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Izuku and Mina sat in their girlfriend's room and processed what Toru had told them. She had held off telling them about her talk with Shoto until after the Festival was over. The duo looked at each other then their girlfriend. Mina took a deep breath. "Seriously? I mean, sure, Endeavor always seemed kinda like a prick, but he knows how to do hero work. I didn't think he was that bad."
Izuku shuddered. "That really puts some things in perspective... I'm glad you both managed to get through to Todoroki. Though what did you say because he came up to me afterward and told me you two yelled at him."
Toru started off by telling them what she said during their match. Mina chuckled. "I kept melting his ice whenever I got caught and told him how useless it was. I just pushed his buttons and whatnot. I think the fact that he used his fire against Toru helped."
Izuku chuckled and said. "He told me he wanted to spar against me. I told him I would as long as he used his fire."
Toru sighed. "Todoroki is gonna turn into a top-three hero once we're all official."
Mina nudged her as she smiled and said. "Yes, but you'll definitely be number one."
Toru blushed, and Izuku slid up next to her. "If you show off your visible face, then you'll probably be voted prettiest heroine as well."
Mina nodded enthusiastically. "Oh yeah, I can see that. The new symbol of peace and the prettiest hero." Mina looked past Toru's blushing face and said to Izuku. "We really scored, didn't we?"
Izuku nodded. "Yep, we got the best girlfriend ever."
Toru squeaked as she covered her face. The final nail that sent her back to being invisible was Mina and Izuku leaning over and kissing her cheeks before saying in tandem. "We love you."
The duo laughed as she disappeared and fell on her back as she whined. "Stop it!"
As the trio laid on the ground, all their phones pinged, and they saw Shinso had texted them congratulating them on the Sports Festival.
Mina and Izuku stopped teasing Toru, and the three spent some time talking to their friend about how school was going.
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"Hm yeah... honestly, Shota, you just need to be straightforward with her. Yeah, Emi can be serious when she needs to be. It would help if you told me what the conversation was about. Fine, keep your secrets. I'll see you at work tomorrow." Nemuri said before hanging up.
Nemuri sighed, and Hirooki looked over from the couch. "You ok?"
"Yeah. Shota called. Was asking for advice about having a serious conversation with Emi." Nemuri said before collapsing onto the couch and resting her head on Hirooki's stomach,
Hirooki laid back and relaxed as they said. "I haven't interacted much with Joke, but she seems like the polar opposite of Aizawa."
"And yet she pursues him, and honestly, if he would just give it a shot, he'd probably enjoy being with her," Nemuri said as she shifted position and rested her head on Hirooki's chest. "I don't wanna talk about their relationship, though."
Hirooki chuckled and rubbed Nemuri's back slowly. "Izuku did really well at the festival."
Nemuri hummed. "He overextended. He needs to manage his output better, and his moves are a bit predictable. Though I am his teacher, so of course, I can predict how he's gonna fight."
"Well, Ms.Midnight. Now that I've heard from you, what about Nemuri? What's your opinion?"
Nemuri smiled and hugged Hirooki tighter. "I'm proud of my boy. I never placed as high as he did in the Sports Festival. I'm proud of Toru and Mina as well. They all did good."
Hirooki smiled and kissed the top of Nemuri's head. "You did a pretty good job as well... except when you spoke over All Might."
Nemuri groaned and buried her face in her lover's chest. "Shut up. Oh my gosh, that was so embarrassing."
Hirooki chuckled and hugged Nemuri tighter before saying. "Come on, let's watch a movie or something."
"Hm, I wanna get some snacks from the store first," Nemuri said as she started to get up.
Hirooki rolled their eyes. "Alright, let's go to the store, then we'll relax for the night."
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Izuku yawned as he sat at his desk. Mina, Toru, and he had stayed up late talking to Shinso last night and passed out in a tangle of limbs on Toru's floor. It was nice waking up to see both his girlfriends so close, but none of them got to enjoy it as they realized they would be late if they didn't get a move on. Now he was sitting in class and looking at the empty seat where Tenya should be. The most serious member of class A was going to be late if he didn't show up soon.
The door slid open, and Tenya came in looking like he was doing his best to appear put together. As he took his seat, the bell rang, and Izuku made a mental note to talk to him later. Everyone in class knew about his brother by this point. Izuku and Momo had told the others that they would talk to him first and to leave it to them.
Aizawa walked in looking... better than usual; their homeroom teacher seemed less tired than usual. Izuku hummed a bit as their homeroom teacher grabbed the remote off the teacher's podium. "You all did... well in the Sports Festival."
Before anyone could get excited, he said. "But I expected better, so next year don't disappoint me."
The class groaned, and Aizawa hid his smirk in his scarf. "Moving on. You have internship offers. Here's who got how many, and don't worry if you didn't get any UA partnered with heroes who will take anyone."
The class watched as the board lit up with everyone and their offers. Shoto had about a thousand more offers than Mina. Everything else was reasonably well spread out amongst a decent amount of the class. Aizawa passed out the packets full of offers and said. "Turn in your choices by the end of the week. In the meantime, you need to think up code names and-"
"And he sucks at it, so I am here to help you out." Midnight said as she strutted in, cutting Aizawa off.
The underground hero just grumbled and pulled his sleeping bag out as his friend took over the code name process. Midnight passed out markers and whiteboards as she talked about how they could change the names if they wanted to, but there was a chance what they chose now would stick with them, so they needed to take it seriously.
The class sat silently as everyone started thinking of their names. After several minutes they started showing off their names, starting with Yuga and then Tsu. They gave the class very different directions that hero names could go in.
Once a few more classmates went up and presented their names Toru bounced up happily and presented her board. "The Luminous Hero: Prism."
Midnight hummed and smiled. "Very good. It definitely embodies the nature of your quirk. Approved."
Toru pumped her fist and took her seat as Mina stepped up and grinned as she held up her board. "The Xeno Hero: Acid Queen."
"Ah, I see you're paying homage to Xeno King. you're a fan of his, aren't you?" Midnight said as Mina nodded.
"Yeah. He and you are a huge inspiration to me, and he especially helped me deal with the people who didn't like how I look." Mina said as she grinned. "I wanna show my gratitude to him and try to send the same message."
Midnight smiled. "Well, just like Kirishima, you're gonna have to work hard to reach that goal. Can you handle it?"
Mina nodded and pumped her fist. "Of course I can. I'm Acid Queen."
The class cheered for Acid Queen, and Midnight clapped. "Alright, come on, we just have a few more. Midoriya, Todoroki, Iida, do you three have your names?"
Shoto and Tenya both went with their first names, much to Midnight's disappointment, but she still allowed it. Midnight smiled. "Now, Midoriya. You're last, so come on up and let's see what you got."
Izuku smiled and stepped up. "I've been thinking about this for a few years, and I had a name picked out back in junior high." He looked over at his mom. "But stuff happened, and I decided to change it. It took me some time to come up with, but I think it fits."
Izuku flipped the board around as he said. "The Midnight Hero: Hypno. I may be like my mom in a lot of ways, but I wanna be my own kinda hero while still letting people know who inspired me and helped me get here."
Midnight cooed and hugged Izuku, making him yelp. "Oh, you're the best son ever. I approve."
The class laughed as Nemuri squeezed her son in a tight hug. Once she released him, he stumbled back to his seat as Aizawa sat up from behind his desk. "Alright, you're done. Look over your list for the rest of class and remember I have veto power, so don't pick anything stupid."
The class shuffled their papers around and started looking over their offers as they spoke to each other quietly until Mina's loud cry of joy cut through everything, and she jumped to her feet. "Aaahhh! I got an offer from Xeno King! Mr.Aizawa, I'm picking this one!"
Their homeroom teacher groaned from behind his desk. "Fine, but if anyone else screams, you all get detention."
The class gulped and continued to speak quietly among themselves and tried not to disturb their teacher.
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Izuku, Mina, and Toru were headed to the lunchroom when All Might showed up and asked to speak with them. The trio followed their mentor to a lounge, where they all sat on the couch across from Toshi as he deflated. "S-so Young Hagakure, I have an offer for you. It came in last-minute a-and well, it's my teacher slash mentor from when I was in UA. oh god, he's probably disappointed by my teaching."
The trio looked at each other as their mentor shook like a leaf. Toru took the note and said. "Um, tell him thanks, but I'm good."
Toshi stopped and looked up with horror in his eyes. "What? Why?"
Toru shrugged. "I already picked one out. I wanna go with StarBurst. I think she can help me control my lasers better."
Toshi sighed. "I suppose that makes sense... Do either of you?"
"I'm going with Xeno King," Mina said, shaking her head.
Izuku shook his head as well. "I haven't decided yet, but Mr.Yagi, you're terrified of this guy, right?"
Toshi nodded fervently, and Izuku sighed. "Yeah, I'm gonna have to pass as well then."
"I'm gonna die," Toshinori muttered as his students started eating their lunches. They figured he was just being dramatic.
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Nemuri and Izuku sat on a bench in the 1-A dorm's courtyard. She had come to check on everyone and make sure they were working on finding a hero to help them. She had already steered Momo away from Uwabami. The woman was a great search and rescue hero, and while most of her profits from commercials and modeling jobs went to a good cause, Nemuri didn't think she would be a good fit for Momo. The class rep was currently going over her options again with Ochako's help.
"So, did you decide on who to intern with?"
Izuku hummed. "I was thinking about Shade."
Nemuri blinked. "Wait, Shade is underground. She sent you an offer?"
"Not officially, but Mr.Aizawa was here earlier. He said Shade contacted him and said she'd be willing to help me work on controlling my gas. Do you know her quirk?"
Nemuri nodded. "It's called Typhokinesis. She can't make smoke, but she can control it. She uses it to cut down visibility and get in close to her target."
Izuku looked over as his mother sighed dramatically. "I suppose she could teach you a lot... if you really want to go with her."
Izuku bumped her shoulder. "It's my first internship; there'll be other times I can go with you."
"That's what everyone's kids say, and then next thing you know, I'll be in a retirement home, and you'll never visit," Nemuri said as she leaned back dramatically.
Izuku chuckled as he got up. "I promise that during my second year, I'll intern with Midnight."
Nemuri smiled and got up before giving Izuku a side hug. "Good, and take Shade up on her offer. It's not often that underground heroes will help people that aren't going to be like them."
Izuku nodded, and the two headed back inside. Nemuri said bye to everyone, and as Izuku sat down, Minoru sat next to him. "I picked out who I wanna go with."
Izuku looked down at the paper and sighed. "Mineta... why did you pick Mt.Lady?"
The shorter boy shifted in his seat. "Um... well, you know she's new, so it'll give me a good idea about what being a pro is like in the beginning."
Izuku had to admit that his lie was built on solid logic. "It's because she's hot and has a flirty personality, isn't it?"
Minoru stared at the floor and nodded. "Y-yeah... it is."
Izuku took his few offers and scanned them before pointing one out. "This guy. He's a seasoned pro who excels in ambush tactics. He'd be a great fit for you and your quirk."
Minoru looked up like he was going to protest but stopped as he saw Izuku's face. "I... suppose you have a point."
Minoru took his list and redid his form. Izuku smiled "trust me, you'll learn a lot, and you'll be thanking me by the end of our internships."
The shorter boy groaned as he got up to leave. "I suppose you're right."
As Izuku relaxed a bit, two pairs of arms wrapped around his shoulders. His girlfriends leaned over the couch, and Mina asked. "You've been spending time with Mineta. What's that about?"
"Hm." Izuku hummed as he leaned back. "I'm just helping him out. He's been improving recently, at least I hope so. Make sure you girls tell Yaoyorozu or me if anything happens with him."
Toru hummed. "He stares at us, but it does feel like he's doing it less, and I don't think I've heard any comments from him recently."
"Me neither, but we'll keep our eyes peeled and tell the other girls," Mina said before releasing Izuku and walking around to sit next to him. Toru followed suit and sat on Izuku's other side.
As they sat there in silence, Izuku blushed a bit and said. "Do you two wanna stay in the same room tonight?"
His girlfriends looked at him, and Izuku saw Mina's cheeks dusting with lilac. "It was nice even though we slept on the floor."
Toru hummed. "Yeah... we can use my room again if you want."
Her partners agreed and relaxed for a while before getting ready to go to bed.
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Momo came down the stairs as class milled about the morning before class. Izuku waved her down. "Yaomomo, I got something for you. I finished a bit ago, but stuff just kept happening, and I kinda forgot about it for a bit."
Momo sat across from Izuku as he pulled out one of his notebooks. She knew they were full of info and analysis on quirks, but she had never seen inside of one before. Perhaps he had tips for her. Those would be appreciated considering her failure at the sports festival.
She took the notebook as he handed it to her and saw that there were tips for her, but the main part of the page was a sketch of herself that made her blush. She looked amazing, but her costume was... different than her current one. Izuku rubbed the back of his head. "So I mean your costume isn't bad... I just thought maybe this would be an alternative you could use."
Momo inspected the costume. Her boots were more reinforced than the current ones, and the yellow skirt was longer, ending just above her knees, and was flowier, meaning she could still make things on her thighs. A side note indicated that it was laced with various strong fibers to make it resistant to fire and knives. Her leotard was the same, except the opening on the front of her costume had what looked like a fishnet covering with a note questioning if her hair would let things pass through it. A sketch next to it showed another fishnet opening on her back with a short cape that covered it as well as her left shoulder and bicep.
The last detail she noticed was that her book was gone, and her right forearm was a gauntlet with a screen built-in. The note for it detailed the reinforced gauntlet to house a computer with a database that had a search function to allow her to quickly find whatever she was looking for.
The other notes on it detailed possible materials and blends that would work to protect her. She was using a special blend made by her family, which she would most likely keep using as she found it to be the best.
"This is... very well made. The notes on my fighting and strategy alone are amazing, but this costume you designed looks wonderful. As for my hair letting things pass, I'm not sure but couldn't we also try to integrate my DNA into the fabric?"
Izuku nodded. "Yeah, I guess we could, but I wasn't sure what you had tried."
Momo blushed and cleared her throat. "Well, It's a bit embarrassing to admit this, but I haven't ever tried to make something from my head. Also, I wasn't sure how much the costume companies would do for a student, so I designed my current costume so as not to cause them any issues."
"Well, we could always go to the support course and ask them for help. With some testing, we may be able to make this design work, or we could have to modify it... of course, that's if you want to. I'm not trying to force you or anything."
Momo shook her head. "No, this is wonderful, and honestly, I was thinking recently about how to change my look. Mineta's actions had me wondering if I'd be able to put up with that kind of thing all the time when I'm a pro."
"That's understandable. Do you want to start now, or should we wait till after the internships? I'm not sure if the changes will be done by the time we have to go to them." Izuku said as he watched her flip through his notebook.
Momo hummed as she looked at the other sketches. "I believe we should start now. Better to get things in the works sooner than later."
Izuku nodded and spotted Denki walking by. He stopped as he saw the notebook, and recognition crossed his face as he said. "Narcoleptic Sketches."
Momo looked up in confusion as she asked. "Narcoleptic, what?"
Denki fumbled for his phone and pulled up Twitter. "Narcoleptic Sketches. It's an artist that posts sketches of heroes. They've got a ton of followers, but apparently, they've slowed down since getting into college."
Denki showed Momo the page and said. "How'd you get their sketchbook? Are you friends or-"
Izuku smiled as Denki looked over at Izuku, and it seemed to click in the blonde's head. "Holy shit Midori it's you, isn't it?"
Izuku nodded. "Yeah, it is. I sketch for fun in my free time and post them online. Of course, I keep all my analysis out of it, and I don't post sketches of anyone who's not a hero."
"Huh," Denki said as he slowly wandered off. "That's pretty cool."
Momo chuckled a bit. "Shall we head to the support course before classes?"
Izuku nodded as he stood and collected his notebook. "Sounds like a good idea."
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Aizawa parked the car in an empty lot before slipping out as Nezu hopped out of the passenger side. He wasn't sure why they were in such a deserted area. His boss had simply said they had an important meeting today.
Nezu led Aizawa into a warehouse where he spotted Hawks sitting on a box passing a hard drive between his hands. "We've got like twenty minutes, so I'll be quick. You guys aren't working with the HPCS, right?"
Nezu shook his head as he stopped a few feet from Hawks. "No, we aren't. We are independent of them. May I ask why you finally decided to call out to me?"
Hawks took a deep breath and sighed. "Himiko Toga. does that name sound familiar to either of you?"
"Yes, I've heard it before," Aizawa said. "Several of my students have talked about a girl named Himiko."
"Izuku Midoriya, Mina Ashido, and Toru Hagakure. They know her pretty well." Hawks said as he hopped down, and Aizawa tensed. "Himiko Toga is a criminal, but she's also just a girl who needs help. The HPCS sent me to collect her for the UHD."
Aizawa clicked his tongue. "That place is real?"
Hawks nodded. "Of course, the underground heroes have rumors about it. It is real, and it's hell for everyone there. It twists hurt people and makes them worse, and I tossed Toga into that because my bosses told me to, but..." Hawks rubbed his face and tossed the hard drive to Aizawa. "But I hate it, and I regret it, so I want to get her out and get her help as well as the other people there. This is data I've gathered, which, if used right, will expose the UHD and tie them directly to the HPCS. All I ask is that you make sure the people they're using get help; even the biggest asshole there deserves at least a chance."
Nezu smiled and nodded. "I understand. We will do the best we can. I suggest you get Ms.Toga out of the UHD when we go public just to ensure her safety."
Hawks nodded as his feathers ruffled, and he got ready to leave. "I'll need to wait a couple of weeks. I just recently sent her back, so we need to give it some time, so the HPCS doesn't get suspicious before we're ready to move against them."
Nezu nodded. "That is a sound move. Send me a message when you have her somewhere safe."
"Will do. Thanks for your help Nezu." Hawks said as he lifted off the ground and took off through the skylight.
Aizawa looked at the hard drive and said, "Are you sure about this, sir?"
They started heading back to the car, as Nezu said. "Yes, I am. Hawks has always wanted to be better, but he also can't move how he wants to. This was a risk, and he was the one to reach out first. I believe this will be the first of many moves to bring the HPCS's darker aspects to light and thus bring our society closer to a better place."
Aizawa hummed as they climbed back into the car and started heading back to UA.
Notes:
hello readers I have three pieces of news. first things first watch the anime Akudama Drive because holy shit that was good. I binged it and I love it so much. the art style, the story, the characters, and how it's shot or produced? Idk how to describe it. I like the 'camera work'. it's a 10/10 for me. twelve episodes self-contained story. very good in my opinion.
the second thing is I know where Hypno is gonna end. Don't worry it won't be soon but I know how this fic ends and I'm happy about it.
the third and final is my latest brainchild which btw if you wanna put your own spin on any of these ideas go ahead also send tell me if you do and when you post it cause I wanna see what your versions of these fic ideas.
so the latest in the Scarcrow list of things to write later is a time travel fic. so before the UA entrance exam, Izuku and Toshi are talking when suddenly white lightning starts crackling and a tear in space appears. a hand reaches out and a voice cries for help. Toshi gets pushed back by the energy and Izuku grabs the hand and pulls Eri through. she's older than Izuku by a year.
Eri is the tenth user of One for All. she used her power to come back in time to keep the world from ending. her timeline died because years after All for One died new Nomu suddenly appeared and they spread disease and made zombies. the world fell apart and after years they managed to bring it all to an end but humanity was so broken it was dying out and there was no way to stop it so Eri used her One for All enhanced quirk to jump back and make sure that future never happens. it's probably gonna be an Izu/Ocha fic with Eri playing wingman to Izuku because she sees him as her big brother.
I also got super confused earlier while writing because I got Watching Over You and Hypno confused again and started writing a scene with Inteli in it.
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