Chapter 6: Beginning of the End
The month went by quicker than Danny had expected. He had spent most of his time building the model rocket which now sat proudly on his dresser. While the rest of his time was spent being forced to further study and complete assignments that his guardian made for him. But even though he didn't like it he begrudgingly did it.
Now as he walked to the UA campus for his very first day at the hero academy. He felt more prepared than ever.
Along the way he got a bit lost, but he eventually managed to make it to the entrance of the giant school.
As he passed through the gate he stopped and looked at the large glass building. It now looked more inviting then when he had first seen it during the entrance exam. He let out a breath as he adjusted his messily done tie once again.
He had to admit that when Aizawa had given him the uniform a week ago and had told him it was a school requirement. He had almost wanted to back out at going to the elite school. But here he was in the tight, uncomfortable uniform which was basically a brightly colored suit.
After sulking for a moment at the prospect of not being able to wear his usual loose fitting t-shirts and comfy hoodies he started walking again.
As he walked into the school and through the halls. He couldn't help but notice the lack of people. He now knew that UA's acceptance rate was extremely low but as he walked through the empty halls to his classroom that fact only became more apparent.
Finally, after navigating through the different levels of the school, he finally managed to see his classroom, class 1A. As he got closer to the large door, he saw a boy who he vaguely recognized standing in the doorway. He had green hair and a bright yellow backpack.
When Danny stopped just outside the door the boy who was talking to someone in the classroom stopped and turned around "Oh, I'm in your way sorry." he frantically said.
"Don't worry about it" Danny easily said as he looked at the nervous boy's appearance. He could've sworn that he had seen the kid before, but he just couldn't place it.
That was until he looked past the boy and into the classroom where he saw a tall blue haired teen with glasses. Instantly it clicked as he remembered the stuck-up boy from the introduction assembly and the mumbling green haired boy who he had called out.
Danny must've stared for too long as the blue haired boy proceeded to stiffly walk closer and began talking to the halfa. "Welcome I am Tenya Iida, I am glad to see that you have located the classroom before the bell. Please feel free to introduce yourself."
Danny put on a casual smile as he decided to go along with the guy's very forward introduction. "I'm Danny Fenton, nice to meet ya Iida."
He was expecting the boy to continue on the conversation or something but instead Iida seemed to lock up and freeze at his introduction. Not just that but the green haired boy who stood in between the two also seemed shocked by his very plain introduction. Also, he could've sworn he even heard gasps from inside the classroom.
After a few too many seconds of awkward silence Danny raised an eyebrow as he decided to speak up once again, "Uhm, is there a problem? You two look like I've grown another head."
That seemed to snap Iida out of his statue-like state of shock as he finally responded "My apologies Fenton. I was just surprised to finally put a face to the name."
Now Danny was even more confused. "Wait, have we met before, why would you know my name?"
This time the green haired boy spoke up in an excited voice. "That's because you placed first in the entrance exam. Not only that but you set a new record, even beating All Might's score."
'Oh, so that's why,' Danny thought as he looked at the boy you seemed to be fanboying. Over the last month he had kinda forgotten about his outrageous score. But before he could respond the boy seemed to become embarrassed by his outburst.
"Oh, I'm really sorry I didn't mean to be rude. Uhm I'm Izuku Midoriya and I'm really excited to meet you Fenton."
"Yes, Midoriya is correct. I believe we are all very thrilled to meet the person who performed so well on the practical exam. It is truly an honor. For it is clear that as a student you're far superior."
Danny was really starting to regret doing so well on the exam. If only he could've just destroyed a few robots and been done with it. Then he wouldn't be having this awkward conversation. He thought, as he awkwardly laughed, as he tried to diffuse the situation. "Ha ha I wouldn't go that far, I merely did what I could. Besides we're all here for the same reason so there's no reason for you to consider me superior."
"That sentiment is very honorable, Fenton you are indeed very wise." Iida responded.
Before Danny could say anything further though another voice spoke up. "Hey, I recognize that messed-up hair! Falling boy!"
Danny turned to look at the brown-haired girl who seemed to be addressing Midoriya who proceeded to blush. The halfa had to restraint from laughing at the name. To distract himself he looked into the classroom and was delighted to see Kirishima sitting down in one of the desks.
The red-haired boy waved to him, and he quickly smiled back in response. He then looked at the rest of the classroom. It seemed like the whole class was already there except for four empty seats.
As he continued to look around the room and at the interesting individuals. Including a guy with a bird head and a girl who was pink. He also noticed the yellow haired guy who he had saved during the exam.
Lastly, he noticed a blond-haired guy who had his feet on his desk and was intensely glaring at him. When he made eye contact the guy's hate filled stare only intensified. But Danny decided that that was a problem for later. As he zoned back into the conversation that the new girl was having with Midoriya.
"Hey, so uhh I should probably be thanking you for going in and talking to him." Midoriya mumbled as he madly blushed at the girl.
"Oh, how'd ya know about that?"
"Oh well I was told in my acceptance video… ha ha" Midoriya awkwardly said in return. Which made Danny feel bad for the guy. Who very obviously couldn't seem to restrain his nervousness or bright pink blush.
The brown-haired girl must've accepted that as an adequate explanation as she started talking about something else. "What do you think we're doing today besides orientation? I wonder what our teachers are like. I can't wait to meet everybody!"
As Danny listened, he was about to finally try to make it to his own seat so he could relax. But before he could even try getting past the blushing green haired boy. A very familiar voice spoke up from behind him.
"If you're just here to make friends then you can pack up your stuff now."
Danny quickly turned to look to hopefully prove himself wrong. But to his dread on the ground Aizawa's gruff face was poking out of a giant yellow sleeping bag.
"Welcome to UA's hero course" With that the man who looked like a giant yellow caterpillar stood up and unzipped and got out of the sleeping bag.
If it wasn't for Danny's shock and dismay at the prospect of having the strict man as his teacher. He was sure he would've been laughing at the scarfed man. Who truly looked like an angry, tired homeless man.
Aizawa spared a glance at Danny which made the halfa silently sigh in defeat before continuing "It took eight seconds before you all shut up. That's not gonna work. Time is precious, rational students would understand that."
'What an introduction' Danny sarcastically thought. As he looked over to his classmates who were all staring at the worn-out man in confusion and surprise.
The man finally turned to look at the rest of the class "Hello, I'm Shota Aizawa. Your teacher."
Danny's shoulders slumped and although the class's surprised reactions were both funny and fitting. Which made the halfa feel slightly better. The teen's inner optimism about how the school year would go was already diminishing by the second. As he already knew the hell that he and his unsuspecting classmates were in for.
"Right, let's get to it," Aizawa said, as he pulled out a colorful gym uniform from his sleeping bag. "Put these on and head outside."
Danny silently followed along as he and his new confused classmates quickly changed into their gym uniforms. Before going outside to were Aizawa was already waiting for them
"What? A quirk assessment test?" Almost the whole class said in response to the scarfed man, who hadn't even wasted a second before speaking to the group of teens. Danny on the other hand stood amongst his peers in confusion about what a quirk assessment test even was. But he was at least glad to be out of his uncomfortable uniform.
Before Aizawa could explain or say anything to the surprised students, the brown-haired girl who Danny was standing beside spoke up. "But orientation! We're gonna miss it!"
"If you really wanna make the big leagues you can't waste time on pointless ceremonies. Here at UA we're not tethered to traditions. That means that I get to run my class however I see fit." Aizawa responded.
Danny crossed his arms as he stared at his guardian who really was not making a good first impression. Based on his classmates' gasps and worried faces. Although he didn't expect anything else from the gruff and over serious man.
At least Danny knew that this year wouldn't be boring. As he was kinda looking forward to other people having to experience the man's teaching style.
"You've been taking standardized tests most of your lives. But you never got to use your quirks in physical exams before. The country's still trying to pretend we're all created equal by not letting those with the most powers excel. It's not rational. One day, the Ministry of Education will learn."
Danny started to zone out at the man's over-explanation when suddenly the man turned and looked at him.
"Fenton, you managed to get the most points on the entrance exam. What was your farthest distance throw with a softball?"
Danny furrowed his eyebrows and felt a wave of nerves by being suddenly put on the spot. 'Heck if I know', he thought.
But after a few long seconds of his guardian and the rest of the class staring at him he came up with something that kinda made sense. "Uhm, I think it was fifty-one meters." His answer for some reason made the blond angry kid from before snicker, which slightly annoyed the halfa.
Aizawa stared at Danny for a few more seconds before sighing as if he didn't fully believe his answer. Which further ticked him off seeing as he was the one who put him on the spot.
"Right. Try doing it with your quirk." With that the man threw Danny a high-tech looking softball which he easily caught. Danny stared down at the ball for a moment before looking back up at the man.
"Wait, right now?" he questioned, in an almost pleading voice. But he already knew the answer.
"Yes, go stand in that circle and throw the ball. Anything goes, just stay in the circle." Aizawa responded, as he pointed to an outlined circle.
Danny briefly debated refusing the man but he wouldn't put it past the guy to expel him if he did. So with a sigh he walked to the circle.
Once standing within the outlined circle Danny stared down at the ball. As he debated on whether he should transform but he quickly decided to not. As he knew that even without the full access to his power he would still be able to throw the ball plenty far. Plus, he really didn't want to make himself stickout anymore than he already had.
"Wait, he's not gonna transform?" Kirishima quietly whispered to himself.
But Midoriya who was standing beside the red head leaned over and asked, "What do you mean transform?"
But before Kirishima could respond Aizawa spoke up to Danny who was still just standing. "Go on. You're wasting our time."
Danny momentarily glared at the man before turning and deciding to just get it over with. He channeled ecto-energy into his muscles and hand. Which began to glow its usual toxic green along with the ball.
The halfa than pulled his arm back and threw the intensely glowing ball. The force of the throw sending the ball quickly soaring out of sight, as what sounded like a whip cracking could be heard. As a massive air current was created.
A few of the students covered their ears at the loud, unexpected sound and were forced to momentarily close their eyes from the sudden gush of wind.
Midoriya stared in disbelief at his classmates' blatant show of strength and power. He wasn't the only one as all of the students including the angry blond were at a loss for words. As the halfa turned his head like nothing happened and looked to the teacher.
A few of the students who were looking more closely. Could've even sworn that the black-haired boy's once blue eyes were glowing green for a moment.
Eventually though the silence broke as Kaminari loudly spoke up, "Holy crap, you gotta be kidding me!"
Many other students quickly followed suit.
"Oh my goodness." a ponytailed girl said, as she covered her mouth with her hand.
"That was amazing!" The brown-haired girl said, as she pumped her fists up and down in excitement.
The blond tsked and turned away. "Please that was nothing I could do way better." he angrily said, although it almost sounded like he was trying to reassure himself.
"Enough, be quiet" Aizawa finally said to the boisterous class. Although he was also stunned by the kids show. Partially, because his belief that the kid could only use his powers while in his white-haired form had been severely proven wrong.
After a moment the reading eventually stopped and Aizawa said in a neutral tone, "All of you need to know your maximum capabilities. It's the most rational way of figuring out your potential as a pro hero." He then turned the phone around to show the still gawking class the final reading.
Danny watched as his classmates' faces seemed to become even more shocked by the reading that he couldn't even see from where he was still standing. He hadn't necessarily meant to throw the ball so hard. But it was always difficult to judge the power of something when he imbued his ecto-energy into it.
"Whoa, 987 meters, are you kidding me?" Kaminari breathed out in disbelief.
Suddenly though the class's shock turned into excitement. As the pink girl put her hands together and said "I wanna go! That looks like fun!"
"This is what I'm talkin' about, using our quirks as much as we want!" A black-haired boy with weird looking arms said. To which many of the other students nodded along.
Danny watched as many of his classmates began to eagerly smile. But as he looked at the hero who still had his back to him. He could've sworn he could see a menacing aura coming off the guy. 'This isn't gonna be good' he thought to himself.
"So, this looks fun, huh? You have three years here to become a hero. You think it's gonna be games and play time? Idiots."
Danny sighed to himself, as he hoped that whatever the vengeful man did next wouldn't be too extreme.
"Today you'll compete in eight physical tests to gauge your potential. Whoever comes in last has none and will be expelled immediately."
Danny watched as his classmates began to freak out as their looks became filled with dread. Some more than others Danny noticed. With Midoriya looking the most terrified, the halfa thought. As he began to walk back to the crowd.
"Like I said, I get to decide how this class runs. Understand? If that's a problem, you can head home right now." Aizawa menacingly finished.
Danny who had managed to walk to where he could finally see the man's face grimaced as he noticed the guy's eerie smile.
"You can't send one of us home! I mean, we just got here! Even if it wasn't the first day, that isn't fair!"
Danny stared at the brown-haired girl and before he could help himself, spoke up. "Being a hero isn't really fair either."
The whole class turned to look at him and he instantly regretted not just keeping his mouth shut. Luckily, he didn't have to explain himself as Aizawa spoke up. "Your classmates' right. Being a hero isn't fair. Tell me do you think natural disasters are fair? Or power hungry villains? Or catastrophic accidents that wipe out whole cities?"
That seemed to make the class pause and look down as they took in the hero's words.
"No, the world is full of unfairness. It's a hero's job to combat that unfairness. If you wanna be a pro, you're gonna have to push yourself to the brink. For the next three years, UA will throw one terrible hardship after another at you." The man then looked around at all the students and stopped to make eye contact with Danny. "So, go beyond. Plus Ultra style".
Danny didn't shrink back from the man's intense gaze as he clenched his fists.
"Show me it's no mistake that you're here." Aizawa finally finished and turned away.
Aizawa's words struck a chord in Danny but instead of making him feel pumped up. It made him question whether he should actually be here. But he quickly pushed those thoughts down as he looked to his classmates who did in fact look inspired by the man's speech.
After a moment of silence Aizawa began to walk away. "Now we're just wasting time by talking. Let the games begin."
With that Danny and his classmates followed after their instructor to their first test. Which Danny learned was a fifty-meter dash.
Along the way Kirishima came up to him, "Hey dude your throw was incredible. Although I expected as much after I saw what you could do during the entrance exam"
Danny sheepishly smiled at the red head, "Ya I didn't mean to throw it that hard."
Kirishima laughed, "You make it sound like you were holding back."
"I didn't mean it like that but usually I have more control over my power" Danny quickly responded to hopefully seem like he wasn't trying to brag.
"It's cool dude besides I could already tell you held back seeing as you didn't transform."
"Yeah, I'm not really used to transforming in front of people. So, when I don't have to, I typically hold off on doing it" he explained.
"That makes sense, and it makes you more mysterious which is super manly."
Danny couldn't help but laugh.
Unbeknownst to the two boys though, the angry blond who was walking in front of them. Had listened to their conversation and was even more pissed off. From learning that the guy who had beat him in the entrance exam had held back on his throw. Which far surpassed his expectations of what these extras could do. And possible what he thought he could do.
The class got to the next area which had two fifty-meter lanes marked out with chalk and a camera robot at the end.
Aizawa turned around and began to explain, "Two of you will go at a time and your times will be said once you cross the finish lines. You are allowed to use your quirks however you see fit. Alright, the first two are Iida and Fenton."
Danny once again glared at the tired hero as he was starting to think the guy was intentionally calling him first.
Of course, the man paid the boy no mind although his selection was on purpose. He wanted to see how the teen who kept surpassing his expectations would fare against his classmate who was built for speed. He hoped that by losing against the boy that the kid would stop holding back. Which was already starting to get on the serious man's nerves because while the boy's restraint was admirable. It was also foolish in this situation and was a mockery to his classmates who would give it their all.
Danny began to walk over towards the starting line. But before he could get far Iida the boy he was basically against came up to him.
"Fenton, I am excited that you will be my opponent." Iida said with determination.
"You are?" The halfa questioned.
"Yes," Iida nodded "When I first met you, I told you that you were far superior to me and now that I have seen what you can do that fact has become even more apparent."
Danny held off on responding as it seemed like the guy wasn't finished.
After a moment Iida looked up from where his eyes had been momentarily transfixed on the ground. "But that doesn't mean I will give up. You see I was made for speed. So, while you may be stronger, I will prove that I am faster."
Danny stared at the guy's determined face and finally came to the conclusion that his initial impression of the blue haired teen being an uptight jerk wasn't completely accurate. In fact, Danny was starting to like the guy, even if he was a bit odd in his straight forwardness.
But he wouldn't take the guy's blatant challenge lying down. As he began to smirk and allowed his eyes to flash toxic green as he replied. "Is that so? Well then, I guess I'll just have to give it my all too."
Iida slightly flinched back as he watched the resident number one student's eyes change color for a moment. But before he could say anything Aizawa spoke up.
"You two are wasting our time, hurry up and get into position."
"Ah apologies sir!" Iida quickly said to the teacher before sparing one last glance at his mysterious classmate before going to the starting line.
Danny followed suit and went to stand beside the boy who proceeded to get into a running position.
Even though he had promised to give it his all he still decided to not transform. As he concluded that the fastest way for him to cross the finish line. Would be by flying which he could do in his human form. He also knew that he could get up to breakneck speeds while flying as he recalled being able to cross all of Amity Park in only a few minutes.
From the side lines Aizawa frowned as he saw the black-haired boy get ready. The hero had listened in on the teen's conversation with his classmate and had hoped that the challenge he had reserved. Would be enough of an incentive to not hold back. But It was clear that the kid still had no plans of transforming.
Midoriya from where he stood in the crowd of onlookers eagerly awaited his classmates' race. He wished he had his notebook so that he could write down notes about both Iida's and especially Fenton's quirks. Instead, he couldn't help but start mumbling about what he suspected Fenton's quirk to be.
"You really like quirks huh?" Uraraka suddenly asked the mumbling boy who slightly jumped from surprise from the sudden question.
"Oh, ah ya I do it's just Iida's quirk is so cool and perfectly suited for this test. On the other hand, Fenton is a complete mystery. His amazing power that he used to throw the ball was incredible, but I wonder how he can apply that weird green energy and strength to this test seeing as it's a race. But he did place first in the entrance exam so I'm sure he'll think of something." Midoriya slowly got more loud and excited as he talked.
"Quiet nerd!" The angry blond suddenly yelled at the green haired boy who instantly put his hands over his mouth in embarrassment.
"Sorry Kacchan," he whispered, before looking back at the nice girl who was still smiling at him despite his excessive rambling. "Sorry about that." he sheepishly said.
"It's fine I think it's cool that you like quirks so much." Uraraka happily responded before looking back to the starting line to watch.
Midoriya blushed at how nice the girl was before also focusing back on the matchup. As the robot camera spoke up "Runners on your marks. Ready…" than a gun noise fired off.
Midoriya and the rest of class 1A watched as in a blur of color Fenton took off into the air and quickly flew the fifty meters in an instant. Iida also took off in a blur as smoke came from his calves. But the blue haired boy's speed didn't even come close to Fenton's. As the robot seemed to not even have time to properly register the speed as it sputtered out a moment later "0.78 seconds".
A few seconds later Iida also passed the finished line, and the robot quickly read out "3.2 seconds"
Iida panted as he looked up in disbelief as he finally registered what happened.
Every person stared up at Danny who was casually floating a few meters off the ground as if he didn't just almost break the sound barrier.
Finally, the silence broke as once again Kaminari loudly spouted out in disbelief "He can fly to?!"
"Oh my gosh he's fast," Uraraka said but then quickly added, "They are both so fast, incredible!"
"Wow" Midoriya breathed out in shock as he stared at the floating boy. But after a moment his shock only helped to further fuel his mind. As he further wondered what the boy's quirk could be to allow him both incredible strength and the ability to fly.
The angry blond basically growled as he grinded his teeth together as he stared up at the teen. Who he had now dubbed his number one enemy.
Danny looked to the teen below him and after a moment flew down and landed. "Good job man, you weren't kidding when you said you were built for speed." He genuinely said while smiling. He truly hadn't expected the guy to run so fast. Or for smoke to come from his calves but now that he looked there appeared to be engine pipes sticking out of his legs.
Instead of a response Iida only stared at the boy as he still worked to process what just happened.
After a moment Danny frowned "Hey, are you okay?" But as he looked at the boy's distraught face, he begun to feel bad about flying instead of running. And for ruining the guy's moment, so he quickly added "Listen sorry. If it makes you feel better, I'm only that fast while flying. When it comes to an actual leg race I would say you're way faster."
After another few moments Iida looked to the ground. "Thank you for saying that. But I see now the true gap in our abilities. It was foolish of me to challenge you. I will continue to work towards improving." With that Iida turned and walked back to the crowd with his head down. Before the halfa could even give a response which made Danny feel even worse.
Aizawa who had also been taken back by the kid's speed. Kept a well-trained neutral face as he finally spoke up, "Alright next, Bakugo and Midoriya."
Midoriya's excitement at seeing such an amazing display of power instantly vanished as he heard his name get called. But he nervously began walking to the starting line as he began debating on whether he should use One For All or not.
As Danny silently walked back to the group the boy who he guessed was Bakugo passed him and bumped shoulders with him. He turned around to look at the blond boy who just kept walking. Danny could tell that it was intentional as the guy had been continuously glaring at him. But once again decided to not start something, especially since he didn't know the guy and he honestly didn't want to be the center of attention anymore.
But that desire did not come to fruition as once he got closer to his crowd of classmates the various people came up to him.
"That was amazing dude! How many different powers do you have?" Kaminari asked.
"You were so cool!" The pink girl loudly said.
"Ya man you were so manly!" Kirishima said while patting Danny on the shoulder. Which made the halfa smile.
"You really are fast if you don't mind me asking what's your quirk?" A green haired girl asked with a finger to her mouth.
Danny looked at the girl who he didn't know the name of. But before he could respond Aizawa spoke up. "I understand that you all are excited, but I would advise you to pay attention instead of fraternizing."
Danny looked away as he could tell the man's glare was mainly directed at him. But he was actually glad for the hero's comment as it got the people's attention off of him. And he was able to finally relax a bit as he watched the next race.
The match up was interesting, Danny thought. As he was excited to see what the two boy's quirks were. Although the green haired boy looked extremely anxious. That's when he noticed the brown-haired girl a few steps away from him who looked both eager and nervous.
Danny decided to move closer and asked in a quiet whisper, "Hey uhm if you don't mind me asking but do you know what Midoriya's quirk is?"
The girl looked at him and lightly frowned. "Well, I don't know what his quirk is exactly. But from what I've seen it makes him really strong. But the last time he used it he got really hurt."
"I see." Danny said, as he stared at the boy who was still shaking. Now it made sense why the guy had seemed so anxious before and now. Since if he wasn't able to use his quirk freely then he was at a severe disadvantage.
Once again, the robot counted off before the gunshot sounded to signal the start.
Danny watched in slight amazement as large explosions seemed to be created by the angry blond's hands. Who quickly shot off into the sky as the blasts propelled him.
As for Midoriya, Danny watched as the boy simply ran to the finish line.
Bakugo finished with a time of 5.13 seconds. While Midoriya finished a few seconds later with a time of 7.02 seconds. Which Danny didn't think was that bad. Although he was taken back by both the blond's very explosive quirk and because once he crossed the finish line. The guy turned and glared at him again while his hands smoked.
"Alright, the next pair is Uraraka and Ojiro." Aizawa said.
Uraraka took a step towards the starting line but before she could go any farther Danny said while smiling "Good luck" Which made the girl smile and nod before turning to walk towards the starting line to begin her preparations.
Danny watched as Midoriya and Bakugo walked back to the crowd and as they got closer, he smirked. As he thought of something to say to the angry guy he had been previously choosing to ignore.
"Good job Bakugo you really 'blew' me away," he joked, while smiling at the guy who was only a few feet away. But it was clear that the already glaring blond didn't like his poor attempt at humor as he basically yelled "I didn't ask you! You damn extra!" Before stomping off.
"Wow that guy has some anger issues," Danny said mostly to himself. But Kirishima who was beside him laughed.
"Well, it was a bad joke. But I really don't think that guy likes you!" Kirishima said.
Danny looked at the red head before sighing "Ya no kidding. If looks could kill I would already be dead." Or more dead, he thought.
Danny then turned to look at Midoriya who had also walked over. "Midoriya, you did really good." He said with a smile, which made the boy look embarrassed.
"Oh, thank you Fenton, but I didn't do anything special." Midoriya sheepishly said "Oh but that reminds me, your round was amazing. I have so many questions about your super cool quirk!"
Danny couldn't help but laugh at the guy's sudden 180 switch from being meek to looking at him with stars in his eyes. "Okay how about I tell you more about my quirk later." Danny happily said, too which the boy eagerly nodded back.
With that they both focused on the next pair. Danny watched as Uraraka touched both her shoes. Which seemed to glow a light pink color for a second. He turned to Midoriya, "You two were in the same battle zone during the entrance exam right, do you know why she's doing that?"
"Oh, that's because her quirk allows her to make items float by touching them. She must be planning on reducing the weight of her shoes and clothes in order to make herself faster!" Midoriya eagerly explained.
Danny suddenly recalled watching the girl save the green haired boy from falling by making him float. "Wow that's such a cool power I mean quirk."
"Yeah, it is. She's amazing!"
Danny lightly snickered at the boy who very clearly had a crush on the girl. But he decided to not comment on it.
Danny watched as the tail guy who he believed was named Ojiro got 5.49 seconds. While Uraraka got 7.15 seconds which he thought were both good scores.
The rest of the tests were also interesting as Danny kept being surprised by his new classmates' varying abilities. He was still unused to seeing other people besides ghosts have powers.
A few of the people who really caught his attention were. A rather talkative blond-haired kid who was named Aoyama who created a giant laser from his stomach. The pink girl who was named Ashido who slid on some type of slime substance that she created from her hands.
And lastly the guy named Todoroki who had half white hair, half red hair and a rather nasty looking scar around his one eye, who hadn't spoken at all. Danny was surprised to see the guy create ice which he used to quickly slide to the finish line.
Which after a second made the halfa smirk as he thought about how fun it would be to have another person around who could use ice powers. But based on how standoffish the guy seemed Danny decided to not approach him yet.
The next test was grip strength which the class went to an indoor gym to test.
Once there each kid was given a grip strength device. Of course, many of the kids proceeded to make the test a competition as people gathered around each other to watch.
Danny followed along as he and Kirishima stood around the guy named Shoji who had multiple arms.
"Wow you hit 540 kilograms, you're such a beast!" Sero said!
"Yeah, like a muscley octopus." A short guy with weird purple ball-like hair said. Danny tried to remember the guy's name but just shrugged it off as he turned to look at Kirishima.
"I guess it's your turn dude. I noticed you didn't use your quirk during the last test. Will you use it now? I'm really curious to see what it is."
Kirishima smiled "Oh well my quirk is not all that flashy but for this test It's perfect."
"Oh, come on, show us!" Ashido joyfully urged.
"Ya dude, you did place third so it must be something cool!" Kaminari said.
Which made Danny momentarily look at the guy who apparently had zero memory of being saved by him and Kirishima during the entrance exam.
"All right then here I go!"
With that Danny watched as Kirishima's hand and arm became more rigid almost like the skin had become hard like rock.
"Wow, that's amazing!" Danny said as he watched the score on the machine go up.
"Ha ha you think?" Kirishima said as he strained to further increase the score.
"I mean look at your score. There's no doubt that you're strong, it's very manly." Danny said while coining the red heads' own usual word choice.
The red-haired boy's smile grew as he looked at the halfa.
Midoriya, who had also been watching his classmates' shows of strength joined in on the conversation. "Kirishima, does your quirk give you super strength?"
"No, my quirk is called 'Hardening' it lets me harden parts of my body." Kirishima easily explained as his score finally stopped increasing and he lessened his grip.
"Oh, I see that's such a cool quirk and would be perfect for rescuing people and fighting villains!" Midoriya said with stars in his eyes.
Danny couldn't help but snicker at the guys' perpetual fanboying any time someone talked about their quirk. Although it did kinda concern him as he hoped the boy wouldn't over analyze his powers. He just hoped that his explanation of 'Ghost' and having the powers of a ghost would hold up.
"Hey Midoriya, what was your score?" Danny asked after a moment.
The green haired boy seemed to deflate from the question, "Oh well I got 56 kilograms" the boy meekly said.
Danny frowned as he looked at the teen who suddenly looked like he was in turmoil. He felt bad that the boy couldn't use his powers without hurting himself. He just hoped that the guy wouldn't be the one going home. In fact, if Danny had to choose, he would pick the purple haired guy who kept making gross sexual jokes about the girls.
"What about you Fenton you haven't gone yet right?" Midoriya added.
"Ya man, you haven't gone. Come on, don't leave us guessing." Kirishima said while smiling.
"Oh ya, I wanna see!" Kaminari added.
Danny looked at Midoriya and Kirishima and then to the rest of the class who were now watching and had come closer at the mention of his turn. Including Aizawa who had been going around the room marking down peoples scores stared at him.
He let out a sigh as he held up his own grip strength machine. "Alright here goes nothing." He sheepishly said as he channeled a bit of ecto-energy into his hand.
The class watched with varying levels of interest as the number one student easily squeezed down on the machine. Until two screws popped out of the machine as the metal began to create a straining noise.
Midoriya watched in shock as his new cheerful classmate who continuously surpassed his expectations stopped when it seemed like the machine would fully break apart. He looked down at the screen and his mouth fell open as he read the score.
"Holy Crap dude 999 kilograms that's insane! Just what is your quirk!?" Kaminari loudly said in disbelief.
"That's so manly!" Kirishima said in awe.
Aizawa frowned as he stared at the machine and at the boy. It was clear that the teen was stronger as the machine simply couldn't go any higher. He was truly starting to question the boy.
Danny sheepishly looked at the machine which he didn't think would break so easily. "Ha ha I don't have to pay for this right? Cause I think I broke it." He awkwardly asked.
He looked up after getting no response and after taking in his classmates' expressions for a moment. Once again felt like he should've just held back more.
And after a moment Aizawa just sighed at the boy's casual expression and joking question. As if he hadn't just proven he could hit like a truck. "Alright let's move on to the next test we're wasting time." With that the man turned and walked away without further acknowledging the teen.
Many of the students snapped out of their surprised states and followed suit after a moment. As did Danny who lightly put down the slightly broken machine and began walking after his classmates.
The last few students Bakugo, Todoroki, Iida, and Midoriya were the last to move. As they watched their freakishly strong classmate walk away with a light smile on his face.
The next test was the long jump. Which went by rather quickly. Danny simply flew over the whole sand pit to the other side. As did Bakugo with his explosions who once finished once again turned to glare at the halfa who was minding his own business. Although the blond's attitude was starting to annoy Danny. Who continued to do his best to simply ignore the guy who seemed to want to fight him.
As for the rest of the class they all got varying scores. But Danny continued to enjoy watching his classmates' interesting abilities. But he was sad to see that once again Midoriya got a pretty low score. As he still did not use his quirk.
Which Danny was starting to get even more curious about. As over the course of the tests he had learned that the boy had apparently also took down a zero pointer and with only one punch.
Test four was repeated side steps. Which Danny thought was fairly boring. He still managed to get the highest score as both his body's agility and reflexes were beyond superhuman. Plus, not having to breath and not having your muscles tire out was a great advantage for any physical activity.
The only real surprise during the test was when Danny watched the little purple haired guy. Who he had recalled was named Mineta used his purple balls to bounce back and forth rapidly. Until the little guy got sick and had to take five minutes before he could walk in a straight line.
The next test though Danny was super excited for. Mainly because he didn't have to participate, as he had already done it. He could just sit back and relax and watch his classmates use their quirks to throw the ball.
The first up was the angry blond.
As Danny stood there waiting the guy once again bumped into his shoulder as he walked by. "Watch it extra." he said in a murderous voice.
Danny was really starting to reach his limit with that guy. Who continuously kept trying to provoke him.
"God what is that guy's deal?" Kirishima said from Danny's other side.
The halfa watched as the angry blond stood in the circle and pulled his arm back.
"DIE!" Bakugo yelled as he created a giant explosion that launched the soft ball.
Danny had to admit that even though he didn't like the guy his quirk was both powerful and dangerous. Which Danny thought was ironic that the most hot-headed guy had the most explosive quirk.
After a moment Aizawa turned his phone around while reading off the score "705.2 meters"
Danny lightly whistled as he stared at the impressive score. But as he looked at the blond it appeared he was about to literally and figuratively explode with anger. But to Danny's surprise after a moment the guy simply clenched his fists and began to stomp back.
But as the guy was just about to pass him, he finally decided to let his petty side get the best of him. "Hey, that's a pretty good score. Guess that makes you second place." He said with a cheery smile that he knew would tick off the blond.
"What did you say to me you damn extra!" Bakugo yelled as he turned to look at the smiling halfa.
Danny watched and heard as some of his classmates backed up as the explosive guy walked closer to him. But he simply stood still and didn't act fazed by the guy's threatening demeanor.
"Nothing, I'm just saying that your quirk's amazing. Hey if you want, I could even give you some pointers." He happily said back while not taking his eyes off the guy who was now only about a foot away.
He prepared himself to go intangible as the guy whose eyes were blazing with fury and hate seemed to be about to fight him. But before either of them could move or say anything else Aizawa spoke up.
"That's enough you two you're both wasting time." Aizawa sternly said, as he prepared himself to step in if his warning didn't work.
Danny was surprised when the guy who was quite literally growling in anger turned and walked away to the back of the crowd. He had thought the guy would at least grab at his shirt. But he was glad to see that the angry guy at least had some common sense to not fight in front of Aizawa.
Danny turned to look at the teacher who clearly was looking at him with a disappointed, disapproving glare. He knew that what he just did was petty, but the guy had it coming.
"Dude, that guy really hates you." Kaminari whispered while emphasizing the 'really'.
"Ya, I don't think egging him on was that smart man." Kirishima added.
Danny simply shrugged in response as he continued to exude an air of relaxed calmness.
Midoriya who had shrunk back watched Fenton in amazement. He had never seen a person stand up to Kacchan like that. But with how strong Fenton was. Midoriya supposed he had a right to be calm even against his former bully. 'Unlike me' he thought in frustration as he stared down at his hands.
The next few throws happened pretty uneventfully as the various students all got decent scores. The only one that surprised Danny was when the girl who he had learned was named Yaoyorozu created a literal ball launcher from her own body.
The next person up was Uraraka. Danny watched as the girl walked up to the circle as he had a guess as to what the bubbly girl's score would be.
And he was not disappointed as he watched the ball go continuously up after being thrown. After a few moments Aizawa turned the screen to show the score.
"Infinity!" Almost the entire class said in unison. Danny smiled as he looked at the score. Although that now technically meant he was in second place for this test. But he wasn't bothered by that fact as he was glad to see the nice girl get a chance to show off her gravity-defining quirk.
After Uraraka walked back while some of her classmates further owed and awed at her score.
Danny turned to look at Midoriya. Who was the next person to throw. The halfa looked at the teen who had been very quiet throughout the test. Even though Danny had thought the boy would be gushing over the cool quirks on display. But it made sense that the teen would be nervous.
But as Danny watched the shaking boy slowly walk into the circle. He thought that if the teen's quirk had something to do with strength, then this would be the best test to finally use his quirk on. Although he hoped that the friendly guy wouldn't get too hurt if he did choose to use his powers now.
As Midoriya stared down at the high-tech softball. He knew that he finally needed to use One For All. To hopefully get himself out of last place and to save himself from being the one sent home. 'This is my best chance to use One For All.' He told himself although the idea of causing himself so much pain again frightened him. But he knew he couldn't let All Might down.
In the crowd Iida who had been relatively silent since the fifty-meter dash finally spoke up to Uraraka. "If Midoriya doesn't shape up soon, he's the one going home."
Danny looked over at the tall guy and at Uraraka who looked nervous for her fellow classmate.
Suddenly Bakugo, who had calmed down slightly since his heated exchange with Danny, loudly spoke up. "Of course he's the one going home! He's a quirkless loser!"
Danny glared at the guy who once again was getting on his nerves. He looked at Midoriya who had clearly heard the guy's comment. As he now looked even more distressed. After a moment of looking at the boy though Danny decided to also chime in. "You can do this Midoriya!" He said, loud enough to get his classmates. Mainly the blond jerk who once again glared at him, to shut up and to hopefully encourage Midoriya.
The green haired boy turned to look at Fenton who was smiling and giving him a thumbs up. As if the teen had no doubt that Midoriya could do this. And after a moment Midoriya pulled himself together and nodded before turning back to prepare for his throw.
Aizawa looked at the green haired boy who seemed to have finally calmed down thanks to Fenton's comment. 'Here it come's' he thought as he readied himself.
Midoriya finally prepared himself for the ensuing pain as he pulled back his arm and focused on channeling One For All into his throw. 'I won't let them down!' he thought. But as he threw the ball to his dismay instead of being launched by one hundred percent of his new quirk it barely went far. As if he had thrown it normally without the use of the quirk.
Danny furrowed his eyebrows as he watched the ball only go about fifty meters. Perhaps the boy had once again decided to for-go using his quirk, he momentarily thought. But as he looked at the boy's devastated expression it was clear that something else had happened.
"What gives? I was trying to use it just now." Midoriya whispered to himself as he looked down at his own hand.
Of course, Danny heard what the boy had said and suddenly it clicked as to what had occured. He quickly looked over to the scarfed hero and just like he had suspected. The man's tired eyes were glowing a bright red color as both his scarf and hair ominously floated.
"I erased your quirk." Aizawa said as he walked up to the boy who still looked confused and now terrified by the teacher. Danny clenched his fists as he looked at the man. But he knew that the overly serious hero must have a reason for his actions. So, for now he stayed silent and watched.
"The judges for this exam were not rational enough. Someone like you should never be allowed to enroll at this school."
"Wait, you did what to my…" suddenly the boy gasped as he seemed to come to a realization. "Those goggles. I know you! You can look at someone and cancel out their powers. The Erasure hero. Eraser Head!"
The class all had varying reactions to what Midoriya said. But Danny only further glared at the man who was going too far.
Unbeknownst to Danny though who was too focused on the confrontation. All Might also watched from behind a corner. 'Aizawa's one of those guys who doesn't like the media. Because he thinks they interfere with our work. And he judges celebrity heroes like me because I look good in the spotlight.' The smiling man thought as he continued to watch his pupil.
"You're not ready. You don't have any control over your quirk. Tell me, were you planning to break your bones again? Counting on someone else to save your useless body?" Aizawa asked.
"No! That's not what I was trying to do!" Midoriya began to try and explain but before he could continue the man used his floating scarf to grab him and bring him closer.
Danny watched as his classmate was ensnared in the capture weapon. He had to hold off on stepping in as he told himself repeatedly that Aizawa, the man he had lived with for over a month, wouldn't do something without a reason. He just hoped it was a damn good reason.
"No matter what your intentions are, you would be nothing more than a liability in battle. You have the same reckless passion as another overzealous hero I know. One who saved over a thousand people by himself and became a legend. But even with that drive, you're worthless if you can only throw a single punch before breaking down. Sorry Midoriya with your power, there's no way you can become a hero."
The halfa looked down as he listened in on the private conversation thanks to his enhanced hearing.
Although what the man said was harsh. More so than what the half ghost thought necessary. There was a large part of him that agreed with the hero's words. He knew from experience that lack of ability and or control could be fatal in a battle. And not just for the person with powers but also for every other person.
But on the other hand, was it not this whole school's purpose? To teach kids how to control their quirks and abilities, Danny thought as he looked back up. And at the boy who he hoped would not be too distraught by the man's harsh lecture.
"I've returned your impractical quirk. Take your final throw. Hurry and get it over with." With that the man released the boy who was looking down at the ground and walked back over to the side lines.
Danny made sure to give the man a glare. Before going back to watching the poor boy. Who seemed to be whispering to himself as he readied to throw once again.
"I've only got one shot at nailing this, so what am I gonna do?" Midoriya whispered, as he looked at his slightly trembling hand. But he suddenly got an idea and looked up with a newfound determination.
Danny listened to the boy, and he wished there was some way to help the guy. But he knew that doing so wouldn't benefit the green haired teen in the long run. So, he just hoped that the teen would think of something. And based on his expression it looked like he did in fact have an idea.
To Danny's, Aizawa's, and All Might's surprise Midoriya threw the ball and at the very last second seemed to use his finger to send the ball quirky hurdling in the air.
The whole class watched in amazement and shock as the ball quickly flew away with incredible force as a gust of wind was created.
Midoriya clenched his teeth as he watched the ball fly away. 'It hurts but not as bad as before.' he thought.
Danny looked at his classmate and couldn't help but smile at the timid teen's amazing quirk. Although the guy's purple, bent finger was cause for concern.
Although his joy at seeing the boy finally succeed didn't stop. As he watched him turn to Aizawa and clench his fist including his obviously broken finger and say in a determined voice, "You see? I'm still standing."
The halfa watched as the hero seemed to smile at the boy's resilience. Danny was happy that the green haired boy proved the skeptic man wrong. He just hoped that his show of strength and determination would be enough to get him out of last place.
All Might felt relieved as he watched his pupil.
'I was worried about you young man. But you're doing a great job. You knew you had to use One For All, but not at full power or else you'd be KO'd. So you propelled the ball at the last possible point of contact, by sending the power of your quirk through your fingertip. Which minimized the injury to your body while maximizing the throw. What the heck young Midoriya, when did you get so cool?' All Might thought.
Although Danny was happy for the guy. As he looked at the boy's forced smile and at the tears he was holding back he couldn't help but begin to frown.
"Wow, he threw it over 700 meters!" Kaminari said.
"Nice, he's finally showing us his true power!" Uraraka celebrated next to Iida.
Who also looked impressed but also seemed concerned. As he too took in the boy's shaking form as he said, "But his finger appears to be broken now. Just like in the exam. His quirk is very odd."
Danny looked over at his classmates who were all making their own observations about the throw and at the boy's self-destructive quirk.
That's when he noticed the shocked and infuriated expression of a certain blond. But that wasn't all. Danny's eyes widened as he watched Bakugo light small explosions from his hands. It was clear from the guy's body language that he was about to attack the already injured Midoriya.
And that's just what Bakugo did as he yelled, "HEY DEKU!". As he started to charge at the injured boy.
But the halfa didn't let the angry and hostile guy get very far. As he quickly channeled ecto-energy into his now outstretched hand. He focused on holding the guy in place by using his telekinesis.
Bakugo who had his sights set on the damn nerd. Couldn't help but let out a confused and enraged yelp. As after only a few steps his whole body suddenly felt trapped. He quickly looked down and saw that his body was encased in a weird glowing energy. He turned his head and to his fury. That damn extra had his hand and eyes glowing the same ominous toxic green.
The whole class watched in shock as the blond was suspended slightly above the ground by their fellow classmate. Who suddenly looked a lot more intimidating. As the usually smiling and friendly guy, now had an uncharacteristically serious expression. And as his eyes glowed a radioactive color at the blond.
"Yeah, I don't think so, you raging stick of dynamite." Danny said in an echoing voice as ectoplasm seeped into his larynx. He didn't take his eyes off the guy who was staring at him with what looked to be rage, confusion, and perhaps fear?
"You bastard let me down!" Bakugo yelled, as he tried to get out of the green energy by moving and even trying to let off explosions via his hands. But no matter how much he tried to resist, nothing worked.
Midoriya had his eyes wide open as he stared at his former bully. Who he had thought just moments ago would attack him but was now completely trapped. And at Fenton whose sudden intimidating aura was honestly kinda scary.
"That's enough Fenton!" Aizawa yelled.
Danny after a moment finally took his eyes off the struggling blond. And over to Aizawa and to his shock was surprised to see the man's eyes glowing red. He instantly released his hold on the blond who only slightly stumbled as he fell after being released. Danny thought the guy would continue in his pursuit of either him or Midoriya. But the teen who still seemed angry only continued to stare at him.
After a moment of tense silence Aizawa continued without taking his eyes off Fenton. Although he had stopped the clearly pointless effort of trying to erase the boy's quirk. "Fenton do not interfere when your teacher is perfectly capable of handling a situation. You should be lucky I'm not expelling you."
Danny wanted to argue. But after a moment he forced his posture to relax as he replied while looking down at the ground "Yes sir".
Aizawa stared at the boy for a moment longer before turning to look at Bakugo. "As for you, attacking another student is strictly prohibited. I could also expel you. So stand down."
Bakugo although he was still furious. More so even at being so easily stopped by that damn freak. Backed down and went back to the other students who had all tensed from the intense situation. Although as the blond went back, he spared one last glance at the damn nerd who he would question later before continuing to glare at the extra as he went.
With that Aizawa continued to the whole class, "You're all wasting my time now. Whoever's next can step up and throw." he said in a reknewed monotone voice. Although his mind was not as relaxed as he suddenly seemed.
Because while it wasn't his first time having his quirk fail. As it didn't work on heteromorphic quirks. By all logic it should've worked on Fenton's, but he supposed there were still many mysteries regarding the boy's powers. Questions that he would find out one way or another.
Even though the class was told to carry on with the test the tense air still lingered. As they watched the hero who looked completely calm stand on the side lines. The various students kept glancing at their powerful and mysterious classmate whose expression was oddly neutral.
Midoriya though after a moment walked back to the crowd and went to stand beside the silent halfa.
"Thank you, Fenton." Midoriya finally said, as he broke the tense silence.
Many of the students silently watched Fenton to see how he would respond. But to some of their surprise the teen simply smiled at Midoriya. Although the smile didn't quiet seem to reach his eyes.
"Don't mention it. But are you okay, your finger looks pretty messed up?" Danny said in a lighthearted tone.
Midoriya blinked but then gave his own strained smile, "Well it hurts I won't lie but I can keep going. I won't give up." He said while unconsciously clenching his hands into a fist. Which caused another wave of pain to course through his body which made him further grimace.
Danny looked at the boy who had just caused himself more pain and couldn't help but lightly laugh. At the guy's continuous determination and stubbornness. Which strangely reminded the halfa of himself.
"You know your quirk is really cool." he lightly added.
Midoriya raised an eyebrow as he looked back at his finger. "You think? I can't even use my quirk without breaking myself. Even now I might be still standing. But in a real battle I would be useless."
Danny put a light hand on the self-doubting boy's shoulder. Which made him look back at him "You know when I got my pow- I mean quirk I also kept getting hurt and or getting into accidents. There was even a time when I fell through a building…" He ignored the boy's sudden concerned and slightly confused expression as he continued.
"But with time I got the hang of my quirk, and you will too. Besides, what better place to learn than a place designed to teach people how to use their quirks." he finished.
Midoriya was wide eyed as he took in the teen's genuine words.
The various other students who had listened in on the conversation also thought about what Fenton said.
And after a moment Iida stepped towards the pair. "Fenton is right, Midoriya. You have a lot of potential. I saw what you did during the entrance exam. And I have no doubt that you have what it takes to be a hero and an excellent student."
"That's right you're amazing Midoriya!" Uraraka added as she also walked towards them.
"Oh, and what you did Fenton was so cool!" she added, as she stopped next to the boys.
Kirishima also finally spoke up, "Ya, dude what you did was super manly!"
"You were also kinda scary dude. I mean why do your eye's change color?" Kaminari asked.
"Honestly, I thought it was super cool. How you just stopped Bakugo!" Ashido said while smiling.
"Ya, remind me never to tick you off dude." Kaminari added.
Danny looked at his various classmates who were now smiling and happily talking again. He felt his still tense shoulders finally actually relax as his smile became more genuine.
All Might, who was still hiding, watched Fenton talk amongst his peers. He had previously read the report for the boy. And had watched the video of young Fenton's entrance exam.
But what he had just seen was certainly interesting to the Symbol of Peace and honestly slightly concerning. As the boy's power and strength were truly undeniable.
After a few more moments though the hero finally turned to leave. As he was at least glad to see that the unknown boy. Seemed to be a formidable ally rather than an enemy to his young protégé. He just hoped that it would stay that way.
The next few tests went by rather quickly. The first being sit ups which Danny easily did without any difficulty. As once again he neither needed to breath or really rest.
Next was sit and reach or toe-touch and once again he got the highest score. As his body was not exactly limited to a human's normal range of motions. In fact, in his ghost form he could even stretch out and distort his varying limbs or back. As he lacked a spine, and his physical form could be changed. But he stuck with just reaching way past his feet until Aizawa gave him an unamused look and told him he was done.
The last test was the distance run. He could've easily flown but decided that wouldn't really be fair. Plus, he wanted to allow Iida who he still felt bad for to have a victory. Which he easily achieved as the guy had literal engines in his legs. And was able to quickly surpass everyone and reached the end of the kilometer run.
As for Danny, he managed to come in third as Todoroki. The guy who had still yet to say anything took second place. By once again sliding on a trail of ice that he created.
Danny considered following the guy's example. But he felt like he had shown off enough of his powers for one day. Besides, even without flying or any other tricks he was still inhumanly fast. Thanks to the dangerous and powerful energy that coursed through his veins and fueled him.
Although throughout the last three tests. Danny had made sure to keep an eye on Midoriya who was obviously in a lot of pain. But the halfa was glad to see the boy push through. But even though the guy was determined his performances and scores were still not great.
Danny truly hoped that Midoriya's amazing throw would be enough. Although, if the green haired boy did end up being last. The halfa was ready to pitch a case to Aizawa. Even though he was already on thin ice with the tired hero.
Which was another thing that the halfa couldn't stop thinking about. The man had tried to erase his powers. He tried to think about it logically and that it was the man's way of diffusing the situation.
But the thought of the guy who he lived with. And who he had slowly grown to trust. Had thought that he was a threat and had tried to take his powers. Seriously rubbed him the wrong way.
Although he was glad to learn that the guy's ability didn't work on him. And that he was safe from losing his ghostly powers which were essentially just a part of him.
Hell, he imagined that if the hero's quirk had worked. Then he would've been reduced to a screaming pile of agony. As his body tried to reject the energy that had literally fused with his DNA. Maybe his core would've even exploded, Danny gruesomely thought. Before shaking away the thought of somehow becoming double dead.
After the tests the class gathered in front of the teacher as many of them worried over their final results.
"Alright time to give you your results. I've ranked you all from best to worst. Although you should probably have a good idea of your standing already. I'll just pull up the whole list. It's not worth going over each individual's score."
With that a hologram projection of the rankings appeared from Aizawa's phone.
Danny quickly saw that his name was number one which made him happy. Mainly because he hoped it further annoyed Bakugo who got second. But the halfa's own joy at succeeding quickly vanished as he saw Midoriya's name in the very last spot.
He looked over to the boy and frowned as he saw his expression that was full of dread.
Danny was about to speak up in defense of the boy. But before he could, Aizawa casually spoke up again as he stopped the hologram projection.
"Oh, and I was lying, no one's going home."
The whole class gawked at the man. Even Danny who sighed to himself in relief.
After a few moments of silent disbelief amongst the students. Aizawa continued with a eerie smile "That was just a rational deception to make sure you gave it you're all in the tests."
Finally, many of the kid's including Midoriya began to freak out.
"I'm surprised the rest of you didn't figure that out. I'm sorry, I guess I probably should have said something." Yaoyorozu casually said.
Danny looked at the ponytailed girl and at his classmates who stared at her in disbelief. But as Danny looked back at the scarfed man. He knew that the deadly serious hero had truly planned to send someone home. Which meant that the hero must've changed his mind.
He looked back at Midoriya who looked like he had just gone through shock and smiled. As it seemed Aizawa also saw the potential in the nervous green haired boy.