Fallen Hero (Discontinued)

Practical Exam: Part 1

(Kaminari POV)

"Pencils down everybody. The last person in each row collect your papers and bring them to the front," Aizawa told us. Before leaving the classroom, he collected the papers in one neat stack and tucked them under his arm. "Hey Izuku, thanks for helping me. You really are an angel, man! I'm so happy I got through this," I cheered, offering a fist bump. I grinned even wider when he obliged the gesture. "Thank you for listening," he replied, giving Mina a slightly targeted glance. She flinched under his harsh glare, knowing very well of her crimes. I cringed at the memory of Mina fighting Todoroki for pie, but eventually agreeing on two slices each. Mina took more than two slices. She also talked about pie for a good while before Izuku smacked her upside the head to tell her to be quiet and focus on her work.

She may be my friend, but she deserved that.

. . .

(Nobody POV)

The next day was the day of the practical exam. All of class 1-A stood in front of every teacher in the school, excluding All Might. "I have a feeling I know who we're going up against, Azzy," Izuku whispered to his brother. Asriel gave a nervous nod, knowing what Izuku was implying. "Practical exams start now," Aizawa declared. "It is possible to fail this exam. If you want to go to the training camp, then don't make any mistakes," he warned. "There are a lot of teachers..." Jirou pointed out. Izuku, Asriel, and Shoto already knew why that was, but opted not to warn them. However, her statement didn't go unheard by Yaoyorozu who was standing right next to her and now looked deep in thought as if she was trying to figure out the reasoning for this change.

"I expect that you all have gathered information ahead of time and have some idea of what we will be doing?" Aizawa questioned, obviously testing his student's ability to gather intel. "We're fighting robot warriors like at the entrance exam, right?" Kaminari cheered, acting as if he knew all the answers to everything. "Fireworks! Curry! Test of Courage!" Mina cheered, though she sounded like she was just hoping for a repeat of the festival. "Too bad! For various reasons, the exam will be different this time!" Nezu replied, popping out of Aizawa's scarf. "Different?" Momo asked.

"Sorry for not telling you guys, Izu made me keep it a secret," Asriel said sheepishly. "He wanted to test if you would trust word of mouth rather than finding the information yourselves. I was also sworn to secrecy," Shoto added. "Wanna tell them the big surprise, Principle Nezu?" Izuku asked, allowing a cocky smirk to spread across his face. "And you call yourself an angel..." the chimera giggled to himself, greatly amused by Izuku's cruel antics towards his class. Said class was calling him a traitor for not informing them of valuable information. One could hear Izuku calling them a bunch of sore losers for trusting outside sources instead of discussing it with their own team. "From now on, we want to focus on person-to-person combat and hero work, and stress teaching that is closer to actual fighting. So..." he explained, pausing for a feeling of suspense. "We'll have you form teams of two to fight against one of the teachers!" he excitedly revealed. Nezu took a small glance over to Izuku to see Asriel and Shoto tiredly sighing at Izuku's giggling form. He was enjoying this way too much, and that was something Nezu could relate to.

Nezu suddenly got a strong urge to take Izuku under his wing and make the boy his protege.

"Against... the teachers?" Uraraka hesitantly asked. Refocusing on the class, Nezu continued with his speech. "In addition, the pairs and who each pair will be up against have already been decided. These were determined at my discretion based on various factors, including fighting style, grades, and interpersonal relationships, so here they are: First, Todoroki and Yaoyorozu are on one team," Nezu said darkly. "And they're fighting me," Aizawa finished, his classic smirk showing once more. "Izuku and Bakugou are a team-" Nezu announced, causing the said students they look at each other in surprise. "- and their opponent..." he said. Suddenly, a loud gust of wind passed, quickly followed by a very large man who landed on the ground in a very heroic pose, dramatic as always. "I... will do it," he said menacingly.