The Lost Heroes

The Portal

Midoriya POV:

I took quick, ragged breaths. I was drenched in sweat, I was exhausted, and I had scrapes and bruises covering every inch of my body. My team, Bakugo, Kirishima, Todoroki, Kaminari, and Shinso looked no better. This was supposed to be a simple mission. At least, that's what All Might said:

Two days ago:

"There have been more reports of Nomu activity in nearby cities. Seeing as the pro heroes can't be everywhere at once, Mr. Aizawa and I figured this would be a great training exercise. We'll also have some students from Class 1-B join you. " All Might said with a big smile. Personally, I thought this was a bad idea, but I also knew that ever since we got our provisional hero license, the whole class was itching for some action. After all, what was the point of them if we can't use them, right?

"We'll be splitting you up into teams of six. The teams are not under debate." Mr. Aizawa said in his deep voice. He went on, "The teams are as follows: Team one will consist of Momo, Jiro, Ochaco, Mina, Shoji, and Ojiro. Team two is Koda, Iida, Aoyama, Sato, Tokoyami, and Sero. Team three is Hagakure, Mineta, Asui, Kendo, Tetsutetsu, and Monoma. The last team is Midoriya, Kirishima, Kaminari," the three of us exchanged high fives, "Todoroki," I nodded and smiled encouragingly toward him, he wasn't much of a people person, which I found endearing, "Shinso," I silently cheered, he had recently joined our class, and Kaminari told me of his attraction to him. I looked over at him a gave a discreet thumbs-up, which he returned. I had immediately introduced him to our friend group, and soon Shinso became closely integrated in our group, especially after Mr. Aizawa pulled the two of us aside and told us we were actually brothers. Ever since, Shinso and I called each other by our first names, Hitoshi and Izuku . Kaminari nodded toward Todoroki and winked, and I flushed red. Todoroki noticed, and raised a brow in concern and question. I shook my head, telling him I was fine. Mr. Aizawa told us the last member of the team, "and Bakugo."

Kacchan?! Well, our team was already doomed. He hates me, and he doesn't know what teamwork is. I sighed, this was going to be a long couple days.

"Here are the cities that have reported Nomu activity. The one circled is where you and your team are headed." Mr. Aizawa announced, handing out a sheet of paper, one for each team. I took the sheet with a "Thank you." and looked down at the list: our city was Hosu. I nodded, at least I would know my way around there, as will Todoroki.

"All right, change into your costumes and meet back here. We'll debrief you more after." All Might said, and we all exited the room and changed. As I was pulling on my boots, I tried to come up with a way to effectively take down the Nomu. I wouldn't know for certain what we would be up against, but my team was very powerful, even on their own. Hitoshi, who could brainwash you after you answered a question from him, Kaminari, who could send out powerful watts of electricity toward his enemies. Kirishima, who could harden his body to become nearly indestructible, his boyfriend, Kacchan, who had asked Kirishima out a month ago, not one to bottle his emotions, has the ability to make and project explosions from his hands. Todoroki, who can control ice with his right side and fire with his left side of his body, and me, using One for All. My quirk manifested to become green lighting, increasing my strength and speed. All of us were very powerful on our own, and together, we made an almost unstoppable team. I kept coming up with plans, not noticing that I was muttering to myself, which was a habit of mine, until Todoroki whispered to me,

"Are you okay, Midoriya? You seem more on edge than usual." I jerked my head up, and found Todoroki staring at me. Most people would see his expression as indifference, but I've come to be able to read his subtleties like an open book, and I knew that he was concerned. I shook my head.

"I'm just trying to figure out a plan, which is hard because I have no idea what kind of Nomu we'll be facing, and Kacchan will probably not listen anyway." I told him, standing up and walking out the door back to Class 1-A's classroom. Todoroki kept pace with me, slightly narrowing his eyes, making him seem more aggressive, but I knew it was his thoughtful expression.