"You're so lucky, Kacchan," young Midoriya praised. "Your quirk's so cool!" He smiled as he followed his friend. "I hope I get mine soon, too." Bakugou turned his head towards Midoriya, grinning as he clenched the flagpole in his hand. "Whatever Deku. No matter what quirk you get, you'll never beat me."

An older Bakugou's eyes twitched, teeth gritted. 'He's just a little bug!'

Midoriya was shown on the screen, racing forwards with a determined gaze. Until a little while ago, Bakugou ran towards Midoriya, eyes narrowed, a little bug I could crush if I wanted to! Midoriya charged his fist, tears threatening to drip from his eyes.

The wind pressure tore his sleeve as he pushed forward. Bakugou held his hand out, explosions bursting from his palm. His features showed nothing but rage.

" WHERE'S THAT FLASHY POWER OF YOURS NOW?! DAAANG IIIT!" he grinned angrily "YOU WERE TRICKING ME FOR YEARS BY ACTING WEAK! NOW YOU'VE BEEN LAUGHING BEHIND MY BACK, HUH?!" Bakugou gritted his teeth, the two incredibly close. "Now let's see how your flashy quirk compares to mine! His palm steamed, Quirk or no, you'll never beat me, Deku!"

Bakugou propelled his arm forwards, unleashing a blast at Midoriya. However, his competitor changed the direction of his fist last second, rocketing it towards the ceiling. The wind pressure rapidly grew, ceiling cracking before crumbling under the pressure

Bakugou's eyes widened, a slight gasp escaping him as the damage travelled up the side of the building, shattering the windows on every floor.

Iida stepped forwards, staring panicked at the huge hole that was now in the floor. As the wind travelled upwards, his voice cracked "What's happening?!"

"get him Uraraka!" Dolly smirked

Uraraka smiled, grabbing a pillar with her quirk. "Improvised special move...!" She swung the pillar like a bat, sending hundreds of pieces of rock and rubble flying towards Iida. "The Comet Home Ruuun!"

Iida's eyes widened, arm instinctively going to shield his face. Rocks were hurled towards him, his voice panicked. "In the name of villainy... Stop this!!"

While Iida was distracted with trying not to die, Uraraka jumped towards the fake bomb, before Shirai stoped her, dolly tacked her and gave uraraka time to releasing as she hovered over it. She hugged the bomb, letting out a sigh of relief. "I got it!"

Iida stared, surprised, only able to make a "Guh!" sound.

Bakugou stared up through the tunnel that travelled up through the floors, twitching as the sunlight poured from the sky.

He gritted his teeth, jerking his head to face Midoriya. "So this was... your big plan," he said.

Midoriya's voice was shaky, causing Bakugou to become slightly surprised. "I wasn't... going to use it..." His body was enveloped in smoke, pressed against the concrete floor as his breath rattled. "...Because I can't control it. My body... the backlash of my power yet..." Bakugou stared with anger and confusion swirling in his features. "...Mr. Aizawa said I'd be useless..."

.Midoriya's eyes were wide and his arm was scorched, steam coming from the burn. His other was raised in the air, severely damaged from his quirk. Slowly, he dropped his arm, finishing. "...But this was all... that I... could think of..."

Bakugou's eyes widened, a small gasp escaping his lips "This... was the only way... I had any chance at winning..." As Midoriya spoke, Bakugou's face twisted into a mixture of emotions, including hatred, surprise, and confusion.

Bakugou stood dumbfounded as Midoriya's words echoed in his mind. "Someone I looked up to told me...," he thought of his and Midoriya's past experiences, "That I can become a hero." Midoriya fell to the ground, dust rising around him. "That's why I applied." The camera panned up Bakugou's face, revealing his shocked expression. "Like it or not... You can't stop me!"

the building looked completely wrecked, holes riddling the walls and windows shattered as All Might's voice came over the speakers. "Your indoor combat training is over."

Iida's attention was caught as Uraraka tiredly slid down the fake bomb, clearly drained, dolly feeling the same collapsed on the ground with her back pressed against the other girls

He waved his arms frantically, eyes wide. "Are you okay?!"

" sissy?!" Shirai exclaimed wide eyed after recovering

Dust circled around Midoriya as All Might shouted.

"The hero team... WIIIIINS!" The class stood in the observation room, terrified and shocked expressions on their faces as they stared at the many screens. "What a weird way for this to end...," Kaminari said, breaking the silence. Iida was on screen with his mask off, easing Uraraka as she held her hand over her mouth in an attempt not to puke.

And shirai looking dolly over, since during they're fight she had no choice but to hit her, very hard

"The losers are practically untouched..." Bakugou was shown to be standing, staring surprised at Midoriya's beaten body. "And the winners are both on the ground."

Tokoyami lowered his head, eyes closed. "How does the old saying go? They may have lost the battle, but they won the war."

Tsuyu dropped her hand from her chin. "This class is intense."

The scene changed and the screen panned upwards, showing an unconscious Midoriya on a stretcher, being carried away from the building by two robots as All Might watched.

"To the nurse's office," one robot said in a deeper voice, All Might bending down to check on the bow as they moved past. "I know!" the other robot said, more chipper

All Might straightened himself, turning towards Bakugou. The young blonde's hand shook as he stared at it. 'My attacks...' he thought to himself, remembering his and Midoriya's battle, '...Deku predicted them. He thought of midoriya burnt arm as he gritted his teeth. 'He made me look like an idiot... And somehow managed to win the exercise.'

Bakugou's body trembled and he clenched his fist, Midoriya's voice invading his mind.

'You've always been stronger, Kacchan! Can't you see?! That's why I want to beat you!'

Bakugou began breathing heavily.

'Because you're so amazing!' Bakugou continued heaving, anger and terror present on his face. 'Does that mean if we really fought... If he didn't hold back at all...' His breaths became quicker with each thought. 'Deku... Would beat me with his quirk?!'

Suddenly, Bakugou's head rose and his panting ceased as All Might's hand was placed on his shoulder. "Young Bakugou," he said, slightly bent down, "Cool your jets. Let's go review your work." Bakugou's eyes shook as he stared forwards, mouth agape. "Whether you win or lose, you can always take something away from an experience like this. As long as you're open to learn."

Back in the room

On screen, there was now a large screen that broadcasted the simple message of "Person-To-Person Combat Training: Battle 1 Review," as well as the winning 'A' team and losing 'D' team. "Well, despite the results," All Might spoke, "The MVP's of this exercise is Young Iida, Shirai and yagi...!" The class gasped, and while Bakugou's eyes were darkened and Uraraka was feeling sick, Shirai, dolly and Iida's heads snapped upwards.

They're face showed clear surprise as sputtering out, "H-huh?!"

Tsuyu raised her finger slightly, turning towards All Might. "Shouldn't it be another one of the heroes instead since they're the winners?" All Might bent his back down a bit. "Hmmm! Valid question!" He raised his hand, index finger pointed upwards. "Why didn't I choose one of those two?" All might quickly changed positions, straightening himself and rocketing his hand into the air as his cape swished behind him. "Who has a guess?!"

Yaoyorozu, eyes closed and face serious, raised her hand. "Sir! I can tell you why." Without waiting for him to answer, she continued, hand still raised and causing the other students to glance over. "Iida and shirai embraced this challenge. They were the only one who truly adapted to they're assigned role. I'll explain."  All Might was shown before the screen began to zoom into Bakugou's face, showing his darkened eyes and slightly bowed head.

"Bakugou's judgement was clouded by a personal grudge against Midoriya." Imagery from the fight was shown, with Bakugou grinning wildly as he pulled the clip from his glove. As she spoke, the explosion lit off and traveled through the building. "As you pointed out earlier, launching a large-scale attack indoors was a foolish move. It could've been disastrous."

"Similarly," she continued, Midoriya's impromptu air-tunnel attack being shown, "Midoriya's plan was also poorly thought out." His body was shown on the stretcher, body riddled with bruises and costume ripped in several places. "Considering the amount of damage he received. He rendered himself helpless - not smart." 

Uraraka was shown, expression nervous as she fidgeted with her hands, making a nervous sound to match her face. "As for Uraraka, she let her guard down mid-battle." Her outburst of laughter was shown, and then her sudden baseball-esque rock shower attack. "And her final attack was far too reckless given the hypothetical stakes." 

The camera showed Yaoyorozu as the students behind stared at her. "If she'd treated the fake weapon as though it were real, she never would've risked using such an imprecise move." 

" yagi let her guard down the same way, but she made up for that when taking down Shirai and defending her partner at the last moment"

Said girl just looked away slightly blushing

Momo raised her head, looking at Iida, who was practically shaking with a surprised expression. "And Iida and shirai were fully prepared for his opponents' arrival. They had a strategy and never lost sight of the mission to protect the dummy weapon. Even if they were foiled in the end."  As she spoke, Iida became more antsy before finally smiling and blushing as he looked upwards, hand placed on his chest with a bright background behind him.

He made a strange noise of happiness, clenching his hand, while Shirai looks at him weirdly

"Technically, the hero team won, yes. But they took advantage of the fact that this was training." She lowered her head slightly, closing her eyes once again. "They didn't respect the spirit of the trial," she finished

The room was silent for a moment, with All Might making a surprised and awkward noise while he shook, a sweat drop on his cheek. 'This girl really has a good eye on her...'

The camera panned upwards, showing Yaoyorozu. "One should always start with the basics and devote themselves wholeheartedly to learning," she said, the full message of which was written on a poster behind her, a large bird placed in the middle. Her hands were on her hips, and expression relatively serious. "That's the only way to become a top hero."

Present Mic voiced over the image. "Momo Yaoyorozu!" The students behind her stared at her, expressions shocked, but she didn't seem fazed. "One of the four students admitted to the hero course based on recommendations."

"Now then!" All Might said, raising his finger as he stood in front of the 'VILLAIN' and 'HERO' boxes once again. "Time to blow this joint! Let's move onto the next match...! Think about everything we saw and discuss as you tackle this training for yourself."  The camera panned over Bakugou's face, his eyes overshadowed and without much emotion. Opposing this was the loud, "Yes sir!" from the rest of the class. 

'Battle Building B.' "Match Two!" All Might introduced. On the sidewalk stood Todoroki and Shoji. "Team B will be our heroes. And Team I," he said, showing Ojiro stretching in front of the fake bomb with Hagakure out of the frame, "Will be the villains." 

"Hey!" Hagakure said, glove coming into view. "Ojiro."  Ojiro turned towards her, pausing his stretches. "Huh?"  Hagakure blew outwards, slipping off her gloves. "Let's get serious. I'm gonna take off all my clothes and totally disappear!" 

"Yeah, cool," Ojiro nodded, smiling nervously. He turned towards the side, scratching his jaw. 'Hagakure's using her quirk to our advantage. But it's kind of weird to know there's a naked girl standing beside me... What exactly am I supposed to do here?'

  "Uh...," Hagakure said embarrassedly, "Just don't look, okay?"  Ojiro turned towards her floating gloves and shoes. "...What's the difference?" 

"Look alive, kids!" All Might yelled dramatically, pen and clipboard in hand as his cape flew behind him, complemented by an equally over dramatic action background. "Show us the embodiment of good! ...Or evil. Let's go!" 

The buzzer sounded, signalling that the time had started.  Immediately, Shoji jumped into action, using his limbs to create ears to listen for the villain team

.  "Mezo Shoji!" Present Mic introduced him, "Quirk: Dupli-Arms! He can replicate body parts on the tips of his tentacles. Well that's super straaange." 

Shoji continued using his dupli-arms to search for the enemy team as Todoroki walked up behind him. Once finished, he transformed an ear into a mouth, beginning to speak, Todoroki stopping to listen. "One's in the hall on the north side of the fourth floor. And I think the other's on the same level somewhere. Both are barefoot." Another mouth came down, continuing. "I bet the invisible one plans to sneak up and surprise us."

Todoroki began walking forwards once again. "For your own safety, go outside." Shoji turned towards him, confused. He then looked forwards, letting out a slight sigh.  "I'm sure our opponents intend to fight a defensive battle," Todoroki said, raising his hand as frost sparked from his palm.

He then placed his hand against the wall, with the ice branching outwards from both his fingertips and his foot. "But we've already won," he said, the frost speeding up and traveling through the halls at incredible speed.

Once Shoji stepped outside and looked behind him, the entire building was enveloped in ice. As he stared, he let out a slight gasp.  "Ow, ow, ow!" Hagakure exclaimed painfully, only her footprints visible in the ice. "My feet are stuck!" 

Ojiro let out a slightly panicked and annoyed breath, attempting to move but to no avail. "This quirk is insane..."  He raised his head as the sound of ice crunching and shattering came near, and he readied his fists.

After a few moments, Todoroki walked in, eye glowing red. He walked forwards and Ojiro's tail went up defensively, hands raised.  "Pry yourself up if you want," Todoroki said, smiling smugly as frosty breath escaped his lips. "But it might be hard to fight me with no skin on the bottom of your feet." 

  Ojiro gritted his teeth as Todoroki walked past. 

In the room

All Might shivered, wrapping his arms around himself as he commented. "He i-incompacitated them without compromising the weapon or his teammates," he said, students shivering behind him in a group. "T-take close notes of his technique, students." 

"Woah..., he's so strong," Kirishima said, with several other nods of approval going around the room. However, Bakugou simply stared, expression terrified and pained. 

Todoroki easily placed his hand against the weapon, prompting All Might's message. "The hero team... Wiiiins!"  Ojiro glanced down, clenching his fist in disappointment. 

Todoroki then began releasing heat from his hands, causing steam to rise from the ice.  Ojiro looked around, surprised, as it melted. Turning, he looked at Todoroki, a surprised expression on his face. "Heat too...?" 

"Ow, ow, ow, ow!" Hagakure said, jumping up and down in the leftover water.  Todoroki kept his hand on the bomb, back towards Ojiro. "It's not your fault." He turned, expression unchanged. "We're just playing on different levels."

Present Mic's narration beginning.  "Shoto Todoroki," he emphasized, "Another of the four of the hero course admitted based on recommendations. Quirk," he continued as Todoroki walked out of the building towards a surprised Shoji, "Half cold, half hot. He freezes with his right side and burns up the charts with his left!"

Shoji turned his head towards Todoroki, yet the boy continued walking.

"The range of his abilities is unknown."

"Uh - holy (hecc)!" Sato exclaimed nervously.  Kaminari pulled back, a nervous expression on his face. "That guy's kind of intimidating."

"He got in on a recommendation so he must be good," Tsuyu commented, with others in the background shifting with surprised and worried expressions on their faces. 

"Moving on!" All Might said as the camera turned towards Bakugo, "Time to gather 'round for a review of the second match!" Bakugo's mouth twitched, eyes overshadowed. "After that, we'll jet on over to our next battle!"

  "Yes sir!" the class replied in unison. Bakugo, however, bit his lip and clenched his teeth, letting out a sound of frustration as he lowered his head.

From there, the rounds were shown quickly, starting at Battle Building C. First, Sero, with a grin, covered the area around the bomb in tape for protection, while Kirishima smiled as he hardened his hands and fingers. 

Tokoyami then walked through a darkened hallway, releasing Dark Shadow as Tsuyu crawled up the wall. 

In a different match, Yaoyorozu barricaded the door that led to the bomb with large beams made of metal, with Mineta giving a creepy thumbs up and blush as she worked. 

Yaoyorozu, noticing the perv, turned, hands on her hips.  "Uhhh!" Mineta let out, scared by her darkened eyes.

On the bottom floor, Jiro plugged her earphone jack into the wall, closing her eyes as she listened in.

After a moment, she turned towards Kaminari, pointing up at the ceiling and causing the electric-quirk user to look up. Grinning, Kaminari then stepped forwards, sparks shooting from his hands before the next match was shown. 

Sato pressed his gloved hands against his face before letting out some sort of battle cry and posing for battle in front of the bomb, a terrified Koda standing behind him. 

As for the hero team, Aoyama gracefully walked through the ground floor, sparkling with his hands turned upwards and arms to his sides. 

Then, unfortunately for him, Mina came sliding through with her acid, leaping into the air with a grin on her face. "Surf's up!" she cheerfully exclaimed. 

Due to her movement, two drops of acid flew into the air, landing on Aoyama's cape before quickly dissolving the fabric. The boy made a surprised sound and became disheartened as the girl giggled. 

After an internal yelp from Aoyama, Mina turned around, noticing what she had done. "Oops!" she laughed nervously, clapping her hands together "My bad!" 

Inside the observation room, the students watched on, as well as All Might who grinned as he faced the screen.     

Time skip

Eventually, the students lined up outside as a whistle was blown.      "That's a wrap!" All Might shouted, bending forwards slightly with his hand placed to the side of his face. The man then straightened himself, putting his hands on his hips as he faced the group of students. "Super work! You really stepped up to the plate - and we didn't have any major injuries except for Midoriya. You should be proud!" He stuck his thumb up before the crowd. "Excellent first day of training all around!"

After All Might put his arm back down, Tsuyu raised her hand and began speaking. "It's nice to hear some encouraging words after our homeroom class." An image of Aizawa running his fingers through his hair with a creepy smile appeared on screen.

Tsuyu scratched her head awkwardly, the entire class nodding their heads somewhat solemnly. "Mr. Aizawa was kind of a buzzkill." 

All Might, without warning, grinned and shot his hands to the side as his cape flew behind him. "I'm happy to bring such staggering positivity to my alma mater!" As the U.A. logo in the background faded, All Might posed before raising his hand. "That's all for now, folks! I should go and check on Young Midoriya's progress! Now, watch how a pro exits!" The man put himself in a running position, dust trailing behind him as he sped off. "Like he's got somewhere to be!" he yelled, voice becoming quieter the further he got down the tunnel.     

The students stared in awe at the man's speed and powerful wind that trailed him, letting out a collective gasp. "Okay you guys," Kaminari grinned, squatting down slightly, "That is a hero!"   

  "Aw," Ojiro said somewhat disappointedly, "I'll never be able to run that fast..." 

Mineta put his hand over his mouth. "Super awesome...!" 

As All Might's steps sounded through the tunnel, the man looked back, noticing Bakugou who was standing still, head slightly bowed and eyes overshadowed. 'Young Bakugou really is overflowing with pride...'Bakugou was singled out from the crowd, his image glowing as the rest of the glass greyed. 'His ego may be justified, but a school like U.A. is bound to shatter it. '

All Might turned forwards, eyebrows slightly pointed downwards even with a smile on his face. 'As his teacher, it's my sworn duty to council him well.' He put his fist in front of his mouth and steam began to drift off from his body, his face and inner voice becoming strained. "But it'll have to wait..." He coughed, seeing the Staff Only exit

As soon as the door opened before him, he slammed his hand down on the button and entered, the door quickly closing behind him. He began panting, face twisted. 'I can't hold this form any longer...!' All Might erupted into a cloud of smoke behind the closed door, coughing as it dissipated. After the smoke was gone, a skeletal version of the man stood in the hero's place, clothes unfit for his body.   

All Might's face as he panted, sweat dripping down his forehead. 'I barely have enough time to teach a class...' He coughed,

outside the nurse's office

Recovery Girl's voice could be heard from inside.  

"The second day of school and he's already a regular patient!" she said annoyedly.     

All Might, still in his skinny form, stood inside the office, finger on his chin as he coughed.      Recovery Girl was turned around in her chair, looking angrily at the man while Midoriya laid in a nearby bed, curtain drawn so he was visible. "Why didn't you stop him, All Might?!"      "You're right, Recovery Girl," All Might nodded. "I'm sorry." 

    "Well it's no good apologizing to me!" she scolded before turning her chair slightly towards Midoriya. "He's too exhausted from his classes for my quirk!"

unconscious body, his arm in a cast across his chest while the other had an IV inserted. "I can't treat all his injuries at once. I did some first aid, but after the IV is finished, we'll have to wait for his body to heal overnight."  

Recovery Girl's eyebrows were pointed down, voice and expression still somewhat angry. As she turned around towards her computer, she continued scolding All Might. "Come on, All Might. I know you passed your powers onto this boy, but you can't spoil him!" All Might placed his hand on his cheek, looking slightly downwards. "I am trying not to play favorites. I wanted to consider his feelings, though." He continued moving his hand up and down, still avoiding eye contact. "He needed to see that he was capable of winning the exercise."     

Without much of a pause, he continued. "Oh yeah - also..." He raised his head, voice becoming more annoyed as he put his finger in front of his mouth. "Could you please not talk so loudly about One For All when anybody around you could hear?!"

Recovery Girl turned around in her chair, facing the computer as she put her head up. "Yeah, yeah, I know," she said with a bit of sass, "Mr. 'Natural Born Hero.' Mr. 'Symbol of Peace!'"

All Might sighed, straightening himself and placing his hand over his chest. "Several people know about my injury and this weak form, like the U.A. faculty and a certain group of pro heroes for example. However," he continued, a galaxy-like background appearing behind him, "Only a select few people know about One For All. That's you, the principal, dolly, and a close friend of mine," he said, each person appearing in the background as he said their name. "Young Midoriya too, of course, but no one else knows the truth about my powers."    

Recovery Girl sat in her chair silently for a moment before speaking, voice holding a touch of sadness. "You're the Number One Hero in the world, All Might. Does it really matter if you were born with your quirk or not? Do you have to be the symbol of peace? Is it that important?"

All Might looked straight forwards even though Recovery Girl was facing the opposite direction. "If they knew I wasn't, the temptation of this power could corrupt our society." He glanced down at his open hand. "This quirk... Those who wield it are responsible for mankind's safety."     

Recovery Girl let out a sigh, and her expression softened as a small smile appeared on her face. She then tightened her features a bit, giving advice to All Might. "Well, if that's the case," she said, Midoriya's body being shown once again, "It's even more important for you to be a good guide."   

  "You're right..." All Might agreed after a moment.   

As Midoriya's slept, the memory of him receiving One For All played.

     "Young Man," All Might had said, "You too can become a hero."    The scene then changed to when All Might held the power of One For All in his palm, a glowing mass of rainbows emanating throughout the screen. "Listen well, Young Man! This is your choice."      Midoriya looked on with sparkling eyes. "One... For... All..."      The boy was then reminded of his first experience using this power, in which he flew through the air, teeth gritted as he hurtled towards the giant robot.      "SMAAAASH!" he shouted, fist slamming into the robot's 'face.'      "Welcome, Young Midoriya..." All Might had said when Midoriya was receiving his acceptance letter, hand reaching out towards the screen. "You're now going to be a part... of the hero academia!"     

Midoriya's eyes watered, biting his lip with the pain of breaking his finger after  Aizawa's test.

'I've still got a whole lot to learn... If I'm gonna achieve my dream... 'The boy stood, now in his hero costume during the match against Bakugou. "You can call me Deku," he said, eyes determined and body ready for battle, "But I'm not the same helpless kid anymore! I've changed! You hear me?!"     Midoriya's face was shown closer, determined even though he shook. "From now on, Deku is the name of a hero!"

His words echoed in his mind as Midoriya awoke in his bed, eyes tiredly focusing. His eyes trailed down the IV to where it connected to him, with nothing but the drips as background sound.     

Midoriya closed his eyes for a moment, shifting before opening his eyes once again and staring up at the clock. 'It's... Late afternoon...?'

"Rise and shine, sonny!" Recovery Girl suddenly said, peering over his bed. Midoriya then reacted with surprise before the scene cut once more, with Izuku walking through the hallway, a sling holding his arm in front of his stomach.   

  "That's all for today's treatment!" Recovery Girl had said, voice somewhat cheery. "Come back tomorrow, okay?"   

Midoriya tiredly sighed, continuing to walk. 'I missed all my afternoon classes...'He turned towards the window with an expression of inconvenience and worry due to his tiredness. 'Mr. Aizawa's probably gonna choke me with his scarf...'

Once he was in front of 1A's door, he slowly slid it open before awkwardly standing in the doorway.     

Almost immediately, he was noticed by Kirishima who glanced over with a grin. "Heyyy, it's Midoriya!" Midoriya looked somewhat surprised as people began to come near. "Good to see you back, super!"      Midoriya let out a slight gasp as people crowded around him and spoke happily.    

"Hah!" Kirishima moved forwards, startling the green-haired boy, "Man, I don't know what you were saying during that match, but you were all fired up, huh?!" The redhead grinned, flexing his arm as Mina excitedly stood by.      "I can't believe you held your own against Bakugou," Sero laughed, "He's super strong!"      "You did a great job dodging!" Mina said excitedly, pumping her arms up and down with a wide grin on her face. 

Sato, also in the group, smiled as well. "You guys really turned up in the first match, so none of us held back in our rounds, either!"      As Sero nodded, Aoyama poked his head in, hands on his cheeks. "You were far from elegant, but I-" Mina jumped up and down, interrupting the blonde and covering him from view. "And the dodging was like - woo!" 

Midoriya looked around at his classmates, blushing in surprise. "Heyyy," Kirishima grinned, bending forwards and pointing his thumb at himself. "I'm Eijiro Kirishima!" He then straightened himself and gestured towards Sero, with Mina still moving excitedly in the background. "We've been going over training results while you were in recovery."      "Hi!" Sero grinned, "I'm Hanta Sero." 

    "More importantly," Aoyama said, sitting at his desk, "I'm Yuga Ao-"      Interrupting him once more, Mina flailed her arms about, blushing and grinning. "I'm Mina Ashido!" She pumped her arms again, eyes wide with excitement. "I've just gotta say - your dodging was awesome!!"     

Tsuyu poked her head from the side, catching Mina's attention. "Tsuyu Asui. But please - call me Tsu."      "Hey," Sato bent down, giving a thumbs up. "Sato."  Midoriya nervously looked around, still blushing awkwardly. "Uhm... Hey guys...!"   Suddenly, Mineta jumped up from the ground, posing in the air and drawing the attention of his classmates as he kicked. "My name's Mineta!"  

   "Where the heck did you pop out of?" Kirishima asked, looking down at Mineta.      Aoyama shook his head back and forth, sparkles showing above his head. "1A's shiniest star here - Yuga Aoyama!" 

    "You might sparkle, but you sucked it up in training," Sato commented, glancing towards the blonde.     

"So noisy," Tokoyami sighed, sitting on the desk.  Iida sped-walked over to the shadow-quirked boy, hands moving quickly" Tokoyami!" he said, gaze determined before stopping in front of his desk and wildly hand chopping, "Stop using that desk as a chair! Get off of it this instant!"     

Tokoyami, along with Ojiro and Jiro who stood nearby, looked at him oddly "Dude, you need to chill," Jiro said, causing Iida to freeze with his jaw lowered "You're carrying a lot of tension," Ojiro pointed out with a sweat drop.  

Lida's shoulders hunched as he looked dejected. "No one understands..." He then perked up, attempting to be serious as he continued his hand chopping. "I cannot condone actions that disrespect these desks! Not when great men and women - our upperclassmen - used them!"     

"Also noisy...," Tokoyami commented.      The group in the front stared at the exchange, awkward smiles and confused looks on their faces. Midoriya smiled awkwardly. 'Iida never relaxes, does he?'

Kaminari pushed the room's other door open, with a few books in hand. "So, I was wondering," he stepped inside with a smile, dolly following behind as he gestured with his thumb, while uraraka followed behind closing the door

"Wanna grab a bite sometime? What kinda stuff you like?"     

Dolly looked upwards, tilting her head with about 8 books held in her hands. "Anything sweet..." After turning slightly, she noticed Midoriya, a smile appearing on her face while Kaminari looked dejected. "Hey, mido!"     

"Completely rejected," Kaminari sighed.     

Stopping in front of the boy who was now turned towards her, she looked concerned. "Why didn't she heal your injuries?!"      "Oh!" Midoriya smiled, eyes closed. "Well it has to do with how much stamina I'm using." He laughed nervously, looking around the room.  

   "Stamina?" Uraraka asked confusedly as she walked over. However, Midoriya had already turned his attention towards Bakugou's empty desk, a surprised look on his face.    

   "Uhm... dolly....Uraraka," Midoriya asked worriedly, "Where's Kacchan...?"     

Midoriya was now running down the hall before turning on the stairs,

Uraraka's voice in the background. "We tried to stop him from leaving...," she said as Midoriya ran down the stairs, "But he wouldn't listen...! You just missed him..." Midoriya continued running down the hall, teeth clenched as he breathed heavily.     

"DA(ng) IT!" Bakugou's voice played in Midoriya's mind as he ran, the boy tilting his head slightly downwards. "You were tricking me for years by acting weak! And you've been laughing behind my back, huh?!"  

"So where's that flashy power of yours now?!" Bakugou's voice echoed, Midoriya now nearly outside. 

And, once finally at the entrance (or exit, depending on how you look at it) to U.A., Midoriya stopped in his tracks, panting.

After noticing Bakugou leaving the school, though, he yelled out "Kacchan!" and ran after the blonde. 

After Bakugou didn't bother to turn, Midoriya ran closer, yelling, "Wait up!" 

The blonde stopped, turning with an angered look in his eyes. "What?" he growled.  Midoriya stopped, a slightly scared expression on his face.

After a moment, though, his shoulders fell and he looked down sadly. His lips quivered as sweat ran down his face. 'I haven't told anyone this secret...'He pressed his lips together, lowering his head. 'Not even my mom...' Midoriya began speaking with a nervous look on his face, avoiding eye contact by staring at the ground. "I have to tell you something... Maybe then... You'll understand what's been going on." 

After pausing for a moment, the green-haired boy continued, camera panned out to show both boys from a tilted aerial view. "I wasn't hiding my quirk from you...! It was given to me by someone else... Recently..."  Bakugou turned slightly, hand in his pocket.  Midoriya's voice slightly raised in pitch as he became nervous. "But I can't tell you who I got it from - so don't ask!" He straightened himself, but kept his head pointing towards the ground. "Sounds crazy... I know... It's like something out of a comic book. Only it's real..." Bakugou stared at the boy as he spoke. "The thing is... I don't really have any control over this power yet. I haven't figured out how to make it my own... But I'm trying." 

Bakugou's lip twitched and he breathed in with Midoriya's words.  "That's why... I didn't wanna use it against you in the exercise." His eyebrows pointed downwards, eyes slightly narrower. "But in the end, it was the only way I had a chance of winning...!"  The blonde boy became more annoyed by the second, shaking and gritting his teeth as he looked at Midoriya angrily, letting out shaky, annoyed breaths.  "I've still got a lot to learn. I know that...!" Midoriya said determinedly, only seeming to anger Bakugou further. "That's why I'm here!" He placed his unsheathed hand on his sling. "You'll see... I'll work until I have full control of this borrowed quirk..." 

Midoriya raised his head, music intensifying as his gaze became more determined. "And I'll finally beat you with my own power!"  The music stopped, with Bakugou giving Midoriya a look that mixed both confusion and anger.  Midoriya's eyes suddenly widened and his expression turned into one of regret and semi-fear, a slight gasp escaping him. 'Oh (hecc), what am I saying?! He lowered his head, face twisted. I only meant to tell him I wasn't tricking him...!'

"How dumb do you think I am?" Bakugou suddenly asked, anger in his voice." Midoriya raised his head in surprise, watching as the blonde turned around, head tilted downwards and eyes overshadowed. "Borrowed power...? Don't talk to me like I'm an idiot. You already made a fool out of me in that (heccin) training exercise."  "

"So?!" Bakugou fully turned, looking down to the side. "Did you come here to rub it in?!" His shoulders shook, and his voice sounded both annoyed and upset. "I lost...! And to make matters worse, it was to you!" The blonde's voice shook slightly, teeth clenched as the boy was clearly feeling insecure. "I came in first in the exam! But that's not enough!"  An image of Todoroki was shown as Bakugou turned his head, showing the boy freeze the building. "When I was watching that ice guy...," he shouted, voice shaky, "I realized I couldn't beat him in a head-to-head fight!"  Yaoyorozu was then shown raising her hand as she spoke of the battle's turnout. "Launching a large-scale attack indoors was a foolish move."      Bakugou slapped his palm against his face, looking at the sky with a pained look on his face.

"Ugghhh! I even agreed with what that girl said!" The blonde's fingers curled, and he was clearly tense. "My attack was so stupid!" The boy shot his hand to his side, fingers curled and tensely shaking. "Dang it!" Bakugou continued, pain in his voice. "Dang it, dang it, dang it!"

Bakugou clenched his fist as Midoriya looked at him, surprised. "Enjoy that win, Deku...!" He stared straight at the boy, tears in his eyes and teeth clenched. "Cause you won't get another!" The blonde shook his head. I'm just getting started!" He furrowed his brows, yelling towards Midoriya. "Got that?! I'm gonna end up the number one hero - no matter what!"

  "THEEEEEERE YOU AAAAAAAAARE!" All Might suddenly shouted, causing Midoriya to glance over. However, the man ended up knocking into the boy and causing him to let out an "OOF!" before running past him towards Bakugou. 

  "Baku... gou!" He yelled determinedly, placing his hands on the boy's shoulders with 'GRAB' written in the background, all the while causing the blonde to stop in his tracks. "I found you!" he said, a semi-derpy look on his face. 

All Might began panting before speaking. "Just so you know...," he said, looking up at the sky, "Pride is an important attribute to have. But while you certainly have the abilities to become a pro hero... There's still plenty you have to learn...!"  "Let go of me, All Might," Bakugou said gruffly. "Right now."  All Might lowered his head confusedly. "Hm?"  Bakugou turned towards the man, letting out a shaky breath but with his eyes sharply pointed at him. "Save your speeches," he gritted his teeth. "I'll be more famous than you and I'll do it without your help."

All Might let out a surprised sound, picking his hands up awkwardly. "Uhh... Right..." Bakugou then turned around and continued leaving. 'I guess he's already over it...  Man...' All Might thought as the screen panned up, 'Being a teacher is hard...'

What they didn't know, was dolly, Mina, Uraraka, and Tsuyu who had all been watching from the window. 

  "Huh...," Mina said, hands pressed against the glass, "I wonder what that was all about..."  Uraraka lifted her fists slightly. "The fated battle between rivals..." 

"Whatever Midoriya was saying," Tsuyu said, turning towards the other two with her finger on her chin, "It looked like Bakugou really wanted to punch him."  Uraraka semi-ignored Tsuyu, pressing her forehead against the grass with her eyebrows pointed downwards. "Childhood friends turned enemies...!"

Dolly held her snicker

'Kacchan's fuse has been lit' Midoriya thought as the blonde walked away 'There's a fire under him...'Still, the green-haired boy stared on determinedly. 'But that doesn't change what I have to do. I'll keep chasing after him...'

  "Midoriya!" All Might suddenly said, causing Midoriya to glance over after a moment. The man lifted his hand in the air, asking, "What were you saying to Bakugou before I arrived so heroically?"  Midoriya gained a panicked look. "Huh?! Oh! Uh... Nothing special...!" 

"Hmm?!" All Might leaned towards the boy, hand behind his ear as Midoriya sweat nervously. "I'm so curious! Why don't you tell me all the juicy details?!"  "Uhm, actually...," Midoriya said nervously, "I kind of... Forgot?"