Chapter 5: Day One

"The Cumulative results of the practical exams are displayed here."

A group of heroes sat around a table observe the results, now shown on a display.

"I can't believe the Bakugo boy got first place with no rescue points." said one hero.

"The faux villains acquire their targets and hone in on them. At around the 5-minute mark, most of the trainees started to slow down, but he managed to keep up his performance, He got to number 1 by toughing it out."

The shadowed heroes murmured in agreement.

"In Contrast, Look at the 7th place entrant, Izuku Midoriya, he got in on only rescue points." said another hero.

"I've seen entrants take the large villain in the past but I've never seen someone just wipe it off the face of the earth." said another hero.

"It's very strange that he suffered such a serious injury though, it's almost like a child manifesting their quirk for the first time." said another hero.

As the heroes continued to converse, a calm voice interrupted them from the deepest shadows.

"I think we should look at 4th place."

Confused, the other heroes looked back at the display.

"Barry Allen, he seems to be an exceptional entrant." said one of the heroes.

"Maybe so but can anyone actually list his quirk." said the voice.

"Super-Speed," said one hero.

"Intangibility," said another hero.

"Manipulation of electricity." said a third hero.

The entire table of heroes looked at each other with strange looks.

"See, even you can't nail down what it is exactly." said the voice.

The raggedy man stepped into the light, revealing an unshaven man with long unkempt hair, dressed in black.

"He Moved around the test area at extreme speeds, destroyed the robots without much effort, and saved a fellow entrant by phasing through the robot. These seem like too many quirks for them to have been passed on by parents." said the man

"It's a little strange I admit, but he's from the U.S. his public records are a little sparse at the moment." said a hero.

I'll do a background check, meanwhile keep an eye on him." said the man.

Barry opened his eyes and cracked a wide smile as he slowly rose from his bed. Today was his first day! He also felt remarkably well-rested, suspiciously so. Curious, Barry turned to his alarm clock to see what time it was.

There was no alarm clock. Shrugging, Barry got up and started to put his uniform on before it dawned on him.

"OH CRAP, I'M GONNA BE LATE." shouted Barry.

Cursing himself for not replacing his alarm clock, Barry hastily shoved his clothes on and raced out the door.

Barry made surprisingly good time speeding his way to UA, careful not to use his quirk on the way.

Making his way up the stairs, Barry entered the main building. The grounds themselves felt impossibly big, with sweeping compounds and tall buildings.

This place must have the budget of a small country!

Running into the main building and making his way up the stairs, Barry finally made it to the right floor.

"Class 1-A, Class 1-A, ah there it is."

Spotting the classroom, he was surprised to find a mess of green hair standing in front of the intimidatingly large door.

"Hey Midoriya," said Barry.

Yelping, Izuku turned to face Barry.

"Barry, you made it!" said Midoriya.

"So did you, I'm glad I know at least one person heading in," said Barry.

"Same," said Midoriya.

Looking back at the door, Midoriya shivered.

"Nervous?" asked Barry.

"I'm just hoping none of the scarier contestants made it in," said Midoriya.

"Eh, I bet it'll be just fine," said Barry.

"Don't put your feet on the desk." said a certain black-haired boy with glasses.

"Huh?" said a certain blonde boy.

"Don't you think that's rude to the U.A. upperclassmen and the people who made this desk?" asked the kid with glasses.

"Nope, which junior high did you go to you side character? The top 2?" asked the blonde boy.

Barry's face went completely blank while Midoriya's contorted into a face of pure panic.

"I attended Somei Private Academy; my name is Tenya Iida." said the boy with glasses.

Iida? As in Tensei Iida?

"Somei? So you're a damn elite huh? Looks like I'll have fun crushing you." said the blonde boy.

Iida is taken aback by the remark.

"Crushing? That's cruel, do you truly aim to be a hero?" asked Iida.

Bakugo simply sighs and sits back in annoyance before noticing Barry and Midoriya at the door. Following Bakugo's line of sight, Iida faces the two students at the door as well, "You're…"

Barry was taken aback when the entire class turned their heads to the door.

"Oh Um" Midoriya managed to stutter before Iida began rapidly approaching him.

"Good Morning," said Iida, "I am from Somei Private Academy, My name is,"

"We heard," said Barry.

Midoriya stuttered nervously, "I'm Midoriya, Nice to meet you, Iida."

"Midoriya, you realized there was something more to the practice exam, didn't you?" said Iida.

"Huh?" said Midoriya.

"I had no idea, I misjudged you, I hate to admit It but you are better than me," said Iida.

I think he's overreacting.

"Sorry, I didn't realize anything," said Midoriya.

Suddenly, a bubbly voice interrupted the conversation.

"Oh, that curly hair, you're the plain-looking one!"

Barry whirled to find a petite girl, small in stature, but high in energy. The girl completely ignored him and addressed Midoriya.

"You passed, just like Present Mic said! Of course, you did, that punch was amazing!" said the girl.

The small girl began physically punching the air while Midoriya reddened and covered his head in embarrassment.

Barry suddenly lurched forward as a massive force tackled him from behind.

"You made it my man!" exclaimed Kirishima.

Barry grew grin so wide it could wrap around the back of his head.

"You know it Kirishima," said Barry.

Barry felt a finger tap his shoulder and found that said finger belonged to a French boy.

"Oh hey it's you, I remember you from the entrance exam," said Barry.

"Oui, that was me, I just wanted to thank you for saving me in my time of need." The Boy shuddered, his thoughts drifting back to uncomfortable memories. Almost seamlessly, the boy shifted back to confidence.

"My name is Aoyama, Yuga Aoyama." said the boy.

Barry extended a hand

"Nice to meet you, Aoyama," said Barry.

Aoyama beamed and shook his hand. Barry continued making pleasantries, not noticing another presence in the room.

Mina Ashido didn't know how to feel about Barry's presence in the class. On the one hand, she was happy he succeeded in getting accepted. On the other, she felt uncomfortable around Barry after the accident. She thought it would be fine since she assumed she wouldn't see him again, but now he's in the same class as her.

This is gonna be difficult.

It was then that Barry noticed her. His face, positively filled with joy, soured a little, reverting back to a blank face. He didn't look too happy to see her.

"Go somewhere else if you want to play at being friends, This is the hero course."

The class turned to the doorway to find a ragged man in a yellow sleeping bag. If Barry didn't know better, he would assume that the man was homeless. He didn't take good care of his hair or appearance. Barry practically blurred to his seat, right between Mina and Kirishima.

"It took you eight seconds before you were quiet. Time is limited, you kids aren't rational enough." said the man.

Slipping out of the bag, the man slunk over to the podium.

"I'm your homeroom teacher, Shota Aizawa, nice to meet you." said the man.

A series of gasps could be heard throughout the room.

He looks like he hasn't slept in a good few years.

"It's kind of sudden, but put your gym uniforms on and go out onto the field." said the man.

At that command, the class began to shuffle out to change.

"A quirk assessment test?"

Standing out in a wide-open dirt field, Barry felt just as confused as the rest of his class, Didn't the teacher already read up on their quirks?

"What about the entrance ceremony? The orientation?" voiced the bubbly girl.

"If you're going to become a hero, you don't have time for such leisurely events," said Aizawa.

He's right to the point isn't he, I can probably expect this kind of intensity going forward.

"U.A.'s selling point is how unrestrictive it's school traditions are, that's also how the teachers run their classes," said Aizawa.

Barry felt the class collectively shuffle in nervousness.

"You kids have been doing Physical fitness tests where you weren't allowed to use your quirks since junior high right? The country still uses averages taken from results from students not using their quirks. It's not rational. The ministry of education is procrastinating." said Aizawa.

The teacher turned to the blonde boy, who's name was apparently Bakugo.

"Bakugo, what was your best softball throw in junior high?" asked Aizawa.

"67 meters," said Bakugo.

"Okay, show us using your quirk." Aizawa.

Stepping out into the field, Bakugo grabbed a softball.

"You can do whatever you want as long as you stay in the circle," said Aizawa.

Nodding, Bakugo did some stretched before planting his foot in the ground.

Leaning back he Blasted the softball into the sky with a resounding "DIE" echoing from his mouth.

The blast had a light so bright it caused Barry physical pain looking at it. He shuddered, realizing it looked a lot like the time he was struck by lightning.

"The most rational way to form the foundation of a hero is to know your maximum," said Aizawa.

Lifting his phone to show the class, The numbers read a resounding 705.2 meters. The class gasped with oohs and aahs.

"750 meters, Seriously!" shouted one classmate.

"This looks fun!" shouted another classmate.

"This looks fun, Huh," said Aizawa.

The class stopped murmuring as the teacher spoke up again.

"You have 3 years to become a hero, will you have that attitude the whole time?" said Aizawa.

An unsettling grin formed on the teacher's face.

"Whoever comes in last place in all eight exercises will be deemed to have no potential and will be punished with expulsion," said Aizawa.

Barry's eyes widened as he processed those words.

Expulsion on the first day, Is that even allowed?

"We're free to do what we want with our students," said Aizawa.

Aizawa pushed the hair up off his face to reveal his bloodshot eyes.

"Welcome to U.A.'s hero course," said Aizawa.

Hell of a welcome!

Iida stepped out onto the track for the 50-meter dash. He felt like he had this in the bag. Speed was his specialty. As he stood at the starting line, he turned to face his opponent. It was a blonde American boy with distinctly blue eyes. As the two racers began stretching, Iida realized it was the same boy that confronted him at the entrance exam.

"You!" said Iida.

"Me?" said Barry.

"Yes, You! I don't recall catching your name at the entrance exam," said Iida.

"Barry Allen," said Barry.

"Allen, I may have misjudged you as I misjudged Midoriya, I apologize," said Iida.

"You're fine, just try not to assume so much," said Barry.

Nodding, Iida readied himself for the run.

"Just a quick question Iida, Would you happen to be related to Tensei Iida?" asked Barry.

"He's my big brother yes, Why do you ask?" said Iida.

Barry smiled and replied, "No reason."

The tracking robot rolled onto the track.

"Ready," said the robot.

Iida tensed his muscles as he looked back at Barry.

"Set," said the robot.

He could almost see lightning bolting across his eyes.

"Go!" said the robot.

Iida blasted off and began a death sprint towards the goal, but almost immediately he found himself running blind as dust had clouded his vision.

"Wha-"

Crossing the finish line, He heard the robot recount the times.

"Racer 1, 3.04 seconds. Racer 2 .98 seconds." said the robot.

Iida's mouth gaped open as stood in bewilderment at what he just heard. The rest of the class followed suit.

"I Didn't even see him cross the full distance." said one tall girl.

"It looked like he just blurred across the track in an instant." said a boy with a tail.

"That's terrifying." said a short boy with purple balls for hair.

Iida's eyes darted around looking for Barry. He soon found Barry as he emerged from the dust storm, though he looked quite blurry and seemed to be radiating electricity.

Gritting his teeth, Iida stepped towards Barry.

"I have to admit, that was impressive, I submit to your Superiority."

"WhAt?!"

The word went by so fast that Iida had trouble recognizing it.

"Barry, Can you hear me?" asked Iida.

"YesI'mJustVibratingMyMoleculesALittleTooFastINeedToSlowDown" said Barry.

There were audible gasps as some of the girls covered their mouths and blushed. They clearly misheard Barry.

"Barry, Can you slow down?" asked Iida.

"YeahHoldOn." said Barry.

Barry's form unblurred, showing an unharmed Barry. His blonde hair was frayed and his body now caked in dust.

"See, fine." Barry managed to sputter before coughing up some dust.

"He's really fast!" said a classmate resembling a frog.

"What's with the electricity, that's my thing." said a boy with black and blonde hair.

"It's a really stylish power." said a boy with multiple appendages.

"Alright, Quit the conversation, I have other students to test," said Aizawa.

"Alright, these are the results. The total is simply the marks you got from each test," said Aizawa.

A hologram popped up from his tablet, showing a virtual leaderboard.

Barry, Barry, Barry, Ah there I am, 3rd place.

Barry's heart sank when he saw that Midoriya had placed last.

Oh man, Poor guy.

"By the way, I was lying about the expulsion."

The class all look at Aizawa with various levels of shock.

"It was a rational deception to bring out the upper limits of your quirk."

"WHAT" screamed most of the class.

"Of course, it was a lie, It would have been obvious if you just thought through it." Stated the tall girl who's name was apparently Momo.

Barry lazily swung his head towards her.

"Even if it was a lie, that was one hell of a motivator wasn't it."

"Your curriculums are discussed in pamphlets in your desks. Class dismissed."

Barry walked back into the classroom to retrieve his pamphlet. It was a very detailed schedule of his classes.

Man, some of these teachers are pretty famous.

Barry felt a presence on his shoulder and turned to be faced with someone he didn't necessarily want to talk to.

Mina Ashido stood behind him, blocking this way to the exit.

"Hey, can we talk?" asked Mina.

Barry looked Mina dead in the eyes.

"Sure," said Barry.

"Listen, I know that I may have come off as patronizing-" said Mina.

"Let me stop you right there," said Barry.

Puzzled, Mina stopped talking and listened to Barry.

"Firstly, let me apologize for giving you the cold shoulder, I didn't really react rationally." said Barry, "Second, I moved past my problem now, so it's not that bad. Thirdly, I think in terms of friends, someone already beat you to the punch, That's it."

Mina pouted, "Well, I'm glad you moved past your issue. But I kinda still want to be your friend."

Barry felt a tinge of red reach his cheeks, "R-Really, Why is that."

"Well, You seem kinda interesting," said Mina.

"That's pretty vague," said Barry.

"HEY MY MAN WHAT'S UP!"

Kirishima slaps Barry in the back, causing him to stumble forward straight into Mina, knocking her over. Acting quickly, Barry grabbed Mina and set her back up to standing position before returning to his position.

"Huh, what just happened, I was falling wasn't I?" asked Mina.

"I managed to catch myself at super speed. You didn't fall," said Barry.

"Pretty sure I did," said Mina.

"Uh guys, I just wanted to invite you to the arcade," said Kirishima.

"Ohyeahsure." said Barry.

"You coming too, Mina?" asked Kirishima.

"Wait Mina's coming too?" asked Barry.

"Yeah, why not," said Kirishima.

Mina rested her head on her finger in thought.

Please say no, I don't wanna think about what just happened.

"Sure, I'll go," said Mina.

Gaah.

As the trio spilled out the door Mina whispered into Barry's ear.

"No touching Barry," said Mina.

Mina winked before upping her pace, leaving Barry behind. He felt his own brain shutting down.

This is gonna be an uncomfortable year in so many ways.

Shota Aizawa walked up the steps to the main office building of the U.A. grounds. He has had an eventful day, and he had a lot to discuss.

Stepping into a small office, he sat down in front of a large desk with a seat turned away from Aizawa. The desk had a name attached to it, Nezu.

"How was the first day Aizawa." said a squirrely voice.

"It was a surprisingly good one. The students all have potential," said Aizawa.

The seat behind the desk swiveled around, revealing a small white rodent about the size of a toddler.

"That's wonderful, though I doubt you came just to talk about that," said Nezu.

"Yes, it's all a matter of a particular set of students," said Aizawa.

"I assume you mean Mr. Midoriya and Mr. Allen," said Nezu.

"Yes actually, Midoriya shows potential despite the state of his powers, He should do well despite All-Might's coddling," said Aizawa.

"Nothing to fear there, I believe the boy will turn out great," said Nezu.

"However, the real issue is with this Allen kid," said Aizawa.

"Yes, It appears that he suffered an accident around 6 months ago, an event that no doubt unearthed his quirk," said Nezu.

"I don't think that theory is correct," said Aizawa.

Nezu looked puzzled despite his almost permanent smile.

"And why is that," asked Nezu.

"I tried to erase the boys' quirk during my assessment today," said Aizawa.

"Heh, I assume he ate the dirt," said Nezu.

"That's just the thing Nezu, my quirk didn't work. His power didn't get erased," said Aizawa.

Raising an eyebrow, Nezu leaned into his seat.

"That's very interesting, does he know you tried to erase his quirk," asked Nezu.

"No," said Aizawa.

"Don't tell him, I will look into this," said Nezu

Nezu leaped from his seat and walked over to the window, overlooking the entirety of the U.A. Campus.

"What do you think of this," asked Aizawa.

"I'm don't know for sure, but if my theory is right, we might be dealing with a new force of nature," said Nezu.

I may have settled into a schedule. I seem to get a chapter done once a week, so I guess that's my schedule. Anyway, Barry gets to test his mettle against his classmates in the next chapter

Review responses:

Guest user: In terms of Stylizing reverse flashes dialogue, I thought about it but honestly, I prefer his smug shit-eating voice from the animated movies more, and the way he talks suits that voice better. As for lightning, I will probably work that into the story at some point. The Rogues will have the same look and feel as the main flash comics. Finally, I really like Grodd (Especially after reading the perfect storm comic arc.) so I want to put him in the story, But the way I planned it, He won't make it in until far later into the story since he technically isn't part of the classic rogues team, But I plan on getting him in. Oh, and I think having him speak in bold/italics would be awesome, thanks for the idea.

Next chapter: Rivalries are formed, and we finally get to see Barry's costume.