Hero Of The Future

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  The next few days passed exactly as Izuku remembered them, full of mundane classes like Literature, English, Maths and Art. Having already passed the tests and exams for these subjects Izuku treated them like refresher courses, not that he really needed them.

  At the end of the first week they finally got their first Heroics class, which had been on hold as it was a brand new subject that they weren't just continuing from their previous schools.

  Izuku already knew who would be teaching, unlike the rest of his classmates who were chattering in quiet excitement, each coming up with their own theories as to which pro hero would be teaching them.

  Just like the first time the bell rang and no hero appeared. There was around a minute of confusion before the rapid fire thud of approaching footsteps made everyone sit up straighter.

  "I AM...."

  A collective gasp of amazement filled the room, the door to the classroom slamming open under the vast strength of...

  "...HERE! Coming through the door like a normal person!"

  All Might. In all of his glory, the undefeated Symbol of Peace was leaning into the room, his signature grin lighting up everything around him. Izuku was barely able to hold back his tears, though his delighted cheer burst out alongside everyone else's.

  "It's All Might!"

  "It's really him!"

  "He's so much cooler in person!"

  "Is that his silver age costume?"

  "It's so retro!"

  The Number One Hero marched Heroically to the front of the room, everyone's undivided attention on him. He stopped at the podium and put his hands on his hips, standing in his signature pose.

  Well, signature non 'Smash' pose anyway.

  "Good morning students! I will be your Hero Informatics teacher this year at UA! You can think of this class as 'Heroing-101'! Today you'll be doing..."

  The hero pulled out a card with 'BATTLE TRAINING' written on it in big bold letters.

  "Live combat?" Izuku could feel Katsuki's feral smile.

  All Might continued.

  "Now, what could be more heroic than looking good? Which is why you have these!" He exclaimed, clicking a button built into the teacher's desk that made the wall cubbies open up and allow access to the student's costume cases. "Put those on and head on down to Ground Beta!"

  All Might vanished, his afterimage blurring and disappearing for everyone but Izuku, who's eyes watched All Might sprint from the classroom. He was just as excited to put on his costume as everyone else, but more like greeting an old friend rather than making a new one.

  Heading to the changing rooms and unlocking his case, Izuku gazed upon the contents with a smile. A combination of Izuku's little vigilante spree and the months fleeing from All for Tomura and his hordes of Nomu had caused his old costume to practically fall apart at the seams, the once well fitted, cut and polished hero costume worn down to a mishmash of scrap metal and patchy fabrics.

  But now it was back, and better than ever. The steel shoes that his red trainers slotted into, his old Air Force gloves that he hadn't seen since the War, the cape that was a homage to both Torino and Nana, the dark green jumpsuit inspired by his mother's original design, the steel mouthguard that was once dull and feral looking, now sleek and shiny.

  Those stupid bunny ears that were supposed to mimic All Might, but soon enough inspired Ochako's own costume, and made Eri announce her favourite animal was a bunny, followed very closely by unicorns and narwhals.