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"You sure you have everything, Izuku?" Wonder Woman asked over the comms. "Pens, notebook, whiteout?"
"Pens notebook, whiteout, flashbangs, emp charges, smoke grenades, throwing chakrams, batarangs, grapple gun, and my practice bow with a full quiver of broadheads, shock tips, and concussive." Izuku replied over the engine. "I'll be fine, Diana."
Inko's voice chimed in. "And youare wearing a helmet while you're on that thing, right?"
"Yes, Mom. I went over the safety rules with Batman, Nightwing, AND Robin." He added, the batcycle's engine revving as he neared the sidewalk to clothesline a mugger trying to run off with a purse. And better let the local station know about an unconscious crook over near Sakura and Fourth."
The entrance to UA was almost like a festival happening; who knew how many hopefuls were at the entrance. Some were chatting with friends about their prospects, others were expressing their confidence in passing the notorious entrance exam.
And a few were a little wide-eyed at the figure arriving on a high tech motorcycle. Dressed in full riding leathers, the batlike helmet concealed their appearance until it was removed.
"There it is, UA. Wish me luck, guys." Izuku dismounted the bike and put the helmet on the clasp that emerged from the handlebars. He then removed the dufflebag from the side and watched as the autopilot switched on, letting it drive away on its own...
Startling a few people on the sidewalk in the process.
"Holy...how'd you...where can I ge-YIKE!" A bubbly brunette started asking, and making the mistake of walking backwards. Her heel caught on a raised bit of sidewalk, sending her teetering back.
She braced for impact, but impact never came. Instead, she found herself off the ground; courtesy of the bridal carry she was now in.
"You ok?" Izuku asked, holding her. "They need to fix that, someone could really get hurt."
"Yeah, i'm all right." She replied. "Thanks for the saaaaaaaaa-" She trailed off with a flaming red face when she looked at him.
"No problem. Um, I think you're starting to hyperventilate." He said, hearing her voice start to go squeaky.
"Huh?? Who?" She coughed hard when she ran out of air. "S-Sorry...! I just...that...trip...gravity...you...oh crud!" She blabbered, face turning even redder with each word.
"Hoping you get into UA, too?" He changed the subject to take her mind off what just happened.
"Huh? O-oh, yeah. I've b-been psyching myself up for weeks for this!" She chirped, a mix of relief and excitement. "Still kind of nervous, I heard less than half pass the exam, and even fewer make the cut for the hero course..."
He chuckled as he began to walk her inside. "Guess they want to be sure they have what it takes for the course. Oh, by the way, name's Izuku. Izuku Midoriya."
"I'm Uraako Ocharaka...I-I mean Ochako Uraraka!" She let out a cute whine at how bad she flubbed that.
"Hey, when's my turn?" A girl with pink skin and horns spoke up, grinning widly.
"Hm? What're...oh...ohhh."
"Y-yeah, hehe..." Ochako blushed brightly as he let her down.
Izuku just scratched the back of his head. "Heh, well, if you really want a turn..." He held his arms out.
"Woo-hoo!" and he quickly joined Ochako in redface as the girl instantly leaped into his arms.
"CAN I GET A YEAH!?" Present Mic hollered.
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"Uh, ok?"
He sighed. "One day...one day. All right, you've all had the written half of UA's entrance test. But now its time for the practical!"
Izuku sat back, mostly listening to him describe what the practical entailed. "So they want us to destroy as many robots as we can? Seems like a weird way to test you for hero work..." He looked at the silhouettes of the robots they'd be facing, ignoring the blue-hair that suddenly stood up to complain about the fourth robot. 'First one's definitely wheel..." He said to himself. "Must be sacrificing durability to make them hard to hit...third's probably the polar oppo-"
"And YOU!" Blue-hair wheeled around to point at him. "Your muttering is being a distraction to everyone; such delinquency is-"
"Enough." Izuku interrupted him, less than impressed. "If you bothered to actually listen, then Present Mic would get to the last robot. And the only 'delinquent' I see is you."
"I-wh-I beg your pardon!" The other boy sputtered. "I am NO-"
"I'm sorry, but which one of us isyelling at a teacher and another student? Also, unless your Quirk is super hearing, then it would impossible to hear me over your own shouts."
He froze.
"He's got a point, man." A girl with black, pixie cut hair said. Her earlobes were extending into what looked like headphone jacks. "MY Quirk lets me hear pretty good, and I could barely make out half what Green said."
"It's ok, listeners!" Mic called out, noting Blue's faltering stance. "I think he gets it. And I was just about to mention the fourth; the zero-point bot, or the obstacle."
"Whoa...UA doesn't go halfway!" A shark-toothed boy said in awe as they all stared up at the gigantic doors that lead to the next testing area.
"I'll say." The ear girl added. "Whoa, where was Green hiding that??" She blinked, watching Izuku string up his bow. "Never heard of a Quirk that needed a weapon to work."
"A few do." Izuku said, having overhead her. "There's a hero in Sri Lanka who can manipulate copper. He keeps a bag of pennies on hand to use with it."
"WEAPONS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON SCHOOL-!" Blue-hair shouted, marching towards him.
"Nezu cleared it."
"I-wd-dowhat??"
Izuku shook his head. "The term 'support gear' ring a bell? My sponsor put all my gear through to get the ok. And yes, I made it all." He mentally thanked Bruce, Dick, and Tim for showing him how to make some gadgets of his own.
"I think he bluescreened." Sharky commented, watching Blue open and close his mouth as he processed that.
Meanwhile, Izuku had spotted Ochako and made his way over to her. "Hey, post-test jitters?"
"Oh, hi, Izuku." She smiled nervously. "A little. Just hope I do well enough."
"Preaching to the choirs." He said, before a loud screech from the doors silenced everyone. "Come on!" He yelled, diving through the moment they opened wide enough.
"Wha...hey! Izuku, wait for me!" She ran in right behind him.
"A little early, but he's got the idea; there's no countdown in heroing! GOGOGO!" Present mic yelled.
