*Midoriya's P.O.V*
"Hey Midoriya... where's your hero costume?" Uraraka asked.
"Well... I didn't really think of one." I said, "I didn't really think about becoming a hero, because of... you know."
"Oh..." Was all she said.
Yeah, I didn't really give my costume much thought. So I just dawned my gym clothes and called it a day. Anyway All Might called us out to do an exercise of some sort.
"I AM HERE!" And there he is. He soon explained what we were doing, long story short, we're being split up into 10 groups of 2. We're going to be playing as heroes and villains. The objective for the heroes is to either capture the villains with capturing tape provided to us, and to capture the deadly weapon. The objective for the villains is to capture the heroes with the same tape and to protect the weapon for 15 whole minutes. "Now for the first round..." All Might said as he dug into a box and pulled out two balls. "Pair 2 as the heroes and Pair 7 as the villains!" He yelled out.
Heh... how fitting. I'm first with my partner being a Momo Yaoyorozu we're the villains, and we're up against Kaminari and Kirishima as the heroes. All Might gave us the necessary supplies, they being the tape, and the map showing us what floor the weapon is held. Located on the 5th floor, seems simple enough, one entrance assuming they don't climb up the side of the building.
"Alright... let's go." I said as I headed into the building with Yaoyorozu close behind me.
"D-Do you even have a plan?" She asked walking beside me.
"No, aside from protect the weapon, I assume you do." I said as we made it to the 5th floor.
"Well, it is a rather bare bone plan." She said as she pulled out metal plates from her belly.
"Interesting Quirk." I commented as she started drilling a plate holder on the door frame.
"Hmm, it allows me to create any item from my body fat, so long I know the molecular bonds." She explained.
Wait... I might have a plan after all. "Hey, can you make... a pair of flame retardant gloves?" I asked.
"Hm? Oh sure." She said as she tossed me a pair of flame retardant black gloves. Bada**. "So any particular reason you require such gloves?" She asked as she started to lay the plates on the door.
"Yes, it's in case those two somehow manage to break through the primary defense." I said as I tested it on a nearby pillar. I curled a hand around my mouth, creating a small hole, now all that's left is to test my newly created attack. As fire erupted out of my mouth, the small hole created by my hand sent a concentrated shot into a pillar. "Excellent."
"Not bad. You managed to not only extend your range, but create a more concentrated blast." Yaoyorozu commented.
"Nice catch. With these gloves, I can now make a concentrated blast for either one on one scenarios... or?"
"When the enemy has only one entrance." She finished
"Ding ding ding. I can see why you've got in on a recommendation." I said.
"Pardon me... but you got in on a recommendation as well, I can see why All Might took interest in you." She added.
"Well, it's more of an ultimatum..." I said simply.
"He must have had a reason for giving you an ultimatum, he must have saw your potential that was being wasted with you being in prison." She said.
Well... it was more so out of a mix of pity and atonement, as well as I'm carrying One for All, and I know about he uprising League of Villains, but I can't let her know that.
"Yeah... probably." I said simply.
"Are you ready?!" All Might yelled, "Hero team go!" All Might yelled.
I stood ready in front of the door, "Get ready for battle. I did some research before hand. Kirishima's Quirk allows him to harden his body and dish out attacks. Kaminari's Quirk is just Electricity, but still be wary about him." I said.
"I know, and I took some precautions." She said as suddenly a massive tarp shot out of her chest, "This is a really thick insulator, in case Kaminari has any ideas." She said.
"Great idea." I said giving her a thumbs up, then I saw... more than I ever wanted to see. "O-Oh my god!" I yelled turning away, "I-I'm sorry I didn't mean to... I mean!"
"Huh?" She said... did she not notice?! "Oh, it's okay I can make a new costume."
"T-That's not the problem here!" I yelled.
"Hey, here they are!" Kirishima yelled from the otherside of the door... s**t.
"Get ready." I said as I could hear Kirishima pound on the door. The bolts were flying off fast, the door isn't going to hold up well.
"Get over here!" She yelled.
"Are you at least decent?" I asked.
"MIDORIYA!" She yelled.
"Sorry!" I yelled as I rushed underneath the massive tarp, only to see, "WHAT THE F**K?!"
Then the door was blown off the hinges, "Kaminari now!" Kirishima yelled.
"Got it! 1.3 Million volts!" He yelled as the sound of electricity flooded the room, thankfully the tarp covered enough to hide us.
"Alright, now it's time to pull off the tarp and catch them." Kirishima commented as he walked over to pull off the tarp... big mistake.
"That's checkmate." Yaoyorozu said as Kirishima revealed 3 cannons all aimed at him.
"W-Wha?!" He yelled but was nailed by 3 cannon balls, and was sent flying back out into the hall.
"Woah... that was amazing!" I yelled.
"Don't get to cocky, we still ha-"
"Way..."
"Have... Kaminari?" She asked as he was walking around with a dazed look in his eyes.
"Did... using his Quirk make him stupid?" I asked, "Well doesn't matter, let's capture him and face Kirishima two on one."
"Alright, I'll capture him, you use your concentrated shot to keep him at bay."
"Rodger." I said as I stood in front of the door. Kirishima was dazed but soon got up.
"Midoriya! You can't take me one on one bro!" He yelled immediately hardening and rushing towards me.
"You sure about that?" I yelled as I used my concentrated fire blast to score a direct hit on Kirishima, only for him to block it and... somehow direct it to the ceiling.
"You good over there?!" I asked taking a deep breath and hiting him again with another concentrated blast.
"Nggh... got him!" She yelled immediately running next to me to join the fray. But he's too close... I have to use it. I have to use One for All.
Once he got close, I sent One for All surging through my finger, I only needed to knock him back for wiggle room. I'm not destroying my full arm for that.
"HAH!" I yelled as I flicked my powered up finger, knocking him back to the end of the hallway, as well as weakening his armor.
"I bought us some time." I said as I saw the glove on my left arm was completely torn apart, "Shoot!"
"Don't worry about it! Just keep fighting." She said as she pulled out a metal bat... wait idea.
"Can you make oil? Of any kind?" I asked as All Might appeared on the intercom.
"One Minute left!"
"Hu- Oh I see." She said as she pulled out a bottle of gasoline and doused her metal bat. I took the remaining gasoline and poured it onto my glove. Flame Retardant is different from Flame Resistant, it can still light on fire, just not for a long time, a couple seconds at most, but a few seconds is all I'll need.
"Now you're catching on, get ready." I said as I saw Kirishima rushing toward us, as desperation started to kick in.
Wait for it... wait for it... "NOW!" I yelled as I lit her bat on fire, as well as lit my glove on fire.
"Team Attack! Flaming Onslaught!" I yelled as Yaoyorozu nailed him in the face with the flaming bat, while I punched him square in the stomach with my flaming glove.
He flinched but took the hit and plowed through us, and rushed towards the weapon. Shoot! He's faster than me, still I had to rush after him. Kirishima reached out to the weapon and I was close behind him. I can't use my fire, it would boost him into the weapon, I'll just have to hope that he messes up for me to catch him.
"I GOT I-"
"TIMES UP!" All Might yelled as Kirishima stopped an inch away from the weapon. "THE VILLAIN TEAM WINS!
Saved by the buzzer... not satisfying at all!
"DAMN IT!" He yelled as he stood up and took a big breath. "Good match you two, you had some great teamwork." He commented then All Might called us all to the monitor room.
"Hey, don't sell yourself short, you almost had it." I commented, "You broke through our defense and almost got the weapon." I commented as we walked into the monitor room for a mini debrief.
"Well, I'm sure you all can agree that Yaoyorozu was the M.V.P of this round." All Might said.
Everyone was shocked... well almost all of us, Kaminari wasn't with us yet.
"But shouldn't it be Midoriya who got M.V.P?" Asui asked.
"Not exactly." Yaoyorozu and I said at the same time.
"You want to explain it or should I?" Yaoyorozu asked.
"How about this. I'll explain where you went right, and you'll explain where everyone else went wrong. That way you won't sound narcissistic." I said half jokingly.
She smirked and nodded, "Fair enough, you may proceed."
"Okay. Well I'll open up with this. She was the whole reason the match went the way it did." I said as everyone looked at me with shock, "Allow me to explain from the order in which they occured. Had she not created the iron plates then Kirishima and Kaminari would have broke in immediately, in a two on two fight we were at a disadvantage in terms of power, even with my double Quirk. Had she not created my gloves, then I wouldn't have been able to use my concentrated blast attack. Had she not created the insulated tarp, then we would have been fried by Kaminari's attack. Had she not created the cannons, then Kirishima would have probably took care of us. Had she not created the bat and oil then we wouldn't have been able to stun Kirishima long enough to buy us enough time to win." I explained. "Her Quirk and her ability to think under extreme situations was what carried us through that match."
"While most of that is correct, Midoriya did have some brilliant ideas hence the gloves and oil. Though he got distracted and albiet a little loud which alerted the enemy to our presence." She explained.
"I had 2 reasons why it was completely understandable." I commented.
"Moving on, Kirishima also did well in terms of not giving up when faced with extreme situations. Though his gung-ho plan of breaking through the door by force and having Kaminari daze himself was what caused him to be in that situation in the first place. Kaminari..."
"Yay..."
"Yeah... that. He got overzealous which is what hindered his team." She explained as All Might looked shocked.
"Did we about cover all the bases?" I asked.
"U-Uh! Well... yes! You have! Good job you two!" He exclaimed giving us a thumbs up. "Alright time for the next match!" He announced as he dug into the box, "It's Team 10 vs Team 8!" He yelled.
From what I saw, it's Asui and Iida vs Uraraka and Todoroki. Huh... I'm torn on this one, guess I'll have to root for both.
*Uraraka's P.O.V*
I'm on the villain team. My partner is Todoroki, he is very standoff-ish and quiet, and has half his body encased in ice so there's that.
Anyway we are at the 5th floor, a all we can do now is wait-
"Hey, you can make yourself float right?" Todoroki asked.
"Y-Yeah for a short time why?" I asked.
"Wait for the two of them to come up... then we'll end this match quickly." He said... with confidence?
"Just what are yo-"
"GO!" All Might yelled in the intercom, as I heard rapid footsteps coming closer.
"No time to explain, just go towards the windows to see if Asui is climbing up." He said as he stood in front of the door waiting for Iida probably.
"O-Okay..." Was all I could say as I headed to the windows, I couldn't see Asui anywhere.
"They're here." Todoroki said as I turned to see Asui riding on Iida's shoulders using her tongue to swing over him.
"Sorry Uraraka." She said as she let go of pole her tongue was gripping on, "We wo-"
Before they could touch it, I picked up the weapon and moved it out of the way. It's really light... wait, is this paper mache?
"Uraraka make youself float." He said.
I didn't know what he was planning, but I didn't argue, I clasped my fingers together to make myself float. Then Todoroki, managed to freeze the entire building, and I mean the ENTIRE BUILDING.
Asui was out like a light. Thanks to her Quirk cold temperatures put her into a hibernation state. While Iida was trapped by the ice, open for capture.
"Sorry Iida..." Todoroki said as he wrapped the capture tape around both his and Asui's arm. Once All Might confirmed that we won, he then thawed out the whole building... he as control over fire too?
We were told to return to the monitor room to have a debrief. Not that there was much to debrief about. Man...! I wanted to do something, meaningful. I mean sure I did move the weapon, but Todoroki did everything while I just floated there. Talk about lame. Oh well, guess I still have work to do.
"Hey Uraraka." Midoriya said walking up to me.
"Oh hey."
"You bummed about not doing much during the battle?" He asked.
"A bit." I admitted as he patted my shoulder.
"Well, look at the brightside, you saved your team from losing, and you weren't a complete detrement to your team." He said as Kaminari shot a glare at him.
"Not cool dude..." He muttered as Jirou started laughing.
"Just stating the facts, oh and by the way Thunderdolt, maybe using 1.3 Million volts wasn't such a good idea." He said with a smirk.
Normally I wouldn't laugh at someone making fun of someone else. But Midoriya was right, that was a terrible gamble... and Thunderdolt was kinda funny.
"*Snrk* Thunderdolt!" Jirou said busting out into laughter.
All the other matches went by. Some were interesting, while others were a complete mismatch. Soon class was over and Midoriya was pretty much the only one who needed to see Recovery Girl for his broken finger. Man he has such a volatile Quirk. At least All Might helped him get over to Recovery Girl. So he should be fine to return to class once lunch was over.
*Midoriya's P.O.V*
"So... was there a reason why you ushered me to Recovery Girl?" I asked.
"No real reason." He said in his skinny form. They were behind closed quarters with only Recovery Girl in the room, so it'd be a waste of energy to not be in that form.
"You sure? Not as a check up to see if I had ruined anyone's lives yet?" I asked.
"No. But I can tell something is bothering you." All Might said.
"*sigh* Nothing, just worried about my mom, and some other things." I said.
"What kind of things?"
"Well, my mom's stuck in a mental hospital as you already know. The problem... is that she's my only guardian. So I'm all alone."
"Oh..."
"Now it wouldn't be a bad thing, if I wasn't A.) A 16 year old, and B.) Not working at all. So I'm being booted out of my home and being forced into some sort of home until she gets better, when will that happen? I have no idea." I explained.
"Oh... well I have a simple solution." All Might said standing up, "Why not come live with me for the time being."
"W-What?" He asked.
"I'm pretty much in charge of your rehabilitation, so I might as well keep you in my sight."
I didn't know how to respond... the number one hero, was asking me if I wanted to stay with him.
"O-Okay." I said.
"Great, I'll help you move in after school." He said as he glanced at his watch, "Anyway you should get going, you have Present Mic next." He said as he left the nurse's office.
...
Did what just happened really happen?
Did All Might just offer me a place to stay for pretty much nothing?
Yes... yes he did?
I don't know whether to be excited or confused or whatever other emotion I should be feeling. I'll just settle on confused for now.
Well, no point in mumbling about it in my head. I should get to class right now.
*End of Chapter*
