And our story is off and running! Harper and Phobos have begun their journeys through this heroic world and, well, already they've gotten into some trouble. Even with the help of class 2 resident, Amelia, they still couldn't take down a couple of thugs. So, it was lucky for them that a hero, now their teacher, appeared to save the day! And boy, is this hero something special! She and the rest of our new students will surely shine in the future of this story, you can count on it! And speaking of our new students, it's time for you all to meet them! Enjoy!

"She's our teacher!?" I questioned as me and Phobos stood in the doorway to our homeroom class, staring at the same hero who helped us at the bank before. 

"Yes, it's me. Now would you two please kindly take your seats so we may finally begin. We're already 5 minutes behind thanks to you." The hero said to us as we both put our heads down and silently walked over to our seats while the entire class looked at us. Talk about awkward. There were 4 rows of desks, each containing 4 desks in them, meaning this class had a maximum of 16 students. I was seated in row 3, desk number 2. Phobos was in row 1, desk 3.

"Now that everyone is finally here we can begin. Welcome to Persevering Heights academy! The place where all of you will surely learn to become terrific heroes!" The hero said as I was caught off guard by her sudden mood change. 

"Unlike other schools like U.A and Shiketsu in Japan who're looking for more power related heroes, this one's looking for students who bring versatility to the table. People who can do multiple different things to support our society and make it safe! And, after months of analyzing and testing, you 16, as well as the 16 in class 2 were chosen! Can I get an awesome Plus Ultra from you all to kick off this semester!?" Our teacher roared but everyone stayed quiet, making her look like the awkward now. And, as she just stood there silent, the girl who sat in front of me, who was also reading a comic book, raised her hand up. 

"Sorry ma'am, but isn't that something they more commonly say in Japan where you come from? We don't typically say Plus Ultra here." The girl said as our teacher cleared her throat and nodded in agreement. 

"How'd this girl know our teacher was from Japan? Is she some sort of know it all?" I thought as our teacher went on to continue. 

"Yes, that's true. It's just that i'm a U.A alumni, so it's just a habit for me. But, i'm sure I'll get you all to say it by the end of this semester. And, in case none of you know, the term "Plus Ultra" meas to go beyond your limits. To surpass whatever lies in front of you and to achieve your goal. To shine on through the darkness. The very definition of what a hero is meant to be. And, for the next 4 years, it's my job to ensure I mold each and every one of you into the best heroes you can be. Now, before we begin, are there any questions?" Our teacher asked as everyone, including myself, simultaneously shot up their hands. 

"Are there any questions that don't revolve around why i'm missing my right arm?" The teacher said to us as majority of the class, including me, put their hands back down. I was just so curious as to why her right arm was made of pure fire unlike the rest of her body. I'm sure it must've been some crazy accident on a mission or something. 

"Yes, you." The teacher said, pointing to a boy at the back of the second row who still had his hand up. 

"How did a hero like you end up at this school? Wouldn't it have been better to have, you know, stayed in your jurisdiction and your own country? I mean, sure, U.A got All Might for a teacher, but for a school across the seas getting another prestige's hero, that's really saying a lot." The boy asked as our teacher nodded again. 

"Prestige's hero? Just who the heck is she then, and why haven't I seen her before?" I thought as our teacher cleared her throat again. 

"I was offered a teaching job by U.A but their style of teaching differs from my own. So, I came to a place where I felt I fitted in best. And that just so happened to be here in Philadelphia. I haven't been to the States much in my career, so i'm also kinda hoping some of you help me out every so often." Our teacher said to us. 

"Anyways, back to what you were asking me, to those of you wondering, my name is Tensho Fuyumi. I am the number 12 ranked hero in Japan. Codename: Wrath Queen. You may address me as my hero name or by Mrs. Fuyumi, understood?" She said to us as we all responded with a "yes ma'am." And, right after she explained who she was, nearly everyone in the class flipped out. 

"We've got the number 12 hero as our teacher!?  That's so cool! Man, this is gonna be lit! She may not be All Might level, but she's close enough!" Some of the other students said as I just remained quiet. 

"I've never heard of her before, but it looks like almost everyone else here has. What kind of hero is she anyway? Is she one who focuses more in taking down villains or is she a rescue hero?" I thought to myself. 

"Silence!" Wrath Queen shouted over everyone as we all quieted down. 

"Thank you. Now that you all know who I am, I would like to get to know all of you. One by one, all of you will come up to the front of class, tell your name, what your quirk is and what you can do with it. Basic show and tell scenario. We'll start in row one and work our way down, so come on up!" Wrath Queen explained as she walked over to her desk and leaned against it. The first student went up and it was a boy. He has short blonde hair, green eyes, and he was wearing a red jacket with black jeans and black shoes. He stood at the front of the class and told us about himself. 

"Hey everyone! My name's Ryan Stevens. My quirk is "High Voltage!" Whenever I come in contact with electricity, it surges through my muscles and greatly increases my physical strength." He explained to us as we all clapped for him. He then sat down and the next student went up. It was a shorter girl with long brown hair, brown eyes, wearing a black t-shirt, slightly ripped jeans, and pink shoes. 

"Uh, h-hi everyone.... Um, my name's Sophie Almin. And, uh, my quirk is called "Shrink." I can, uh, shrink anything I touch to, um, the size of a quarter, but when I touch a second object, the first one I touched, um, turns back to normal size." She explained to us as we all clapped for her. She then went to sit down as Phobos now got up and walked to the front of class. 

"What's up, everyone? My name's Phobos Martellin. My quirk is "Black Flame." With it, I can generate an intense black fire along both of my arms. And, the flames are so strong that they can burn away other flames." Phobos explained as everyone now clapped for him. He took his seat and then the last person in his row got up. It was another boy, very tall, with short brown hair, brown eyes, wearing a yellow sweatshirt, jeans, and black and white sneakers. 

"Hey. My name's Joey Hoppsins. My quirk is "Bald Eagle." It's pretty self-explanatory, I can just turn myself into a massive bald eagle." He said unenthusiastically as he then sat down. We all clapped for him as the first person in the second row now got up. It was a girl with long pink hair and yellow eyes, wearing a black leather jacket with a yellow lightning bolt on the back, jeans, black shoes, and most interestingly, a belt around her waste that held a bunch of different electronic devices. Two cell phones, a Nintendo 3ds, a computer mouse, and a flashlight.

"Sup. My name's Tika Wilcox. My quirk is called "Livewire." With it, I can generate myself or electricity through a device so long as it's turned on. I can travel between devices too and shoot out bolts from them too. But, traveling between devices can give me a headache if I do it too much." She explained as we clapped and she sat down. Next up was a boy with bright red skin, medium length black hair, red eyes, a black sweatshirt on, with dark blue shorts and dark blue shoes. 

"Hey! You can call me Steve Parson. My quirk is called "Heat." With it, I can absorb any kind of heat source into my body and store it there indefinitely. Then, whenever I want, I can release that heat in small bursts or all at once for a massive blast." He explained as he then sat down. We all clapped for him as the next person went up. It was another boy with the face of a dog. He has bushy brown hair, yellow eyes, and he wore a red t-shirt, black shorts and flip flops, of all things. 

"*Woof* Hello everyone. My name is Michael Bensons. My quirk is *woof* "Bloodhound." Essentially, I have the nose of a bloodhound, making me excellent for tracking and locating targets. The only side effect is that my quirk gives me the face of a dog *woof* and I sometimes bark." He explained which made me giggle a bit. We all then clapped as he sat down, letting the final person in that row come up. It was a girl with huge arms and legs. She was actually walking on all four when she came up. And they were extremely hairy. She had long black hair, brown eyes, and she wore a black tank top, black shorts, and white shoes. 

"What's up, everyone? My name's Mallow Dreysa. My quirk is "Gorilla." It's pretty simple actually, I have the arms and legs of a gorilla, and they give me the strength of one too. If you're curious, a Gorilla is about 10 times stronger than a normal human, meaning I can lift up to about a ton of weight." She explained as she went back over to her desk. We all clapped as it was now my rows turn. The girl with the comic book in front of me got up and stood at the front. She had medium length blonde hair, blue eyes, glasses, and she wore a purple turtle neck sweater, a black skirt, and black sneakers. 

"Hello. My name is Lisa Burrows. My quirk is known as "Memory Might." By reading books, I can use the abilities of its characters for up to two hours. So take this comic book i'm reading. It's about Captain America. Which means, when I activate my ability, I become someone just as strong as him." She explained with a very superior sounding tone. Lisa then sat down as I got up and made my way to the front of class. I took a deep breath and spoke about myself. 

"Uh, hey everyone. My name's Harper Leesons. My quirk is called "Dream." With it, whatever I dreamed about the night before, I can create in the real world. But it only lasts until the next time I dream, then I can create whatever's next. So, my quirk essentially changes every day." I explained as everyone clapped for me. I took a sigh of relief because I don't do too well speaking in front of classes. I then walked back and sat at my desk as the next student went up. It was a tall boy with short black hair who was incredibly ripped. He wore a black tank top, dark red shorts with shoes to match. 

"Hey! You can call me Josh Masterson. My quirk is "Muscle Memory." I can perform to the same capabilities of anything I've done before. So say I lift a dumbbell that weighed 70 pounds, that would then become the minimum limit of what I can lift. Or, if I ran at 10 mph, that becomes my running speed minimum limit." He explained as I now understood why he was so freakin' buff. We clapped as he sat down, allowing the last person in my row to go up to the front. It was another boy, rather short in size with short orange hair, a green sweatshirt, blue sweatpants and white shoes. 

"Hi everybody! My name is Phil Davids. My quirk is "Healing Light." It's basically as it sounds, I can generate a light from my body that, when someone is close enough, it heals them. The closer the person is to me, the faster they heal. The only problem is that it doesn't work on myself." He explained as we all clapped once again. He then sat down as it was now down to the final row. The first person got up and it was another tall boy. He had short silver hair, silver eyes, and he wore a gold jacket with a white undershirt, with black jeans and blue sneakers. 

"How's it going?" He said to us without even moving his lips. 

"My name's Jackson McNeal. And my quirk is "Mind Reading." Just like in the movies, I can read peoples minds and talk to them through it. Just like i'm doing right now." He said as he then went to sit down. We clapped as the next person got up. It was a girl with long light blue hair, blue eyes, wearing a blue tank top, a blue skirt, and, you guessed it, blue shoes. 

"Hey everyone! You can call me Aqua Rivers! My quirk is "Water Control!" Whenever there's water present, I can freely manipulate it to do whatever I want! Cool huh!?" She said with a super peppy attitude, making me thing she was a cheerleader before this. She then skipped back to her desk as the next to last person got up. It was the last boy in the class, and he had medium length brown hair with a flew black streaks in it. He wore a dark blue jacket with a black undershirt, black jeans and black shoes. 

Hey. I'm Cameron Fox. My quirk is "Matter Absorption." Whenever I touch some sort of solid object, whatever it's made out of, I can turn my body into the same material. Like so...." He explained as he placed his hand on Lisa's metal desk. His skin turned into the same material, just like he said. He then turned himself back to normal and went back over to his seat. We all clapped as the final student went up. It was a girl with long black hair, yellow eyes, and she wore a red tank top, black shorts, and black sneakers. 

"What's up, everybody!? My name's Stella Matthews! My quirk is "Super Regeneration!" No matter what kind of injury I receive, whether it be severe burns or even the loss of a limb, I can fully heal myself to the point where it looks like nothing happened at all. Well, at least so long as i'm conscious. So think of me as a walking, talking tank." She explained as we all clapped. She then sat down at her desk and Wrath Queen came back over to stand at the front. 

"Good work from all of you. Each and every single one of you have truly wonderful quirks, whether some be more powerful than others, or some being more strategic and technical. Your time here at Persevering Heights will be well spent as you'll all learn to hone your quirks, skills, bodies, and your minds to their maximum. Like I said before, it is my duty here to mold all of you into the best heroes you can be, and under my tutelage, I see a bright future for all of you. Before we continue, are there any more questions?" Wrath Queen said as only a couple of students put up their hands. 

"Yes, Steve, what's your question?" Wrath Queen asked him. 

"What does it take to become an amazing hero? What did you have to do to be able to climb so high in the ranks?" Steve asked her. 

"Well, some of you may not want to hear this, but it actually takes quite a lot. It was a battle against myself to get where I am today. Between graduating from one of the toughest high schools, to having to cope with the idea that sometimes a hero can't save everyone, it's not an easy life. What does it take to be an amazing hero, you ask? It takes a person who's willing to stand in front of others. A selfless attitude, courage, kindness, everything that makes you good. A hero is someone who will face any danger they come across and answer the call of anyone who cries out for help. We give people hope. Hope that makes those in trouble feel safe. But just because you may be an amazing hero, that sadly does not mean you can save everyone. There will come times where you can't. People will sadly and unfortunately die, and there'll be villains that are too powerful for even you. But it's okay for even a hero to cry out for help. You don't have to do things on your own. A hero will always be there to help, no matter if it's for the public or another hero in distress. All of you do your best and know your limits. Do what you can. Don't do what you know you cannot. Take these words to heart, kids. In a few years, you'll understand them even more." Wrath Queen explained as the entire room went dead silent. As much as any of us wanted to believe that being a hero is easy, it really is not. We put our lives on the line every single day, and each day could end up being our last. But that's the risk we must take if we want to help achieve a safe and happy society.

"Now, are there any more questions?" Wrath Queen asked but the other people who did have their hands up had put theirs down. Meaning with that one monologue, Wrath Queen gave us all the answers we needed.

"Good. Everyone, we're going to the gym. Time to see what all of you can do." Wrath Queen said as she took a tablet off of her desk and then opened up the classroom door. We all exited it and walked down to gym A. It was huge, maybe 4 times bigger than my old schools gym. And that one was 100ft. by 80ft. We all gathered in a semi-circle around Wrath Queen as she went on to explain what we'd be doing. 

"A hero's most important duty is saving the lives of the public who're in danger. But next to that, it's stopping villains from doing wrong in our world. Every day, heroes face villains in combat in brutal fights to the death. And that's exactly what you'll all be doing right now. Minus the death part, of course. I'll be randomizing all of your names into 8 fights of 2 people. Whether you're paired up with someone much stronger than you or if you're on equal footing, just try and do your absolute best, okay?" Wrath Queen explained as we all gave her some nods. She then pressed some things on her tablet and then showed it to us, revealing our match ups for today. I would be in the second fight and i'd be facing Lisa. 

"First up for today is Stella and Phobos. Could the two of you please make your way to the centre of the gym, and the rest of us can watch from the side. The school nurse is aware of what we're doing here so she's on standby. You can get as rough as you want, but please don't do anything to actually hospitalize the other." Wrath Queen said as Phobos and Stella walked over to the middle of the room and stood about 20ft. apart. Stella was cracking her knuckles as Phobos was shaking his arms a bit. 

"Whenever you two are ready, you may begin." Wrath Queen said as Phobos ignited both of his arms in his black flames. 

"I know you can regenerate your body back to full and all, but i'm kinda afraid to hit you because i'll burn away your clothes." Phobos said to Stella as she chuckled away. 

"If that's the case then i'll let you in one a little info. These clothes i'm wearing are fireproof. I work with my dad and he's a welder. I tend to get torched a few times so he ordered me in these clothes. So bring it on. I ain't losing to some little ol' flames." Stella explained as Phobos raised up his arms and took aim.

"Alright, but it's your funeral! Black Flare!" He shouted as he unleashed a huge torrent of fire that engulfed Stella. He kept it up for just a few seconds before stopping. When he did, there was a huge cloud of smoke on Stella's side of the gym, but he came walking out of it. As she explained, her clothes were totally fine, but the same could not be said for her body. It was completely black and charred beyond repair and her hair had been burned away. Or so it seemed. Within the matter of seconds, her skin began to fix itself, slowly turning back to its normal colour and her hair even grew back to its full length. And just like that, she was fine again. 

"Is that all ya got?" Stella taunted as Phobos shot him flames again at her. But the result was the same. Stella would just regenerate her body back to normal, meaning Phobos couldn't do a thing. 

"You've had your fun, but now it's my turn!" Stella shouted as she suddenly sprinted for Phobos. He did the same as they both threw punches at one another. They struck each other in their cheeks, and Phobos still has his flames on his arms as well, giving him a bit of added power. But he was the only one to be pushed back. Stella made him stumble back a bit and all she did was laugh away. 

"Stella must've repaired her cheek right away after getting hit. She wasn't kidding when she said she was a literal tank." I thought as she went running after Phobos. He tried shooting his flames again but Stella reached forward and grabbed his wrists before he could. She then kneed him in the gut and made him hunch over in front of her. Then, Stella brought her hands together over her head and smashed them down against Phobos' back. She made him collapse to the ground and she placed her right foot down on him. 

"Chalk one win up for m-" Stella tried to say but Phobos suddenly grabbed her legs and pushed her off of him, making her fall over. The two quickly got back up to their feet as they made a bit of distance between one another. 

"You're tougher than I thought. Means this'll be a longer fight than I predicted." Stella said as she cracked her knuckles again. 

"You're not bad yourself. But, i'm afraid you're wrong. I'm wining this fight with the next move." Phobos declared as he raised up his arms and took aim at her again. 

"Like hell that's gonna work! You've already seen what it does to me, so you've got no chance!" Stella roared as she charged Phobos. She went for the same move she did before and reached for his wrists. But, mere moments before she could grab them, Phobos extinguished his arms and ducked, making Stella miss him. Then, from below, Phobos reached up with his right hand and grabbed the back of Stella's head and forced it down. And, at the same time, Phobos shot straight up and also brought his left need up. He smashed Stella's face against it and then let go. Stella instantly fell over onto her back and didn't move a muscle afterwards. Wrath Queen temporarily stopped the fight to inspect the damage to Stella and, after about a minute, she made the call. 

"This fight's over. Phobos, you're the winner! Stella is out cold!" She stated as Phobos suddenly dropped to his knees and began breathing heavily. He was exhausted from such a short fight. And Stella, it looked like Phobos had broken her nose. It was bent and was bleeding quite a lot. But, since he'd knocked her out, she couldn't heal herself. 

"Excellent work, Phobos. That was a flawless fake out that worked towards your victory. You proved you can rely on your mind as much as you rely on your quirk. My current suggestion is to keep yourself a bit more mobile in combat. You mostly just stood in the same position, allowing Stella to easily approach you. Next time, come at an opponent from different angles and look for their blind spots." Wrath Queen explained as Phobos gave her a stern nod before joining the rest of us. Wrath Queen quickly took Stella to the infirmary before returning to the gym. 

"Alright, let's move on to the second fight. Harper, Lisa, you're up. And remember, don't hold back and do your very best." Wrath Queen said as me and my opponent walked to the middle of the gym. We stood about 30ft. apart and stared one another down. Lisa then closed her comic book and dropped it on the ground, adjusting her glasses in the process. 

"A girl who can dream anything into existence, eh? In a way, your quirk is similar to mine. You can turn your imagination into reality and I can turn the imagination written in literature in reality. But, unlike yours, I have no limit to what I can make or do. So, the winner is already decided. I shall be victorious." Lisa said as I clenched my fists tightly. My anger was rising and for good reason. She was calling me someone beneath her. 

"Enough talk. When you two are ready, you may begin." Wrath Queen said as I made the first move by creating two storm trooper blasters in my hands. 

"A Star Wars blaster? I do hope your aim is better than those black and white bumbling idiots." Lisa said as I could see her muscles were increasing in size. Within the matter of seconds, she was totally ripped. 

"Lucky for you, these blasters are set for stun, not kill. But even so, I doubt you'll be able to move if I hit you with a shot." I said to Lisa as she adjusted her glasses again. 

"We shall see." She said as she came running at me faster than I anticipated. I had almost no time to react as I tried my best to take aim. I fired two stun shots at Lisa but she rolled out of the way of both of them.

"Your aim may be even worse than that of a storm trooper! This isn't even a fight!" Lisa shouted as she leaped for me. She was so fast that I literally had no time to pull the triggers of my weapons. But I had to do something. So, instead of shooting, I threw one of my blasters at her, catching her off guard just a bit. She caught the blaster in her hands and this gave me my ever so small opening. I took aim with my blaster and fired another shot, hitting her point blank in the chest and making her fall to the ground. She landed right in front of me and sat there on her knees with her head down. 

"What was that about having terrible aim? Looks like I hit you pretty dead centre." I said as Lisa suddenly reached out and grabbed my arm that was holding my blaster. She squeezed it tightly until I let go of the weapon, then she lifted me up into the air by my arm. 

"That stung a little, but it's nothing this super soldier body can't shrug off. And it looks like you're out of options, dream girl! You lose!" Lisa roared as she threw me away. I landed hard on my left side and slid a bit along the gym floor. But Lisa kept up her assault as she came rushing for me. 

"Don't think i'm done yet! I'm done when I say I am! And no one, not even you is gonna make me say it!" I shouted as I raised both of my hands up and fired lightning from them. The bolts struck Lisa and she guarded herself by crossing her arms in front of her. But the bolts still made her slide back on her feet a bit. 

"What!? I thought those blasters were what you dreamed about last?" Lisa asked me as I chuckled a bit. 

"I never said they were the only thing I dreamed about. My dream was that I was a storm trooper with Sith powers that could actually aim. A fairly deadly combo! And speaking of which, I find your lack of faith in me dusturbing. Let me fix that." I said as I raised up my left hand and half closed it into a fist. I focused my force abilities on Lisa's neck and began choking her.

"I... I.... I nev...." Lisa tried to say as I grew curious a bit. I loosened my grip on her a bit so she could speak. 

"I never said.... I could only use one..... characters abilities...." She said as shock suddenly grew over my body. Lisa raised up her right hand and aimed it at me. From her palm, she fired a gold beam of energy that struck my chest and sent me flying through the air right into the back wall. I lost focus so I stopped force choking Lisa, freeing her so she could approach me. That attack of hers was so powerful that it felt like she tore a hole through my body, even though she really didn't. 

"What.... what was that....?" I asked her with clear pain in my voice as she came right up to me. 

"An Iron Man repulsor beam. It strikes with enough force to easily tear down solid concrete walls and much more. Now, are you going to get up? Or are we finished here?" Lisa asked but I just couldn't find the strength to get up. 

"God, I hate you so much...." I spoke to her as she gave me a smug smile. 

"As do I hate you." She replied. 

"You..... win...." I said to her as she picked me up and helped me walk over to the rest of the class. 

"Harper forfeits, meaning Lisa is the winner. Do either of you two need to go to the infirmary? Anything broken?" Wrath Queen asked us but, aside from some pain, and some scrapes and bruises, I was fine. And, Lisa looked in decent shape herself as her buff muscles were beginning to disappear. 

"I'm fine." I said to the teacher. 

"As am I." Lisa said as Wrath Queen gave us a nod. 

"Very well. Then we'll move on to the third fight. Steve, Aqua, you two are up!" Wrath Queen said as Lisa let go of me. I sat down on the floor so I could rest my body and Phobos did the same so he could talk to me. 

"You alright?" He asked me. 

"I'll be okay. But that Lisa girl's a real jerk. And I have a bad feeling she's gonna cause more than just me some trouble in the future." I said as Phobos actually agreed with me. We had to keep an eye on her to make sure she doesn't pull anything funny on us.

We then went on to watch the remainder of the fights before heading home. Day 1 of our new lives as heroes in training had come to an end. And, just like Wrath Queen had told us during our lesson and in between fights, we were all off to some rocky starts. It's going to take quite a lot of practice and time if any of us want to become true heroes.

Here's an image of what Wrath Queen is supposed to look like! Leave a comment if you know what video game this is from!