A/N- Hey guys, I'm back! And here's another chap- *WHAM*
"Sorry about that, but he had it coming for awhile. As you have no doubt guessed, this is Ajimu speaking. I have decided to... relieve MementoMori115 of his duties for the time being. For those of you who aren't aware, I was displeased with his initial choice for how to start this chapter, so I took some... editorial liberties. If you go back to the previous chapter, you will now find that more has been added to it, an entire scene even!"
Ughh... What hap- *WHAM*
"Maybe now he will stay down for a while. I still can't believe he decided to write this story without consulting me first! So until he wakes up, I'm the one in charge! And I don't want to hear any complaints, you understand?
I said; DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!"
...
"I'll take your silence as a yes. Now then, on to the story. This is probably where mister author would say some junk about hoping you like it and write a review, but I really don't care about your opinion, so just read the damn thing and get on with your life.
Oh! Also, this chapter is a bit shorter than the others because the dumb ass who's writing this isn't sure if you'll like where it's going. He's too fucking kind for his own good. If it were me, I'd just write what I want, and if anyone doesn't like it, I'd tell them to screw off.
Anyway, I should probably say this, just to be safe. Disclaimer- I OWN NOTHING!"
What's goin- *WHAM*
"Get up again, I fucking dare you."
(-)
If there was one word to describe the state of things in the large private room in the karaoke bar, it would be chaotic. Kumagawa was singing the most crazy-ass songs with his girlfriend cheering him on and encouraging the wild behavior, apparently it turned out that Sukinasaki was actually drinking alcohol instead of juice and after a few glasses her shirt went bye-bye, at the singers request Jirou had joined her in the consumption of said drink where it was revealed the music loving girl was a very affectionate drunk, Kaminari started a food fight with Kirishima, Hansode was jumping around catching all the food they threw, Akune had somehow been flung into the wall where he still remains in an unconscious state, Ashido was dancing like nobody was watching even though everyone was watching, Emukae was calmly chatting with Ajimu like everything was normal, Hanten had his face buried in a pillow presumably screaming, and Midoriya and Uraraka were left to cower on the edge of one of the couches heedless of how close they were to each other.
"H-how did this happen?!" asked the green-haired teen. "We've only been here for five minutes!"
Ajimu chuckled at the side. "Kid, there's something you should know. With us around, there's never a dull moment."
"Everything went bad so quickly!" cried Uraraka.
"What are you complaining about? Everyone is having a good time. Why not join them?"
"Because I want to leave with my body intact!" answered Midoriya.
"Hmph, what a wet blanket." Ajimu responded as she shook her head. "Though I suppose I can help speed things along if you want. You know, skip to when everything calms down."
"Huh?"
"What do you mean?" asked the anti-gravity girl.
"This." Ajimu said as she waved a hand in front of her.
Suddenly the position and state of everything changed. Kumagawa was now jumping on a couch shouting that he was 'the last one standing', Toga was clinging to his leg like a tick and stabbed at his femoral artery with a chopstick, a winded Akune was holding the unconscious bodies of Kaminari and Kirishima by the collar, a sleeping Hansode lay on the floor face up with her belly bulging from everything she ate, a barely conscious Ashido was leaning back in a chair with a pair of panties hanging from one of her horns, Sukinasaki was puking into a garbage can and Jirou looked like she would be joining her soon, Emukae still looked no worse for the wear, Hanten had a lamp shade on his head, and for some reason Ajimu was now looking down on Midoriya and Uraraka from above.
"W-what the..." muttered Midoriya as he tried to regain his bearings. Instead of sitting on the couch like he was a moment ago, he was now lying on the floor. A brief pang of pain rocked his brain, and he reached up to grab his head to alleviate it. But when he raised his arm, he noticed that his long-sleeve shirt was missing. Looking down, he came to the realization that he was topless.
"W-w-what is this?!" he screeched as his elbows shot back to help him sit up. "What happened to my shirt?!"
Not that he was really self-conscious about his body, but Midoriya didn't really enjoy showing off his muscular form. As he tried to sit up further, his progress was impeded by a weight on his left arm. Turning, he saw the sleeping face of Uraraka who was hugging his arm. Immediately he became a blushing mess of shyness, unable to do anything but stare and tremble.
"Welcome back to the waking world." spoke Ajimu as she looked at Midoriya with a smug smile.
Managing to temporarily recover his composure due to the interruption, he turned his gaze back towards the strange girl.
"What did you do?!" he whispered loudly, trying not to wake the girl at his side.
"Well, seeing as how you didn't want to have fun in the moment, I decided to move things along. I used the Skill; The Morning After, on you. It allows your perception of time to move forward rapidly with no immediate recollection of what happened. Think of it as getting stupid drunk one night, and waking up the next morning with no memory of what happened. Except with this Skill, all your memories will return to you after awhile." she answered.
"Y-you can do that?!" asked a stunned Midoriya.
Ajimu smirked. "Yep! Now, let's get these party animals back in proper form."
Putting two fingers in her mouth, Ajimu let out an ear piercing whistle that woke up and got the attention of all present.
"Gah! My ears!" cried Kaminari.
"Wuh?! I'm up mom! I won't be late for school!" shouted Ashido as she sprung to her feet.
"Damn," groaned Kirishima. "that was one hell of a party..."
"Easy for you to say." Akune grumbled as he released the two students.
At the sound of the whistle, Jirou couldn't hold back anymore and proceeded to empty her stomach contents into one of the garbage cans.
Uraraka cracked her eyes open, and upon seeing her situation, immediately scooted away from Midoriya out of embarrassment. "Meep!"
'So cute!'
However Kumagawa and Toga paid no mind to the whistle, while Hansode continued to sleep.
"Geez, looks like a bomb went off in here." Kaminari remarked before starting to sob. "The manager is so going to kill us."
Kirishima gave the blonde a reassuring pat on the back. "No worries man! Kumagawa can fix it, right?" he said as he looked towards said teen.
Kumagawa tilted his head in confusion. [I can?]
The two boys paled. "What?!"
[Just kidding!]
"Man, we really must've gone wild. I can barely remember a thing, but I feel exhausted." Ashido remarked as she started to stretch.
"Uhh, Ashido-san?" Emukae called out. "You have something stuck up here." she said as she pointed at her own head.
Reaching up, the pink-skinned girl grabbed a piece of cloth and brought it in front of her to see what it was. A devilish smirk worked its way across her face. "Well, looks like someone here is down one pair of panties~!"
Akune did his best to looked composed and turn his head, Kaminari was sporting a nosebleed along with Kirishima to a lesser extent, and Midoriya sputtered out gibberish.
However none of the girls present made any move to claim the undergarments. The reason being that A; they didn't want to admit they were currently going commando with boys present, and B; the panties were a rather embarrassing pair of pink cotton undies with the face of a white cat printed on the butt.
Ashido smirked. "Well then, I suppose no one will mind if I just pocket these then~." she said as she hung the garments in front of her like a trophy, trying to bait the owner into revealing herself. But when all the girls remained stone-faced, Ashido sighed. "Too bad then! I guess someone's going to have a fun trip home!"
As the pink-skinned girl pocketed the panties, Toga suddenly shot up as if remembering something. "Ah, that's reminds me!"
She then had Kumagawa face her as she stood on one of the couches. "Check this out Misogi-kun~!"
Turning her body to face the wall, the pale-blonde girl jumped upwards. While the jump didn't immediately have a payoff, as soon as Toga's body descended, it revealed her surprise for Kumagawa. Her body was the first to drop downwards, with her skirt slightly delayed in its descent. It was a slow enough process for all present to catch a glimpse of her rear end. Her completely exposed, bare, bereft of panties, rear.
"Ta-da~!" she cheered as she landed.
Kumagawa clapped his hands together as tears poured from his eyes. [Another brilliant insight you have provided me Himiko-chan! By wearing a skirt but without panties, you are able to maintain decency in public, yet still allow for exposure through an accident! And if anyone says otherwise, you can just claim all your underwear were dirty! Genius!]
"Oh god, someone's enabling him..." grumbled Jirou from her spot next to a trash bin.
"Attention all women; RUN." added Sukinasaki.
"So jealous!" Kaminari cried as he bit his lip.
"W-w-what do you think you're doing?!" stuttered Midoriya.
"T-there are boys here!" shouted Uraraka.
"Whoah! Man Midoriya, you are totally jacked!" exclaimed Kirishima upon noticing the green-haired teen.
"So the panties Ashido-san has belong to Toga-san?" Akune wondered aloud.
"Nope~!" chirped the blonde girl. "I wasn't wearing any to begin with~!"
"You just can't write this..." Jirou muttered as she began to recover.
Without so much as a gesture from Kumagawa, the nearly ruined room was suddenly put back in order to its initial appearance. [Man, maybe I should start my own cleaning service. It'd be a nice way to make some extra money on the side.]
"An interesting idea, but I don't think such a thing suits you." remarked Ajimu.
The smiling teen shrugged in response before taking a seat back on the couch. A few minutes later, everyone had managed to put themselves back together and look presentable again.
"Well, we still have another ten minutes left before our time is up." Akune said as he looked at the clock. "Anything else you guys want to do?"
Swallowing the lump in his throat, Midoriya turned his head towards Kumagawa to speak. "A-actually, we were wondering if we could ask Kumagawa-san for a favor."
Kumagawa's head tilted ever so slightly. [A favor? From me?] he then scratched the back of his head. [Man, it's so rare for people to ask for my help. But since you're my friends, I suppose I can help you out.]
"Thanks man!" Kirishima said with a thumbs up.
"It's about Iida-san." Uraraka started somberly. "I'm not sure if you heard, but his big brother was attacked by the Hero-Killer, Stain. And he's in pretty bad shape."
"We know that he's trying to put on a strong front, but it's obvious that Iida-san is suffering on the inside." added Ashido.
Kumagawa nodded his head in understanding. [Hmm, I see where this is going. You want me to turn his brothers injuries to nothing.]
"It would mean the world to him." spoke Uraraka.
[Of course.] affirmed Kumagawa. [But here's the thing; if I go around 'healing' people all willy-nilly, then expectations will be put on me. Expectations I won't be able to meet. After all, though I wish to be a Hero, I have no intention of just travelling the world helping people recover.]
"S-seriously man?" Kaminari said in disbelief. "This is Iida we're talking about! One of our friends!"
For a brief moment, Kumagawa's smile dropped to an almost frown, but it was nearly unnoticeable. [I know. But you have to understand, everyone dies eventually. I'm not sure if you recall, but my power simply undoes what already happened. That means that if someone dies, then they are dead, and I'm bringing them back to life. That's not something I can be doing just for the sake of it. Bringing back lost loved ones just so a family can be happy again, as nice as it may seem, death is something that should not be denied so casually.]
"This coming from the guy who killed god knows how many Villains." sniped Jirou.
[Yes, and all of them were killed by me. I brought them back because their deaths were the direct result of my actions. If I was to just bring people back without restraint, what do you think would happen to the worlds population?]
"... He's right." Midoriya spoke up eventually. "If he just keeps 'healing' people, then no one would ever work to get stronger. And if he brings people back to life, then there is the threat of overpopulation... The world shouldn't have to rely on him."
"B-but... it's Iida man!" argued Kaminari.
[However,] Kumagawa spoke up, gaining the groups attention. [even if I can't just 'heal' people out of the kindness of my heart, I am more than willing to offer my services in exchange for payment.]
"What do you mean?" asked Ashido.
[It's like that American saying; you maul my back, I maul yours.]
"Uhh, I think the term is scratch." noted Akune.
"Of course." groaned Jirou. "Smirky here only values life so long as he gets paid."
Kumagawa pressed his hands against his chest. [Ah, you wound me! But I'm not that petty. What I want in exchange is a favor of my own, of sorts. And I can assure you it is well within your power to accomplish.]
The students looked a little apprehensive, but were at least willing to hear him out.
"So, what kind of favor?' asked Kirishima.
Flipping out a pair of dark sunglasses, Kumagawa put them on, crossed his legs, and interlocked his fingers. [You all being here together at this moment is not a coincidence. You are here for a reason. You don't yet know why, but deep in your subconscious mind the answer lies hidden. For quite some time you have felt this nagging feeling in the back of your mind that something was off. That the world you perceive is not quite right.]
"... Is he for real right now?" Jirou asked in deadpan.
[If you wish to see the world for what it truly is,] he held out one of his palms, revealing a red pill. [then take the scarlet pill. But if you wish to wake up tomorrow morning with no recollection of what transpired here, and go back to your daily life,] he held out his other palm revealing... an identical red pill. [then take the crimson pill.]
Emukae started chuckling from the side. "It seems senpai's sense of humor has yet to dull."
"Are you being serious?!" shouted Kaminari as he shot up from his seat. "You are totally ripping off that Matrix movie! And you didn't even get all the dialogue right! And those pills are the exact same as each other! And your sunglasses are shaped like hearts!"
True to word, the lenses of Kumagawa's sunglasses were heart-shaped.
Kumagawa pouted as he tossed the pills away and pulled off his sunglasses. [And here I was just trying to set the mood. Way to go in ruining it Kaminari]
The electric Quirk user stifled a yell and sat back down.
[But in all seriousness, though it may have just been a lucky coincidence, you six are the ones I was hoping to find.]
"You were looking for us?" wondered Ashido as she leaned in, now curious as to where this was going.
[Yes. You see, I wasn't lying when I said that you are here for a reason. As it turns out, out of all your classmates, you six are the ones who have a dormant Skill.]
The groups eyes widened in surprise at the declaration.
"Seriously?!" shouted Kirishima.
"We have a second power inside us?!"
"That sounds awesome!" cheered Ashido.
Kumagawa nodded with a smirk. [Yes. I even had Ajimu here confirm it.]
The students turned to face Ajimu, who was looking particularly proud of herself. "My Skill, Party Status, allowed me to see all your stats."
"Wait, but I thought you said your Skill was The Morning After." Midoriya spoke up.
"You're right, I did." answered Ajimu as she brought her knee up so she could rest her chin on it. "You recall how I said that there are three main categories that Abnormal's fall into? Plus, Minus, and Not-Equal. Well, we explained the former two, now let's get to the last one."
"Please try not to freak them out too much." asked Akune.
Ajimu smirked. "No promises. As I was saying, Not-Equal's are the rarest type of Abnormal's. The reason being is easily understood with the additional title; Non-Human."
"You're an alien?!" cried Kaminari as he flipped backwards behind the couch.
"So cool~!" Ashido chirped with stars in her eyes.
"N-Non-Human?!" stuttered a nervous Midoriya.
Meanwhile Akune sighed. "Every freakin time..."
"If you are all done overreacting, I can get back to my explanation." Ajimu said as she coughed into her hand.
[Don't worry guys, it's just a title. Nothing to be worried about.] Kumagawa added, trying to get the group to settle down.
Deciding to press on, Ajimu ignored any more interruptions. "Non-Human doesn't mean 'alien' or anything like that, but rather it means that we defy description as Abnormal's or humans. While there are others that share the same title as Not-Equal, only myself and Hanten are recognized as true Non-Humans."
"So what exactly makes you a Not-Equal?" asked Jirou.
"Several things." Ajimu responded as she ran a hand through her hair. "Besides having Skill that don't fall into the Plus or Minus category, our physiology goes beyond what regular humans are capable of. For example, Hanten and myself are over ten-thousand years old."
"T-t-ten-thousand!"
Ajimu let out a haughty huff. "I'd say I aged rather well. But moving on, each Non-Human also has a 'double', someone who is in a way, the equivalent to the other. For Hanten and I, his Skill is the Skill that creates Skills. He can make any Skill he wants as many times as he wants. As for me, I have currently have a total 12,858,051,967,633,862 Skills."
Blinking dumbly, the UA students were at a loss for words. Ajimu just announced some impossible sounding things like she it was just small talk. After giving the teens a couple of minutes to reboot, the conversation finally got back on track.
"So that is the reason I have multiple Skills." Ajimu finished with a smirk. She then shot a glance towards Kumagawa. "Care to take over?"
[Gladly!] he replied as he took center stage again. [As I was saying before, each of you have a dormant Skill. And I would like to help you tap into that potential. So here's the favor I want from you.]
[Allow me to unlock the use of your Skill's, and join me at AU.]
"AU?"
"What's AU?"
Kumagawa leaned back into his seat, looking rather satisfied. [I am opening a school for Abnormals. It will be a grand facility of learning, and will play host to anyone who possesses a Skill. I have decided to name it, AU, or Abnormal University. And I would like for you six to apply.]
Suddenly, the prospect of getting Kumagawa's help for Iida was looking rather unlikely.
"But we're already going to UA!" Uraraka spoke up. "We want to be Hero's, and it's the best school in the country to do it!"
"Yeah! Regardless of how your offer might be tempting, we can't just up and leave UA behind!" added Kirishima.
Kumagawa looked confused for a moment. [Who said you would have to leave UA?]
Now they were confused.
[You see, Ajimu here is being kind enough to help out in regards to your admission.] he said as he pointed towards said girl.
"I have a Skill that will allow you to essentially be in two places at once. I create a copy of you, you guys go to UA, and the copies go to AU. And when you sleep the following night, the memories from the copy will enter your mind." Ajimu explained.
[So, how about it guys? You join me in the fun at AU, and I'll help out Iida-san.] he said as he held out his arms. [Do we have a deal?]
A wave of indecision worked its way across the UA students. While they would still be able to go to UA, they would essentially become part of the Abnormal faction. Was it worth it to help out Iida?
Midoriya was looking down at his clenched fists. 'If I had the power to save someone, but chose not to, then what kind of Hero would I be?'
The words that Kumagawa spoke to Todoroki back at the Sports Festival replayed in his mind.
"Save others at the cost of something as pathetic as pride? Or leave them to die?"
A Hero is someone who helps others, no matter the cost...
Steeling his resolve, a fire burned in the green-haired teens eyes. "I'll do it!"
Everyone's gaze shot to Midoriya in surprise.
"If it's to help save others, than I'm more than willing to cast aside my doubts!"
Kumagawa's eyes widened ever so slightly, and a grin reached his lips. [Excellent choice Midoriya-san!] he said with a clap. [A Hero shouldn't have to worry about what others think of them, as long as they do what's right!]
"He's right!" Kirishima shouted as he stood up. "Why are we wavering over something as stupid as reputation?! This is to help Iida!"
"Yeah! And we get more power to boot! We'll be able to save even more people!" Ashido cheered as she jumped up from her seat.
Jirou rubbed the side of her head in annoyance. "You guys are all crazy." she spoke with a sigh. Then her lips curled into a smile. "Then again, if I followed you this far, I suppose I'm crazy too."
Kaminari chuckled. "In for a penny..."
"WHOOAAH! LET'S DO THIS!" Uraraka uncharacteristically roared.
[And so, the bargain has been struck~!] Kumagawa smirked as he snapped his fingers.
A second passed and the UA students grabbed their heads as a minor headache assaulted their brains.
[Don't worry, the pain will subside soon.] the smiling teen explained. [Now, before we go see Iida-san, it would be wise to let you know what your Skills are. Ajimu?]
The girl nodded in understanding. "Right." she then pointed at Kaminari. "Magnetic Personality; the Skill to manipulate metal via electro-magnetic waves."
Next was Jirou. "Audiodacity; the Skill to manipulate sound waves by altering pitch, volume, or duration."
Then Kirishima. "Will-Power; the Skill that turns your fighting spirit into strength."
Ashido. "Toxic Talk; the Skill to breathe out various poisonous gasses, ranging from harmless hallucinogenic, or knockout gas."
Uraraka. "Weight of the World; the Skill that allows you to increase gravity's influence on something."
And finally Midoriya. "And you, since you were the original protagonist of your series before MementoMori115 decided to mix it together with our to make a crossover, it makes sense that you Skill is Protagonist; the Skill that grants you increased effect from protagonist-type events. Fights often end with you turning it around at the last second, you are able to push yourself beyond your normal limits, survive injuries that could kill others, become extremely lucky with members of the opposite sex... I could keep going on, but you get the idea."
While the rest of the teens were all excited from their new Skills, Midoriya was left dumbfounded by his own.
"Eh?"
(-)
With the party over, the Abnormal's and the Quirk users went their separate ways. Although Kumagawa tagged along with his UA friends to go and hold up his end of the deal. The girls led the way to the hospital as they chatted excitedly over their new powers, while the boys held back in order to call Iida and tell him they were coming with a surprise.
Hanging up his phone, Midoriya nodded. "Alright, he said he'll be there soon."
"Man, Emergency Exit is gonna be so stoked over this!" Kirishima said with a grin.
"Well, let's just hope that no one recognizes Kumagawa and calls the cops on him." added Kaminari.
[Don't worry, I'm quite good at blending in with my surroundings.] the smiling teen assured him with a pat on the back. However he noticed that one among looked a bit distracted. [Midoriya-san, something on your mind?]
The boy gave a slight startle upon realizing how obvious he must have been. "No... well, sort of. I just don't really understand what my Skill is supposed to be."
"I think it's supposed to be something like you get really lucky." Kaminari suggested as he scratched his chin.
[Have you guys never read a shounen jump? It's basically taking the main character, and replacing them with Midoriya-san.]
Kirishima then chuckled. "Well then, you better watch out curly-cue," he said as put a hand on Midoriya's shoulder. "you're about to become the focus of the story!"
"I still don't understand..." he muttered as the three boys looked forward.
Just in time for a sudden strong breeze to blow by, resulting in a perfect example of Midoriya's Skill. The three girls walking in front of them were unprepared for the sudden gust, and were unable to put up a timely defense. Three skirts were lifted skywards, revealing the promised land. A perfectly rounded rear that was covered by a pair of blue and white striped panties. A more pert bottom that was hidden behind a dark purple triangle of cloth with yellow music notes printed on it. And a pink booty... that lacked any form of cover whatsoever.
Apparently Ashido was bluffing earlier, and never got around to resolving her predicament.
"KYYAAAAA!" the girls cried as they flattened their skirts down.
[That, Midoriya my friend, is what I am talking about.]
(-)
Someone help me! Ajimu is out of control! I don't have much time before she finds me! Listen, in order to save me, I need you to-
"Found you~."
CALL MY MOMMY!
"Come back here! I want to see what it looks like when a bitch dies!"
NOOOOOO!
"Your writing is so half-assed that it could be done by monkeys! And why do you write so many stories that you abandon?!"
I can't help it that I'm more of an idea person!
"Idea? Oh, I got an idea~. It involves two flag poles, four gallons of honey, a box of baking soda, thirteen wooden baseball bats, ten-thousand rubber bands, four jumper cables, a keyboard, and the Mona Lisa!"
HELP ME!