Shouta gave me the lovely job of waking the rest of the student population up. The one thing I'm good at I finally gets to do! I slam the door open and start banging the pans together on beat.

"I AIN'T GOTTEN SLEEP CAUSE OF YA'LL! YA'LL NOT GONNA SLEEP CAUSE OF ME!" I scream. Well, that wakes them up.

"DEKU! WHAT THE HELL?!" Bakugo screams as he blasts toward me. I slide to the left.

"I was asked to wake you all up. I did just that. Now, move it! I got permission to tase ya'll if necessary!" Okay, the last part is a lie. However, it gets them moving, so it didn't matter anyway! It saves me more time because the girls heard my loud ass mouth. When I go to their room, they are already up!

With the grump teens up and about, it's time for pain and suffering: aka, training. As explained multiple times, the point of the training camp is to level up their quirk levels. This can be done in various ways. With different examples, Uraraka has to always float herself, Kaminari has to electrocute a battery continually, and Tokoyami has to chill with Dark Shadow in a cave.

For further explanation, students throughout the year have been focusing on technique and intelligence. Sure, their quirks have improved a little bit, but not a whole lot. Take Bakugo, for example. We had Bakugo shoot a ball with his quirk at the beginning of the year to 705 meters (2312 feet). We redid the test here, and his score was 709 meters (2326 feet).

That isn't a lot of improvement for the shit they've been through, but there wasn't much we can do about that until now. Shouta's and I's main job is to make sure the students keep going and don't die.

Or, in my case, aggravate the shit out of them.

"INTO THE WOODS!"

"SHUT UP!"

"INTO THE WOODS!"

"Ribbit?"

"INTO THE WOODS! INTO THE WOODS!"

"Izuku, please stop singing! It's very distracting!"

"INTO THE WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODS - OW, FOR FUCK SAKES, ERASER!" Yeah, I get wrapped up for that.

"If I wanted a loudmouth, I would have invited Present Mic." Shouta states.

"Damn. I know who is preferred now. I guess because you can make him - MMMMMMMMMMMMM!" He has the nerve to cover my mouth!

Where's the bleach?

He pulls me close and whispers in my ear with a snarl to make sure I hear him, "Can you attempt to limit your language?" He removes his hand.

I respond,

"That's kinky."

Yeah, I'm getting locked outside tonight for that. To be honest, Shouta was asking for it because THIS IS BORING! Like, they are just doing the same thing over and over! Do you know how annoying that gets? It's like watching the same movie over and over except get rid of all the special effects and limit it to one scene. That's this.

Let me give ya'll mercy and time skip.

---

FINALLY, SOMETHING BESIDES STALKING PEOPLE!

It's sunset, so the students have received freedom only to have to make their own dinner! We were friendly and made dinner yesterday. Not today! Do you want to know the problem?

My peers don't know how to cook. Well, most of them. Bakugo can work a knife very well. Too well. I asked Shouta if I could take it away, but he said no, so we are sticking with that. With the lack of cooking experience amongst not only class 1-A but 1-B as well, I am in charge of guiding them.

I give them credit for making something edible. That's it. It's shit otherwise. This is why I brought snacks. Well, besides not trusting Shouta to feed himself.

I sit with class 1-A while slamming my plate down.

"What up, bitches?!" Someone has to have the energy because everyone else is dead on their feet.

"LANGUAGE!" Iida robotically tells me.

"Fine, fine, fine. How is everyone feeling?"

All at once, they reply, "Horrible." I don't feel bad.

"That's expected. It's kind of like running for an hour, taking a 5 minutes break, and going at it again except add more side effects to it." Everyone nods in agreement. Iida looks up from his bowl.

"Izuku, if you don't mind me asking, shouldn't you be working on physical body strength? You will be relying on your body more than any of us here."

"You're right. However, I will most likely not be on the field a majority of the time. I will probably be forced to focus on the investigation side because intelligence is my strong suit. If I am, I probably have a decent idea of what's going to happen. Right now, I need to work on the people who will be on the field more than me. I will be working in a different area than you all." Why is everybody looking at me, shocked, "What?"

"That might be one of the most mature responses we have ever heard from you," Iida informs me.

"COME ON! I can be mature! I just choose not to!"

"It's just odd of you is all," Uraraka says.

"Alright, then. Anyway, be prepared to do this once a year."

. . .

The class screams, "WHAT?!"

"CHILL OUT! JESUS FUCKING CHRIST!"

"LANGUAGE!" Screw off, Iida.

"Before I was rudely interrupted, you will have to do this once a year to keep your quirk strength up. Most heroes don't, but you should. It's not like you're using your quirk 24/7 as a hero. You have to keep it up somehow. You got to break the limits. This is the perfect time to do it."

Momo sighs, "That makes sense. You seem to know a lot about this, Izuku."

"My teacher for three classes was Nezu. I better have picked something up even if his classes are boring as the bible."

"How have you not been to jail yet for what you say?"

"What are you talking about? I have. I broke out."

"Do I want to know the story?"

"I can't tell you the story because I was drunk at the time."

Tsu hops in (you can kill me), "The drinking comment is real?"

"Uh, which one? There's a lot."

"That if someone votes for Mineta that you would start drinking again."

"Oh yeah, that's true. You can't blame me there. That's like asking Bernie Sanders to control America. It just won't go down so hot."

"You might need to go into more information on that, Izuku, nobody knows who that is," Momo thankfully saves me.

"OH! Bernie Sanders is a socialist governor who keeps running for president of the United States for some reason." Everyone looks at me strangely again, "Nevermind then. Moving on."

That conversation goes down the drain to hopefully never be brought up again.

While I'm eating, a message from the helmet rings in my ears.

"Suspicious activity from camera 7."

I stand up quickly, startling the students around me.

"Izuku, is something wrong?" Uraraka asks with that worried tone I hate. I ignore her.

"Dot, bring up camera 7." For anyone curious, Dot is just a command that starts the actual control. Moving forward, I relax slightly when I see Kota on a cliff pop up on my screen. I can't wholly relax in case there is someone there with him. I look towards Iida, "If Aizawa comes over and asks where I am going, tell him I'm just checking something. I will warn him if something happens."

"Yes, sir!"

"Without the sir," I mutter as I wander off. I ask for the coordinates before stomping off.

---

Ten minutes later, I arrive at the cliff-side to find Kota chilling. I can't blame him because we are a class of psychos. I was going to leave him be, but he heard me coming up and is now looking at me like a dog in headlights.

"What are you doing here? This is my secret hideout!" Kota aggressively asks.

"Damn, I relate to you so hard that it's not funny. Off-topic. One of my cameras warned me of suspicious activity in this area, and it happened to be you. I just came by to make sure. They aren't the most accurate slaves. Since we are clear, I will leave you be." I'm not going to bother a kid who doesn't want me here. I start to go back when his voice picks up.

"Who are you?" Oh boy. I spin around to face him.

"Where to start? I assume you want the human side of me rather than the hero side, so let's start with that. I'm Izuku Midoriya, an assistant teacher at UA and a student of class 1-A. However, I'm rarely in class because I have more important shit to do, like building drones and solving cases."

"So, you're just there?" DAMN!

"I mean, that's one depressing way of putting it."

"Whatever. Leave and don't tell anyone about this place."

"Wasn't on my to-do list, but alright! Later!" With that, I leave him be.

By the time I get back, the doors are locked, and the only thing left outside for me is a sleeping bag.

Like I'm going to let Shouta get away with that. So what do I do?

I get myself 'Lost in the Woods' and call Shouta. It turns out, he had the nerve to block me, so I hack his phone, unblock myself, and call again. Multiple times because he thinks ignoring me is a good idea.

Stupid. Eventually, Shouta answers.

"What, brat?"

CUE THE MUSIC! I make sure Shouta can't leave the call before singing.

"Again, you're gone."

"God, no. Izuku - why can't I shut this off?" I can hear him bashing the keys of his phone.

"Off on a different path than mine.

I'm left behind.

Wondering if I should follow."

"I'm banning you from anything Frozen when we get back."

"You had to go.

And, of course, it's always fine.

I probably could catch up with you tomorrow."

"I'm not getting out of this, am I?" I hear ruffling sounds in the background.

"But is this what it feels like.

To be growing apart?

When did I become the one?

Who's always chasing your heart?"

"Izuku, where did you go? I unlocked the door, come on."

"Now, I turn around and find.

I am lost in the woods!"

"Please tell me you're joking."

"North is south, right is left.

When you're gone

I'm the one who sees you home

But now I'm lost in the woods!

And I don't know what path you are on

I'm lost in the woods!"

"You're not...god dang it, fine! Stay where you are, and I will find you. I don't trust you out here by yourself. You would probably catch the forest on fire or something."

That's how you get yourself let back in the house! However, as punishment, Shouta forces me to cuddle with him...again...like a fucking cat.

Sigh. Damn old man.

---

I'm blessing ya'll again because day two went the exact same way with boredom. Well, until tonight.

You see, we are doing a scare forest challenge! One class will be in the forest while the other has to walk through. The course in the woods has to scare the class walking through to the point that they don't want to continue. They are allowed to use their quirks in versatile ways; they just can't kill or hurt them.

The perfect game for me! Too bad, I have to watch instead!

Also, Monoma, Kirishima, Sato, Mina, Kaminari, and Sero can't participate in the game because they failed their practicals. They are getting extra lessons with Shouta and Vlad King to suffer more.

The Pussycats and I have our headsets connected, so we can communicate as Pixie-Bob and I go in as we are the quickest and most energetic. It's dark, and we want to make sure it's safe. We start heading back when I receive a message.

"Suspicious activity from camera 3." I slow down as Pixie-Bob stops beside me.

"Dot, bring up camera 3." It brings up the camera and, " fuck a chicken sideways with a chainsaw."

Pixie-Bob, thankfully, doesn't try to correct my language, "What's going on?"

"Camera 3 is down."

"Shit." I turn on my communicator to speak with everyone, including Shouta and Vlad King, "Withdraw everyone back into the buildings. There are seven people just outside the barrier. They attacked camera three. Pixie-Bob, we need you back there as you can keep a distance between them."

She is our only distance fighter. Everybody else in our group fights close to mid-range. We start running back as voices buzz in.

"Do you have any idea who they are, Tech?" Shouta asks. It takes me a moment to run through their names and quirks.

"Dabi - Quirk: Cremation - Blue fire, more intense than Endeavors.

Toga Himiko - Quirk: Transform - After drinking a victim's blood, she can become them. She doesn't gain their quirk, though. Good at knives.

Spinner - Quirk: Gecko - Kinda explanatory. He carries this ridiculous weapon full of multiple knives and swords. Big Sis

Big Sis Magne - Quirk: Magnetism - Her's is hard to explain, but she can move people around in a way. You have to see it to understand it, but she's dangerous. Before you ask, she looks like a he to help you out.

Mustard - Quirk: Gas - He releases a gas that fills the area that allows him to see the moves of his enemy. It can knock you out, so be careful with that.

Moonfish - Quirk: Blade-Tooth - His teeth become long and powerful blades. He's a cannibal basically.

The last guy has a disguise on, so I have no idea who he is, but he is rather large. I think they are either waiting for more or waiting for us to come out. Either way, if we have them together, all hell will break loose." Damn, that's a lot of information.

Mandalay reports, "We have everyone together but Kota. I don't know where he could be." Damn it!

"Dot, camera 7, come up." Camera 7 shows he is at the cliff once again. After shutting it down, I say, " I know where he is. I can get him. Patchy, I need you at my location." Pixie-Bob and I separate from there, and I start running towards the cliff.

"What do you suggest we do?" Shouta asks. I start running through ideas as the darkness covers me.

"They have the perfect team to fight us as a group. There are 7 of us, 7 of them. Likely, they are pairing. The two biggest problems are Mustard and Big Sis Magne. If we don't get rid of them, we are fucked. Shit...Pixie-Bob, Tiger, Eraserhead, and Vlad King all need to fight in the main field. Ragdoll and Mandalay, I recommend staying near the building. The kids can protect themselves, though. Tell them to set traps outside and have the strongest at the door. If they can't do something as simple as that, they can die. Be prepared for more. Thinking about it, Mustard is going to be fighting by himself. I say Eraserhead should fight him because he can cancel the smoke and knock him out."

By the time I finish, I throw my grapplings up the side of the cliff and blast my way up.

When I reach the ground, I react on instinct. Kota is about to be crushed by the dude who I can't see due to his cape. I blast forward, snatching him out as I get us out of the way of a considerable punch. The punch easily crumbles the wall, causing me to tumble to the ground. I curl around Kota to make sure he doesn't get hurt. When I look up...

Oh boy, this kid is going to have some more trauma! The dude who killed his parents is here! The cape is gone, revealing Muscular. Making sure the communicator is on, I report.

"Tech is here. The mystery dude was Muscular. Status."

"Mandalay here. Ragdoll is gone. She was taken away, and I can't find her."

"Tiger and Pixie-Bob. We have found Magne and Spinner."

"Vlad King. I found Dabi."

"Eraserhead. I found Dabi, as well. I don't recommend engaging Muscular, Tech. If you have to, don't hold back. Use your swords." What? Ignoring Shouta's advice.

"Same location?" Well, I was apparently taking my damn sweet time because I had to move us from another punch. I didn't even hear Shouta's answer.

"You must be Midoriya. We are supposed to grab you, but I rather kill you. I have no idea how you are out-speeding me when you are a quirkless little fuck. Do you happen to know where Bakugo is?" Cue the sassiness!

"Why the fuck would I tell you where he is? Just because I hate him doesn't mean I'm going to give him to a pathetic excuse of a weight-lifter, you dumb fuck. Kota, run." Kota steps back, but he doesn't runoff. Damn it.

"You're really trying anger me, huh?! Well, you certainly succeeded in that!" Muscle fibers grow his skin as I barely dodge. I pull out a specially-built katana for me in one hand and a baton in the other. I turn on the rod, allowing the electricity to cover me. Because this guy is so big, I put it on the second-highest setting possible. I don't think this will even knock him out. From what I know, his main weakness is his head. That's why he is missing an eye for fuck sakes!

I'm hoping Stain's training will be put to good use.

We quickly dash at each other, our speed barely matching up as he dodges the sword. As much as I want to use the whip on the baton, I'm afraid he will break it. I bend down and roll to the side to avoid a downward punch.

"THAT ALL YOU GOT, YOU DAMN WORM? MY DAD CAN HIT HARDER THAN THAT, AND HE LEFT ME WHEN I WAS FOUR!" Welp that triggered him. Maybe I shouldn't have said that. I jump back to avoid a punch when his right-hand grabs my chest. Knowing I can't get out, I turn the electric armor back on. On instinct, he throws me into the cliffs, forming my beautiful body in the wall. I hop down, trembling as I stand because I have no self-preservation. It looks like I got the lower part of his right arm out of commission.

I'll take it! I wipe the dust off as I notice Patchy flying from a distance. I whisper a command for it to fight, and I see it fly down to the hell zone of the forest. Taking my chance, I sprint forward. I'm relying on his stupidity right now.

"Just out of curiosity, does your quirk work on your dick too since it's so small?" With a loud growl, he punches forward straight at me.

I smirk. Perfect.

When Muscular punches forward, I angle my katana, so he would punch through it! Sure, he still manages to get a strong punch in my face, but I can survive with that. I have this far! Relying on my other senses, I twist the katana under his muscle, causing him to scream. I'm not done. For the final finishing touch, I slam the baton on the katana to force his whole body to spaz out. Harshly, I get pushed back, which pulls the katana and rod out with it. Blood splatters all over the place, including myself.

"For someone quirkless, you sure know how to fight." He's trying to distract me. That's stupid cause he's barely awake. It's time to finish this dumb-truck!

"I appreciate that. Now, nighty night, thot." Before Muscular can recover, I blast myself forward, slam the baton in the hole, and hold it there till he knocks out.

Well, wasn't that a nice fight! Now, everyone is going to think I am a murder! Yay! First things first, I wipe the glass from my visor off my face, allowing me to see. It hurts like hell, but oh well! At least I don't seem to have a concussion. It seems only to be a broken nose. I quickly make sure he will be knocked out for a while before turning around to see Kota.

Welp. He's guaranteed traumatized now. I put the katana and baton away.

I bend down to speak with him, "There's your lesson in life. You got to do what you got to do to survive." I mean, what else am I suppose to say? Attempt to comfort him? Like I can do that! Before I can think further, he suddenly crashes into me, clinging to me like a monkey.

"Y-y-you saved m-me...t-t-thank you! Y-you're a r-r-real hero!" Awe, that's kind of precious! Too bad, I suck at comforting him. I awkwardly pat his back.

"No problem. Now, let's get out of here — hip hoppity on my back, mate. Oh, and don't say anything I said back there, got it? Wait till you're my age." With a nod, he gets on my back, and we jump down the cliff and start running back to base.

"Eraserhead. Dabi was a fake. Someone has a replication quirk. Mustard is down due to Patchy. He can't see the movements of robots. I have teamed up with Vlad King because we have another Nomu. We might need you here to kill it, Tech." I need to remember that for the future. Also, more Nomus? Fuck me. So we have nine people at the moment.

"Vlad King. Real Dabi ran off with a dude in a black and white suit. He might be the guy with a replication quirk." Oh, that's Twice if I'm correct!

"Pixie-Bob and Tiger. We are having problems with Big Sis Magne and Spinner. They work together very well."

"Mandalay. A couple of students and I have Moonfish right outside the building. He's tactical like Tech said."

"Tech. Muscular is down, and I have Kota. Bakugo is a target, so keep him inside. The dude you have stated is Twice, and his quirk allows him to replicate anything. No one has seen Toga?" Objection buzzes through my helmet. Alright.

When Kota and I arrive at the buildings, we see Bakugo (dumbass didn't retreat), Todoroki, and Mandalay fighting Moonfish who is chilling in the air on his teeth?

That looks painful. Maybe that's why Moonfish's eyes are covered. If you want the actual story, he escaped an insane asylum, I believe, so he's wearing one of those trench coats that stop you from moving at all. The open thing revealing is his mouth, and that also looks painful because belts are holding it open.

Owie owie owie.

Anyway, I take Kota to the side building and push him inside, "Stay in here unless something like this building catching on fire happens. If there is something suspicious, hide. Got it?" When he nods, I close the door behind him, "Tech here. Mandalay, pull back, please."

I can see her confused look from here, but hot babe that I will never get, Mandalay, and dumbass pull back.

Now, you want to know the one disadvantage of Moonfish is? Well, his teeth are steel. My batons produce electricity. Therefore, he will be a burnt fishy now. Before he gets a chance to realize what is going on, I dash forward and slam my batons on one of his blades, electrocuting him to the point of knocking out. He flops on the ground like a fish. I can leave it to them now. I run off to go to a different section of the field.

"Tech again. Tiger and Pixie-Bob, you good?"

"Pixie-Bob. We got Spinner out. We can take care of Magne. Go help Eraserhead and Vlad King." Thank God. I run into the forest and listen for anything nearby. I already have their location due to the cameras. I need to get there.

Suddenly, I'm cut-off by this blonde girl!

"Oh, you definitely smell delicious!" Welp, that sounds like a psychopath. Say hello to Toga, everyone. Dirty blonde with these weird hair buns, a school uniform, and a strange contraption on the device I can only assume is for sucking blood. Finally, she is wearing a mask that is doing nothing to hide her identity.

"Are you just into the blood or my dick as well? Because honestly, at this point, I'm willing to take any girl." I had to ask.

"Really now?" I can tell Toga is interested. For once, someone is interested! It's just that this girl is a villain!

"Yeah. For a villain, you're kind of cute." For someone who might be into pain, that is.

"Then why don't we have our first date?!" Toga dashes forward. I quickly slide to the side only for something interesting to happen.

She disappears for a moment. Next thing I know, there is a needle in my shoulder sucking blood.

"Suck suck suck." She whispers to herself. Yeah, no thank you. I kick Toga away.

"Clear your mind and hold your breath?" I asked. That's the only thing that comes to mind.

"Aren't you a smart one?! Well, I got what I need so later!" She runs off. I'm not going to bother to go after her. I roll my shoulder. Hurts, but oh well. I keep running.

"Vlad King. Eraserhead has been captured by a dude with a quirk to turn people into a marble. The Nomu is retreating. Tech, they want you." What? No, no, no.

"Pixie-Bob and Tiger. Big Sis Magne has retreated."

"Mandalay, nobody is here." Please no. I don't bother with the pathways. I use the grappling hooks to swing across the trees to Vlad King's location. When I arrive, I land next to Vlad King. In front of us, Dabi, Toga, Twice, Spinner, Big Sis Magne, Nomu (with fucking chainsaws), and the dude with the marble quirk who I happen to know as Mr. Compress. That doesn't surprise me because Mr. Compress happens to be known as a genius. On his knees in front of them, Shouta sits, being held down by Dabi. I guess he was let out. I make sure I keep my cocky ass persona.

Dabi starts his stupid-ass speech, "I give your credit, Midoriya. Your devices and ability to control a situation is impressive. However, that didn't prevent this. I believe you at least deserve a name. We are the Vanguard Action Squad put together by the League of Villains." I can't help but scoff.

"That's obvious. They're the only idiots that would do something like this."

Dabi glares me down, " I have a deal, so you better listen, or it's automatically terminated. We aren't after him. He is no use to us, though, we might be able to find one for him. We are after you. All you have to do is trade yourself over, and they get Eraserhead back." Immediately, possibilities run through my head.

So many fucking possibilities.

I look at Shouta as my heart pounds.

Think rationally, Izuku.

Think, think, think!

Finally, the words slip my tongue,

"Take him then. Why the fuck would I go with you if you want me anyway? This isn't no charity biz, sweetheart." That fucking hurts. Hard. However, I have to keep my regular act up, or they will suspect something.

For once, being myself is painful.

All at once, they look at me in shock.

Dabi quickly recovers, "You sure? You don't know what will happen to him."

"Nor to myself; however, I would be able to benefit you. Eraserhead can't. Are you going to leave? This has gotten boring. I could already be partying without him by now." My body is trembling. I can hear my heart in my ears. I'm thanking above that nobody notices because I'm good at hiding it.

Except for one person: Shouta.

Breaking codes of ethics, Shouta's voice buzzes in my ear softly, so none of the villains can hear,

"I'll be okay, Izuku. I trust you to take care of the class and yourself. Don't break yourself over this. We both know it's to end this as quickly as possible. I will be fine."

That's the one place Shouta, and I can bear each other in. We both know this was the logical solution. Maybe not to anyone else, but to us, yes.

Dabi nods, not sure how to respond, " You're an interesting kid. Let's go, Kurogiri!" With that, Vlad King and I watch the guard and Shouta go through the cursed purple mist. However, I pull out a gun when the villains turn around. This gun shoots trackers silently. I shoot it at the Nomu to attach it to the back. When they disappear, the facade drops. I turn around and start walking off.

"Iz-" Vlad King tries to catch my attention, but I cut him off.

"Mandalay, tell the students to get their belongings together. We are leaving tonight. Patchy, get the location of Eraserhead." I command without the usual amusement.

For once, everybody listens to me without disobedience.