Exams: Save the Day, Momo!


After the first round ended in a double-knockout, Momo was tense. She just saw her boyfriend almost obliterate one of the teachers, if he didn't have walls of clones to protect him, he'd be a stain on the pavement. Momo placed a kiss on Renaru's forehead.

"Don't worry… when you wake up, I'll be right here," she sighed, seeing Renaru smile a little bit.


I left Renaru's side, he wasn't in too bad of a shape, but he cut it close to being hurt again. I was with Shoto this time. Everything seemed to be closing in on me, my quirk went wild, spawning matryoshkas that looked like me and Renaru.

Earlier, Mr. Aizawa got Todoroki, he threw caltrops down and then captured Todoroki.

"He's coming! Get going!" Todoroki yelled at me, I turned tail and froze.

"Don't just stand there! GO!" he yelled.

My breathing became short and I ran as fast as I could

'What if I don't win? What if I don't get to become a hero? Father… Mother… I'm sorry… but I… I don't know if I can win… Renaru makes it seem so easy… everyone else makes it seem so easy!' I thought, moving as fast as I could. I knew we couldn't fight Mr. Aizawa straight-on.

'I couldn't do anything!'

'I couldn't stop Renaru from getting himself hurt for me!'

'What kind of hero is that?!'

'Stop! Stop running! Just be like Renaru and fight back!'

'Against what?! Against who? All you've done is get in the way! You've been holding him back! Not pushing him forward! You don't deserve anyone! All you've done is hold people back!'

My heart pounded out of my chest, the USJ, the Hero Killer, the blood… the feeling of his blood… god… no…

Those red eyes. Those blades covered in his blood. 'Stop… stop… just… take a breather. No, I can't!' I ran on, screwing my eyes shut, hearing footsteps blaring, everything was loud. I couldn't concentrate.

His breathing… Shallow. His eyes… Murky. I've always been the one with ideas. His weight on mine… so heavy. I wish I could shut my mind off for a while!

Monster.

Villains.

Blood.

Matryoshkas.

Matryoshkas.

"Todoroki! I'm sorry!" I yelled, running back for him. I had to come up with something!

"Please! Tell me you've got some semblance of a plan!" he yelled.

"I… I…"

"Come on! Yaoyorozu!" he urged.

"I…. I… I'm working on one!" I spat.

"No! No, you're not! I know exactly what you're going through! You're panicking because of outside things, but here… here you can prove that you're meant to be here, Isn't Renaru waiting for you? Don't you want to win? He knows you're smart! He knows you can do it because you did so much for him!" he yelled.

"I… I'm a disgrace…"

"No, you're not! Don't give up! I fought against the hero killer, I know you saw him go down, and I thought about how much he must've loved you! Be a hero that can create anything… be the shield that he was! Be the sword that I was! You're Momo Goddamn Yaoyorozu!" Todoroki yelled.

"Are you done?" Aizawa said.

"No… I'm just getting started!" I yelled, throwing my Matryoshkas up, he jumped back, kicking one.

"Todoroki! Shut your eyes!" I snapped, "I'm gonna pull the pin!"

The flash bombs went off, and I pulled him down, tossing a Ren-Troyshka.

*POM!* it exploded into a slippery foam. Mostly inspired by a few support sketches he drew. Mr. Aizawa was currently preoccupied.

"Okay…. Okay… if he can't see us, at least our eyes, we can't have our quirks erased. So… I have an idea. That foam can keep him busy, we just need to tie him up!" I said.

"Or… we could make a bowl… keep lobbing those Foam Bomb things, I got this," he said, I nodded. I can finally do something! I kept on aiming and throwing where he was supposed to be. Not where I thought he was going to be.

Thanks to Renaru's help with circles… I know that the Troyshka-Bombs have a radius, they're going to keep him busy. Todoroki grinned and motioned, his ice shooting up in a huge bowl. I smiled.

"You might want to look away for this part…" I mumbled, Todoroki nodded.

'I hope the camera footage is extra-grainy…' I thought. A cannon popped out and I aimed it. I also got some tar.

"Todoroki. Please, heat that tar," I said.

"Right," he grunted, sending a spark through it. Not enough to burn, but enough to harden and get him stuck. I smiled. I always wanted to get out a pair of handcuffs, like those old cop movies Father used to watch!

It was all over.

"Yaoyorozu, Todoroki, you both passed, good job," Aizawa said.

I turned to Todoroki, "I guess we put you… ON ICE," I said. Todoroki glared at me.

"Get it? Because of your ice bowl?" I asked.

"Yeah, yeah, I get it…" he sighed.


When we got back, Renaru tore out of nowhere, tackling into me, "I knew it! I knew you'd do it! Haha! Ah man, you two were AMAZING! I mean, Momo, you were- you… you you you you!" he stammered, slapping the side of his head.

"You were so amazing! I mean, when you summoned the fuckin' CANNON! I mean, holy shit! That was AMAZING! You're so amazing!" Renaru yelled, hugging me tightly, picking me up and spinning us.

"That's nothing compared to what I did…" he sighed, putting me down and smoothing my loose locks.

"You're the most amazing person… and I'm glad to- Mm!" I kissed him.

"Stop with the long-winded speeches, Renaru…" I muttered, pulling away.

"GET A ROOM, YOU TWO LOVEBIRDS!" yelled Bakugou.

"Step back! It's my time to shine!" he snarled.