Author's Note: Hey everyone, Fire Slash here and welcome to the next chapter of 'The Power of a Hero.' Before we begin, I just want to say some stuff: first, thanks to all who have shown support for this story. It means a lot to me :-). Second, I just want to remind everyone that this IS an OP Izuku fic. As such, most of what Izuku encounters in cannon won't be challenging to him. However, that doesn't mean that he won't be challenged. After all, he's going up against freaking Thanos with most of the Infinity Stones. In this fic, the MHA villains will be taking a backseat to the Mad Titan for obvious reasons. And just a heads up, Thanos won't be the only challenge he'll be facing. The Black Order/Children of Thanos will also be serving as opponents for Izuku. His resolve will also be challenged throughout the fic as well. In case you were wondering, this fanfic will go up to the rescue of Eri before Izuku and Thanos meet face-to-face. As for when he meets the members of the Black Order, it'll happen mostly after the defeat of AFO (with Izuku meeting one after the Hero Killer Arc). Finally, if you haven't already, you should follow my IG account (fire_slash_fanfiction). I post my planned update schedules there and it's the best place to reach me now that I don't get notified of PMs.

Oh, and in case you were wondering, as much as I love what they did to Thanos in the MCU, I think I'm going to stick with the comic book version of the character (the one who's in love with Lady Death) just because I think it'll help set the tone of this fic better. I have so many stories that are about a clash of ideals ('A Sinister Foe' and 'Instant Pain' to name some, despite the fact Izuku is a full on villain in the latter story), so I think it's time for a good ol' fashion fight between a hero willing to save everyone and a villain desperate to annihilate everything just for his selfish desires. What do you think?

Also, the girl Izuku ends up with has yet to be determined. Who should he end up with? Let me know in the reviews.

Well, I've said all that I needed to. With that out of the way, let's get to the chapter. Review and enjoy :-).

0000

"Breaking News! U.A has launched their very own satellite into space! According to Nezu, the principal of U.A, it was done to aid in educating the students while also testing out a surveillance system of his and pro-hero Power Loader's design. However, what purpose does it serve to make it like one of the robots used during their entrance exams? We'll have more information for you at 8…"

0000

Izuku: Hey, did you get your letter yet?

Katsuki: This is the fifth time you've fucking texted me tonight. Have some God Damn patience! It's not like the school would choose some fucking extra over you!

Izuku sighed as he put down his phone. It has been two weeks since he took the exam and the boy was nervously waiting for his results.

Speaking of his performance on the exam, Katsuki actually cornered him a few days after the exam to talk to him about the fact he demolished thirty points worth of robots…

0000

"Hey Kacchan, what did you want to talk about?" Izuku asked his friend. Out of nowhere, the blonde boy had asked him to meet at Dagobah Municipal Beach Park. Having no reason not to accept, Izuku made his way there. He really should have known what this would be about…

"..." Katsuki continued watching the ocean, not even looking at the boy. Eventually, he opened his mouth. "During the test, Present Mic said that someone had somehow scored thirty points in two seconds."

"Congrats Ka-"

"It wasn't me, idiot," the blonde shut down Izuku's attempt at feigning ignorance as to who could have pulled off such a feat. "What the fuck did you do?"

"I have no idea what you're-"

"You're such a shitty liar!" Katsuki yelled, having turned around to glare at his friend. "I know it was you. Whenever we fought, you never showed such power. Spill it, were you always that powerful? Were you fucking hiding it from me?"

"N-no!" Izuku replied. "I-I just figured out another way to use my quirk!"

Katsuki raised an eyebrow, not fully believing Izuku's lie. Knowing that he couldn't tell his best friend about One for All or the Power Stone, Izuku had to continue his lie.

"I figured out that I can charge my strength into one part of my body and release it. Sadly, it leaves me a bit weakened whenever I use it and it wasn't until recently that I figured out how to do it without draining so much of my energy."

"You fucking promise you haven't been taking pity on me?"

"How can anyone ever take pity on you?" Even with Izuku secretly being the stronger of the two, Katsuki was an amazing individual of his own. Crafty, powerful, possessing a great fighting instinct, and with an immense desire to win, Katsuki will be a tough opponent against whoever he goes up against. "I swear, I haven't done such a thing…"

"Tch. Whatever." Thankfully Katsuki decided to drop the subject. Unknown to the other boy however, Katsuki knew that something was up with his friend. Despite his hot headed nature, he was far from dumb. 'What the fuck are you hiding?'

0000

"Izuku, it's here!"

'Well, speak of the devil and he shall appear.'

Looking up from his phone, he saw his mother scurrying towards him, an envelope in hand. Eyeing it, he noticed that it was sent to him by U.A.

"Thanks mom." Taking the envelope from his mother, Izuku ran up to his room and closed the door. Opening the envelope, he was confused to see that some sort of circular machine was inside instead of a standard letter. Touching the device, his confusion turned to one of surprise when a hologram began to appear, displaying an image of the current number one hero.

"I AM HERE AS A PROJECTION!"

"All Might's working at U.A?" Izuku asked himself, seeing no other reason as to why the hero was on the recordings instead of the principal. Despite all the time he spent with the pro-hero, he never mentioned that he would be teaching at U.A though, hence why he was surprised to see the hologram of his mentor in the first place.

"It says here that you managed to pass the written portion of the exam and received a whopping total of ninety villain points on the physical portion, which is enough to pass! In fact, you've earned the most points out of everyone taking the test this year!"

Izuku smiled, proud of his accomplishment. To be honest, he was pretty sure that he passed even before receiving the results. Comparing his score to that of past applicants, his score had actually beat a good chunk of theirs, coming in second to All Might, which was to be expected seeing as he had a weaker version of the hero's quirk.

"However, that is not all!" The projection continued, turning his pride into confusion. "You see, the test was designed to help us look for those we think could be the best possible heroes! And after the stunt you pulled with the zero pointer…"

The hologram then shifted to an image of the brunette he saved speaking to Present Mic.

"Uh, excuse me, but I have a question about the test…"

"Sure! Ask away, little listener!"

"Well, during the test, a green haired boy saved me from the zero-pointer that was about to crush me. I would've been dead if it wasn't for him, so if possible, if he didn't get enough points to pass, could you please give him some of mine. He deserves to go here!"

"HAHAHAHAH! Don't you worry, he'll be fine," Present Mic informed her. It was then that the hologram shifted back to All Might.

"How could we ignore what you have done? Due to your actions, not only have you received sixty extra hero points, but the girl you saved as well earned fourty!" The hologram's image shifted again to show a chart of the top ten highest scoring participants. Highlighted on it was the girl she saved, Ochako Uraraka being her name, and his own. However, what surprised him was that due to the hero points, he actually ended up scoring one hundred fifty points, putting him in first place by quite a margen. Second place had nothing on him. "Come young Midoryia, this is your Hero Academia now…"

When the hologram ended, Izuku continued to stare at it, tears filling up his eyes. He was now one step closer to becoming the hero he was aiming to be. 'I made it! All Might, Uatu, I'll do you proud and become the greatest hero the world has ever seen!'

"THIS HOLOGRAM WILL SELF DESTRUCT IN 3...2…" His eyes widening, Izuku jumped back, making sure to put some distance between him and the hologram. "...1."

*BOOM!*

The hologram exploded into a pile of smoke, much to the annoyance of Izuku. Opening his window, he allowed the smoke to air out of his room. Unfortunately, doing so caused him to hear a horrific noise…

"FUUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKKKING HELL!"

Honestly, he should have expected that his best friend was upset at not being the highest scoring participant of U.A's exam.

'Eh, he'll be fine.' Sadly, this meant that Katsuki will be getting a bit more competitive now, but in a way, this was good. Katsuki's competitiveness will remind Izuku that he wasn't the only one aiming to be a hero. In fact, it fueled his desire to keep his promise of becoming the best hero to exist.

0000

'To think I'll actually be attending U.A,' Izuku thought to himself as he stared at his new school. Eventually, time passed and it was now Izuku's first day at U.A. To say that he was nervous was an understatement. Today marked another major milestone in his journey to becoming a hero. "Alright, let's do this."

Entering the building, Izuku immediately began to search for his classroom, class 1-A. It turns out that Katsuki and him would be classmates again, something which pleased the boy. He didn't know what the rest of his classmates were going to be like, so having a friend already definitely eased some of the nervous tension the boy was feeling at the moment.

Finding the classroom door, Izuku took a deep breath in. 'These doors are huge… probably to help accommodate those with size altering quirks. Alright, let's do this!'

0000

"Excuse me! I ask that you take your feet off the desk this instant! It is extremely disrespectful to those who took the time to create it!"

"Pfft. Don't tell me what to do you filthy side character! Who the hell are you anyways?"

"My name is Tenya Iida and I come from Somei Private Academy…"

"Somei? So you're some damn elitist? I'm going to enjoy crushing you."

"Crush?! You wish to become a hero with that attitude?"

'Ugh, really Kacchan?' Having entered the room, Izuku noticed his best friend arguing with a boy with a formal appearance. 'It's the first day and you're already antagonizing someone.'

Shaking his head, he made his way to his friend so he could diffuse the situation. "Kacchan, why?"

"Why what?"

"Why are you already getting into an argument with someone?"

"Not my fault this guy has a stick permanently stuck in his ass."

Izuku had to resist the urge to laugh at the other boy's face. "UGH, just do what he says. You shouldn't have your feet on the desk anyways."

"And if I don't?"

"I'll tell your mom that on your first day, you were already causing problems."

"The fuck you think this is Deku? Kindergarten?" Despite his complaining, Katsuki did as he was told, not wanting to deal with his mother. "Fucking goody-two-shoes…"

Turning to the other boy, Izuku politely bowed. "Sorry about him, he was just nervous."

"Nervous my ass!"

"Hush you!"

The other boy simply studied Izuku's form, him realizing something a second later. "You are the boy who took out the zero pointer and saved that girl, correct?"

'And you're the guy who chewed us out for talking about the exam…' Izuku thought to himself, managing to recognize the other boy after looking at his face for a bit. However, instead of saying this out loud, the green haired boy simply nodded, wondering where this was going.

"Great! I must admit, I was quite surprised to see you managed to quickly deduce the hidden portion of the exam, something not even I could get. My name is Tenya Iida and I look forward to spending my next three academic years with you."

"My name's Izuku Midoryia and my friend here is Katsuki Bakugou," Izuku replied, his friend scoffing at Tenya. Despite how stiff he was, Tenya seemed like a nice enough person. "I didn't know about the hidden portion. I just saw someone who needed saving and went for it."

"I see… then you certainly deserve to be a hero," Tenya declared. "Very well then! I shall follow your example this day forth so I may call myself a hero someday as well."

Izuku simply gave him an understanding nod. As this was going on, the door swung open.

"Hey! Green hair… you're the boy that saved me!" Turning their attention towards the door, the three teens noticed the girl Izuku had helped enter the room. "Wow, I can't believe we're in the same class. Thank you for saving me… shoot! I never got your name."

"I-Izuku Midoriya…"

"Fucking Deku." Katsuki had to stop himself from laughing. This moron in front of him was somehow the same boy who could match him in combat and managed to get first place on the entrance exam. Seriously, how was he so bad at talking to girls?

"U-uh, next to me are Katsuki Bakugou and Tenya Iida."

"My name's Ochako Uraraka. I hope we become great friends," the girl introduced herself.

Izuku nodded vigorously. 'Nailed it!'

'I can feel myself growing more and more pathetic,' Katsuki thought with a snicker, Izuku glaring at him.

Sadly, or thankfully depending on how you thought about it, before anyone else could say anything more, a voice made itself present.

"If you're here to socialize, then you might as well leave." The entire room fell silent at that, every student looking towards the source of the voice. Much to their surprise, a man wrapped in a sleeping bag was standing at the room's entrance, looking as if he had just awoken from a large nap. "It took you eight seconds to shut up, disappointing. I'm Shota Aizawa, your homeroom teacher for the next year. Understood?"

"Yes sensei!" Tenya diligently shouted as everyone looked at the strange man.

'When did he get here?' Izuku asked himself, a question that was going through the minds of his classmates as well...

"Good. I'll be handing out your P.E uniforms. Go get changed and meet me at the back field. Just because it's your first day doesn't mean you don't have to work."

As his teacher began calling everyone up to receive their uniforms, Izuku felt like he recognized the man from somewhere, but he couldn't put his finger on it…

0000

"Hmph, you all made it here in eight minutes…" Shota said, giving the class a disappointed look once everyone made it to the field. "We'll work on that. Now, the reason I brought you all out here is for a quirk assessment test."

"A quirk assessment test?" Ochako asked, tilting her head in confusion.

Shota simply nodded in response. "Yes. You've all had basic physical assessment tests back in elementary school, correct? These are nearly the same." Holding out a ball, the man looked at Izuku. "Midoriya, you've placed first on the exam. What's your softball throw record?"

"Uh, 200 meters," the boy said, causing his teacher to glare at him.

"Without your quirk."

"200 meters. My quirk has a side effect that makes it so I have super strength even when I'm not using it," Izuku explained, causing his teacher to nod in understanding.

"Alright, try it with your quirk."

Upon hearing this, Izuku activated One for All and threw the ball. Watching it, he noticed that it actually ended up outside the school's campus.

"3,0000 Meters, impressive," Shota said as everyone began marveling at the boy's strength.

"That's so cool!" A pink skinned girl shouted in excitement. "This is going to be so much fun!"

"Fun? You think being a hero is fun? Well, how about this: the person who scores the lowest on the assessment will be expelled?"

"Expelled? But we just got here! That's so unfair!" a short boy with grape looking hair complained. Izuku would later learn that the boy's name is Minoru Mineta.

"Unfair? According to the principle, us teachers can run our courses as we please. As a result, I'm sorry to tell you that for the next three years, U.A. will run you through the wringer. That's 'Plus Ultra.' Use your strength to overcome it all. So bring it…"

When Aizawa finished, most of the class looked at one another with uncertainty. Izuku however was having a different problem.

'Uh, so do I use the Power Stone or not? I mean, I really don't know its limits and with One for All now in my body, I can use more of the stone without getting exhausted, but I'm not sure what'll happen if I do and this isn't an emergency… oh well, looks like I'll be testing my limits with One for All today…'

0000

After Shota's dramatic speech, the tests began. Despite the teacher having Izuku show off his quirk through the softball throw test, the first test the class went through was a 50 meter dash. During said test, two students other than Katsuki and himself managed to shine. Tenya's quirk made the run a cakewalk, his legs having small engines he could use to run at superhuman speeds. As such, he managed to clear the run in 3.04 seconds. The other student who performed remarkably well was a girl named Tsuyu Asui, her quirk giving her all the abilities a frog has. Using her increased jumping capabilities, she was able to clear the run in 5.58 seconds.

"Don't get in my fucking way Deku."

"Alright," Izuku replied with a shrug.

"GO!"

Upon hearing the signal to start, Katsuki fired off several explosions behind him, using it to launch himself across the field. However, Izuku easily overtook him, ending with a time of two seconds flat. As for Katsuki, he ended with a time of 4.13 seconds. Normally, he'd be upset, but he knew Izuku had the upper hand when it comes to raw speed and strength.

0000

The next exam was just as simple, it being a test of everyone's grip strength. All everyone needed to do was grip the small machines given to them as hard as possible. The student who shined the most was Mezu Shoji, a boy with the ability to transform his six tentacles into any body part of his choosing. Turning all of them into arms, the boy managed to obtain a score of 540 kilograms.

"Dude, are you a monster or what?" Hanta Sero, a boy who had the ability to shoot a tape-like substance from his elbow asked the boy.

*CRUNCH!*

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Izuku, the boy sheepishly rubbing his head with embarrassment. Due to using all of One for All, he ended up breaking the machine.

"Uh, sensai, do you have another machine I can use?"

0000

Once the grip strength test was finished, the long jump test began. This time, no one besides himself really stood out in particular, nearly everyone at the same level physically. Tsuyu and Ochako had the best scores though, the former using her frog-like anatomy to her advantage while the latter had help with her zero gravity quirk.

"Uh sensai, do you mind if we do this test later?" Izuku asked his teacher.

"Why?"

"Er, I might end up jumping somewhere outside the school and getting back will take a long time without my quirk…"

Not really wanting to question Izuku, Shota wrote a note and handed it to the boy. "There. That letter gives you permission to use your quirk to get back to the school IF you manage to somehow leap over the school's campus. Wear one of these as well."

"Ok, thank you." Putting the tracker he was given in his pocket, Izuku lept and much to the surprise of his teachers and classmates, he did indeed manage to leap out of the school's campus with a single jump. According to Shota's tracker, the boy ended up landing somewhere in the middle of the city.

'Hopefully he didn't destroy anything,' the teacher wryly thought to himself. 'And this is him not even giving it his all. He's going to be a problem, I can tell it…'

0000

The fourth test was a repeated side step test. Nothing unusual happened except for the fact Minoru was the one to get the second highest score. Apparently he can remove the grape like parts of his hair and have them attach to things. Using them as mini trampolines, he launched himself at a rapid pace, making Izuku realize the boy's quirk had no effect on its user. With One for All, Izuku managed to outpace and outlast the boy, claiming first place.

0000

After a hard day's work, the class found themselves facing the final exam: the soft ball toss. In the end, no one was able to beat Izuku's score except for Ochako. Using her quirk, she managed to launch the ball into the sky, it never being seen again. According to the machine Aizawa was using to keep track of their scores, Ochako received a score of infinity, something the brighter kids realized was impossible seeing as the ball simply went so far that the device couldn't detect its location. Katsuki ended up getting the third highest score with an impressive 705.2 meters.

Izuku ended up managing to arrive as the tests were concluding.

"How was your trip?" Katsuki asked in a jesting manner.

"Pretty fun," Izuku jokingly replied. "I found some nice restaurants while I was coming back."

"Midoriya, you're up," Shota said, confusing the boy.

"Uh, sensai, I already went…"

"You did," Shota confirmed. "But do it again."

Even more confused now, Izuku took his place and grabbed the ball handed to him. Charging up One for All to one hundred percent, the boy tossed the ball. However, at the last second, he felt his quirk disappear as the ball only traveled 210 meters.

'That's an improvement from middle-school,' Izuku thought to himself. However, he had more important things to focus on. "My quirk! It disappeared!"

"I erased it," Shota casually said, much to his surprise. It was then that he realized who his teacher was.

"Wait, you're EraserHead, the underground hero who has the ability to erase one's quirk just by looking at them!" From what Izuku knew, the man didn't like attention, so why he was teaching at the most prestigious school in Japan was unknown to him.

"Looks like someone did their homework," the man mumbled before getting down to business. "There's one thing I hate seeing and it's when people needlessly hold themselves back, which is what you've been doing."

'WHAT!?' The class looked at the boy, surprised that he had been dominating the exams while not being at full power. Izuku could practically feel Katsuki's anger rising upon hearing this.

"B-but I haven't-" Izuku tried to defend himself, only for Shota to shut him down.

"You punched a zero-pointer to space."

"YOU DID WHAT?!" His class shouted, unable to contain themselves. Punching something as heavy as the zero-pointer was unheard of before. In fact, a hero managing to throw anything into orbit was unheard of. Quirks were powerful, but not THAT powerful…

"So that's what U.A supposedly sent into space," a girl, Momo Yaoyorozu, stated. "It would explain why they'd suddenly 'launch a satellite' into space on the same day as the exams.

"Either you start giving this everything you've got or I expel you."

"Uh, there's a problem with that," Izuku admitted, moving closer to his teacher so that no one else could hear them. "If I go all out, there's a high chance I could seriously hurt someone." There was also the fact he didn't know what would happen if he used all the strength he could muster from the Power Stone, but he couldn't tell his teacher that.

"Then we'll simply move everyone back. That is not an excuse."

"Sensai, I punched a zero-pointer to orbit…" Izuku mumbled to him. "Do you really want to risk it?"

Shota looked at him. The boy did have a point. He also tossed a zero-pointer into space, so what need was there for him to throw a ball? "Fine. I'll mark you down as 'infinity' since you could probably launch it into space."

0000

With the exams now over, Shota began to address his class. "With that out of the way, it's time to reveal the results of the test."

With the press of a button, everyone's results and rankings were put on full display. Some were pleased with their score while others were not. In Minoru's case, he was tearing up as he found himself at the bottom of the pack despite his fantastic score on the repeated side step test. As for Izuku, he sort of expected his result.

'Looks like I'm first…' With a quirk that boosted his physical capabilities, him doing well on the test was to be expected. Glancing to the side, he saw his best friend glaring at him, the glare promising him that he will not lose next time and that he had some explaining to do. Izuku gave him a nod in return before looking back on the board, not looking forward to when Katsuki decided to corner him again. As he did this, the boy could have sworn he had a set of hostile eyes pinned on him and it was making him uncomfortable.

"Congrats Midoriya!" Ochako said, glad to see her friend had the highest score. "You're incredible!"

As everyone continued reacting to their scores, Shota let loose a small cough, grabbing everyone's attention. "Now if you're all done comparing scores, I have an announcement to make. As I said before, the person with the lowest score on the exam is to be expelled. However, since all of you seem to be at least somewhat competent, I'm not expelling anyone today."

"OH THANK GOD!" Minoru joyfully cried out, hugging the nearest person besides him. Unfortunately, said person was Katsuki who swatted him to the side with an explosion in response.

"Now go get changed. Your next class starts in ten minutes."

0000

The rest of the day came and went by quickly. After the quirk assessment exam, nothing of interest happened other than seeing which pro heroes would be teaching what class. Being the superhero fanboy he is, Izuku was practically in heaven, having a chance to meet some of his favorite heroes up close. If he wasn't for Katsuki being around to drag him out of class, the boy would either be mumbling facts about his teachers to himself or he'd be asking them twenty million questions.

Eventually, class 1-A found themselves waiting for their last class to start, it being the mandatory hero's basics course. Surprisingly, no one knew which hero would be teaching this class, well that is, except for Izuku. Such remained a mystery until said teacher ended up bursting through the door, making a memorable entrance.

"I AM...COMING THROUGH THE DOOR LIKE AN ORDINARY PERSON!" The booming voice of their teacher shouted as he entered the door. With the hero's bulging muscles and his costume, there was no mistaking his identity: he was the number one hero All Might. Seeing the legendary hero in person, everyone began getting excited.

"Is that really All Might?"

"That's definitely his silver age costume!"

"Settle down everyone!" All Might said, silencing everyone. "Yes, the rumors are true! I, All Might, will be teaching the hero's basics course here at U.A! Today, we'll be going over combat training! However, such training must be done with style! Your hero costumes are labeled with the same number as your seats. Put them on and meet me at Ground Beta! PLUS ULTRA!"

Wasting no time, everyone began grabbing their costumes and prepared for the lesson.

0000

"Midoriya, I must say, your costume is quite impressive," Tenya said upon spotting his friend. The boy was dressed in a costume which seemed to make him look like a robot, making Izuku not realize his friend's identity immediately. As for Izuku, he was in a green full-body jumpsuit with a red belt, elbow pads, knee pads, a respirator, a single glove covering the hand not covered by his signature gauntlet, and red boots. Initially, Izuku had a hood meant to mimic All Might's hair, but after being told that it was 'fucking lame and stupid' by Katsuki who managed to catch him doodling the design, he removed it as he ended up agreeing with his friend.

"Thanks Iida, yours looks good as well," Izuku replied, making Iida smile under his helmet. "At least you didn't go the nudist route like Kaachan.

"Fuck you Deku, this is to help with my quirk," Katsuki told him. The boy decided not to incorporate a shirt into his costume, something that was due to the fact the boy's quirk and aggressive fighting style would end up destroying the thing to begin with.

"Wow guys, your costumes are so cool," Ochako gushed as she walked towards them. Seeing the girl caused Izuku's face to turn a bright shade of red. Ochako was wearing a skin tight suit. The thing is, hers wasn't even the worst when it came to exposing one's body. Momo's costume left little to the imagination. How such a costume was allowed to be worn, he had no idea…

"U-uh, thanks…" Izuku said, going into panic mode. Thankfully, All Might saved him from the awkwardness, who after realizing everyone was ready, began the activity.

"Alright, as you all know, being a hero often means you'll be fighting bad guys! As such, you'll need to learn to defend yourselves. I've split you all into ten teams of two. Two teams will go head to head at a time, one serving as the heroes and one serving as the villains. The villains will be in charge of safeguarding a bomb inside a building. The heroes on the other hand will need to retrieve said bomb before the timer runs out. Any questions?"

"Can I blow everyone up?"

"No," Izuku replied to his friend's comment, causing him to grumble in annoyance.

"How do the heroes retrieve the bomb?"

"Are we going to get expelled like with Aizawa sensei?"

"How will teams be chosen?"

"Isn't this cape fantastic?"

"Hold it! To retrieve the bombs, all the heroes need to do is touch it," All Might said before holding up a large strip capture tape. "Both the heroes and villains will be getting these strips of tape. Tie them around your opponent and they'll be eliminated from the battle. Also, no one's getting expelled."

Everyone but Izuku released a sigh of relief at the fact no one was being expelled, the boy in question unable to do so due to his quirk.

"Teams will be chosen through a lottery!" All Might continued, pointing at a computer behind him with all the student's names listed. Pressing a button, the computer began shuffling the teams. Once it finished, Izuku immediately looked at the listing. Funny enough, Izuku and Katsuki ended up being on the same team.

"Looks like All Might's looking for casualties to happen," Katsuki said with a feral smile. Being best friends, the two boys knew how to fight alongside one another, having developed several different forms with one another. As such, Katsuki was confident that they would win.

"Now that teams have been made, it's time to see which ones will go head to head!" Pressing the button again, All Might had the computer randomize the matches. Glancing at the computer, Izuku saw that he and Katsuki would be facing both Mezu Shoji and a boy named Shoto Todoroki…

0000

"Alright Kaachan, we've got some strong opponents we need to deal with," Izuku told his friend, the two currently the villains of the exercise. Normally, Katsuki would be adamant on coming up with the attack plan, but he knew how smart Izuku was when it came to quirks. He managed to catch the boy writing about their classmates while the exam was going on. "From what I could gather, Mezu Shoji's quirk gives him enhanced strength and allows him to mimic the properties of some of his organs such as his eyes and ears. I think he can use them to increase his senses. Meanwhile, Todoroki got third on the quirk assessment exam and has a powerful ice quirk. He's also the son of the number two hero Endeavor. He hasn't used his fire, but I'm guessing it's strong due to his father."

"So, I'll fight icy-hot, right?" Katsuku asked. There was a part of him who wanted to fight Todoroki due to the fact the boy ended up beating his score during the quirk assessment. "My fucking explosions will take care of his shitty ice."

"No. If it comes down to it, you'll be facing Shoji," Izuku told him. Before Katsuki could question his decision, Izuku continued speaking. "Your quirk works best when you sweat. Todoroki's ice will slow down how much you sweat, so it's not smart to send you in against him especially since we don't know how cold he can make his ice. Your quirk however is a perfect counter to Shoji. Both of you have brute strength on your side, but if his quirk does increase his senses, it means he has a weakness to loud noises and flashing lights, which you produce."

Katsuki gave him a feral smile. "As long as I get to kick some ass, I'm good with whatever."

"Good, 'cause I'm planning an ambush," Izuku said, causing Katsuku to listen in intently. As Izuku began explaining his plan, the boy's smile only increased. It was a very brutal and fast-paced plan, the type that Katsuki likes. "Sounds good?"

"Fuck yeah! Those extras won't win!"

"Good. Now, help me move the bomb. If this stays here, then it could mess up our plan. Oh, and Katsuki?"

"Hm?"

"Remember, we're the villains. Cause as much chaos as you want. Just don't kill anyone."

At this, the blonde crackled evilly. This was going to be fun...

0000

"What're Midoriya and Bakugou planning?" A boy named Ejiro Kirishima asked, the rest of class 1-A watching the matches through a projector.

"Well, it's got to be exciting if it's making Bakugou smile like that," Mina stated.

"Yeah, but do you think they can beat them?" A blonde boy, Denki Kaminari asked his classmates. "I don't think moving the bomb will do much other than distract them for a bit…"

"From the looks of it, the two have more planned," All Might stated. "We'll see what it is in a second…"

0000

"TEN MINUTES ARE UP! HEROES, YOU MAY BEGIN SEARCHING FOR THE BOMB!"

Shoto and Mezu glanced at each other as the 'dubli-arm' quirk user shifted his extra appendages into the form of ears. The hero's plan was simple, Mezu would scout where the bomb was while Shoto would freeze the entire building. Despite their quirks, Shoto was confident that he could simply do so and end the match before it could begin.

Moving closer to the building, Mezu began scouting, only for a series of loud noises to interrupt him.

*BOOM!* *BOOM!* *BOOM!* *BOOM!* *BOOM!* *CRASH!*

"What's happening?" Shoto asked his partner as Mezu's eyes widened.

"They're com-"

*CRASH!*

Before the boy could say anything else, the wall in front of them blew right up, the force throwing the two out of the building.

"Fuck that was awesome!" Katsuki stated, leaping off of Izuku's back. "We should break through floors and walls more often!"

"Oh definitely," Izuku said. Looking at Izuku, they noticed something was off about the boy. Replacing the typical warmth in his eyes was a look of madness. His smile was conveying the same emotion. However, compared to Katsuki who looked like a straight up beast at the moment, Izuku looked to be analyzing them intently. To those watching, it was like watching two real life villains at work, despite the fact Izuku was only acting like this as part of the exercise. "But we got some heroes to break first. Kaachan, would you do the honors?"

"STUN GRENADE!" Throwing himself forwards, the boy prepared to launch an explosion. Moving quickly, Shoto created a wall of ice, aiming to protect himself and his ally. When his explosion hit, a blinding light flashed, disorienting the two. A second later, the shattering of ice was heard and they suddenly felt something squeeze against them. When their vision returned, the two attempted to move, only to notice that they had been tied together with some of the capture tape.

"THE HEROES HAVE BEEN CAPTURED! THE VILLAINS WIN!" All Might's voice rang through the intercom set up.

"Danm, that was way too quick," Katsuki grumbled in disappointment. "I thought we'd have more time to fuck them up."

"Sorry," Izuku apologized to his friend, his demeanor returning to normal. "But we did plan an ambush. We broke though and fell down five stories before they could get the chance to fight." Approaching the tied up boys, Izuku snapped the tape by using a small percentage of One for All. "Hey, sorry for being so rough. Are you two alright?"

"I am, thanks," Mezu replied. The boys began making their way out of the training field. Unknown to Izuku, Shoto was digging holes in the boy's head.

'This is the last time I lose to you Midoriya…'

0000

Author's note 2: Here's Izuku's stats in this fic in case you were curious :-).

Power: 6/5 S (w/OFA 100% only. The Power Stone gives Izuku unlimited power as long as his will is strong enough, so his strength with it would be uncharted: ?/5).

Speed: 6/5 S (w/OFA 100% only. The Power Stone gives Izuku unlimited speed to go with his unlimited power as long as his will is strong enough, so his speed with it would be uncharted: ?/5)

Technique: 4/5 B

Intellect: 4/5 B

Cooperation: 5/5 A

Heroism: 6/5 S