Powerless - A My Hero Academia/ DC Crossover

Chapter 56: Katsuki Bakugou

Shiketsu High student Camie began walking down a dark alleyway, having just left the testing arena. She managed to sneak away from the other students, saying that she wasn't feeling well and was taking a cab to the station. She had learned a lot from the exam, but not about being a hero. She had learned a lot about Izuku Midoriya.

She wanted to know more. She wanted to know what made him so driven, why he was so intent at becoming a hero. She had hoped beyond hope the last time they met that he would have joined the League of Villains. Whatever All For One did to him didn't seem to have been enough to break his indomitable spirit. It was one of the things she admired about him. It reminded her of Stain.

She was broken out of her thoughts when the cell phone in her pocket began to ring. "Hello?" She said, answering it.

"It's about time you picked up," Said the voice of Mr. Compress on the other end. "Where are you right now?"

As Camie walked, her body began to morph into the grayish mass from the exam. Bits of gray flesh began to drop to the floor as the face of Camie from Shiketsu High transformed into the perversely smiling face of Himiko Toga.

"I had the most wonderful fun today!" Toga replied happily.

"Don't get so lost in your role that you slip up," Said Mr. Compress. "There's too much at stake for you to get caught."

"Oh don't worry," said Toga. "I've never been caught in my life." She lifted a small vial, admiring the tiny droplets of blood at the bottom. "And my mission was a success. I managed to get some of Izuku's yummy blood. Tomrua's going to be so happy!"

Class 1-A all gathered in the common area of the dorms, chatting happily about the results from the exam. They would be starting class as normal tomorrow, and had to be ready for what the next semester had to offer. Izuku was sitting alone at the table at the far end of the room, going over his notebook. He had been toying with a few ideas for new support equipment to handle the weight of his quirk. The more he used it, the worse it hurt his hands. Using the design of his previous explosive gauntlets as a template, he figured he could create a new pair of gauntlets that allowed him to accumulate the excess nitroglycerin-like sweat from his hands, allowing for a more powerful explosive blast when activated while reducing impact and recoil. He figured that he could also modify his explosive batarangs to carry some of that sweat so he could detonate them at will without the use of a timer or trigger.

After an hour or two, most of Class 1-A shuffled off to bed, and he decided it was time for him to do the same. He didn't realize how tired he was until he reached his dorm room, collapsing on his bed, ready for sleep to take him.

"What do you think you're doing?" Came a voice from behind him.

Izuku bolted up as if on a spring, reaching for his utility belt at his bedside to draw a batarang but it was gone. He turned to see the source of the voice from the corner of his room, staring in shock to see the Kacchan sitting in the chair in front of his computer.

"Relax, Deku" He said. "You're dreaming. Your fancy tech won't help here."

"What's going on?" Said Izuku. "What are you doing here?"

"You've got my quirk, idiot," Said Kacchan, rolling his eyes. "Believe it or not, I'm stuck with you."

"But why do you keep showing up?" Said Izuku. "You're supposed to be just an echo."

"It's because of that green bastard," Said Kacchan. "It was his idea."

"Green. . . You mean J'onn?" Asked Izuku. "This is his doing?"