Lightning - My Hero Academia

Chapter 25: Hero Identities

"Check it out! The minute hand of the clock was pointing towards the door, and now it's pointing towards the floor! That means it's time to start sharing your hero names! Now who's got one ready?" Present Mic called out. The students looked up nervously.

"Guess the pressure's on...man, I don't have a name yet. Hopefully someone here will give me an idea." Ako thought to himself.

"I'll go," Zachary raised his hand up. "Mine's kind of a no-brainer." He said.

"Word! Come on up and show us your hero name, Russo!" Present Mic said. Zachary got up and stood before the class, holding up the whiteboard displaying his hero name.

"The flying hero, I'll be forever known and remembered as The Angel." Zachary said.

"Yeah, kinda figured that one." Takara chuckled.

"Are you including the 'the' in your hero name?" Present Mic asked.

"Yep."

"Wicked! Way to get us started! Now whooooo is next?!" Present Mic asked as Zachary sat down again. There was a little bit of hesitation before Fizo Sasaki raised his hand.

"Well, since everyone's got cold feet, I'll do it." He said as he got up.

"Alright, show 'em how it's done!" Present Mic encouraged him.

"I'm Shard, the reflection hero!" Fizo declared, holding his whiteboard up for everyone to see.

"I see what you did there!" Present Mic pumped his fist in approval.

"Oh, can I go next? I just thought of mine!" Erena Ogawa raised her hand up excitedly.

"Come oooon down!" Present Mic gestured for her to come to the front of the classroom. Ako didn't recognize Erena at first; she had blonde hair last time he saw her. Now she had red hair.

"I'm the water hero! Call me Rain! Yeah!" Erena said excitedly, spinning her whiteboard once before holding it up.

"Perfect name for a water-based quirk!" Present Mic gave her a thumbs up.

"Oh crap! Now I gotta pick something else." Lia muttered to herself, erasing the name off of her whiteboard. From where Ako sat, he could see that she had a small list of names that she was debating on.

"I'll go next!" Yui raised her hand. That was the hot-tempered blonde girl that Ako had a run-in with the other night. She marched up to the front of the classroom to present.

"Let's hear it!" Present Mic grinned.

"I will be known as the proud and fierce heroine! So call me Pride!" Yui declared.

"Excellent!" Present Mic grinned.

"Ooh that's an awesome name, Yui!" Erena cheered. Yui smiled pridefully as she went back to her desk.

"Man, this name thing is actually really fun! Can I go next?" Takara requested.

"Step right up!" Present Mic invited her. Takara smiled pleasantly as she made her way to the front of the classroom.

"Well, ribbons are my quirk, so I might as well be the ribbon hero. I'd like to be known as Rainbow!" Takara decided.

"Rainbow, the ribbon hero! Rolls right off the tongue!" Present Mic grinned, "Man, you kids are good at this!" He laughed.

"Whew, got that out of the way," Takara giggled, quickly returning to her desk. "Who's up next?" She asked curiously.

"Ugh," Yamato, the guy with the blue and red hair, sighed. "Let's just get this over with." He muttered as he raised his hand up to go next.