Hero Work-Studies! Meeting the Big Three!

Today, Mr. Aizawa was going to tell us about more about our Hero Work-Studies, I already decided who I wanted to conduct those with after my Father's death.

"I won't be talking to you about these studies, instead, I'd like to introduce you to what we at U.A. High call, 'The Big Three'. They're the top students here at U.A. High." Mr. Aizawa told us.

Everyone gasped and waited in anticipation for these three to arrive. I sat there confused, "The Big Three", that was a rather interesting name. The three students entered the room, it honestly wasn't what I was expecting!

"Alright, go ahead and introduce yourselves. Let's start with you, Amajiki." Mr. Aizawa instructed.

He looked over at a dark haired boy who had his hands in his pockets. He stared at us for a bit before facing the wall behind him and shuddering. He held an intense stare but it was like he was faking it.

"C-Can I... Go home?" He spoke quietly.

Uh... Is this guy alright? The light blue haired girl stepped forward.

"Hey, hey! My name's Nejire Hado, this is Tamaki Amajiki! He's really shy!" She beamed.

Nejire quickly made her way to all of our desks, asking us questions, but she didn't give us the time to answer. She knelt down in front of my desk and tilted her head.

"Ooo! You look adorable! Where'd you get that scar from? It looks super cool!" Nejire exulted.

"This is completely irrational..." Mr. Aizawa fumed.

"O-Oh! There's no need to worry, Eraser Head! I'm up next and I'll get the audience refocused!" The blonde boy reassured.

The blonde haired boy stepped forward and gave us a big smile.

"The future's gonna be...!" He exclaimed.

We all stayed quiet, we weren't sure what he was going for, I blinked a few times and waited for him to continue.

"Gonna be what?" Kaminari spoke up.

"...Awful! That's your part, everyone! Well, that call and response was a total fail!" He chuckled.

He stood in front of the podium, "Hmm.. Alright... It looks like none of you really have any idea as to what's going on. I guess we are Third-Years that showed up to your classroom to explain a program that's completely voluntary. I guess I can understand how you'd be confused by that."

He sat there and thought for a bit. Was he gonna tell us his name?

"You guys all have your Provisional Licenses, right? Huh! These new students really are quite energetic! So... The problem might be that you all don't really have a sense of humor!" He continued.

Nejire and Amajiki turned to face him, "Don't do it..."

"Alright! It's settled! The new plan is that all of you new First-Years fight me instead!" He exclaimed.

"H-HUH?!" We all uttered.

"W-What? We get to fight you?! Alright, let's do it!" I beamed.

"That's the spirit! Eraser Head, this sounds pretty rational if you want them to experience we we've had to! Right?" The boy exulted.

"Do whatever you want." Mr. Aizawa muttered.

[Several Minutes Later...]

We all stood in front of Mirio in Gym Gamma. I was super excited about this whole thing! I could tell that everyone else was nervous, however.

"Mirio, you're impossible. You know, it would've been way easier if we just told them." Amajiki called out.

Both Nejire and Amajiki told us how Mirio wasn't just some run of the mill hero in training. Amajiki also warned him to hold back against us unless some of us wanted to be put in the hospital for a few years!

"Well, let's think about this, you're clearly way above us. But we've fought Pro Heroes before, you know." Tokoyami told Mirio.

Kirishima stepped forward, "Yeah, not to mention we've handled some villains on our own as well. I'm sure we're ready for you!"

"That I know, but you're gonna have to prove it to me! So, who wants to start this party first?" Mirio smiled.

"I'll go first." Deku volunteered.

We all stood silently and waited for Mirio to make a move. Deku darted towards him but slightly stopped. Jiro wailed and covered her eyes.

"Y-Your clothes! Why did they fall off?" Sero asked.

As Mirio put on his clothes, Deku took advantage off it, and kicked at his head. B-But... It went right through him?! Everyone launched an assault at Mirio as Deku landed on the other side of him. As the smoke cleared, he vanished! Mirio popped up from behind us, I knew that being that Jiro screamed once again. I activated Mode One quickly as he took out the people from the back. He started taking us down one by one with a single punch! All that was left was Deku, Iida, Kirishima, Ojiro, Uraraka, Koda, Sato, Hagakure and I. Everyone was practically flattering Mirio at this point.

"So, you think you can win against me?" Mirio smirked.

I wiped my face and smiled, "Win? I'm more interested in learning this Quirk of yours. Seeing you wipe everyone out like that in a matter of seconds, that's got my blood boiling and my jitteryness up at 100!"

"Huh, I like your attitude! You definitely seem like a fighter judging by your body language!" Mirio complimented.

He sunk under the ground, where was he gonna pop up from? I heard someone jump into the air, I looked behind me and saw Deku about to counter Mirio! Instead, Mirio countered Deku's counter, pushing his hand right through Deku and then slamming his fist into Deku's stomach. He ran through everyone else with ease, then he got to me. I saw him coming right for me, I studied his movements and dodged his strike! I threw my knee at him, it went right through him, just as I thought it would! He grabbed my leg, I think I'm understanding how his Quirk works! If he uses it, my leg'll go right through his hand! So, I landed a kick using my other leg, it hit him dead on! He let go of my leg and I flipped off of him.

*THIRD PERSON*

"W-Woah! That's a first!" Mirio smiled.

"Holy moly! Amajiki look! That First-Year kid just landed a hit on Togata!" Nejire chirped.

Amajiki turned around and saw that Leonidus was still standing against Mirio.

"What...? There's no way..." He muttered.

Mr. Aizawa and Shoto looked awestruck, the same with both Nejire and Amajiki. Mirio watched as Alyx stood in his fighting stance.

"Incredible, is this really Darren and Marie's son? How on Earth did he move in the air like that?" Mr. Aizawa wondered in his mind.

"Wow, he somehow predicted how and when I could use my Quirk! This kid, he doesn't feel like a First-Year, he knows what he's doing. I'm just as interested in his Quirk as he is in mine! That aura around him, I've never seen anything like it, there's no way he could've moved like that! I wanna see how hard this kid can hit!" Mirio thought to himself.

Mirio stood up straight, "Hey, what's your name?"

"It's Alyx Leonidus, sir." He replied.

"Leonidus-kun, huh? You're pretty strong, I can tell that just by looking at you, and by what I just felt a moment ago. Color me impressed, if this is what the First-Years at U.A. have to offer, then I'm excited to see how far you grow! Let's keep going!" Mirio grinned.

Mirio let the other students get up and make their way to the side.

(I.R.P.: Listen to "Predecessor's Sworn Friend" from My Hero Academia)

Alyx smiled and nodded at him before beckoning him to continue. Mirio smiled back at him and readied himself. The two stood off, staring down one another, neither of them daring to blink. Alyx darted towards Mirio and his punch phased through him. Mirio caught him with a punch to the stomach. Alyx tried to grab his arm but it phased through as well! Mirio spun behind Leonidus, disappearing into the ground below, he popped back up to the left of him. Alyx caught Mirio in the face with a fake out uppercut!

"G-Geez! This kid... He can hit hard and take hits just as hard, if not, harder! Impressive!" Mirio thought.

Mirio fell to the ground and phased into it once more. Alyx stood and waited, he heard a noise come from behind him, but nobody was there!

"Over here!" Mirio called out.

Leonidus looked to his right and saw Mirio's fist coming right for him! It phased through his face, blinding him, and Mirio went for a left hand strike. Instead, Leonidus moved forward, headbutting Mirio in the process! Mirio flipped upwards but landed on his feet, he turned around and saw that Leonidus had disappeared. Alyx's left leg crashed into Mirio's side! Mirio rolled across the ground and grinned at him.

"Hey! You aren't stealing a page out of my book, are you?" Mirio chuckled.

"I guess I'm just learning!" Alyx shouted to him.

Mirio nodded and charged forward, seemingly in a change of tactics!

"He's charging at him? What is he doing?" Izuku wondered.

As he charged forward, he sunk into the ground, Leonidus realized something. But he needed to test it before he was certain!

"Mirio-senpai's Quirk, he sinks completely into the ground or any surface, which means that he can't see or hear anything! I can assume that being his movements from earlier, they were dependent on me staying in one place!" Alyx thought to himself.

Mirio popped up behind him, Alyx dodged his attack, and started hopping from place to place.

"Alright! I can play that game as well!" Mirio exclaimed.

Before he went under, Alyx landed on the left side of the gym. Once Mirio went under, he quickly moved several feet behind his regular position. Mirio popped out of the ground, expecting to nail Leonidus with an uppercut, but hit nothing but air! He looked to his left and right before looking behind him. Alyx gave him a sly smile, Mirio responded back with a smile of his own. The entire gym was completely silent, Nejire and Amajiki were left wide eyed!

"He's a different breed, that's for sure. He definitely reminds me of Mirio." Amajiki remarked.

*LEONIDUS P.O.V.*

Mirio placed his hands on his side, "Phew! That was awesome! Say, Eraser Head, do you think I can spar with him more often?"

"I don't care. You don't have to ask me for permission." Mr. Aizawa responded.

"Awesome, so Leonidus-kun, you really are strong! That was the most fun I've had all day!" Mirio beamed.

"Thank you, Mirio-senpai! I honestly learned a lot as well!" I bowed and smiled back.

We all regrouped, everyone was clutching their stomachs, but I was standing with a brightly shining smile on my face.

"Sorry if you guys caught a glimpse of my willy! But anyway, that's pretty much what it's like to fight me." Mirio told us.

"B-But... Leonidus-san was the only one who actually got to fight you..." Deku remarked.

"Uh huh, that's right. So, what'd you think? My Quirk's pretty strong, huh?" Mirio asked.

"Um, yeah! Way too strong!" Sero burst.

"Yeah! There's no way that was fair at all! My Quirk can't even match up to that!" Hagakure complained.

Mina stepped forward, "How does that Quirk of yours even work? Slipping through things or warping, which is it? Do you have two Quirks or something?!"

"Nope! I actually just have one!" Mirio corrected her.

Just one Quirk? I guess I could see what Mina was saying, that felt like two Quirks at once! Nejire stepped in front of Mirio and volunteered to tell us his Quirk.

"Ooo, that was so exciting! Togata's Quirk is called 'Permeation'! Cool, right?" Nejire bubbled.

"Nejire, could you just let Mirio explain it, please?" Amajiki pleaded.

Mirio nodded and our attention returned to him, "My Quirk's called 'Permeation'! What you guys thought was a warp was simply just another application of that power! I activate my Quirk in my entire body, then, I can pass through pretty much anything I want to without problem!"

"Woah, so that's why you fell through the floor of the gym? It was because of your Quirk?" Uraraka asked.

Mirio agreed and continued to explain how his Quirk works. The whole process was interesting, I was right all along, he really can't hear or see when he passed into the ground! He told us his story about how his Quirk wasn't exactly all that it seemed, how he was actually weak before hand. It was really eye opening, then he finally talked about the Hero Work-Studies.

"In our Work-Studies, we aren't treated as guests like our internships, we're treated as real sidekicks or even as a Pro Hero! It definitely can be super scary, Pros can get hurt and some of them can even see people die, but every one of those scary or painful experiences you go through is an important experience that you can't get inside of the classroom. Even right here at U.A.! I transformed those experiences into power, that's exactly how I got to where I'm at! That's why I think they're worth it, even if you might be scared, so... Are you with me, First-Years!?" Mirio explained.

We all cheered and clapped at his pep talk. Those words he said at the end, he transformed his experiences into power... I thought about what happened a few days ago, my Father's death, I needed to use that in order to fuel me to better myself! It's not gonna be easy, but I think I can do it! We said thank you to all of them as they left the gym.

*THIRD PERSON*

"Togata, I've got a question, did any of those First-Years surprise you at all? Come on, spill the beans already!" Nejire wondered.

"Yeah, the problem child did! He managed to analyze my movements and even attempted to counter them! I'm sure that Sir would love to have him on board! But... That one kid, Alyx Leonidus, he was the one that really stood out to me." Mirio replied.

"Yeah, I seen that. Did he really land a hit on you first?" Amajiki asked.

"Yep! I was impressed, that look in his eyes, it wasn't like the problem child's or the other First-Years'. It was almost as if he knew exactly what to do against me, someone like him would do wonders for Sir!" Mirio confirmed.

They continued to walk through the school hallway and Mirio stopped a few feet away from the Class 1-A door.

"Hey, I have an idea!" Mirio exclaimed.

*LEONIDUS' P.O.V.*

[Several Hours Later...]

"HAND OVER YOUR GODDAMN TRASH NOW!!" Bakugo shouted.

I almost forgot that Bakugo was on house arrest since him and Deku fought a few days ago. There was a knock at the doors, I walked over and answered it as the girls conversed.

"Heya buddy! Long time no see!" Mirio grinned.

"M-Mirio-senpai? What are you doing here?" I questioned.

I looked over and saw Nejire and Amajiki a few feet away, "We were wondering if you'd like to hang out with us!"

Hanging out with the top students at U.A.? I could learn so much from them! I nodded and left the dorms. I walked out with Mirio and joined Amajiki and Nejire.

"Hey, hey! So, I've been meaning to ask you, what's your name? Also, has anyone told you're scar looks almost like a rose?" Nejire asked.

"W-Well, yes, actually! My name is Alyx Leonidus, it's honestly a pleasure to meet all of you, Mr. Togata, Ms. Hado, and Mr. Amajiki!" I chuckled.

"You don't have to call us that, you can call us by our first names!" Nejire told me.

I nodded at her, we continued our walk, I wonder where we were going? We made our way out of U.A.and to a nearby fast food restaurant.

"So, Leonidus-kun, what's your Quirk?" Mirio wondered.

"It's called 'Overdrive', it enhances my strength, speed, and basic senses depending on what Mode I'm in. I can go up to five of them, although they're really called 'Gears', I like calling them Modes. I used to be able to go up to my second one, but I lost my memory before I came to U.A., so I've been relearning my Quirk since then. What I used against you today was my first Mode." I explained.

"Oh goodness! That sounds terrible!" Nejire gasped.

She gave me a big hug, "I'm really sorry to hear that, is that how you got that scar on your eye?"

"I'm not really sure, nobody's really told me that much. All I know is that it wasn't there in the pictures my Mother has from when I was younger." I replied.

Nejire kept hugging me, I wonder if this was normal?

"Nejire, you can stop hugging him." Amajiki muttered.

"But it might help him remember stuff! It never hurts to try!" Nejire puffed her cheeks out.

"Well, I'm sure you'll be able to get your memories back! From what I seen today, I'm certain you can accomplish anything!" Mirio exulted.

Nejire finally stopped hugging me and I sat up in the booth once again. Mirio was such a bright and positive person, the same with Nejire. Amajiki, although he was pretty shy, he was really nice as well.

"Thank you, Mirio-senpai! Honestly, I never thought I'd be here at all." I beamed.

After today, I was super excited for the Hero Work-Studies! Maybe Mirko would be able to help me find out who killed my Father? I'm sure if we don't, I think that these three would help me out.