Extraordinary Beginnings
Partnership

"There are things you can only learn by accepting your weaknesses."
~ Akatsuki ~
~ Log Horizon ~

Key
'Here's' - Thoughts
"The First" - Speech
"Filler" - Technology
"Chapter!" - Super Moves

~ Let's Go! ~

The very next day, Class 1-A was waiting for their teachers but couldn't shut up about the battles they had yesterday. It was quite annoying for a few of the students, but they were grateful when Inko walked into the room to start the class.

"Listen up, Class!" She shouted, making everyone stop talking. "Starting today, you all will be taking part in a partner project to improve yourselves based on the battles from yesterday. I've personally decided who you'll be working with, so come up and grab the packet with your name on it."

Following her instructions, everyone slowly grabbed their assigned packet and mostly groaned once they saw who they were partnered with. As for Izuku, he was paired with Momo Yaoyorozu due to his need to build and use more equipment while she needed to learn how to be more flexible in a fight. Looking at each other, the two exchanged glances before nodding to each other in silent agreement.

"Alright, switch seats to sit next to your partner and these will be your seats for the foreseeable future." Ordered Inko as most of the students got up. Momo didn't get up, but Izuku sat in the seat to her right, placing him at the back of the class still but closer to the window. "Alright, for the rest of the period, please work on the project. I have to go to a press conference, so I'll be back for Hero Studies!"

Inko left in a hurry as everyone either gauged their partner by their looks or just shouted angrily at them. You can guess who did the latter.

Momo Yaoyorozu wasn't who Izuku expected her to be as a recommendation student, but she was certainly smart and her Creation Quirk was quite versatile. Though she was one of the more developed girls in their class, she didn't flaunt her assets and actually just ignored the attention she got. But her face was pristine and clean of any blemish, showing off her onyx black eyes that matched her jet black hair styled into a ponytail that was oddly spiked.

Izuku, however, was quite average and might blend into any crowd if not for his dark green hair. But he wore the uniform like everyone else and no one realized how muscular he was underneath it. All the while, his emerald green eyes complimented his hair and his freckles made him look cute.

"Midoriya-san, what should we do first?" Momo asked politely as Izuku looked over the packet.

"We're supposed to learn from each other, so I guess we should introduce each other first." He suggested as Momo set down her packet and looked at him.

"Well, I'm Momo Yaoyorozu and my Quirk is Creation. I can make any object by using the fat cells in my body, but I need to know how something is made in order to make it."

"I'm Izuku Midoriya and... well I... don't have a Quirk." He stated, not getting any reaction from Momo.

Instead, she had a small smile on her face. "I thought as much." She said suddenly, surprising Izuku. "You didn't show any use of a Quirk during your battle and relied on your gadgets. So I presumed that you didn't have a Quirk or you didn't have one useful for battle."

Not even a second went by and Izuku was already amazed by her guess. Leaving that discussion alone, the two of them went back to their packets and looked at the suggestion that Inko had written down for them.

"Lure-sensei wants me to learn how to fight from you, Midoriya-san."

"And she wants me to get some inspiration to build more gadgets from you, Yaoyorozu-san."

Glancing at each other, the two smiled as they looked down to see a later note that read: You both exceed past the abilities of many of your classmates, so I can only suggest expanding your arsenal for the moment.

Looking at the clock, their class would end soon so the two exchanged phone numbers before setting aside their packet for their History materials. And a few moments later, Midnight walked into the room to start their next class, only to see the new seating arrangements. "Seriously? I didn't even learn your names yet."

A few hours later and Class 1-A found themselves nearing their Hero Studies class. This time, Inko walked in happily without All-Might making a dramatic entry that took attention away from her.

"Hello again!" She said while placing down her phone. "Today, All-Might won't be here because he's on patrol around the city, so you'll continue to work on your projects, but if you need to, you may speak to me and go to one of the fields under supervision."

Again, Momo and Izuku glanced at each other before the two of them got up in unison, it almost seemed like they could communicate telepathically. "Any ideas, Midoriya-san?" Momo asked as both of them held their packet in their hands.

"Well, I have a friend in the Support Department that we could go see. I believe she has a few of my designs for gadgets." He said as he grabbed his bag and slung it around his shoulders.

"How about we go get into our costumes and see if we can make some modifications first?" She suggested as Izuku blushed from a certain memory of when Mei helped him design his hero suit. Let's just say that she got too close for comfort, though Izuku lost his stuttering habit from her eccentric behavior at the least.

"Sure, I'll meet you outside of the locker rooms."

Getting permission from Inko, the two left to go get changed and Izuku got a look at Momo's hero suit. Immediately, he took off his cloak and put it around her to cover up and she just blushed as well, seeing Izuku's more toned body without his cloak hiding it.

Ignoring their little moment, Izuku put his cloak back on and took Momo to the Support Department's workshop. And before they got in, an explosion blew off the metal door and someone knocked Izuku to the ground, yet again.

"Hatsume! What have I told you about your prototypes?" Shouted Power Loader as he stood in the frame where the door used to be.

"You told me to stop rushing projects, Sensei!" She replied, getting off of Izuku who wasn't happy at all with the turn of events.

Despite the untimely view of Mei's body, Izuku got up and told Pina to wipe those few seconds of Mei's bosom from her recordings. But soon enough, the bickering teacher and student realized that Momo and Izuku were there before letting them in.

"So, what did you two come here for?" Power Loader asked as he stood in front of a desk with blueprints all over it.

"We came here to review some of my personal gadget designs and possibly modify our suits." Answered Izuku as the short man in a suit nodded.

"Feel free to use that computer, Hatsume's files contain some of yours and hold off on modifying your suits until I see it and send it to the company that made them."

"Okay, thank you." The two aspiring heroes replied before walking over to Mei's workspace that was cluttered with parts and blueprints along with a blown up gadget.

Once the two got there, Izuku looked at the blown up gadget and realized it was the rocket boots that Mei wanted him to test, but he refused to. Not it was just a bunch of scattered pieces that had gone to waste.

And with Mei focused on her rocket boots, Momo and Izuku slowly went through gadget designs while providing some occasional input. After a while, Izuku stumbled upon one of Mei's nanobot designs and set it aside while pulling out one of his hologram projectors to make a hologram of Pina.

Pina's hologram body was that of a little girl in a summer dress. Though she bore a striking resemblance to Izuku, he didn't design her that way at all and presumed that she took on a similar appearance of Izuku because he was the one she was used by the most.

With Pina out and about, Momo and Izuku looked through several gadgets and used another hologram projector to make a hologram of themselves so they could plan out the placement of the gadgets. To say their time was enjoyable was quite accurate and the two became quick friends with their heightened knowledge and different viewpoints that complimented each other quite well.

~ Time Skip ~
~ BTYB Mei's inventions blowing up ~

A week went by faster than expected and too fast for the two new friends: Momo and Izuku. But once again, they were ready for Hero Studies class and this time both Lure and All-Might were with them in Gym Alpha.

Gym Alpha wasn't futuristic or anything special, but was quite durable with a few scratches and burns here and there. Though it was also UA's oldest gym, it was more used for sparring matches than any other kind of training.

"Hello, class!" Shouted All-Might, gathering the attention of all the students in their hero suits. "Today we'll be putting the fruits of your labor to work by having duo matches. So, your project partner and yourself will fight against another pair to show how you improved over the week."

With a few taps on her phone, Inko made the back wall open up to reveal a screen. Then the screen flickered on to reveal the photos of each partnership grouped together by a box separating each group from each other.

"Let's start off with Yaoyorozu and Midoriya versus Uraraka and Ojiro!" Inko shouted as both teams walked toward the center of the gym, despite not knowing where to go in the first place. "Everyone, back up." She ordered as all the students took a few steps back and spread out to get a clear view. "Alright, fight!"

Immediately, Mashirao started to charge at his opponents with Ochaco close behind, both ready to slug it out. But Momo and Izuku didn't go for attacking first, instead, Momo created a bo staff and Izuku threw off his cloak since he's not going for stealth this time. That only revealed his kevlar vest, utility belt, and leather gloves laced with metal.

Getting closer, Izuku intercepted Mashirao's kick, only to be hit with his tail. After being hit, Izuku was thrown into the air and flipped to land on his feet, albeit shakily. 'That tail is going to be tricky to work with.' Thought Izuku before he looked toward Momo.

The black-haired girl was doing better as Ochaco made herself weightless for easier movement, but didn't account for the increased knockback by one of Momo's staff strikes. But coincidently, she looked at Izuku at the same time before both of them nodded.

Grouping back together, the two got back to back as Izuku grabbed one of the disks stored in his utility belt, this one had a red glowing circle within the disk. "Can you trust me?" Both of them asked each other at the same time. "Of course." The two answered in unison as both Mashirao and Ochaco started to charge at both of their previous opponents.

Once the two were about to strike their opponents, Momo swung her staff to her left until she hit Mashirao while Izuku turned to his left and threw the disk in his hand. The disk flew past Ochaco before the inner circle opened up and let loose an explosion, blasting Ochaco toward Izuku so he was able to punch her right in the gut. With both of their opponents on the ground, the two walked toward the opponent they just struck and helped them up.

"You did well, Uraraka-san." Complimented Izuku as he helped her up, though he did feel a little guilty when he saw her keeping a hand on her stomach.

"Y-You too." She coughed before Izuku helped her towards the bleachers that no one decided to sit on because of how close they were to the spar. "Thanks."

"Don't worry about it."

"Thank you for the spar, Ojiro-san," Momo said as she held out her hand for the blonde fighter.

Taking the hand, Mashirao smiled at the beauty in front of him. "Thank you as well. It was quite the learning experience." He replied as he got up with Momo's help.

While those two joined Ochaco in the bleachers, Izuku grabbed his cloak and used-up disk before joining them as well. And with those four out of the way, Inko came up to them. "Ojiro, Uraraka." She called out as the two mentioned students looked at her while Izuku covered Momo up with his cloak, ending with them both blushing from one another. "Your teamwork needs some work since you both went in on your own. If you're going to do that again, I'd recommend that Uraraka should continue her martial arts training while Ojiro continues his own training when not teaching her. Understood?"

"Yes." Both of them replied before Inko's attention was brought to the blushing duo that wouldn't even look at each other.

"Yaoyorozu and Izuku." The heroine called out, gaining their attention. "You two excelled when it came to teamwork, so you can keep that up. But continue your training with each other and modify your hero suits as you see fit, though I think you both already planned to."

Both of them nodded before Inko walked to the rest of the class. Once she got closer, everyone seemed to tense for some reason, though those in the bleachers couldn't quite notice it.

"As for the rest of you, you all will have your chance to spar with your partners. And before you forget, these partners will carry on with you for your entire time here at UA for your safety. So it'd be best if you all got along, otherwise, I might take your education more personally." She ended in a sadistic tone that would match Midnight when she got excited.

~ That's A Wrap! ~

A/N: A short chapter today, but these partnerships will be very important later on. But with this filler done, the USJ arc is up next. And it came extremely fast... So I'll try to drag this story out until the Sports Festival.