Beyond a Quirk

The USJ Incident: Part 1

Katsuki Bakugo was no stranger to verbal abuse. In fact, he was the master at making other people feel crappy about themselves with just his words. But never had he been the victim of it himself. It was a hard pill to swallow, hearing exactly what his classmates thought of him.

"He's basically just a crappy attitude rolled into hot garbage." The resident Pikachu, Denki Kaminari, joked. Everyone laughed at that. Katsuki sank further into his seat, growling softly.

"Alright children. That's enough picking on your classmate." Said the teacher, Shota Aizawa. His voice was monotonous as always. But it worked. The whole bus fell silent.

Katsuki let out a breath he wasn't aware he was holding. Ever since the Sludge Villain incident, he'd taken a good long look at his past actions.

'Izuku Midoriya' He thought quietly. An enigma in and of himself. But in a few short sentences, the older boy had changed his life. And though he hated to admit it, it was for the better. He stared down at his openly scarred hands.

'All Might told me that my tenacity and willingness to do even the smallest of things to make up for my wrongdoings were inspiring. Izuku told me to let my compassion lead my way and control my anger. They both believe in me.'

Katsuki closed his hand into a fist. A surge of orange energy danced across his skin for a moment before fizzling out.

'I cannot let them down!'

The bus stopped with a slight jerk. Katsuki looked out the window. To say the building was massive would have been an understatement. It had to have been twice the size of the entire UA High campus. External Gyms, Stadiums, and all.

"Woah." The punk rock wannabe, Kyoka Jiro, said while gaping at the building. She had voiced the entire class's thoughts in one word.

"Alright, ladies and gentlemen," Aizawa said, pulling the teens out of their stupors.

"Everyone off the bus. Single file straight to the building. And Bakugo, stay back for a moment please."

"Oooh. You're in trouble." Denki cackled.

Katsuki tensed and glared at the overrated spark plug before slumping further into his seat.

"Go, Kaminari. Now." Aizawa voiced sternly, a small glare directed towards the student.

A few minutes later the bus was clear except for Shota and Katsuki. The teacher studied the boy for a moment before speaking.

"I have a bad feeling about today. I can feel something in the air." Katsuki looked up at the teacher.

"I know. I can feel it too. Or, at least One for All can feel it. Still don't understand it completely." Katsuki responded quietly.

"Yagi won't be here either. His time limit has been reached for the day."

Katsuki's eyes widened in surprise for a moment before he forced them back into his usual scowl.

"That feeling of dread you were talking about? It just got more prominent." Katsuki said. Shota just nodded and hummed in agreement.

"How much can you access?" Shota asked the inheritor.

Katsuki let the sparks dance across his arms for a moment. His body felt like it was overflowing when he used One for All. The quirk itself seemed to accept him, but his body did not share the same feelings about it.

"Probably about 10%. But I have to be careful when I use it. Full Cowling destroys my body and we don't exactly have a healer present."

"Hmm. Yeah. I thought as much. Our bodies were only meant to hold one quirk at a time. Your quirk receptors are on overload. For now, don't over-exert yourself. Only use One for All as an amplifier unless absolutely necessary."