"Koda, Tokoyami, Hagakure, Mineta, Kaminari, and Ashido. Step forward." Six people stepped out of the line. Aizawa pointed to a spot behind him. "You six will be team A." He flipped a page on his clipboard. "Uraraka, Shoji, Jiro, Ojiro, Sato, Aoyama." He made a 'come here' motion with his hand. "Team B, six people." Another page flip. "Iida, Asui, Kirishima, Sero. Team C." They too stepped forward.

'Only four people in that team. I guess the last team will be the four of us still here. Okay. This is doable. Not as lopsided as I expected. I can probably rely on my teammates enough to only show 5-10% of Full-Cowling.' Midoriya still had no idea what any of her classmates quirks were. Then again, likely no other student knew such info, either. It would also be hard to work together with brand new people, especially considering they were all allowed to use their quirks.

Aizawa pointed at her. "Midoriya. Team D. Step forward." She took a step forward before pausing.

'Did. Did he make a mistake? Who else?' She looked at his face. Still smiling. His eyes seemed far too mischevious to belong to a UA teacher. She gulped and stepped off to a side of Aizawa. She could feel people looking at her. She could hear quiet murmuring as her classmates talked among themselves. A solo team? Her mind raced, trying to justify what had just happened. She couldn't stop herself from shaking slightly as she stood quietly in her designated spot.

'What? A team of one student? Isn't that just a death sentence? How is that fair?' Momo wondered. 'Wait. There are four teams already called. Three of us are still standing up here, including me. There must be an even number of teams…' She barely held back her gasp as she realized. 'Another one of us standing up here will have to be a solo team!'

Aizawa's voice interrupted everyones thoughts, his tone as commanding as ever. "Todoroki. Team E. Come." He gestured to a spot a few feet from Midoriya. Todoroki seemed completely unsurprised, his expression remained neutral. Aizawa continued, "And you two; Bakugo and Yaoyorozu will be team F." The blonde haired boy didn't even try to hide the surprise on his face as he stepped off to the side with Yaoyorozu. An odd silence descended on the class. No one knew what to say. Many were glancing at the teams of one.

'Are they just that strong? I heard from Iida that Midoriya eliminated the Zero pointer. And if what Todoroki said during our walk here is true, then she's a recommendation student AND scored first on the regular entrance exam. What is she? Already a pro?' Uraraka thought. She was debating if she should be thankful she has teammates, or offended that the teacher thought she needed teammates. 'Well… I certainly feel more comfortable with others to rely on.'

"Follow me inside and I'll explain the game rules and rewards." Aizawa had already turned away from the students and started to walk towards the huge building. Many followed without a second thought, staying in their groups and chatting quietly. Midoriya remained, feet planted. She was wrestling with herself in her mind.

'Okay... Okay. Calm. You can do this. It's just a training game, nothing too serious… I think. I'd feel a lot better if I knew what my classmates could do, but… wait. "I can do this", what am I thinking? I could have to play against six other people! Six other people who managed to get accepted to UA! Meaning each is, in their own right, an exceptional hero candidate. I'm confident in myself, but thinking I can win this is just… dumb. Does Aizawa really think this is a good idea?' She forced her feet to start moving, not wanting to be left behind. She spotted Todoroki only a few feet ahead of her. 'Did he wait for me? The rest of the group is far ahead.'

"What do you think of these teams, Midoriya?" He asked, his voice monotone.

She wracked her brain for an answer. 'I don't know! I feel like Aizawa is crazy doing something like this. I can't answer that right now, I have no idea what answer he's expecting. Deflect, Midoriya. Deflect.' He watched her simply shrug in response. He spotted her shoulders shake slightly as she exhaled, however.

'Hmm. So you're nervous. You're supposed to be strong, Midoriya. Don't disappoint me.' Todoroki quickly continued, wanting to get some kind of opinion out of the girl. "I think Aizawa-sensei should have made the teams even more lopsided. Think about this; Aizawa probably doesn't care about the results of this game. This is likely a test he's conducting. Trying to gauge our decision making skills under pressure, how well we can work in a team, and how well we can react to unknown threats. My father would always fight against teams of villains with totally unknown quirks. As a hero, everyone knows what his quirk is, and what his super-moves are. Aizawa is likely trying to prepare us for situations like that, even if he hasn't said so explicitly. I fully expect to see other hero training sessions with uneven team sizes in the future. What do you think?"

Midoriya could feel the gears turning in her head. 'That's... a lot to take in. Could Aizawa really be so forward thinking? I guess… this is UA. And… what Todoroki said makes sense. Doesn't make me feel any better about it though. I wonder if…' "Todoroki. Are you going… are you going to try to win?" She said, eyes focused on the dirt path. She could feel him looking at her as they walked next to each other.

"Yes. I will give it my all. If I didn't, what right do I have to be at UA?" Time slowed as Midoriya truly internalized what Todoroki said.

'He's… right. Again. What right do I have to be at UA if I'm not going to try my hardest 100% of the time? Thank you, Todoroki. You've reminded me of something very important.' Midoriya paused for a beat before responding to Todoroki's earlier points. "Um. Well I think what you… said earlier makes… a lot of sense. I'm still not comfortable with being on a team alone, but when are heroes ever comfortable in battle… I guess." She brushed her hair behind an ear, turning to look Todoroki in the eyes. "I'll also do my best. Thank you for the conversation." Midoriya could make out a faint sense of surprise in his eyes as what she said registered in his mind.

'Midoriya… I wonder what kind of person you truly are. Before I even spoke to you I was interested in you because of your application status. Now… Well… Now I hope to work with you in the future. There's a special determination in your eyes. It's the same I'd see in my father's eyes whenever he'd talk about surpassing All Might. Except… maybe with less anger and hatred. Definitely less of that.' The rest of their brief walk was completed in silence. Everyone quickly filed through the double doors and gawked at the sheer scale of the structure inside the building.

It was a massive playground of concrete. Wavy hills, mountains, and pillars of gray concrete occupied the entirety of the middle of the massive room. Aizawa simply stood there for a moment, letting the students observe the massive structure. "This is where many of your training exercises and battles will be held. Not all, but this location has a unique advantage. Another teacher at UA, Cementoss, can mold the concrete here to create whatever kind of environment or arena we need out of concrete. Any exam or event not held here will be at one of the various other grounds. We'll go over those when we get to them during the school year."

Midoriya was speechless. Aizawa had mentioned such astonishing information so casually. She of course knew of Cementoss, but didn't know he was a teacher at UA. Having someone like him on staff would allow for, as Aizawa said, easy implementation of many different kinds of environments. 'UA really is amazing. They truly go all out to prepare their students for anything. I can't wait for class to start. Now… what kind of game will we be participating in? With a course like this? So many hills, twists, and turns. There only appear to be two flat places.' She eye'd a spot close to the ground, a circular landing. It was surrounded on many sides by cliffs or hills. A similar flat area was visible higher up. This one was only eclipsed in height by the massive stone pillars that stood quite a ways away.

As if reading her mind, Aizawa answered her question. "Today we'll be playing King of the Hill. I'll go over the rules only once, so listen closely."

Upon hearing the game they would be playing, lots of murmuring sparked up. "King of the hill? So point capture. That should be pretty simple I hope…" someone said.

Aizawa glared at whoever spoke before continuing. "Two teams will face off against each other to control two points. To gain control of a hill, a member of your team must stand on it when no enemy members are present in the circle. You DO NOT need to have a member remain on the hill once it is captured. However, leaving a hill empty does of course mean that the enemy can capture it easily. While your team owns a hill, you will earn one point per second. If your team owns both hills, you will earn an extra point per second, for a total of three per second. The game is over after 10 minutes. At that point, whoever has more points will be the victor."

"Well that's pretty simple. We just have to force our opponents out of the circle." Kirishima smashed his hands together, ready to take on whoever.

Aizawa wasn't finished with rules it seemed… "Your team can also score a victory by eliminated everyone on the opposing team. To eliminate someone you have to clasp these handcuffs around some part of their body. If this happens to you, stop what you are doing right away and exit the course. That, or you can either immobilize or otherwise incapacitate an enemy. If you're out of the large white box on the ground, you'll also be eliminated. If an entire teams members are eliminated, the match ends in victory for the remaining team." Aizawa surveyed the students, glancing briefly at the faces of each. Many traced the large white box visible on the ground. It careened off to each side of the course before vanishing out of view. "Everyone got it?" No response came.

"Oh. I almost forgot." Aizawa faced the class fully, a crazed smile on his face. "To incentivize fighting, if any team does eliminate the other, the winners will be awarded with a 50% increased costume modification budget." He paused to let that sink in. Everyone had submitted costumes prior to arriving at the school. But a modification budget? This was news to many. But 50% sounded like a lot... "Everyone got it? Good. We'll begin right away."

Aizawa led everyone towards the massive concrete course. He looked at his clipboard again before calling out the teams. "Team C versus Team F will be our first match. You have three minutes to strategize, then we are beginning. Team C head over to the leftmost corner and wait at the blue flag in the ground. That is where you'll start from. Team F, do the same at the right corner, with the red flag. The white circle around each hill will change to your team color if you control it. Once I blow this whistle, the game has started. 10 minutes, remember."

Team C, Blue - Iida, Asui, Kirishima, Sero

Versus

Team F, Red - Yaoyorozu, Bakugo

"You're going down Bakugo! We're about to wipe the floor with you, just you wait." Kirishima taunted as he walked over to his corner, trailing just behind his team.

Bakugo responded in kind, his eyes blazing red. "YOU WISH KIRISHIMA. I'M GONNA KILL YOUR ENTIRE TEAM ON MY OWN". Midoriya didn't miss the harsh glare Bakugo shot Aizawa as he turned to walk over to his corner. Not bothering to wait for Yaoyorozu. She hurried after him, calling his name.

'Jeez. Is he just eternally angry? And "kill"? Isn't that a little… much for a hero to say?' Midoriya smirked. 'You better have the strength to back up your big words, Bakugo. I'll bet Kirishima is no slouch. Well… as I said earlier, no one here should be a slouch.' She turned her attention towards the remaining students. There were two groups of six, and Todoroki remaining. 'I wonder which team, or Todoroki, I'll be against… Hmm. Any future exercises we do as a class will be different, as we'll know what each other are capable of. Todoroki was right. This is a unique opportunity to test our mettle against unknown forces. I will do my best, in order to become the hero All Might trusted me to become.' She clenched her fist, green electricity quietly roamed along her arm, its warmth was comforting.

Team C's huddle

Iida wasted no time. "Okay. Does anyone have any information on either of our opponents. If not then we should quickly share what our strengths are. We can save specifics of our quirks later. We don't have much time."

Kirishima spoke up. "I know Bakugo is strong. He told me he placed second in the entrance exam. He had the most villain points apparently. He's able to produce explosions from his hands at least. I don't know if he can produce them anywhere else. I imagine he packs quite a punch in close range. I don't know anything about the other girl though."

"Does anyone know anything about… Yaoyorozu I think her name was?" Iida questioned the group. Asui simply shook her head.

"I heard she was admitted through recommendations, so whatever she can do it's quite impressive." Sero shared with his teammates.

Iida had a hand on his chin. "Hmm alright. Lets quickly share what we think our strengths are. I can move extremely quickly, and my kicks really pack a punch. I think I'm best suited for fast attacks when their guards are down, or pushing someone out of the ring so someone else can capture the hill."

Asui chimed in afterwards. "I can climb any surface, and jump really high. I can probably get to the higher hill before they can, Gero." Iida nodded in response.

"Okay good, good. What about you... Kirishima?" He nodded at the red haired boy.

"I can harden my entire body. I can be pretty immovable when I want to be. When someone captures a hill, I can sit in there to rack up points and make it so they'll have to remove me if they want to control the hill." He flashed a smile, pretty proud of his own abilities.

"I can shoot tape from my elbows. I guess I'd be pretty good at locking people down by tying them up. Then we can try to handcuff them? I'm also pretty mobile, but Asui seems to have me beat when it comes to this terrain." Sero added.

"Okay. We know everyone's strengths. I'm confident that trying to formulate a plan will simply result in us limiting ourselves by trying to fill a role. Let's all just play this by instinct. Do what you think is best at any given moment. Communicate too, we have more members so we should flex our numbers advantage. Any objections?" Iida held his head high. He made a convincing argument. All the members of his team simply shook their heads.

"I like the plan, Iida. Let's crush those guys. We can make Bakugo eat his words!" Kirishima put his hand in a spot between them all. Iida and Sero followed suit, placing their hands in the middle. Asui was a little more hesitant, but eventually placed her hand atop everyone else's. "Lets do this, team!"

Team F's huddle

"Bakugo, what do you think we should do?" Yaoyorozu asked her hot headed teammate.

"We? What's this we shit? You can do whatever you want, Boobs. I'm just gonna wreck these fools. Eliminate each and every one of them before that damn timer goes off." Bakugo's eyes widened as he sensed a hand flying towards him. His arm flew up, blocking the attempted slap.

She let out a screech. "Boobs?! I… I can't believe you! My name is Yaoyorozu! Have some manners you cretin! Show some respect, please. We are classmates. We'll be in each others company quite frequently, mind you. And how is that a plan?! What do you expect me to do?"

Bakugo's scowl softened, just a bit. 'Maybe I misjudged you, girl. You're certainly no pushover. Hmph. Fine. You get one chance to prove me wrong.' "What can you even do?"

She smirked. 'Well I'm glad you asked, you pompous asshole! I'm sure he'll be blown away by my Quirk.' She coughed before she explained. "I can create any nonliving object from the fat in my body. Anything."

Bakugo glanced downwards briefly, eyes narrowing. "So that's what they're for. Hmm."

Momo couldnt believe this boy! 'He's so… Crude! He doesn't even try to hide his glances at me! I cant… I won't… UGH!' She spun away from him, a hand going to the roof of her nose. "You're impossible. Just go... do whatever you want for the test. See if I care when you fail. I'm going to capture a point and try to win."

"Me? Fail? You're gonna eat your words, girl. Just you wait."

As the time ticked down to zero, Aizawa pressed a button. A buzzer blared somewhere overhead.

Bakugo was the first to act. He launched an explosion behind himself, propelling him forward with impressive speed. He soared towards the enemy team, eyes fixated on Asui. "You're first, frog girl!" Iida sped off in Yaoyorozu's direction.

"Gero…" She couldn't help but respond at his ferociousness. The evil look on his face… Asui leaped into the air, much higher than anyone expected and landed on the side of a pillar some distance away. She continued to climb until she was out of sight. With his first target gone, Bakugo twisted himself mid air and tried to smack his hand into whoever was in range… when he felt something wrap around his ankle. His eyes shot down.

'Tape? How?' He quickly followed the tape to its source. The guy with funny eyes. Bakugo's momentum still carried him towards his target, and he managed to hit Kirishima with an explosion. The redhead simply shrugged it off. 'Not good. He's the one on their team that I'm sure can tank through my hits for a while. I need to avoid him if I can.' Before he could strategize any further, Bakugo could feel himself being whipped through the air. He swiftly brought his arm up to shield his head. He smashed into the concrete ground, his shoulder eating most of the impact. 'That was close. That would have been a knockout blow if I hadn't shielded myself in time. I was wrong. I really can't discount anyone just yet. Need to learn their Quirks first…' His shoulder throbbed as he stood up without delay. 'I probably can't do any big explosions with my right side now.'

"Go Kirishima! I'll distract him for some time. Go do what you're best at. Find Asui or Iida!" Kirishima dashed away without a response, trusting his teammates words. Sero turned to face Bakugo as the blonde dropped into a low fighting stance. They circled around each other briefly, until Sero found an opportunity to speak.

"What happened to your eagerness just a few seconds ago? Realized you're not the only one who can fight, yeah?" Bakugo seemed to forego replying, simply smirking in response to Sero's taunts. Deciding the time was right, Sero launched a strand at Bakugo's arm. It was fast. Bakugo saw it coming but was wouldn't be able to move his arm out of the way soon enough. It was going to connect. His palm exploded, forcing his entire arm backwards. The tape flew past. His other arm blew an explosion angled downwards. Bakugo carried his moment forward and knee'd his opponent in the stomach.

Sero was forced backwards, still standing though. "Right after breakfast? Dick move, dude."

Bakugo smiled. 'Huh. He's better than I thought.' Still with no reply, the blonde blew two explosions behind him. He lunged towards the taller teen, arms outstretched in front of him. 'He's still an idiot though. He's yet to move from his teams starting position. Meaning…' Sero's hands went up in a cross formation, ready to block whatever Bakugo would dish out. Before they made contact, both of Bakugo's palms exploded in Sero's direction.

'More explosions? He's yet to reach me. What is he…' A split second later Sero felt himself go flying backwards from the force. 'He's… trying to force me out of bounds!' Sero continued to fly through the air, searching for something to grapple to… 'But I didn't move anywhere! Theres no structure close enough to latch onto! Crap, I messed up!' Bakugo turned away immediately, assuming Sero would touch the ground and be eliminated. He fired a large explosion under him, which launched him upwards. He prepared more explosions to fly towards one of the hills, where he suspected the rest of Sero's team to be. His palms exploded again, his lower body was propelled forward but… something felt off.

Bakugo's head was lurched backwards, the whiplash instantly making him feel nauseous. His throat felt tight. He reached his hands up and felt… 'There's tape around my neck!' Bakugo's eyes betrayed his normal coolness. Panic flashed across them.

"If I'm going flying out of the ring, I'm bringing you with me, Bakugo!" Sero's words rang true, as Bakugo was yanked out of the ring. His mind raced as he hurtled towards the ground. He heard a crash and a grunt as Sero hit the floor.

'NO. DAMNIT NO! THINK! GET OUT OF THIS SITUATION KATSUKI! SHOW THESE NOBODIES WHO YOU ARE!'

Bakugo's hands flew to his neck and, with only the slightest hesitation, exploded. Many onlookers gasped at Bakugo's actions. They couldn't believe what they just saw! Didn't that hurt?! His desperate plan worked, however; the tape disintegrated and his tether to Sero was broken. He could change his momentum now. Only a second before he would've hit the ground, Bakugo went blasting back into bounds. He landed on the ground and stood for a moment before crumpling downwards, hands grasping his neck.

Aizawa took a step forward, looking at Bakugo with slight concern, but he stopped after Bakugo shot a hand up. 'Stop. I'm fine.' Aizawa seemed to take his meaning. He bristled slightly upon seeing Bakugo's burnt neck however. That certainly looked painful…

The blonde had remained on the floor, writhing, for almost two minutes so far. Not because of his injuries, but because his head was racing. 'The whiplash…' He thought. 'I have no sense of balance right now. I can't stand, let alone try to fly or regulate my Quirk… that tape guy got me good with that last attack. My neck hurts... but the pain is nothing. Can I recover my balance in time to hunt down anyone else?' An imagine of the black haired girl flashed in his mind. 'My teammate. What is she doing? Where is she? On a hill I hope.'

Momo smirked as the enemies realized the pointlessness of their attacks.

BANG BANG BANG

She could hear Kirishima grunting from outside the dome she'd created. The metal was too tough even for his hardening it seemed. She could hear Iida talking nearby as well, but the sound was too muffled to make out what they were talking about.

"Bakugo is out of commission for a while at least. He may recover before time is over. We need to use the time Sero bought us to find a way into the dome Yaoyorozu created over the hill. I don't know how, but she beat both me and Asui to a hill. Since she set foot on her hill first, and she's still in there now, she'll constantly be a few points ahead of us." Iida paced back and forth just outside of the dome Momo had created.

BANG BANG BANG

Kirishima continued to smash the same place on the dome, hoping to make a dent. Unfortunately he was making no visible progress, and his hands were starting to soften.

"Any ideas, Iida? I tried to pry the thing upwards, but she managed to bolt it to the concrete somehow. I could smash the concrete the dome is sitting on, but we'd run out of time before I'm able to make any meaningful progress. Plus she'll see what I'm doing and be able to prepare. I don't see how we can get her out of there." The redhead scratched the back of his neck in frustration.

"I have one, but I've no idea if it will work. It's a long shot, and depends on Asui. I'm going to go check if she has any way to get through this. I'll describe the situation to her. If she does, I'll send her over while I defend the hill she's on. Wait here." Kirishima nodded in response. He sat down and rested his back on the metal dome, trying to recover some energy.

Momo suspected someone left the area. Words were hard to recognize, but footsteps traveled through the concrete well enough. 'I wonder what Bakugo's doing. I don't know when our opponents arrived at the hill closest to them. I hope I arrived soon enough to at least tie them. Thankfully the rules of this game allowed me to make quite a small dome, to just hide myself. There was no need to cover the entire circle in a dome, as they can only capture it if there are no enemies in the circle. This also prevents us from losing through eliminations.

Asui heard someone approaching. She crouched down and tensed, prepared to leap at a moments notice. She relaxed after hearing Iida's voice. "Asui-san! It's Iida." He crested a hill and was visible. He wasted no time. "Asui, Yaoyorozu reached the hill closer to them first and has covered herself in a metal dome. Me and Kirishima are unable to breach it, so we can't capture the hill. Do you have any ideas to-" An explosion occurred overhead, and the two classmates were showered with rock fragments. Bakugo stood before them. He was leaning on a nearby pillar for support, and look positively sick to his stomach. Shaking the dust off himself, Iida turned towards the blonde. "Bakugo, give up. I don't want to hurt you more than you already are."

Bakugo, unfazed by Iida's warning, propelled himself forward with two explosions. His arm was outstretched towards Asui. "LIKE HELL I'LL STOP. NOT WHILE YOU GUYS ARE STILL STANDING!"

Due to Iida's proximity to Asui, he leaned back and activated his Recipro Burst. He extended his arms above his head as his leg shot forward, then upwards as his body spun. His leg collided with Bakugo's arm, changing its trajectory. Bakugo was ready however, he spun his arm to face upwards and blew a small explosion, just enough to have him soar over Iida. Asui had jumped up by the time Bakugo was close, but the blonde had just managed to grab her ankle before she left his range.

Bakugo pulled with all his might, slamming Asui into the ground. She landed back first and looked stunned. 'Good. She's probably winded by that landing. This is my chance to deal with Glasses!' Bakugo pivoted off his right foot, spinning to face Iida with unreal speed, his arm already swiping in anticipation of an attack. And yet… Iida was nowhere to be seen. Bakugo quickly spun in a circle, trying to catch a glimpse of the blue haired boy. He didn't have long to search, as a second later he felt a tremendous force smash into the top of his head.

Bakugo was out cold. Iida had transitioned his full body spin into a handstand, and had leapt above Bakugo to deliver the finishing blow. Iida knelt down next to Asui; they still had unfinished business. "Asui, do you know of a way to get through Yaoyorozu's metal barrier?" He offered her a hand. She took it, thankful she had help to stand.

"Do you know how thick the metal is?"

"Kirishima was barely able to dent it after six hardened punches" Iida responded.

"Oh. Then my weak acid will accomplish nothing. I don't have a way to get through." Her eyes fell. 'I feel like I barely did anything in this match…'

"Well. In that case, I suggest we let Aizawa know that we surrender. That way everyone with injuries can receive care quicker. We have lost." Iida closed his eyes and bowed his head. "No matter. There will be many more chances for us to succeed. We did good as a team."

Asui hesitated. 'We're really surrendering? Well… what Iida said makes sense. It doesn't feel good though...' She blinked, then replied with a sigh. "Thats… fine with me Iida." Just as she said that, a buzzer blared somewhere above. The same as when the match started.

"What? There's no way time is over. It can't have been ten minutes already." Iida exclaimed. His hands quickly rolled up his sleeves, only to remember that he'd taken off his watch for the fight.

Aizawa's bored voice was projected throughout the huge building. "A majority of the remaining members have agree'd to a surrender. You all can come back to where we started. Recovery Girl is on site if anyone has injuries that need to be addressed. Once you all have arrived we will begin the next match. After all matches are finished we can discuss the results and critique performances as a class. That is all."

"Well. That answers that question." Iida sounded dejected. Despite triumphing over Bakugo, they ultimately couldn't defeat two students even with twice as many members. Asui simply nodded, looking down at Bakugo. Iida picked him up and began to walk back to the starting area. They spotted Sero standing around, rubbing his back. He waved as they walked over. Iida laid the blonde on a sheet Recovery Girl had laid out. 'Strange. I didn't see her when we walked in. Hm. I do remember her being at the entrance exam however, with a similar sheet laid out. She certainly is the heart of UA. Her Quirk will allow us to experience true combat while in school. I must thank her later for her services.'

Kirishima and Yaoyorozu arrived only a moment later. Kirishima looked especially unhappy. In truth, he really didn't get to do anything. 'All I did was eat a blast from Bakugo… talk about a lame first training.' Kirishima sat against a wall. 'At least I'll be able to watch the other students compete.' A large portion of the class was sitting against the same wall, seeing as there were no chairs anywhere. Screens were plastered on the walls, provided aerial views of the entire concrete formation. Kirishima snorted. 'Ah so thats how everyone ended up watching the fight. Bet they got to see me just standing around.'

"Alright. The next match will be Team B versus D. Midoriya go right. Team D, you can start talking strategy now. Once the buzzer blares, the match has started. Go." Todoroki glanced at the remaining group. They would be his opponents. He looked each person over and shrugged.

Team B, Blue - Uraraka, Shoji, Jiro, Ojiro, Sato, Aoyama

Versus

Team D, Red - Midoriya

All of team B started jogging towards their corner, eager to talk out of earshot of Midoriya. Midoriya stood up and unzipped her sweatshirt, dropping it on the ground where she had sat. 'Can't be wearing something so baggy if I'm gonna be using upwards of 15%... better just take it off now.' She crossed her arms, not liking feeling so exposed. She slowly walked over to her corner. Aizawa watched her go. He lowered his head slightly. This could go one of two ways...

After both teams had moved to their positions, there was non-stop chatter among the remaining students.

"Who do you think will win this match?" Iida asked Sero. Their team was all sitting together.

"What? Isn't it obvious? Of course the team with six people will win. No way can she take out so many in the time limit. Plus I have no idea how she'd even attempt to win through points. She's only one person, so she can't defend both hills simultaneously."

"That's a good point. But, we did lose to a team with fewer members. I can't say who will win, but I have a feeling this match will be interesting." Iida's eyes shined with wonder. He was looking forward to seeing Midoriya in action. Due to his proximity to her during their first encounter, he got to truly experience her speed and power. As a speedster himself, he could tell she was powerful.

"My moneys on Midoriya." Was all Asui added.

"Same." Kirishima chimed in. "Of course there could be an equally powerful person on team B, but I think Aizawa made these teams so lopsided for a reason. He wants us to see the power difference there is between some members of the class. He wouldn't have put someone who can match Midoriya's power on a team with five other people. What about you, Bakugo?" Iida looked over, surprised. Bakugo was awake. His scowl had returned in full force. Nothing could keep him down for long it seems.

The blonde rolled his eyes. "I've no idea. These teams were clearly made for a reason, but I don't know anyone's powers yet. Damned teacher. Making us fight before can gather any information... It's a toss up as far as I'm concerned." Kirishima scooted closer to Bakugo, leaning over and speaking quietly.

"Bakugo you should watch Midoriya carefully. I've spoken to her only twice so far, but she seems extremely strong. Plus she works out and trains. You saw her arms and shoulders right? She's pretty fit. We should try to get her to come train with us sometime."

"What makes you think I'd want to train with more than another person? You're already a pain in my ass." Bakugo rested his hand on his knee. He barely had enough energy to be rude anymore.

"Just you wait, Bakugo. You'll see." Kirishima turned to look at Midoriya. Bakugo looked over at the girl in question as well, being far more stealthy about his gaze. She stood at her corner, rocking back and forth on her heels, waiting for the buzzer.

'This girl is strong? Aizawa placed her above me in strength if the teams are anything to go by. That should also mean she's roughly even with the multicolor haired kid. Then... the teacher thinks I'm about even with the girl I was placed with. Yoyo or whatever. I guess I can kinda see that. I can't lie to myself. She did win the competition essentially alone. Tape guy wouldn't have been able to break her defence even if he was there. Damnit. I can't already be slipping. UA's acceptance standards are just that high…'

Team B huddle

Ojiro spoke up right away. He wanted to get the most out of the three minutes they had to strategize. "Okay team. The girl we're up against is without a doubt extremely strong. I heard on the walk over here that she was admitted through recommendations, AND scored top of the regular entrance exam. We need a plan to take down a one-girl-army."

"Ca- Can we even win against her? Does anyone know what her Quirk is?" Uraraka asked, eyes shifting over to look at their competitor.

"Well we know she's very fast, from when she ran away from Iida." Jiro stated, arms crossed.

Shoji spoke up this time, "Well regardless of her abilities, we need a plan to stop her. We can either play the long game by racking up points through controlling the hills, or we can try to eliminate her with the handcuffs or pushing her out of bounds. It might be easier to try and beat her through points. She can't be in two places at once, so we have a huge advantage when it comes to the hills. What say you guys?"

"I agree with Shoji" Uraraka murmured. "We should probably try to win through points."

"Well if she's so powerful, what if we can't last 10 minutes against her? What will we do then? Try to cuff her all at once?" Sato asked. He fidgeted around, clearly not comfortable with a six on one.

Ojiro took the stage again. "Okay okay. Lots of ideas and thoughts flying around. We don't have time to go over each of our Quirks niches right now. Let's play for ourselves. Try to win get points or eliminate the girl if you see a chance. Prioritize staying in bounds and racking up points. I think thats our best chance at winning." Everyone nodded in agreement. "Good. Aoyama, do you have anything to add?"

"Don't look at me while I'm firing my beautiful beam. I wouldn't want to blind my own teammates on accident." He flashed a sparkling smile to accentuate his point.

"Okay we have a basic gameplan. Lets see what happens. Think on your feet everyone, I'll try to keep tabs on her position at all times and let you guys know when I can." Shoji finished off their huddle. They all broke off and got into position at the corner of the stage.

Team D huddle

Midoriya's mind was clear. She was trying to avoid getting worked up just before the game. Afterall, this was her first real lesson at UA. She brushed her hair out of her face, swaying slightly on the balls of her feet. She closed her eyes as she rocked back and forth

'Calm, Izu. Calm. Remember how you were during the entrance exam. Nothing but business. Also… its not personal. Sure the groups are weird, but the other students should realize the groups purpose. I hope. Aizawa sure doesnt mind sharing his opinions of students. Which is both comforting and slightly scary.. What if he doesn't like you or doesn't have faith in you? I hope he'd keep his personal opinion of students out of his teaching… Wait what am I saying? Of course he would. He's been a teacher at UA for years. Its UA! Have faith, Izu.' She brushed her hair back again, eyes still closed. A thought crossed her mind. 'Hairband. I brought one. It's in my sweatshirt pocket.'

She turned around to look where she left her sweatshirt. It was near Kirishima and that Bakugo guy who just fought. She started to walk over, trying to look directly at her destination. As she got closer she could feel numerous pairs of eyes on her. Kirishima was plainly looking at her as she approached, his head tilted up as to greet her. Bakugo was stealthily looking at her. He was pretty good at hiding his gaze, she had to admit. But she was better. She'd been doing it for a decade.

"Forgot something?" Kirishima asked her with a smile. She lightly nodded at him as she walked right beside him and fished through her jacket pocket, finding the black hairband. Not confident in her ability to walk and tie up her hair, she simply stood up and started doing it right there. Midoriya typically only wore her hair up when she knew she'd be moving around a ton. Her face and eyes were now clearly visible.

'I'll have to be more careful who I look at, and for how long now that people can see where I'm looking. God I can't wait to take this damned thing off…' She sighed as she started walking back to her corner. She felt so… naked. 'Which is ridiculous, Izu. There are other girls here proudly wearing a lot less than you.' She chastised her own thoughts, but she still couldn't deny the sinking feeling in her gut. She spared a quirk glance at Bakugo, wondering if he was still looking at her. Their eyes met. She quickly looked away.

Almost immediately after she arrived back at her corner, the buzzer rang loud and clear. The match had started.

Midoriya's eyes flared as she was surrounded by green electricity.

'Showtime.'

Authors note:

Hi. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this story so far. I feel like I'm maybe stretching stuff out too much? I will certainly utilize time skips later on.

I'm trying to stress that everyone in the class is kind of a badass. Well, characters that I plan to write. I have no intention of ever using Aoyama, Mineta, and a few others. Too hard to use in a way that makes sense to the tone of the story. Sero got some time to shine, and others will too! The main 3 will still retain their dominance though.

If you're worried I made Midoriya too OP, I encourage you to be patient and read on! I have some really cool ideas planned. In order to have the power not be "gamebreaking".

If some scenes ever feel 'boring' please let me know. I'm trying to learn to better pace stuff.

Still debating on pairings I want to do.

How is chapter length? Should I aim for longer or shorter?

Please point out any typo's or bad English! I don't have a beta reader so I'm trying to catch all mistakes myself.

Review responses:

Kieraii: It could be!

Hawkster222: Thanks! I have a backstory in mind already that will slowly show itself.

Tiguylerobot: That's one way to interpret it I guess. I didn't explicitly write her to have autism, but I could see how her actions are similar to someone with autism. Maybe that could be an interesting thing to include later. I'll certainly think on it!

Silveristhelight: Thanks :D! Yes things happened. Also yes. Still undecided on what I want the male characters to do in reaction to her. I have solid ideas for Kirishima and Bakugo, but Todoroki and Iida are question-marks for me atm. Also in time more will be revealed about her father.