"Excuse me, but you are aware that you were meant to leave your belongings in the storage room?" A hand resting on Midoriya's shoulder stopped him from walking into the auditorium, and turning around to face the person who was speaking to him made the boy raise an eyebrow in confusion. He could have sworn that the teacher's of UA had to be legal adults, which left Midoriya wondering why this clear teenager was attempting to reprimand him.
"Sorry, who're you?" Levelling the teen with a light glare seemed to throw him off ever so slightly, however he was quick to recover; removing his hand from Midoriya's shoulder, before promptly bowing.
"I am Tenya Iida, of Somei Academy!" Ah, Somei; a school for the elites- that would explain the boy's attitude towards people following the rules. Midoriya wasn't exactly mad at the boy for calling him out on not following the rules, but considering that it was probably the only time Midoriya had ever needed to break the rules, he couldn't help but be a little pissed.
"Ah, yea, well- I saw the signs, and the thing is... I... um... I need this briefcase for my Quirk... to... work?" Okay, well, at least that lie couldn't have been more obvious; so at the very least Midoriya had that going for him. Coming back up from his bow, Iida stared at Midoriya for a moment; a look unreadable due to his glasses.
"Hmm, very well then; I apologise for assuming! Today is a stressful one and I am on edge!" Bowing to him again, Midoriya couldn't help but roll his eyes at the boy's antics. Quickly looking behind him into the auditorium, Midoriya watched as Present Mic began to stroll up to the stage at the bottom of the room.
"Well, I'd hate to add on to that stress, but... by stopping me you've made both of us late..." Giving an awkward chuckled, Midoriya rubbed the back to his neck, jabbing a thumb over his shoulder as Iida raised from the bow.
"Once again, you have my apology's! We should get going!" In an almost robotic looking power-walk, Iida made his way past Midoriya into the auditorium; said boy following afterwards in a far less robotic and far less powered-walked. It would seem that there were only two spots left, and with Iida taking up one of them, that meant that Midoriya would have to sit...
God damn it.
That meant that Midoriya would have to sit next to Bakugou.
"I know I'm probably asking for a miracle... but please don't be an ass to me during this exam..." Midoriya let out a sigh as he relaxed into the cushy seat; activating his Quirk in an effort to alleviate some of the discomfort he felt from existing near the explosive boy. He just hoped that the glowing of his eyes in the dark room wasn't going to disturb anyone.
Without even sparing Midoriya a glance, Bakugou sighed in frustration.
"During this exam, I only have one goal; be the best. You get in my way? I'll rip that glowing-" Seemingly choking on air, Bakugou suddenly fell silent. Had he not had his Quirk activated, Midoriya wouldn't have caught on; but he did, and he did.
"I guess there are some things that even you can't bring yourself to say..." Finally turning his head to look at Midoriya, Bakugou grit his teeth.
"Just stay out of my fucking way your heartless bastard..."
Sighing once more, Midoriya finally let go of the handle of his suit-suitcase; letting it rest as his feet.
"Kacchan... you know I don't blame you for what happened that day... don't get me wrong, it was 100% your fault, but I don't blame you... We're going to have to talk about it some-"
"Just shut the fuck up you bastard!" It would seem as if Bakugou had reached his 'tolerating other people' limit for the day, as he stubbornly turned his head back away from Midoriya; choosing to glare at Present Mic as he rambled on about some inane drivel that the blond couldn't have cared less about; Midoriya doing the same, except without the glare, and actually listening.
"SO MY LIL' LISTENERS, I THINK IT'S TIME WE GET ONTO THE BOTS THEMSELVES!" Clicking a button on a remote that the teacher had seemingly pulled from nowhere, the screen behind Mic burst to life; the white screen blinding almost ever student in the room as it tore through the darkness.
"SO, WE GOT THE 1 AND THE 2 POINT ROBOTS; THEY GO BY THE NAME 'HAMMER DRONES', AND LEMME TELL YA'... I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE, THEY REALLY DO HAMMER..." Midoriya couldn't help but let a small snort break free; turning off his Quirk momentarily without his knowledge as he watched the Pro Hero awkwardly look away from everyone in the audience.
"WHILST THEY MIGHT LOOK DEADLY, I CAN ASSURE ALL OF YOU LITTLE LISTENERS OUT THERE THAT ALL THOSE GUNS AND MISSILES WILL ONLY KNOCK YOU OUT AT THE MOST!" Some images of the 1 and 2 pointer drones made their way onto the screen, and as a result, some shocked and interested murmurs erupting from the other students. Bakugou on the other hand? His eyes were immediately drawn to the glowing circle in the centre of their chests.
"Those things have Reactors in them, don't they..." Bakugou growled, his head turning very briefly in Midoriya's direction; an unreadable look present in his eyes.
"You built them... didn't you..." Midoriya only nodded his head in response, which seemed to satiate the blond, as he turned back to face Present Mic.
"LASTLY, WE HAVE THE 3 POINTER ROBOT; DESIGNATED THE 'IRON MONGER', THIS BAD-BOY FORGOES EXTENSIVE WEAPONRY FOR GOOD OLE' FASHION SMASHIN'!" Midoriya smiled at the sight of the 3 pointer; its initial design being inspired by the very first Iron Man suit he and Mei had built together, and later went on to be destroyed at his request by the police.
"OF COURSE, THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT HAS NO WEAPONS- IT'S JUST NOT ARMED TO THE TEETH, YO! NOW, MOVING ON TO-" Interrupting the Hero with a cough, Iida stood from his seat; pamphlet in hand and the same look on his face that Midoriya had seen when he had attempted to reprimand him now but a few minutes ago.
"Excuse me, Sir?"
"HEYO, CONTESTANT NUMBER #375! WHAT'S GOT YOUR RADIO FREQUENCIES ALL CROSSED?!" A spotlight coming down on the boy, Iida then proceeded to turn the pamphlet around to face Mic.
"According to this hand-out, there are four total robots! Yet, you have only explained three! Furthermore, the robot you have failed to explain has an entirely different design to the others! If this is an oversight on UA's part-" The screeching of the PA system was enough to shut Iida up, as it drew the attention of everyone in the room, students and teacher alike
"Attention examines! Please do not panic, but UA is currently in the process of being attacked by villains, and they have managed to hack into our testing robots which are holding up most of the on-site Pro's! Please remain calm! Present Mic will give you further instructions!" Well, it would seem that half of the students in the room weren't exactly suited to listening to orders, as they almost immediately began to fly into a panicked frenzy; reaching a level of noise that the voice Hero himself would be proud of.
"That's not possible; Jarvis, have any of the robot's actually been breached?" Looking to Midoriya, Bakugou waited for the nerd to say something else. Taking his hand off the earpiece, Midoriya met Bakugou's eyes for a moment; thinking something over, before gently shaking his head 'no'.
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Iron Deku
FanfictionMidoriya Izuku; boy-genius and aspiring hero; kidnapped by villains and forced to build weapons in their underground prison. On his own, he would have done as he was told, and waited to be rescued by pro-heroes. Unfortunately for the Villains, he wa...
