28.) 1A vs 1B
(This is much longer than I thought it would be...)
If you haven't read the manga. This is after season 4. So if you don't wanna spoil eventual season 5 don't continue to read.
Kivi's awoken by a surge of energy coming from Izuku downstairs. It's 5:30 am, Tuesday morning. She groans but rushes to his room to find out what's going on. In front of Izuku's open door is his neighbor, Yuga, with a strange scared look on his face.
Kivi moves to stand beside him and looks into Izuku's destroyed room. Izuku is hunched over on his bed, panting heavily.
(Here have a horrible colored one I did too that nobody asked for.)
She groans tiredly. "Izu, what the fuck?" She enters the room, looking at all the surrounding damage. "Are you alright?"
He doesn't answer and continues to stare at his right hand.
Yuga and Kivi give each other a glance.
"Are you still bottling something up inside? Perhaps you need more cheese in your life?!" Yuga fusses, accusingly and harshly pointing at him in disdain.
Izuku sorta breaks out of whatever trance he was in. "...maybe. Sorry for waking you." He doesn't look up but continues to look at his hand.
Kivi looks to Yuga. "I'll handle it, go back to sleep, Yuga."
"Oui." He turns out the room and returns to his own room.
Kivi moves in front of Izuku and slides her hand into the one he's staring at, snapping him completely out of his trance and quickly looking up at her.
"Kivi-san?"
She heads back to the door to close it then sits beside him on the bed. "What happened?"
"I... had a dream about the predecessors of One for All," he says and explains his dream to her.
"Well it sounds like you're not gonna be heading back to sleep," Kivi sighs. "Get dressed in your warm UA gym clothes. I'll meet you down in the lobby."
He looks at her confused. "What for?"
"Let's head for a quick run then train a little before getting ready for the day. We shouldn't sweat with how cold it is now."
"Yeah, that... sounds good."
She gives him a curt nod and leaves to her room to get ready.
They meet back at the front door of the dorms and head out, silently jogging together. They get to a clearing and Kivi stops them.
She swings around and aims a punch towards Izuku who narrowly dodges. She grins. "Training."
They trade blows and Kivi continues to land him on his back for the next 30 minutes.
"Ouch..." Izuku winces, groaning from the ground.
"I should get going," Kivi says, checking her phone for the time. "It's 6:30. I need to get Aki and Eri up and ready. Come with me then we'll go search for All Might. Gather your thoughts together. Go get ready."
"Alright," Izu pants.
After getting themselves ready, they head to the preschool, drop off Aki, then head out to search the school for All Might. They find him, as Kivi can track his energy, and head into a meeting room to talk.
Izuku begins to explain to All Might about what he saw.
"You saw... the first's memories?!" All Might exclaims in shock.
"Yeah... it was also technically All for One's memories. 'One for All's Vestiges'... All Might, you said that you once saw them when you were young too, right?"
"Yeah," he simply replies. "After I saw them, my master ...the previous holder of One for All taught me about the 'Vestiges.' It's also because I saw that vision that I was able to tell you about the origin of the power."
"I saw up until it was 'given' to him... then the first started talking directly to me. He said I could only manage 20%... and something about the point of singularity... Back during the sports festival, you told me that there was no consciousness or will behind it, but it didn't feel that way to me..."
"Well, I've never experienced this, and my master never mentioned it either. As far as I know, you're the only one this was ever happened to. But..." He fades off and gets deep in thought.
Kivi and Izuku watch him before looking at each other in confusion.
"All Might?" Izuku calls out. "All Might?"
All Might flinches, coming back to them. "Oh!!" He shakes his head. "So you said you accidentally activated your powers and woke up? Are you hurt?"
"No, I'm fine."
"That's good."
"Yeah, his room is a total wreck," Kivi comments.
They continue chatting before it's a little before time school starts.
"You have a practicum this afternoon, right? You two should get going."
"Right!" Izuku exclaims enthusiastically.
They get out the meeting room and head down the hall.
"I'll come watch. Seems like fun," All Might comments, grinning down at Izuku beside him.
"Fun..." Izuku murmurs unsurly.
The door to another meeting room a little further in front of them slides open. Aizawa walks out of it followed close by Shinso.
"Oh, hey there, you two're buddy-buddy just like always, huh? Even brought Kivi in on it I see," Aizawa comments, seeing them.
"Aizawa!" All Might shoutingly panics. "Please don't misunderstand! They both wished for guidance!"
"No need to make it sound like a husband cheating on his wife. It's creepy," Aizawa deadpans.
"That was a little harsh, don't you think?..." All Might mutters childishly.
"Oh! Shinso!" Izuku calls out. "I remember you meeting up with Aizawa sensei before, right?"
"Yeah, kinda," he responds, clutching the back of his neck with a small grin. His signature pose.
"Hitochan!" Kivi calls out, bumping his side. "He didn't rough you up too much this morning did he?"
"Midoriya, Kivi, hurry and go warm up," Aizawa growls. "Today's going to be busy."
"Yes sir!" Izuku exclaims and rushes off, waving bye to All Might.
"Nah, just chatting," Shinso replies.
"Good," Kivi says, nudging Aizawa. "Don't be too jealous I was hanging out with All Might now."
"I'll try to not go into a depression over it," Aizawa jokes back. "Now go."
"Alright, alright, grouchy pants," Kivi waves off. "See you for detention, Hitochan."
"Yeah... detention."
~~~
Ground Gamma. That was where Aizawa told Class 1A to go for hero training today. The class is all dressed in their winter hero outfits. Kivi's outfit hasn't changed as it keeps her cool when it's hot and warm when it's cold. Iida and Toru haven't changed either.
"This is exciting!" Toru exclaims.
"Hagakure, aren't you cold?" Mezo asks.
"Yup, incredibly!"
"You've got grit..."
"I think our winter gear is so cool!" Mina exclaims.
"It looks like everyone's costumes have changed quite a bit since the beginning of the school year," Iida says. "Besides yours Kivi-san."
"I'm impressed that you handled the summer heat with yours, Iida," Sato says, pulling his mask over his face.
"Kacchan! You changed yours too!" Izuku claims.
"The fuck you want?! If you got a problem, say it to my face, ya fuckin' nerd!"
"Your suit was modified to generate heat and to ward off cold, right?" Izuku begins to mumble.
"Quit complimenting me, dammit!" Bakugo exclaims, literally biting his mumbling bubble.
"Yours underwent the most change though, huh, Midoriya?" Mashi says. "You even added something just recently."
"Yeah, since my arsenal of abilities has increased. These gloves are amazing! This pair is actually the second version already. Hatsume even adjusted them to make them more powerful!"
"Ohhh, Hatsume helped you out, huh?" Mashi grins.
"GO AWAY!" Ochaco suddenly shouts, shaking a fist at the air.
Kivi grins and moves closer to the girl.
"Uraraka?!" Mashi shouts in surprise.
Kivi leans close to Ochaco and whispers. "It's love!~"
She blushes up a storm though you can't really tell with her helmet.
"Sheesh," a voice scoffs. "Got a nice party atmosphere goin' here, don't we? You guys aren't looking down on us, are you?"
"OH! You're here!" Kirishima shouts in glee. "Nope, we're not lookin' down on ya! We're just excited!"
Monoma laughs sarcastically. "I see... but too bad. The tides are surely in our favor this time." He arches himself backward. "Come, Class A! Today's the day! Let's settle this rivalry once and for all!" He whips out a piece of paper with a small graph on it. "Take a look at this survey! It's from the cultural festival! Check out which people liked better between your live and our super high quality drama theatre performance!"
"Idiot..." Kivi mutters.
"We won by two ballots!" Monoma exclaims.
Kirishima snatches the self-researched survey from his hands. "Seriously?! I didn't see it so I can't judge!"
Kendo begins to angrily make her way over to Monoma, but someone else does instead.
"Your streak of hogging the spotlight ever since the beginning of the school year is coming to an end!!" Monoma chaotically exclaims. "And today!! A vs B!! Our first combat practice!! We will k–"
"Quiet," Aizawa says, choking Monoma with his scarf.
"Monoma!!!" a black haired bandana wearing boy from his class shouts.
Vlad King, 1B's homeroom teacher, walks up beside Aizawa. "We have a special guest today."
"Try not to look stupid in front of him," Aizawa continues.
"A guest?" Momo questions.
"I'll destroy 'em!" (Gee wonder who said that?)
"Is it a girl?!" Kaminari asks.
Kivi rolls her eyes. "Aizawa literally said 'him' dumbass."
"Let's work hard together!" Tetsutetsu exclaims.
"He's applying to transfer to the department of heroes," Aizawa says.
"Ah!" Izuku, Mashi, and Kivi exclaim as they see the lavender haired boy.
"This is Shinso Hitoshi, from Class C, of the department of general education," Aizawa finishes.
"AHHHH! Shinso!"
"So that's what he meant when he said 'Well, yeah.'!" Izuku says.
"That's what you meant when you said 'Yeah, detention...'" Kivi says.
The hero course all begin to mumble to each other about him.
"Go ahead and greet everyone," Aizawa tells him.
Shinso steps up. "I know I've already encountered many of you at the sports festival, but you won't catch me thinking that we're all buddies now that we've exchanged blows. I'm not some good-natured person trying to tout a superficial sense of sportsmanship. The fact of the matter is, I've gotten a late start and I've already been left in the dust by hundreds of steps by you all. I'm sorry, but I'm desperate." He pauses for dramatic effect. "I will become a great hero, so that I can use my quirk to help others. All of you here today are obstacles that I must overcome. I have no intention of making friends."
A couple awkward claps go around.
"That's quite the glare," Ochaco mutters.
"Things are getting tense," Fumikage says.
"It looks like I'm looking at Earlyroki," Sero says. "And Kivi."
Kivi rolls her eyes.
"You think?" Shoto asks.
"Yep."
"I like this one," Monoma grins maliciously.
"Hitochan!" Kivi shouts out, making her way through the two classes and jumping on him with an evil grin.
He catches her as she wraps her legs around his torso and arms around his neck in a koala hug. "Oof, Kivi..."
"Wow, you usually fall over when I do that, I'm impressed," Kivi says. "That was a big, over dramatic speech. I'm hurt. Does that mean we're not friends?"
Mina squeals from somewhere behind the two. The two don't notice as they continue to talk in their weird embrace.
"How do they know each other?" Ochaco asks.
"You're her closest girl friend. You tell us," Toru says.
"You think they're dating?" Mina questions.
"Kivi-san doesn't really have boundaries, so I can't really tell," Momo adds.
"I haven't seen her do that to any other guy," Kaminari says.
"The only guys we've really seen her with are Bakugo and Todoroki and... Midoriya on occasion," Sero says.
"So one of those four are going to be her husband..." Mina says ominously.
"You think?" Ochaco voices. "It might be someone we haven't even met."
"Stop whispering about me dammit!" Bakugo shouts.
They all pause to listen in to the twos conversation.
"I'm offended you didn't tell me," Kivi says.
"Aizawa told me not to," Shinso answers. "It was supposed to be a big surprise."
"Of course he did," Kivi rolls her eyes. "Aizawa, you're such a secret drama queen."
"Blame Present Mic and Midnight. I've been around them too long," Aizawa replies.
"She also doesn't have any special nicknames for the other boys," Jiro comments.
"That's true!" Toru exclaims. "She called him Hitochan!"
"That's so cute!" Mina squeaks.
"Alright, let's get right down to it then," Aizawa says.
"Combat exercises!" Vlad King shouts excitedly. "This time around it's a battle between Class A vs Class B! And the stage will be this section of training field Y! Each side will split into groups of four, and one team from each will battle it out at a time!"
Kivi feels All Might's presence enter the grounds. She decides to move to sit on Hitoshi's shoulders, slumping her arms and head onto his own head.
"Shinso and Kivi will be added to one of the groups going," Aizawa says. "Meaning one of the five matches will have 5 vs 5."
"The setting for this battle is 'the heroes move to surround the villain group and capture them.' Each team shall perceive the other as the 'villains!' Once either team captures all members of the other, it's their victory!" Vlad explains.
"And to make this more interesting, for the team that Kivi joins," Aizawa says. "If Kivi is captured by the other team, it's an automatic win for them or you can catch the other four members and win."
"What? That's not fair!" Kivi huffs from Hitoshi's shoulders.
"You can cover yourself with an impenetrable shield for as long as you want until the time runs out," Shinso says.
"You're not wrong," Kivi shrugs.
"We're supposed to be heroes, and yet to our opponents, we're the villains?! So which is it?! What are we?!" Iida begins to panic, grasping his head.
"I think it's fine to consider yourself a hero!" Momo tells him which somewhat calms him down.
"In each team's camp, we've installed a 'wicked cute irredeemable prison.' The moment you imprison your opponent in there, they'll be considered 'captured,'" Aizawa explains.
"Way to up the tension!" Tetsutetsu shouts.
After that Aizawa pulls out a box with names for 1A and Vlad takes out a box for 1B. Everyone draws a lot.
Kivi and Shinso end up being on the two number five teams.
"You're good! Yes, veeerry good!" Monoma shouts. "Let us join forces and give that deplorable Class A a nice thrashing!"
"Don't mind him. He always takes things too far," a short plump boy from team 5 says.
"Thanks for having me," Shinso says.
Kivi leans over his head, looking into his eyes upsidedown with a grin. "Try and capture me, Hitochan." She stands and backflips off his shoulders, making her way over to her team.
"Class B, team 5..." Ochaco mutters. "It'll be a rematch for you, huh Deku?"
"Yeah." Deku looks lost in thought for a second before whipping out his notebook. "Have you gotten stronger, Shinso? I'm excited to see how you'll come after us!"
"Where do you pull that out from?" Ochaco murmurs.
Everyone heads off to a stage with a large overhead tv to watch the first match except the first group. The two groups head off to their areas.
"You'll start in your own areas," Aizawa explains into a microphone through the area. "The time limit is 20 minutes. If you're unable to finish the match in that amount of time, the team with more remaining members wins."
Kivi feels All Might heading up the stairs to where they are to watch.
Mina notices them before anyone else. "All Might and Midnight are he~re!"
Vlad takes the mic. "Without further ado, let the first match..."
Aizawa mumbles to himself. "You're really into this."
"START!" Vlad shouts. "Will it be Class A who has demonstrated remarkable abilities in time of crisis, or Class B, who has been steadily raising their level as a whole? I'm looking forward to finding out."
Kivi watches the match go down. Kirishima and Koda easily get captured. As does one of 1B's. Vlad makes outrageous exclamations as the mic. Kivi now sees where Monoma gets his cockiness from or maybe it's the other way around.
1A ends up winning the first match but just barely.
Aizawa has them all line up and correct them on what they should've done. Vlad does the same for his class. Everyone begins to group together and form a plan for who they're up against. The second groups head out.
Class A loses to Class B. 4 to 0.
"That's some pretty extensive destruction," Shinso says.
"That's just how it is with hero course training," Aizawa responds. "But they did destroy just a little too much."
"Fukidashi! Kendo! As I'm sure you're already aware, you must keep the damage to the absolute minimum!" Vlad scolds.
"Hmm..." Aizawa hums. "While we move the stage-"
"I suppose we can take a short break," Vlad finishes.
Izuku has been scribbling in his notebook nonstop, learning all he can about everyone's quirks.
Kivi and Shinso group together.
"You hero course students are crazy," Shinso says.
"Just wait until you see my group. Izuku goes a little crazy sometimes."
"I remember fighting him and didn't even use his quirk cause it would damage him, but now he has better control of it. I'm sorta... excited?"
Kivi notices All Might head off with Midoriya.
Kaminari heads over to them. "You know, you've got the face of a popular guy. I bet you're popular with the ladies, yeah? Trust me, I can tell."
"You can just say he's hot, Denki. It's okay," Kivi laughs at his disgusted face. "Anyway, I'll be right back."
Bakugo moves with her, heading over towards All Might and Izuku. They glance at each other as they get there.
"Hey," Bakugo calls out.
Izuku flinches in surprise. "Wah-Chan, you scared me!"
"You assholes forced me to keep my mouth shut, so quit trying to sneak away in broad daylight to have a little chat dammit! You'll get found out!"
"Erm..." All Might mumbles.
"Don't 'erm...' me!" he shouts then gets quiet. "Did something happen with One for All?"
Izuku then explains what happened this morning.
"It was powerful enough that I felt the surge through myself," Kivi says. "I'm so tired..."
"It activated on it's own...? Hah! I can't tell if you're improving or regressing! So when the hell are you gonna make it your own, huh? I'm stronger than I was back when I fought with you, y'know!"
Izuku smiles. "Well... Now I'm even more eager!"
"What the hell are you smilin' about?! It really pisses me off when you do that! Cut that shit out!"
Kivi coos. "Aww! Bakugo stop being a tsundere!" She slaps the back of his head.
He growls. "Don't hit me, you bitch!"
She hits him again. "Call me a bitch again and I'll do it again."
He scoffs and stalks off.
Now, the third round is beginning. It ended up being a draw as the time ran out and each had only one member captured.
The fourth set is won by Bakugo's group, 4 to 0, in under 5 minutes.
Finally, it comes down to Group 5.
Kivi grins over at Shinso. "Time to see what you can do, Hitochan."
"I won't hold back."
"I don't expect you to."
The teams separate and head to their positions.
As they walk through, except Izuku and Kivi, who are running across pipes and flying, they chat.
"First things first, we should take care of Shinso, yeah? I'm starting to get anxious. I don't wanna be brainwashed!" Mineta exclaims.
"Try not to focus on that too much though," Ochaco points out. "After all, they've got a bunch of members who could attack from anywhere, at anytime, without even showing themselves." She takes her helmet off and makes it float. "I float!"
"I melt!"
"I stick!"
The three all droop.
"Yeah, we're at a huge disadvantage here... At this rate we won't be able to last," Mina and Ochaco sigh sadly.
Mineta looks up at them. "We should go with my 'pluck pluck grape plan' after all!"
"Come on, there's no way anyone will get trapped in that! We need to find them first, and catch them in a trap! In this thing!" Mina says, gesturing to the large carnival looking jail.
"I can be the decoy! Leave it to me!" Izuku says, dropping down in front of them.
Kivi floats down beside him. "I will too. Capturing me means they automatically win."
"How was it?" Mina asks Izuku. "You were saying there was something weird going on with your quirk, right...?"
"Yeah, but I'm feeling fine! Same as always! The only thing is... after watching the 4th set, I think they'll definitely be on their guard against me...! So I'll need to keep moving, even more than usual."
"Are you gonna be alright...?" Mineta worriedly asks. "We're really relying on you two, you know!"
Izuku brings his hand to his chest. "Don't worry." He smiles. "We can definitely win!"
The two girls cheer happily, getting pumped.
"You never used to be so steadfast, you know. You behaved more strangely before," Mineta says. "I kinda miss that side of you..."
"The 5th set, and final match of the day! Are you prepared?!" Vlad shouts. "Do your best out there, and stay focused through the very end!" He takes a breath. "Begin!"
"Alright," Kivi says, floating up. "After this we can't speak. I know where the group is. Three of them are on their way here, so you guys need to form a trap! Izu, I'm taking us to Monoma and Shinso."
The two dash off above to gain the other's attention. They see Monoma at the same time.
"KYAAAH!" the squeal of Ochaco sounds behind them.
Izuku glances at Kivi who shakes her head 'no.' It was Shinso who did that.
She smirks, I would love to see him make that sound with that mute face of his.
"Oh? Looks like you found me. After witnessing Bakugo's performance, there's no way I wouldn't be wary of you two as well. People like you, who have the strength and the moves... Of course I have to be cautious of them. That's what any clever person would think," Monoma says with his usual grin.
Man this dude talks a lot... Kivi thinks.
"But at the same time, a clever person would also think: 'Bakugo was only able to draw out his strength with the help of the other three. So I should crush the other three first!'"
Holy crap! Shut up!
"You were standing out on purpose to reveal your location to me, yes? But it seems my comrades have already found the other three. That's three on four, you know! Do you think they'll be alright? And Shinso's there as well. They won't be able to communicate secretly. You need to hurry to their side..."
Kivi scoffs, getting tired of him and surrounding him in a quirk cancelling shield. "Try to get out of that, you annoying fucker. Hitochan is right around the corner, Deku. I'm gonna go put this one away." She floats up, pulling her sphere behind her and dumping Monoma away with no trouble. She lands with her group, trusting Izuku to get Shinso alone.
Back where Izuku and Shinso were, suddenly many giant beams of black explode into the air.
"What the?!" Mineta shouts.
The black tendrils come racing toward them and Kivi immediately throws a shield over her team. They pierce through the shield easily but the shield reseals everytime so none of them get hit.
Kivi kneels to the ground, coughing up some blood.
"Kivi-san!" Mina and Ochaco shout, kneeling beside her. "What's wrong?!"
Kivi spits out more blood. "Whenever... my shield is pierced or cracked or shattered, I get injured. It's like I'm getting stabbed myself... My shield is basically my own body... I... figured that out after... the fight with All Might..."
"I'm gonna go help Deku!" Ochaco shouts.
"Go... my shield will let you through... It's one way..."
She nods and immediately races off. After a bit, the tirade of black whips disappear.
Kivi collapses to the ground in pain, releasing the shield and covering her body in a small one.
"Kivi-san!" Mineta and Mina shout.
Kivi pants. "I'll... be okay... I'm absorbing... energy... from bugs in the ground... I'll be back... on my feet in a sec... Go help Deku..."
Mina and Mineta nod then race off towards were Ochaco went.
The three 1B students left behind rush up to Kivi.
"If we get her, we win," the grey haired girl says. "She's weak, it'd be easy."
"We gotta leave her behind," the chubby boy says. "We have no way to pierce her shield and she'll take us all down once she recovers. We need to go help Shinso."
They race off and begin to attack Mineta and Mina as they all get to the same area.
Kivi pulls herself to a sitting position. "I did not expect that... I hate this damn fake city, nothing to restore my energy with." She gets up and runs towards where everyone is having an all out battle. She's able to sneak up on the silver haired girl and drains her of her energy. "Now that's much better."
"Kivi-san!" Mina shouts out happily. "You better now?"
"Good enough!" Kivi replies, bringing her wrists together, palms out, and slightly curling her fingers. She gives a smug smirk. "Time for some energy blasts." She blasts beams of energy at the chubby boy and the black haired girl, knocking them down and giving Mina and Mineta the final blow against the two to knock them out.
"Yeah!" Mina shouts.
Not too long after, Izuku gets Shinso, and Class 1A, group 5 won, 5-0.
"There were some real do-or-die moments in the fifth match!" Midnight's voice now comes through the sound system. "But with a score of 5-0... Class A wins! And that brings these five matches to a close! You showed us some fantastic battles, proving how well you knew your enemies and yourselves!" She rants on saying the true winners are Class A as they won more matches.
They all gather back onto the stage to have their teachers judge their match.
"Sensei..." Shinso mutters, gripping his binding cloth. "I couldn't accomplish anything on my own. I'm still lacking. And this was my test for a possible transfer, right?"
"He knew?!" Vlad exclaims, whipping his head back and forth from Aizawa to Shinso. "Who told?"
"It was just a guess, but given the timing and the format... this was a convenient way to test me that didn't cost anything."
Aizawa stares at him for a couple seconds. "We still have to go over the postgame analysis. Let's get back to the others. Um... first off. Midoriya. Want to tell us what happened?"
"Those fearsome black tendrils manifested from him," Tokoyami says.
"He didn't seem in control, but... does that attack have a name?" the Class B boy of darkness asks.
Others murmur about it.
"I still... don't really know... The power welled up, and I couldn't control it. It's like something I've believed in up to now all of a sudden turned on me. It was truly terrifying. But when Uraraka and Shinso tried to stop me... that helped me realize that it wasn't all bad. If Shinso hadn't used his brainwashing to knock me unconscious... I honestly don't know what would've happened." He looks to Shinso. "You asked if I was bluffing, Shinso. I wasn't. I had no clue what was going on. So both of you... Thanks!"
Shinso just blankly stares at him.
Midnight of course has to input. "That's true! Facing down Midoriya's little rampage... both Shinso and Uraraka demonstrated some quick thinking and fast responses! And the way Uraraka, in particular, put herself on the line to help her friend... was incredible! I loved it!"
Mina slides up close to Ochaco. "You jumped in without thinking, Uraraka! Quick as a whip! And then you wrapped your arms around him. Tight!"
Ochaco thinks back and her whole face even her ears turn a bright red then begins to mumble. "It's true that I acted before thinking. In the future, I should try to keep a cool head... But... if the alternative is doing nothing and regretting it... then I'd be happier jumping in."
Aizawa blankly stares at her impressed. "You've matured.. Uraraka."
Shinso speaks up. "I wasn't doing it for Midoriya's sake. Uraraka gave me that order, and I acted. Plus... I saw the other three getting wrecked by the black energy... and realized that our team would lose unless we put a stop to it. I did what I did... because I wanted to fight Midoriya. And beat him!" Aizawa begins to stomp up to him as he continues. "It only worked out that way by chance. But in the moment, I was focused on myself and what I wanted."
Aizawa cuts him off by grabbing Shinso's capture gear and squeezing it tight to choke him.
"That's corporal punishment!! Alert the PTA!" Kaminari shouts, making Kivi laugh.
Aizawa releases the hold. "Nobody was asking for any more than that from you. Everyone here has already spent months training to become heroes who save people. Embodying that ideal right after being thrown into the deep end is not possible. That would take talent on par with All Might. Acting for the sake of others! Saving people actually takes a lot more than just that! You'll never protect anyone until you find whatever strength you need for yourself. If you think about it that way, your actions... earned more than just a passing grade!"
"Shinso, at the end there... You tried luring me into the big brawl, where you could've really shined, right? And remember when you tried tripping me up with those falling pipes? That was so fast! The way you whipped out the binding..."
Kivi zones out from his fanboying about his quirk and smartness. She already knew how capable Shinso is.
"Indeed," Aizawa agrees with Izuku.
"We've still got some deliberating to do, but... probably... no, more than likely... Shinso will be joining the hero course as of his second year at U.A.!" Vlad says. "He's got what it takes to be everyone's equal here!"
"Whoaaa!! Which Class, A or B?!" everyone shouts.
"All in good time. We're not done with our reviews yet," Aizawa says.
"Hey, sensei!" Mina calls out. "Mineta was, like, the worst, so can you really let 'em have it?"
"HUh?! I put myself in the line of fire to mess with Shoda and the girls!!" Mineta claims, not really helping his case.
"I'm guessing to make Class A even it'll be our class," Sero says.
"Heh heh..." Monoma cackles. "This may have been a dark day for Class B, yes. But we've only lost the battle! Not the war!" He continues to rant.
Kivi ignores it and leaps on Shinso's back. "Congrats, Hitochan. I'm proud of you."
"Are you okay? I saw all the blood you hacked up," Shinso asks.
She smiles. The first real smile he's seen that's not smug or sadistic or condescending.
"I'll be good in a bit," she replies. "You know... you're the first person who's ever asked if I was okay? Besides my little brother. It... makes me really... happy. That's a rare emotion."
He takes a moment to reply, staring at her smile and taking in what she just said. "You... and me both. The happy emotion part."
"I figured."
"Oh, right, while I have you..." Aizawa says, scratching his beard. "Monoma. You're to see Eri tomorrow."
Kivi's smile vanishes and she groans. "Aww, man..."
~~~
Aizawa let Kivi and Shinso off for detention today to rest. They headed out to get Aki together before parting.
It's now 6:30 pm and Izuku, All Might, Bakugo, and Kivi are in a meeting room talking about Izuku's quirk or quirks.
All Might gets right into it. "The predecessors' quirks? One for All is evolving like that?" He pours some water into a glass, handing it to Bakugo.
"So you two always chat in here, huh?" Bakugo asks, taking a sip of his water.
"Yeah. It was surprising to see the two you here as well," Izuku replies.
"Bakugo and Kivi... now share our secret," All Might says.
"So... didja know about the black quirk already, All Might?" Bakugo asks.
"Today was the first time I saw it," he admits. "As for that bald-headed predecessor, the one who came before my master, he was supposedly a dark-haired youth. I doubt my master knew... that all their old quirks are packed in there."
"Hey dweeb! Today was the first time you saw it too, right?" Bakugo asks. "Any clue what set it off? Maybe something's triggering it."
"I dunno... They just told me the time was right. It could be some external factor..." Izuku answers.
"Yeah. Something to do with All for One..." Bakugo says. "...Cuz he's the one who basically created One for All, right? Isn't it an offshoot of his power? He's also got multiple quirks. That makes you the same as him. To prevent another outburst... we need to learn about this new power."
"So considering that you're the ninth holder of One for All, this means you're getting 5 new quirks?" Kivi questions. "Including this blackwhip as 6. Also adding that all the other holders had quirks or not." She looks to All Might. "You were quirkless. What about Nana's quirk?"
All Might flinches. "How do you know–?"
"About Shimura Nana?" Kivi finishes. She takes in a shuttered breath. "All for One mentioned Tomura every once in a while as his son. Did some research."
"How do you know All for One?" Bakugo questions roughly.
She exhales. "He trained me..."
"What?!" the two boys shout.
"What the fuck? So he trained you to be what, a villain?"
"He likely was going in that direction... My parents didn't know he was a villain," Kivi says. "I was 11 when he started training me up until a few months before I came here. All my parents cared about was how powerful he was and how well he could train me to be powerful. It's all his fault that I'm here in the first place. His fault that I look like this."
"Kivi, you don't have to explain any further," All Might says.
"No, I wanna know," Bakugo says. "What do you mean by look like this?"
"Bakugo–"
"No, it's alright, All Might," Kivi sighs. "I look like this because what I really look like is being controlled by a demon. All for One forced a second quirk on me because if he didn't get rid of it he would've been torn to pieces."
"You have two quirks?!" Izuku shouts.
"I do. All of the people he's killed constantly hang around him, waiting for him to die to tear him apart even as a ghost. With the quirk he forced upon me, the ghosts were able to do it. The quirk is called Ghost and with it I'm able to see and interact with ghosts and they can interact with me."
"Which means they could touch All for One," Izuku says.
"Exactly, so he needed to get rid of it."
"And gave it to you," Bakugo finishes.
"I've learned to turn it off as time has gone by. He wasn't able to do that in time with all the ghosts trying to kill him. When he passed the quirk on me, I got possessed by a demon spirit. Then all I remember was being detained in a ruined city." She sighs. "Anyway, this isn't about me. Izu, you need to figure out these quirks of yours."
All Might stands up. "Let's go to an empty gym and see if we can make it reappear."
~~~
"Why're you holding back, huh?! Scared?!" Bakugo shouts, attacking Izuku.
Izuku dodges. "Wait, wait, wait! It's just not activating, I swear!"
"Enough!!" All Might shouts. "That clearly isn't working, so cut it out!"
The two boys land, powering off.
"Wasn't it supposed to activate when he's feelin' cornered?" Bakugo questions.
"Possibly, but we're training so it doesn't activate! Any feedback, Midoriya, kid?"
"Like I thought... nothing," Izuku says. "The presence is gone..."
"Not feeling enough danger, huh?" Bakugo says, looking toward Kivi. "Maybe if you joined in, it'll burst out if we give you a real pounding! Then, if I crush you while that black stuff is going wild, that'll make me the undisputed champ!"
"Is that meant to be motivating?" All Might questions.
Izuku begins to mumble.
"Blah, blah, blah! Boooring! What's the point, if you can't handle it?! I'm outta here! Your muttering gives me the creeps!" He stomps off out the gym.
"That's enough for today, I suppose," All Might says. "Are you feeling okay?"
"Hey, I have a thought," Kivi says. "You mentioned back when you were under Hitochan's brainwashing at the sports festival, that you broke out of his quirk when you felt the presence of the past holders of One for All. This time when you were under his control, you met one of them. Maybe the key is his brainwashing."
Izuku gasps. "That's a good point! We should ask him to do it again!"
"You can't just ask him to brainwash you. He's gonna wanna know why. If you're not willing to tell him about this or find a really good excuse, he won't do it. Hitochan is smart, just as much as you or me," Kivi says. "He'll connect pieces like Katsuki did."
"Yeah..." Izuku mumbles.
"Let's head back to the dorms. I'm hungry," Kivi says.
Izuku nods and walks off to get his things together.
"Kivi, we do need to talk in detail," All Might says. "About Ghost and All for One. For today, you should rest. I saw how Midoriya's new quirk hurt you. You looked like me before you healed me."
"I'm fine now. I've absorbed enough energy to be restored," Kivi says. "See you later, All Might." She chases after Izuku to head to the dorms together.
"Rest well."
All of Class B is at the Class A dorms and everyone has dinner together.
"Are you telling me I have to remember the names of the inferior class too," Kivi groans, seeing everyone interact.
...
The next day, Aizawa has Kivi bring Eri to the teacher's dorms. Kivi didn't even know there were teacher's dorms, considering Aizawa stayed in their own. In front of the teacher's dorms is Izuku and Mirio.
"Lemillion senpai!" Eri cheers, racing up to give him a hug.
"Eri-chan!" Mirio grins, returning the hug. He sets her down beside him as Monoma arrives.
Eri gasps. "It's the dark side... of UA!"
Monoma flaboyantly points at her. "Ha ha ha! What ever could the girl mean by that? Hm? What's she saying exactly?!"
"During the school festival, I told her that you're UA's 'dark side,'" Mirio explains.
"Nonsense! I walk the path of justice and no other!!"
"Um... anyone know why we're all here?" Izuku asks.
"Kivi, Midoriya, Togata, thanks for coming," Aizawa speaks up, walking up behind them. "Monoma's going to lend us a hand, but... I figured Eri could use some emotional support while he's around."
"Is that how little you people think of me? Ha ha ha!"
"Head on inside," Aizawa says, bringing them all into the common room of the teacher's dorms. "Monoma, I want to see if you can try and replicate Eri's quirk, so we can learn more about it."
Monoma places a hand on her cheek and activates his quirk. A horn like Eri's grows from his head. "Hm... Yes, a 'blank.' I'm so sorry to disappoint you, Eraser."
Aizawa rubs his own head. "Right. Too bad."
"You wanted him to copy Eri's quirk?! Why?" Mirio asks.
"And what do you mean by 'blank' Monoma?" Izuku asks.
"She's the same type as you... with the type of quirk that has to store something up," Monoma explains his quirk calmly. "It's an issue I run into, now and then... and the reason why I couldn't manifest your super strength, even after copying it."
"But why copy Eri's quirk?" Mirio asks.
"Even if we could get Eri to activate her quirk again... we run the danger of another rampage, since she still isn't accustomed to it," Aizawa says. "I thought Monoma might be able to copy it and teach her how to use it to give her some peace of mind. But it looks like it's not gonna be that easy."
"I'm sorry," Eri whispers sadly. "I've caused so many problems... My power... just makes trouble for everyone." She reaches up and touches her horn. "I wish I never had... this power."
Izuku bends down in front of her. "It's not all trouble. Didja forget already? You're the one who saved me! It's all about how you use it. Like... a sharp knife is dangerous, right? But use it right, and you can make some yummy food. So I think your power... is really something special!"
Eri gives a hopeful smile.
"Also, Eri-chan," Kivi speaks up, bending down beside Izuku. "If it wasn't for your power, I would've been stuck in the future. Your older self was the one who sent me and Hanta back to the present. You get your power under control and you have different ways to use it in the future. So, you saved me too."
"Okay," Eri decides happily. "I'll keep trying."
...~~~...
Omfg the ending word count is 6969! 😂😂😂😂😂
Alright well, I'm basically caught up to the end of the manga. I have like 10 more parts of that before reaching the end and having to wait for the next arc to be published.
So, after this is a few of my personal made chapters. Fluffiness.
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