Chapter 4 - Practical Exam Takedown
Yuudai's POV:
I walk off the bus with people behind me; I walk over to the large wooden doors as everyone talks among themselves as I take my mask off putting it into my pocket and take my bandages off my hands as I will need all my assets in my arsenal of weapons for this exam. I look around at the people, and I can't help but feel a little bad that they were put with my demons as opponents for the points against those faux villains and give out a sigh in frustration. "I will win, no holding back," I mutter to myself as I clench my fist vowing to myself, I look over as the large doors open up allowing us to enter, I look around seeing everyone is otherwise occupied, and I sneak around them into the battle centre.
"Okay, start! What's wrong? There are no countdowns in real fights! Run, run! The die has been cast, you know!" I hear Present Mic shout, and I make it into the battle centre with the rest behind me trying to catch up.
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As I run down the first road I encounter my first faux villain which lucky for me is a 3 point villain; I turn to my right and skid towards the bot with my elbow making an impact with the bot, crushing it's framework as it flies back into the pavement. '3 points.'
I run along and find another villain but only worth 1 point but I still need all the points I can get. "Powers of Furfur!" I shout as I feel the antlers grow through my head and I unleash a bolt of lightning towards the bot, it pierces right through the metal and out the other side, and it falls to the ground. '4 points.' I hear a clanking from behind to see two 2 point villains behind me and another one coming from my right, I sigh and see a girl running towards me, she bumps into my side as I look at the villains.
"Move out of my way." She snaps at me, and I push her down as it snaps it's metal tail out at us, and I use my inhuman strength to grab hold of the hard metal tail, I dig my long claws into the metal piercing through.
"No, move out of my way." I snap back at her as I throw the villain into the one next to it. '8 points.' I look at the one on my right and feel my antlers shrink back into my head and think overall my demons before coming up with one. "Powers of Pazuzu: Tornado!" I feel a pair of wings sprout out of my back like before as the wind rushes around my feet and it picks up speed. The wind picks up dust from the ground as it grows high into the sky. I push my hands out and send the tornado towards the bot as it flies up and out of the tornado and falls in front of me. '10 points.' "Your welcome," I mutter and see a group a few yards in front of me, and I sigh to myself as I look over at them as they're surrounded by 1 point villains and run over as the wings on my back disappear. "Zagan Metal into Coins!" As I say this the metal surrounding the bots morph into coins and they fall to the ground surrounding the group as wings of a griffon pop out of my back. I see nine piles of coins surrounding them and smile '19 points', and I run around the corner to see three 3 point bots in front of me and continue with the same attack as they all turn into coins. '28 points.'
I run past the piles of coins towards the next set of three 2 point bots and stand ready for them. "Xaphan: Flames of the Abyss!" I push out my hands towards the villains, and a burst of fire shoots towards them engulfing them in flames '34 points'. "This is getting ridiculous!" I snap at her and look up to see a horde of 1 point bots clank towards me. I run towards them then stop getting onto my knee as they clank closer towards me. "Weapon of Laraje," I mutter and feel a bow form in my hand along with a quiver on my back, I take three arrows and notch them up for the first row of bots and release hitting my targets and repeat for the next three rows of bots. '46 points.' I sigh and look overseeing more of the examinee students running past me up to six 3 point bots. I notch up three arrows and release before they get there making them groan and look over at me with angry looks even though there are still another three left but not for long as I notch up three more arrows and hit the remaining three.
"Man, I still only have 12 points." A boy complains, and I just get up and walk past them all.
"Don't feel too bad," I tell them as I jump on top of the nearest villain and look down at them. "I mean I only have 64 points." I jump down onto the other side.
"Six minutes and 2 seconds left!" Present Mic informs us, and I sigh as I look down the streets seeing a 1 point cornering a student and notch an arrow and aim straight for the head of the bot, knocking it down.
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3rd POV:
In the observation deck with the staff of U.A. watching the students on large screens with small windows open with students fighting. "In this practical exam, the examinees have not been informed of the number of villains or their locations. They have a limited amount of time in a vast area. They have to draw the villains out from there. Information gathering ability to understanding the situation before anyone else. Mobility that can be used in many different circumstances. Discernment to be able to stay calm in any situation. And pure combat ability. These basic abilities needed to keep the peace in the streets are turned into points in this test." Principal Nezu explains as the teachers all sit in front of the screen watching every action of the potential students.
"Doesn't this year's group look promising?" A female teacher asks as they watch.
"Well, we can't know for sure yet." He leans forward as a glass case flips off revealing a red button that he presses. "Their true test is still to come." A male teacher remarks as they watch the massive 0 point villain become unleashed in each battle centre.
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Yuudai's POV:
I huff as I down at the ground littered with pieces of metal from the bots I've left destroyed. 'I still feel like I need more points than eighty points, it just doesn't feel like enough.' I think over when the ground begins to shake violently, and a cloud of dust bellows towards me, I cover my eyes from the debris as it clears I see the giant 0 point bot clanking towards me.
"Less than two minutes left!" Present Mic informs us, and I know now that I have to run from the bots, I turn around about to make a break for it as it breaks down buildings trying to get to me.
I run around the corner to see more examinee students still trying to find more bot, but I just run past them, and they soon join me.
"Aaggh!" A girl cries out; I turn my head seeing a girl lying on the pavement in the path of the giant bot. I skid to a stop and run towards her and pick her up in my arms.
"Are you okay?" I ask her as I run carefully with her in my arms and of the pieces of metal bots left scattered across the pavement.
"My leg, I tripped over." She answers, and I look at her leg with a large gash running down from her knee, and her foot seems out of place. I sigh as I feel the bot gaining on us meaning I'm slower due to the added weight, I suddenly stop as I hate running from my problems and walk over to the side of the road to the path and place her down.
"I've got this, Full Transformation: Div-e-Sepid!" I feel myself grow larger as I close my eyes feeling my bones and muscles expand, I open my eyes as I'm close to the same size as the bot. I lift my hand as I run at the bot and throw back my arm back as I get close enough, I stop just in front of it and swing my arm forward punching it hard enough to dent the framework. It falls, and I shrink back to my usual size and turn walking calmly over to the girl from earlier still sitting on the path. "Come on let's get you up." I pick her back up again and walk off passing the gawking examinees.
"Times Up!" I hear Present Mic shout, which follows with a siren ringing out and makes everyone in the group groan and complain, I gently place the girl down again and warm my hands together, closing my eyes as I kneel next to her.
"Crossroads Demons: Deal of healing," I mutter, and I open my eyes which I know now are red instead of purple. "Do you accept the deal, if so in exchange for me healing your wounds I ask for one favour," I tell her, and she nods, I place my hand over her leg and swipe down immediately healing her injuries, she looks at me in shock as I stand up and close my eyes letting them go back to normal.
"Thank you!" She smiles up at me as she gets up jumping around testing out her leg and I nod at her as Recovery girl finally makes her rounds helping out the injured examinees. "So what favour would you like?" She asks me, and I think about it and smile at her.
"Just small favour, don't give up on being a hero," I answer, she nods her head with a bright smile planted on her face, and I turn walking away to the exit where the bus sits waiting for the rest of the examinees to make it back. '80 points should be enough to pass; I just hope I come first or I don't know what I'll do, I need to beat everyone. I can't lose to anyone.' I walk through the still open doors leading to the battle centre and turn around to see the others walking with glum looks.
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The bus comes to a stop at the back fo the main U.A. building with the rest of the coaches from the other battle centres, I get off the bus and look around for Kat or Izzy. I don't see them anywhere and grab my bag full of my school clothes and walk back inside to the changing rooms.
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I pull out my hair; I thread through my knotted hair as I step outside to see Kat leaning against the gate with students walking by. "Don't look so sour," I comment, he snaps his head up looking at me with a less sour look on his face than before.
"Why would I be sour? I so beat you." He replies with a deadly smirk, but I just laugh mockingly at him.
"I doubt it, I mean I so beat you, and I took down that 0 point bot." I boast as I walk feeling him stop slightly before catching up with me again.
"I got at least 77 villain points." He tries boasting, but it fails as I laugh and jump up and down.
"I beat you! I got 80 villain points!" I cheer and skip away with a sour Kat behind me as we walk off towards our homes. "I wonder how Izzy did?" I ponder which earns a scoff from is all time hater.
"Who cares about that Quirkless loser." He huffs, and I take his hand in mine trying to keep the blush from my face and thankful for my mask.
"He's my friend, and I worry about him," I tell him, and I try to push my sunglasses up but remember that I'm not wearing them.
"You should stop wearing that stuff when we get into U.A.," Kat advises, and I look at him tilting my head to the side in confusion. "We'll be with people just like you with Quirks that aren't easy to hide, and besides you look badass without that stuff covering your eyes and mouth." He tells me, and I smile feeling my cheeks flush bright red from his compliment and I nod.
"I think you're right." I agree and squeeze his hand as we walk.
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I make it back home feeling the day take its toll on my body and I push the front door open and fall onto the carpet of the hallway entrance with a thud that seems to alert my family. "Yuuie is that you?" I hear Yoko call out from the front room and some footsteps follow. "Oh, Yuuie are you okay, did you overwork during the exam?" She asks me, and I nod my head as best I can. "Dad, Yuuie's home and she's not feeling too well!" She yells out to him, and I hear more footsteps follow as I peer over my bangs to see three sets of feet in front of me.
"Oh darling, let's get you to bed, and I'll make your favourite for breakfast," Mum says as I feel arms wrap around me and pulls me into a firm chest, I look up to see Dad's face and snuggle into his warmth.
"No, I want to stay with you," I mumble but they still hear me.
"Okay honey, let's all go into the front room, and we can celebrate a job well done, right?" Mum asks, and I nod answering her question.
"I got about 80 points as we had to take down these villain bots which were either 1 point, 2 point or 3 points," I explain as Dad walks over to the living room.
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Dad gently places me down on the couch opposite Yoko's with her books spread all along the coffee table, Mum snuggles next to me with Dad on my other side, and I lean onto Mum as she runs her fingers through my hair.
I somehow feel asleep while Mum was soothing me and I stretch along the couch seeing Mum has gone and the smell confirms my thoughts as my stomach growls at the thought of food is on the way as I sit up looking at Dad as he reads a book on the human skeleton. "Food is ready!" Mum calls out to us as she comes into the kitchen with a hotpot. "Yoko dear move your books." She tells her and Yoko moves her books under the coffee table as Mum sets the dish onto the table and Dad picks me up and places me on the cushion next to the coffee table as Mum comes back again with bowls, plates and chopsticks. I smile as I pick my red chopsticks from the table and dig into Mum's food which just so happens to be my favourite dish.
"So, when do the results of your epic win come?" Yoyo asks me as I chew on a piece of tofu and think back to what Present Mic had said before the exams took place and swallow my food.
"They said a week, so I'll find out my score and what place I came in along with classes for the next school year and other stuff," I answer as I pop another piece of tofu into my mouth and chew the yummy food.
"Our girl is going to have the highest score overall, right Aya." Dad boasts as he pulls me into a side hug with a big grin on his face.
"Of course she is." Mum agrees with a broad smile, and we continue to eat as I go over what had happened in the exam.
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It's been a week since the exam, and I am getting angsty as I try to concentrate on my paperwork for the end of the school year celebrations, but I hate all of the ideas, though that could be due to my nervous of my letter. I tap my pen against the side of my desk, and I hear footsteps running up the stairs to the second floor which is where mine and Yoko's room reside. My door bursts open to reveal my Dad leans against the doorframe looking all flustered as he holds an envelope in his hand waving it around. "It's here, your letter from U.A." He shouts as I look at the wax seal with their brand and I take it from his hand closing the door in his face not wanting to let him down if I didn't pass. I place the letter in front of me on my desk just looking at it before I peel the wax seal away and tip the contents out, which is a letter and a hologram projector.
"Greetings! Young Yuudai Honda! You have made quite the impression on the people here at U.A., and I have the great pleasure of telling you that with your 80 villain points you have made it into the top 5, I also must tell you for your great deeds of heroism you have also been rewarded with hero points which are 36 points in total. Put that together is a grand total of 116 points!" All Might announces in his booming voice, and a video of the exam pops up of me taking the 0 point bot down and even when I healed the girl at the end of the exam. "It is my pleasure to announce that you are the number 1 examinee!" An image of the leaderboard showing the top three with me in first then Kat and some other person named Eijiro Kirishima. "Well done and we shall meet in your first year as a U.A. student!" He bids goodbye, and the hologram ends, and I pick the letter up reading over the information which reads, Class 1-A and dates and other things needed for school. I get up from my chair and walk over to my door; I slam it open to see my three goofy family members all at the door with hopeful looks plastered on their faces.
"I got in!" I cheer, jumping up and down on the stop which I get joined by the other three and I run over to the phone and can't help but boast about it to my two childhood friends. I dial in Izzy's phone number first, and after the first few rings his Mum answers the phone, and she seems nervous but still passes the phone over to Izzy.
"So did you get in?" I ask him, and he's silent for a little while before answering.
"Yeah, I did." He answers "And I saw your score, it's impressive." He answers, and I smile.
"I'm really happy for you Izzy, that means all that training down at the beach park wasn't a waste," I comment with a smile I hope shows in my voice, I hope I can still have my friends even in this new journey to finally become heroes.
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