Everyone ran out of the unfolded building, towards the demolished areas. I shook my head as Iida started shouting orders.
"Let's start by going to the closest urban area! We'll work as a team as much as possible!"
"Right!"
Bakugo ran off in a different direction, Kirishima and Kaminari in tow. I smirked. He's gonna looove that.
"Okay now, please wrap the second test as quickly as possible too."
"Even if this is just an exercise, this is pretty crazy."
"Everyone, be careful of falling debris!"
I tapped Shouji's arm. He frowned at me, but lifted me up. As he ran, I closed my eyes and pressed the button on my wrist. "Sorry, I needed to close my eyes to do this. I gotta work on doing it with my eyes open." I pictured the streets, searching for the worst affected areas, but I couldn't tell. I pressed the button and opened my eyes. "Dammit, it's not gonna work."
"What is that?"
"I'll explain later. Now, I'm going to look around for the worst affected areas, then come back. I won't be long." By now, we had stopped and Midoriya was looking at a collapsed building. I slid down off Shouji's back and summoned my smoke-like wings. "I'm just going to get a birds-eye view of everything." I rose into the air and looked around. It took about a minute to really get everything into my head, then I floated down again.
"Where'd they bugger off to now?" I heard shouting and ran to see what was going on. When I reached the source of the shouting, I immediately face-palmed.
"-you need to check whether or not I can walk! My breathing is weird too, right? And I'm bleeding pretty badly on my head! Those with provisional licences should be able to take in the victims condition in an instant-"
I quickly stepped forward and kneeled in front of the man acting as a small boy. "Let me check your head wound before we do anything like getting you to stand. If it's bad, you shouldn't be trying to stand up and you'll need to be carried to the first aid area. Everyone freaking out is not going to help the situation, so please try to calm down before you make yourself sick."
I checked the fake head wound as I spoke. "Also, you're breathing funny because you're hyperventilating, which is why you need to calm down and even out your breath so you don't get sick or pass out. Mid-uh, Deku, here. You take over and get him to the first aid area. I got a map of the whole place in my head."
I stood up slowly, helping the 'boy' and poked myself in the temple. I smiled at the 'boy'. "You'll be fine with him. He'll look after you. The rest of us need to help other people like you. Go on, quickly."
The actor stared at me for a second, then started shouting again. "See?! That's how you handle a situation!"
I sighed. "Moving on. We should really get off this before it collapses more, then I'll show everyone the map."
We got back onto solid ground while Midoriya took off with the 'boy'. I lifted a finger before anyone spoke. "Don't you lot dare say anything. Not the time. Here." I pressed the button and closed my eyes, picturing the areas. "These are all the areas that are the worst or would have the most victims." I pressed the button again and opened my eyes. "I'm not afraid to say I'm pretty much useless as a rescuer. You guys go off and do that, I'm going to head over to the first aid and give them a hand." I dead-panned. "And please stop staring at me like that! You're wasting time!" I growled and turned running towards the first aid station that other people had set-up.
The other students had set up a wooden floor thing with flags to show where and what it was. I spotted Midoriya putting the boy down over in a corner of the area. I stopped running and went up to the nearest girl.
"Hey, I'm here to help with the injured. Where do you want me?"
She turned her head and I recognised her as the girl I Fus Do Rah'd with my shield in previous test.
"There's a couple of people here who just need bandages. Do you know how to do that?"
I nodded, ignoring the tone of her voice. "I can also help out with more extreme injuries, if needed." I lifted my hand and let it glow green. "You know, just in case." I kneeled down to the closest woman and started to bandage her fake wound on her arm.
I internally rolled my eyes as the woman started to fake sob and cry. "It was so scary! So scary! The explosions were so loud and I didn't know what was happening! I lost my son! I need to find my son!" She made a move to get up, but I tightened the bandage on her arm quickly, making her stop.
"It's alright now. My friends and other heroes are searching everywhere and rescuing everyone they come across. I'm sure they'll find him safe and sound. Children are resilient." I chuckled lightly. "Believe me, I should know."
The woman gave me a strange look, then smiled through her fake tears. "You're right! My son is strong. He'll be fine."
I nodded. "Is there anything else you need before I take the bandages for someone else?"
"Uh, I could use some water."
I nodded and stood up, looking around. "Sure, just let me see if I can find it..." Before I could take a step, the woman got up and made a dash back towards the collapsed buildings. I sighed and waved my hand. A shield appeared and she crashed into it. She dropped to the ground, sobbing and nearly screaming. The girl acting as a nurse handed me a bottle of water. "You think that was a bit harsh?"
I shook my head, watching the woman. "No. I might even lose points for it, but it was the only way to stop her. If this wasn't a test, and I had let her go, she could die searching for her kid. That's what real mothers would do. They protect their child no matter the cost to themselves. Besides, what if her child is here and she left? That would be tragic." Before the nurse girl could reply, I walked over to the woman and sat beside her. "I'm sorry. I can't let you go. I'm sure you understand deep down, even if you're mad with me right now." I handed her the water and she took it slowly. She opened it, and I expected her to throw it on me. From the corner of my eye, I saw her draw back her arm. I sighed and closed my eyes, waiting for it.
"Mummy!"
I opened my eyes and looked up to see the boy from earlier run up to the woman. The woman dropped the water bottle and I quickly picked it up.
"Son! You're alright!" They hugged each other, sobbing.
I smiled and handed the boy the bottle as he looked at me. "Thanks for stopping my mummy from leaving!"
I nodded. "That's my job. To make sure no one here gets hurt. Well, more than they already are, of course." I lifted my hand and glanced at the first aid area. The boy and the woman both chuckled, despite it being a terrible joke.
There was an explosion behind us that made us jump. I stood up and looked around. "What the hell?" I waved my hand at the woman and the boy. "Get back over there. Quickly. I don't know what that was."
They started to freak out again, so I grabbed the woman's arm and dragged her up. "You two will be safer over there. You can't freak out. Not now. You need to get back over there and stay with everyone else while I check this out. No running off."
The woman stared at me and nodded, turning with the boy in her arms going back to the first aid area.
I turned to go check out the explosion, but stopped dead in my tracks when I saw the next part of this test. My eyes widened as people dressed as villains walked out of the smoke and around their leader. I tried to keep the grin off my face. I had to stay in character and professional. I couldn't lose it now. Even so, I couldn't stop staring at him. I couldn't picture Gang Orca as a villain, even in this situation.
I threw up my shield as his minions ran at the first aid area. Glad I decided to come here now...I lifted my hood over my head and put on my goggles. These had come in handy so no one could see my eyes.
"Villains have appeared and started their pursuit! Hero candidates at the scene should continue their rescue efforts while also suppressing the villains."
I grinned under my hood as Gang Orca started walking towards the first aid area.
"Now, what'll you do? Fight or protect? Help or run? What will you do, heroes?"
I summoned my bow and stepped through my shield, still grinning. This was gonna be great. "Aw, why do we have to choose? Why can't we do both?" I pressed my hand on the shield, making it stronger. Having interned and trained with Gang Orca, I knew what to expect. Well, sort of. He couldn't distract me enough for my shield to go down, now.
I heard him chuckling and my grin got wider. I really hope nobody could see it. Especially, Mr Aizawa.
"Get everyone to safety!" I turned to see the overly friendly boy from outside the test earlier running up to my shield. Midoriya was there too.
"Get them as far as possible from the villains!"
"Right!" Midoriya turned back towards the people at the first aid area.
"You too!"
I laughed. "Uh, no. I don't know you, so you get to tell me what to do." I lifted my bow and aimed an arrow at on of the villains. I released it and it got him in the head. He went down.
"It's supposed to be a test!"
I shrugged. "It wasn't fatal. There's a ball at the end of it, not a sharp spike. Chill."
"Stay behind the shield!"
I glared at the boy, but I did as he said as he stepped out of the shield and placed his hands on the ground. "I'll keep hammering away at them with tremors at one second intervals." I grinned as he exploded the ground in front of him. "I won't let them get close!"
I started aiming arrows at stray 'villains', picking off the ones that managed to dodge out of the way.
I turned as Gang Orca stood right in front of the boy and blasted him with some kind of sonic sound thing. The boy flew backwards, and I quickly placed my hand on the shield so he could get through.
"Only two rear guards when there's this much of a difference in ability? Looks like you're underestimating us."
I smiled. "Or you're not giving us enough credit..." I nodded my head slightly and Gang Orca turned, only just managing to use his sonic sound again on Todoroki's ice before it hit him. I turned back to the minions. Todoroki can handle him for the moment. I aimed arrow after arrow. My shield could keep them out, of course, but I didn't want them piling up in case I needed room outside of the shield. I heard voices from some of my other classmates. Good. We were certain to deal with this quickly with us all together.
There was a loud whistling noise and the loud guy from Shiketsu came out of the sky, controlling the air. Ok, so I'll admit it. That's cool.
"Why don't you go help with evacuating the first-aid station? That works with your quirk, right? I'll take care of this."
Oh hell. This is not the time, guys. The Shiketsu guy blasted Gang Orca with his wind power and Todoroki used his flames. My face went blank as both quirks negated each other before they even reached him. Fuck. Sake.
"Huh? What're they aiming at?"
I shook my head at the closest 'villain' who spoke. "This is going to be interesting..." I sighed heavily and aimed an arrow at him before he noticed. "These two are going to have to learn a lesson. I'm not intervening." I released the arrow as the 'villain' gave me a thumbs up and replied. "Good idea." The arrow got him in the chest and he keeled over, holding his chest.
I nodded. "Thanks. I do have good ideas. Sometimes." I shook my head in disbelief as Todoroki and Shiketsu-guy started a full on argument, while standing in front of Gang Orca. Even Gang Orca was staring with the same expression as me.
Then, Todoroki was hit was something. I looked around and saw one of the villains holing up his weapon.
"Cement gun! It'll harden up real fast and make it hard for you to move."
I face-palmed.
"This is outrageous! I can't believe you two would start arguing here."
I lifted my hand towards Gang Orca. "Exactly! Technically, I shouldn't be agreeing with a villain, but...What. The. Actual. Fuck?!"
The villains started shooting at those two and Todoroki used his ice this time. I kept shooting at villains, trying to decrease the numbers.
"To me, heroes are passionate!"
I turned my head as I released an arrow and got a villain in the arm. Shiketsu-guy was still talking to Todoroki. Lucky for me, I was close enough to hear...
"With their passionate hearts, they bring hope and inspiration to people. Their passion comes through. That's why it was a shock. Because nothing came through those eyes except a cold, cold anger. And then, at the entrance exam, I saw you and knew who you were immediately. Because you had the exact same eyes!"
I shook my head and focused on what I was doing. I looked around to make sure the injured were getting away. I noticed Gang Orca shaking his head as well, but I just kept aiming arrows. Those two are going to have to learn. Even if it's the hard way.
"You and your father are the only heroes I won't accept, no matter what!"
I blinked and gasped as I had a flashback of something Stain had said and done. I had only heard it second-hand, but he had supposedly tried to walk up to Endeavor, spouting something about All Might being the only one being allowed to kill him. That Endeavor was fake. A false hero. Not worthy.
I bared my teeth. Dammit! I need to focus! I pressed my hands against the shield and pushed gently, sending the closest villains flying into the furthest ones.
I was testing your true motives. People show their true colours when they're on the verge of death. It's different, but there is desire. A warped sprout of of conviction living inside you. How will you bud?
I shook my head again and saw flames heading towards...Hey! How the hell did Vibration-guy get outside of my shield?!
Midoriya appeared, grabbing the guy. "What are you doing?!"
Gang Orca started to take down the Shiketsu-guy, and all I could do was watch. I had to make sure this shield stayed put.
"It's teamwork between us and the boss!"
"I'll harden up the examinees nice and solid!"
I growled. "Like hell!" I whipped my arm out and a shield wall appeared outside of the original shield, and swept up about half of the minions that were celebrating. I put three arrows into my bow this time and started to take down three villains at a time.
"While the boss is at it, let's go mess up the evacuation shelter!"
I spun around. "I don't think so!" Sorry Mr Aizawa. I know you wouldn't like this, but I don't have a choice. I stepped out of the shield placing my hand on it so no one could get in or out except me. I turned and replaced my bow with my Naginata. "It's showtime." I muttered and ran at the minions swinging the Naginata. I jumped as I felt small vibrations and swung out, catching a few minions as that Shindo guy exploded the ground like he did earlier.
"Hey, look! The boss is trapped by a spiral of flame! Isn't that bad?"
"The boss is like an Orca, so he's super weak to drying out! Forget this, stop the flames!"
The minions shot out the cement again, aiming for Todoroki. I couldn't create a shield for him in case the one for the first aid area collapsed. Luckily, he created an ice-shield at the same time as using his flames.
"He's using both his flames and ice...!"
I jumped and aimed a kick at the minions head. "Yup! And that's why you don't underestimate 1-A!" I landed on his shoulders as I swung the Naginata out at other minions that tried to attack me. I jumped onto the ground and used the hilt part of the Naginata, slamming it into the minion I had been standing on, throat.
I looked around and spotted Midoriya and Ojiro. I grinned. Good. I swung around again and ducked as a cement ball came at my head. I heard a couple more voices and saw Ashido, Tokoyami and Tsu.
"Kitia! I mean, Rune!" Ashido landed beside me.
I grinned. "Hey, it's about time Pinky! What took you guys so long?"
She groaned. "You're always timing us!"
I pushed her down and deflected a cement ball with the flat of the blade. "Are the victims safe?"
She crouched and created a acid shield as three more cement balls came at us. "Yea. We came as soon as we were free!"
I grinned. "Well then. Let's start this party, shall we?" Just as I said that, a couple of students from Shiketsu High turned up. The guy covered in hair lashed out his hair and took down a few minions. Wow, he was good.
I spun and slammed the hilt into the stomach of a villain running at us, then smacked it into his face. I winced a little as he went down.
"Sorry. I should've been a bit gentler..."
The villain shakily lifted his thumb, but that's all he managed before I stepped onto his back and launched myself into another group of villains.
They all dropped and I wiped my forehead. Man, are we done yet? I sighed and turned as Gang Orca spoke. "A hot wind prison of flame and wind, huh? It's a good idea. A normal villain would give up, cry and beg forgiveness. But what if they didn't?"
I frowned. What is he doi-. I was glad I still had my hood up as I felt the redness creep up my neck and cover my face. That's it. I'm done.
"After playing a hand, you need to already be planning the next one."
He poured a whole bottle of water over his head. What kind of fan-service is this anyway...? He blew away the wind and fire with his sonic sound-wave. "Well? What's next?"
I heard footsteps behind me and swung out catching two villains across the stomach. "Don't interrupt! That's rude as fuck!" I started kicking their backs, tick marks on my head. "It's bad manners to sneak up on someone, especially if they're distracted, you know?" I sighed and looked over at my shield and blinked. "It's still there...?" I grinned and pumped my fist in the air. "Yes! I managed to do it!"
"Please get away from those two!"
I lowered my arm and watched Midoriya drop out of the sky towards Gang Orca. What. An. Idiot.
Suddenly, the siren blared. "Um, at this moment, all the HUC who were deployed have been rescued from the danger zone."
I sighed, the song coming into my head, and got rid of my shield and Naginata.
"It may seem arbitrary, but with this, all the provisional licencing exam procedures have been completed."
"We're done?"
I walked up and clapped Midoriya's shoulder. "Sorry, you won't get a chance to fight Gang Orca just yet." I closed one eye and chuckled. "Maybe another time."
"After we tally scores, we will announce the results here. Those who were injured should go to the infirmary. The rest of you should change and then stand by."
"Boss, sorry, we couldn't do our job...These restraining protectors make it hard to move, huh?"
I stepped up beside Gang Orca, facing the actors. "Nahh, it's just because it's us!" I took my hood down and googles off, grinning.
"Even without those protectors, the spiral of flame was excellent..."
I leaned back, my head against Gang Orca's arm. "Aw. Was that a compliment?"
He shifted his eyes to look down at me. "It was an...interesting show of teamwork considering what happened before."
I stood up straight and nodded. "Yea. Those two have some issues they're going to have to work out with each other." I shifted my feet.
"What is it?"
"I just haven't seen you in ages, that's all..."
He chuckled. "Aw. You missed catching me in a towel, have you?"
A tick mark appeared on my head. "No!" I punched him in the arm and pouted. "You're a dick..."
He grinned and put his hand on my shoulder. I blinked and looked up. Anyone else would probably be unnerved staring directly at his big, red narrow eyes and wide mouth with sharp teeth. Me on the other hand...I found it strangely calming. I felt my cheeks go a light pink.
"You did well too. You prioritized the rescue, even though you wanted to fight, and only stepped in when you felt like you needed to." He smiled and squeezed my shoulder lightly. "Now, let's see if you've passed the exam. This shall be interesting."
My face went blank. "You just had to ruin the moment, didn't you?"
He laughed and turned to walk away. "You better have passed."
I grinned. "Of course. There's no reason I shouldn't with you and Aizawa teaching me."
Gang Orca glance over his shoulder, eyes shining. "I'll see you later."
I felt my heart squeeze at the way he said it, and saluted. "Yes sir." Then turned and followed everyone else to the changing rooms.
