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Edited: 23/03/2020

Izuku POV

The bridges behind us retracted, leaving the four of us to stand on the same square area.

"K-kacchan, we should think of-"
"Why are you always like this?! This is why we got imprisoned!"

To our awe, the navy haired woman threw a punch at her partner, hitting him square in the face.

"Fine! Fight them by yourself!" The man retorted, retreating to the edge of the arena.

"Oi! Your fucking underestimating me aren't you! Come at me with all you've got!"

From underneath the prisoner's straight raven hair, I spotted the slightest smirk.

Kacchan, enraged, lunged forward, his fist making contact with her stomach

At his rash sudden action, she showed a worried face, but quickly covered it with a fake smile, lying on the ground.

I had to follow his lead.

In an attempt to grab her, and leave her hanging over the edge, in order to make her give up, I sprinted towards the woman.
I missed her by a hair.

She rolled swiftly, but ungracefully, out of the way, and hastily stood on her two feet, only for Kacchan to aim a kick for her knees.
Once again, he missed by a hair.

She threw a punch at Kacchan's stomach, but I saw him dodge easily.
At this feat, another sign of distress showed on her pale face.
At this rate, Kacchan could easily overpower her, let alone us together.

I decided to leave her to Kacchan, although the man had retreated to the corner, I didn't want him to ambush us when we least expect it.

I turned to the corner he was sitting.
He was gone.

Before I knew it, I was pinned to the ground on my front, by a large, heavy person - clearly not the woman.

On instinct, I yelped, but this was a fatal mistake. Kacchan heard me and turned to me, but in the one second, his eyes taken off of the woman, the woman jumped him.

Now we were both completely at their mercy, I hate to say it, but we fell for their facade hook line and sinker.

'Dammit! I saw him smirk, I should've figured it out! What can I do what can I do what can I do... Think! Think! What would a hunter do in this situation? If I surrender, will they let their guard down? I have my water bottle in my belt, maybe...'

I felt firm hands enclose around my neck. He was either going to strangle me, or break my neck.

In an instant, I shuffled my hands to my belt and unscrewed my water bottle, splashing it over him. He was surprised enough to give me some slack, enough to slither my hands underneath my body, and push against the floor, bringing my legs up to push as well.

Once I successfully pushed him off my back, I stood up and tackled the woman, and although she avoided easily, Kacchan was free. Her speed was surprising though - she was faking earlier.

The problem was I overestimated the size of the area, and was diving headfirst over the edge.

Without warning me, Kacchan grabbed my leg, and swung me towards the other two, attempting to attack him at once.
If he had warned me, they would've been able to dodge.

The woman toppled over, however the man stood immovable, still as a rock.

Before I could crash into the floor, I held my hands in front of me as a spring, and bounced back onto my feet. I could easily ignore the pain.

'Now's my chance!'

Before the woman could get back up, I aimed a kick to her left - she would roll to dodge, and could only roll right (my left), due to the gaping edge on her left (my right) and in turn roll into my kick.
It hit its mark.
Ahead of her reactions, I grabbed her arms and pinned her down.

"Give up or I'll roll you off the edge!"
"Do you have the guts to do that?" She shot me a sly grin, testing my nerves.

I had to pass the hunter exam, but I wouldn't kill for it.

I pushed her closer to the edge.

"I-I'm serious! Give up!"
"You stuttered." Her grin did not falter.
"Deku hurry up! I don't know how long I can hold this guy off!"
"I... I'm going to g-give you to the count of 3! 1!"
"You don't have the guts." Although she was still grinning, her eyes had darkened.
"2!"
"Just do it for fucks sake Deku! These guys are prisoners! They've probably killed lot's of people!"
"1!"
"Okay I give up!"

Perhaps it was seeing Kacchan hold her partner back that made her give up. Perhaps she had a plan. Perhaps it was a fear for her life that made her give up. Perhaps Kacchan's words made her give up, but either way once we forced a surrender out of the man's mouth, we would have passed.

As I let her go, she dawdled towards the corner.

Kacchan was gripping onto the prisoners arms, keeping him at bay. Neither could kick with their legs, as that would be fatal - if they lifted a leg off the ground, their balance would shift onto their other leg, but for a second, be uneven, which would mean the end.

"Give up. We have the advantage."

Saying these words, I gripped his right hand, Kacchan moving both his hands to his left.

"How about we make a deal." From behind us, in the corner, the woman spoke up.
"A deal?"
"Yes, all we need is to buy time. If you sit here for another 50 hours, we will let you go, and you will be free to continue the exam. However if you do not accept, I will have to fight. Just because I said I give up, doesn't mean I can't fight. It only means that once my partner says I give up, you will pass."
"Oi! We're about to win anyway so can it you half-shaved fuckwit!"

At Kacchan's words, she stood up, and walked towards Kacchan. He had his hands full, however I could go fight her.
That would mean our failure however, as the battle would be kept at a stalemate, ultimately meaning their victory.

"Are you sure about that? If I rejoin the battle, this will be held at a stalemate. We will then win from time. If you give us 50 hours your chances of passing this phase will be 10% rather than 0."
"Don't fucking underestimate me!"
"Kacchan! That's what they want us to think. Enraging us so we cannot think clearly, will only help them. I won't accept 50 hours. How about 10?"

I eyed kacchan, he looked determined, not enraged. Having known him for 13 years, I trusted my childhood friend, and grabbed the man's other arm.

"10? That's too little, I will only settle for-"

He was fast, although I knew what he was planning to do, all I saw was a blur.
She was interrupted by a punch to the face from a ferocious blonde.

Without giving her time to regain her senses, he grabbed her arms, and dangled her over the edge.

"Oi. If you don't give up, I'm going to drop your partner over the edge."

'In a teamwork path, it would make sense for the prisoners to also be excellent at teamwork. This likely means they already know each other, and thus care about each other. Their biggest strength, would be their biggest downfall.'

"I don't care. Go ahead" The man attempted to show an apathetic face, although I could clearly see the concern in his eyes.
"I'm giving you to the count of 3. 3!"
"It's okay! Once you win, you'll only have 15 years of prison left! Forget about me!"
"2!"
Silence. The man was at a loss for words, at the speech of his partner.
"1!"
"I give up! Stop!"
"That's more like it."

As promised, Kacchan brought her back onto solid ground.

At the announcement of their loss, the bridge crossing to the other side opened up.

The timer read 64:43:57.

After a longer previous chapter, we have a short chapter. Huh, this was not on purpose XD

I'm not very good at writing battle scenes, I hope this chapter made sense!

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