Coco: Hey, guys, I'm sorry that it's been a while since I updated for this story. I got a bit caught up in my Seven Deadly Sins work, but I have a chapter for you here today. And I'll try to have another done by next weekend. This is part of the first OVA of BnHA, which I'm writing in two parts. The first part is of course focused on Ayano, but the second part will focus a bit more on my other OCs to give them a chance to shine. Anyway, I hope you like the chapter :D
THREE WEEKS LATER
More time passed on as the students prepared for the Sports Festival. While working with Katsuki and Mei, Ayano was working on getting herself airborne. She's used a lot of prototypes from Mei, and finally managed to find one that works for her. It was really rocky at first. In fact, she fell and hurt herself a lot in the beginning. One time had really gone bad, and if Katsuki hadn't been there to catch her, well, she would have went to see Recovery Girl—or worse she wouldn't have made it to Recovery Girl. He even yelled at her for it for over an hour. And it didn't matter how many times she apologized, he still yelled.
Today she was taking a break from flight training though as she and her classmates arrived at the U.S.J for the second time. She stepped off the bus with everyone while looking up at the building. It's been four weeks since the incident here. She wonders if the place is still wrecked. Well, even if it was, they'd still be able to have class, and she needed the distraction. As soon as they walked inside, they were greeted by Thirteen who seemed as chirper as ever.
"Welcome back, everyone!" She greeted. "I know a lot happened the last time you were here, but class is class. Let's not dwell on it and begin the rescue training."
Yeah, she seemed to be doing a lot better. Ayano was glad. She and everyone else had been worried about the Space Hero.
"Are you really okay to move, Thirteen-sensei?" Ochaco asked.
Thirteen did a little spin on the balls of her feet with no sign of pain in her body language.
"My back hurts a bit, but it's nothing compared to Senpai!" Thirteen said as she pointed at Aizawa.
The man didn't even blink as he continued to look at his students with his usual deadpanned expression.
"We're ready to begin class." Aizawa said. "Stop wasting time."
He started walking off with that new mummy walk of his, which had Ayano sweat-dropping. She then looked to Izuku when he stepped up.
"Aizawa-sensei," Izuku began getting their teacher's attention. "All Might is supposed to meet us as well. Where is he?"
Ayano didn't think All Might would make the same mistake as last time by wasting power before class. So, she was a bit curious as well.
"I don't know." Aizawa said. "Forget about him."
He kept walking as Izuku and Ayano exchanged a glance. Both of them didn't really buy that response. Ayano turned back towards their two teachers of the day while trying to peek inside their minds. However, Thirteen was repeatedly singing some K-pop song in her head. And Aizawa was thinking about failing a certain student for invasion of privacy. He turned his eyes on Ayano, and she sweat-dropped while getting the message—loud and clear. She quickly left his head before she could be tossed out of the hero course.
'How did he know?' She wondered. 'Am I that predictable?'
When Izuku looked to her for answers, she just silently shook her head in return, which had his brows furrowing. He didn't push the matter though.
"Is something wrong, Ayano?" Tsuyu asked the ginger. "You seem upset."
"Aizawa-sensei is a scary man." Ayano said simply while walking forward. "I'll have to watch my steps around him."
The others paled just wondering what made her say that. Was their sadist teacher thinking of something terrible to do to them? Again? Katsuki just rolled his eyes as he and a few others started following their psychic classmate. As they followed, they were completely unaware that Aizawa was smirking slightly behind his scarf.
Thirteen took the students over to the Mountain Side zone for the beginning of the lesson. For some it was their first time seeing it up close. But for Momo, Kyoka, and Denki they knew this rescue zone too well. Of course, Ayumi had been on this zone as well, but didn't spend as much time.
"Let's begin with the rescue training," Thirteen said. "There will be three students at the bottom of the chasm."
Thirteen gestured to the chasm beneath them, and Ayano took a peek. It looked pretty deep and steep meaning no one would be getting out of there on their own unless they had a quirk that helped them or proper equipment.
"One of them will be unconscious," Thirteen continued. "The other will have an injured leg, and the last will be very worried."
Denki and Eijiro stepped up closer to crouch down and look into the chasm as well.
"What height!" Eijiro exclaimed.
"How are we supposed to get down there?!" Denki demanded.
"What are you saying, Kaminari?!" Tenya demanded as he ran on over.
He quickly got down on his hands and knees as he peered into the chasm as if looking for actual wounded.
"Are you okay?!" He shouted down to the non-existent civilians. "Don't worry, we'll save you!"
He then placed a hand by his ear while leaning down as if waiting for an actual reply.
"You're too fast." Eijiro chastised the taller boy.
Ayano and Momo exchanged a glance at their class rep's behavior. They both just lightly chuckled as they shrugged their shoulders. As the others spoke about the upcoming training, Ayano tilted her head to the side in thought.
'This could be the perfect chance to test out the new tech.' Ayano thought to herself. 'However, this is rescue and it wouldn't be a smart idea to use this time to test my own equipment when others are at risk. If this was a real scenario, no hero would even think about using tech they couldn't fully control unless there was no other option. That's not the case here, so I suppose there isn't much of a chance to use it. But I'll just have to wait and see. If it isn't a risk to those hurt, I might still be able to test it out.'
Thirteen speaking got Ayano to focus on class once more as she chose Izuku, Ochaco, and Tenya to be the wounded. They all seemed disappointed, which had Ayano assuming they were really looking forward to the rescue. The three were carefully put down into the chasm as the rest of the class remained above. After making sure those three were okay, Aizawa turned to the ones chosen to rescue them. Which were Shoto, Fumikage, Momo, Katsuki, and Ayano.
"Alright, you five will be the ones who will rescue them." Aizawa said.
From beside Ayano, Katsuki shook in anger, which had her sighing. This wasn't going to end well.
"You may use those items." Aizawa said pointing towards the rescue equipment on the ground near them.
"Wait!" Katsuki cut in. "Why the hell do I have to save Deku?!"
He then grunted when Ayano roughly shoved his head down to shut him up before he could say more.
"Sorry about that." Ayano said to Aizawa.
Aizawa merely blinked while quite used to Katsuki's explosive attitude by now. Katsuki jerked away from Ayano's grasp to glare down at her, but before he could rant, she roughly pinched his ear to jerk him down to her level.
"That's enough." She said firmly. "Whether this be training or not, there are people down there that need our help."
She gestured down to the chasm where Tenya's cries for help could be heard loud and clear.
"This is part of a hero's job—to save people." Ayano continued. "It doesn't matter if you get along with the person or not. When they are in need, we need to help them. So, get over the fact Izuku is one of those people right now, and do your job."
Katsuki glared down at her in anger as everyone else stood back waiting for Katsuki to literally explode. Ayano sighed at his expression as she turned her expression into a calm one while letting go of his ear.
'Katsuki, you're helping me with combat to make me a better hero,' Ayano said mentally. 'I struggle at it while you succeed. You make it look so easy. But right now, it's different. I'm better at this than you—so please let me help you like you've been helping me,'
Katsuki stared at her a bit longer as she looked at him almost pleadingly. He then let out a frustrated growl as he looked away.
"Fine," He said shocking everyone. "Whatever."
As Ayano smiled ever-so-slightly at his agreeance, some of the class paled at Katsuki giving in so easily.
'The end of the world is upon us,' They all thought in unison.
"Now, that that's settled, let's begin." Shoto said. "Who's going down?"
Katsuki turned to look at Shoto because he agreed to listen to Ayano no Shoto, so Katsuki didn't like that bossy tone the two-toned hair boy was using. Ayano pat his shoulder to calm him down as much as possible.
"Todoroki-kun, there's something we need to do before even deciding who is doing what." Ayano said.
"She's right." Momo said stepping forward. "This might be training, but we must take it seriously."
Momo hurried over to the edge while looking down into the chasm towards their classmates. Ayano was right behind her while crouching down.
"Please keep calm!" Momo called down to them. "We'll get to you right away!"
"It will all be alright!" Ayano called down as well. "We heroes are here to help!"
The others replied to their shouting—well, the boys did since Ochaco was unconscious. Momo then turned towards the boys.
"The first thing to do is reassure the victims." Momo said. "There are occasions where you can't rescue people who are desperate and panicking. Reassuring them is related to saving them."
"Exactly," Ayano said. "Besides, if they are panicking it makes it harder to rescue them. They could thrash around or act impulsively out of fear—putting themselves and/or others—even the hero—at risk. By calming their nerves, it makes it an easier rescue for everyone."
Momo nodded in agreement as their classmates stared in awe at the two girls.
"Amazing." Eijiro said. "They're good."
Minoru hummed in agreement as he tilted his head to stare at Ayano and Momo's backsides.
"Very good," He said wiping the drool from his chin.
He then stiffened when Ayano turned around while narrowing her eyes at him. A dark aurora seemed to engulf her as she glared at the much shorter student.
"Mineta-kun, what did I tell you about controlling your thoughts?" She asked of him.
As Minoru struggled for something to say, his classmates slowly backed away from him. Minoru then cried out as he was sent flying after being swatted by psionic hand. He went sailing right past Aizawa who didn't blink before smacking right into a rock wall. The others sweat-dropped as he slid down the wall to the ground.
"You'd think he'd learn by now," Denki said.
Ayano then turned back around to her teammates who had calmly waited for her to finish. Momo had a frown on her face as she looked to Minoru. She definitely wasn't happy the little pervert had been staring at them.
"Let's get to work," Ayano said as if she hadn't just possibly broken her classmate.
'Ayano is kind of scary,' Hachiro thought sweat-dropping as he grinned.
He wasn't the only one thinking this out of the boys, but the girls just seemed amused that Minoru got what was coming to him.
"Right," Momo said nodding. "Bakugo, please help me set up the pullies. Todoroki, please make a patch of ice against the rocks. It will help prevent the ropes from breaking. Tokoyami, Ishida, if you both are up for it, we can lower you down to the injured. With both of you down there we should be able to move them out more efficiently."
Katsuki wasn't exactly happy with so many people bossing him around, but he just huffed as he went to set up the pulley system.
"We can do that," Ayano said for her and Fumikage who nodded.
Going down where there was plenty of darkness would mean his quirk would be more capable of helping everyone.
'I think I actually might be able to use my new equipment here.' Ayano thought to herself. 'At least to lower myself down and back up. I won't be risking anyone else, and I can get more practice with it.'
Once the pullies were in place, Momo turned to Fumikage and Ayano with the harnesses in hand. Fumikage took his while going to put it around him, but Ayano shook her head when Momo offered her the other one.
"I'm going to lower myself down there," Ayano said.
Her words caught the attention of her classmates who knew very well that Ayano wasn't able to lift herself with her quirk. Aizawa's brow quirked curiously.
'So, she managed to get something that works for her, huh?' He thought.
"But, Ishida, I thought it was impossible for you to use your telekinesis on yourself." Hachiro said.
"It is," Ayano said. "But I've found a way around that, and I'll never have it ready for the Sports Festival in time if I pass up on opportunities to use it."
Ayano then tapped her heels together, which had everyone looking down. They hadn't been paying attention before, but they finally noticed the metal ends on Ayano's boots. It almost looked as if she had turned them to steel toe boots, but they were surprised when the metal started moving. It made clicking noises as it shifted and expanded. And soon before they're very eyes the metal had turned into like a short metal-skateboard-looking-thing.
"I can lift this and due to its shape, I can balance on it," Ayano said as she concentrated on lifting the metal board.
It lifted up into the air taking Ayano with it, and the others stared in awe as she moved around in the air.
"It might seem a bit silly flying around on what looks like a skateboard, but if it wasn't made like this and simply just metal endings to my boots, I couldn't manage to do this," Ayano said. "The balance would be off. And while it seems simple, jets were placed in the bottom to help improve my speed and to maneuver me more efficiently. It even has a safety feature that if I become incapacitated while in the air the jets will activate to lower me down safely."
As the others soaked in her words, Katsuki rolled his eyes. She was practically a walking-talking advertisement for that crazy Hatsume girl.
"That's quite the accomplishment," Konan said.
"Yeah!" Ayumi agreed. "Look at you go, girl!"
Ayano thanked them before turning to Fumikage as Momo was attacking him to the ropes.
"I'll head down first to assess the situation and calm the civilians," Ayano said.
"I'll meet you down there," Fumikage said.
Ayano nodded then used the board to float herself down to the others. As she descended, Izuku gasped wish his eyes widening.
"Ayano, you're flying!" Izuku gasped pointing. "So cool!"
He never thought he'd see his friend airborne. When they were kids and they learned her limitation, they both had been a bit bummed. But now she was in the air. This opened so many new possibilities for her quirk. Before she touched the ground, the board deactivated, but at a safe distance, so she landed without a problem.
"Don't worry," Ayano said staying in "character" as she looked at her classmates. "We're here to get you to safety."
"Thank goodness!" Tenya said as tears ran down his cheeks.
Ayano chuckled lightly at Tenya's dedication to play his role we well as he is. Ayano then looked up at Fumikage who was following after her. He soon touched down on the ground beside her.
"Hi, Tokoyami!" Izuku greeted.
"Sorry for the wait," Fumikage apologized.
Tenya quickly turned to Ochaco to tell her that everything would be okay with the heroes here to help. Ochaco, who was meant to be unconscious, seemed to be having trouble not laughing at Tenya's antics as the class rep continued to cry in relief. Ayano looked up.
"Please, lower the stretcher, Todoroki-kun, Katsuki!" She called up to them.
The two of them did just that as Momo waited on standby in case anything went wrong. Once it was lowered, Fumikage turned to his "injured" classmates.
"Alright, I will take up Uraraka up since she lost consciousness." Fumikage said. "Can you handle taking up Midoriya, Ishida?"
He turned towards the strawberry blonde girl who nodded her head since it would be easy with her telekinesis.
"But isn't it dangerous for a sole person to carry an unconscious one?" Tenya asked.
Fumikage smirked not seeming worried at all, and Ayano trusted him to be able to take care of Ochaco, so she wasn't worried.
"Do not worry," Fumikage said then activated Dark Shadow, which was much larger than usual.
Ayano suspected it was because they were in such a shadowed place. The darker it was the more power Dark Shadow possessed.
"I am two in one." Fumikage said then looked to Dark Shadow. "Dark Shadow, take Uraraka up."
"Shut-up," Dark Shadow said irritably.
Ayano tilted her head. It was quite fascinating to see Dark Shadow work. While it was Fumikage's quirk, it had his own mind and desires. She's never seen such a quirk before.
"Quickly," Fumikage insisted.
While Dark Shadow didn't seem happy, it went to comply with Fumikage's order.
"Take her up slowly," Fumikage instructed. "Don't let her get harmed."
The shadow seemed to curse under his breath as he did as he was told, but did it all the same.
"Dark Shadow is an amazing quirk." Izuku commented as he watched Fumikage work.
"It's a useful tool, even if you can't separate from it." Fumikage said.
"I don't think he's a tool." Izuku said. "He can always help you! How cool!"
Fumikage seemed surprised by Izuku's words, but Fumikage then grinned as he dipped his head. Since everything seemed handle, Ayano turned to Izuku.
"Alright, I am going to lift you up." Ayano explained to Izuku. "Please, don't be afraid. It will be over before you know it."
"Right," Izuku said nodding as he smiled.
Ayano lifted Izuku up as Dark Shadow was still taking up Ochaco as well. The two made it to the top roughly around the same time. Ayano set Izuku down then turned to Dark Shadow as he came back down while still seeming annoyed.
"Thank-you for your hard work, Dark Shadow." Ayano said.
She even stroked his beak as she said this, and the shadow huffed as she did so as if he was offended.
"Tch, I don't want your thanks," Dark Shadow said looking away with its arms crossed.
Ayano chuckled before turning to Tenya who was the only one left for them to rescue.
"I will take you up with me," Ayano said. "Please, remain calm. You too, Tokoyami-kun."
Ayano activated the board again to lift herself up. She then raised her hands while lifting Tenya and Fumikage on her own. The three of them floated back up to the others. Katsuki and Todoroki both grabbed Tenya to steady him as Ayano let go of him. Momo helped Fumikage before Ayano touched down as well with the board retracting again.
"Whoa, they did that so quickly." Rikido said. "Ishida could have done it all on her own."
"It's true that her quirk would be perfect for rescue," Hachiro said. "However, rescues like this are better done with groups. You never know what could go wrong, so having other heroes there to help when things go south is a must."
He learned that the hard way after getting cocky one time during rescue training with his father. His mistake had nearly gotten his older brother Ichiro, who was playing the victim, hurt. He felt bad about it for weeks and learned his lesson after that.
"Nida is right," Thirteen said. "And Ishida worked very well with the others despite her advantage in this exercise. As a hero how popular you are determines how far you go, but you still must know when is the right time to work with others and put aside your own agendas and personal feelings. Bakugo did a very good job as well."
The others seemed confused by that statement as they looked to Katsuki who was speaking with Ayano. She seemed really happy as she was gesturing to her boots. Katsuki even grinned in reply while nodding his head.
"Bakugo did well?" Hanta asked. "All he did was pull a rope?"
Some of the others nodded in agreement, and their conversation seemed to catch the attention of their conversation topic. Katsuki frowned at his classmates as most of them were staring in return.
"He judged he could not use his quirk, that's the right thing." Thirteen said. "Acting in a normal way. There are a lot of professionals who are incapable of doing it. They always think of themselves and when they encounter a challenging situation, they put it aside. When you manage to understand and remember, you pass. I'm sure he'll become a beautiful hero!"
Katsuki's frowned deepened that Thirteen's words, but Ayano could tell the praise he wasn't really annoyed—more like embarrassed. She chuckled, which didn't go unnoticed by Katsuki. He turned to glare at her, but she merely grinned in return.
"No, he'll never be beautiful," Hanta said shaking his head.
Katsuki's brow twitched angrily, but before he could go rip Hanta a new one, Ayano grabbed his wrist. He growled though remained in place even if he all he wanted was to kill Hanta.
"Now, it's time for the next group!" Thirteen said. "Everyone, do your best!"
"Right!" Everyone replied.
After they finished at the Mountainside Zone, Thirteen moved the students to the Collapsed City Zone.
"Now we continue in this setting," Thirteen said. "Unlike the first training, there's different situations. The purpose of this scenario is to give a more genuine experience. The injured could be anywhere and we don't know what state they'll be in. You'll have 8 minutes to spread out and four of you will be the rescuers. The other twenty must hide in whichever place they wish. Eight of the hidden may not speak. I will select them!"
Ayano wondered if she'd be one of the ones being rescued this time. While she'd like to train more, she knew the others needed experience just like she did. So, she couldn't hog the rescuer spot.
"So, we're like playing hide-and-seek!" Mina said excitedly as she turned to the others.
"That is almost correct," Thirteen said. "Okay, the four that will search—are them!"
She pointed towards Katsuki, Uraraka, Minoru, and Izuku, which meant Ayano really would be being rescued this time.
"Why do I have to do it with Deku?!" Katsuki demanded.
Ayano sighed shaking her head as everyone just kind of ignored Katsuki's outburst. They've all gotten so used to them by now anyway. In fact, Minoru had other thoughts on his mind.
"When you carry the victims, you can touch their chests or their ass," He murmured to himself. "Is that considered an evil deed?"
Minoru then cried out when he was sent flying by Ayano who didn't even blink. Though everyone could tell she was getting very annoyed at this point. Thirteen then told all the others who would be the 8 injured and unconscious before telling them all to hide. Ayumi didn't have to be told twice and she rushed off to go find herself a hiding place. Knowing the speedster, she'll find a search the entire city for the perfect spot. Ayano, who was meant to be one of the unconscious, looked around then decided to head west.