Hello, everyone. Welcome back to the next exciting chapter of My Hero Z.

Where we last left off, Izuku had shown to his progress by being able to perform the Kamehameha Wave to defeat the Sludge Villain that had captured Katsuki, rescuing him and proving that he wasn't the same defenseless kid that was always getting bullied for lacking a Quirk anymore.

However, the U.A Entrance Exam is still six months away, meaning that Izuku has got to use all of that time left to grow even stronger if he wants to get into U.A High without a shadow of a doubt!

How are Izuku and Goku going to grow in the rest of the time that they have left?

How is Izuku going to handle the few months of middle school that he has left with Katsuki now knowing that he has his own 'Quirk'?

Find out today on My Hero Z!

My Hero Z Opening 1 (The Day - Porno Graffiti)

The scene opens up with quick screenshots of Son Goku.

(Shizukesa ga shimikomu)

(you de iki wo tometa gozen goji)

The scene changes to Izuku in the middle of a bright golden light as he slowly looks up to see the martial artist.

(Hijou kaidan de tsume wo kamu)

(Asu wa docchi da?)

Izuku slowly reaches his hand out towards Goku.

(THE DAY HAS COME)

Goku slowly looks over his shoulder to see Izuku.

(Guitar Solo)

Screenshots of Ochaco, Tenya, Katsuki, Tsuyu, Eijiro, Minoru, Momo, Denki, Kyoka, Hanta, Fumikage, Yuga, Mashirao, Mina, Rikido, Mezo, Koji, Toru and Shoto appear on-screen before it stops at the logo: My Hero Z.

(Keshite akenai yoru mo)

(Furi tuzukete yamanai ame mo)

(Kono rokudemonai sekai ni wa arun da yo)

Izuku looks up at the rainy sky for a brief moment before frowning and walking away.

(Sukoshi mo hen de wa nai no)

(Madoromi ni ashi wo torareteru)

(Anata wo semete iru wake ja nain do yo)

As he keeps walking, Izuku thinks about all the notes of every hero he wrote down.

(Hitori kuusou ni asobu)

A serious Izuku is looking away from a serious Katsuki as the background shows them as little kids.

(Soko de)

The two heroes in training scowl for a moment.

(omoi egaita koto made hajiru no ka)

Izuku and Katsuki turned around and collide their fist with each other. Tomura Shigaraki appears with a dreadful glare in his eyes. Goku clenches his fist before throwing a punch.

(Karami au meikyuu meikyuu)

(Sore demo yuku to iu no?)

Goku dodges and parries attacks from Nomu before the two trade punches, causing the ground to shake from the intensity of their fight.

(Chiisaki tabibito ga)

(kanaderu hajimari no kane no ne)

Kurogiri expands his head as he covers the screen with a black foggy mist. The fog disappears as Villains appear, only to be taken out by Shota Aizawa (A.K.A Eraserhead).

(Yuku atemo DON'T KNOW DON'T KNOW)

(Hontou wa kowain ja nai no?)

Ochaco puts her hands together before floating in the air while smiling. Tenya performs a roundhouse kick with his legs. Tsuyu bounces into the air while carrying a nervous Minoru with her tongue. Shoto then slides on the ice he created with his Ice Quirk.

(Fumidasu sono ippo ippo ga katete yukeru sa)

Eijiro hardens his skin before punching the air. Katsuki creates explosions in his palms. Izuku runs forward and then throws a punch while his fist glitches between his fist and Goku's.

(THE DAY HAS COME)

The scene cuts to Class 1-A standing in front of UA High with All Might, Eraserhead, and Goku behind them.

I'm Deku...Not Goku!

Meditation is a very useful activity that has many benefits to it: reducing stress, enhancing self-awareness, improving sleep, helps control pain, etc.

What some people might not know is that three benefits of meditation that involve Ki are that it can increase the amount of Ki a person has in their body, improve their control over their Ki, and make them stronger by little bits at a time.

It's because of those three benefits that both Goku and Izuku are on Dagobah Municipal Beach Park, meditating on the sand.

Both of them were sitting cross-legged near the shore as they had their eyes closed and were being as still as statues to concentrate on emptying their minds from their surroundings.

Both also had different sets of clothes on as well. Izuku was in a blue tracksuit and track pants with a white line down each side. Goku was wearing a different gi that was also orange like his last one, only it had no kanji, he also had a blue under shirt, and kept his wristbands and boots the same. (A/N: His gi for most of Dragon Ball Z.)

The two have been meditating for the past half-hour in order to help Izuku understand the importance of mental training as it's just as important as physical training when becoming a combatant of any sort.

White Ki had surrounded their bodies after fifteen minutes of meditation and it continued to grow by little amounts as time went on. Goku decided that now was a good time to end and stated to get up from the sand, "Times up, Izuku."

The green-haired boy got up from the sand and then looked at his hands for a moment. He could feel the increase of Ki and strength running through his body, it felt amazing!

"How ya' feeling?" asked Goku.

"Incredible! I can feel like I have just a little bit more control over my Ki and I didn't even need to move at all!" replied Izuku as he looked up at Goku with a smile on his face.

"That's why most people sometimes meditate, to increase the amount of Ki that their body can handle and to gain better control over it. Some people think that it's too slow and don't bother with meditating because of it." explained Goku.

"But, every little bit counts. If you do something for a short period of time repeatedly for a long period of time it adds up." replied Izuku.

Goku just signed and placed his hand on his student's shoulder, "What you said is true, but remember that as time moves on, people want to make things easier for themselves. They come up with inventions that make a hard task even easier in less time, so they don't take the time to do things the old way because of how much harder it is compared to today."

Izuku some what agreed with what Goku was saying to him. People defiantly don't work as had as they used to with the most simple of things these days, while it does have some benefits, it also makes people less thrilled and willing to put up more of an effort when it's needed.

"Izuku..."

"Yes?" asked the green-haired boy as he looked up at Goku.

"...Remember that hard work always pays off. You might not receive the results you want right away, but you'll never get anywhere if you just complain about it..."

Izuku just listened quietly as he knew that there was a point that Goku was trying to get to.

"...You're as strong as you are now because you worked hard to earn this strength. You've overcame your limit of being Quirkless just like me, to become strong enough to stand up against people with Quirks just fine."

Izuku felt joy and accomplishment at hearing his teacher say those words to him.

"But remember, you need to kept on training even after you make it into U.A so that you can stand up against any enemy that'll try and mess with you in the future!"

"Why are you telling me this, Goku?" asked Izuku with a bit of confusion.

"I want to teach you something that one of my masters taught me years ago. Something that I remember even to this day and I want you to remember from now on: No matter how strong you are, there'll always be someone stronger!"

Izuku just stood still and let those words sink in for a moment. He then started thinking about all the times that Katsuki had showed off his Quirk to everyone and how he thought himself as the strongest, he then thought about all the times that Katsuki used his Quirk on him to beat him up for fun.

His mind then started to think about two people that ended up challenging Katsuki's mentally and supporting Goku's quote...Slade and the Sludge Villain.

Izuku thought about the day that he was first attacked by the Sludge Villain and how Goku saved him because he didn't stand a chance on his own. He then remembered how a few days ago that he saved Katsuki and defeated the same Sludge Villain on his own with a single Kamehameha, which proved that his hard work and training paid off as he surpassed someone that defeated him so easily during their first encounter with each other.

He then started to think about his battle with Slade and remembered something that the mugger said to him...

"You're a strong fighter, kid. You lasted longer that kid with an Explosion Quirk that I robbed three months ago, but not strong enough to beat me!"

...Slade himself said that he lasted longer than Katsuki did, which meant that he had improved and gotten stronger like Goku said he would.

Izuku realized that both Slade and the Sludge Villain popped up out of no where in his life and they both were stronger than him. There was probably someone else that was out there that would attack him next and be even stronger than those two!

Izuku then looked at Goku and nodded his head to show that he understood what his teacher was trying to teach him.

Goku smiled and decided to change the subject to something that he noticed during their training recently. Almost every time that the two of them sparred with each other, he took notice that Izuku fights exactly like him, using the same moves, the same techniques, the same fighting strategies, the same everything. Izuku was trying to become more like him.

"Hey, Izuku, let me ask you something?"

"What is it?"

"When you look into a mirror what are you suppose to see?" asked Goku.

Izuku replied with the most obvious answer there could be to that question, "My reflection."

"Right, your reflection, so who are you?"

"I'm Izuku Midoriya."

"And that's why you need to try and be more like you and not like me." replied the spiky-haired martial artist.

"What do mean, Goku?" asked Izuku.

"I've noticed that you fight almost exactly like me whenever we spar together. You use all of the same moves, strategies, methods, etc." explained Goku.

Izuku was a bit confused by what Goku meant by that, "I'm just using what you taught me."

Goku then listened to his student's words carefully and realized that he was right. He realized that Izuku was copying him because that's what he set out to do in the first place, to teach him.

"Hahaha, I guess you're right, I have been teaching you what you know." laughed Goku.

Izuku just looked at Goku a bit confused for a moment, "What exactly are you trying to tell me, Goku?" he asked.

Goku looked at his student and gave him the most straightforward answer he could think of, "I think that you need to come up with a fighting style that's a little bit different from mine, but has enough similarities that you can still use what I taught you."

"So in short, come up with a different fighting style or make my own?" asked the green-haired boy.

"Hehe, you got it." chuckled Goku.

Izuku turned around and started to think about how he could change up his fighting style a bit in order to make it a little bit more unique for himself. It's definitely not an easy task for most people, especially for a beginner like Izuku who's only had about four months of training in, so this was going to take some time for him to figure out.

Goku decided he should probably start today's training session for now and have Izuku figure out a new fighting style later, "How about we start today's training and figure out a fighting style for you another time?"

Izuku looked at his teacher and decided that it was probably a good idea, "Alright, so what are we going to learn today?" he asked with a voice filled with excitement.

"I'm going to start teaching you how to change the shape of you Ki so that you can use it in different ways, besides just adding it to your limbs for striking power, or firing it from your body." explained Goku.

"Could you show me so that I can understand what you mean?" asked Izuku.

Instead of being responding with words, Goku turned away from Izuku and looked out at the ocean for a moment. Izuku was confused by what Goku was doing and looked out towards the ocean as well. Before he could ask Goku what they were looking at, the adult raised his right arm above his head and began to generate Ki into it. The Ki was yellow and take the form of a flat disc that appeared to be spinning at high speed while making a buzzing noise.

Goku then tossed the yellow Ki disc out into the ocean while yelling out, "Destructo Disc!"

Izuku looked at the yellow Ki disc as it flew out over the water at high speed. It kept on getting smaller and smaller as each passing second made it go farther and farther until it disappeared out into the ocean and the buzzing sound couldn't be heard anymore.

Izuku was amazed by the 'Destructo Disc', he'd never seen Ki be used as like that before. He only thought that it could be used to enhance strength, speed, durability, and shoot beams and blast.

Goku turned back to his student and smiled, "What ya' think?" he asked.

"THAT WAS AMAZING!" cheered the Quirkless teen in excitement.

Goku laughed at how his student was geeking out at his demonstration of Ki control. He remembered acting the same when he first saw the Destructo Disc for the first time back when he was just a child.

Goku then decided to give another demonstration to help Izuku really understand what he meant by 'changing the shape of one's Ki'.

"If you think that's something, then you'll love my Ki Sword!" Goku extended his right arm out to the side and created a sword made out of yellow Ki that was looked to me about fifty centimeters in length. (A/N: Go to the Dragon Ball Wiki and look for 'Azure Dragon Sword Model Energy Blade'...Man, that's a mouth full. I'm just going to call it 'Ki Sword' for short.)

Izuku was now left even more astonished at what his mentor had just shown, 'A disc and a sword!? He can control his Ki to create weapons from his own body! That's amazing!' he thought to himself.

Goku then made the Ki Sword disappear and looked at Izuku, "So, ya' get what I'm saying now?" he asked.

Izuku nodded his nodded really fast with excitement, "You want me to learn how to change the shape of my Ki and create it into some kind of weapon, right?" he asked to see if he got his answer correct.

"It doesn't have to be a weapon, it can be anything that you think will help you in combat." said Goku.

Izuku's many then started racing with so many possibilities of what he could shape his Ki into to help him out in a handful of situations in the future. From combat to rescue and everything in between. The possibilities were limitless!

"Let's get started!" he said with a smile.

Goku replied with a smile of his own, "That's the kind of language I speak!"

(3 Hours Later)

Izuku was now laying down on the sand. Tired and bruised from his sparring match with Goku.

'Man, I know he's always holding back against me, but the force of each of his strikes tells a different story.' he thought.

Izuku then painfully turned over onto his front and looked up at his mentor, who was sitting on the sand with his legs crossed like earlier during meditation, "Does your body hurt, buddy?" he asked with a chuckle.

"Yes." whined the green-haired boy.

"Good, because that's how you know your making progress. It's just like that old saying, 'No pain, no gain!'" said Goku.

Izuku was so tired that he decided not to argue and put his chin down on the same to rest for a moment. He did agree with Goku's logic about needing to work out until your in pain in order to get stronger as that's what he's been doing for months now, but it still didn't make it any less pleasant as the pain almost didn't make it worth it. However, the results were worth it, as they helped him reach heights in strength and power that he never thought he could achieve. Power that he'll one day use to save as many lives as possible when he becomes the Number One Hero. He will become the Number One Hero, and there's nothing that anyone can do or say that will-

"Deku the Quirkless wonder."

"There's nothing that you can do, Deku!"

"You think a Quirkless loser like you has a chance!"

"Don't enter U.A, nerd."

...Those words completely crushed his confidents brought down the good mood he was in, 'Kacchan...'

Goku could see that his student had sudden had a mood swing as he went from happy to sad in almost and instant. He got up from the sand and walked over to Izuku before crouching down and placing his hand on top of the boy's head and began to read his mind just like he did when they first met.

Goku looked through each memory that Izuku was thinking, they were the same as the last time he did this. He was still listening to all of the doubt and prejudice from Katsuki and his classmates. All those words and claims that Izuku heard over and over again have had a lasting impact on him, even after learning to use Ki, it still stayed put in his mind.

Goku removed his hand from Izuku's head and held it out to up the boy up. Izuku grabbed Goku's hand as he was pulled up off the sand by his mentor, "You read my mind, didn't you?"

"I didn't think you were going to tell me what was wrong. Why are you still letting everything that they said get to you?" asked Goku.

Izuku didn't have an answer, "I don't know!" was all that he could come up with.

Goku was very confused by all this. After all of the training that the two of them have done over the last few months, Izuku was still doubting himself about facing his classmates and proving them wrong about becoming a hero while remaining Quirkless.

"I don't get it, kid! You manage to last longer against Slade than that Bakugo kid did, you save him from the Sludge Villain, you already made your defensive technique strong enough to take his explosions... Why are you still letting their empty words get to you?" asked Goku. He needed an answer and he needed it now if he was ever going to help this kid out.

"You never dealt with the prejudice of being Quirkless, you said so yourself. You don't know what it's like to be compared to everyone else when you lack something that almost everyone has, to be taunted because of it, laughed at, being beating up as if you were just a toy that they wanted to break because they thought it was funny. You don't know what being called Deku does to me!" tears started to run down Izuku's cheeks as he started showing how much damage Katsuki and all of his classmates had done to his emotional IQ.

Goku felt really bad, looking that his student in front of his as he suffered the effects of bullying which he himself wasn't exposed to. He had been so focused on making Izuku physical stronger, that he didn't pay attention to his emotional strength and how it could affect him in the future. This was his second time seeing those memories and he did nothing to help Izuku overcome his pain and burden of being Quirkless, aside just teaching him to fight.

He needed to fix this!

Goku walked closer towards the shore where the water and sand nearly met. He sat down on the sand again and looked out into the ocean, he then turned to Izuku who was looking at him while wiping his tears away.

"Sit down." said the spiky-haired man as he patted the sand to his right to instruct his student where to sit.

Izuku didn't ask Goku why he wanted him to sit, he just walked up and sat down next to his mentor.

The two of then looked out into the water as the sun was beginning to set, bringing the day to a close. Goku just waited until he felt that the atmosphere was right, until the mood was right, until the time was right. Neither him or Izuku exchanged words as they both knew that one of them had something very important to say to the other.

Finally, Goku spoke, "Izuku..."

"Y-Yes?"

Goku turned his head and looked at the green-haired boy straight in the eyes, "Don't ever let someone tell you that you can't do something, not even me, OK?"

Izuku just stayed silent as part of him know that Goku wasn't finished speaking.

"You got a dream...You got to protect it!"

Izuku nodded his head as he kept on listening.

"You want something, go get it. Period."

"OK." replied Izuku.

Goku wasn't done yet, "That Bakugo kid, and all of your other classmates don't want to be heroes..."

Izuku got a bit confused by what his mentor meant. Everyone in his class wanted to be a hero, they all wanted to fight bad guys and get famous like their favorite hero that they each looked up to as little kids.

"...They want to be famous. There's a difference between being a hero and being famous, Izuku."

The green-haired boy was still a bit confused by what Goku meant.

"Being a hero means doing the right thing and helping others when they need help, protecting those who can't protect themselves, apologizing when you mess up because you feel bad about it, treating others the way you want to be treated. That's what makes a hero." explained Goku.

Izuku was speechless. His eyes widen as the gears in his head began to turn as he started thinking about what Goku was going to say about what makes a person famous.

"Famous people are known for what they do or did, whether it's good or bad. You don't need to be a hero to become famous, villains can be just as famous as heroes can by hurting people, causing destruction, making others suffer, etc. Because that's what villains do."

Goku was right, you don't need to be a hero to become famous. You could still become well known for doing something horrible. Everything in Izuku's mind was starting to come together and understand what Goku was trying to explain.

"Villains use their powers or Quirks to hurt others for whatever real they have, whether it's because they need to, think it's funny, or just want to. The point is that if you use your power for any of those reasons you're technically a villain. So, what has that Bakugo kid been doing to you with his Quirk for the past few years?" he asked his student.

Izuku kept on thinking about how Katsuki always used his Quirk to beat him up every time he mentioned how he wanted to be a hero despite lacking a Quirk of his own. Meaning that even though his underage, Katsuki could kind of be considered a villain by now.

"He doesn't care about what happens to you or feel sorry about what he did to you. None of your classmates do, meaning that they won't be very good heroes at all. They just want to be 'heroes' for the fame, not to help people, which is why you'll be a better hero than any of them!"

Those words really help brighten Izuku's mood as he now felt happy that he had such a kind man as his mentor.

"Think about the Sludge Villain incident a few days ago, imagine if you switched positions with Bakugo. I bet he probably would just laugh at your suffering and use it as proof that you couldn't be a hero without a Quirk. He wouldn't try and save you like you did for him."

Izuku realized that Goku was right again! Katsuki wouldn't try and save him, he'd laugh and make fun of him if he was the Sludge Villain's victim. Even after all that he made him suffer, Izuku remembered how he rushed out to help save Katsuki despite their bad history with each other.

Goku then continued to talk, "You know what else I think?" he asked.

"W-What?" Izuku responded with a question of his own.

"I bet that none of them even train to get stronger or improve their Quirks at all. Have you ever heard then talk about how they've learned new tricks or grown stronger with their Quirks at all?" asked Goku.

Izuku started to think for a moment and tried to come up with one time that he heard his classmates mention training or a growth in power or abilities, but he couldn't think of time.

"I bet that Bakugo doesn't think that he needs to train because of how strong he think he is. He probably blames his lost to Slade on his 'friends' for distracting him, so I bet he thinks he can still take on Slade on his own. I've met plenty of guys like that, why think that they don't need to train because of how long they've been on a winning streak thanks to their natural talent."

Izuku was starting to think the same thing as Goku. Katsuki was always so sure of himself because of how powerful his Quirk was that he never mentioned training either. He probably thinks that he doesn't need it, and even if he did train, he doesn't have a teacher to train him like Izuku has Goku, which is much more effective since a teacher should always know more than their student about what they're teaching them.

"Remember this quote, Izuku: 'Hard Work Beats Talent When Talent Fails to Work Hard.'" said Goku.

"Right! I'll always remender that, Goku!" responded Izuku.

"Just remember that you won't always beat someone with natural talent right away, you'll need to train harder than they do in order to surpass them!" added Goku. He wanted to make sure that Izuku understood what he was trying to say.

"Right, because that'll always be someone stronger!"

Goku smiled as his student remembered the words that he shared with him earlier. He just needed to do one more thing before they could fully call it a day and rest up!

"Now... I think I know how to get you to not be bothered by being called Deku anymore." he said.

Izuku's eyes widen at what he just heard! If he learn how not to let being called Deku bother him, Katsuki and his other classmates won't be able to put him down anymore because he wouldn't be giving then the reaction that they want from him, which will lead to them stopping since it'll become pointless!

"R-Really...How?" asked the green-haired boy.

Goku gave Izuku and answer that he was not expecting, "By turning it from and insult to a complement."

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"Huh?!" Izuku was now officially confused about how Goku was going to chance his insult name into a complement after how much that name made him suffer for so many years.

Goku turned to look at Izuku," I read your mind, so I know that Bakugo kid give it to you when you didn't get a Quirk like all of the other kid in your class at the time. The 'D' and 'E' are from the beginning of the word, "Defenseless", while 'K' and 'U' are the last two letters in your name, "Izuku", so all we got to do is chance the 'D' and 'E' and get it from another word." explained the spiky-haired man.

Izuku now understood from where his mentor was coming from, but he still had to ask, "So, which word do we replace "defenseless" with?"

Goku got up from the sand and Izuku did the same, they both looked at each other before Goku then spoke, "Izuku, you've been spending the last few months training to get stronger because you really wanted to. What have you shown me these past few months?" he asked.

The green-haired teen started to think for a moment about what the right answer to that question could be. He kept both the letters 'D' and 'E' in mind and started thinking of Nouns at started with them.

"Determination."

Goku smiled and nodded his head at his student's answer, "Get me a piece of paper from your notebook and a pencil."

Izuku was curious as to why Goku needed them, but decided not to question it and just simply walked over to his backpack to get Goku want he asked for. He then returned with a white piece of paper ripped out of his notebook and a pencil.

He handed them over to Goku who then started to use the pencil to write on the paper, "From now on, Deku, has a new meaning. One that'll make you work harder and feel proud!"

He then show Izuku what he wrote on the paper and waited to see what his student thought.

The Quirkless teen looked at what was written on the slip of paper and stared. He looked at the first word, then the second one, which was his name, and finally the third word that was the name that tortured him for so long, but it now had a new meaning! He kept on staring at the three words for a bit longer before his eyes started leaking water.

Unlike the last set of tears, these tears were of happiness and joy. Izuku wrapped his arms around Goku and proceed to cry on him as he let his joy and emotions control him from this point onwards , "T-T-Thank you, G-Goku!" he sobbed.

The Quirkless adult rubbed his student's curly hair to calm him down, "That's what I'm here for, kid!" he assured Izuku as he let the boy cry his eyes out.

A gust of wind blew pass then as it allowed the slip of paper in Izuku's hand to unfold, giving us a glimpse of what was written on it.

Determined Izuku = Deku!

(Defying Gravity (Kurt Solo Version) - Glee)

Izuku is walking along the beach at nighttime as a clear starry sky is shown above him. He then reaches into the pocket of his track pants and pulls out his 'Determined Izuku' paper to look at it.

(Something has changed within me)

(Something is not the same)

Izuku starts thinking about Katsuki with a smug grin on his face and he tightens his fist in anger.

(I'm through with playing by the rules of someone else's game)

Izuku creates a yellow Ki Blast in his hand and looked at it for a moment.

(Too late for second guessing)

(Too late to go back to sleep)

(it's time to true my instincts)

Izuku raises his hand towards the sky and fires the Ki Blast into the air.

(Close my eyes and leap!)

Shooting stars start flying across the sky above Izuku as he walks along the beach looking up at them.

(It's time to try defying gravity)

(I think I'll try defying gravity)

Izuku's mother kisses him on the forehead as he smiles and walks out the door for school.

(Kiss me goodbye, I'm defying gravity)

Izuku looks up to see Katsuki smirking at him. He then punches Katsuki, who turns to dust that blows away.

(And you won't bring me down)

Izuku remembers Katsuki blowing up his notebook and tossing it out the window.

(I'm through accepting limits)

('Cause someone says their so)

Izuku is currently doing push ups on the sand.

(Somethings I can not change)

(But till I try I'll never know!)

Izuku stares out onto the horizon as the sun starts to rise up from out of the water. He smiles as a new day begins.

(Too long I've been afraid of losing love)

(I guess I've lost)

Izuku turns right and starts to run along the beach.

(Well, if that's love)

(It comes at much too high a cost)

Izuku jogs along the beach as he looks up at the cloud above him.

(I'd sooner buy defying gravity)

(Kiss me goodbye I'm defying gravity)

(I think I'll try defying gravity)

Izuku thinks of Katsuki threatening him while creating small explosions in his hands. Izuku just narrows his eyes and starts to run faster.

(And you won't bring me down)

Izuku sees Goku ahead of him and runs faster to reach him.

(I think I'd sooner buy defying gravity)

(Kiss me good by I'm defying gravity)

Izuku stops in front of Goku and looks up at him. Goku smiles and gives Izuku a thumbs up.

(I think I'll try defying gravity)

Izuku thinks about Katsuki who had his back turned and is walking away.

(And you won't bring me down)

Izuku grabs is 'Determined Izuku' paper and looks at it with a smile.

(Bring me down)

(Ohhhhhh, ohhhhhh)

Both Izuku and Goku turn to look at the sun rise.

(Song End)

(Monday)

Izuku was in his black school uniform making his way to school for the day. He felt very confident in himself after the talk that he had with Goku.

He now made the defensive technique that he and Goku practiced strong enough to take Katsuki's explosions head on without taking too much serious damage, which means that the blonde couldn't physically hurt him anymore. He also couldn't emotionally hurt him either thanks to both him and Goku giving 'Deku' a new meaning.

Today was going to be a day that he finally stood up to Katsuki and prove to him and all of the others who laughed and taunted him that he can be a hero! He was going to get him point across no matter what!

He was now walking past the front yard of the school without much issue. However, he noticed that some of the students were staring at him and whispering to each other while looking at him, which then caused more staring.

'I guess the Sludge Villain incident must have attracted some attention. I've should have guess that would be the case.' thought Izuku.

He decided to not think about it for too much and just make his way to class to get today started.

(A Few Minutes Later)

Izuku was now in front of the door of his first class. He could hear the voices of the his classmates on the other side and knew that when he stepped through the door that a scene was going to happen. And if Katsuki was in the classroom, it was really going to heat up.

The green-haired boy closed his eyes for a moment began to think, 'My fear means nothing, my fear means nothing, my fear means nothing.'

He then opened the door and walked him...

"DEKUUUUU!" roared Katsuki as he rushed towards Izuku with a face that just shown pure rage!

*BOOM*

The blonde then started to use his Quirk to assault Izuku with so many explosions so quickly that he created a large cloud of smoke from so many repeated explosions.

*BOOM*

*BOOM*

*BOOM*

*BOOM*

"YOU LYING, NERD! YOU KEPT THEM A SECRET FROM ALL OF US, INCLUDING ME! YOU ALWAYS HAD A QUIRK, MORE THAN ONE! AND YOU PRETENDED TO BE QUIRKLESS TO MAKE ME THINK THAT I WAS BETTER THAN YOU, THAT I WAS AHEAD OF YOU, YOU LYING NERD!" roared the blonde hothead as he continued his assault on the Quirkless boy.

The rest of the students stared in horror at the strongest student in the school viciously attacked Izuku. They all moved back into a corner of the room to get as far away from the blast as possible.

Now while the rest of the class did think of Izuku as a joke for wanting to be a hero, knowing he doesn't have a Quirk, they never wanted him to be attacked in such a brutal matter. Especially by Katsuki of all people, it just seemed too unfair.

Everyone knew that Katsuki's drive to become the next Number One Hero was strong, but they didn't know that he would attack another person that would threaten to oppose his goal. And with him being saved by Izuku of all people, who was thought to be Quirkless, during the Sludge Villain incident a few days ago, they all know that the blonde was going to be less than thrilled in seeing Izuku again. But to attack him as wildly as he was doing right now, it was simply too much!

"KATSUKI, STOP IT! YOUR GOING TO KILL HIM!" cried out the blonde's black haired lackey.

"HE DESERVES IT FOR LYING!" replied the blonde as he continued to let out his frustration and anger.

*BOOM*

*BOOM*

*BOOM*

*BOOM*

"BAKUGO STOP IT!"

"A HERO DOESN'T KILL SOMEONE WHEN THEIR ANGRY!"

"YOU COULD GO TO JAIL FOR MURDER!"

Katsuki just ignored his classmates as he continued to take out his frustration on Izuku by blasting his away with a much explosions as he could. He couldn't let the embarrassment of being saved by him slide as he always thought that he never needed help from anyone.

Once he was finally calmed down a bit, he stopped blasting his target, "IF YOU REALLY DO HAVE MORE THAN ONE QUIRK, THEN DON'T HIDE THEM AND REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN NEVER HOLD A CANDLE TO ME, YA NERD!"

The other students held their breath as they know that Izuku couldn't possibly be in any condition to answer. He was probable going to be in a hospital bed for months after taking that many explosions to the face so quickly.

"Is that all you got?"

"!"

Everyone in the room was speechless and they heard an all too familiar voice and looked at the smoke that Katsuki's explosions left behind.

("Goku Super Saiyan Theme" Starting at 1:03 - Dragon Ball Z)

The smoke started to clear away and when it did, it revealed an unharmed Izuku, who was now staring at Katsuki with an angry expression on his face.

Everyone in the classroom was shocked to see that Izuku was just fine after taking so many explosions from Katsuki at a point blank range. He's clothes also looked like they didn't suffer any damage from the onslaught as well.

The reason for that is that Izuku had used his Ki to create a skin tight barrier of white Ki to surround his body, which protected him from the explosions and reduced the damage to a point where he could hardly feel any pain at all. This was the defensive technique that he and Goku had been practicing.

'It worked...The Ki Barrier was finally strong enough to take Kacchan's explosions!' thought Izuku with a smile.

(A/N: The same barrier that Goku and Vegeta used against Lavender in the Tournament of Power. I decided to call it "Ki Barrier" because I couldn't find an official name.)

Katsuki was the most shocked of all to see that Izuku looked just fine after all those explosions that he just received. He couldn't understand what was going on. Not only did 'Deku' save him a few days ago, but he also took a handful of explosions to the face and looked just fine!?

Katsuki that started to remember about what happened during the day of the Sludge Villain attack. He remembered a group of students telling him that 'Deku' had some kind of 'Speed Quirk' that made him run so fast that he left behind a trail of dust, he then remembered how 'Deku' defeated the Sludge Villain with some kind of 'Wind Quirk', and finally, he was standing in front of him without any damage after taking so many explosions to the face, so he must have some kind of 'Defense Quirk'.

'Three...He's got three Quirks!?...HOW!' Katsuki asked himself.

(Song End)

Izuku just looked at his classmates and decided to just walk over to his desk and wait for class to start, but Katsuki wasn't going to let him do that so peacefully as he blocked the green-haired boy's path, "YOUR DEAD UNLESS YOU EXPLAIN TO ME HOW YOU HAVE THREE QUIRKS THAT YOU KEPT A SECRET, YA NERD!"

Izuku just looked at him with and narrowed his eyes in frustration, "What are you talking about? I don't have a Quirk. You of all people, besides me, should know that, since you're always picking on me for it!" he replied.

"DON'T GIVE ME ANY #%($!#$& , YA NERD! I KNOW YOU CAN RUN FAST, SHOOT WIND FROM YOUR PALMS, AND YOU JUST TOOK ABOUT SEVENTEEN EXPLOSIONS FROM ME AND DIDN'T FEEL A THING WHICH YOU'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE TILL NOW!" roared the blonde in rage.

"I don't have a Quirk and you know it! I learned how to do all of those things you, racist!" said Izuku with a bit of anger.

"!"

"!"

"!"

The room was silent as they heard Izuku just insult Katsuki for the first time in his life. No one had ever dared to call the blonde any insult names as they feared getting blasted to kingdoms come by his powerful Explosion Quirk, but Izuku 'Deku' Midoriya had just gotten the guts to talk back to the blonde without a hint of fear in his voice.

Katsuki's anger grew a bit more, but he was also a bit confused by the 'racist' comment, "What you mean by 'racist', ya nerd?"

Izuku wasn't surprised that his choice of word would confused the blonde as his ego was too big to have noticed what his actions over the years fell into the racist category.

"You're racist to Quirkless people. I'm the only one that you've ever known and all you do is beat me up, insult me, and make me suffer. Therefore, you're just a racist!" replied the Quirkless teen.

Katsuki squeezed both of his fist tight before responding to 'Deku', "I only do that to you to get you to realized that someone like you can't be a hero without having a Quirk to use. Someone with a Quirk as powerful and as perfect as mine-"

"YOUR WRONG!" interrupted the green-haired teen.

The rest of the class jumped a bit as Izuku's sudden outburst scared them a bit and caused them to start wondering if this really was the same Quirkless boy that they've always looked down on. He was so different, he became brave enough to stand up to Katsuki, and was able to save the blonde while claiming to not have a Quirk. Everyone was confused by everything as they watched the greenhead and the blonde argue with each other.

"You're not the strongest there is, your not a perfectionist, and you have no right to call yourself a hero after everything you've ever done or said to me. The only two things that you your best suited to be called are a racist and a villain!" argued Izuku.

"!"

"!"

"!"

Izuku had once again shocked everyone in the room with how he was standing up to Katsuki and all of his insults that he was throwing that him. It now became clear that something had happed to cause this change in him, one that Katsuki was not liking at all.

A vein started to appear on his forehead and it looked like it was about to pop at any moment, making it clear that the blonde's self control was at it's limit and was about to break!

"What. Did. You. Just. CALL ME!?" roared out the blonde in fury.

"You're a villain, Kacchan! You used your Quirk to attack me and thought that it was funny, which is actually what a villain would do. You've been using it on me ever since you learned that I was Quirkless and loved making me suffer. Only a villain does that kind of stuff, so therefore, You've been nothing but a villain who's pretending to be a hero. Because a real hero would not do something like that. You don't even want to be a hero!"

The last line was the straw that broke the camel's back!

"AARRAGGGHHHH!"

Katsuki threw his famous right hook at the Quirkless teen and was aiming the blow his head off with all the power that he had.

Unfortunately for him, his fist missed as Izuku leaned his upper body towards the left and manage to dodge it. The Quirkless teen them aimed the finger of his left hand right at the blonde's neck and hit him right on the Jugular Notch.

"UH...!" Katsuki held in neck after feeling the same pain that he felt there on the day of the Sludge Villain attack.

Izuku saw the opening that he needed and slammed his left palm just below Katsuki's rib cage.

*BAM*

"RAGH!"

Katsuki bended over in pain and fell to his knees at the two blows that he had teken. He never thought that this would happen again! 'Deku', out of all people made him fell pain!

'T-This shouldn't be happening!?' the blonde looked up to see 'Deku' was looking down at him from where he stood with a glare. He there turned his line of sight to his classmates who were still in the corner of the room watching everything go down. They were watching him being bested by 'Deku'!

"Deku...I'LL KILL YOU!"

Katsuki got up from the ground and threw his arms out to try and grab Izuku, but the Quirkless teen responded by extending his own arms and grabbing Katsuki's hands. The two teens hooked their fingers around each other and started to push each other back a bit. With both of their hands connected, Katsuki saw a golden opportunity that he could not dare waste!

'Big mistake, ya nerd!' thought Katsuki.

He then started to create small explosions that exploded in between the hands of the two teens. He thought for sure that he had damaged Izuku's hands, but he was shocked to see that the greenhead still had his hands pushing against his own.

Izuku still had his Ki Barrier up, so the explosions did little damage to him as he kept on pushing against Katsuki to try and overpower him, 'That won't work anymore, Kacchan!'

Before things could escalated any further, the teacher entered the room, "OK, enough!" he shouted.

Everyone turned to look at him as Izuku and Katsuki let go of each other's hands, putting their little fight to an end.

"Bakugo, Midoriya, I don't want to see you two fighting again, otherwise, I'm making a phone call home to your parents. Bakugo, for the last time, stop using your Quirk at school, or your parents will be notified much sooner." he scowled the two boys.

Izuku bowed a bit and apologized, "I'm sorry, sir."

Katsuki on the other hand just glanced at the man and stomped towards his desk.

The teacher then turned towards the rest of his class that was in the corner, "As for the rest of you, get to your desk before I call every set of parents in this classroom."

The other students immediately rushed towards their own desk to avoid being in trouble. However, they won't be forgetting what they just saw took place anytime soon!

Izuku sat down at his seat and dropped his Ki Barrier before looking at his right hand with a smile, 'It worked!...It actually worked!' he thought to himself.

With a determined look on his face, Izuku looked up and stared at the back of Katsuki's head from his desk. The greenhead put on a smile on his face and promised himself to prove the blonde bully wrong about everything, 'I'll show you that 'Quirkless Doesn't Mean Worthless!'

(A Few Hours Later)

The end of the school day had come once again for Izuku as he was packing his bag to go home. This time, he didn't have his hero notebook in order to avoid having it damaged by Katsuki again, so he left it a home for safe keeping.

'Can't have him taking a look inside and see what I've been up to.' thought the greenhead.

With his bag now hanging from his back, Izuku started to left the classroom...

*SLAM*

...Only to be shoved against his desk by Katsuki. The greenhead bent backwards as his back was against his desk while his to feet were still on the floor. Katsuki placed his left hand around Izuku's neck and had his right hand fulled with small explosions.

"Lights out you little #$&%" he cursed as he then swung his right arm and aimed for Izuku's face.

'Not happening!' Izuku activated Ki Barrier and then used his right hand to slap away Katsuki's explosive palm before he then launched his right fist into the blonde's nose!

"RAAGGGGHHGGGHHHH!" yelled the blonde in pain at he let Izuku go and used both of his hand to hold his nose!

Izuku had the opportunity that he needed and took out a small device from his pocket and pushed a red button on it.

Without warning, Goku appears in the classroom thanks to his Instant Transmission and places a hand on one of Izuku's shoulders, "Remember this...Bakugo: 'Quirkless Doesn't Mean Worthless!'"

With that out of the way, Goku teleports the two of them out of there, leaving Katsuki to hold his nose that was now red due to it leaking blood. The blonde looked at the red liquid on his left hand and began to shake in rage. 'Deku', made him bleed!

First, he finds out that 'Deku' has been 'hiding' more than one 'Quirk' for years, then, he was saved by 'Deku' from the Sludge Villain as if he couldn't defend himself and needed saving, next, 'Deku' insulted him in front of their classmates and told him that he didn't want to be a hero, and finally, 'Deku' had punched him in the face and made him bleed!

This was the last straw!

'You're dead, you #$% nerd!'

(Environmental Central Park)

Goku and Izuku suddenly appeared on the middle of the forest area of the park. Izuku looked around and remembered that this was the same park where he battled against Slade.

"Thanks for the save, Goku. Bakugo was really about to take things a bit too far that time." thanked Izuku. Since he's no longer afraid of the blonde, he realized that there's no need to call him by his nickname anymore, since the two of them have stopped being friends a long time ago.

"No problem, pal. Glad to see that you used the Emergency Caller when you did." replied Goku.

Izuku took the decive out of his pocket again and looked at it. It was a small black box that had three button on it, each of them coloured red, yellow, and green. The buttons send out a signal to Goku to alert him that his student was in trouble and needed his help to get out of it. The red button means that Izuku is in danger and needs to get out quickly, the yellow button means that he and some companions are in danger and need to get out, and finally, the green button tells Goku that Izuku and an opponent need to fight and have to go to an open area where their powers would cause property damage.

Since using Quirks in public without a licence is illegal, Goku decided that if his student ever needed to fight if there was no other choice he'd take him and the opponent out to a desert, forest, field, anywhere where the laws wouldn't get them into trouble about using their powers out in the open.

The Quirkless boy put the device away and looked around the park, "What are we doing here?" he asked.

Goku smiled, "I decided that we should change the location of our training for today, since doing it in the same place could get kind of boring somethings."

Izuku smiled and nodded in response to his mentor's decision. A change in scenery would be kind of now every now and again.

"So what do we have today?" asked the Quirkless teen.

"It's going to be kind of easy for today, we're just going to meditate and whole time and increase our Ki reserves." answered Goku.

"Sound great! Let's get started!" said an eager Izuku.

(3 Hours Later)

Both Goku and Izuku sat cross-legged under a large tree in the forest area of the park. The two of then have been clearing their minds and sitting still to increase the amount of Ki that they bodies could contain for a while now and have felt the results pay off as they both felt a bit stronger.

"Times up, kid!" said Goku as the two of them then started to get up from the ground.

Izuku could feel that the amount of Ki in his body had increased compared to before they started mediating, it wasn't a very large gain, but it was better than no gain at all. He was more than satisfied with today's results.

"So, that's it for today, huh, Goku?" he asked.

"Yup, we'll meet back at the beach to-" Goku stopped mid-sentence as he looked out towards a faraway area in the park.

Izuku got confused as to what Goku was looking at. He turned his head in the direction that Goku was facing, but couldn't see anything?

"I-Is something wrong, Goku?' he asked.

The spiky-haired man looked back at his student and had a smile on his face, "Hey, Izuku..."

"Uh, yeah?"

"How would you like to test out how much stronger you've gotten over the past few weeks?" asked Goku.

The Quirkless teen thought about it for a moment and come to the realization that his mentor had some kind of test for him to help see how much he's improved over the last few weeks of training. He was a bit eager to see how good he was now, so he decided to answer, "I guess I would like to see if my hard work has been paying off."

That answer brought a smile on Goku's face, "That's great! I'll be hiding behind some trees and watch you to see how you do. I'll step in when it looks like you need help." replied Goku as he ran off to hide behind some trees.

The Quirkless teen was left a bit confused by what kind of test Goku had set up for him, but he was willing to take it of it meant that he could see his growth over the last few week!

'I wonder what kind of test, Goku has planned for me?!' questioned Izuku as he kept looking around to see if anything was out of place.

As he walked around on the grass, he failed to notice that some of the dirt was moving behind him and was following him. It was too late for him to even notice and the ground beneath his feet lowered a bit and surrounded his ankles, which trapped him in place!

"Huh!?" he looked down and saw that his feet were now buried in the dirt.

'What the- How did this happen? Why are my feet buir-' Izuku suddenly remembered where he saw this trick before, or more specifically, who it was from!

'Slade!'

"Stone Fist!" called out a very familiar voice.

Izuku quickly surrounded his body with an aura of white Ki and activated his Ki Barrier to deduce the damage that he was about to take.

*BAM*

He grinned his teeth in pain as he hissed a bit due to the pain he felt at the back of his head.

"Huh, I'm surprised to see that your still awake after that. Most people fall unconscious after taking a hit to the head!" replied the voice from behind him.

"SLADE!" said Izuku. He knew that this must have been the test that Goku had in mind.

"Glad to see that I left an impression on ya, kid. Hope you didn't miss me too bad." replied the mugger with a smug tone in his voice.

"I would have been better off if you minded your own business and have forgotten about me." complained Izuku.

Slade just laughed, "Haha, don't say that, you were the most fun out of all of the kids I've ever tried to-"

Izuku didn't let him finish as he dropped the Ki Barrier and fired a sphere of yellow Ki from his right hand behind himself at Slade, "Ki Blast!"

Slade was caught off guarded as he felt a burning pain in his stomach from the Ki Blast that send him off his feet and flying back a few meters.

"AHHHH!" he cried in pain as he fell on his back. He held his stomach carefully to ease the pain a bit, but it was still there.

Now wanting to waste anymore time while he still had the chance, Izuku used Stilt Leg Sweep on both of his legs to made them strong enough for him to pull his feet out of the dirt that Slade trapped him in. With his feet now free, Izuku turned around to look at his opponent.

Slade was laying on the ground after being caught off guard by Izuku's surprise attack. He had the trench coat over the white t-shirt, the bread, the black ponytail, etc. It was Slade alright!

'Looks like this is the chance for a rematch!' thought Izuku.

Sldae slowly got up from the ground and looked at the green-haired boy, "Looks like you've got a few surprises up your sleeve, kid! I'm impressed, but your not going to be getting away from me that easily like last time."

"And what makes you say that?" asked Izuku.

Slade just smiled, "Because last time, I had a special technique that I didn't use cause-"

The rest of his sentence was cut off by Izuku rushing towards him and pulling his fist back to punch him in the stomach. He managed to hit him and send him flying backwards again.

*POW*

"RAGGGGH!" cried Slade as he fell on his back again and sled across the ground until he stopped.

'I need to end this quick so that Goku and I can get out of here!' thought the Quirkless teen.

Slade got up from the ground again and decided that it was time to stop playing around, "Alright, kid, you want a rematch, I'll give you one! Stone Armor!"

He slammed his left fist into the ground which caused a small crater to form underneath his fist from the impact, but then the strangest thing started to happen. Slade's fist was beginning to turn to stone as rocks started to cover his fist, but they didn't just stop at his fist, they continued to appear on his arms, legs, body, and his neck, until his whole body was covered in rock, with the only place that stones didn't appear being his face.

Izuku took a step back in shock of what he was looking at. Slade had now covered himself in rocks and stone like it was some kind of armor, meaning that his defence went up and can now take much harder hits with ease!

"You like? Not only does this armor give me an increase in defence, but in offense as well, since I can now hit with the force of a rock! Let's see how you get out this, kid!" laughed Slade as he charged at Izuku.

The green haired boy activated his Ki Barrier again and rushed towards the incoming opponent. The two of the collided as they each slammed one of their forearms into each other!

Slade then lifted his right knee to hit Izuku in the chin, but the boy used his free arm and caught the knee with his hand before it made contact and pushed it back down to the ground.

He then jumped back in order to create some distance between the two of them and quickly tried to look for any openings on Slade that he could hit that didn't include the face.

'No good! Only his face is unprotected, but I can't just keep on attack in his face over and over or else I'll kill him!' panicked Izuku.

Slade then rushed forward and tried to slam his right shoulder into Izuku, but the boy the simply sidestepped out of the way. Izuku then quickly dropped his Ki Barrier and poured more Ki into his left leg to use Stilt Leg Sweep and kick the back of Slade's left leg, which ended up making the stone man fall on his face.

Izuku then added Ki into his left fist and jumped up before slamming it down onto Slade's back, "Big Fist Blower!"

*POW*

However, the impact didn't seen to do much damage to Slade as his back was also covered in stone. He then rolled onto his back and grabbed Izuku by the face before getting up off the ground and slamming the boy into the ground!

*SLAM*

"AHHHHHHH!" cried out Izuku as the impact was a lot harder and more painful than he expected!

"Nice try, kid, but I don't think you'll get me to let go until I smash ya to sleep!" laughed Slade as he slammed Izuku into the ground again!

*SLAM*

Unlike the last time he was smashed into the ground, Izuku didn't scream in pain. This caught Slade's attention as he was sure that Izuku couldn't have been knocked unconscious just yet.

"Don't te-"

*POW*

"ARGGGH!" screamed Slade as he let go of Izuku and held his nose in pain from the punch that he just received from the green haired boy.

Izuku got up from the ground and had his Ki Barrier up again which he activated before Slade slammed him into the ground the second time.

Now that he was free, he rushed towards Slade and once again dropped his Ki Barrier in order to add Ki to his right leg and preformed a side kick aimed at Slade's left knee, "Stilt Leg Sweep!"

*BAM*

The Ki enhanced kick landed on Slade's knee like it was suppose to, but the rock surrounding it kept it from receiving any damage.

'Aw man, as long as his body is covered in that armor I can't land a hit that'll cause any lasting damage!' Izuku theorized.

"That's it, kid, your dead!" threatened Slade as he threw a punch at Izuku, who caught it in his left palm and then attempted to do the same with his right fist as he threw his own punch, which was caught by Slade's left hand that was covered in rock. The two combatants used his upper body strength to push against each other and try to overpower their opponent, but they were both evenly matched!

Izuku started to notice something about Slade while the two of them struggled to over power each other. And that something was that they both matched each other in strength.

'It seems like his Stone Armor increases his defense and offense, bit not his strength!' he thought.

The two of them continued to struggle on overpowering each with their arms until Izuku got an idea!

He once again surrounded his body with Ki Barrier and then headbutt Slade in the nose, which caused his to let go of Izuku's hands to hold his nose in pain again. This gave the opening that Izuku needed and he rushed closer to Slade and dropped the Ki Barrier in order to use a Stilt Leg Sweep on his right leg and kicked Slade in the same knee from earlier. This time he saw that the rock surrounding Slade's knee began to crack a bit!

'Alright! I just need to break his armor and then I'll be able to beat him!' Izuku quickly exited this thought as he activated the Ki Barrier again to use the back of his right hand to slap away the fist that Slade threw at him.

Slade threw another punch with his right fist, but it was also slapped away like the last one. Izuku then began to punch Slade in the nose repeatedly until he was given another opening and used his right leg to sweep Slade off on his feet and onto his back. With his opponent down, Izuku dropped to the ground and landed his left elbow on Slade's knee again, which caused the stone in that area to crack further!

"Your really starting to bug me, kid." said Slade as he got up to slap Izuku with his left stone covered arm. But the teenager was able to back up in time to avoid it.

"I get that a lot. Most people really aren't too fond of me!" replied the Quirklees teen.

"As much as I would love to seat down and exchange information about our personal lives, I need you to stand still so that I can take every piece of cash you've got." smiled the mugger.

"Not happening! HA!" shouted the green-haired boy as he threw out his two hands with his palms connected to each other like he was shooting a Kamehameha, but he wasn't!?

"Huh!?" Izuku was now really confused about what was happening!

"What was that suppose to do?" laughed Slade.

"HA!" he tried it again, but no Ki came out of Izuku's palms!

Slade decided to use the moment that that he had to rush at Izuku while he was distracted. He pulled his right fist back and was ready to punch Izuku across the face, but he was in for a bit of a surprise!

'He fell for it!' thought Izuku. He pretended to struggle with shooting out fake Kamehameha Waves in order to get Slade to drop his guard and move in for an attack. He quickly cupped his hands together dropped the Ki Barrier to charge up blue Ki in between his palms.

"KAAAA-MEEE-HAAA-MEEE-HAAAAAAAA!" he thrust out his arms and fired a real Kamehameha at Slade, who was so close that he couldn't dodge in time and was hit by the blue beam as it sent him flying across the field of grass!

"AHHHHHHHH!" he screamed in pain as he was hit by the invisible beam that made him crash into the ground.

'Perfect!' Izuku saw the opening that he needed and used Ki Barrier again, before running over to Slade while he was laying on his back and punched his left knee again, which allowed the cracks on the rock to expand once again!

'One more hit should do it!' theorized Izuku as he jumped back to avoid a kick from Slade's left leg as he started getting up.

"That's it! Time to raise the ground to something more my level. Earth Pillar!" he called out as the ground underneath the two started to shake violently!

"Now this again!" panicked Izuku as he felt the earth beneath him move.

The dirt then started to rise up from the ground as it grew into a cylinder made of dirt with grass on top. It kept on rising higher and higher until it was taller than the trees in the park!

'Aw man! This gives him the same advantage as last time! But at least it's bigger than before.' thought Izuku as he looked around the giant cylinder of dirt they were standing on.

"This didn't go well for you the last time I pulled off this trick, if I remember correctly. You still want to take a shot at me?" Slade asked with a smug grin.

"You won't leave me alone until I do so, or at least until a hero comes by to stop you, so I don't really have much of a choice!" Izuku responded. He then run up to Slade with both of his fist closed tight as he prepared to attack.

"Earth Spikes!"

Slade slammed his right foot onto the ground in front of him and started to create sharp brown spikes made out of dirt that where heading towards his incoming opponent. Izuku reacted quickly and jumped slightly off the ground and started to spin around while in the air with his left leg sticking out, preforming a bunch of Hurricane Kicks that ended up shattering the Earth Spikes to pieces once they made contact.

Once he landed on the ground, Izuku continued to run towards Slade and managed to get to him in time to kick him in the left knee again.

*CRACK*

This time he had managed to completely destroy the rest of the rock that was protecting Slade's left knee, allowing it to fall to the ground and reveal his left knee, which caught the mugger off guard.

'W-What!? N-No ones ever broken through my Stone Armor before! How'd he do it!?' panicked Slade in his mind. This sort of situation had never happened until now, so he was completely clueless on what to do next.

Izuku took the opportunity to slam his left palm into Slade's face, which caused the mugger to stumble backwards a bit before falling onto his back again thanks to Izuku using his left leg to sweep under him and make him fall. He then took the chance to drop his Ki Barrier again to use his next move.

"Stilt Leg Sweep!" cried out Izuku as he preformed an Axe Kick and hit Slade's left knee, which was now defenseless thanks to it lacking an armor of rock to protect it.

*KRAKT*

"ARRGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Slade yelled out in pure agony as he felt his knee break from the force of the kick. He'd never been injured this badly before when fighting off a teenager.

"Big Fist Blower!" called out Izuku as he added Ki into his left fist and gave Slade a left hook across the face!

*POW*

The force of the punch was so strong that it ended up knocking Slade unconscious, meaning that he won't be using the earth to his advantage anymore.

Just before Izuku could even have a thought, Slade's Stone Armor began to crack some more before it completely shattered and fell off of his body, restoring his appearance to what it was before.

'I-I-I did it...I actually won a fight! I won!' the Quirkless teen was completely shock at the face that he out of all people managed to win a fight. And against someone like Slade, who defeated Katsuki out of all people! He won this rematch!

"I WON!" he cheered as he raised both of his fist over his head and cheered. He had never felt so successful in his life before until now!

Goku suddenly appeared next to him with his Instant Transmission and patted Izuku on the back as a way to congratulate him, "That was amazing, Izuku. You've really grown stronger over our training together!"

Izuku had a few tears of joy running down his face as he smiled at his mentor, "Thanks, Goku. I couldn't have done it without your help."

Goku just laughed, "Haha. That's really funny, kid. I didn't do anything, you were that one who fought against him." he said.

"But, your that one who trained me to become stronger, if it wasn't for your training I wouldn't be where I am right now." replied the green-haired boy.

Goku won't going to have any of that credit, "Who's the one that do all of the training after I told him what to do?" he asked.

Izuku nervously replied, "M-Me."

"Who's the one that continued to pull through when the going got tough?"

"Me."

"Who has a dream that he needs to fight for and work hard to protect?"

"Me."

"Exactly. You! You're the one that fought him, you're the one that did all of the training because you had a goal, and still do. This is your victory, Izuku!" explained Goku.

Izuku was never really one to be proud of his own accomplishments because of his lack of confidence, but everything that had happened in his life recently he can now start to see that he can do stuff, he can do good, and he can be a hero!

"You're right, Goku...I did win!" he smiled.

Goku returned the smile and placed his hand on Izuku's head, before using Instant Transmission to teleport them both to a safer location.

Slade was left behind on the ground unconscious. That mean he couldn't hear the sound of police sirens getting louder and louder as the vehicles made their way towards Environmental Central Park.

(Dagobah Municipal Beach Park)

The Quirkless Duo was now back at the beach. Relaxing by just watching the sun set from the sky. It had been a long day for the two of them and they decided to just take it easy after the battle with Slade. The two of them were now sitting cross-legged on the sand and were drinking from some water bottles to stay hydrated.

"The trash is almost all gone on your side of the beach, kid. If you keep this up you'll have it done by the end of the week." said Goku as he looked at the last pieces of trash that were on the beach.

"Wow, that's great! Then you'll teach me some new stuff, right?" asked Izuku.

"Yup! The first thing will be is to help you figure out how to multitask during a fight." replied Goku.

"How?" asked a confused Izuku.

"Noticed that every time you used a Ki attack against Slade that you had to drop your Ki Barrier in order to do so. Which means you only know how to control your Ki one move at a time, right?" asked Goku.

Izuku nodded his head, "Yeah, it's true."

"Alright, once you finish pushing away the last pieces of trash, we'll start improving your Ki control so that I can teach you how to use Ki to do multiple tasks." declared the Quirkless adult.

Izuku was now very excited! If he could learn how to use his Ki for multiple tasks at the same time, he'll be able to fight even more effectively!

"In a few days after you rest from that fight against Slade."

Izuku just fell on his back in shock and disappointment.

(The Next Day)

Earth Mugger Caught by Unknown Circumstances

That was the headline for the newspaper of the day as it reported about Slade's capture by the police when they arrived at Environmental Central Park.

Izuku was reading through the article on his way to school as he wanted to see just how big of a deal Slade was. It turns out that he was just like what the police officers at the station described him as when he and Goku went to report about Slade after the first fight he and Izuku had. A mugger that robs teenagers because their easy targets in his eyes. It turns out that he was just doing it for the fun and thrill of battle, but he won't be doing it again from behind a jail cell anytime soon.

'I guess if I was able to defeat both a villain and mugger, then I'm definitely improving at the rate that I'm growing at.' thought the green-haired boy.

He then took off his backpack and put the newspaper inside so that he could read it again later. He then put his backpack back on and continued to walk towards school.

Once he got towards the front gate of the building, he could see that Katsuki was there and was looking in his direction with a frown. Izuku know that it was time for another confrontation with the blonde!

He raised his Ki Barrier to prepare for the worst that could happened as Katsuki came closer and closer until he finally stopped in front of the green-haired boy. The two of them stared at each other with narrowed eyes and frowns on their faces. The students that were watching from the sidelines were wondering if a fight was about to break out.

"Since when did you grow a backbone, nerd?"

"Since I learned how to not let all of the racist garbage from your mouth bother me."

Katsuki grabbed Izuku's school uniform and with his right hand and made small explosions in his left one, threatening to hurt Izuku if he didn't stay silence. Which was clearly not going to happen.

"Let me go or else I'm telling a teacher afterwards!" said Izuku in the threatening tone.

"You think you can scare me by telling a teacher like a baby, ya nerd!" growled Katsuki.

Izuku was done with this! He grabbed onto Katsuki's forearm that held him and twisted the skin under his right hand to the left while twisting the skin under his left hand to the right. The resulting pain was enough for the blonde to let Izuku go and curse in pain, "# $%" he said while shaking his right arm.

Izuku decided to just walk past him and ignore him as he was now tired of all this nonsense, but doing it would be easier said than done when your dealing with Katsuki Bakugo of all people.

"YOU DEAD, DEKU!"

*BOOM*

Katsuki threw a right hook with an explosion to add more power, but his rage clearly made him forget that his explosions are now useless against Izuku. The Quirkless teen just raised his right arm and the right hook hit, which hardly did any damage because of his Ki Barrier still being active. He didn't even turn around and blocked the attack while facing away from his assaulter!

Everyone that had been watching was surprised that Izuku was able to block Katsuki's right hook without even looking at him. It was so cool!

Katsuki didn't think it was cool at all!

Izuku turned around to face the blonde bully and glared at him, "What's the matter? Afraid that I might be stronger than you?"

"DON'T GIVE ME THAT # $% I'M THE STRONGEST IN HIS WHOLE SCHOOL, I'M GOING TO U.A AND BECOMING THE NEXT NUMBER ONE HERO AFTER I SURPASS ALL MIGHT! I DON'T CARE HOW MANY QUIRKS YOU'VE BEEN HIDING FROM ME ALL THOSE YEARS, YOU'LL NEVER BE BETTER THAN ME, YOUR BENEATH ME!" roared out Katsuki as he showed pure rage.

Everyone was silence and a bit scared after that outburst from the blonde. But the only one that had no fear was Izuku. He was done being this guys punching bag, so it was time he get his message across.

"I've never hid anything, I learned how to do all of that stuff from working hard. I want to be a hero too, but I'm Quirkless and you know that's the truth. All of those things I did weren't the use of Quirks. But that doesn't matter, because I still going to U.A, and you can't stop me, Bakugo!"

This speech caught everyone off guard. Izuku always called Katsuki by his nickname, Kacchan, so why didn't he use it!?

Katsuki was now filled with murderous intent as he never fell this threatened before in his life. While the Sludge Villain attack was scary, he was currently feeling a different kind of threat. The threat of his point of view being challenged, and by 'Deku' of all people!

"I'm not afraid of you anymore or I'm I one of your lackeys that does what you say without thinking. But most importantly, I'm not going to be your worthless punching bag forever...From this moment on, Deku will be the name of a hero!" announced Izuku with a determined look on his face.

Katsuki growled in frustration as Izuku just kept on getting on his nerve more every single day!

"I'm going to U.A, I'm going to become the world's first Quirkless hero, and there's nothing that you can do...To make me give up! So give up on trying to make me give up!"

'Deku', who was once the laughing stock of this whole school had just surprised everyone with his new found bravery, determination, and confidence. It was clear that he wasn't the same Quirkless kid that was going to let others push him around!

Katsuki looked at Izuku with so much anger that it made small veins appear on his forehead, which only appear when he was really pissed off!

"Take that answer with a grain of salt why don't ya, it's all you've ever known how to do." with that last bit out of his mouth, Izuku turned around and started to enter the school building to get ready for the day.

As he left, every student that were there was witness the scene was shocked to see what just happened. Was that really Izuku Midoryia?

As for Izuku himself, he was walking through the hallways with a smile on his face. He was getting more and more confident in himself with each pasting confrontation against Katsuki. He now knew that all of his hard work with Goku was not in vein!

'I should probably clear out that beach soon, so that Goku and I can work harder than ever!' he thought to himself with a smile.

(The Next Day)

Goku was currently walking down the stairs that led to the beach from the sideway of the street above. He wanted to get up earlier and enjoy the sun raise before he had to go to work in a few hours.

It was very early in the morning and not a lot of people were up at this hour, so it was nice and peacefully for getting some peace and quiet, which is actually what Goku needs right now in order to think about how far his student has progressed.

'The kid's progress has been slow, but very effective.' Goku smiled at his train of thought.

After training with each other for more or less four months, Goku could clearly see that Izuku progresses at a much slower pace than his own sons. Both his kids have amazing potential to surpass him one day if they work hard enough, meaning that their both very talented in martial arts!

Now when he compares how fast they grow in skill to Izuku, the green-haired boy is clearly a slow learner when compared to them. This means that Izuku possesses no talent in martial arts at all!

This puts him at a huge disadvantage when it comes to the amount of gains he achieves compared to others that are stronger than him. But there is one factor that helps him out in catching up to the talented fighters in the world: Hard Work!

Izuku had been pushing himself into getting stronger and overcoming his weakness of being Quirkless for so long that it's been helping him increase the amount of time he spends training, while also to make sure he gains enough rest to not overwork himself. This allows him to focus more time in improving the abilities he's already learned in order to make up for the lack of learning new abilities at a much slower pace.

'With how strong he is now, his place at U.A has been guaranteed by now!'

Goku's thought was quickly put to rest by the sound of a loud scream of a very familiar that he know all too well!

"AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Goku froze as he feared for the safety of the individual that was screaming, 'IZUKU!'

He rushed down the stairs and ran towards the direction of the screaming and was expecting to see his student in great pain. Instead, he saw a sight that left him stunned.

Izuku was standing on top of a pile of trash that he had just finished moving while screaming his lungs out to let the world know of his accomplishment. He was also shirtless, which allowed his bare chest and back to be exposed to all those who were near!

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Goku looked in awe as he then turned his head in different directions to see that the beach was completely clean and spotless. It lacked any of the trash that it held before thanks to the combined efforts of the two Quirkless males.

'Holy Molly! He cleaned out his share faster than I expected him to!' Goku was expecting Izuku to have the last few pieces of trash moved by the end of the week, not today!

Goku looked up at Izuku again with a smile on his face as the teen kept standing on the pile of garbage that he stacked, 'You're definitely one heck of a hard worker, kid! You're going to go real far one day!' smiled Goku with pride.

"Hey, kid, it's me. I'll catch you." said Goku.

Izuku lost all the strength he had left in his legs and fell off of the trash pile. Goku caught him and held him for a moment so that he could rest for a while and regain some strength in his legs.

Izuku was heavily breathing in and out from his nose and mouth to regain his breath back to a steady pace. He looked up a bit to see that Goku had caught him before he fell, "G-Goku?" he asked in a tired voice.

"You bet. How are you feeling?"

"I-I think I overdid it a bit. My legs are really sore." replied Izuku with a tired voice.

Goku just shock his head with an amused smile, "You need to remember the rest is just as important as working out, I can't remind you that all the time."

"I try." replied Izuku.

The spiky haired man held his student in his arms for a few minutes before placing him down so that he could stand up again. Goku took a step back and looked at how much Izuku had progressed in just a few months of training. The sun was shining brightly behind Izuku as it made him look like he was in a scene from some form of fiction. He had a very well developed body now, thanks to all of the strength training they did together, which resulted in the Quirkless teen now having a six pack developed on his chest.

He defiantly wasn't the same scared, defenceless, Quirkless kid anymore!

"You did it, kid. You surpassed my expectations!" said Goku.

"I-I wanted to get all of the trash cleared out so we could focus more on other stuff." huffed the still tired boy.

"Well, you did just that, and that gives us more time for me to teach you plenty of things!"

Izuku smiled at Goku's remark and was pleased that his hard work had earned him more of his mentor's respect. He truly felt like he was finally worth respect from someone that wasn't his mother.

The young boy then turned around to look at the sun shining over the horizon, enjoying it's view as if it was a reward for his hard work. However, while he was turning around Goku got a look at his back and saw something the took his breath away!

*GASP*

Izuku's back wasn't plain or empty like that of a normal person...He had a red 'Z' on it!

Izuku turned around to look at his mentor when he heard him gasp all of a sudden, "Goku? Is every- WOAH!" he was quickly turned back around to face the shore of the beach while Goku placed his hands on his shoulders to do so. He crutched down a bit to get a better look at the 'Z' that was on Izuku's back. The letter was red and looked to be about fifthteen centimetres tall and twelve centimeters wide.

"Kid, is this a tattoo?" asked Goku.

"No, it's a birthmark. I've had it since the day I was born." answered the Quirkless teen.

Goku was now completely awestricken by the news! He couldn't believe that he was looking at the symbol of one of the great legend that he was told of as a kid, 'The Z Warrior!'

"Uh...Goku, are you alright?" asked Izuku.

The spiky-haired man let go of his student's shoulders and turned around from his student's back to proses the new information that he just learned. He then turned his head back to look at Izuku and thought for a moment about what to say to him, 'It's too soon for him to know. I'll tell him after he makes it into U.A.' he thought to himself.

"Don't worry, kid. I was just a letting my mind roam free for a bit." he assured his student.

"Umm...OK?" replied a confused Izuku. He decided that if his teacher was hiding something it must be important and he'll probably say something when he feels ready.

Goku turned around and looked at Izuku in the eye, "Izuku, now that you've cleared out all of the trash on your end of the beach. We can finally start focusing on just training martial arts and Ki training alone! Which means that you need to work as hard as you can in order to earn your place in U.A and show everyone that 'Quirkless Doesn't Mean Worthless!', alright?"

"Right, I'll show everyone that hard work is what's needed to reach your goals!" declared Izuku as he tightened his fist with determination.

"If that's the case then what does 'Deku' stand for?" asked Goku as he folded his arms over his chest.

"I stands for 'Determined Izuku'!" replied the Quirkless boy.

Goku smiled at the drive to grow stronger that his student had. He punched his left fist into his right palm to signal the start of their next level of training, "Let's get started!"

(Super Smash Bros 4 Main Theme)

Izuku and Goku both start doing a set of push-ups.

Izuku aims a kick at the right side of Goku's head, but it ends up getting blocked by Goku's right forearm.

The two of them start doing a few sets of sit-ups.

Both Quirkless males start charging up a Kamehameha and fire them out into the ocean.

Izuku and Goku have a sparring match as the two of them trade and block punches from each other.

Izuku is sitting on the sand with his legs crossed as he has his Ki Barrier activated. Meanwhile, Goku is firing a multiple Ki Blast at Izuku to see how strong his defense is.

Goku starts to repeatedly kick the left side of Izuku's head with the teen blocking with both of his forearms shielding his face.

The two of them are now jogging across the shore of the beach alongside one another.

Goku goes on the offensive as he attacks Izuku quickly, while the green-haired boy responses by ducking under a punch, slapping another away with the back of his hand, and taking a few steps backwards to create distance.

Goku is seen doing a few push-ups, while Izuku is doing bicep curls with a few dumbbell weights.

Izuku is seated at his desk while writing in his notebook during the lesson.

Both Goku and Izuku are siting cross-legged on the sand as they both meditate.

Goku holds out his right palm as Izuku is reapededly punching it as a fast pace.

Izuku is now holding his left hand over his right one, while trying to make the Ki surrounding his left arm change shape a bit. It ends up working a bit as the green rectangle and sphere around his arm and hand slowly connect to each other.

Goku is now doing a few push-ups with Izuku sitting cross-legged on his back to add more weight.

Goku easily catches Izuku's right elbow and shoves it towards away towards the right, which causes Izuku to tip over to the right a bit. However, he uses the momentum to spin around and kick Goku with the heel of his left foot, but Goku blocks it with his left forearm.

Goku is now preforming an Axe Kick and brings it down on Izuku, who blocks it by crossing his forearms over his head.

Izuku is now writing in his notebook some ideas on how to improve his training. He quickly writes down a new idea before Goku calls him over to start their daily training.

Izuku jumps into the are and starts to preform a bunch of Hurricane Kicks, which cause Goku to take a few steps backwards to avoid most of them.

Goku delivers a powerful punch to Izuku's stomach, which results in the teen bending over and holding his stomach in pain before dropping to his knees. Goku can see that Izuku is going to need to learn how to increase his durability without the Ki Barrier, as he can't relay on it all the time.

Both Izuku and Goku are at Izuku's apartment home eating a bowl full of rice. Meanwhile, Inko Midoriya, is watching with a surprised expression on her face as Goku has already eaten three bowls and looks like he can keep going, while her son looks to be just about full with his second bowl of rice.

Izuku and Goku lock their fingers around each other's hands and started to lift their knees to attack each other, but are met with their opponent's knee and continue to repeatedly bash their knees together.

Izuku and Goku are both wearing large yellow body suits that add weight to their own. They are now struggling to jog across the beach in them.

Izuku is now punching at Goku at a very rapid pace in order to land a hit, but Goku just keeps blocking and parrying the attacks easily without much effort.

Izuku is just laying in his bed reading one of the Chronicles of Narnia books to relax. He sudden gets and idea and rushed over to his desktop to write in his notebook.

Izuku is now on the beach practicing some Karate punches at a slow pace.

Both Goku and Izuku have their arms over their head and are patiently waiting to gather Ki from around the area.

Izuku is now attacking Goku with punches, kicks, knees, elbows, etc. Trying to land a single hit on his, but the spiky-haired man keeps on blocking and parrying the attacks with minimum effort.

Izuku is now watching TV in his living room while writing in his notebook. He was watching Power Rangers: Jungle Fury. Writing down each of the different fighting styles that the Rangers use during their battles.

Goku tosses a red Bo Staff at Izuku, who struggles to catch it before finally getting a proper grip on it.

The green-haired boy is left awestruck as Goku jumps into the air with an Uppercut that is surrounded by fire as he then lands back on the ground.

The two Quirkless males are now sitting down on the sand with water bottles in their hands to drink from.

Izuku uses the Bo Staff to attack Goku. He tries swinging it, thrusting it, and sweeping Goku off his feet with it, but nothing works. Goku is just too experienced to get hit by an amateur like Izuku.

Izuku is now drinking from his water bottle as he's seated at his desk, waiting for class to begin.

Izuku is now defending against Goku as he's been pushed back by an onslaught of attacks. He manages to hold his own quite well. He blocks, parries, and dodges each of Goku's strikes as they keep on coming.

Goku places a glass of water on the sand and closes his eyes to focus on something. Before Izuku could ask his mentor what he was doing, his words quickly stopped in his throat as the water starts to slowly come out of the class in the form of a cylinder. Goku then opens his eyes and the water drops down to the sand and spashes in their faces.

Both Goku and Izuku are seen doing push-ups with the weighted body suits on to make it more difficult for them.

Izuku is now charging up a Kamehameha while his body is surrounded by his Ki Barrier, but as he continues the charge the attack, the Ki Barrier completely disappears from his body. He then stops charging the Kamehameha and decides to try again.

The green-haired boy is now surrounding his arm and hand in a green Ki rectangle and sphere. He manages to connect the two, before the sphere start to grow a bit of fur for some reason?

The two Quirkless males are now practicing their punches and kicks while imitating as they practice.

Izuku rushes at Goku while pulling back his left arm to use a Big Fist Blower, While Goku pulls back his right fist as he rushed in as well. The two of them collide their fist and the resulting clash causes sand to be blown away by the wind that the collision made. The two Quirkless males smile at each other.

(Song End)

The two training partners were now looking out at the ocean on a very early morning.

It was the day of the U.A Entrance Exam, which is that day that Izuku has been preparing for! He was finally going to see if all of the hard work the he'd done over the last ten months was going to pay off.

The two Quirkless males looked at each other silence. No words were needed, as they both knew what they had to do today.

Izuku walked over to his backpack and put it on his back. He give Goku a quick nod before departing for the school had dreamed of going to for a long time.

Goku just smiled at he watched his student leave. Ready to face the challenge that he'd been preparing nearly a year for, 'Show them the power of the Quirkless, Izuku!'

Izuku's Ki Barrier has just shown to be very effective in countering powerful attacks from powerful foes, but it is going to be enough to help him pass the Entrance Exam at U.A? How much has he learned from Goku during their ten months training together? And is it enough to help him pass the exam? With 'Deku' now having a whole new meaning that helps the young Quirkless feel proud of his disability, can that confidents help him overcome his new obstacle? And What does that 'Z' on his back mean? What did Goku mean when he meant 'Z Warrior'?

Find out next time as we see the results of all of Izuku's training on the next chapter of My Hero Z!

17,211 words...That's the most that I've ever written in a single chapter.

I can honestly say that I'm very surprised that this chapter ended up being this long. However, I'm not complaining. And I'm sure you all aren't either as you now have at least a half an hour worth of a chapter to read and enjoy!

I don't know if you're reading this on December 31st or January 1st or 2nd, but all I said is that I'm really glad that I was able to close off the 2010's and start the 2020's with this chapter. I hope that you all enjoy it and have a very Happy New Year!

I'll see you all again next time!

Let's enjoy 2020!