I really like Kirishima and Tsu! They are my favorites, I really adore them and their quirks!
The screen showed Present Mic, one of Tsubaki's rare favorite heroes, standing on stage in a large theater.
"What's up, UA candidates? Thanks for tunin' into me, your school DJ. C'mon. And lemme hear ya!" Present Mic said, but no one said a word to Tsubaki's amusement. The man just brushed it off. "Keeping it mellow, huh? That's fine. I'll skip straight to the main show. Let's talk about how this practical exam is gonna go down, okay? Are you ready? Yeah!"
"Oh my goodness, it's the voice hero, present mic. So cool! I listen to his radio show every day of the week. It's so crazy nuts that all the UA teachers are pro heroes," Midoriya muttered as the people around him stared at him.
She laughed a little, being only one row down from him.
"Will you shut up?" Bakugo said, only to freeze whens he glared at him. He actually started to sweat, shivering a little probably knowing she would beat his ass right there for fun.
She hated him.
Present Mic started up again. "Like your application said, today you rockin' boys and girls will be out there conducting ten-minute mock battles in super-hip urban settings. Gird your loins, my friends. After I drop the mic here, you'll head to your specified battle center. Sound good? Okay?" Present Mic said as the screen behind him changes to show the different battle centers.
"I see. they're splitting us up so we can't work with any of our friends," Bakugo said.
"Yeah. You're right. Our examinee numbers are one after the other, but we're assigned to different battle centers," Midoriya replied, looking at their cards.
"Get your eyes off my card. Damn. I..." She felt her killer intent flare, her desire to rip him apart and dance on his remains. Many of the students aroudn her actually gasped at her glare, and Bakugo shut up once more.
"Okay, okay, let's check out your targets. There are three types of faux villains in every battle center. You'll earn points based on their level of difficulty, so better choose wisely. Your goal in this trial is to use your quirk to raise your score by shredding these faux villains like a mid-song guitar solo. But check it! Make sure you're keeping things heroic. Attacking other examinees is a UA no-no, ya dig?" Present Mic said. The screen behind him changed to show the three robots, and then a mini Present Mic figure crushing the robots.
"Excuse me, sir, but I have a question," A handsome boy with blue hair said, raising his hand.
"Hit me!" Present Mic yells.
A spotlight shines on the handsome boy. "On the printout, you've listed four types of villains. Not three. With all respect, if this is an error on official UA materials, it is shameful. We are exemplary students. We expect the best from Japan's most notable school. A mistake such as this won't do. Additionally, you with the unkempt hair," he said.
"Huh," Midoriya said, pointing at himself.
"You've been muttering this entire time. Stop that. If you can't bother to take this seriously, leave. You're distracting the rest of us," He said.
"Sorry," Midoriya muttered as the people around him laughed. Then, she hoped thanks to her training, her beloved Izuku turned back and glared. " I'm nervous, we all are, My muttering is helping so butt out." The handsome boy actually gaped but no one was as shocked as Bakugo, who was practically screaming in silence.
"All right, all right. Examinee number 7111. Thanks for calling in with your request. The fourth villain type is worth zero points. That guy's just an obstacle we'll be throwing in your way. There's one in every battle center. Think of it as a hurdle you should try to avoid. It's not that it can't be beaten, but there's... Kinda no point. I recommend my listeners try to ignore it and focus in the lines toppin' the charts," Present Mic said, as the screen behind him showed the mini Present Mic figure running away from the zero pointer.
"Thank you very much. Please, continue," The annoying but handsome boy said, bowing, before sitting down. The spotlight turned off, and he shivered looking back at Tsubaki as he could feel her wrath radiating towards him.
She loved being intimidating.
"Oh, I get it. So they're kinda like traps you have to get by in games."
"The whole thing's kinda like a video game, huh?"
"That's all I got for you today. I'll sign off with a little present. A sample of our school motto! As general, Napoleon Bonaparte once laid down. 'A true hero is one who overcomes life's misfortunes.' Mm-hm. Now that's a tasty soundbite. You ready to go beyond? Let's hear a plus ultra! Good luck! Hope you practiced hitting more than just books," Present Mic said.
No one said a word, leaving Tsubaki to laugh loudly as they left the room... however before she left completly, she grabbed the handsome boy the by the wrist and brought him close. She was much taller then him, at least four inches, and it showed when they got close.
"Talk to Izuku like that again I will break your legs. We clear?" She radiated rage and wrath, enough to make the handsome boy choke on his spit. It was a trick she learned from her quirkless father years ago and boy was she glad to use it here.
He nodded slowly. "Yes, Ma'am."
"Good boy."
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Tsubaki licked her lips, loosening her iron grip on her control was almost orgasmic now that it wasn't being forced like when she had to saved Izuku. There was a rareity in her power, in the power she felt rushing through her veins that actually made the very air shiver around her. She knew she was above most of the other students, her power while not absolute made her a beast. She never got to flex it, to tap into it's full strength and yet with this battle she may very well get that chance. She had no idea of her full strength due to the danger in that flexing.
"You okay?" She turned, smirking at the handsome spikey, red haired boy next to her. She smelt the coloring in his hair, but she liked the color. He was muscular for his age, with sharper then average teeth, a normal height and an aura of persistence she found delightful. " Your literally vibrating."
She smiled something fierce, she felt her bloodlust, which she usually hid well, ooze out of her making many kids back up. "I rarely get to play at my full strength, my quirk is very dangerous so this is a bit... exciting. My name is Tsubaki, yours?"
The handsome boy smirked. "Eijiro Kirishima." He held out his hand, and they shook though she was careful not to crush his poor arm.
"I hope you do well, you seem decent. I could do with some friends, specially ones as cute as you." The boy actually flushed deep red for a moment before smirking right back at her once more.
"Same to you, Beautiful. "
She laughed, deciding to let her entire set of hidden emotions flourish. "If you think that's beautiful, you should watch me fight." She actually growled, letting a tiny sliver of kenetic energy enter her vocal cords, making the sound richer, deeper and darker. The boy flushed again, breathing deeply. She loved having that affect on others.
"Get ready to start!" A deep but calm voice interrupted her flirting, making her sigh and flex more strength, her muscles aching with barely restrained power. She had to act soon. "On my mark... three... two... one... GO!"
The gates to what looked like a massive city ripped open. She blasted forward, her muscles exploding with power that rocketed her forward, with recoil that fed her unending hunger for power. She powered herself as she found her first robot. Deciding to not play with her food, she slid underneath it and kicked out a leg. As the thing collasped to one side, she grabbed one other leg and lifted the entire beasty, twirling it around and tossing it at the next robot she saw.
"Three points... very good."
She was on the hunt and she felt insatiable that day.
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With finesse he didn't know he had, Izuku rolled underneath a robot, hopping back onto his feet like a killer rabbit. Turning, he jumped onto the machine and climbed until he saw the off switch, kicking it firmly until it collasped underneath him. "Twelve points... man am I glad I worked with Tsubaki. Who would have guessed fighting her would get me better at working under pressure?"
Proud of himself for all but fighting without his Quirk, since he had no idea how to really use it safely, he shot off to disarm the next robot. He was pretty glad he thought of the kill switches on the robots, he figured that not everyone had amazing offensive quirks so there had to be some way for those kind of people to kill the the Robots. It was quick thinking on his part, but he managed to do it.
"Find more then your Quirk to rely on. That's why I work on Martial arts and study Physics so much, so I am never limited by what I have. I noticed a pattern in the most powerful Heroes. They all have a diverse skill set, it's what sets them apart. You have brains for days, handsome, use them.'
Tsubaki's words powered Izuku and motivated him beyond reasoning. She was the first to beleive his goal and he would never let her down! He swore it, inside and out. Growling, he ran towards another robot, jumping onto it, he used the gymnastics he was forced to learn to fight Tsubaki to flip onto it's back and kick it's off switch.
"Fifteen points!"
He would show then all!
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Within a room with a bunch of monitors on the wall showing videos of everyone taking the test, many powerful pro heros watched the tests in motion.
"Clearly, the examinees have no idea how many villains are present or their location. They have limited time, must cover a vast area, and hunt down every last target. Some use information-gathering abilities to plan out strategies," A Small white mammal said, all but purring at the destruction he was watching. His eyes focused on a masked boy with what looked like tentacles monitoring countless things. "While others rely on speed to pull ahead of their peers."A fast boy with what seemed to be engines for legs kicked through a robot. "Of course, remaining calm under pressure can be a huge advantage." A boy with a belly button laser beamed a smile."As can pure power and combat ability." Bakugo was then seen among the wreckage of destroyed robots. "The most successful students use a combination of all these tactics. They're the ones who rack up the highest scores." He finished, his eyes focusing on two of the most promising students. One that was wrecking the robots easily, a girl taller then most and utterly radiating power and a boy who was easily dispelling the Robots sans and quirks.
"Hm, I'd say this year's group looks promising," Midnight said, almost purring.
"Well, there's still plenty of time before it's over. The real test has yet to come. Let's see how they react," Snipe said, reaching out and pushing a button, one that would change everything.
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"Seventy points!" Tsubaki's call made everyone around her groan as she wrecked her last robot. making an effortless display of power that left her wanting more. She didn't care if it was bragging, she was proud to be demolishing these machines and showing what she could do. It was a wonderful thing to showcase her true power, what she could really do.
That was all well and good, at least until the entire arena started to rumble and she groaned, hot power pouring into her body all at once as she consumed the strength of the rumble. She looked up in time to see a massive robot shooting from the ground, smoke and dust filled the air as it came into full power. She shuddered, and without intention her bloodust faded, with concern taking it's place.
"RUN! She ran towards the massive machine, just as others started to run past her. She saw people freezing in place, terrified. She put a hand on their backs, causing them to shoot forward as her power poured into them. " Don't panic, just run!" They did as she said and shot off. She saved maybe six people when she found herself face to face with the actual robot and it was massive.
Shivering at the red eye looking ports, she rushed forward and waited for it to lift a leg up. Positioning herself just right, she let the leg drop onto her, reaching up she almost groaned at incredible power, massive kenetic energy filled her too fast. Her skin exploded into heat and she wanted to pass out, she loathed taking in so much power at once. There was no time to whine however, she had to fight.
Bending, she gathered her power, ninety percent of it and thrust her entire body upward, blasting out everything she could magnify. The Robot's entire body went flying, rolling away, smashing against the ground and buildings until it finally stopped and sputtered out, defeated and broken.
She shuddered once more, drained of so much power. Still, she did not let up and instead stood, looking for stragglers. She found a few hiding in an ally. " Come on, I don't know if it's down forever. Let's get out of here."
She held out a hand and guided them out, refueling herself with every step.
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Isn't this a little extreme?" Midoriya asked as the Zero pointer erupted from the ground. As if to make a point, The zero-pointer punched the ground, trapping a pretty girl under rubble and making Midoriya trip and fall over as everyone else ran away. 'This is a disaster. I've gotta run.' Midoriya thought to himself as he crawled away from the zero-pointer, knowing Tsubaki would kick his ass if she knew he went up against something he couldn't handle.
"Less than two minutes remaining!" Present Mic announced.
"What? two minutes?" Midoriya said. "I have thirty points, that has to be enough."
"Ow," The pretty girl said, stuck underneath the rubble created by the zero-pointer. Midoriya turned to look at the trapped girl. He knew what he had to do, no matter the beating Tsubaki would be giving him. Midoriya ran forward, activating One for All in his legs and jumping up to face the villain, he felt his legs shatter on impact.
"SMASH," Izuku screamed as he activated One for All in his right arm and punched the zero-pointer. The zero-pointer fell backward, a massive crater blossoming on it's front as it broke. All of the students in the battle watched in shock, he heard them even from that distance.
'This is... Kind of like when I tried to save Kacchan. I moved without thinking. But now I have a quirk, real power,' Midoriya thought to himself, pride filling him.
"Just one minute left!" Present Mic announced.
And then he started to fall, both his legs and his right arm broken. The pain was immense, and the fear was even greater as he descended.
'Okay, I jumped using One for All. So, maybe I can use it to get down, too. Just like All Might. Landing should be a piece of cake, right? Right. Right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right! I'm broken!' Midoriya thought. 'He warned me. I should have listened. I can barely contain this borrowed power, even after ten months of training! And this is just a hair of his quirk! I got way ahead of myself attacking that giant villain. I'm acting like a pro... when I don't even have enough skill to be a sidekick. No! this isn't over. There's gotta be something I can do. A Detroit smash. It's the only chance I've got to survive. My legs and my right arm are broken, so just one option. I can do this. But if my timings off, then I'm toast. And if I break my left arm too, there's no way I'm gonna pass the exam,' Midoriya thought to himself while falling through the air.
He would have stopped himself, thrust his remaining limb out with as much force as he was able, however a strong hand slapped him hard, sending him to the side... where he floated and did not crash into the ground.
"And release,"The pretty, previously trapped girl said, deactivating her quirk. The two of them drop to the ground, exhausted. He heard her hurling a moment later.
'I'm alive. That girl... she stopped my fall. Sure seemed to take a lot out of her. But at least she doesn't look injured! That's a relief. And now... Thanks to her...' he thought, beginning to crawl forward, desperate to help the girl out.
"And that's it. Time's up," Present Mic announced as an alarm sounds.
Midoryia would have said or done anything, however the pain was too great and slowly darkness overtook him.
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Chapter end, tell me what you think in the reviews.
This was so much fun to write, I loved it.
Love, your Ninja Overlord,
Mika.