The hot summer sun beat down on the students of Class 1A. Regardless, everyone eagerly awaited the arrival of the bus that would take them to their summer camp. As directed prior to the summer beginning, Bulla organized for all of her classmates to arrive at UA early in the morning, on the date previously indicated by her teacher. "Now that you finished up your first semester at UA High, it's time for summer vacation to officially begin." Aizawa explained. "However, don't think these will be months of rest for you heroes-in-the-making. At this camp, we'll push you to go beyond your limits. You're aiming to become 'Plus Ultra'."
"Yes, Sir!" Class 1A said in unison.
"I wonder what kind of training we're going to do..." Bulla said, crossing her arms over her chest as the first bus pulled in.
"I'm sure whatever it'll be, they won't hold anything back." Todoroki told her as Uraraka, Kaminari, and Ashido started chanting.
"I HEARD SOME OF CLASS 1A IS TAKING EXTRA COURSES! DOES THAT MEAN THEY ACTUALLY FAILED THE FINAL EXAM?!" Class 1B's Neito Monoma suddenly yelled, followed by an exaggerated gasp. "THAT WOULD BE SO EMBARASSING, ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SO MUCH BETTER THAN MY CLASS! ALL OF YOU MUST BE WALLOWING IN SHAME!"
Then, as if it were any other day, Itsuka Kendo chopped the back of his neck, causing him to collapse. "Don't mind him." She told Bulla's class, leaning over to pick up her sprawled-out classmate.
"Leave it to Kendo to keep him in check." Pan Son said with a chuckle.
"Oh! The rest of Class B!" Midoriya noted, turning to them with a smile.
"It's nice to see you outside of the sports festival!" Setsuna Tokage greeted with a smile. "I guess now we're not technically rivals." In agreement, Yui Kodai silently nodded.
"It's time to get on, everyone!" Kendo sounded off, earning a unified 'okay' from her class. Luckily, Class 1A wasn't far behind, since their bus arrived just after.
"Hey, guys! Our bus is here, let's get going!" Bulla called out, prompting everyone to file in.
Once everyone was seated, the bus sat patiently for a few minutes. As it began to move, Aizawa stopped Bulla on her way to her seat. "Brief, get a head count of everyone." Aizawa instructed. "I want to make sure everyone is here before we get too far out."
"Right, Sir!" Bulla told him as she stood up. "Alright, everyone quiet! When I call out your name, sound off! Are we clear!?"
"Yes, Ma'am!" Everyone said together, quieting down.
"Okay, Yuga Aoyama!"
"Here, mon ami!" Aoyama said as he stood proudly next to Todoroki.
"Sit down. Mina Ashido!"
"Wouldn't miss it for the world!" Ashido chimed, pumping her fists while Hagakure looked to the girls behind them.
"Right, Tsuyu Asui."
"Ribbit. Right here." Asui called out, interrupting her conversation with Uraraka.
"Tenya Iida."
"I'm over here!" Iida called out, his arm extending straight up.
"Maybe cool it a little, Tenya..." Midoriya told his neighbor.
"Ochaco Uraraka, I see you next to Tsu." Bulla continued, earning a smile and nod from her treasurer. "Denki Kaminari." Looking forward, she can see Kirishima showing Kaminari something on his phone. "Denki Kaminari."
"I know you see me right here, Class Rep!" Kaminari told her with a smile, returning his eyes to the screen in front of him.
"I'm here, too, Class Rep." Kirishima told her ahead of time.
"Great. Koji Koda?" She called out, looking up to see Koda with his hand raised. Although he's come out of his shell more lately, he's still a quiet person, so she let his silence slide. "Rikido Sato."
"Back here, Brief!" Sato called out from the last paired seats.
"Mezo Shoji, I see you with Koda." Bulla said. "Kyoka Jiro?"
"Over here!" Jiro sounded, moving her head out from behind Midoriya.
"Hanta Sero."
"Yeah!" Sero called out, his eyes never leaving the window in front of him.
"Fumikage Tokoyami."
"Right here." He was also looking out the window, minding his own business.
"Shoto Todoroki." Meeting his eyes before he got a chance to speak, Todoroki simply raised his hand, allowing Bulla to carry on. "Toru Hagakure, I see you." She continued, marking her name off. "Katsuki Bakugo."
"Yeah, yeah. I know you saw me next to bird face." Bakugo said grumpily, his arms never leaving his chest.
"Izuku Midoriya, I've got you."
"Right!"
"Minoru Mineta?" She sounded off, scanning the bus for the class pervert.
"Here!" He called out, standing on Sato's lap to catch Bulla's attention.
"And Momo Yaoyorozu." Finishing up, her eyes met Yaoyorozu's, warmed with a smile as she quietly held her hand up. "Alright, we've got everyone, Mr. Aizawa." Her roll call complete, Bulla went to take the empty seat next to Sero. Never having been driven around Japan, she was excited to see the sights that it had to offer.
After an hour had passed, the bus finally stopped, allowing the students to step off and stretch their legs. "Wow! There's so much land out here!" Bulla said excitedly, running up to the fence. "Just a sea of uninterrupted trees!"
"Let me get through! I've gotta pee!" Mineta shouted, sprinting off of the bus. Strangely enough, there was a black car that was pulled up next to them, but Bulla had written it off as some sightseers.
"This isn't much of a rest area..." Kirishima noted, stepping up to the fence. "What do you think, Brief?"
"I know," Jiro followed, joining the two at the fence, "and where's Class B?"
"I think you're right, Jiro..." Bulla told her. "I remember Class B leaving before us, so shouldn't they be here, too?"
"You don't actually think that we stopped here just so you can stretch your legs, do you?" With Aizawa's ominous words, all eyes were on him.
Just then, the doors of the car opened simultaneously, and a feminine voice spoke from the cover of the tinted glass. "Heya, Eraser."
"Long time, no see." Aizawa greeted with a bow as two women stepped out in unison, breaking into a posing sequence.
"Your feline fantasies are here! Say meow~!" The short-haired woman in red began.
"Purr-fectly cute and cat-like girls!" Followed the blond woman in blue.
"You can call us the... Wild Wild Pussycats!" The two finished in unison, and their combined poses were only made more awkward by the out-of-place child beside them.
"These are the pro heroes that you'll be working with at the summer training camp." Aizawa explained as everyone stared blankly.
"They're a four-person hero team who specialize in mountain rescue!" Midoriya suddenly chimed in, allowing his inner fanboy to run rampant. "The Pussycats were founded when we were kids like forever ago! This marks their twelfth year working as a-"
Before he could finish his rant, the blond hero reached out, gripping his face with her paw, claws extended. "I'm pretty sure your math is off! I'm 18 at heart." She warned him.
"Understood..." Even through the cushioning of the hero's paw, the defeat in Midoriya's voice was very present.
"Everyone, say hello." Aizawa directed his class.
"Hello! Nice to meet you!" Everybody said together.
"We own this whole stretch of land out here, everything you can see." The brunette hero explained, gesturing to the land over the fence. Holding out a finger in a general direction, nobody could even see the point she was referring to. "The summer camp you'll be staying at is over there, at the base of the mountain."
"Uh, then why did we stop all the way up here, instead?" Uraraka asked. Silently, Bulla turned to her friend and gripped her shoulders, meeting her eyes with a serious gaze.
"I'm afraid we already know the answer." Asui told her.
"That can't be right..." Sato denied, shaking his head.
"Hehe, back on the bus." Sero's nervous laugh worked all too well in giving away his fear.
"Good idea... We should load up..." Kaminari agreed.
"The current time is 9:30 AM. If you're fast about it, you might make it there by noon." The brunette's devilish smile was accompanied by the waving of her tail.
"Uh, guys?!" Kirishima called out for support.
"Holy crap!" Ashido followed.
"SAVE YOURSELVES!" With Kirishima's cry, the majority of Class 1A booked it for the bus.
"Kitties who don't make it by 12:30 don't eat lunch!" The brunette informed them as the fled in terror.
"You should have guessed, students." As they closed the distance between them and the bus, the blond hero cut them off, a mischievous smile spread across her face. "The training camp has already begun."
The hero put her hands to the ground, and with a flash of light, the ground below them morphed and rushed forward, sweeping away the entirety of Class 1A. "WHAT THE HECK!?" Uraraka yelled as everyone flooded into the forest below.
"Good news!" The brunette called out as they fell. "Since this is private land, you can use your Quirks as much as you want to! You've got three full hours. You should be able to make it to the facility in that time. That is, if you can make it through the Beast's Forest."
"You've got to be kidding me." Bulla said, picking herself up from the ground.
"The Beast's Forest?!" Midoriya questioned.
"It sounds like a name right out of a fantasy game!" Kaminari chimed in.
"Well, we'd better start moving. In times like this, I think the proper phrase is, 'we're burning daylight'." Bulla directed as the students got up and dusted themselves off. Before anyone else had the opportunity to move, Mineta sped into the forest. However, before he could make it any further than the treeline, a quadrupedal beast revealed himself.
"WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!" Kaminari and Sero yelled in fear as Bulla narrowed her eyes.
"Come on, give us a break!" Bulla said to herself as she dashed forward. "Koda, tell that thing to back off!"
As it raised its foot, ready to strike, Koda ran forward, his arms opened invitingly. "Please calm down, my forest friend! You don't want to hurt them!"
Although Koda's Quirk was effective against animals, the creature remained unfazed, bringing its claws down towards Mineta. "Dammit!" In sync, Bulla blasted off above Mineta, raising her hands towards the creature and firing off a series of beams as Midoriya flashed through and liberated their classmate. "Todoroki, stop it! Tenya, blast its other arm away!"
In compliance, Todoroki sent a wave of ice, immobilizing their foe while Iida dashed forward. "RECIPRO BURST!" With the blue flames igniting from his engines, he burst forward and spun around, slamming his leg and ripping through the creatures arm.
"Bakugo!" Bulla called out as he ignited his flames, shooting into the air.
"LIKE YA HAVE TO TELL ME!" He yelled, unleashing a barrage of explosions. "GO TO HELL!" Just like that, the beast crumbled into nothing, and the class took a brief moment to relax.
"That was great!" Sato praised. "You guys took it down in seconds!"
"You showed that thing who's boss." Kirishima told Bakugo.
"We're still not done." With his glare pressing onward, another creature began to form from the ground, quickly taking flight and soaring cautiously through the trees.
"Sero!" Bulla called out before it could get too close.
"You know it! This one's mine!" Sero responded, swinging through the trees. He unloaded a web of time that bound the monster's wings together, causing it to tumble towards the ground.
"Alright, get him Kaminari! And keep the wattage lowered!" Bulla directed as she grabbed Kaminari by the collar, hurling him into the beast.
"WHAT THE HELL!?" He yelled as he flew through the air.
Just as he had entered the monster's range, Bulla raised her hands. "Star Prison!" She called out, entrapping Kaminari with his prey.
"Fine, be like that then! Indiscriminate Shock: 1 Million Volts!" His electricity bounced around, ricocheting off the walls of Bulla's barrier and allowing Kaminari's attack to focus on the monster. As the beast disintegrated, Bulla dropped her shield, freeing her classmate.
Although the class felt like they had a moment to breathe, the feeling was short-lived as several more monsters began to form from the ground ahead. "Oh come on! Isn't this a little unfair?!" Kaminari asked.
"What now? Do we run?" Ashido followed, her panic beginning to rise.
"Hell yeah, we run!" Bulla shouted, stepping forward as the beasts drew near. With a final step, she stood her ground and raised her fist to the air. "We run straight into the fight! If we don't make it, then we don't eat! Which means the only way past is right through them!" Her fist lowered, pointing onward into what seemed to be oblivion.
"Yeah, now you're speaking my language." Bakugo said with an excited smile. "We'll just blast our way through!"
"Have you lost your minds?" Hagakure asked them.
"Don't you think it's a bit much?" Midoriya followed.
"Come on, Izuku. Use that awesome Quirk of yours! We're heroes, aren't we!?" Bulla asked her class, her determined eyes filling them with confidence as she turned to face them. "As heroes, we'll advance, no matter the obstacle!" Bulla told them as she whipped back to face her enemies. Bulla blasted off, barreling towards the nearest monster as it stood on its hind legs. Throwing its claws downward, the Class Representative drew her trusty sword and charged, slicing through the creature's paw and arm as she rose, and with a fatal strike, she sliced across the length of her foe's chest, causing it to crumble into the dirt. "Let's go, Class A!"
"She's right!" Yaoyorozu followed. "We should cut right through!"
"Yeah, now I'm feeling fired up!" Kirishima agreed, hardening his arms.
"I'm itching for a fight now!" Sato said with a smile.
"Alright, Tenya and Izuku, you're at 12 with me! Bakugo and Todoroki, keep watch over our 10-11 and 1-2! Ochaco and Tsu, watch our 5:00 to 7:00!" Bulla directed as her class began to fan out.
"Which way is 5:00?!" Uraraka asked in a hurry.
"Keep our rear safe!" She explained. "Kirishima and Sato, protect the rear guard!"
"Right!" Sato and Kirishima confirmed in unison as they rushed to the girls' sides.
"I need Sero and Mineta in our center, web the tree lines to our left and right! Shoji and Jiro, center body for you! Direct boys where to set their traps!" On command, Jiro placed her jack next a nearby tree while Shoji formed several eyes and ears from his arms.
"Hagakure, Koda, maintain the attention of our trapped enemies!" Bulla explained as she dashed forward, slashing away at another monster. "Kaminari and Ashido will get close to take them down, Aoyama will use those moments to clear direct shots! Momo, get a mobile cannon going to join Aoyama!"
"Oui! Count on my dazzling laser!" Aoyama assured her as he fired a direct hit on a downed enemy.
"I'll get one made as soon as possible!" Yaoyorozu told her as she began to unbutton her shirt.
"Tokoyami, absolute defense over our scouts! If anything gets through our defense, knock it out of here!" Bulla said as she turned around, just barely saved by Bakugo as he blew away a series of dirt claws above her. "Thanks for the save!"
"Make sure to watch your own back!" He told her as he darted ahead to his designated position.
"Leave it to us, we'll make sure we break through!' Todoroki told her as he froze another monster ahead.
"Good! Tenya, you're on finisher for Todoroki! Help him finish those enemies!" Bulla directed as she fired a few precision shots ahead, bringing Bakugo's current target to its knees and allowing him to finish it off quickly. "Izuku, you're the direct helm so the enemies on our approach are all yours, but be ready to duck out of the way for my large scale attacks!"
"Right!" Midoriya darted forward, leaping into the air and ripping through the forward-most monster ahead.
"We can do this Class A! Maintain formation and nothing will break through!" With Bulla's battle cry, her class began to gain morale, allowing them to fight on regardless of the quickly multiplying enemies. Shooting into the air, she looked towards the growing wave of enemies. "Izuku!" With her hand raised to the sky, a familiar azure glow formed above her, and she lowered it just in front of her before reeling her arm back and slamming her fist forward. "STAR BREAKER!" Midoriya dashed out of the way just in time, narrowly avoiding the massive energy wave as it enveloped six of the enemies ahead. Its brilliant glow illuminated the surrounding area for several seconds before fading quickly, leaving behind a shredded path in the ground.
Bulla descended, but couldn't catch a moment of rest as more of the dirt creatures began to form. "JUST DIE ALREADY, DAMMIT!" Bakugo yelled as he continued to light up two of the monsters ahead of him with his explosions.
Focused on the threat at hand, he didn't notice as another monster began to form behind him. Before its figure could complete, Bulla shot forward, spinning around and increasing her rotation with her beams. "CELESTIAL HURRICANE!" She yelled, ripping through the forming monster before breaking out of her rotation, slicing the following monster behind his enemies to pieces. "You're welcome!" She told him with a confident smile.
"Yeah, yeah!" He responded. "I didn't find him a threat while he was still a pile of mud!"
"Geez, how many special moves does the Class Rep have!" Kirishima asked as he blocked an incoming attack to protect Asui, allowing Sato to follow up with a counterattack.
"She's like a machine!" Jiro commented as she grit her teeth. "Mineta, there's three more forming on our right flank!"
Mineta blindly filled the forest with his balls as the three predicted monsters tripped over themselves, allowing Ashido to douse them with acid. Now weakened, they were taken down with a few well-aimed shots of Yaoyorozu's cannon. "Alright, Class 1A! We can do this!" Bulla cried out, standing upon her mound of fallen enemies, now turned to dirt. With her sword raised to the air, the scene was reminiscent of a fairy tail. Like a king leading his army into battle. However, it was decided before the battle had even begun: Victory would be impossible.