VictorsMyName: Yeah I specifically love the english openings done by NateWantsToBattle lol
DrakeDragon297: Well get ready to FIND OUT :D
Also I've finished the rest of the Final Exams arc! And you know what that means? No more breaks! Daily posts until we're all finished up! WOOOOO!
The written exams were over, but in the brief time after school they had available, some of the students were training for the Practical Exams that would begin the following day...
"C-Come on dammit!"
"Should we stop?"
"No I... I can keep going, its fine, its not numb yet."
"You're pushing yourself too hard again," Kirishima sighed, body returning to normal as he lowered his arms, "Lets take a short break."
"Ugh, fine..." Jiro admitted defeat, rolling her eyes as she walked over to the park benches and sat down. Lifting her water bottle with a shaky hand and struggling to twist off the top. "I've definitely increased the amount of times I can amp my muscles... But its still not enough," Jiro decided internally, growling in frustration while trying to grip the cap tighter with her trembling hand, "If I can just nullify that weakness, build up a big enough immunity to the backlash I might-" She finally snapped, "DAMMIT WITH YOU JUST OPEN ALREADY!?" She screamed at her water bottle, blinking as she looked up at her friends who were both staring at her now, "Uh... Sorry..."
"How about I get that?" The purple haired student suggested, taking the bottle and opening the cap with ease, "What's gotten into you? You've been acting crazy every day we've trained this week..."
Jiro took her water back, drinking from it for a moment before releasing a breath, "... Its nothing, just forget about it, I'm sorry I yelled..."
Kirishima smiled faintly, "Hey come on, its fine to have weaknesses, you've been improving a lot, nobody said you had to master that new power overnight! You're doing just fine without it." He assured, hoping to lift her spirits.
Jiro clenched her bottle tighter, "That's not it..." Before hiding it behind her usual bored expression, "Yeah sure I guess you're right..."
"Anyways... You up for another round Shinso? I know you're still trying to master that shoulder throw." Eijiro suggested with a grin.
The purple haired boy shrugged, "Sure, why not... But it's already late afternoon, didn't you have somewhere to be?"
"Oh crap really!?" Kirishima gasped, "Sorry guys I gotta go, my Mom's gonna kill me if I'm late again!" He said, quickly packing up his things and running off towards the station.
"I should probably get going too... I hate to admit it, but I'm at my limit for today." Jiro sighed, rubbing the back of her neck, "See you later Shinso..."
The tired looking boy waved her off, hands stuffed into his pockets, "Yep, see you around..." As she walked off, Shinso watched her closely, "I know that look... Something changed for you didn't it? You've found yourself a goal haven't you?"
. . .
"With the written exams finished, and the break period over, you'll be having your practical Exam tomorrow," Aizawa said in his usual monotone as he stood before the class, "But before that, we'll be doing Combat Training again." He explained, pushing a button to open up the side panels, "Go ahead and suit up, meet at the training area in twenty minutes and we'll go over the details."
"This is... Sudden," Kaiji noted, as he stood up and retrieved his case, "Why now, right before the Practical Exam?"
"Well this should be fun," Mina smiled, "Come on Kaiji we've gotta get ready!"
"Uh yeah, right, I'm coming." He nodded, following after her as everyone headed towards the locker rooms, "I'm probably just imagining things..." Shrugging it off, Kaiji walked through the doors to the boys locker room.
"So, more combat training." Kaiji turned his head towards Kirishima, as they began to change into their costumes, "Should be interesting, other than that rescue training we haven't really gotten to see what everyone can do now."
"That's true," Tokoyami chimed in, "I'm sure we aren't the only ones who've developed new abilities, as we've already seen with Midoriya."
"Oh I mean," Midoriya nervously laughed, "I haven't really gained any new powers, just finally got better at only using small amounts at a time."
Adachi nodded, "Yeah, ever since I went through my training with DK I realized how similar our Quirks really are."
"What do you mean?" He questioned curiously.
"My new control allows me to draw on incredible power to enhance my body," Kaiji explained, holding up a hand as the scales began to glow faintly, "Its nowhere near as strong as your full power, but like you, if I use more than my body can handle I'll injure myself."
"Hmm, I guess you're right, our powers are kinda similar in that aspect." Izuku nodded in understanding, "Though, when I learned to channel it better I didn't grow scales." He joked.
Kaiji and Kirishima chuckled in response, before Bakugo stepped up pushing Midoriya out of the way, "Out of the way losers," He barked, shoving past them to his locker. Kaiji pushing back a little harder as well, nearly making it a full shove causing Bakugo to stop and glare at him sharply.
"K-Kacchan..." Midoriya muttered worriedly.
"Geez are you two still at it?" Kirishima sighed shaking his head.
The two eyed each other up sharply. Both of them knew that combat training meant they could be put against one another, and that meant they each had a chance to beat the other. And maybe Kaiji could settle this grudge he'd been holding onto since classes resumed...
. . .
Standing within the faux city just like their first combat training exercise, the class was waiting for Mr. Aizawa to begin his explanation of what they'd be doing out here today.
"Things will be a bit different today, you'll be divided into Six teams of Three for this exercise." He stated calmly, flipping over a few notes beside the drawing box filled with lots.
"But that's only eighteen," Iida noted, "Are you saying some of us will be left out?"
"That's right," The teacher nodded, "This combat exercise will be more complicated than before, this is a hostage situation." Aizawa explained, "Three of you will be hostages, one in each scenario, with a team of three villains defending you and a team of three heroes trying to rescue you."
"Interesting..." Midoriya nodded, raising a hand to his chin in thought, "So our goal this time around won't just be capturing villains or taking out a weapon, we have to get someone to safety..."
"That's exactly right," Aizawa smirked, "The heroes must make sure the hostage makes it to safety or incapacitate the villains before the time limit is reached, while the villains must either capture, incapacitate, or hold off the heroes for twenty minutes... You'll be fighting in different structures than before, but like before the villains will have an advantage of being on defense," He quickly added, "And remember, you can't act like this is an exercise, you need to take this very seriously... Someones life will be in danger, no exploiting the fact that it's just training, I'm looking at you Midoriya." He warned, "If I see shenanigans like your last combat training, I'll end it immediately, Heroes must focus on saving lives not putting them in danger."
"Y-Yes sir!"
"Now then... The three who will be acting as hostages are..." Aizawa flipped his paper over, already having the names decided, "Todoroki, Koda, and Uraraka... One of you will be assigned to each area, now then, the rest of you draw lots to find out your teams and who you're facing, go ahead."
As the students lined up to hit the boxes for drawing their numbers, Adachi shot a glare at Bakugo. Hoping to draw against him. The process only took a few minutes, before Aizawa pressed a button causing a holo screen to appear showing the teams.
Team A: Yaoyorozu, Sato, Mineta.
Team B: Adachi, Ojiro, Hagakure.
Team C: Asui, Jiro, Tokoyami.
Team D: Kaminari, Kirishima, Aoyama.
Team E: Midoriya, Iida, Ashido.
Team F: Bakugo, Sero, Shoji.
"I'm ready to do my best!" Hagakure beamed, clapping a hand on Ojiro and Adachi's shoulder.
"Just do what I say and we'll win." Bakugo ordered his team mates with a grunt.
"We're technical but we've also got a fourth member." Asui nodded to the others, implying Dark Shadow.
"With our mobility we've got a good chance here." Midoriya smiled at his team mates, "We can win!"
"Why am I always stuck with this little pervert..." Yaomomo sighed heavily.
"I'll protect you guys and we can blow them away from a distance!" Kirishima decided banging his knuckles together.
"Now, with that out of the way," Aizawa cut in, pressing another button, "Lets see your matchups..."
Round One! Team B, versus Team E!
Round Two! Team A versus Team D!
Round Three! Team C versus Team F!
Adachi was a little disappointed he wouldn't be fighting Bakugo, but he was more intimidated by his actual match. He locked eyes with Midoriya, the two sharing a brief nod with one another, before Aizawa continued. "Teams B and E I'll point you to the right building, Team B will be the villains and Team E the heroes... Todoroki will be your hostage, everyone else make your way to the viewing area."
. . .
Team B was to defend their hostage in a mostly empty parking structure. The small team moved their restrained classmate deeper inside while going over their plans on how to handle the team of more elite students they'd have to deal with...
"I've gotta say, I'm not too excited to fight Midoriya or Iida," Ojiro stated calmly, carrying Todoroki behind him with his tail, "They've got pretty good mobility... They can definitely outmaneuver us with Midoriya's new power."
"And don't forget Ashido's wings," Hagakure added, "This might be another squash..."
"No way," Ojiro answered quickly, "I won't go out so easily like our last combat training exercise!" He declared confidently, "Even if we can't win, we'll put up a good fight!"
"You're missing the bigger objective here," Adachi chimed in finally after thinking, "We just need to run out the clock, I think I know how we can do that... But it's a big risk."
Meanwhile, just outside the structure, Team E was waiting for the signal to begin. Sizing up their own enemies as well...
"Adachi seems like our biggest threat, but we can't even see Hagakure," Midoriya analyzed, "And we shouldn't underestimate Ojiro..."
"We've got the advantage of speed," Iida added, "I can use my Quirk to race in, grab Todoroki once we find him, and get him out."
"That may be the best option," Midoriya nodded, "Once we begin, Ashido you should fly around the structure, try to spot them from the outside."
Mina understood quickly, "Got it, I'll scout for us so we'll have more time to fight..." She wasn't exactly eager to fight Kaiji, but she wasn't gonna let any of her feelings stop her from doing her best!
"I'll try to hold off Adachi," Midoriya decided, "I'm still not sure the extent of his new abilities, but from what I know... He's strong, so I'll keep him busy while you go after the Hostage Iida, sound like a plan?"
"Risky, but I think it's our best chance."
An alarm sounded, and the gate lifted allowing them entrance into the structure as Aizawa's voice sounded over the loudspeakers.
"Begin Round One!"
Whoops did I make you think the Finals were starting? NOooope! Still got one miniarc to finish XD