The Reverse

After sleeping it off, and some explaining, Izuku woke up the next morning to find his face was still slightly bruised. He touched the area that was still a bit black and winced in pain, "Ow, man why hasn't this healed properly? Is it because he was faster?"

Ignoring it, Izuku finally got his things together and headed off to school with Bakugo. The two walked in silence as they made it to where Hatsume was, "Oh hey you two! Did you see the…"

Hatsume didn't finish the sentence when she saw Izuku's injured face, "What happened?" She asked in a serious voice, which was uncommon for her.

Izuku kept walking, "Nothing, come on we'll be late to school."

Hatsume watched as Izuku began to walk away, "He's been like this since last night. He finally found the person who killed aunty Inko and they just beat him up." Said Bakugo.

"W-What, he found the person who killed his mom?" Asked Hatsume surprised. "So the person in the red lightning is real."

Bakugo nodded, "Last night while he was leaving the hut they met. From what the nerd told me they also had super speed, yet they were faster. Much faster."

Hatsume turned to Izuku, "Midoriya…"

The three arrived at school and noticed a heavy media presence. Some even came up to them and asked if they were hero students and if they wanted to comment on All Might being a teacher at UA. Unfortunately for them Izuku and Bakugo didn't stick around to answer any of their questions. Some tried to get in but UA's security door slammed in their faces before they could get in.

Hatsume had to leave for her classes but promised that they would hang out during lunch and talk about what happened.

It was now homeroom and Izuku sat in his seat with his head down and hiding his bruises, that is until someone approached. "Hey Midoriya, you alright?" Asked Uraraka.

Izuku sighed and looked up at Uraraka, "Woah, what happened?"

"I got into a fight with someone." Said Izuku.

"A fight? After school, wow, I hope you got a few good hits in." Said Uraraka.

Izuku let out a small chuckle, "I sure as hell did."

As they talked, Aizawa walked into the room, "Alright everyone, quiet down, I'm going to go over the results of your exercise with All Might. Bakugo, Kirishima, work together next time, if you guys did you might have won."

Bakugo crossed his arms, "I didn't need help anyway…"

"Now, Midoriya and Uraraka, although you won, your victory,felt like more of a fluke than anything else. You got lucky to put it simply, especially you Midoriya. You egged Bakugo on and it almost got you hurt. An injured hero is a liability on the battlefield, remember that."

Izuku nodded, Aizawa continued with the other students but at this point Izuku wasn't paying attention. 'I knew there was a person in the red lightning! And now that I know he exists, dad can finally get out of prison.'

"And so, you will be picking your class president and vice president. I don't care how you do it, just get it done before class ends." Said Aizawa.

Everyone but Izuku raised their hand, "Me! I want to do it! No it should be me!" They all kept yelling out. The yelling snapped Izuku back to reality.

Eventually Momo raised her hand, "I say we vote, it's the easiest and most effective way of choosing someone." The class agreed and they then began to hand out slips of paper.

Once finished they counted up the votes. Aizawa nodded, "Alright, Midoriya will be your president with 3 votes and Yaoyorozu will be vice president with 2."

"Alright! Who voted for the nerd?" Asked Bakugo as he noticed he only got one vote, himself.

Izuku was surprised, "Huh? Why me?"

"Because of what you did yesterday." Said Kirishima. "You fought well and you saved your teammate from harm. That's someone I can follow."

The class nodded, "Oh, well, I guess I'm class president now."

The day went on as normal but for Izuku it felt as if everything was slowed down. He kept thinking about the fight, about the person in the red lightning, and about his dad. At one point Present Mic called on him multiple times but Izuku kept dozing off.

It was finally time for lunch and as Bakugo left with Kirishima and others Izuku stayed behind. Finally getting up he walked out the roof and found Uraraka and a girl named Tsuyu waiting. "Oh you're finally out." Said Uraraka.

Izuku was confused, "You waited for me, why?"

"Because you've been acting weird all day and we want to know why." Said Tsuyu quite bluntly. "Not to mention that you have bruises on your face and arms."

Izuku sighed, "Blunt as ever I see Tsuyu…"

"Call me Tsu," Said Tsu.

Blinking a couple of times, "Right, Tsu, Uraraka, thanks for checking up on me but I'm fine really."

"Midoriya!" Yelled out someone as they wrapped Izuku in a hug. "It's lunch time."

"Yes Hatsume, I know it's lunch time." Said Izuku, slightly embarrassed that Hatsume did it again.

"Come on, let's go eat! Melissa is saving us a table." Hatsume then looked at Tsu and Uraraka. "You guys can come too."

Still a bit surprised that Hatsume came out of nowhere, the two girls stood in shock. But after a while they agreed and all went to the cafeteria.

After getting their food the four went over to a table and found Melissa waiting for them. "There you are Hatsume, I was starting to think you went back to the lab."

Hatsume took a seat, "Nah, if I skip lunch again Midoriya will be mad at me."

Izuku and the rest all sat down as well, "I get mad because you once forgot to eat for 3 days while you worked on a baby."

Hatsume shrugged, "You can't stop good work Midoriya."

The girls laughed, that's when Melissa noticed someone new, "Oh I don't believe we've met. Melissa Shield, it's nice to meet you."

Tsu smiled, "Tsuyu Asui, but call me Tsu."

"So I've been meaning to ask a hero student this, but I haven't gotten around to it. But now that there are 3 hero students here I'll ask. Why become heroes?" Asked Melissa.

Izuku stopped eating as he was not expecting such a question. The first one to answer was Tsu, "Well, Ribbit, I have a big family so I want to be a hero to make sure they don't get hurt."

Next up was Uraraka, she nervously scratched her head. "Mine isn't as noble as Tsu's but I'm doing it for the money."

The entire table was surprised, "The money!?" They all said at the same time.

Uraraka waved her hands in front of her, "Don't get me wrong I still want to save people. But my parents own a construction company and things have been rough these last few years. So I want to sign up for a good hero agency so I can help my mom and dad."

Izuku smiled, "That's a great reason Uraraka, I'm sure your parents are proud."

Uraraka blushed slightly, "T-Thanks."

"So what about you Midoriya, why do you want to be a hero?" Asked Melissa.

Everyone turned to Izuku, "Fine I'll tell you, but it's not a happy story. I want to be a hero to get my dad out of prison. When I was 11 someone came into our house and killed my mom. The police blamed my dad but I know he's innocent. And once I become a hero, I'll prove it."

"Wow, your reason is a noble one." said Melissa.

Uraraka nodded, "Yeah! I hope you prove your dad's innocence. Do the police have any idea who could have done it?"

"Yeah, I've told them multiple times that it was someone in red lightning. But they kept telling me that I was lying or I was miss interpreting what happened that day due to trauma. I know what I saw and I know that they were the ones who did it." said Izuku, slamming his fist onto the table.

That's when Hatsume reached out and grabbed Izuku's fist, "You'll find them, I know you will."

Izuku smiled, "Thanks guys, it means a lot."

"So are you two dating or something?" asked Tsu out of nowhere.

Hatsume and Izuku turned and looked at the girl before looking at each other, "N-No, we aren't." said Izuku with a slight blush around his cheeks.

"T-That's right, we've been friends for a while, but nothing like that." said Hatsume also blushing slightly. Uraraka for her part found herself feeling a bit jealous.

At another table Bakugo suddenly snapped his head up, "Something just happened with the nerd and the inventor…."

Back with Izuku, Tsu looked at the two still not convinced, "Right, by the way how did you get those bruises?"

Izuku was about to make up an excuse when all of sudden an alarm rang out in the cafeteria. Getting up from their seats everyone looked around, "What's going on?" asked Uraraka.

"I don't know, but something must have happened inside of the school." theorized Tsu.

Izuku looked over at Hatsume who nodded, "Go,"

In a flash of green lightning Izuku zoomed out of the cafeteria and ran around the school looking for the source of the trouble. Eventually he made it to the entrance where he found the massive metal gate of UA's entrance broken down. 'The security door was breached, but how? From what Hatsume told me, that door is virtually unbreakable.'

Looking at the building Izuku watched in slow motion as the teachers began to rush the reporters. Seeing that they would have everything under control in a bit, Izuku took off towards the cafeteria. But not before running past the destroyed door and noticing it was turned to ash.

With a gust of wind blowing past as he ran Izuku went back to the others. But as he did Aizawa saw a flash of green lightning past him and immediately knew who it was. 'That damn kid, he needs to learn to be more responsible with his speed. If he doesn't, it might get someone killed…'

Back in the cafeteria Hatsume, Tsu, and Melissa were trying to get out but couldn't thanks to the panic of the other students. Everyone rushed the exit at the same time causing a massive pileup to occur. "You guys alright?" Asked Izuku as he appeared standing at a nearby table.

"Barely hanging on over here." Said Uraraka as she was being pushed by others.

"Everyone is in a panic, Ribbit." Said Tsu.

"They have to calm down or someone is going to get hurt." Said Melissa. "The question then becomes how."

Hatsume thought about it and then got an idea, "Midoriya!" She called out. Izuku turned, "Do the thing, maybe you can stop them from panicking."

Izuku wasn't too sure, "I haven't used that move outside of the lab Hatsume. Are you sure it's safe?" Hatsume shrugged, "Great, oh well got to find out sooner or later."

While standing on the table Izuku began to move his arm rapidly causing green lightning to spark from just his arm. A few moments later Izuku had generated enough electrical energy around his arm and began to focus it. It travelled down his arm and towards this hand, all as Izuku threw his arm forward.

As the crowd panicked a green lightning bolt struck the area above the exit. What followed was a loud BOOM, the whole cafeteria fell silent.

They all turned to find Izuku standing on the table with his arm sparking green. "Everyone calm down. It's just the media, they somehow find their way inside. But there's no reason to panic, the teachers are kicking them out as we speak. So can we please go back to enjoying our lunch?"

The students began to mutter but ultimately began to walk back to their tables. Sighing, Izuku got off the table, "Well that was easier than I thought."

"Wow Midoriya! You actually pulled it off. How did it feel?" Asked Hatsume.

"It felt like my entire arm was twitching, honestly it felt strange. But it worked so I ain't complaining." Said Izuku.

Hatsume's eyes gleamed, "We need to make some new gear for you. Oh maybe even some support devices."

"Maybe later Hatsume, for now let's go back to eating." Said Izuku.

"Nice one Midoriya, thanks to you it seems no one got hurt." Said Melissa.

Izuku nodded, "Thanks, and yeah that's the important part. Come let's head back, I'm still hungry."

The day went on and it was now time to go home but as Bakugo walked out of the school he got a text on his phone. Reading the message he sighed, "You shouldn't have gone alone, you damn nerd."