Chapter 23:

Finals

Summary:

The final exams.

Over the past month the class has been training and working on preparing for the Final Exams. Izuku and Katsuki have been training to share OFA during their private training sessions with all might. So far Katsuki can handle about 10 minutes training with it until he passes out. They still need to transfer blood between the two in order for Katsuki to use it. They have also been working on future sight and working on their overall skills.

Ace and Shoto have been improving on their Hand to Hand combat. Shoto has unlocked Armament Haki and is Proficient in Observation Haki. After hearing about the threat Izuku and Katsuki will have to face in the future they have given more then their all to training. They can not afford to be behind the other two. Izuku and Katsuki have enough on their plates they should have to worry about protecting everyone else. Though Ace and Shoto suspects the Izuku will always have part of his attention diverted to making sure everyone is safe. They have been trying to use each other powers like Izuku and Katsuki can but they are having no luck. Izuku's theory about using it does not work in their favor. They need someone that they can fight against in a life or death situation that wont actually kill them. Or fight against villains and essentially lose, but that is too risky.

Luffy and Kirishima have been improving their base stats. Luffy has modified his gear forth and now has two additional forms. When he brings another one out, he can test the capabilities against Kirishima. The first time Luffy brought out Snake man caused a few things to happen; Kirishima unlocked Observation Haki during this fight, also he had the final piece of Armament Haki and can now combine it with his Quirk. He calls this his unbreakable form. He can make it last about 10 Minutes before he loses the ability. It is perfect because it can withstand a full force punch from Luffy in Snake man form. Kirishima thinks him and Luffy are close to being able to use each other powers. He noticed when Izuku hit him before he developed his unbreakable form that there was a little give and the pain was not so bad.

Overall the boys have improved leaps and bounds since the Stain Incident. They are all above most third years at the time. They still lack experience; Shanks has always told them "There is only so much you can learn from training. Some skills are made and enhanced through life or death combat experience." So once a week they do mock battles against Shanks, All Might, Aizawa and Hawks. Sometimes Nighteye participates, those days are harder because the boys are not familiar with his fighting style; plus the fact the Nighteye's quirk is basically the ultimate form of Observation Haki if he touches you, it is almost impossible to land a hit on him. The training though is very informative and helps them develop a greater sense of Observation Haki. Nighteye throws these immobilization seals at practically the speed of light. There is no blocking these projectiles the only option is to use observation Haki and dodge. Needless to say the first day they all got their asses handed to them. But unsurprisingly Izuku and Katsuki lasted longer then the others. As they kept training the gap between the Duo and the rest reduced. Now Izuku and Katsuki are lasting mere minutes longer then the other boys.

When they would do group training where the teachers were villains, the teachers would hold nothing back. They were ruthless, but with more training they were able to last long and longer against them. There is only so much Izuku and Katsuki can do, before they are so exhausted to move anymore. This opened the eyes of the other boys. Luffy was able to push himself to use Snake Man longer and Kirishima was able to use Unbreakable to help Izuku and Katsuki. Izuku got more control over Fuji and is able to heal greater injuries in a shorter amount of time. While both the boys worked on controlling OFA. If a team member went down Izuku can count on Luffy and/or Kirishima to defend him until he was able to heal the other. A week before finals they are able to last 4 hours against the "Villains".

They are sore and exhausted when they get to school the week before finals. Getting into the class Izuku has to cover his ears at the distressed shriek coming from Kaminari "I didn't study at all" Ashido embarrassedly chuckles behind him "between the sports festival and the Internship it totally slipped my mind!" He wails pathetically. Izuku cringes at the volume so Katsuki glares death at the wailing banshee of a classmate.

Tokoyami sweat drops and agrees with Kaminari "Indeed"

"Midterms were, well… we didn't cover much since starting school, so they weren't too tough." Sato starts talking to Kota "But now we've had all these other events… I think the finals are going to be much harder…"

Kirishima trying to cheer up the rest of the class "Lets all do our best. It'd be great if we could all go to the training camp! Right?!"

"Yeah" Ochako sounds out from behind them.

Todoroki looks confused "Haven't you been attending class? How could you possibly fail?" He honestly doesn't understand.

Kaminari holds a hand over his heart in a dramatic display of Todoroki's words cutting through him "Word's hurt you know!"

"You two…" Momo Starts "If it's academics you need help with, I could lend a hand." Momo suggests. She looks down in embarrassment "The practical exam, on the other hand, is a different story…"

Todoroki looks at her confused. He wonders why she appears to be sad. The look passes as the rest of the class surrounds her desk.

"I'm not as bad off as them, but how about helping me too? Quadratic functions are kind of tripping me up…" Jiro asks with a slight blush on her cheeks.

"Help me out too! You're good with Kanji, right, Yaoyorozu?" Sero begs.

Ojiro approaches bashfully and mumbles out a polite "Me too? Please."

Momo stares shocked at the group gathered around her desk. "Yes of course!"

Kirishima elbows the explosive teen "That is what virtue looks like." With a sly smirk.

Katsuki grits his teeth trying to be threatening "I've got virtue too. I'll tutor you 'til you're dead."

Kirishima brushes off the threat "Oh? I knew I could count on you!"

Katsuki is still grumbling on their way to the cafeteria Ace hooks an arm around Katsuki's neck "Blasty I'm counting on you and Izuku to help us study."

Katsuki glares more "Why don't you get Icy-Hot to help you. He is smarter than you."

Ace smirks "I see how it is, you would rather tutor Kirishima and not your bro." he teases.

Luffy bounces up to Katsuki and jumps on the explosive boy "Kats!" he shouts "You need to help me! I can not fail. You'll help right? Please?" Luffy is begging and Katsuki softens a bit but still looks like he is about to go nuclear.

Izuku thinks it is about time to step in to save his soulmate "What if we all study together as a group. That way we can all bounce ideas off each other." He suggests.

Shoto chimes in "I'd like that. That is a great idea"

Getting agree nods from the other boys and a pleading look from Katsuki, Izuku's face turns darkly innocent "Now get off Kacchan" Luffy and Ace yelp and dislodge themselves from the explosive boy.

Katsuki huffs out a sigh of relief "Thanks Nerd" Something fond and grateful in his voice.

They wait in line for their lunches and find a table to sit at. Most of the class is sitting in one area so they find a table close to the others listening in on the conversations and speculations about the practical portion of the exam.

"The academic tests will just draw from what we already learned in class. That manageable… but the practical? That's scarier, since we have no idea how it'll go..." Ochaco states. She sits at a table next to them with Tsuyu, Iida, Mina, Kaminari.

"I can't imagine that it will consist of anything particularly unusual." Iida comments.

"The academic test it's probably just a comprehensive test of everything we have learned since first semester." Ochako states.

"That was all Aizawa Sensei has told us." Tsuyu ponders.

"There was battle training, rescue training, basic training, and combatives right?" Kaminari states.

"So on top of our usual studies we've got to keep in tip-top physical sha…" Izuku instinctively dodges a hit to the back of his head. A blond kid probably a first-year sneers at Izuku in faux apology "Ah sorry. My tray just couldn't get around that big head of yours."

Katsuki is ready to jump at this extra no one dares to hit Izuku and get away with it. Just as he is about to leap over the table to kill the boy; Kirishima leaps up with Luffy on his side "Uh you are Monoma from Class B, Right? How dare you try to hit our friend."

"I hear you guys ran into the hero killer!" His face darkens "I guess the sports festival wasn't enough. You just keep getting attention with one stunt after another huh Class A? But now it's looking like all that attention isn't all it's cracked up to be. It's starting to get dangerous, Right?" He sneers. "Pretty scary! I'm just worried that, one of these days we're all gonna get caught up in some of your antics! Scary…" A girl comes up behind him and whacks him in the back of the head.

"That is not funny. Didn't you hear what happened to them." The girl starts to drag the other boy off. She pauses at the sound of Izuku getting up.

"If you can't handle these events that happened because they attacked us first. Then why are you in the hero course. You are training to be a Hero. Start acting like it." He grabs his tray and walks off.

The girl watches him go and approaches Iida's table "Sorry Class A. This guy, his heart's just, well…" not being able to come up with anything. Iida recognizes the girl and calls out "Kendo!"

The girl now identified as Kendo looks over at class A. "I overheard you guys… saying you're not sure about the practical exam. Between you and me, I hear that it'll be a battle against robots like the entrance exam."

"Really, how do you know that" Kaminari exclaims.

"I know an older student, who told me. "

"Kendo, you fool. We finally had an intel advantage over them! This was our chance to show up the detestable Class A…"

Kendo drags the boy away "They are not detestable."

After she walks away Kaminari and Ashido cheer "Robots? Seriously? No sweat!"

After lunch Ashido and Kaminari pass along the information they learnt. Shoji gives some advice "You two really need to dial back your quirks against human opponents. But this way…"

"Yeah! Against robots, we just let loose for an easy win!" Ashido cheers

"And we are going to be tutored for everything else" Sero cheers excitedly.

Kaminari shouts "Watch out, summer training camp, cuz here we come!"

Izuku ignores all conversations retreating into his thoughts 'We'll probably have to face the ultimate evil at some point… to prepare for that, everything until then has to serve as valuable experience.'

The sound of Katsuki's voice breaks Izuku out of his thoughts "Humans or robots… it doesn't matter just blast them. What's the big idea morons?"

Kaminari points a finger at Katsuki "Who're you calling a moron. Moron?!"

Katsuki shouts out "Shut up. You're the moron that can't even figure out how to dial back his own quirk!"

"Hey Nerd!" Katsuki shouts over the chatter of the class "Better put up a better fight then you did during the Sport Festival"

Izuku smirks at him "Of course Kacchan, same as always?" Katsuki grins back and leaves the classroom.

"So what is it this time Izuku?" Ace asks completely used to Katsuki getting all competitive. Their wages are mostly hilarious. Ace remembers the time when they raced in middle school the loser had to where One of Inko's dresses to dinner. Katsuki looked furiously adorable, Ace laughed at him for weeks for that.

"Luffy's dinner" Izuku states

"Ohh harsh… no wonder why he is pissed" Ace smirks.

"Someone gonna fill in the rest of the class." Kaminari questions.

"Every there is a training or exam where they are against each other or being graded Izuku and Blast always turns it into a competition. This time the wage is the loser has to buy Luffy Dinner until he is full." Ace explains.

The class is still confused "really that sounds pretty lame." Ashido states.

"Trust me for the loser it will be a fate worse than death. Luffy may not look like it but he has a black hole in his stomach. His rubber quirk take a lot of energy from him. Plus what ever the exam is will leave Luffy practically starving. After the Stain Fight, I spent 41808.40yen on food just to get Luffy's stomach to stop growling. If the loser has to pay until Luffy is satisfied, well let's just say I'm glad I'm not in this competition." Ace explains.

"Danm that is insane. I wonder who will win." Sato states.

Izuku walks out of the classroom. He is gonna go to the gym, excited for the competition. These competitions are what make these training even tolerable. Sometimes the boys use handicaps and won't go all out just to make it more challenging. He has a feeling that their finals are not going to be against robots. It seems too plain to be a final exam. With the amount of trials they have been through this year alone it is unlikely Aizawa will have them fight against robots that aren't programed to react fast enough. It doesn't seem like a rational test of their abilities.

They spend the next week cramming for the finals. Katsuki has taken to hitting the books over Kirishima's and Luffy's heads when they don't get the answer right. When asked why he hit them he responds simply "If I can't teach you, I'll beat the information into your heads". They have spent most of the past month physically training so they are not worried about the practical exam. The only ones even worried about the written exam is Kirishima and Luffy. The other boys feel confident in their knowledge and notetaking to ace this exam.

The day of the exams has arrived, the majority of the students are nervous and shaking. A few are confident with their abilities. Izuku and Katsuki breeze through the exam. Finishing it in about 20 Minutes then they spend a few minutes double and triple checking their work. Content they put their pencils down and turn their papers over. Izuku takes this time to observe the others in the class. Taking in the stressed and hyper-focused looks or most of the students faces. He glances at Shoto and notices his face is perfectly straight diligently working through the exam. Momo seems to be relax and confidently answering questions.

After the written exam they follow the instructions on the board. "After lunch grab your uniforms and meet outside" so the students in their uniforms face a mass of teachers, Also Hawks is present.

Aizawa clears his throat "Let's begin your practical exam." Taking in the determined looks of the students Aizawa continues "It is, of course possible to fail this exam. If you want to attend the training camp, then don't mess this up."

"Sure are a lot of teachers here…" Jiro observes counting 12 at least.

"Knowing you guys, you probably asked around… and you might think you have a vague idea of how this will go." Aizawa states

Before he can finish Kaminari cheers "It's a robot rumble, like the entrance exam!"

Ashido cheers "Fireworks! Curry! Truth or dare!"

Principal Nezu pops out of Aizawa's scarf "Not quiet! Various circumstances have demanded a revision to the exam format!"

"The principal?!" Sero question shocked.

"A revision…?" Momo questions.

Using Aizawa's scarf to repel down the tall man he explains why there was a revision "Well, you see…"

**Flashback**

"Worried about a villain revival…?" one of the teachers ask.

"Of course, we hope to prevent such a movement before it takes hold… but as a school, we have to take all necessary precautions." Shanks answers.

"It's not unreasonable to imagine that counter-villain battles in our society will increase considerably…" Aizawa starts.

"That means battling against robots ain't all that practical" Snipe comments.

"To begin with, the robots… were conceived as a means to avoid claims and suspicions that people were being harmed in our entrance exams" Principal Nezu informs.

"Is that all? What a waste. Why not just ignore the complaints?" Aizawa grumbles.

**end flashback**
"From now on, we'll focus on battles against flesh and blood opponents." Nezu informs "It is critical that our teaching simulates practical experience as closely as possible." Izuku can't help but agree he mentioned this to his pack that it didn't seem practical to fight against robots. What would be the point of training or learning anything here if the final exam was just moveable training targets.

Principal Nezu starts again "As such… you students will be… pairing up… and fighting one of these teachers you see here!"

"Against a teacher?" Ochako states shocked

Nezu continues "Your pairings and assigned teacher… have already been decided. Your battle moves, your grades, your friendship with one another… all these factors and more were considered, so without further Ado…"

Aizawa steps up "First, Todoroki is with Yaoyorozu" The mentioned student stand straighter. "against me." Aizawa finishes with a smirk. He calls the next group "Next, Midoriya is with Bakugo" The two glance at each other shocked. "And your opponent is"

Three figures pop up behind Aizawa. "will be us" All Might, Shanks, and Hawks. Taking in the intimidating presences of their teachers both Katsuki and Izuku gulp and start sweating.

All Might flashes them a knowing look "You will have to work together to win… So give us all you have. Leave it all on the battle ground."

Aizawa explains the exams "Ten stages have been prepared; the test guidelines will be explained by your respective opponents. None of the areas are outside the school grounds, but let's not waste any more time. Get going."

The teams:

Principal Nezu vs. Ashido and Kaminari

Thirteen vs. Aoyama and Uraraka

Present mic vs. Koda and Jiro

Ectoplasm vs. Asui and Tokoyami

Midnight vs. Sero and Luffy

Snipe vs. Ace and shoji

Cementoss vs. Kirishima and Sato

Power loader vs. Iida and Ojiro

Aizawa Vs Todoroki and Momo

All Might, Shanks, and Hawks vs Izuku and Katsuki.

Izuku and Katsuki sit in the back of the bus and pass notes with different plans to the other. They are going to treat this like their group training. They have fought against worse the only problem is they do not know the mission parameters yet.

All Might break the silence. "As for the teams" he explains how the teams were formed.

"First we have Ashido and Kaminari. For better of worse they are simple minded and action oriented… Principle, please use your intelligence to put them in place." Aizawa starts.

"Okay" Nezu confirms

"Todoroki… and exceptional fighter in every way, though he doesn't like to unleash all his power in a single attack. Then we have Yaoyorozu. She may be a genius, but she faulters when deciding and acting in the moment." He looks up at the other teachers "As such… I will erase their quirks and exploit their weaknesses in close combat."

"No objections" the other teachers comment.

"Next is Midoriya and Bakugo… I'll leave them to you All Might, Shanks, if you need to grab some other heroes. I'm teaming them up because they need to be challenged in order to get stronger to face what is coming for them."

The bus pulls into a lot in front of one of the exam sights Shanks clears his throat. "Now… this is where we fight"

"What are the mission parameters. How do we pass." Katsuki asks.

"Impatient, I see" All Might holds up a finger "Allow me to fully explain"

"the time limit is 30 minutes your objective is to either get these cuffs on me or have one of you escape from the stage!" Principal Nezu informs his group

"Just like our battle training?" Kaminari asks

"We can just run away?" Ashido ponders

"This will be nothing like your battle training… because this time your opponents are on a different level." Present Mic informs his group.

"Another Level… that's not exactly the image I have of you…" Jiro states.

"Dammit! Hey, Girl watch your mouth!" Present mic rages.

"This test is meant to simulate true battle as closely as possible. So please… think of us as actual villains" Thirteen tell his group.

"Suppose we do meet in battle… if you fight and win that is fine too. however" Snipe informs his group.

"If you find yourself overwhelmed by my power… fleeing and calling for help might be your wisest option." Aizawa states he looks at Todoroki "Todoroki… you of all people should understand that. The others as well."

"So its either Fight to Win" Izuku and Katsuki state

"Or run to win" Todoroki states

"Yes your decision-making is being tested!" All Might confirms. "But given the circumstances, you are probably thinking running is the only option?!"

He pulls out a bracelet like thing "That is why we had support course department make us these! Ultra-compressed weights! This handicap weights me down with a whole fifty present of my body weight. It's a tried and true method of slowing movement and draining stamina!"

"Trying to bring this down to our fighting level or something? That's insulting" Katsuki states.

All Might, Shanks and Hawks chuckle "Maybe but that is why you two are fight two extra teachers instead of just one like everyone else."

Recovery girl is watching from the makeshift med bay in the middle of all the exam sites. "Hm… I'll be working hard today I expect."

With Tokoyami and Asui they are in a building at looks like a museum. Tokoyami turns to Asui "So… the test takers, meaning us start in the center?"

"In order to escape, we have to pass through that one gate. Sensei is probably waiting to ambush us near the gate." Asui deduces.

"Everyone in position?"

"Let's begin the final exam …"

"… For U.A. high's first-years!"

"Ready…!

"GO!"

All the teachers engage their students "I forgot to mention… We teachers will be giving it our all"

"Too utterly crush you students" Aizawa states into the wind perched on top of a telephone pole.

Walking through the city Todoroki comes up with a plan "Momo, try to keep making small objects it doesn't matter what. We'll know if Aizawa Sensei is nearby if you suddenly can't. this test is about who finds who first. Once he is in sight, I'll draw him away. Then you make a run for the escape gate. We'll stick together until then."

Momo doesn't respond she obediently follows Todoroki's plan.

With Asui and Tokoyami they have engaged Ectoplasm and his many clones. Tokoyami uses Dark Shadow to fend off the clones. "Grab her, Dark Shadow!" dark shadow wraps around Asui. "Asui! Run!" Tokoyami shouts as Dark shadow flings Asui above the clones.

She stick to the wall and reaches out with her tongue calling out "Tokoyami" she pulls him and flings him the railing above her. They keep climbing higher and higher.

"Not bad" One clone states "So you have chosen to flee?"

In the video bay recovery girl contemplates the exam "Communication skills… in this society… it is overlooked, yet essential for heroes. It is not about having good teamwork with one's trusted sidekick… but rather being able to work well with anyone to a certain degree…"

Izuku and Katsuki silently walk through the city "I have a plan Kacchan. If it was just All Might obviously fighting him would be our best bet. We also cannot waste time on looking for the other villains. They will probably try to ambush us near the gate."

"Well let's hear it nerd." Katsuki states

"We engage them near the gate, reduce the damage to the city. All might's power is devastating I would like to avoid confronting him until we take out Shanks and Hawks. My fire is not enough the disintegrate Hawks feathers. Get close hit him with a stun grenade. Then hit him with a feather. I'll distract Shanks and All Might. When that's done Shanks and All Might should be easy to handle with the two of us. You can hold OFA for about 15 minutes, right?"

"Yea" Katsuki confirms.

"We will use that to capture Shanks and All Might. I will go full wolf so if it looks like we are running out of time I can blast us out of here." Izuku releases his feathers and green fire making a body suit around Katsuki. "Just incase you need it while fighting Hawks."

"Thank you, Nerd." Katsuki notices the fire fluttering excitedly around Izuku's shoulders. He flashes a confident smirk Katsuki's way, well he can't help that he mirrors it now can he. Katsuki watches as Izuku starts transforming into Fuji. Katsuki gets mesmerized every time he sees the majestic creature. He has never seen anything quite like Izuku's wolf form. The way so much power, elegance, skill and speed can be so beautiful, and at the same so very intimidating. He watches Izuku leap off to find Shanks and All Might. When Izuku is out of sight Katsuki is broken out of his stupefied spell. He explodes his way into the city and perches on top of a roof to look for any sign of the winged hero.

All of a sudden, the building he is on trembles violently. Katsuki has been training with the older heroes long enough to know exactly what caused the building to start crumbling. All Might's punch has the force to change the weather after all. He leaps off the building and starts running in the direction the blast came from. There is a chance all three 'Villains' are together at the end. He quickly makes his way toward where he can see Izuku's wolf form. He was right all three 'villains' are grouped together.

Katsuki comes up with a plan to sneak up behind hawks and grab his attention. This time moving with a stealth that would make an assassin jealous. Once behind the winged hero Izuku eyes catch his with an almost unnoticed nod. Katsuki knows that the look would not go unnoticed by Hawks, so he prepares a stun grenade. As predicted Hawks turns around, only to get blasted in the face by a high intensity stun grenade. It works to stun the hero, but he is also not the number 3 hero for nothing. Katsuki gets stabbed by 3 feathers in nonvital pressure points and blasted away. He crashes into a building on the other side of the clearing. He watches as Izuku uses the momentary stun to control his paralysis feathers to hit Hawks successfully. If take a few moments to kick in and in the time Izuku has taken some damage.

Katsuki notices the flame suit he is wearing is slowly burning the feathers hitting his pressure points and healing him. He still does not have full function of his left side. But it will have to do, he can not let Izuku fight Shanks and All Might by himself. Izuku disengages from the final two teachers landing right next to Katsuki. He shifts back into human form to give him better mobility.

"Kacchan" Izuku whispers

"Nerd" Katsuki answers back.

"You ok?" Izuku asks, worry and concern heavy in his voice.

"Better" Katsuki states honestly "I don't have full control on my left side. Is there a way to heal me?"

Izuku lights his hand on fire and places his hand over Katsuki's shoulder targeting the nerves and trying his best to heal them quickly. It's a patch job but they are on a time crunch. "This is all I can do right now" Katsuki nods. He rotates and stretches out his left side, it is not perfect, but it will have to do. All Might does not give them more the a few seconds to prepare before he charges and grabs Katsuki's face. Katsuki lifts his arms a pops off a few rapid burst to All Might at point blank range.

"Most people who have their faces grabbed, would instinctively try to get away!" All Might yells shocked. "But you have never been like most people huh? Young Bakugo." He smashes Katsuki into the ground causing him to bounce and scream out "A weak barrage like that hurts, but only a little." All Might looks at Midoriya fighting Shanks "Now then" and Launches himself into the fray "There is also you Midoriya"

Izuku leaps away from the incoming blow. All Might smirks "You gonna leave your teammate like that?" Izuku doesn't react he has already controlled several of his feathers to heal Katsuki. He just needs to keep their focus on him until Katsuki is healed. Izuku jumps into the fray using one of his longer feathers covered in Haki to parry the sword swipe from Shanks while aiming a full cowl punch at All Might. All Might dodges by leaping back. Izuku spins around swiftly to block another sword swipe from Shanks. Using Haki he manages to dodge out of the way of another All Might punch. He gets flung away from Shanks and All Might from the resulting wind blast from his punch. As he breaks through a wall of a concrete building he screams as his green fire envelops him. It take a few moments to heal but soon he is on his feet and exiting the building the same way he came in. Just in time to see All Might hit Katsuki with a full powered punch to his stomach. Katsuki throws up, All Might approaches him menacingly "You both still have room to grow! But just because Midoriya can heal your damage does not mean you can charge in recklessly!"

Katsuki growls out "Zip it… All Might" As he stands on unsteady feat, vomit still dripping down his chin. "If I can't stand next to him… I would rather lose."

"Is that so?" All Might asks face shadowed but eyes still glowing a dangerous blue. "As long as you have no regrets" He aims to deliver a knockout punch to Katsuki.

"You'd rather lose…? That doesn't sound like you!" Izuku yells out as he grabs Katsuki and retreats.

"Dammit Nerd! Put me down!" Katsuki is overwhelmed by the incredible strength All Might possesses. They came into the fight thinking that since they have trained under All Might that they were familiar with the mans power. Katsuki is just now realizing how far the gap is between them and All Might. They haven't even managed to injure Shanks, or All Might.

Izuku leaps into another ally way close to where they were fighting Shanks, and All Might. Keeping the two villains in his sights. "Kacchan we need to use it. Let me heal you first. As much as I can in a short amount of time." Green fire bursts out of Izuku and wraps around Katsuki. Immediately Katsuki starts to feel his body repairing itself. The pain is excruciating but it does not last long. After a couple of minutes Katsuki looks refreshed and ready to go. Izuku bite his index finger watching Katsuki do the same.

Holding his hand out for Katsuki to grab "You ready Kacchan?" Katsuki grabs his hand and clasps them together "Yeah. Let's win this" immediately he feels a surge of power run through him. During training Katsuki has been practicing using Full Cowling he can use about 15% consistently for about 20 Minutes. Powering up full cowling they launch out of the ally way and land in front of Shanks, and All Might.

Shanks looks at them "So you have figured out how to use it. I am impressed." He smirk wildly "Come now let's see what you can do."

Katsuki would use OFA with his explosions but the damage output would probably destroy most of this mock city. He doesn't want to fail based off damages. So far the only damage caused was by All Might. So he claps his bracers together to feel if the chamber is full, satisfied he pulls the pin on one of the bracers aiming for All Might and the clear part of the city. Using only a little bit of heat he launches his blast kicking up massive amounts of debris and dust while pushing the two teachers away. Izuku connects with All Might next using Katsuki's other bracer and launches a second attack point black to further disorientate the pair.

Stunned and unable to fight back Izuku uses the time to take out Shanks with his feathers, he also hits All Might with one however he has learned from training that all it does is slow him down a bit and makes his reaction time sluggish. Izuku and Katsuki make a dash toward the exit gate. All Might catches up and grabs the two throwing Izuku back farther away from the gate and pinning Katsuki on his belly.

"Hoping to hit me with your strongest attack in order to make a getaway. But now that the dust is settled… Die heroes!" All Might calls out.

Katsuki snarls at All Might to "cram it!" lighting his palms and launching a few explosions toward All Might's face, forcing the larger man to stumble off him. Izuku has made it back to Katsuki and Aims a punch at all might again. All Might catches Izuku's arm and uses him as a bat to hit Katsuki.

"Too Naïve little heroes!" All Might sneers.

Izuku uses what stamina he has left to heal Katsuki. Katsuki uses a stun grenade and uses the time to grab Izuku and throw him toward the gate "Run nerd. I'll hold him off." All Might leaps in the air to avoid Katsuki's blast then punches in the opposite direction to crash into Izuku's back launching the boy into the ground.

Katsuki leaps up to All Might, "I can only launch a couple big explosions without any risks! But I see now I must take risks in order to defeat you." He charges up a massive explosion at All Might "Run Nerd!" He shouts out. "I can handle him better then you at the moment." Another explosion tearing the muscles in his forearms "Win This!" Izuku still healing from a most likely broken back gets up on shaky legs and heads for the gate 'With a full cloak one and a half leaps should clear this distance! Just run! All Might won't ignore me once I get closer to the goal!'

All Might sets his sights on Izuku and leap toward him. Katsuki leaps in front of All Might taking the hit aimed at his partner. All Might grabs Katsuki by the face and crashes him into the ground. "Sweet dreams Bakugo, Because that sort of self-destructive attack… Is a little too traumatic for your teacher to watch" Katsuki uses his remaining strength to glare defiantly at All Might as he grip the older man wrist letting off explosions. "HUH?!"

"Hurry up and win this nerd!" Katsuki glares at All Might "I'll break, and crack. Even if it messes me up, I chose this path to victory." He bites down on All Might's hand "Because I just can't accept that even this ain't enough… I WON'T"

Izuku's control over his wolf slips and he transforms into a hybrid version of Fuji. All Might realizes that Izuku is still making his way to the gate states "Whoops! Can't let you do that, Midoriya" then takes in the boy's look 'shit did I take it too far' Izuku is howling in rage a vicious smile on his face. His eye glowing an eerie green as he charges 75% punch and leaps at All Might.

"Out of my way, All Might" Izuku growls out. He connects his punch to All Might's face and lifts up Katsuki "He's out cold… I'm sorry Kacchan." He secures the unconscious boy and leaps through the gate. Once crossed he ignores the alarms saying they passed. Izuku needs to heal Katsuki before he completely looses control over his wolf. He gently lays the boy down and whimpers as he heals the injuries Katsuki has.

All Might watches Izuku carry his teammate through the gate. "I mean really! Another second or two and he would have been out of the gate. Right. It all started back then and now… there is no wall too high to climb. That is the kind of man you are!"

Shanks and Hawks stroll up behind All Might "Those two. Impressive" Shanks states proudly.

"I don't think we have anything to worry about with them fighting villains. Those two will conquer anything and everything this world throws at them" Hawks states fondly.

"They weren't holding anything back that's for sure" All Might comments voice full of awe and pride.

They watch Izuku heal Katsuki to the point of consciousness. Izuku cries and slobbers all over the other boy as Katsuki tries to sit up. After a few attempts Katsuki gives up more then willing to be fussed over at the moment.

A couple of moments pass as Izuku calms down "Kacchan?"

Katsuki grunts out a questioning sound. Izuku tightens his hold on the other boy "I'm sorry"

Katsuki moves his hand to lift the other boys face from being buried in his chest "For what" he asks gruffly, throat raw.

Izuku sniffles "My plan didn't work the way it was supposed to. And for that you got injured." He cries out.

"I got injured because I chose to take those risks to win this was not your fault." Katsuki comforts softly. "Beside the odds were stacked overwhelmingly against us. But we still won." Katsuki smirks. "We both didn't realize how serious they were going to be. We have trained with them yes; they have even taken the roles of villains against us before. However, we always had Matchstick, Luffy, Icy-hot and Shitty Hair with us. The fact that we were able to immobilize the three of them by ourselves in the given time limit. Means we are improving"

Izuku whines out another desperate "Kacchan" before he settles down once more. The boys stay like that for a few more moments before Izuku asks quietly "How are your injuries? Do you think we can make it to the observation room."

Katsuki takes a moment to take inventory of his body. "'M fine nerd. Just tired."

That seems to be the correct thing to say because Izuku is smiling at him and offering cuddles when they get to the observation room. That gets Katsuki moving as he stands up and impatiently holds out his hand for Izuku to grab so he can help the boy up. "Let's go nerd"

Izuku chuckles as he watches Katsuki's face heat up as he turns his head away to hide the growing blush. Izuku decides not to tease him, he is afraid if he does his softy of a soul mate will get grumpy with him. So he does his best to conceal the chuckles bubbling out of his throat and settles for a soft fond smile. This make Katsuki's face turn even redder and Izuku can't hold in the happy chuckles anymore. Katsuki grumbles out something that sounds like "Stupid Nerd" and turns to pull him to the observation room.

The boys get there to watch Todoroki and Momo's final. They watch as Momo create little Russian dolls every few seconds while running to look for the gate. "I know I said to create anything but what are those" Todoroki asks.

Simply Momo answers "They're Russian Matryoshka Dolls."

Todoroki shrugs his shoulders "Right, just tell me if your quirk starts acting weird."

"I'm not surprised Todoroki…" Momo changes the topic.

"About what?" Todoroki asks confused.

"That you could hammer out a strategy against Aizawa Sensei just like that…always figuring out the best approach with your judgement." Momo compliments.

"It's nothing special" Todoroki answers truthfully. Really Momo thinks he is great at coming up with plans on the spot, but she has rarely seen Izuku do it to a practically impossible degree.

"Nothing special… really?" Momo asks sadly. "We both got into U.A. under recommendation… we had the same starting point. But when it comes to practical hero skills… I still haven't shown anything worth mentioning." Todoroki looks at her wondering where this is going. He doesn't think like that. "it was your leadership that got me through the cavalry battle… then Tokoyami knocked me out of the tournament before I could do anything…"

Todoroki notices Momo is not creating dolls anymore, he calls out "Yaoyorozu. Your matryoshkas…" he whips around "Shit he's here"

"I'm sorry… I" Momo gasps feeling ashamed.

Aizawa hangs upside down from the powerlines "Yes you should have acted sooner."

Todoroki moves to attack in hand to hand combat. "Tch" he watches as Aizawa lets go of the capture weapon and lands in front of Todoroki. "We need to focus on escaping… now that he's got the initiative." He sends a serious pleading look to Momo "Yaoyorozu, Go!" Snapping her out of her fear.

"Oh! Uh…"

Aizawa moves behind Todoroki "That's your plan, then? Fine" as he wraps up Todoroki and hangs him by the powerlines dangling in the air. "By me." While Todoroki is captured Aizawa explains his reasoning "You're the offense of this team. So I knew I had to capture you first, no matter what."

Todoroki sneers at the teacher "Do you really think this will hold me? Flame or Ice, either one will break these bindings…"

Aizawa just drops some caltrops "Use whatever you want… just watch your footing." He smirks

"Caltrops… you a ninja? That's a nasty counter measure."

Aizawa tilts his head back while putting eyedrops in like it is the end of the world sighs tiredly "This isn't like when you faced the hero killer. I know there're two of you, and I know your quirks. So you can bet I'm ready to counter whatever you do." He fixes his goggle on his face again "You took on more then your fair share with this plan though. Thinking of the girl is nice and all… but maybe you should have listened to what she had to say?"

Todoroki's eyes widened he didn't even consider that. Since she didn't speak up against the plan he figured she was just going along with it or didn't have a plan of her own.

Yaoyorozu runs down the street in complete panic. "How much farther is the gate?" constantly second guessing herself "Maybe there's a shorter route? Is Todoroki okay back there? Is this really ok? Can I really run away like this? Is it worth losing sometime to create a mobility item? IS THIS REALLY OK?"

In her panic she realizes she has no idea where she is even going "where… am I even running?! No… What am I doing?! My thoughts… I'm… is this really ok?" She doesn't realize that the teacher is behind her until the sound of his voice breaks through her panicked mind. "You loss of self confidence since the sports festival is evident"

"Does this mean Todoroki is already…?" Her arm get captured by Aizawa's capture weapon.

"Allow me to hit you where it hurts." He tugs on the weapon "I'll make this nice and slow"

She thinks to herself 'I've got no chance against sensei' about to surrender to her fate when she realized her quirk is not erased "It's not erased?!" She creates a metal bracelet that she can slip her hand through to become free "I'm sorry Todoroki" As she runs back to Todoroki.

Aizawa waits to see her next move "Running back…? To consult with Todoroki?" 'comparing herself to Todoroki… she went and decided that he was a cut above. For better or worse, she has seen him acting so straight forward and determined… that she's lost faith in her own decision making… or something like that. She is still a 15-year-old girl at heart.' "Giving her back that confidence… is my role as the "Villain" isn't it?"

Todoroki is still dangling from the powerlines running through his conversation with the teacher "maybe you should have listened to what she had to say?" "Come to think about it… it did seem like she was holding something back…"

He hears the call of "Todoroki…"

"Yaoyorozu"

"Todoroki! I'm so sorry I… I Should've…"

Getting her mind back on track Todoroki replies "Right, Sure. But Aizawa is coming!"

She is in her own thoughts 'do I save Todoroki?! Or do I run?! What do I…'

Her thoughts are interrupted by Todoroki's urgent call "Yaoyorozu! You…" having her attention "… had a plan, Didn't you? Sorry I should have asked if you were really ok with my plan. So what have you got?!"

Still unsure of herself she stammers out "but if your strategy didn't work, what chance does mine have?"

"It's fine. Just do it!" Todoroki shouts out "This is your time to really shine!" Todoroki pauses "you got two votes for class president, remember? Momo looks at him confused "I voted for you!" At her shocked look he explains "because I thought you were perfect for it!"

Aizawa picks that moment to appear "you finished?"

Momo grabs her dolls she has been creating and throws them into the air "Close your eyes, Todoroki!"

This gives Aizawa pause "What's this…?" as the dolls begin to open Todoroki places his trust in Momo and closes his eyes.

A massive flash and bang explode in front of Aizawa "Tch, flash grenades?"

Momo unties Todoroki "I do, Todoroki" He jumps down and lands on carefully on the ground "I've got one" As Todoroki stand next to Momo, she continues with new found confidence "I have a plan in mind that is sure to lead us to victory against Aizawa Sensei!"

Aizawa smirk 'well then'

"You've got a plan in mind" Todoroki asks.

"Yes!" Momo shouts full of determination and renewed confidence "I've actually been thinking about it from the start"

Impatiently Todoroki sighs "Great. Just tell me already!"

Aizawa recovering from the flash bang thinks to himself 'my lingering after effect… I can't keep my quirk going for long stretches, and I need longer breaks in between… well… if she noticed and wants to exploit that… more power to her" Aizawa moves to attack.

Todoroki shouts out "Yaoyorozu!" as he leaps back and makes sure Momo does as well.

Momo tell him to "Light 'im up"

Todoroki tries to do as told but he fire doesn't come to him "He erased it…?!"

Momo yells out "Let's hide Todoroki." While running she tells Todoroki her plan "Sensei's eyes haven't been as dependable lately."

Catching on Todoroki asks "Cuz of his injury at USJ…?! So we're taking advantage of that?"

"Not really! Anyway, we need to escape his line of sight for a moment." Momo's eyes harden "with a little time this will be our win!"

Todoroki wanting to make sure he has the plan down "Time… Hide from his line of sight, huh?! How do we do that without out quirks?"

Momo not wanting to explain the entire plan so Aizawa doesn't overhear her turns to Todoroki and snaps "Just do as I say! Keep trying to use your ice"

Aizawa leaping behind the two shouts out "Still coming for you!"

Momo whispers "Don't think we can't use our quirks, because there'll be an opening, if only for an instant" dropping her voice a bit lower "When he blinks… before he opens his eyes again, that is your chance" seeing the ice start to form she calls out "You can fire it off in that instant, right, Todoroki. What you did at the sports festival…"

Todoroki uses that second and Launches the biggest Ice wall he can separating them from Aizawa.

"Todoroki's biggest attack…! They were waiting for this." His shocked expression turns into a smug smirk "Yes. The enemy's weakness… is meant to be exploited."

Todoroki looks at Momo "I used that moment to block him off. Now we can use our quirks. You'd better explain the whole plan now…" he watches as Momo is making something out of her chest. "Is that Aizawa's capture weapon…?!"

Not breaking concentration she replies with a simple "Yes" after a few moments "I can't replicate it precisely, because I do not know the exact materials or manufacturing method… but I've woven something else into this. It's my own special design." Todoroki watches as she finishes making the item listening to her plan "Given that this is a residential setting we want to keep damages to a minimum. And his capture weapon is quick, making him hard to pin down… So I have been thinking…" She pauses and creates a catapult "This way… I think we have a better chance then if we tried running away!" She closes her eyes "It'll be over in an instant…" Then she looks at Todoroki with determination "Sound good?"

Releasing a sigh of relief Todoroki responds with "Yeah! No complaints here."

Aizawa waits for them on the other side of the ice "The exit gate is behind me. So instead of stumbling around blindly after them… I'll wait patiently for their next move." He remembers 'I've got one! I have a plan in mind…' He smirks "Let's see it then"

He watches as two figures make their way around the ice covered in cloaks. "Cloth, huh" 'true I can't erase what I can't see, but…' "this puts you at a real disadvantage." Using his capture weapon to tie the two together. He retracts his capture weapon and notices once one of two were captured. "Mannequins?!"

Momo is crouched with her catapult and ball of capture weapon. 'this is all I have to do' she activates the catapult to fling her capture weapon toward the teacher. 'A diversion?' Aizawa thinks.

Momo shouts out "Todoroki!" and the cloth twitches. "Get down and blast your fire!"

"That is not going to hit me" 'what are they thinking?

Momo answers Aizawa unspoken question "Against you sensei… I know that our quirks would be unreliable" the capture weapon unravels around Aizawa "Ever heard of Nitinol Alloy? When heated, it temporarily returns to its original form." She watches as the Capture weapon binds around Aizawa and he is caught in midair. "It's an alloy with Shape Memory."

Aizawa smirks "Not bad. Not bas at all." As he lands on the group Momo and Todoroki clasps the cuffs on him.

"That worked out well." Todoroki compliments.

Momo still hesitant replies "Yes… But… I messed up, trying to trigger the catapult. Sensei realized it and backed off… you could've defended against it." She looks at the tied-up teacher "I feel like you only took the hit so my strategy would work."

Aizawa sighs "I had to be on guard against Todoroki. I could see you, but not him under the cloth. I was sure he'd try to freeze me. Backing off was my only optimal strategy. And isn't that how your plan was meant to go?"

Todoroki adds his two cents "Yeah… all you needed was a little time like you said… Thanks"

Momo is holding her hand in front of her mouth eyes filling with tears "What's wrong? If you're gonna vomit, press the pressure point of your instep…" Todoroki informs concerned.

"I-its nothing, I swear" Momo is quick to dismiss Todoroki's concerns.

Recovery girl, Izuku and Katsuki watch the match finish out. Recovery girl sighs "My, My. What a softy."

Izuku and Katsuki nod their heads in agreement. For Aizawa's tough, grumpy, off putting image, he is actually extremely caring and overprotective of his students.

"This is an Announcement the next team to pass is Todoroki and Yaoyorozu time to complete 14mins 37 seconds" Is heard through out all the testing sites.

The screens show the other teams panic. They look at Luffy and Sero's exam to see them engaged in combat with Midnight. "Whether you're good at binding or not… it doesn't matter if your can't reach me."

Jiro and Kota are struggling against Present Mic. Because of Present Mic's quirk all he has to do is stand by the gate and literally scream to keep the heroes bogged down.

"So Loud" Jiro winces covering her ears.

"Koda! With your quirk, can't you… make the birds attack him?! You control animals right."

'Even if I wanted to give them an order… they are all fleeing from Present Mic's voice' Koda gestures since he barely talks.

"Not even covering our own ear drums is enough to keep them from bursting! Forget being on another level. He is on top of the mountain! We can't even get close!" Jiro growls she can do nothing but try to save her ear drums let alone come up with a plan to attack. Getting a look at the other groups exams Izuku speaks up.

"I know this is supposed to be a test… but each matchup seems like an intentionally specialized assignment, right?" Izuku asks recovery girl

"That right"

"Most of the teams are obvious and easy to understand… but some of the assignments aren't so clear to me… for instance… take Tokoyami and Asui… Ectoplasm sensei's quirk doesn't exactly seem like the perfect foil for them…"

They watch the screen Ectoplasms quirk is clones. He shoots ectoplasm from his mouth, which lets him produce bodies wherever he wants. The most he can make at once is about 30, but after singing a round or two of karaoke, his limit is said to rise to 36.

"No… it is the perfect foil. Against Tokoyami at least" Recovery girl informs not taking her eyes off the screen she tells the boys to "Watch".

Ectoplasm has cornered Tokoyami and Asui on one of the higher floors. Asui's tongue comes from behind a clone and whips his to the side.

"Sorry!" He calls to Asui. "Dark Shadow, go!" Tokoyami yells out to dark shadow to attack the clone to try and make an opening.

Teaming up with Tokoyami Asui states "There's no end to them"

Izuku points out "I see, his strength is how he keeps opponents away from him… with his quick attacks and long range." Izuku observes "But he is weak against opponents who get within close range. Hence ectoplasm with his numbers and elusive moves… and I though Tokoyami was near invincible."

Recover girl nods "Then we have Asui." Referring to the other team member "It's less of a traditional assignment for this model student."

"I get it now; it is up to her to give Tokoyami cover and backup. That girl's levelheadedness makes her the perfect pillar of emotional support." Izuku states in awe.

He watches the screen thinking back to the USJ 'of course when we were put in the shipwreck zone Part of the reason we were able to get out of there was because of her level headedness. Though me and Luffy would have managed just fine I do admit it was easier knowing that she was calm for to most part.'

A shout of "Tokoyami" break Izuku out of his thoughts he turns his attention back to the screen "I see it" She points in the direction of the gate "The goal and, possibly his real body."

Ectoplasm praises his targets "Well Done sneaking past all of my clones, but the real challenge…" He hurls out ectoplasm "Starts now"

Tokoyami and Asui eyes widen as a massive clone forms in the center of the room. Tokoyami yells out "Dodge!" as they both try to leap away from the massive clone. The clone hits where Tokoyami and Asui are trapping them in the sticky substance.

Ectoplasm explains "This may reduce my numbers, but as long as you're in sight this one is more then enough. This clone will only dissipate when I choose… What will you do?"

Tokoyami struggles against the ectoplasm "What a powerful quirk!" Dark shadow chimes "hey I'm powerful too!"

Asui struggles letting out a "Urk!" sound.

Tokoyami decides to take a risk "Dark Shadow… go pass through the gate yourself!"

Dark shadow screeches back "Sure thing!"

Dark shadow gets wacked back by a swift kick from Ectoplasm. He retreats back "of course, a pro would block such a straightforward approach!"

Asui watches and starts relaying her plan "If he can reach that far we might have a chance. Have dark shadow take this Tokoyami."

"Take what?" Tokoyami asks.

"Please don't watch this… sensei may notice. Plus…" she starts croaking "It's really gross"

Tokoyami has Dark Shadow keep Ectoplasm busy. Ectoplasm decides to try and Syke the heroes by reminding them how much time the have left. "Less then 10 minutes left… can you keep this up" He taunts "I'm looking for heroes who rise up and break through in the face of adversity."

Throwing up her stomach Asui replies "Oh don't worry. We'll be fine" Dark shadow makes his way back to Tokoyami "because Tokoyami and Dark Shadow are strong." Dark shadow clashes with Ectoplasm again. Expecting the kick he clasps the hand cuffs on Ectoplasms ankle.

"With our mobility limited, this is the only way to win." Asui pauses "I've already swallowed my cuffs… but I can regurgitate things in my stomach"

Ectoplasm looks at the captured ankle "I see…"

Izuku cheers "Right! Getting those cuffs on is enough to pass! They pulled off a win by cleverly combining their dark shadow and frog abilities!"

Katsuki gives Izuku a fond smile "Relax Nerd! No reason to shout!" He smirks at Izuku's pout.

"Asui and Tokoyami have passed the exam! Is announced."

Izuku turns his attention to Ashido's and Kaminari's location.

"Kaminari, can't you blast some lightening or something?" Ashido shouts.

"I can't do wasting shots when we can't even find him. Or do you want a useless lump as a partner?!" Kaminari shouts back.

Apparently, the principal found a wrecking ball and started to destroy the pipe that connect the buildings. Causing chain reactions of collapsing buildings and falling debris. Ashido and Kaminari scream out as the try to avoid the devastation.

"Bingo!" Principal Nezu calls out holding a tea cup "I know exactly what to destroy to set off ideal chain reactions. Why it is so simple I can pour tea while I'm at it! And you two haven't even realized that… I'm gradually blocking all the paths to the exit!" He chuckles darkly "Brainy villains in action are a thrill to watch!"

Principal Nezu's quirk is High Spec's. He is an animal that manifested a quirk that gave him above- human intelligence! There's no other like him in the world!"

Izuku worried for his fellow classmates starts biting his nails "Will Kaminari and Ashido be okay? This is rough for them…"

Recovery girl smiles "Nezu was toyed with by humans in all sorts of ways in the past… he lets it all out at times like this."

The loud speaking Voice of present mic forces Izuku to look at Jiro and Koda's fight. "C'mon, Let's hurry up and end this. I'm really not a fan of woodsy places like this."

"Jiro and Koda's match up make sense! Both their quirks revolve around sound… so the trick is how to deal with a quirk that drowns them out…"

Jiro's voice comes in "We took the long way around, so now we are close. But whether we cuff him or just escape… he's probably standing right at the gate, so we've got to confront him…"

"YOU STILL OUT THERE?!" Present Mic shouts at the top of his impressive lungs cause the two to cover their ears and scream out in pain.

"What the heck?!" Jiro screams out "Can't… take this… Anymore!"

Present Mic's quirk is voice. His vocal capacity's nuts! His treble and bass too! they say his first cry caused his parents' and doctor's ears to bleed! Incidentally, the machine around his neck is a directional speaker!

"My ear drums can't take much more of this … What do we do…?" Jiro tries to come up with a plan. She looks down a notices an ant hill. She turns to Koda "your quirk lets you order animals around right…?!"

She gets a nod from the silent boy. "There're still bugs here! Can you control bugs too?!"

The only sound that comes out of the silent boy is "EEEEK!" startling Jiro followed by a "YIKES" as he books it away from the ant.

Jiro looks shocked "So you are afraid of bugs…"

"FORRRREAL?!" Present mic shouts out. Jiro screams in pain again "Ouch…!"

She then attaches her earphone jacks to her boots "No good… for now, I've gotta…" she uses counterbalance trying to nullify the overpowering sound.

The sound waves hit Present Mic; he shrugs it off with a chuckle "What an itsy-bitsy sound"

Hunched over in plan she asks Koda "you got a plan?!"

Koda shakes his head rapidly no.

'We're running out of time…! We have to break this stalemate! If we don't make a move soon, it's all over' "Koda… Just tell me whether or not you can control bugs."

Koda give her a reluctant thumbs up. That is all Jiro needs to use her earphones to break the boulder. Releasing an ass load of bugs. Koda screeches again, before he can run off again Present Mic shouts again.

"HEYYYY!"

Jiro holds her ears again and shouts out "Sorry! I know they scare you but…! Sensei's just too strong! I can't think of anything else! If you do this, we might just win. But there is no time to hesitate, so do it now! You want to be a hero, don't you?!" she gives him a thumbs up and soft grin "Then let's pass this test"

Koda looks at Jiro and notices that her ears are bleeding. They can't keep this up. 'Jiro, your ears…! All I've been doing is running and hiding… Jiro!' He crawls on the ground toward the creepy crawlies. He remembers getting his acceptance letter and how proud his mother way of him "you got into U.A.?! Mommy is so proud of her wonderful little Koji!" 'that's right. I got into U.A., my dream school… at U.A., it's always about moving forward! That's what we tell ourselves...' he leans down a whispers to the bugs on the ground with all the courage he can muster "please, go forth, little ones. It's time to take down the source of all that big, bad noise. Won't you help me out…?"

Jiro has never heard Koda talk before so she is shocked "That's a lot of talking!"

Present Mic stands at the gate "time's just about up." He hears something coming from underground moments before he is being swarmed by bugs. "HUH?!" More bugs come out of the ground "WHOAAA?!" scared of bugs "OHHHH?!" 'sound waves don't travel as well under ground' He screams out as more bugs are climbing on him "GYAAAAH!" 'this is why I hate the woods!' Present Mic faints just after stating "That is tough to beat… Even for a pro!" as Koda carries Jiro out of the woods.

Izuku looks on in intrigue "Wow Koda"

Recover Girl tsks "Beaten by bugs? Pathetic!"

He glances at Kirishima and Sato's team they are being surrounded by cement walls

"There's no end to this!" Kirishima shouts frustrated "No matter how many we smash through… he just keeps putting up more walls!"

"Uhhh!" Sato groans. His quirk is sugar rush. For every ten grams of sugar he consumes he quintuples his power for Three minutes. Converting that sugar into strength drops his cognitive functions! He groans out "Sleepy… Tired"

"Hey stay with me!" Kirishima panics. He is losing his energy fast he has already used up Unbreakable and is barely able to stay on his feet. He watches a Sato succumbs to fatigue. He last another couple of moments before he just can't continue. He passes out next to Sato. They both fail.

Cementoss buries the hero team under a dome of cement "you're terrible ay battles of attrition. Listen. When it comes to fighting… it's all about making use of your particular strengths."

Iida and Ojiro's exam is being held in what looks like an abandoned mine. Iida uses reciproburst to kick Ojiro out of the gate. He collapses into the ground up too his neck as Ojiro lands safely outside the gate.

"Keh, Keh, Keh … Well done, given the bad footing here…" Power loader commends.

"Iida and Ojiro's team… has passed the exam" the announcement blares out "Five minutes remaining for all teams"

Ochaco and Aoyama are facing Thirteen. Hanging side ways as they prevent getting sucked into Thirteen's black hole.

"And we were so close too!" Ochaco yells out frustrated.

"Close on there… you almost got away!" Thirteen yells out.

"He keeps trying to vacuum us up as he gets closer!" Ochaco shouts.

"Personally I dislike fighting, but… I have my own method of trapping prey."

"Heh, heh… now that is a quirk that constantly sucks…" Aoyama states.

"you doing a routine or something?! We are in a real pinch here!" Ochaco yells enraged at her partner.

"Huh?" He states confused "My costume…. It transmits from my navel so…" he channels his laser to come from his knees "Pinch? We are in no pinch that I can see." He boast confidently.

Thirteen is quick to crush his spirits with a deadpanned "I can absorb light!" As the laser is sucked up "Annihilated down to the atomic level!"

"This is no joke! What the heck Aoyama?!"

"I am what I am." Aoyama states with a shrug.

Realizing she is not going to get much help Ochaco goes into her thoughts 'darn… we'll be caught! Think! In a pinch like this… in this situation if I were Izuku…'

Her thoughts are interrupted by Aoyama "Hey!"

"Hold on a sec, I'm"

"You were just thinking… "if I were Izuku Midoriya…" Weren't you?"

Ochaco stares at him soft blush on her cheeks.

"Could you… like him? Possibly?"

Ochaco blushes and let's go of the railing to cover her burning cheeks "Huh?" then she realizes she is free falling toward the black hole. "Oh!"

Thirteen realizes this an closes his black hole not actually wanting to suck up a student. Ochaco uses this opportunity to place the cuffs on thirteen.

"Ochaco and Aoyama have passed"

Izuku glances at Ace and Sato's fight. Ace and Sato have place flame walls through out the room while hiding behind pillars. Ace might be immune to being shot but if the bullets hit him, they can pass him and hit Shoji. So he is using the pillars for cover. While laying traps and block snipe from coming after them. It take a while trying to lure him with out his knowledge but eventually all route to them Snipe could take have been blocked and they walk out the gates securing their victory.

"Ace and Shoji have passed the exam"

"Wow… slowly but surely, they're all passing. I guess I should've known the awesome students of U.A. would never give up." Izuku mutters under his breath.

"Things are not looking to good for this group here" Recover girl points at a screen. Izuku looks and startles how could he be having trouble. Sero is already passed out, and Luffy appears to be running away. At closer look of Luffy's face he see the same spark Katsuki, Ace and even himself get in the middle of a battle when things are going to plan.

Izuku is confused what type of plan involves having the villain chase you, while your partner is passed out. Then he seems to get it, Midnights knock out quirk works by range. Luffy is luring the women away from his partner to try and get him to wake up.

Midnight's quirk is Somnambulist. The aroma she emits puts her opponents to sleep by force! It works better on dudes.

Luffy has expanded his lungs to clear the air around him. So he does not get knocked out. He was not able to prevent Sero for falling asleep. With the unconscious partner he can not go all out. So he activate gear second and rockets away waiting for Midnight to Approach.

"With so much time left, I thought I'd park myself in front of the gate… but well taking that approach is just no fun at all… Watching my prey running away makes the Sadist in me Ache for a chance to play." Midnight unleashes her knockout gas. Luffy quickly takes a deep breath and holds it. "That's right. Whether through the mouth or nose… one whiff of me means the end of you." She cracks her whip "What can you accomplish like that?"

Luffy doesn't say anything he releases all his breath into his muscles and activate gear forth. Snake man has the speed he needs but he has only used it a couple of times. Bounce man he can take to the air and stay out of Midnight's range. He activates Bounce man causing the gas to dissipate enough that he can take another breath before he kicks off the ground. He powers up a Kong gun and intentionally aims for the ground. Attempting to put her in a crater so he can get to his teammate and leave the gate. The crater forms but Midnight jumped away before she could fall in. He tries using a Culverin, but Midnight is too fast. He has never tried to go from one form to the other but figures this would be the best time to try. So he release bounce man and changes where his Haki output is to go into Snakeman. This time he is not much bigger than he would be in gear second. He uses a jet culverin which is much faster than his other forms Culverin. It connects with Midnight's stomach and she gets pushed far enough away that Luffy can breathe again.

"That was some attack" Midnight coughs out. "There is two minutes left are you sure you can continue fighting without breathing for that long"

Luffy launches his black mamba breaking the rubble around him and shrouding him in dust. He uses this chance to retrieve his teammate and makes to leap out of the gate. Midnight whip wraps around Luffy's leg and starts to pull him back. He smirks and launches King cobra in front of him to hit Sero out of the Gate; securing his victory. His rubber retracts and he is launched back toward Midnight.

"Luffy and Sero's team have passed the exam"

"Time is up!" The announcement goes off "Your final exam is over!"

"Some managed to grow, while others couldn't pass their limits. That was the bittersweet ending to the practical portion of the final exam" Recovery girl muses.

The only teams that failed were Kirishima and Sato, and Ashido and Kaminari.

****MEANWHILE****

A certain group was gearing up to make their next move. Shigaraki can be seen holding several pictures from the sports festival holding Izuku's picture up and staring at it intensively. Then he grabs Katsuki's picture and grinning savagely. Soon these too will be dealt with in one way or another.

There is a knock at the door. "Shigaraki" a voice sounds. A blond man enters the room "we have been spreading the word about you for the past few days. About how it seems like something big's about to go down."

"Well?" Shigaraki peels his eyes away from the pictures he was looking at "Who are they?" and decays the picture in his fist causing it to crumble into dust.

A couple of people come through the door a raven with skin graphs calls out "In person you're … super gross dude."

A cheery girl pipes up "Whoa! This handsy guy's your friend Mr. Stainy?! Right?!" she smiles big "I wanna join too… your League of Villains!"

Already annoyed Shigaraki calls "Kurogiri, warp them away… It's like the two types I hate the most showed up as a duo." He points at the girl "A brat" then gestures to the man "And a guy with no manners"

"Huh?" the girl asks confused

Kurogiri tries to convince him otherwise "Come on… they've traveled all this way just too see you. You could at least humor them with a chat, Shigaraki. What's more…" he gestures to the blond that lead them here "If they're being introduced by our influential broker friend here… we can be sure that they are at least competent fighters."

The broker speaks up "Either way I will take my finders fee now Kurogiri!" he gestures to the two people "Now for those introductions" He points to the girl "Lets start with high school cutie. The media has kept her face and name under strict lockdown… but she's a person of interest in a string of deaths by bloodletting."

The girl points to herself "I'm Toga Himiko" she sighs "Life is too hard! I wanna make a world that's easier to live in!" she smiles crazed "I wanna be Mr. Stainy! I wanna kill Mr. Stainy! So Lemme join you, Tomura!"

Shigaraki looks confused "I don't get it, you some kind of freak?"

The broker chimes in "You both have similar goals. I'm sure she'll be useful to you." He pats the man on the back "Now this young man has no outstanding criminal record to speak of… but he is enamored with the hero killers ideals."

The man looks at the broker "I'm not sure about this… is this bunch really so dedicated to the cause?" he gestures to Toga "I mean, they are about to let this nutjob join up."

"Hey, Hey" Shigaraki interrupts "At least freak girl can state her own name. if you're a proper adult, how about you try doing that?"

The man level a glare at Shigaraki "I go by Dabi right now"

Shigaraki doesn't accept this "No good. Your real name."

Dabi stands his ground "You'll know it when you need to." He looks away "Anyway…" He smirks "the hero killer's will… I plan to make a reality."

Shigaraki stands up "No need to answer questions I didn't ask. Everyone nowadays is all "stain this" and "Stain that""

Kurogiri calls out warningly "Don't do it Shigaraki…"

Shigaraki ignores him "Bad, Bad, bad… I'm in a bad mood."

Both the possible recruits stand there shocked. Getting their own attacks ready.

"Cuz you guys are no good"

Kurogiri uses his portals to redirect all the attacks away from their intended targets. "Please calm yourself Shigaraki. If we are to act upon your desires, expanding this organization is a necessity" he expands his mist "And oddly enough, this is our chance while we're in the spotlight. I advise acceptance, not rejection. Shigaraki." He gives the man child a meaningful look "Acceptance of anything we can use… of what ever remains of his will…"

Shigaraki pulls his hand back an seemingly relents with "Shut up." And storms out.

The broker tries to stop him "Where are you off to?"

Shigaraki snaps "I said shut up!"

The broker sighs and scratches the back of his neck "Pains me to say it, but our business partner there… he's too young. Immature."

The girl giggles "I though he was gonna kill us"

"That was weird" Dabi mutters.

Kurogiri plays host "We will have an answer for you with in a day or two. Will that suffice? I expect even he knows what he must do…" He pauses "It's because he knows, in fact that he left without a word." He looks at the group "First All Might, then The Hero Killer… he has been humbled twice now. He'll figure it out, I'm sure. An answer that will satisfy… you two, as well as himself…"

**** Another Location****

Kalifa is sitting outside the hidden villain hideout looking for someone. Watching as the person exits the building she calls out "Shigaraki" in barely a whisper.

Shigaraki turns toward the sound "Do I know you?" he asks.

"No but my boss has a proposition for you, that I do not believe you should ignore." She states.

In a speed rarely used he wraps his hand around her neck leaving one finger not touching "I do not work for anyone."

"Of course I was thinking more of an equal partnership."

Intrigued Shigaraki decides that he will hear her out if he doesn't like the offer, he could always kill her "Ok, you have piqued my interest. What is the details of this partnership"

"How much do I need to divulge in public that would ensure my safety. What I have to say is not to be overheard?" Kalifa starts.

"Give me the basics if you must." Shigaraki threatens.

"We have a couple of targets we need disposed of that were involved in the Stain Incident." Kalifa starts.

Shigaraki tenses his hand around her neck "It is always about him isn't it?" he mutters. "Why?"

"We are not followers of some Hero Killers we have bigger problems to deal with. We do not care about his ideals or motives. We just found our targets location a couple of months ago at U.A. it was all coincidence that they were broadcasted over the country taking down the Hero Killer."

He relaxes a bit but does not let go of her neck. "Ok you got targets that line up with ours, but I am not hearing anything that would make this a benefiting partnership on my end."

"We have a way to instantly go anywhere in the country. As long as my friend has been there before. We could infiltrate this school, or a location where the target will not be guarded so heavily. You help us get our targets We will help fulfill your goals and ambitions." Kalifa states.

"How many is we? What is this teleportation method? We already have someone who can warp"

"six main people a few cannon fodder. It is a way to open a door in one location with our without doors and making a connecting door open anywhere my partner has been."

"When can I meet with your partners. I would like to see this with my own eyes"

"Two days from now come to this location." She hands him a piece of paper with an address on it. "Bring whoever you want."

He inspects the address. He has been there before it is an abandoned warehouse that has been taken over by a gang called CP-9. He smirks "Cp-9 Huh?"

"Yes"

"Why didn't you say so?"

"It was not relevant information. Would it have changed your answer if I disclosed this information?"

"I probably would have killed you first. But I will let you live for now. I will see what you have to offer CP-9. If I don't like it, I'll kill you all."

"I will inform my boss then. It was a pleasure" Kalifa states not phased at all by the death threat. He wants to underestimate them. Fine, his funeral.

Shigaraki holds his ground for a few moments he huffs out and releases the woman's neck and steps away. Holding the paper, he still needs to find out what to do about Dabi and Toga. He has too much to think about.

Notes:

CP-9 has contacted Shigaraki, i hope i did the fights i change justice let me what you thought.

next time will be the events leading up to the summer training camp. next chapter will also have some more fluff between our main pairings.

until next time

Kats1x