Shouta groaned and facepalmed as Emi cackled in laughter beside him. He dragged his hand down his face and watched Deku trot off the field with a satisfied smile on his face, "Did that problem child just bait those kids into attacking them so he could eliminate them?"

Inko: Yes, he did.

"Hey, they were the ones who went after him because he was an easy target, they deserved it." Emi pointed out. "And you can't deny that it was a pretty smart strategy."

"Oh, it was brilliant." Shouta shook his head fondly. "But the fact that he carried it out so brutally was impressive. I'm pretty sure none of us saw that coming when a fourteen year old randomly showed up to help us plan a raid. This kid..."

Hawks: He really is something, isn't he?

Emi giggled, "Yep! Your other kids are doing pretty well too, don't you think?"

"No thanks to your students." Shouta shot her a weak glare. "That earthquake kid made things about ten times more difficult."

"Meh, your students can handle it." Emi shrugged. "You're the one who chose not to tell them about the UA crush."

Aizawa: It would be illogical.

"It would be illogical." Shouta insisted. "They're not going to be able to hide their quirks from villains. And Deku figured it out anyway."

"That's because Deku's smart." Emi rolled her eyes. "Oh look! Shinso passed!"

Mei: Yes, you got in extra-credit-kun!

Shouta hummed and leaned forward, "Who did he take out?"

"Hmm, it looks like a chatterbox from one of the smaller schools and..." Emi's eyes widened. "Oh, is that that bombshell from Shiketsu? Bet he used a pick-up line on her."

Shouta rolled his eyes, "Why did you have to teach the kid to flirt like you?"

Joke: Hey, it works!

Emi smiled slyly and bumped him with her shoulder, "Because it always gets a reaction. Isn't that right Shou?"

"I hate you." Shouta deadpanned.

Midnight: He means he loves you.

Joke(giggling): Yeah, I can tell.

Emi just laughed, "Love you too, Shou. Love you too."

When Izuku got to the waiting room, Shinso and Todoroki were the only members of their class who had already passed and were waiting for him. That Inasa kid looked like he was trying to pull Todoroli into a conversation, and Todoroki's shoulders slumped in relief when he saw Izuku heading his way. He turned back to Inasa with a straight face, "Thank you for the conversation, but I must see to my classmate now. Goodbye."

(everyone started giggling)

Momo: Poor Inasa. He has no idea how introverted Todoroki is.

Shinso rolled his eyes and Izuku had to hold back laughter at Inasa's confused expression as Todoroki hurried his way to them, sliding on an ice path that disappeared into steam behind him to get there without running, "Hello Midoriya. I trust you had no problem finding suitable targets."

"Actually, they came to me." Izuku shrugged. "I gotta use those prejudices to my advantage somehow, right?"

"That sucks, but I did the same thing, so I can't judge." Shinso shrugged. "I had someone try to take me out so that the future villain doesn't ruin the name of heroes. He had a tendency to monologue, though, so it wasn't that hard to get him to respond."

Kurogiri: Yes. Monologuing doesn't do anyone any favors except toward the heroes.

"I was not targeted." Todoroki frowned thoughtfully. "Unless you count being attacked for being a UA student, in which case, yes, I can relate."

"Speaking of villains." Izuku turned to Shinso. "How have things been going with Kurogiri? I'm pretty sure Eraser said something about you helping out."

(everyone paused and the rooftop trio slightly leaned forward in their seat)

Shinso let out a long breath of air, "It's... complicated? There's a lot of stuff going on in the guy's brain, so Nezu and Recovery Girl think it's gonna be best for us to go slow. I mean, I've started chipping away at some of the control, but after ten years... there's gonna be a lot of trauma and learned behaviors that I can't just brainwash away. So we're hopeful, but what happens, happens, right? Not much we can do besides try."

Kurogiri: Strange... in Cheat Code he did it nigh instantaneously.

Compress: I suppose it is just one of those strange things that change in another world.

Izuku nodded, "Thanks for doing that much."

Shinso scoffed, "It's not like saving people is kinda the bare minimum if I want to be a hero."

All Might: He's quite right.

"I guess you're right." Izuku smiled and looked around, "How many of the others do you think will pass?"

Shinso shrugged, "Who knows, maybe none of them... oh, nevermind, here comes some more."

Mina: I wonder if all of us will pass this time.

Katsuki strode into the room alongside Kirishima and Kaminari, all looking exhausted, but satisfied and Izuku grinned. Katsuki really had grown a lot and oddly enough, he was glad Eraser hadn't ended up expelling him. If the Katsuki from Middle school had seen Izuku pass the first round before him, he would have literally exploded, most likely trying to take Izuku down with him, but instead he and his friends just wandered over at a leisurely pace and Katsuki nodded to him, "Hope you gave 'em hell, Deku."

Mitsuki: Aw he's changed so much... I'm proud of him.

Izuku grinned, "I made them regret underestimating me, that's for sure."

Katsuki returned his grin, "So what do you think these extras have in store for us next round?"

Izuku thought for a moment, "Well this was combat based, so maybe something rescue based? I'm not sure how that works with the whole fighting and competing with each other thing, but there's also the chance we'll have to work together so they can make sure we play nice with others? I'm not sure, but..."

Uraraka: Oh no, you're totally right.

Izuku kept rambling and his classmates nodded along, interjecting with their own theories, ideas, and experiences as the entire class gradually arrived. Izuku couldn't help smiling. Even without knowing what was in store, he knew nothing was going to stop them from being amazing heroes.

By the time the rescue portion finished, Izuku and the rest of the class were exhausted. Izuku's hand brushed against Ochaco's as they walked and he hoped she was feeling okay. He hadn't seen her that much during the exam, but he'd passed her a few times and seen her lifting not only rocks, but entire buildings at some point, just to save the people trapped underneath. He'd had it a lot easier. He'd rescued some people early on, but then Gang Orca and his team attacked and Todoroki and Inasa had been having trouble figuring out how to use their quirks without getting in each other's way. Instead of fighting about it, they'd ended up taking turns, which kept the villain at bay, but wasn't really working as well as they needed, so Izuku had asked Iida to run him over to the fight and Shindo had held off Gang Orca for long enough that Izuku could pull them both aside and come up with the fire tornado strategy. It didn't take long after that for them to end the fight and Gang Orca was cuffed and most of his sidekicks were either fighting one on one with other students or cmentennted to the floor by their own guns by the time the last victim was rescued. Izuku could only hope that it had been enough.

Todoroki: Well at least Inasa and I didn't act like squabbling toddlers this time.

Endeavor: Good.

"Deku!" Ochaco grabbed his arm and pointed at the screen with a wide smile on her face. "Look!"

Izuku took a deep breath and searched for his name, gasping when he saw Izuku Midoriya there in unmistakable print. He'd passed. He could be a hero. He had to wipe away tears and Ochaco pulled him into a tight hug as they both stared at their names. They did it.

Inko(crying happy tears): Yes you really did, Izuku.

Mera, the hero commission agent running the exam, dragged himself to the podium, "If you passed, congratulations, go to the door on your right where a clerk will print you off your official provisional license. If you didn't, don't despair, there are remedial courses that you can complete."

"Did anyone in our class fail?" Ochaco asked. "I think I saw everyone's names."

"I don't know." Todoroki looked up at the board. "I barely scraped by, most likely because of what happened with Inasa before Midoriya showed up, but I passed."

"Of course we all passed, dumbass. We're the best." Katsuki shoved past them. "Now are you all gonna just keep standing there or are we gonna go get our licenses?"

Kaminari: We all did this time!

(everyone laughed)

Izuku laughed, wiping the last of the tears from his cheeks and walking toward where Mera had said hero commission clerks were waiting for them, "Yeah, guys, let's go. Plus ultra!"

Hero students: Plus ultra!

The rest of the class grinned and repeated the cheer as they followed, pushing past the other students who were also all trying to get through the door. There were about a dozen clerks in the room, so they just picked one and got in line, chatting and sharing stories and experiences from the exam until it was their turn.

Kirishima ended up going first, bounding up to the clerk with a wide grin, "Hey man! I'm here to pick up my provisional license!"

The clerk nodded, "Name and hero name?"

Kirishima: Red Riot!

Krisishima grinned, "Eijiro Kirishima! Red Riot!"

"Alright..." The clerk typed something on his computer. "And your quirk?"

"Hardening!" Kirishima slammed his fists together, activating his quirk. "I can make my skin hard as a rock."

Mineta: Anyone else feel weird whenever he says he goes hard?

Mei: I think that's just you but isn't that what he does?

Everyone(wondering how Mei was still this innocent and deciding to not be the ones to ruin it): Uh...

Mei: Why does no one answer my questions these days?

"Perfect." The clerk typed a few more things and the printer next to him whirred to life. "Just give that a few seconds for it to print and... perfect. Just make sure everything is correct and there aren't any misspellings."

Joke: Oh yeah, that wouldn't be good.

Kirishima took his card reverently, turning it over in his hands for a few moments before turning to the rest of the class, "Guys! I have my license! I'm a hero!"

"Of course you're a hero. You're awesome." Bakugo rolled his eyes. "Hey! Extra! Mine next!"

(everyone laughed. The more things changed...)

Izuku's grin got wider and he was practically vibrating with excitement as it got closer and closer to his turn. Ochaco noticed, but didn't do anything to stop him, just smiling fondly and bouncing on her toes as she waited for her own turn. He gestured for her to go ahead of her, "Ladies first."

Ochaco rolled her eyes, "You don't have to do that, Deku."

Midoriya: Yeah, but you should still go first.

Izuku smiled and shrugged, "I know. Now come on, the faster you get your license, the faster I can get mine!"

Tokoyami: Don't argue.

She grinned and bounced up to the table, "Ochaco Uraraka. Uravity."

The clerk smiled back, "And your quirk, Uravity?"

Iida: Anti-gravity.

"Anti-gravity." Ochaco responded. "I can cancel the gravity of any object by touching it."

The printer spat out the card and the clerk handed Ochaco her card with a smile, "Congratulations, Uravity. I'm sure you'll be a great hero."

Hagakure: You definitely will.

Ochaco showed him her card and pushed him forward. Izuku chuckled and took a deep breath, "Izuku Midoriya. Deku."

The clerk hummed, "And your quirk?"

Mt. Lady: Go on, you can say it.

Izuku swallowed, but Ochaco nodded encouragingly and Izuku smiled, "I'm quirkless."

The clerk froze. He typed something on his computer and Izuku shuffled nervously. None of his classmates had had this problem, "Um... is there something wrong?"

The clerk huffed and slumped back in his seat, a look of contempt on his face as he raised one eyebrow, "Kid, I don't know what you think you're doing here, but there must be some mistake. The ones who failed the exam were supposed to stay in the other room."

(everyone stared at the screen before they all started shouting)

Mitsuki: That little-

Sero: Hey no fair!

Bakugo: Deku passed the exam too!

Kamui: Someone get that clerk fired-

Toga: Let me stab the quirkist-

Jana: Calm down and let me go to the next chapter please?