Izuku sat next to Ochaco on the bus and chuckled silently at how done Eraserhead looked with all of them. He didn't even wait until the last kid was sitting before activating his quirk and glaring at all of them, "Why don't teenagers come with a volume button?"

(everyone snorted)

Mitsuki: Believe me I've been asking myself the same question.

"We're just excited, Eraser!" Izuku grinned. "We're gonna get our licenses!"

Tetsutetsu: Oh, we're going to watch the provisional license exam.

Eraser glared at him, "You're going to test to get your licenses. The hardest part is still ahead of you."

"Uh, we've literally fought villains, dude." Kirishima pointed out. "I think we can handle it."

Iida: But some of us still failed.

Bakugo: Oh can it, four eyes!

"Yeah, we're gonna blow this outta the water!" Katsuki would have emphasized his point with explosions if his quirk wasn't currently gone. "Don't worry, old man. We won't let it go to our heads."

(everyone looked at the Bakugo on screen and then at their Bakugo before figuring that he definitely had character development)

Eraser raised an eyebrow, "You better not. The kids you'll be fighting against are second and third years and some of them are on their second or third tries. It's not going to be like fighting the league, but that still doesn't mean it's going to be easy."

Izuku felt Ochaco trembling with excitement beside him and he couldn't help grinning. Just because it wasn't easy, didn't mean it wasn't possible. He was gonna be a hero.

Inko(smiling): Yes you are, Izuku.

By the time they arrived at the testing location, most of the other schools were already there. Izuku tried to figure out where all the different buses were coming from, but there were just so many! Would he meet anyone he'd already met? Maybe some of the teachers were heroes he'd worked with, maybe...

Joke: Oh, like me!

"Hey, Aizawa!" Shinso said innocently. "Your girlfriend teaches at Ketsubutsu, right?"

(everyone burst into laughter as Aizawa glared at a smug Shinso)

Shinso: Hey, I totally had to do that.

Eraser's glare was sharp enough to kill as the entire class exploded into chaos.

"You've got a girlfriend?!" Mina swooned. "What's she like? How did you meet? Are you getting married?!"

Midnight: Yeah, Shou, when's the wedding?

Aizawa: Never!

Eraser activated his quirk and kept it on until the entire class was silent, "My personal affairs are none of your business. Deal with it."

A few of the students chuckled while others groaned in disappointment, but Shinso had a satisfied smile on his face that really made Izuku wonder what Ms. Joke was planning. He discreetly pulled out his phone and got ready to record, showing his screen to Ochaco when she gave him a questioning look. She shot back a knowing smile and held a finger to her lips. No one would know he was recording... until he posted it in the group chat, at least. This was gonna be fun!

Aizawa(as everyone started laughing again): Problem child!

The first school they ran into when they got off the bus was Shiketsu, not Ketsubutsu, though, so he was going to have to wait. He figured that the entire mass of students in matching uniforms and hats would have looked really intimidating... if he hadn't just been kidnapped by a supervillain strong enough to injure All Might and then escaped. Katsuki was right. Their class could handle anything these guys threw at them.

Mirko: Wow, they've just run out of @#*$&( to give.

Jana: Language, Mirko.

One of the biggest Shiketsu students came up to them and headed straight for Todoroki, who tensed. The rest of the class followed suit. It wasn't time for the fighting yet. Maybe it started early? Maybe that was part of the test. Was that fair? How did they beat a fight when they didn't know it was even happening?

Todoroki: Oh, Inasa.

Todoroki's eyes widened in mild surprise when the mystery student, who seemed oddly familiar, bowed instead of attacking, "I owe you an apology, Todoroki! I underestimated your power and the object of your anger!"

Iida: ...I didn't expect that.

"Um..." Todoroki frowned slightly in confusion. "Thank you?"

The wheels in Izuku's head finished turning and he blurted out, "Oh, you're that kid from the recommendation exam! I was surprised you didn't choose to come to UA!"

"I, uh..." The student, Inasa, if Izuku remembered correctly, grimaced. "It's a long story, but my passion got ahead of my brain for a minute and well... I assumed Todoroki here was like his dad. He's not! Obviously, that would be dumb, but I just saw those cold eyes and thought, if they let people like him into UA... well, what's done is done, but I'm looking forward to fighting you later! Plus ultra!"

Todoroki: Plus ultra. I will make him pay for ever comparing me to Endeavor.

Dabi: Yeah, go do that.

The corner of Todoroki's mouth twitched upward in what could almost have been a smile, "Plus Ultra. I will make you pay for comparing me to Endeavor."

Inasa grinned widely, "That's the passion I like to see! I'm gonna enjoy beating you Todoroki!"

Todoroki's smile got a tiny bit bigger, "Likewise."

Momo: Aw, his smile is so cute.

"Hiya Eraserhead!"

Mina(squealing): Yes it's Ms Joke!

Joke: Oh, this is going to be fun!

Aizawa(burying himself in his capture weapon): Tell me when it's over.

Izuku hit record as fast as he could and panned the camera toward Eraser, who had instantly frozen as soon as he heard her voice. He turned to Shinso, "You two planned for this, didn't you?"

Mei: Oh they totally did!

Shinso smiled innocently, but he didn't even try to hide the phone he was recording with, "I have no idea what you mean, Shou."

Eraser glared at him, "I hate you."

Shinso shrugged, "That's understandable."

(everyone snorted)

Eraser sighed, "What do you want, Joke?"

Mina gasped, "Is that your girlfriend?! Please tell me that's your girlfriend! Do you have any embarrassing stories?"

"Wait, you're dating Ms. Joke?!" Kaminari's eyes were wide with disbelief. "You two can't possibly be a couple."

Mic: And yet they are.

"Of course we're a couple!" Joke said, grabbing Eraser's arm. "We even have a kid together!"

Inko: Don't you dare say Izuku.

Izuku was confused for all of half a second before Eraser groaned, "For the last time, Emi, Deku is not our child. He has a mother.

"What makes you think I was talking about him?" Joke gave a mischievous grin. "I was talking about Shinso!"

Shinso(choking): Excuse me what?!

Aizawa(smiling): Oh good, Joke played a prank on you too. You deserved that.

Shinso spluttered and almost dropped his phone, which made Eraser grin evilly, "Oh yes, how could I have forgotten about him?"

Todoroki looked between the two of them, a completely serious look on his face, "Shinso, are you really Aizawa's secret love child?"

Todoroki: Yes, they do look and act rather similar...

Shinso: Todoroki I'm not related to Eraserhead!

Shinso turned bright red and started stuttering out denials, and Izuku tried to hold back his laughter, but failed when Todoroki turned to look at him. Izuku couldn't resist and shrugged at Shinso, "Well, not so secret anymore, huh?"

"I will kill you." Shinso deadpanned. "I will murder you in your sleep and they will never find your body."

Mitsuki: Eh, you can try.

Izuku shrugged, "Shigaraki already tried that, but if you think you'll have more success, go ahead. I'm excited to see how this one ends."

(everyone blinked before snorting. Joking about trauma. Completely normal for class 1A.)

Shinso sighed and Aizawa had a satisfied smile on his face as the rest of the class looked on in confusion. Joke just rolled her eyes, "We're all basically just one big happy family, so it's best not to question it too much. You kids ready to get crushed?"

"They'll be fine." Aizawa said proudly. "They've got a lot of potential."

Hound Dog: And we all know how Aizawa feels about potential.

Less than two minutes into the exam and everything was already going horribly wrong. Izuku had figured that the other students would come after the UA kids because their quirks were already known, but for some reason he'd assumed that sticking together would still be a viable strategy. One of Ms. Joke's students had immediately used his vibration quirk, which Izuku would totally be geeking out over later, to cause an earthquake and separate them so that they couldn't rely on each other. He was confident in his classmates' abilities, so he wasn't too worried, but it still would have been nice to be able to fight off their enemies together like they were used to doing against the league.

Izuku took a deep breath and focused on analyzing the situation. He had to take out two other students to pass onto the next phase of the exam, but it wasn't simple target practice when his targets were moving and fighting back, so it was more about strategy and the ability to hit his opponent's sensors before they could hit his. It would be nice if he knew everyone's quirks already, but he'd never let that stop him before, had he? He could do this.

"Hey quirkless!"

Uraraka: Okay who said that?!

Izuku whirled around to see a group of three students coming toward him. He wasn't quite sure what school they were from but he didn't recognize them from meeting Joke's students, so they weren't from Ketsubutsu and they weren't wearing hats, so they weren't from Shiketsu either. But what school they were from ultimately didn't matter. The only thing that mattered was if he could beat them.

The other students surrounded him ominously and the leader called out to him again, "Oi! Quirkless freak! You listening to us?"

Mineta: Oh shut up you!

Izuku looked around and his heart sank as he realized what was happening. They were going after him just because he was quirkless and made an easy target. They were underestimating him just like everyone else always had. They were just a few more on the list of people that didn't think he could be a hero.

"I'm sorry." One of the more timid members of the group said. "It's just that it's our last year and you're gonna get taken out by somebody..."

Koda: I mean I get where he's coming from but Midoriya's not going to be taken out.

Tokoyami: No he is not.

"So it might as well be us." The ringleader smirked. "Sorry to cut your little pretend hero dream short, Quirkless."

Inko: Izuku, you have full permission to completely decimate him.

Midoriya: Uh okay mom!

They still hadn't given him any indication of their quirks, but Izuku didn't need that when they had such a glaring weakness that they were putting on clear display for him. He'd show them what a quirkless kid was really capable of.

Izuku looked at the leader for a moment before putting the signature Midoriya waterworks to good use and burst into tears, "B-but... I just... you're not even giving me a chance!"

Mt. Lady: Oh wow I forgot how good of an actor he is.

Inko: Midoriya tears. They come in handy.

"Nope." The third kid took a step forward. "But then again, you never really had a chance in the first place, did you? A quirkless kid can't really compete on the same level as the rest of us."

Mitsuki: Of course they can! With enough practice anyway.

"I-I guess you're right." Izuku sniffed, hugging his arms close to his body and using it as a cover to grab one of the balls out of the pockets in his costume. "I really shouldn't have shown up at all, I just didn't think everyone would be so strong! I... I thought I stood a chance..."

The ringleader scoffed, "Well you didn't. So boohoo."

"We'll make it quick." The shy one said. "We still have to find other targets too."

Bakugo: Take them out already Deku!

Izuku nodded and took a deep breath, visibly bracing himself until the three of them lunged forward to attack him. Then he moved.

He went for the shy one first, gripping them in a headlock and hitting all three of their targets one after another. He pushed them away, knocking them into the ringleader while he went after the third one, swiping a leg underneath them and pinning them to the ground as soon as they fell. They tried to activate their quirk and fight back, but there wasn't enough time for them to do anything before Izuku had taken them out as well. He didn't even pay attention to his own targets blinking green as he faced down the ringleader and pulled out his gun, "Don't underestimate your opponents, it'll get you killed. And by the way, my name isn't Quirkless... "

Izuku had no idea if this would actually work and count as an 'out' but he was angry and figured it was worth a try, since it wasn't against the rules as far as he'd been told. He shot three times, hitting the ringleader's targets with rubber bullets and grinning triumphantly when they blinked red and an electronic voice announced that they were eliminated, "It's Deku."

(everyone cheered)

Snipe: Good shot!

Vlad: That'll show those quirkist idiots!

He didn't wait for them to shake themselves out of their shock before turning on his heel and heading toward the waiting room. It didn't matter if people underestimated him and told him he couldn't. He was going to be a hero anyway.

All Might: Yes, you definitely are.