I Am Iron-Man (MHA) Chapter 35: Ideas and Battle Training Start (Patreon)

[Third Person's PoV] 


Tony and Melissa were coming out of the school as the test had taken all day. Next to them were Kiminari and Kirishima, with Momo next to Melissa and Mina. In front of them were Midoriya with Iida and Uraraka. 


“Come on, dude, you have to share your workout routine. How are you so jacked?” Kirishima asked, flexing an arm. 


“I already told you, I took hardcore drugs…” Tony said with a smirk. 


Kiminari laughed while Kirishima continued to look at him expectantly, not taking that as a real answer. 


Tony rolled his eyes. “Even if I told you, it wouldn't have the same effects on you. We have different body types. Different body types need different workouts.” 


Kirishima scratched the back of his head. “I suppose you have a point…” 


“I think what would be best for you is pure destruction…” Tony said. 


“Pure destruction?” Both Kirishima and Kiminari looked towards Tony in confusion. 


Tony nodded. “This will probably help your quirk as well. You need to literally break yourself while working out. Your quirk is hardening, right? So, while hardened, break yourself while working out. When you heal, you will have more resistance to breaking, thus making you stronger.” 


“Dude, that sounds masochistic as hell,” Kiminari said. 


“Would I even be able to heal properly? Not to mention how much time it will take for me to heal,” Kirishima sighed. 


“Are you really considering it?” Mina asked. 


“I mean, it sounds about right, doesn't it? It will be like working out my muscles but with my quirk as well.” 


“My suggestion… get help from the school nurse. She should have a healing quirk, right? And this is a hero school tailored to help students get stronger. I'm sure she will help you heal quickly if you just ask,” Tony suggested. 


“That might actually work…” Kirishima said, putting a hand on his chin and stopping in place. 


“I'm sure the teachers are still in, so she might be in her office,” Melissa advised. “You should hurry and ask.” 


Kirishima nodded before turning around and running back towards the school. As he ran, he turned towards the others and waved. “Thanks for the advice, you guys!” 


“He isn't going to kill himself, right?” Mina asked a bit worriedly. 


“It sounds like you care about him,” Momo said. 


“We went to the same middle school, so we're friends,” Mina informed them as they arrived at the entrance of the school.


Meanwhile, Tony was tapping on his watch. 


Not long after, a red and white motorbike appeared in front of them. 


“Woah!” Kiminari said as he looked at it. “That thing looks sick.” 


“Thank you, I made it myself,” Tony said as he and Melissa reached into their bags and took out a disk. 


They put the disk by their heads, and it rapidly transformed into a helmet. 


“Are you guys even old enough to drive that thing?” Mina asked. 


Tony got on with Melissa on the back. “Oh, honey, the law doesn't matter when you're rich,” Tony said as he turned it on. 


“So we won't be going home together?” Momo asked sadly. 


“Sorry, Momo, we have to be at the lab today…” 


Momo looked a bit disappointed but nodded as she understood. 


Tony gave them the peace sign before driving off. 


…


The next day…


Bakugo was seen at his desk without much of an expression. His usual scowl was lessened, and he was leaning on his desk with his cheek resting on his hand. 


‘It looks like the reality check hit him harder than I thought…’ Tony thought to himself as he leaned back in his seat. 


Present Mic was teaching a regular English class, as U.A. was still a high school. For the duration of his class, Tony and Melissa were both a bit absent-minded, thinking of what to invent and design. 


As Present Mic finished his class, there was a brief intermission as they waited for their next teacher. 


‘I could possibly make a suit focused purely on speed, like the one Spider-Man once created… I could create one for every basic element like fire, water, earth, and air… Another one purely for speed, another purely for strength, etc…’ Tony thought to himself. 


As Tony drew suit designs in his notebook, his thoughts expanded. ‘My suits don't have to be purely Iron Man. What if, instead of metal plating, the suit was made of metal threads? They would be much easier to store, but it would be harder for the suit to carry any weapons.’ 


After morning classes, it was lunchtime, served by the cook hero Lunch Rush. 


“So did you discuss it with the school nurse?” Mina asked Kirishima. 


Kirishima nodded his head with a smile. “Yeah, she said she would be more than happy to help me out. She was a very kind old lady.” 


After lunch came the afternoon classes.


While everyone waited for their next teacher, they suddenly heard a voice from the other side of the door.


“I AM…” The door slid open with a large force as All Might entered the classroom. “COMING THROUGH THE DOOR LIKE A NORMAL PERSON!!” he yelled while his cape flapped behind him. 


“ALL MIGHT!?!?!” the majority of the class yelled. 


“Uncle Might!? You're a teacher at U.A?” Melissa asked with a large smile. 


“Uncle Might? Does Melissa know All Might?”


“Are they close?”


“All Might is wearing his Silver Age costume! I'm getting goosebumps.”


Some of them started gossiping and fangirling over All Might.


“You seriously didn't know?” Tony asked Melissa. 


“You knew!?” Melissa turned towards Tony. 


“He's friends with Nezu. What do you think?” 


“In my defense, two people from two different occupations can be friends without it having to do with the other's job. I just thought they were close friends,” Melissa said defensively. 


“We really have to work on your detective skills, Melissa, because they are abysmal,” Tony said, shaking his head. 


Melissa started to blush slightly as she pouted.


As All Might finished flexing, he looked around the entire classroom. “Hero Basic Training! That will be the class I will be teaching. It will be the class that puts you through all sorts of special training to mold you into heroes.” 


All Might smiled brightly as he gave everyone a thumbs up. “For this lesson, we will be having BATTLE TRAINING!” 


The walls then started to expand out, revealing metal cases.


“And for that, you will need these… In accordance with the quirk registry and the special request forms you filled out before being admitted…”


“COSTUMES!!” Everyone shouted excitedly.


“After you all change, come to Ground Beta.”


After shouting in confirmation, they all went to get changed. One by one, they started to appear on the training ground with multiple buildings around, looking like a replica of a city.


Momo had a long, sleeveless red and white one-piece suit which showed her back and the side of her thighs, with a utility belt and white boots.


Deku had his green suit which he originally had but with added equipment. He had white arm gauntlets, dark gear, and red shoulder pads and leg boosters which covered half his legs. On his face, he had an open-face mask that covered the bottom half of his face.


Soon everyone else appeared wearing their superhero outfits and stood in front of All Might.


All Might looked around and asked, “Where are Melissa and Young Stark?”


Momo raised her hand with a sigh. “They are late, sir. You know how Tony likes to make an entrance.”


They suddenly heard two fast objects moving in the air. When they looked up, they saw two suits of armor flying in the sky. They circled around each other before they both dropped down on one knee with their fists on the ground.


They slowly stood back up and started walking towards everyone. Tony wore a black and gold suit with a glowing red centerpiece.


Melissa wore a blue and black suit with a golden mask. When they arrived, they heard Tony's metallic voice as he addressed everyone.


“Sorry we're late, everyone. I failed to realize these suits don't have pockets,” he said jokingly.


“SO COOL!” Kirishima, Kiminari, and Sero shouted with stars in their eyes.


“Woah, Melissa, is that you?” Mina asked as she knocked on the suits.


“Ribbit, I gotta agree with the guys on this. Very cool,” Asui said.


“Did you create this?” Jiro asked as she looked at Melissa up and down with interest.


“Yes, yes I did. We finished making these just yesterday,” Melissa said proudly.


All Might then clapped his hands to get everyone's attention. “Alright, alright, everyone. Settle down. Class is now in session. The Battle Training is now about to begin!”