Chapter 4: What It Takes to Be a Hero
The episode began with a recap from the previous episode.
"Why are we seeing these flashbac- Ow, stop, that really hurts!" Kaminari yelled.
"Then shut up so we can watch." Jiro muttered after slapping him again.
Midoriya and All Might stood there; Midoriya waiting for an answer from All Might, who stared at Midoriya.
"Without a quirk...?" All Might whispered before suddenly gasped as he tried to keep himself from falling while steam came from his body, uttering, "Oh no, holy shit, goddammit…"
"All Might, are you okay?!" Iida called at the TV.
"What's going on with All Might?" Asui questioned.
Midoriya didn't notice All Might as he added, "It might've been because I don't have a quirk, but I'm always made fun of. Maybe that's why, I don't know, but I think saving people is super cool. Saving people with a fearless smile. I want to be the greatest hero, like you!"
Midoriya looked up to see smoke over All Might.When it cleared away, a skeleton looking man with the same features as All Might stood in his place. Midoriya gasped at the sight before screaming out loud.
Opening plays.
"He knew this whole time?!" the class exclaimed.
"What other secrets does Midoriya have?" Kaminari asked.
"Do we even know Midoriya?!" Sero agreed.
"Oh, hush. Of course we know Midoriya." Yaoyorozu disagreed.
"Do we really, though?!" Sero and Kaminari objected.
"Of course!" Uraraka agreed with Yaoyorozu.
The sludge villain in the bottle laid next to a trash can in an alleyway.
"Looks like it wasn't safely captured after all, All Might." Ashido declared.
"Well, that was probably the only thing to do. If it wasn't for Midoriya, he would be at the police station, and the sludge-Wait, is that's what's going to happen next?!" Sero exclaimed.
"If you'd hush, we'll see." Jiro said as everyone went quiet.
"-for that bastard..." the sludge groaned as he tried to get out of the bottle.
Bakugo and his two friends walked down the same alleyway.
"Hey, Katsuki, aren't you and Midoriya childhood friends?"
"I'd wished I could forget about you." Uraraka muttered under her breath.
"It's his fault for getting in my way." Bakugo replied gloomily as he kicked the bottle with the sludge in it, sending the cap flying off.
"Oh no…" Kirishima whispered.
"-get to you." one of his friends said.
'It's just that it's been my goal ever since I was little. And well, I won't know unless I try.'
Bakugo exploded the can in his hand spitting, "He's an idiot dreaming like a kid! Just watching him pisses me off!"
"Then, why don't we go to the arcade for a change of pace?" the other suggested.
"You'll come, too, right, Katsuki?"
"Yeah." Bakugo agreed.
The sludge villain started approaching the three cautiously as they continued talking.
"What?! If we get caught, it'll end up on my record!" Bakugo argued.
"So he cares about his record, but not threating Deku with suicide?!" Uraraka shrieked at the TV.
The two boys start backing up and pointing behind Bakugo. He turns around to find the sludge villain excitedly say, "An invisible cloak with a great quirk!"
Title screen 'Episode 2: What It Takes to Be a Hero'
"If Bakugo didn't kick the cap, everything would be fine." Koda mumbled.
"But the villain would still be in there, and might have found another way out." Tokoyami noted, making Koda shiver.
Midoriya screamed as he saw someone different standing in front of him.
"Y-Y-You're deflating…! Wait, up until now… huh?! Fake? A fake?! You're so skinny!" Midoriya exclaims as he looks left and right.
"Midoriya, you could have been a little more polite when saying that." Ojiro said.
"I am All Might…" All Might sighed before blood come from his mouth again, making Midoriya scream again.
"No way! All Might is fearless… He saves everyone with a smile… He's the greatest…" Midoriya objected.
"A fearless smile, huh?" All Might smiled softly before lifting up his shirt, showing a scar that was on the left side of his upperbody, covering almost all of it.
"Ouch, that's a nasty scar…" Shoji noted while the class cringed.
" How long has All Might had that scar…?" Aoyama whispered.
"That can't be… 5 years ago? Was that when you fought Toxic Chainsaw?" Midoriya asked.
"You're well-informed." All Might said, putting his shirt down.
"He is well-informed." Iida agreed.
"Come on, this is Midoriya we're talking about, I bet he has those notebooks of his memorized." Kaminari declared.
"Wanna bet $5?" Mineta smirked.
"You're on!" Kaminari grinned.
"I asked that it not be made public. I will save people with a smile! The Symbol of Peace cannot be daunted by evil. I smile to show the pressure of heroes and to trick the fear inside of me." All Might continued.
"Midoriya and All Might are identically the same. That's probably why they get along so well." Todoroki stated while a few nodded.
"-their lives. I cannot simply say, 'You can become a hero without power.'." All Might finished, his eyes narrowed at Midoriya.
Midoriya stood in shock once All Might finished his sentence.
"I see…" Midoriya mustered out, looking down at the ground.
"Poor Deku..." Uraraka mumbled.
"Midoriya wouldn't want our pity." Asui told Uraraka.
"I thought All Might would say yes, but damn, that was kind of hard." Kirishima said, putting his hand behind his head.
All Might paused at the door that he had started walking to.
"It's not bad to dream." All Might admitted before stating, "But you also have to consider what's realistic, young man."
All Might coughed as he made his way down the stairs, checking to make sure he still had the bottle, only to discover that it was gone. When he heard an explosion and felt the building shaking, All Might glanced at the window.
"Don't tell me…" All Might gritted his teeth.
"So, maybe that wasn't the smartest idea after all, huh?" Ashido murmured.
An explosion came somewhere in the city which made Midoriya unfreeze. He stared at the direction of the explosion.
"A villain! What hero will go to the scene?" Midoriya ran for the door before he stopped.
'I cannot simply say, 'You can become a hero without power'.'
"How did he get into U.A. when even All Might himself told him he couldn't?" Sero asked.
"And don't forget his quirk." Todoroki added.
"That'll be explained if we kept watching." Iida replied, pointing towards the TV.
"It's a villain!"
Heroes and police were lined up to view the situation of the attack with the citizens behind the police; the sludge villain from early freed with fire around him, holding Bakugo in his sludge.
"A child was taken hostage?!" one exclaimed as they noticed Bakugo in the sludge.
"You coward!" Death Arms charged forward to attack. He punched the sludge villain only to realize he couldn't make a direct attack; for the villain was fluid. As his fist started to sink in, Death Arms wondered, "What is this? I can't grab hold!"
The villain knocked the hero clean out of the way, then attacked the others.
"Death Arms!" two heroes ran up only for them to jump back as the sludge tried to grab them.
"Don't come near me!" the villain shouted, as Bakugo tried to break himself free.
"This was horrifying..." Kirishima whispered.
"I won't let sewage like this swallow me! You little-" Bakugo cried out, trying hard to break free of the villain's grasp. Explosions shot out around Bakugo and the villain.
'What power! I've hit the jackpot! With this quirk and power, I can get revenge on that guy!' the sludge villain beamed.
"Did he just call All Might 'that guy'?" Kaminari questioned.
"Bakugo is in a life or death situation, and that's what you point out?" Jiro glared at him.
"I'm just saying." Kaminari noted.
Mt. Lady ran to the scene only to stop dead in her tracks when she couldn't get through.
"W-Wait… I need there to be at least two lanes." Mt. Lady explained.
Bakugo's friends were stuck in the crossfire until they were rescued by Kamui.
"I'm not good with explosions! I'll leave it to someone else for today!" Kamui told himself while he ran with others he rescued.
"Thanks for that. I have my hands full fighting the fire. The fire truck's not here yet?" Backdraft questioned while putting out the fire. Glancing at Death Arms and the other heroes, Backdraft asked, "How are things over there?"
"He's sticky and hard to grab, and a child with a strong quirk is struggling against him. Thanks to that, it's a minefield. It's hard to do anything against this triple play!" Death Arms answered while Bakugo tried getting free until the sludge villain reached to grab at Death Arms and another hero before they jumped back.
"What are they doing? Even if they don't have the power to, they could at least try to stop that sludge. They're like heroes on their first day on the job." Aizawa groaned.
"That kid that ran out to try and save Bakugo seemed more manly then those heroes." Kirishim agreed, wondering, "I wonder who that kid is…?"
"I'm sure it'll show it if we watch." Uraraka told Kirishima.
"Yeah, All Might will fix everything up!" Sero cheered as All Might ran to the crowd of people watching.
"But what about that kid that ran out to go save Bakugo that Kirishima just mentioned? That hasn't happened yet." Todoroki pointed out.
"Oh, right. Shit."
All Might looked through the crowd to get a look at the situation. When he saw the sludge villain, All Might gasped, thinking back to when Midoriya was hanging onto him.
'It was back then! I was too distracted by my time limit! I can't believe I made a mistake like this after admonishing that fan. Pathetic…' All Might squeezed his gut.
Midoriya walked down a street, flipping through his notes in his notebook.
'He still can't face reality, even though he's already a third year in junior high.'
'It's time for you to think seriously about your future.'
'You also have to consider what's realistic.'
Midoriya sighed as his eyes started to fill with tears.
Trying to wipe them away, Midoriya thought, 'Even a top hero said… Don't cry! You knew, didn't you? The reality. You knew. That's why you were trying so desperately. You were averting their eyes, not looking at reality.'
Another explosion went off. Midoriya looked toward the direction of it.
'Is this where the explosion earlier was…? Hang on, does that mean I came out of habit without noticing?' Midoriya realized.
"At the beginning, he was so happy to see a crime scene, now he's not so sure." Asui stated.
"It's because of what All Might said. Brought his confidence levels way down." Ojiro sighed.
"Midoriya wasn't that confident to begin with, but you are right." Asui agreed.
'Did it get away from All Might?!' Midoriya gasped when he decided to watched, seeing the sludge villain, whispering out loud, "Did he drop it? If he did… then it's my fault."
Civilians wondered and asked others what the heroes were doing, while some explained the situation. Midoriya looked through the crowd when he heard a junior high student was captured.
'Caught…? It's been like that for a while? How can they bear that suffocation? I thought I'd die after a few seconds. Wow...' Midoriya thought, putting his hand over his mouth.
A civilian whispered to another, "Anyway, wasn't that villain the one All Might was chasing earlier?"
Others started more whispers, wondering if he was here and why he wasn't doing anything.
"All Might, what are you doing?!" Mineta cried at the TV.
"Why isn't he doing anything?" Shoji asked.
"Everyone, let us watch, we will find out what happens soon." Yaoyorozu said, making everyone quiet as the attention went back to the screen.
'All we can do is wait for a hero with a more suitable quirk!' Midoriya thought.
All Might clenched his shirt. 'Pathetic…'
'Do your best! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!' Midoriya pleaded.
All Might gripped the pole he held onto. 'Pathetic!'
'Help will arrive soon…'
'Pathetic!'
'Someone… A hero… will soon…' Midoriya begged.
Bakugo continued to try and fight off the sludge while Midoriya covered his mouth. Bakugo glanced over at the crowd, making Midoriya gasped. His notebook fell to the floor as Midoriya pushed through the crowd and ran, right towards the villain.
"It was Midoriya!" Kirishima gaped, echoing everyone's thoughts.
"They never wrote about him in the paper." Uraraka muttered.
"Is there something else we don't know about him?!" Kirishima asked.
"Uh, how he got his quirk?" Kaminari answered.
"Stop!" one of the heroes shouted.
"That brat…" the villain muttered.
Bakugo opened his eye to see Midoriya running.
'Deku…'
'Why did I run out? What am I doing? Why?!' Midoriya panicked as he continued running.
"Well, Midoriya's behavior is a mystery even to himself." Sero noted.
'What do I do? What do I do at a time like this?' Midoriya wondered before thinking of his notebook, knowing, 'Page 25!'
"Yes!" Kaminari whispered, eyeing Mineta.
"Take that!" Midoriya cried as he threw his bag at the villain.
The villain receded back a little, but it was enough for Bakugo to breath again.
"Kacchan!" Midoriya screamed as he tried to get a grip on the villain.
"Why are you here?" Bakugo asked Midoriya as he tried to get a hold on something.
"Trying to save you, that's why you ungrateful bully!" Uraraka remarked. "Roasted…" Sero and Kaminari whispered to each other.
"If Bakugo were here, you two would be dead right now." Kirishima told them.
"I don't know why, though!" Midoriya answered, still grabbing at the sludge.
"I think there were various reasons." Midoriya narrated.
'You should probably give it up…'
'How can you even stand in the same ring as me…?'
'It's been my goal…'
'He saves everyone with a smile…'
"But at that moment…"
Midoriya smiled at Bakugo, holding back tears as he conculded, "You looked like you were asking for help…"
"Midoriya is so pure, Bakugo bullied him for years and he still tried to save him." Ashido muttered as tears formed in her eyes.
'Pathetic…' All Might thought to himself as he began to grow in size.
"Don't get in my way!"
The sludge raised his fluid hand, about to strike Midoriya.
"He'll die in vain! Is he suicidal?!" Death Arms shouted as he and the other heroes ran to save Midoriya before an explosion went off.
"I really am pathetic."
The smoke cleared, Midoriya looking up to see All Might holding back the sludge.
"All Might…" Midoriya whispered.
"Even though I admonished you, I wasn't putting what I said into practice!" All Might told Midoriya, who stared in awe as All Might grabbed his and Bakugo's hand, spitting blood as he yelled, "Pros are always risking their lives!"
"All Might!" the sludge villain lunged for him.
"Detroit Smash!" All Might punched at the sludge villain while Mt. Lady and the other heroes covered the citizens from the wind of it. When the wind stopped blowin, All Might breathed heavily while steam came off him. The heroes and citizens stared at All Might before rain started, the people noticing.
"Rain?"
"He made… clouds…?"
Everyone stared as rain began to pour down. All Might raised his fist into the air while everyone cheered, All Might glancing back to look at Midoriya.
"After this, heroes collected the scattered sludge, and safely delivered it to the police." Midoriya narrated the scene while cameras flashed at All Might.
"Jeez, there's a limit to how rash you can be!" Death Arms shouted at Midoriya.
"I got majorly scolded by the heroes."
"That's so not fair!" Uraraka exclaimed, explaining "If Deku never ran out, All Might would have still stood there watching."
"I suppose the heroes didn't see it that way, Uraraka." Iida replied.
"-and that quirk! Once you're a pro, please come to my agency!" a hero praised Bakugo, but he wasn't listening. He was staring at Midoriya.
"Why was he getting praised?!" Uraraka angrily whispered.
The sludge incident was all over the news, with Bakugo and All Might's faces appearing on TV screens.
Midoriya sighed as he walked behind a row of houses.
'I wanted to apologize to All Might, but he was still getting interviewed. I'll try sending him a message on his website when I get home.' Midoriya thought to himself.
"Deku!"
Midoriya stopped where he was and turned around to see Bakugo running after him.
Mineta gasped. "Is he going to thank Midoriya, and apologize to him?"
"Please, the day Bakugo says 'sorry' or 'thank you', I wanna be there to hear it." Sero remarked.
"-asked you for help! And you didn't help me! Got it?! I was fine by myself. You're a quirkless failure playing without a full deck! Don't think you can look down on me! Are you trying to make me owe you?! Don't look down on me!" Bakugo shouted at Midoriya before turning back around, screaming as he walked away, "You damn nerd!"
"Why is he like this…" Jiro sighed.
'Toughness… It's just as Kacchan said. It's not like I accomplished anything, or changed anything. But, I'm glad. Now I can think of a realistic future…' Midoriya smiled at Bakugo as he turned around to walk home.
"I am here!" All Might cheered as he dashed in front of Midoriya.
"A-All Might?! Why are you here? You were surrounded by reporters until just now..." Midoriya mumbled.
"Getting away from them was a piece of cake. Why? Because I am All Migh-" All Might laughed before he turned back to his skinny form, spitting blood while Midoriya screamed.
All Might wiped the blood from his mouth before he started speaking again.
"Young man. I come with thanks, a correction, and a suggestion. If you hadn't been there, if you hadn't told me about your life. I would've turned into a guy with a bodysuit who was all talk."
"He still was a guy with a bodysuit who was all talk." Aizawa uttered.
"It was my fault in the first place." Midoriya corrected him, whispering "I got in the way of your work, and I said all those impertinent things even though I'm quirkless."
"That's right." All Might replied, explaining, "It was because it was none other than the timid, quirkless you at the scene that I was able to act."
At his words, Midoriya looked up at All Might as he continued.
"Top heroes have stories about them from their school days. Most of their stories have one thing in common: Their bodies moved before they had a chance to think."
Midoriya stared at All Might before looking at the ground, beginning to cry.
"For some reason, I remembered my mother's words." Midoriya narrated.
'I'm sorry, Izuku! I'm sorry. I'm sorry!'
Midoriya held his shirt, tears beginning to form as he bent down to the ground while All Might watchd him.
"That's true for you, too, isn't it?" All Might asked.
"Yeah…" Midoriya uttered, tears rolling down his face.
"That's not it, Mom. Back then… what I wanted you to say… The words I wanted to hear were..." Midoriya narrated.
Midoriya had his head to the ground, the wind ruffling All Might's hair.
"You can become a hero." All Might declared.
"Dreams can become reality. By the way, I forgot to mention that this is the story of how I became the greatest hero." Midoriya narrated.
"Wait wait wait. Did he just say, 'the greatest hero'?!" Kaminari asked.
"Is this even true?" Ojiro asked.
"Looks true." Shoji answered.
"Yeah, and it had the sludge incident." Kirishima reminded them.
"Well I think Deku can do it!" Uraraka shouted.
"But, he still doesn't have his quirk." Todoroki mentioned.
"Looks like we're going to watch more!" Ashido said excitedly.
"This is the last one, I'm tired." Aizawa sighed.
"I wonder if Midoriya got his stuff back…" Aoyama rubbed his chin.
Chapter 5: Roaring Muscles
A spotlight flashed onto All Might as Midoriya narrated, "The number one hero, All Might."
"Why do they always start with recaps or things we already know." Kaminari muttered to himself.
"Well, maybe if you pay attention and shut up, you'll find out." Jiro glared.
"-received unwavering popularity based on his ability. Ever since he appeared, the once critically high rate of crimes committed by villains decreased year after year, and his existence itself became a deterrent."
"Why does he keep explaining if we do already know?" Tokoyami asked.
"Maybe it's just for a summary?" Yaoyorozu suggested.
"But why?" Todoroki questioned her answer.
"Hopefully we'll have all the answers to our unanswered questions if we, ya know, watch?" Jiro remarked.
"And that man said to me-" Midoriya narrated.
"You can become a hero." All Might declared, Midoriya crouched on the ground as his tears rolled down his cheeks, leaking onto the floor.
'Huh? Midoriya? No way!'
'You're quirkless! How can you even stand in the same ring as me?'
'You should probably give it up.'
'I'm sorry, Izuku!'
"I wanted someone to tell me that. And then, the person I most admired said those words to me. Can anything be more shocking than this?" Midoriya narrated.
"Hm, let me see, yes! Like how the hell you got a quirk?!" Kaminari exclaimed.
Jiro poked Sero, pointed at his elbow, whispering, "Ya think that'll shut him up?"
"-worthy to inherit my power." All Might declared.
Midoriya looked up at All Might before uttering, "Huh?"
Opening plays.
"Wait, hold on, did he just say, 'inherit my power'?" Jiro exclaimed.
"Look who's talking now." Kaminari whispered to himself.
"Is that how Midoriya got his quirk? From All Might?!" Mineta shrieked.
"Did you know this?" Yaoyorozu turned around to look at Aizawa.
"I-I had no idea." Aizawa said, wide eyed for once.
"No, this actually makes sense."
Uraraka paused the TV to look at Asui as she explained her reasoning.
"When Midoriya first arrived at U.A., he didn't have full control over his quirk, unlike the rest of us. It was like he had just received it. And, his quirk is like All Might's too, not to mention, they get along well and are closest."
"That does make a lot more sense…" Todoroki agreed.
"But how is that possible?! I get the genetics thing; when it's passed down from your parents, but All Might and Midoriya aren't that!" Sero exclaimed.
"The way they act says otherwise, but blood related, I agree." Kirishima nodded.
"The only way to find out is to watch, so let us continue!" Iida announced, Uraraka unpausing the TV screen.
"Inherit your power?" Midoriya mumbled.
"What's with that face? It's just a suggestion. The real show starts after this. Listen, young man." All Might took a step closer to Midoriya before he finished as blood came from his mouth, "You need to decide whether or not you will accept my power!"
'Wh-What is All Might saying…?' Midoriya blinked.
All Might wiped his mouth. "I'm talking about my power, young man."
Midoriya gasped as All Might began saying how people called his quirk a boost of strength, and how he always dodged the question, saying how the Symbol of Peace needed to be natural-born.
"But young man, I will tell you the truth." All Might raised his arm up before spreading them out, exclaiming, "My quirk was passed on to me like a sacred torch."
"It was passed on to you…?" Midoriya muttered.
"That's right. And next, it is your turn."
"W-Wait! Wait a minute!" Midoriya protested.
"Midoriya, he just asked if you wanted his quirk, and you said 'wait'?" Kaminari questioned.
"Shut up or I'll make Sero put tape over your face!" Jiro threatened, Kaminari going silent.
"-world's greatest mysteries. So much so that not a day goes by when I don't see someone talking about it online." Midoriya explained, before we started muttering to himself.
"That's almost exactly what it feels when he does that!" Uraraka chuckled.
As Midoriya continued muttering, All Might noting, "You always start with denial, huh? Nonsense!"
"Wh…?!" Midoriya broke out of his muttering.
"I may hide a lot of things, but I don't lie! The power to transfer power, that is the quirk I inherited!" All Might explained. Raising his hand up, a light started glowing in All Might's palm, stating, "I was crowned with 'One for All'!"
"'One for All'." Midoriya repeated.
"That's right." All Might confirmed. Closing in his eye to show a light, as it connects to multiple different colored lights while All Might explained One for All.
"It is the crystallization of power that spins together the voices of those who need help with a courageous heart."
"Why are you…" Midoriya responded, unsure, "Why are you giving me something so great?"
"I have been looking for a successor. And then, I thought it would be all right for you to inherit it." All Might answered, noting, "You are just a quirkless hero fanboy, but you were more heroic than anyone else back there!"
"Never mind!" All Might laughed, sighing, "Well, it's up to you, though. What'll you do?"
"Say yes Deku!" Uraraka whispered.
"He had to have said yes, who would turn down an opportunity like this?!" Mineta questioned.
"He's probably just processing what All Might's said." Sato told Mineta.
'-to encourage me, he even told me his secret… Is there...? Of course there isn't. There's no reason for me to turn him down!'' Midoriya thought, wiping his tears. Midoriya stood up to face All Might to declare, "I'll do it!"
"An immediate reply. That's what I thought you'd say!" All Might grinned.
"But it wasn't an easy task to receive his power." Midoriya narrated.
Title screen 'Episode 3: Roaring Muscles'
"Why do I feel like this is going to be a montage episode?" Sato muttered.
'Dagoba Municipal Beach Park'
"Oh, I've been there recently!" Hagakure exclaimed.
Midoriya struggled to drag a fridge while All Might sat on top of it, in his muscle form yelling, "Hey, hey, hey! This is such a comfy fridge to sit on!"
Midoriya slipped, and fell face first onto the sand.
"If you could move it even a little, it would be a little easier." All Might encouraged.
"That's a little mean, All Might." Yaoyorozu uttered.
"Well yeah, I mean you weigh 274 kilograms, right?" Midoriya sighed, picking himself up.
"No, I lost weight, so I'm only 255 kilograms now, in this form." All Might corrected him.
"Anyway, why am I dragging trash at the beach park?" Midoriya asked.
"It's cause, you know, you're not a proper vessel." All Might replied, taking pictures of Midoriya laying in the sand.
"Now that is mean." Ojiro teased, lightly bumping Yaoyorozu's arm.
"-is the opposite of what you said before!" Midoriya cried.
"I'm talking about your body." All Might still took pictures as he walked over to Midoriya, who looked up at All Might as he started explaining how his quirk worked.
"An unprepared body cannot inherit it fully." All Might finished, before adding, "The limbs will come off and your body will explode."
"Isn't this dangerous, then?" Shoji claimed.
"Does that mean Midoriya could've died?!" Kaminari shouted, his hands on his head.
Midoriya shook his head. "Then, I'm picking up trash in order to train my body?"
All Might gave a thumbs up, confirming, "Yes! But that's not all. After some research on the internet yesterday, I discovered that part of this beach park's coast has been like this for many years."
All Might punched the fridge Midoriya was just dragging, denting it.
"Yeah," Midoriya stated, explaining why all the trash was here.
"Wait, wait, wait! Don't tell me that Midoriya did…" Ashido started.
"He couldn't have! There's too much trash there, right?" Mineta murmured.
"You will restore the horizon for this whole section!" All Might finished, smashing the fridge in the process, declaring, "That is your first step toward becoming a hero!"
"Did he actually clean the entire beach?! By himself?!" Kaminari exclaimed.
"He might overwork himself!" Yaoyorozu muttered.
"That's crazy, but yet, so manly!" Kirishima cried.
"Young Midoriya, you want to go to U.A., right?" All Might asked.
"Yes." Midoriya replied softly before exclaiming, "Yes! Because it's where you went! So if I'm going to go, I thought it would definitely have to be U.A.."
"You're a go-getter fanboy!" All Might laughed.
"Hee, yeah he is." Iida chuckled.
"But I've told you this before. It's not something you can do without a quirk. It's sad, but that is what the reality is. And U.A.'s is the hardest hero course to get into. In other words..." All Might explained.
"In the ten months until U.A.'s entrance exam, I have to complete my vessel!" Midoriya finished.
"Don't tell me he cleaned all that; by himself, in under ten months!" Kirishima whispered to himself.
"I thought you were gonna say 'so manly'." Kaminari teased, raising his fist up.
"'Aim to Pass: American Dream Plan'!" All Might said holding papers, explaining what they were for.
Midoriya flipped through the papers, muttering to himself, "Even sleep time is included…"
"Frankly, this is a super hard schedule. Can you follow it?" All Might whispered into Midoriya's ear.
"Of course… I have to work many times harder than anyone else, or else I can't do it!" Midoriya declared determinedly.
"And so began my ten months of hell." Midoriya narrated.
"No wonder Midoriya works so hard." Iida widened his eyes a little.
"Is that why he kept breaking his bones?!" Sero exclaimed.
"This is going to be a montage episode." Sato confirmed.
Montages of Midoriya pushing and pulling trash from the beach as All Might encouraged him.
"Let's see…" Midoriya's teacher read out of a book as it showed his school, "with the appearance of superpowers, the Building Standards Act was revised-"
'This is tough…' Midoriya thought, zoning out, '...ten months of this, huh? It'll be hard if I don't finish by a week before the exam. Which means, there are 294 days left…'
Midoriya continued his own thinking of a plan before he started muttering to himself while the entire class looked at him, also getting the teachers' attention.
"Midoriya, hey!" the teacher bopped him on the head, breaking Midoriya out of his thinking process, realizing he said all of it out loud. While the class snickered, the teacher told Midoriya, "Did your encounter with the villain make you go crazy? It's presumptuous to think of getting into U.A. like that."
"Ha, you should see him now!" Kaminari exclaimed.
"Deku's muttering and plans is exactly what got him into U.A." Uraraka declared.
'Why was Midoriya making another plan…?' Yaoyorozu questioned.
The class whispered to each other about Midoriya while Bakugo didn't say a word.
More montages of Midoriya cleaning the beach, eating, working out and going to school.
"It looks like All Might's overworking him." Yaoyorozu commented, starting to be concerned for Midoriya.
"No, this is manly as hell!" Kirishima exclaimed, whispering to himself, "If I ever lose motivation, I'm going to think back to this moment."
Midoriya ran with a safe on his back while All Might rode on an electric scooter. Months of dizziness and nausea started to affect Midoriya until he fell to the ground. All Might stopped the scooter when he heard the thud before turning around to Midoriya.
"Hey, hey, what's wrong? There are only 3 months left! You won't make it! Wanna give up? Wanna take it easy and rest today?" All Might demanded.
"All Might, please! He is overworking himself." Yaoyorozu stated.
Midoriya tried picking himself up as All Might realized something.
"Overwork…? The 'Aim to Pass: American Dream Plan' was adjusted with your body and mind to make sure you'd make it in time for the entrance exam. You haven't been sticking to the plan, have you? Overdoing it will have the opposite effect! Don't you want to get in?"
"Midoriya was overworking himself…" Jiro whispered.
I have to work a lot more than other people, or I won't be able to catch up…" Midoriya muttered to All Might, trying to pick himself up.
"I can't help but admire Midoriya and his passion for this. This must have been tough for him, having to crunch ten months of workout in, just to hope he'll catch up in time." Iida said, before adding, "But overworking yourself to get to that dream is very healthy, Midoriya!"
'Saving people with a fearless smile. Like you…!'
'He's looking far into the future, huh?' All Might thought as he grew to his muscular form, picking up Midoriya. Shaking Midoriya around a little, All Might explained, "You go-getter fanboy! I like that! But if that's the case, then you really can't rush things now. But I understand your feelings. Leave it to this old guy to adjust your plan!"
"Maybe don't swing Deku around while saying that." Uraraka cringed.
All Might got out of his pickup truck as Midoriya narrated, "And then, it was 6 a.m. on the day of the entrance exam."
Screaming made All Might look up to see Midoriya standing shirtless on a large pile of trash.
"He did clean the entire beach!" Shoji observed while a few girls started blushing.
Midoriya continued screaming as All Might made his way to look at the beach.
"Hey, hey, hey…" All Might gaped before admiring, "He even cleaned outside of where I told him to! Seriously? There's not even a speck of dust left! Seriously?!"
Waves washed against the clean shore.
"He finished at the last minute! More than perfectly! Oh my, oh my…" All Might awed before turning into his muscular form, finishing, "...goodness!"
Midoriya teetered till he fell off the pile. All Might swooped in to catch him as
"Good work." All Might smiled.
Midoriya looked up at All Might and whispered, "All Might, I did it. I did it!"
"Yeah, you surprised me, you entertainer! Teenagers are amazing!" All Might put Midoriya down and pulled out his phone, adding, "Here, take a look."
"This is…" Midoriya muttered trying to process the image.
"It's you ten months ago. You did good. You really did!" All Might finished, looking at Midoriya's upper body to see his progress.
"So, that's why All Might took pictures. I thought he was just teasing him." Ojiro realized while some of the girls started blushed again, more intensely.
"-but you have certainly become a suitable vessel!" All Might congratulated Midoriya.
"I feel like I'm cheating." Midoriya mustered.
"Midoriya, this is not cheating in any way, I don't know why you thought of that." Aoyama sparkled.
"You did all this for me, I'm too blessed." Midoriya continued, starting to tear up.
'What're you saying after all this time, it's your hard work.' All Might laughed before instructing, "We'll have to fix those leaky eyes of yours. Now, it's time for the award ceremony, Izuku Midoriya!"
"Yes, sir!"
All Might plucked a piece of his hair off his head.
"This is something I was once told: 'Something that you receive because you're lucky and something that you are given because you are recognized are different in essence.' Take that to heart. This is power that you earned because of your own effort."
"Wait, why is he holding a piece of his hair?" Hagakure asked.
"We'll find out soon." Jiro answered.
"I took the reality that would be surprising even in comics in my hand…" Midoriya narrated as All Might handed the hair to Midoriya.
"Eat this." All Might grinned.
"Huh?" Midoriya questioned.
"UGH!" the class jumped in disgust.
"That's disgusting!" Ashido covered her mouth.
"Did Midoriya actually eat All Might's hair for this?!" Kaminari questioned.
"Gross!" Yaoyorozu stuck out her tongue.
"-too different from what I imagined!" Midoriya yelled.
"Now there's no time! You'll be late for the exam! Come, come, come!" All Might rushed.
"Midoriya, that's just- ugh, I can't believe Midoriya ate All Might's hair?!" Kirishima exclaimed.
"We know Midoriya's a die hard fan of All Might; I mean, his room for one, but I didn't think he'd eat All Might's hair!" Sero blurted out.
Students walked toward U.A. High School to prepare for the entrance exam. Midoriya ran up to the entrance, out of breath.
"I made it…" Midoriya gasped for air before he began walking to enter, thinking, 'In the end, I didn't have time to test out the power I received from All Might.'
Midoriya covered his mouth, whispering, "I swallowed the hair, but did I really receive his power…?"
"Outta my way, Deku!"
Midoriya turned around, seeing Bakugo walking toward him.
"Kacchan!" Midoriya exclaimed.
"Don't stand in front of me. I'll kill you." Bakugo spat.
"R-R-R-Right…! L-Let's do our best!" Midoriya stuttered as Bakugo walked past him.
"Hey, isn't that Bakugo? The one with the sludge villain?" a student whispered.
"Oh, he's the real thing!"
'Ever since that day, Kacchan didn't do anything to me.' Midoriya sighed.
"I suppose that's he's way of saying thanks…?" Ashido and Jiro questioned.
"-scared of him out of habit!" Midoriya shook his head, declaring, 'I'm different from before!' he looked at the building before him, 'Remember these past few months! Take the first step to be a hero!'
Midoriya began to walk toward the school again before he tripped over his feet, beginning to fall face first to the ground.
'This is it!' Midoriya vowed. Suddenly, Midoriya stopped falling midair and realized he was floating, a short brown haired girl next to him.
"Ochaco!" Asui and Hagakure beamed.
"Wow, you really saved his life that day." Kaminari noted.
Midoriya started freaking out when he noticed he was in midair. The girl put him back onto his feet before she put her fingers together.
"It's my quirk. Sorry for using it without asking first. But it'd be bad luck if you fell, right?" the brown-haired girl smiled, her pink cheeks adding to the smile. When Midoriya didn't answer her, the girl sighed, "Aren't you nervous?"
Midoriya stuttered with his words before she said, "Let's do our best. See ya!"
She waved goodbye to him before walking off to the building.
Midoriya stood there staring after her.
'I talked to a girl!' Midoriya beamed, sparkly words, 'Didn't actually talk' appearing.
"Wow, Midoriya's hopeless." Kaminari laughed along with Uraraka.
"You're one to talk." Jiro teased.
"Hey!" Kaminari exclaimed.
Students gathered in an auditorium, someone announcing, "For all you examinee listeners tuning in, welcome to my show today! Everybody say 'Hey'!"
The words, 'silence' appeared as no one spoke.
"It's Present Mic!" Mineta exclaimed.
"Maybe we should've been more enthusiastic." Ojiro questioned.
"No," Aizawa objected, grinning, "It's much better this way.
"What a refined response. Then I'll quickly present to you the rundown on the practical exam. Are you ready? Yeah!" He tried again, but everyone was still quiet.
"It's the Voice Hero, Present Mic! Wow! I listen to him every week on the radio. I'm so moved! All the teachers at U.A. are pro heroes!" Midoriya gushed.
"Shut up." Bakugo whispered next to him.
"Midoriya is just pure…" Asui whispered.
Present Mic started to explain how the entrance exam was going to go; talking about how they would need points to pass, and to obtain them by destroying robots.
"In other words, they won't let you work with your friends, huh?" Bakugo whispered to Midoriya as they looked at their exam cards.
"Y-You're right. Even though our examinee numbers are consecutive, we're assigned to different battle centers." Midoriya agreed, looking at his and Bakugo's card.
"Don't look. I'll kill you." Bakugo whispered, adding, "Damn, now I can't crush you."
"I think he would have crushed you, Bakugo." Uraraka exclaimed.
"But Midoriya didn't have control of his quirk yet." Ashido mentioned.
"Oh yeah, true." Uraraka realized.
"I was close to crashing him!" Kirishima smiled.
Present Mic continued to explain how they lose points if they showed unsportsmanlike attitude and attacked other contestants. A hand suddenly was raised in the crowd.
"May I ask a question?"
"Okay!" Present Mic announced, a spotlight landing on the student.
"On the printout, there are four types of villains. If that is a misprint, then U.A., the most prominent school in Japan, should be ashamed of this foolish mistake." a student wearing glasses corrected.
"Iida, look, it's you!" Uraraka exclaimed.
"Also, damn dude, you might've went a little overboard there…" Sero added.
"I was harsh that day, and I apologize." Iida replied as he bowed.
"In addition, you over there with the curly hair-" the glasses student pointed to Midoriya.
Midoriya pointed to himself as the student explained, "You've been muttering this whole time. It's distracting. If you're here for a pleasure trip, then you should leave immediately!"
"I'm sorry…" Midoriya covered his mouth while a few students chuckled.
"I must apologize to Midoriya tomorrow for my actions. I was nervous and didn't realize I had taken it out on him." Iida told himself.
"-Examinee Number 7111. Thanks for the great message." Present Mic explained how the last robot was just an obstacle and not worth any points, a side not saying to avoid it.
'Was it really, though…?' Iida and Uraraka questioned, Iida shaking his fist.
"Thank you very much. Please excuse my interruption." the student bowed before sitting back down, the spotlight turning off.
"That's all for me! Finally, I'll give you listeners a present-our school motto! The hero Napoleon Bonaparte once said: 'A true hero is someone who overcomes life's misfortunes. Go beyond. Plus Ultra! Now, everyone, good luck suffering!" Present Mic finished, the screen behind him also showing the words 'Plus Ultra'.
"Oh, you think we'll be able to see everyone else now that it's shown Uraraka and Iida!" Ashido asked excitedly.
"Depends which group they follow I guess." Kirishima answered.
"I was in Midoriya's group." Aoyama remarked.
'-time to give everything I got from my training with All Might these past ten months. I will become. The hero I always dreamed of being.' Midoriya thought, shaking as he and a large group of students stood outside the gate to take the exam. Midoriya slapped his face to stop his nerves.
Ending plays.
"That's how it ends?!" Ashido complained.
"We didn't even get to see the exam!" Aoyama exclaimed.
"Let alone us!" Hagakure agreed.
"Well we all know what happens after that. Midoriya gets into U.A. and so does Bakugo." Kirishima announced.
"But how did he do in the entrance exam?" Yaoyorozu and Todoroki asked, the class nodding in question.
"Oh, I forgot you guys got in through recommendations, and the rest of you didn't see it." Uraraka confessed.
"Well, you'll find out tomorrow." Aizawa said, going to the DVD player.
"Um… Aizawa Sensei, I do not think-" Yaoyorozu was about to comment before it was cut short when Aizawa turned off the player and TV.
"The player won't open, but it'll at least turn off. Now, go to sleep. I'll be talking to Midoriya and Bakugo in the morning, so they won't be in class until after first period. And I don't want you talking about this either. To anyone! I'm not sure what others will think and I certainly don't want others to panic, so this will stay between this class. Understood?" Aizawa explained, narrowing his eyes at them
"Yes, sir!"
"Good." Aizawa nodded.
The class got up from their seats, heading off to their dorms while Aizawa left the building.
'I'm going to have fun tomorrow…' Aizawa sighed.
Chapter 6: Consequences For Your Actions
They knew. They knew he was quirkless. They knew he got his quirk from All Might. They knew everything.
Midoriya was freaking out, close to having a heart attack.
He'd been in his dorm, thinking about how a movie was about him when he faintly heard his name shouted. He'd ran downstairs to find them all watching him being suffocated by the sludge villain. He'd unintentionally stayed to see more, and left when the second episode was about to end, finding out it was an anime instead.
Then, Aizawa Sensei wanted to talk to him and Kacchan. He knew it was about the anime. He never should've brought it in. He should've left it where it was.
Midoriya walked to Aizawa's office. He was shaking and on the verge of tears. But when he opened the door to Aizawa's office, he noticed Aizawa Sensei's eyes were calm and rational, but they weren't enough to calm his nerves.
"Sit down, Midoriya." Aizawa instructed.
Midoriya sat down as Aizawa started talking.
"Let me just cut to the chase: the class watched this anime; which consisted of you being bullied by Bakugo countless times, him telling you to 'dive off the roof', and All Might offering his quirk to you. Is all of this true?"
Midoriya was shaking as he nodded.
"Okay. Now that that's out of the way, let me just say that as your teacher, I should have been notified about these events, so that I can make a better learning environment for you. Because seeing as you got your quirk on the same day as the entrance exam and you couldn't control it, it's harder for me to do my job." Aizawa explained.
"It's not that I was trying to make it harder on you," Midoriya objected, looking up at Aizawa, "It's just, I didn't want people to think that I cheated into U.A. I wanted to catch up to everyone so that I wouldn't fall behind. That's why I pushed myself, and why I didn't want anyone to know!"
'I understood your motivations, Midoriya, and your need to be on the same level with everyone, and when we watched that episode of you striving to catch up, I had a better understanding.' Aizawa sighed before telling Midoriya, "I understand why you feel this way, but I still wish I was informed so that I didn't have to watch you break your bones every time you used your quirk. But I still have one more matter with you: about Bakugo."
The way Aizawa said 'Bakugo' ran shivers down Midoriya's spine. He still remembered the day Kacchan told him about if he wanted a quirk so bad, to jump off the roof.
"It's strictly prohibited to bully here, because of it not 'being like a hero' in anyway, and seeing how Bakugo told you to go kill yourself, that's not in anyway to act as a hero. I hate having to expel students when they have potential, but I guess I have no choice but to-" Aizawa explained the matter.
"Please don't expel him!" Midoriya exclaimed before Aizawa finished his sentence. Lowering his voice, Midoriya disagreed, "Please, don't expel Kacchan. He's done horrible things to me, I know, but that's in the past. He's changed. He's always wanted to be a hero, and I don't want his dream to end just because of something he did to me in the past. Please Aizawa Sensei, don't expel Kacchan."
Midoriya bowed at Aizawa, hoping his words changed his mind.
"If that's how you feel… then, I'll allow him to stay, but, that doesn't mean he'll go unpunished!" Aizawa sighed.
"Thank you, Aizawa Sensei!" Midoriya stood back up.
"You can go to class. I'm going to have a word with Bakugo now." Aizawa finished.
Midoriya froze. 'Class? Go?!'
He felt queasy, imagining going into class and everyone's reaction when they saw him, knowing he'd been quirkless before.
"Um, Aizawa Sensei… may I stay in for today?" Midoriya asked shyly.
"I suppose, since you just found out your entire class knows your top secrets, but you'll have to face them eventually." Aizawa advised.
"Thank you again." Midoriya left the room and headed for the dorms.
'Now, time for Bakugo. This oughta be fun.' Aizawa groaned.
Bakugo made his way to Aizawa's office. Even though he didn't want to watch the stupid movie, something made him stay. Sure, he had left the group, but he stuck to the shadows and watched, finding out that it was actually an anime, not a movie.
'Deku sure wouldn't like that…' Bakugo thought as he opened the door to Aizawa's office.
"Sit." Aizawa pointed, his eyes sharp.
Bakugo sat down, knowing what was coming. He'd remembered how Uraraka acted when she found out he'd told Deku to kill himself. He knew the nerd would never do it, but…
"I have many matters to speak with you about." Aizawa started, but Bakugo wasn't listening.
'Just get to the damn point.'
He knew why he was here, so why stretch it out?
"So, anyway," Aizawa continued, "Midoriya confirmed that everything that happened in the episodes we watched did happen, so tell me: Why would you enter a hero course to become one, when you certainly don't act like one?"
"Just get to the point, are you going to expel me or not?" Bakugo blurted out sharply. He just needed to know.
Aizawa paused before answering. "I hate expelling students if they have potential, but from the way you were acting towards Midoriya, it was not, in fact, how a hero should be acting. But, Midoriya had also asked you to stay."
'Deku…' That damn nerd was trying to save him again.
"Why? Why did he want me to stay?" Bakugo wanted to know why the nerd wanted him to stay instead of getting his revenge.
"He thought you deserved a second chance." Aizawa put it bluntly, before adding, "But that doesn't mean your going unpunished."
"Ah, I knew there had to be something more." Bakugo held back a smirk.
"You're not allowed to use your quirk anywhere around Midoriya and if I see or the class sees you using it, you're out. Also, if you two start another fight, and I find out you started it, you're out too. Got it?" Aizawa explained.
Bakugo nodded. 'I wonder if I make another snarky comment, I might lose my 'second chance'.'
"One more thing before I dismiss you. I'll be having a talk with your junior high teachers, and you'll be present as I talk to them about what I found out; not mentioning about the disc, of course." Aizawa finished.
"What?!" Bakugo bursted out, jumping from his chair.
"Would you rather be expelled?" Aizawa threatened.
Bakugo stood silent, giving Aizawa his answer.
"Then you may go to class now." Aizawa instructed.
Bakugo got up and left.
'Now, one more, and I can sleep.' Aizawa sighed, readying his sleeping bag.
"Do you think Deku's still talking to Aizawa Sensei?" Uraraka asked, worriedly.
She and Class 1-A were walking to their dormitory, the school day at an end.
"Maybe he didn't want to go to class 'cause we found out all his secrets." Asui suggested.
"I hope he's okay." Iida whispered.
The class started entering the dormitory before they stopped. Midoriya was standing there, in front of them.
"I-I know what you must be thinking… That I'm a quirkless freak who All Might took pity on and cheated his way into U.A. But I'm going to prove that I belong here and that-" Midoriya's sentence was cut short as Uraraka ran over and hugged him while the rest of the class gathered around.
"Deku…" Uraraka smiled, pulling away, "...you've already proven yourself to be here."
"Yes, you deserve to be here." Iida rested his hand on Midoriya's shoulder.
"And I can't believe you cleaned the entire beach! By yourself!" Hagakure gushed.
"That's so awesome." Sero agreed.
Midoriya tried to hold back his tears, but couldn't as they rolled down his cheeks.
"Looks like All Might never fixed that tear problem of yours." Asui teased.
"Oh, you have to watch it with us!" Kaminari jumped.
Uraraka sent him a glare until Midoriya stuttered, "I-I'll give it another shot."
Bakugo started walking away, Kirishima noticing.
"You okay, Bakugo?" Kirishima asked as he caught up.
"Fine."
Chapter 7: Start Line
All Might joined them in watching the anime. Because of the meeting Aizawa had with him, All Might asked if he could join them in watching and Aizawa didn't care. Midoriya was still kinda nervous, not knowing what else would be spilled. Bakugo still didn't want to watch, though. This time, they brought some sleeping bags and snacks to eat while they watched.
"So, we left off when the entrance exam was about to begin." Sero caught him up.
Iida turned the TV and player on, then handed Midoriya the remote.
"U.A. High School hero course." Midoriya narrated, overlooking U.A.
"It feels so weird to hear my voice narrating." Midoriya chuckled nervously.
"Yeah, but you do make a good narrator." Kaminari admitted.
"A training school for those whose goal is to acquire the necessary qualifications needed for pro heroes. Among similar courses across the country, theirs is the most popular and most competitive, and their acceptance rate is less than one in three hundred every year."
"Is it always explaining things we already know?" Midoriya questioned.
"Yes. It can be a little annoying." Tokoyami replied.
"But you make it sound interesting!" Uraraka added quickly.
"-refused a National Honor Award: The number one hero, All Might. The hero who resolved the most incidents in history: The Fiery Hero, Endeavor." Midoriya narrated, a fiery hero with a fire mustache and beard.
"Yo, Todoroki, it's your dad." Kaminari pointed out while Jiro smacked him.
"The winner of the Best Jeanist award 8 years in a row: Best Jeanist." Midoriya narrated, a man with blond smoothed hair and jean clothing up to his neck. At U.A., Midoriya and the group of students waited at the gate, Midoriya narrating, "Graduating from U.A. is a requirement for becoming a great hero. And so, I also tackled the U.A. entrance exam. I will take the first step toward my dream of becoming a hero!"
Opening plays.
"Oh my, it makes my fights look legendary!" All Might smiled.
"You're still a bodysuit who's all talk." Aizawa noted, a few chuckling.
"Come on, Aizawa Sensei…" Kirishima arched his neck to look at Aizawa before blurting out, "Hey Bakugo, you joining us?"
Bakugo jumped as Midoriya paused the TV, the class looking at him.
"Tch, as if I'm watching that damn thing about Deku. I'm getting a snack." Bakugo grumbled, beginning to walk to the kitchen.
"Oh, we left some-" Sero started.
"Oh, sorry Bakugo, but all the snacks are here. Looks like you'll have to stay and watch…" Kirishima smirked.
Bakugo stood where he was for a moment before grumbling as he made his way to sit next Kirishima. The class turned back around, Midoriya starting the TV back up.
"What is this? It's like a city! They have more than one of these on the school grounds?
U.A.'s amazing!" some students assembled at Battle Center B wondered as Midoriya was shaking. A reminder of the rules echoed in Midoriya's head.
"Why do these flashbacks keep happening?" Bakugo whispered.
"Mock battles, how can everyone be so confident?" Midoriya whispered to himself, looking at the other students in the group.
"Aoyama, Shoji, you're on TV!" Hagakure exclaimed.
"Ah! C'est vraiment moi! J'ai l'air tellement fabuleux!" Aoyama shrieked in french while Shoji just watched.
"Yeah yeah, we get it, you're on TV french guy, now can ya shut the hell up so we can watch?!" Bakugo barked.
"Y-You actually care?" Kirishima asked.
'They even have equipment to go with their quirks.' Midoriya noticed about a blond before seeing the brown-haired girl with pink cheeks from before, observing, 'Oh, it's the person I met at the school gates! The nice person!'
"Aw! Midoriya!" Ashido gushed.
"I-She-I-I didn't know her name back then!" Midoriya flustered.
"It's cute, you have to admit." Hagakure agreed, making Midoriya turn red.
'-gotta thank her for earlier.' Midoriya stiffly walked over to her before a hand rested on his shoulder. Midoriya glanced back to see the glasses wearing student, tensing up while he thought, 'He's here, too?'
"That girl appears to be trying to focus. What are you doing here? Are you taking the entrance exam to interfere with everyone else?" the glasses student demanded.
"I'm sorry I took my stress out on you Midoriya!" Iida apologized, bowing aggressively.
"I-It's alright Iida. I should've thought about concentrating myself."
"Shut up, Glasses!" Bakugo shrieked.
"He's like an alarm clock." Jiro whispered to Yaoyorozu.
"-about to trip in front of the school gates, right?" a student remarked.
"The one who winced after being called out."
"At the very least, we have one less rival to worry about, huh?"
"Damn, they had no confidence in you." Kaminari noted while Midoriya nodded.
'I feel like the others think they lucked out because I'm here…' Midoriya thought sadly.
"Okay, start!" Present Mic yelled out. The students stared up at him, Present Mic exclaiming, "What's wrong? There are no countdowns in real fights! Run, run! The die has been cast, you know!"
'Huh? Huh?' Midoriya looked at Present Mic before gaping as he saw the students running ahead, freaking out, 'What?! I-I'm behind already!'
Midoriya ran after them to catch up.
Title screen 'Episode 4: Start Line'
"Damn Deku, can't believe you fell behind this early." Bakugo smirked.
The students ran ahead while Midoriya tried to catch up.
'I'm behind. Calm down, calm down. It's fine. It's fine! I have All Might with me.' Midoriya calmed himself down as he thought back to the beach.
"All right! You swallowed the hair, right?" All Might asked when Midoriya finished swallowing, a pure look of disgust on his face.
"EW!" the class gagged while All Might chuckled to himself.
"You swallowed a hair to get All Might's quirk?!" Bakugo shouted.
"Wait, how do you know?!" Kirishima shouted back.
"I've known for a long time, Shitty hair!" Bakugo exclaimed.
"YOU WHAT?!"
Midoriya quickly paused the TV over the shouting.
"You knew?! Since when?" Kaminari gaped.
"That's not what's important!" Bakugo yelled.
"Oh hell yes it is!" Sero joined in.
"If you want to keep yelling at each other, then go outside! Other than that, sit down and quit yelling." Aizawa said, a hand on his scarf.
Midoriya hit the remote to start the TV back up.
"So even Bakugo knew before me." Aizawa whispered to All Might.
"I said I was sorry!" All Might whispered back.
"-you'll feel something in two or three hours." All Might instructed Midoriya when he said he didn't feel anything.
Midoriya sighed. "I'm so nervous. I need to hurry back, take a shower, and eat breakfast."
"You have become a proper vessel, but it was one that was made in a hurry. You didn't even get to take it for a test drive. Prepare yourself for the physical repercussions it'll have on your body." All Might explained.
"Huh?" Midoriya asked.
"I don't have time to explain in detail, so I'll just tell you this. When you use my quirk, One for All, squeeze your buttocks and yell this inside your heart, 'S-'"
A robot appeared in Midoriya's path, breaking him out of his thoughts, staring at the robot in shock.
'One point!' Midoriya noted.
"Target acquired. I'll kill you!" the robot said, rolling for Midoriya.
'It's coming! It's coming! It's coming! Why can't I move? Idiot, why?' Midoriya panicked.
A laser shot at the robot, a blond yelling out, "Thanks for distracting it!"
"Ma première ligne! " Aoyama shrieked.
"Merci! We made a good team. But I don't think we'll meet again. Adieu!" the blond waved as he ran for more points.
"Looks like you were wrong, Aoyama." Sato whispered.
"I'm glad I was wrong." Aoyama winked.
"6 minutes and 2 seconds left!" an announcement went off. Midoriya freaked out, looking for more robots.
'Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! Points. I need points fast!' Midoriya panicked, seeing all the destroyed robots.
"Damn, this must have been so stressful for you? How'd you even pass?" Sero asked Midoriya.
"Well, it actually-" Midoriya started.
"I wanna see what happened for myself." Asui cut Midoriya off.
"Oh, sorry Asu- T-Tsu!" Midoriya apologized.
Midoriya ran to where many robots had been demolished. Midoriya looked around, and he spotted the brown-haired girl.
'The nice person!' Midoriya thought.
She touched some battle robots before they started floating. She put her fingers together, yelling, "Release!"
They came crashing down while she caught her breath. "That's 28 points!"
'What? 28?' Midoriya widened his eyes.
The student with the glasses engine-kicked a robot, muttering, "45 points!"
"45?!" Midoriya muttered out loud.
Other students yelled out their points while destroying robots while Midoriya just stood there watching, panicking.
In a dark observation room, a large screen with many videos from the cameras with the students' performance while some teachers watched.
"In this practical exam, the examinees have not been informed about the number of villains or their locations. They have a limited amount of time in a vast area. They have to draw the villains out from there."
Watching a boy with six arms, the voice explained, "Information gathering ability to understand the situation before anyone else."
Watching the glasses wearing students. "Mobility that can be used in many different circumstances."
Watching the blond with a laser. "Discernment to be able to stay calm in any situation."
Watching Bakugo. "And pure combat ability."
"Hey, it's Shoji, Iida, Aoyama and Bakugo!" Kaminari pointed out.
"Bakugo, you're on TV." Kirishima elbowed him.
"I can see that, Kirishima!" Bakugo remarked, smirking as he thought, 'They got a badass shot of me.'
"Why does it make it look like Aoyama is staring straight into the camera?" Todoroki questioned.
A lid over a red button flipped up before someone pressed it. The ground in the fake city started shaking as buildings came crashing down, getting the students attention. A huge robot appeared in front of the students, crashing a building in its path.
"Do you not think that is a bit much?" Yaoyorozu asked Aizawa.
"Not at all. Like All Might said, it shows people's true nature." Aizawa replied.
"Those robots were nothing at the sports festival." Todoroki agreed.
Midoriya stared at the robot in horror. 'Isn't it a little too big?'
The robot punched at the ground, sending a dust cloud over the students before they ran away while Midoriya fell back.
"An overwhelming threat. How many people act after they've seen this shows their true nature." All Might wondered in the room.
'This isn't funny! I have to run away! I'll get points as I run… Shoot, shoot, shoot, I'm still at zero points!' Midoriya thought, scrambling away.
"Less than two minutes left!" Present Mic announced.
"Two minutes?!" Midoriya screamed. Remembering his training the past ten months, Midoriya winced, 'It'll be wasted. Everything All Might gave me… will be wasted!'
"Ow!"
Midoriya stopped crawling, looking back to see who it was, realizing it was the brown-haired pink cheeked girl who saved him from falling.
'It'd be bad luck if you fell, right?'
The robot rolled on, surely to crush her until Midoriya turned around, running towards the robot.
"There is absolutely no merit in taking on that faux villain. But that creates the opportunity… for it to shine brightly…" All Might started as Midoriya's legs started glowing. Midoriya jumped into the air as the girl looked up in surprise while All Might continued.
"...and rise to the surface."
Midoriya's hand started glowing as his sleeve ripped off. He jumped at the robot, yelling in his heart, 'Smash!'
Midoriya hit the robot in the head, making it topple to the ground.
"WOAH!"
"Man, that is so manly!"Kirishima beamed.
"Tch, all he did was punch it." Bakugo protested, getting some looks from others.
"He saved me from that robot!" Uraraka turned back.
All the students stared in amazement while the robot crashed down. All Might smirked, finishing, "That's right. It rises to the surface. The most important qualification of a hero. The spirit of self-sacrifice!"
"Jeez dude, look at your arm?!" Kaminari screamed.
"It's just dangling at this point!" Jiro winced.
"Yeah… I wasn't sure that I'd survive after breaking both my legs and arm." Midoriya sighed.
"BOTH LEGS?!"
"Jeez, you really are a problem child." Aizawa sighed.
"How'd you make it down without killing yourself?!" Ashido exclaimed.
"Well, U-" Midoriya pointed.
"No spoilers!" Kaminari whispered.
"Oh, right, sorry again." Midoriya whispered back.
'But it's different. This time.' Midoriya thought about All Might's quirk.
"One minute left!" Present Mic announced.
At the announcement, Midoriya began to fall back down.
'Wait, this is All Might's power. I'm able to jump this high now. Landing should be a piece of cake-cake-cake-cake…' Midoriya realized while his legs and arm shook in the air.
"Why didn't you warn Midoriya about his arms breaking?!" Kaminari asked All Might.
"I didn't predict what Young Midoriya woud do!" All Might defended himself.
'-become a proper vessel, but it was one that was made in a hurry.'
'Oh yeah! I'm such an idiot! A mere ten months was just barely enough time.' Midoriya gritted his teeth, an imagery of a glass barely cracking while Midoriya thought, 'I just barely hold this borrowed power. I was being conceited for a second! I've only been given the right to stand at the start line!'
"A fitting title." Tokoyami noted while Midoriya winced.
'Think! What to do? What to do? Detroit Smash! If I aim that move at the ground! Both my legs and my right arm are broken. I only have my left arm! And the timing, if I'm too early or too late, I'll die! Even if I succeed, I still don't have any points!' Midoriya planned.
"Midoriya, I think you should've been more worried about your life than points." Yaoyorozu proposed.
"And, your plan to land was to break your other arm?! You're crazy, man!" Kaminari exclaimed.
Midoriya continued falling to the ground, panicking, until the brown-haired girl slapped him across his cheek. He began to float, just barely hitting the ground.
"Release…" the girl gaped as the object she was floating on and Midoriya flopped on the ground. She sighed before putting her hands over her, then proceeding to throw up.
'I'm safe…" Midoriya relieved before looking up at the girl, sighing, 'No, she saved me… Is she all right? She looks uninjured, at least? I'm so glad, and thank you!'
Midroiya moved his one unharmed arm to move his body, mumbling to himself, " If I get one point..."
"Time's up!" Present Mic cheered, Midoriya gasping before he fainted.
"That was not a good day for you, was it Midoriya?" Ojiro commented.
"I knew I failed for sure." Midoriya shook his head.
"Then how the hell did you get in if you didn't even have a single point nerd? You studied your way in?" Bakugo remarked.
"What was with that guy?"
"Why was he acting all jumpy if he had a quirk like that?"
"Whoever he is, there's no doubt that he's a great guy."
Students whispered to each other about Midoriya's action, the glasses student staring at Midoriya and the pink-cheeked girl.
'They're missing the point. Didn't they see? He jumped out to save the girl. He was aware of the remaining time, his own safety, and the points he needed to pass, and even so, he did not hesitate at all!' the glasses students observed.
"I am very ashamed of my actions that day." Iida whispered, while Kaminari patted his back in comfort.
'If we had not been in an exam… of course I would have done the same!' the glasses students vowed to himself before realizing.
"Okay, good work." an old lady walked around, giving people gummies.
The blond from before pointed at the lady, explaining, "The mademoiselle is the backbone of U.A."
The old lady made her way to Midoriya.
"Oh dear, you were hurt this much by your own quirk?" she said out loud, before thinking, 'It's as if his body is not used to his quirk yet.'
She bent down to him, and gave him a kiss, healing him up mostly.
Midoriya winced, closing his eyes while Bakugo chuckled.
The blond explained how the old lady's; Recovery Girl, quirk worked while Midoriya's body began to heal.
"Are there any more injured?" Recovery Girl asked to the students.
'I see! If this exam is set up like that… Then he's…' the glasses student stared at Midoriya.
"Don't tell me this is the end of the episode?" Jiro complained as the screen went black before showing Midoriya's home.
'One week later'
"Izuku? Izuku? Izuku?" his mother asked, Midoriya staring at his fish blankly before getting out of his trance. His mother was wide eyed, quesioting, "Hey, are you all right? Why are you smiling at the fish?"
"Oh, sorry! I'm fine!" Midoriya reassured her, beginning to eat his dinner.
"From self-scoring, I know that I just barely passed the written exam. But that was cancelled out by the big fat zero in the practical exam." Midoriya narrated while Midoriya sat on the couch after dinner.
"Then how'd you get in?" Kaminari whispered.
"If you watch, you'll find out dumbass!" Jiro whispered back.
'-I hadn't been able to contact All Might.' Midoriya sighed.
"The results should arrive today or tomorrow, right?" his mother tried to comfort him.
"Yeah…" Midoriya murmured.
"Jeez, I think it's amazing that you even applied to U.A.!" his mother smiled nervously.
"Yeah…" Midoriya whispered.
'I didn't even tell my mother about what had happened with All Might.' Midoirya remarked.
"You didn't even tell your own mother?!" Iida exclaimed.
"I couldn't! I had to keep it from her for All Might's sake." Midoriya jumped.
"There was no way I could tell anyone, not even my family." Midoriya narrated.
'All Might! After you saw potential in me, I'm sorry I didn't live up to it! But I did what I thought was right.' Midoriya sighed, picking up his dumbbell.
"And that, Young Midoriya, is why you got into U.A." All Might confirmed.
"You act as if Midoriya's your child." Todoroki narrowed his eyes.
"I'm just proud of him, that's all." All Might defended himself before adding, "And I'm proud of all of you, too."
The door slammed open, Midoriya's mother spasming, "Izu-Izu-Izu! Izuku! It's here! It came! It's here!"
She held an envelope with 'U.A.' on it. Taking the envelope, Midoriya went to his room, his mother pacing outside. Midoriya stared at the envelope before he ripped it open.
"Pst! Midoriya! I don't think that's how you open an envelope!" Kaminari whispered to him, Midoriya putting a hand on his head, embarrassed.
"He was probably stressed out!" Uraraka whispered back, glaring at Kaminari.
"All Might?!" Midoriya freaked out as projected All Might spoke to him from a disc in the enevlope. Looking around his room, Midoriya questioned, "Wait, this is from U.A., right? What?"
"I had to do some paperwork that took some time, so I couldn't contact you. Actually, I came to this town to work at U.A." All Might apologized.
"All Might is working at U.A.?" Midoriya gasped, then stiffened to see if he made it in.
"Even if you passed the written exam, you got zero points on the practical exam. Of course, that means you didn't pass." All Might said bluntly.
Midoriya hung his head, biting his lip as he thought, 'I knew that, but it's so frustrating…'
"If that was all there was to it."
Midoriya looked up.
"I am an entertainer, as well! First, take a look at this video!" All Might announced. Pressing a remote, a second video showed, the brown-haired girl who saved him appearing.
"Is that how you found out…?" Uraraka asked Midoriya.
"Yeah, it is!" Midoriya replied.
Midoriya gasped. 'The nice person?'
"She came to negotiate directly in person after the exam! Negotiate what? Keep watching
to find out!" All Might smiled when he paused the video.
"Why were you like that to Midoriya?" Asui asked All Might.
"I thought it would help relieve the stress." All Might answered.
"It made me even more stressed!" Midoriya objected.
"Nah, it's funny." Bakugo chuckled.
"But can we just agree that Midoriya's first nickname for Uraraka is the nicest?" Hagakure teased, Ashido nodding in agreement.
"Do you know who I'm talking about? Um, kind of plain-looking…" the pink-cheeked girl asked Present Mic, describing someone with freckles and curly hair.
'It's me!' Midoriya realized.
"Is it possible for me to give him some of my points? I heard him say, 'If I can just get one point,' so I thought maybe he was still at zero points." she asked.
'What the hell can you do?'
A few turned to look at Bakugo until he dissed them off.
"At least the points he lost because of me." she continued.
'There was absolutely no reason for you to put yourself in danger!'
"He saved me! Please! Please! Please!" she begged, Midoriya staring at the video in awe while All Might paused the video.
"In addition to now having a quirk, your actions spurred others to act. The entrance exam the other day was not graded only on villain points!" All Might told Midoriya before starting it up again.
"Even if you ask to, you cannot give him your points. Anyway, there's no reason to give him any, female listener!" Present Mic patted the girl's head.
"How can a hero course reject people who save others and do the right thing? Call that lip service? Bring it on! This is the job that requires risking one's life to put that lip service into practice! Rescue points! And they're given by a panel of judges. It's the other bosic ability we at U.A. look at! Izuku Midoriya, 60 points! And Ochaco Uraraka, 45 points! You both pass." All Might explained.
Midoriya was on the verge of crying, muttering, "This is too crazy…"
"Come, young Midoriya. This is your hero academia!" All Might held his hand out.
"Yes, sir!" Midoriya uttered through his tears to the project All Might.
"So there was something else to the exam!" Iida blurted out.
"Rescue points…" Shoji mumbled.
"And it looked like Midoriya and Uraraka got the most." Jiro observed.
"I couldn't believe it myself." Midoriya breathed, adding, "Oh, Uraraka."
Uraraka turned to look at Midoriya, who smiled as he said, "Thank you."
"No, I should be thanking you for saving me." Uraraka shook her hands.
"-my dream high school life is about to begin!" Midoriya narrated.
Ending plays.
"So that is how you two got in." Tokoyami whispered.
"Rescue points!" Kirishima cheered.
"Well, the next episode is gonna start soon, you still wanna watch Midoriya?" Ashido asked him.
"Yeah, I'm fine now." Midoriya answered.
"Everyone shut up, look at the TV!" Jiro shouted, as everyone looked at the TV.
Midoriya's mom continued pacing outside his room. When Midoriya opened the door, his mom stopped pacing as he looked at her. Midoriya looked up at her before he smiled brightly, making her sigh before she cried, "Izuku!"
"AW!" some of the girls exclaimed.
"Your mother must have been worried." Todoroki commented.
"She looked like she was having a heart attack." Midoriya nodded.
"Also, that was new." Sato rubbed his chin.
"What, it wasn't like this before?" Midoriya asked
"No, it was the ending, then to the next episode." Tokoyami explained.
"Speaking of which, onto the next episode?" Kaminari asked.
Midoriya nodded. "Onto the next episode!"