, I would have gotten swept up just like them!"
Izuku came down from where he was floating in the air. He watched in amusement, seeing his classmates being forced to deal with Pixie Bob's beasts.
Mandalay raised an eyebrow, "Oh Eraser! I didn't know you had a kitten that was very quick on his feet."
Aizawa nodded, "Yes, that's my problem child. He's a very special student. He got himself involved with the Hero Killer incident back in Hosu and he was also recently directly involved in the I-Island incident. I heard from All Might that he helped defeat Wolfram. I'm not surprised he saw this coming."
'Problem child?!' Izuku sweatdropped when he heard his teacher's nickname for him.
"Well seeing as though the Beast of the Forests would be a little too easy, why don't we give a more difficult task?" Pixie Bob chirped.
"Wait, what?"
Suddenly, Pixie Bob attacked Izuku head on with her sharp claws. Izuku narrowly dodged and deflected all of her swipes and kicks pretty easily. Izuku was about to perform a takedown on her before he heard a voice in his head.
"Behind you!"
Izuku turned around to see Mandalay start to attack him as well. Now he had to dodge both Pro Heroines at the same time.
"What's going on?!" Izuku frantically yelled as he ducked under a kick from Mandalay. He then moved to the side to avoid a clawed paw strike from Pixie Bob.
Aizawa spoke up, "We are planning to have you and your classmates acquire early what you would normally get at the beginning of your second year, so the level of training for you and your class is going to be crazy no matter what. Permits to use your Quirks in the time of an emergency- A Provisional License allowing you to work as Heroes. With Villains being so active right now, you also need to learn how to defend themselves."
Izuku widened his eyes, 'That's right, the League of Villains is waiting in the shadows. We're going to need to be prepared for when they make their move.'
Izuku then activated Kaioken with a yell, his crimson aura coming to laugh. Mandalay gasp in shock at his level of power. He was then gonna smash them when he felt his Quirk disappear.
"Okay, that's enough! You pass the test. Now let's get in the car." Aizawa exclaimed, his red eyes glowing at Izuku. He then deactivated his Eraser Quirk and went towards the car.
Pixie Bob licked her lips in want, "Young, sweet, hot, sexy, and strong! I call dibs!"
Izuku widened his eyes in shock as he yelled, "WHAT?!"
Mandalay shook her head, "Sorry, Pixie Bob over here is at the age where…. Well you know."
Izuku's face flushed, 'No way!'
Mandalay dragged Pixie Bob away from Izuku, "Kota, we're leaving!"
The young boy from earlier scoffed as he looked on at Class 1-A fighting against the Beasts of the Forest.
"This is pointless." He said as he cringed at the students struggling with Pixie Bob's beasts, 'Are they stupid? Saying they want to be Heroes…'
Izuku was able to feel a few negative emotions coming from the boy who was apparently called Kota. He was curious on why he was feeling such displeasure, but he decided to tackle that matter on at another time.
Training Camp- Day 1 5:20 P.M.
Aizawa, Mandalay, and Pixie Bob were all standing at the front entrance, waiting patiently for the others to arrive. Izuku was on the side, practicing his martial arts. He was told that he could relax until his classmates returned, but he said it was better for him to get ahead of his training now. Aizawa approved of this and let his Problem Child do his thing.
"Oh, you're finally here, meow!" Pixie Bob chirped.
"That took quite some time." Mandalay added as the sun was beginning to set.
Shoto was the first to emerge out of the woods along with Katsuki and Tenya. They all had scratches and their school uniform was rugged. They panted due to exhaustion, dealing with Pixie Bob's Monsters. The students kept filing in one by one. Each one of them showing signs of fatigue. They looked like they could drop any minute. Once they made it to the entrance, they all sighed. Some dropped to their knees gasping for air.
"What, do you mean, three hours?!"
"That's the time it would've taken us. Sorry!" Mandalay replied with a sheepish grin.
"You were trying to boast about how much better you are? That's mean…" Sato whined.
"I'm hungry…. I'm gonna die…" Kirishima groaned on the floor.
Pixie Bob chuckled, "But honestly, I thought it would take even longer. You guys did not have as hard a time beating my earth beasts as I thought you would. You guys are great… Especially…"
She then turned to Izuku who was in the middle of throwing his punches to the air.
"You, my little green kitten! Were you able to act without hesitation because of your experience? I'm looking forward to where you'll be in three years! I call dibs!" Pixie Bob yelled as she lunged towards Izuku.
"GET AWAY FROM ME!" Izuku frantically yelled as he started running in circles around the entrance, desperately trying to get away from the lustful Heroine.
"Mandalay…. Is she always like this?" Aizawa asked with a deadpan.
Mandalay shrugged, "She's been looking for a partner for a while now. She prefers someone on….the younger side.
Aizawa scoffed, "Well just tell her to lay her paws off of my #1 Student. At least until he graduates…"
It was then that the students of Class 1-A noticed Izuku trying to run away from the Pussy Cat Heroine.
"Hey, where were you at, Midoriya?!" Kirshima asked.
"Yeah, man! We could have seriously used your help against those earth monsters. We probably would have been here much faster!" Sato exclaimed.
Izuku stopped running, "Oh, I just jumped over the avalanche of dirt that Pixie Bob used to send you all to the forest. And then I had to fight against her and Mandalay on the same time. I passed, and I was allowed to come here and start my training early."
"EHHHHHHH?!" All of Class 1-A shouted as they dropped on their heads.
"That's no fair! We had to go through hell to get here." Sero whined.
"Damn it Deku! Trying to to one up me huh?!" Katsuki growled.
"Well there to be fair, he did have to fight two Pro Heroes at the same time. I think that's more than enough compensation for it." Shoto said as he wasn't surprised that Izuku was thinking ahead of everyone else like he usually does.
Izuku's eye then lit up, "Oh yeah, speaking of suitable age-"
"What about it?" Pixie Bob lowly whispered into Izuku's ear seductively as she made a threatening motion with her claws.
Izuku sweatdropped, "I-It's been bothering me for a while… Whose child is that?" Izuku pointed towards Kota who was awkwardly standing in the back , further away from the rest.
"Oh, not one of ours. He's my cousin's kid." Mandalay motined her paw towards Kota, "Come on, Kota. Greet everyone. You will be with them for the next week."
Kota merely stared at the students not saying anything. He gave off an unfriendly to them. Izuku took the initiative and walked up to the young boy and stuck his hand out towards him.
"Hi, my name is Izuku Midoriya! But you can call me Deku!. I'm in U.A. High School's Hero Course. Nice to meet you."
But Izuku did not get a polite handshake. What he got was a punch right to his manhood.
Izuku's face turned ghostly white as he held his family jewels in an unbelievable amount of pain.
"IZUKU!" Tenya immediately ran to his friend's side in worry.
Izuku feel into Tenya's arms as he let out a small whimper.
"T-T-This hurts even more than when Wolfram put a hole through my chest."
"You brute of a nephew!" Tenya yelled angrily, "Why would you do that to Izuku's scrotum?!"
Kota grit his teeth and turned his head to give Tenya the stink eye, "I don't intend to hang out with guys who want to become Heroes!"
"Intend? Just how old are you?!"
"The kid's got spunk," Katsuki praised Kota for his boldness with a smile.
Shoto nodded in agreement, "Yeah, he's just like a miniature version of you."
"What?! Not at all! Anyway, shut up, you GG bastard!"
"Sorry."
"Enough with this charade! Get your stuff off the bus." Aizawa commanded, "Once you've put your bags in your rooms, we'll have dinner in the cafeteria. After that, you'll bathe and go to sleep. We'll start for real tomorrow. Now, let's move quickly."
"Yes, Sir!"
"Thanks for the food!" Izuku said as he bowed and dug into his food. A Saiyan did have a big appetite after all.
"Really? So the girls' room is a normal size?" Sero asked Jiro.
"Are the boys in a big room?"
"I wanna see it! Hey, can I go see it later?" Mina exclaimed.
"Sure, come whenever!"
"So good! Rice is so good!" Kirshima gobbled down on said rice with tenacity.
"It is soaking into my internal organs!" Kaminari cried out in glee.
Pixie Bob sweatdropped, "Man, it looks like you guys were so hungry that you're acting weird… Anyway, today's the only day we'll be doing stuff for you, so eat as much as you can."
"Thanks!"
"Oh, Kota! Can you bring those veggies?" Mandalay asked as she was going around serving plates to the class.
Kota grumbled and picked up the box of vegetables.
Izuku noticed him out of the corner of his eye. As he was stuffing his face, he watched him carry the box as he was in thought.
'I wonder what's up with him…'
After the Class was done eating, they then proceeded to the hot springs for a bath. As soon the guys dipped into the steamy water, they all sighed in relief.
"Well, frankly, food and stuff isn't really that important. That's not what I'm here for. I know that much, at least. What I'm here for is beyond that wall." Mineta said with a towel covering everything below his waist. He looked up at the large wall that acted as a border between the boys side of the hot springs and the girls.
"What are you to yourself about, Mineta?" Izuku asked from the bath.
"This feels great!"
"I love that there are hot springs here."
Mineta smirked as he heard the girls enjoying their baths, "See, there they are… Nowadays, fro them to not stagger bathing times for men and women is an accident… Yes, an accident waiting to happen."
"Don't tell me you're…" Kaminari stuttered.
"MINETA, STOP IT! What are you doing is demeaning for both yourself and the girls! It is shameful behavior!" Tenya exclaimed.
"You're too fussy." Mineta stated as he began to pluck a ball from his head.
"Walls…"
He jumped towards the wall and used his balls to climb over it.
"...are meant to be climbed over! PLUS ULTRA!"
As Mineta was nearing the top, he began to smile in victory, "For a time like this...For a time like this, I… "
But before he could reach over the top, he was promptly stopped by Kota who stood at the top of the border.
"Before learning to be a Hero, you need to learn about being human."
Kota slapped Mineta's hand away which caused the grape headed boy to fall towards his doom.
"Damn kid…!"
Mineta's ass landed on Tenya's face as they both splashed into the water.
"Mineta really is the worst, huh?"
"Thanks, Kota!"
"Yay, yay!"
Kota turned his head to look upon the naked forms of the girls of Class 1-A. His face immediately flushed in red. Due to the shock and embarrassment, he lost his balance and fell off the top of the wall and towards the hard floor on the men's side.
"Look out!"
Izuku flew up in an instant. He caught the boy by his head. He was passed out. He then rushed him towards one of the Pros.
He just fainted from fear at the fall. Thanks for helping him." Mandalay said as she thanked Izuku for saving her nephew. Kota was lying down on the couch in her office, sleeping peacefully.
"I heard from Eraser that there was an embodiment of lust among the boys, so i just had him there keeping watch. These days, girls develop quickly, don't they?" Mandalay placed a wet towel on Kota's forehead.
Izuku chuckled nervously, "Yeah, they do."
"Anyway, I'm glad he's okay." Izuku said thoughtfully. For some reason, ever since he had arrived to the camp, he had developed an interest in the boy. He couldn't explain what it was. Something just pulled him towards Kota.
"You must've hustled to save him." Mandalay noted as he had come here pretty quickly.
"I don't intend to hang out with guys who want to become Heroes!"
Izuku frowned as he remembered Kota's first words that he spoke to him.
"Kota has a negative view of Heroes, doesn't he? For me, I've always been surrounded by people who wanted to be Heroes-Oh, me included… So I thought it was unusual for a boy his age to feel the way he does…"
Mandalay laid her back on her chair and sighed, "That's true. Of course, there are many people in society who don't think well of Heroes… If he had been raised normally, maybe he would've admired Heroes, too."
Izuku blinked in confusion, "Normally?"
"Mandalay's cousin-"
Izuku saw Pixie Bob enter the office, "Kota's parents-were Heroes, but they were killed in the line of duty."
Izuku's gasped and widened his eyes in shock from Pixie Bob's words.
Mandalay nodded and confirmed what her partner said, "Two years ago… protecting citizens from a Villain… For a Hero, it was a respectable way to die… an honorable death. But… a child barely aware of what was around him couldn't understand that. His whole world had revolved around his parents. My parents left me behind. That is what he said to himself. But society kept praising them, saying it was a good thing for Heroes… a wonderful thing. He doesn't seem to like us much, either, since we're also Heroes. But it's like he's just here because there's nowhere else for him."
Izuku gripped his fists tightly as he heard Mandalay tell Kota's story.
"To Kota, Heroes are a kind of human he can't understand and finds unpleasant."
Izuku's mind began to flash back to his talk with Tomura, "It's because that trash is smiling thoughtlessly, as if there was no one he couldn't save!"
Izuku processed Mandalay's words as he began to think about his own ideologies. It is a very irresponsible thing to say that makes it seem like someone else's problem, but there are people with many different beliefs. As Izuku listened to these different opinions one after another, Izuku's mind came to a block. These people had gone through a much different experience than what he had gone through when he was a child. It was fair to believe in something different.
"Nobody is born evil…"
Mandalay and Pixie Bob looked up at Izuku in confusion before he continued.
"... it's the experiences that shape and make us who we are. Kota may have an unfair and biased judgement on Heroes… but that's not his fault. What he experienced in his life is much different than what I experienced. We may have different beliefs but that doesn't make either of us in the wrong."
Izuku took a deep breath as he chose his next words carefully, "I don't know why, Mandalay, but I am drawn to your nephew. For some reason, I feel some sort of… Responsibility. A responsibility to help and teach Kota so that he can truly understand what it means to be a Hero and why we do this. It may not be easy, but I vow to help and save your nephew. If I can't do that… then what kind of Hero am I?"
Mandalay and Pixie were sat and stood there in awe of what Izuku said. He spoke like a True Hero. One who was willing to do whatever takes to save someone.
Mandalay smiled and nodded at Izuku, "Thank you very much, Midoriya. That is thoughtful of you."
"I don't think I can wait until you graduate!" Pixie Bob yelled as she lunged at Izuku.
"AHHH! Please Pixie Bob, I'm too young for you!"
Mandalay chuckled at the two's antics.
'Izuku Midoriya, huh? Maybe you will be the one… who will show Kota the Light…'
Izuku awoke at 4 AM the next day. All of the boys in the room were still sleeping. Aizawa told them that they had to be up by 5:30 for training. It wasn't much of a problem for Izuku since it he had gotten used to his schedule of waking up really early in the morning to start ahead with his training.
He silently creeped out of the room, as to not make wake up any of his peers. He then went outside and began his daily morning job. A 10 kilometer run, and then followed by 100 sit ups and push ups. The sun had still not risen so it was pretty dark outside. After Izuku had finished his workout routine, he was gonna start practicing his attacks before he heard a feminine voice in his head.
"Well, you're up bright and early…"
Izuku turned to see Mandalay in casual civilian clothes. It seems as though she had recently woken up as well. Izuku then smiled and greeted the Heroine.
"Yeah, well, I have kind of gotten used to waking up really early in the morning. It's to get ahead with my training and make sure I'm up and ready for the day."
"That takes a lot of discipline."
Izuku smiled sheepishly, "Well, I did have a really strict teacher…" Izuku remembered the times where All Might would make him clean the beach well before the sun had risen. He had picked up some habits from the Symbol of Peace. Habits that will aid him for the rest of his life.
"So is everyone still asleep?" Izuku asked.
"Yeah, I just like to wake up early to get some quality peace time before we head to work. This is one of the only times I get to spend alone in my own thoughts." Mandalay said as she admired the view of nature.
Izuku raised his arms apologetically, "Oh, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to intrude on your personal time!"
Mandalay waved her hand, "Nonsense, Midoriya! Your Presence doesn't bother me. In fact, it is actually fun to see you train. So don't mind me, continue what you were doing."
Izuku nodded nervously, "Alright, if you say so…"
Izuku then continued his training regime. He practiced his martial styles, focusing on his "Prince Turtle Hermit Style". It was a fighting style that combined the strengths of Son Goku's style and Prince Vegeta's style. This was Izuku's primary form that he used in nearly all of his battles. He had been trying to master it for quite a while now. It was good, but it could still use work. The style relied on close quarter combat, aggression, and bodacity. A very effective fighting style that could quickly take care of opponents. However, it wasn't quite as effective against opponents who were stronger and/or faster than you. Izuku learned this the hard way against Wolfram. He needed to tone down on relying on his speed and power and focus on skill to be able to take down fighters who may have the edge in power or speed, but don't have the gracefulness of a martial artist.
Mandalay watched in wonder at Izuku practicing his moves. Each strike was sharp and swift. The boy was very talented, that much she could say. He also had a knack for observation and analysis. A very effective tool in the field. This kid was definitely going places.
'He will be an interesting one to watch over and train, that's for sure.'
Soon, the hour passed, and the others began to wake. They all met up outside where Aizawa told them to meet. They were surprised to see Izuku already up and about, and the fact that he had already been exercising and training and he didn't seem as tired as the others. Many students yawned as Aizawa came to address them.
"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! Today, we will begin training camp to increase your strength in earnest. The goal of this training camp is to increase everyone's strength and with that, for everyone to obtain their Provisional Licenses. It is to prepare you all to face hostilities that are becoming more real by the minute. Proceed carefully."
Aizawa then glanced to Izuku and threw a softball at him, "So Midoriya, try throwing that."
"This is from the fitness test…" Izuku noted.
"Your previous record, from right after you started school, was 80 kilometers. Let's see just how much you've improved from that day."
"Oh, we're checking our progress?" Mina exclaimed.
"Since a lot has happened these past three months, huh? Maybe he can throw it 100 kilometers or something now!" Sero said.
Izuku arched his arm back as he prepared to throw the softball, 'I'll just use about 0.5% of Pride For All….'
Green electricity appeared around as he threw the ball high into the air. It made a twinkle in the sky .
They all waited a few moments before Aizawa's phone beeped.
"13,000 kilometers."
"WHAT?!"
"I knew he got stronger, but not THAT strong!"
Aizawa then glared at Izuku, "You held back, didn't you?"
Izuku widened his eyes, "How in the world did you know that?!"
"HE HELD BACK?!" Students from Class 1-A shouted in shock.
Aizawa grinned creepily, "It doesn't matter. During the training today, there won't be any room for half assing."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Izuku asked.
"It's about three months since you started high school. Through various experiences, you all have definitely improved. But that improvement has mainly been at the mental and technical levels, with some increases in stamina. But the Quirks themselves have not improved that much." Aizawa said as the students in Class 1-A began to understand the point of the training camp.
"That's why we will work on improving your Quirk starting today. As you can see, Midoriya is already ahead of all you by a pretty wide margin. But that just means that his training will probably be much much harder than any of yours. All of your training will be hard enough to fit your skill level. It'll be so hard you'll feel like dying… but try not to actually die… "
What preceded next can only be described as a living Hell for the students of Class 1-A.
Each and every individual student had to perform a training exercise that pushed their Quirks to the absolute brink.
For example, Bakugo had to plunge both of his hands into boiling water to expand to his sweat glands and create explosions repeatedly to increase the scale of his attacks!
Todoroki was in a bathwater tub and he had to alternate between ice and fire to make the temperature of the bathwater uniform. This training is to get his body used to freezing and have him try controlling the temperature of his flames. He might even be able to use both Quirks at once eventually.
Kirishima and Ojiro were training together as Ojiro hit Kirishima with his Quirk active, to both strengthen their abilities.
All of the students were doming something that required them to exert an enormous amount of force. Vlad King has stepped into the area with his Class behind him to follow suit with the training.
"What is with this hell?" A Class b student asked.
"Those of you who are operative types will have to raise your maximum limits. Heteromorphic types and other composite types need to train the parts of their body related to their Quirks. Normally this would occur as your bodies grow… but we don't have that time. Class B, you guys hurry up, too." Vlad King said.
"But once we join, there will be forty in all. Can just six people manage the Quirks of that many people?" Kendo asked.
"That's why they're here." Aizawa said as four figures appeared.
"That's right! The four of us are one!" A Heroine with long green hair and cat costume exclaimed.
"Lock on with these sparkling gazes!" Mandalay called out.
"We've come to lend a paw and help!" The Green Haired lady exclaimed.
"Coming out of nowhere…" A masculine figure dressed in the same attire as the Pussy Cats growled with a menacing aura.
"Stingingly cute and catlike!" Pixie Bob shouted.
"Wild, Wild… Pussy Cats! The full version!"
"My name is Ragdoll! My Quirk is Search! I can know all the info about up to a hundred people by just looking at them! I can find out their location and weaknesses, too!"
"I'm Pixie Bob! With my Earthflow, I can make the perfect places for each person to train!"
"Call me Mandalay! And with my Telepath, I can give advice to multiple people at once."
"The name's Tiger, and my job is to assault through punching and kicking…"
"There is a lot wrong with that…" A Class B student said with a deadpan.
"All you power-up types, come to me! Tiger's bootcamp has already begun!"
They saw Izuku with his Kaioken aura blazing around him as he did his best to maintain the form.
Tiger went up to him, "HIGHER!"
"Kaioken Times 8!" Izuku yelled as his Power Level steadily increased.
"Higher!" Tiger demanded.
"Times 9!" The aura increased steadily as Izuku grit his teeth in pain.
"I said… HIGHER!" Tiger yelled.
"KAIOKEN TIMES 10!" Izuku yelled at the top of his lungs which caused a huge gust of wind. His crimson aura is much darker and red electricity was sporadic.
Izuku panted, "This is is my current limit…"
"Good! Now maintain that form without dropping out of it for the rest of the day!"
Izuku's jaw dropped, "WHAT?! But I can barely stand right now!"
"You're still pretty lively! That means your muscle fibers haven't been ripped apart yet! Now go help out your classmates and then run 1,000 laps around this whole forests!" Tiger ordered.
"...yessir" Izuku mumbled.
"I can't hear you!"
"Yessir!"
"You wanna go Plus Ultra, right? THEN DO IT! GIVE ME ULTRA!"
"YESSIR!"
Everyone looked on at Izuku in pity. Since he was the strongest, he had to do the hardest training. And it didn't seem like he was gonna be given any type of break any time.
"Don't fall behind Class A! Let's go, Class B!" Vlad King yelled.
"Yes, sir!"
As Izuku was running his laps around the forest, Izuku began to think about what has happened in his life thus far.
'All Might endowed me with a Quirk that was more than I deserved. Gran Torino taught me how to use my Quirk that worked with my body.'
"The more you train a vessel, the more you'll be able to move the power freely."
Izuku remembered All Might's words at the beach, 'I've come this far since receiving it! Now, it depends on my own hard work!'
Izuku yelled as he began to run faster and faster around the forest in order to complete the 1,000 laps as quickly as possible.
Tiger smirked, "I like this one. He's got a fire in his belly. That strength and spirit and will take him a long way."
Ragdoll got curious and decided to use her Search on Izuku. She found basic facts about him such as his background, his strengths, weaknesses, but there was one part that made her raise an eyebrow.
"The Golden Warrior? Huh?"
"Did you say something?" Mandalay asked.
"Oh it's nothing!"
Ragdoll then decided to look deeper into this "Golden Warrior." When she looked into it, she found a very interesting.
"The one who will shine a Golden Light that will bring Hope…."
It was lunch time now, and just like Pixie Bob said the day before, they had to make their own food. The class ate and laughed together. Many jokes were being thrown around about today's training. They all felt bad for Midoriya though as he had to run laps the whole day and help all of his classmates. He gave everyone a few pointers and even helped Momo and Ochaco control their Ki a little bit, although they could still use more work. But they were getting better.
"Kota, it's time for dinner!" Mandalay called, "Kota!"
Izuku noticed Kota walking into the forest.
"Kota…"
Izuku followed Kota up a cliff that had a cave and a very beautiful view of the stars at night. Kota's stomach was growling, signalling that he needed to consume food asap, but the boy ignored his own body's protests.
"You're hungry, aren't you?"
Kota turned his head to see Izuku walking up towards him with a plate in his hands.
"You can eat this curry."
"You…! How'd you find this place?"
"Oh, sorry. I sort of followed you…"
Izuku awkwardly chuckled, "I thought maybe you'd want something to eat.."
Kota huffed, "I'm fine. I don't need any. I told you, didn't I? I don't intend to hang out with you. Get out of my secret hideout!"
Izuku looked around, "A secret hideout, huh?"
"Getting all into trying to improve your Quirk. It's gross. You want to show off your power that badly?"
Izuku looked down as he chose his next words carefully, "Your parents...Could they be Water Hose? With the Water Quirks?"
Kota gasped, "Did Mandalay tell you?!"
"Oh no, um, uh… Sorry! Yeah, I kind of ended up hearing about it, and based on the information I got, I thought maybe… It was an unfortunate incident. I remember it. "
Kota dropped his head in anger, "Shut up. Everyone's crazy… Calling each other stupid names like Hero and Villain and killing each other… Talking about Quirks and stuff...It is because they are all showing off that it ended up like that… Stupid… "
'It's not just Heroes...Kota hates Quirks and the Superhuman Society itself…' Izuku thought as Kota's words reminded him of a certain Hero Killer.
"What is it? If there's nothing else, then go away!" Kota shouted.
"Well, um… my, uh… friend… My friend couldn't inherit any Quirks from his parents…"
"Huh?" Kota said in confusion.
"It's a hereditary thing, and apparently it's rare but does happen...But he admired Heroes and wanted to become one, but you can't be one these days without a Quirk...My friend couldn't accept that for a long time and practiced… trying to draw objects to him and breathe fire… But it was no good. There are a lot of different ways to think about Quirks, so I don't know if this'll apply to everyone, but if you reject it that much, then it'll just make it more painful for you. Um, so… "
"Just shut up! Get out of here!"
Izuku sighed, "Sorry. I'm just rambling… I'll leave the curry here."
Izuku walked away leaving Kota alone.
'I swear Kota… I'll find a way to help you!'
It was the third night of training camp. Everyone had trained the whole day and eaten dinner. Now they were ready for the next upcoming challenge…
"Now, we've filled our bellies and washed the dishes! Next.." Pixie Bob began.
"...it's time for the test of courage!" Mina yelled in joy.
"We're gonna test it!"
Pixie Bob began to explain the rules, "Okay, Class B will be the first to be the scarers. Class A will leave in pairs every three minutes. There are tags with your names written on them in the middle of the route, so bring those back with you."
"Revelry in the dark…" Tokoyami dramatically stated.
"Those being the scarers aren't allowed to make direct contact. Show us how scary you are with your Quirks." Pixie Bob further explained.
"The class that makes the most people piss their pants with creativity and imagination wins!" Tiger exclaimed.
"Stop it. That's filthy." Jiro said,
"I see! They're trying to make us refine out ideas by making us compete with each other, giving us more options for our Quirks in the process! A expected of U.A.!" Tenya shouted.
"Now, you'll draw lots to determine your partners!" Pixie Bob said as she handed slips of paper.
All of the teams were made, Izuku was partnered with Momo.
"Looks like, we will be going through the test of courage together, Izuku-kun!" Momo said.
"Yeah, let's try not to piss our pants like Tiger-Sensei said."
As they were waiting for their turn, they began to smell something.
"Is that smoke?"
Pixie Bob sniffed the air, "What's this burnt smell?"
"Black smoke…"
"Is something burning?"
"Could there be a fire on the mountain?!"
Just then a Pink glow surrounded Pixie Bob, she flew towards something.
"Pixie Bob!" Mandalay yelled.
"Those pet cats are in the way."
"Wh-Why?" Mineta said as he started to back away.
There were two unfamiliar and unfriendly figures standing beside Pixie Bob's downed state who was knocked out due to a blow to the head.
"I thought they made doubly sure… WHY ARE THERE VILLAINS HERE?!" Mineta cried.
PIXIE BOB!" Izuku yelled in worry as he was about to fly straight to the two Villains and take them out. But Tiger stopped him.
"Oh, no…" Mandalay whispered as she realized the situation they were in. They saw what was happening and immediately got into their fighting stance.
Izuku widened his eyes as he remembered something… or rather someone…
"Kota!"
Izuku sensed for his energy and found him in his secret hiding spot. But he also felt another energy signature there.
And it was… dark.