This is a shorter chapter, but I hope you all enjoy it.

Deku and Creati were strategizing before the timer started. The martial artist wanted to run while his companion wanted to capture, so they made a plan somewhere in the middle. When the signal blared, the two ran. While Deku was bathed in the power of One for All, Creati was constantly making one thing; Russian nesting dolls with contents. There were two colors, with the green ones containing Deku's part of the plan and single red one the size of a head containing hers. Soon enough, the lightning that was coming off the green-clad hero was snuffed. Knowing the hero from the limited footage he found, Deku looked up to see Eraserhead on the on the powerlines. The pro hero threw his scarf at the stronger of the two as he was the more dangerous in combat between the two teens.

He forgot that chi wasn't erased by his quirk.

Anchoring himself and pulling, Deku defied physics as the erasing hero was launched off the high ground. The raven-haired hero righted himself before aiming a kick at his student. Deku sidestepped as his partner opened the green dolls, revealing smoke grenades that filled the area. Creati then pulled out the content of the red doll; a net made from capture tape. With the use of chi, Deku could sense where the other two were and pulled Eraserhead towards Creati with his now accessible quirk. Before the smoke cleared, the two cuffed the pro, winning the exam.

"I forgot that part of your quirk can't be erased… such a blunder."

"I'm still glad that it worked. Creati, you were right and I owe you one." Deku said with sincerity.

"I-it was nothing. I know I'm not as strong as you, so I'm glad I could help." her blush was minor, but the teacher saw it.

"I may be physically stronger, but I'm nowhere near as versatile as you are; this could have been bad if I was teamed with anyone else." he comforted his partner with a million watt smile and chi projection, making her blush even more prominent but calming her down from her nervous state.

"Thank you." the three went to Recovery Girl to see if there were any unknown injuries they sustained. Other than Eraserhead's eyes being irritated by the smoke bombs, everyone checked out. They then went to the observation room to see the other matches and finding they were the first to finish as no one else was present. Deku grabbed his newest hero journal and started taking notes on the other fights. Creati was paying attention as well, but was still feeling the afterglow of victory after so many losses.

Red Riot and Sugarman were in the center of the mock city waiting for the signal. No matter how the muscled teens looked at it, the odds were not in their favor; Cementoss had a large amount of material to work with, and if the pro played his cards right, he could outlast them.

"Yo Sato," the redhead turned to his partner. "We can't fight Cementoss-sensei head on, so let's make a plan." Most wouldn't think Red Riot would suggest something like he did as it would be "unmanly" to do otherwise. If you told him it was manly to charge head first before he attended UA, he would have agreed with you.

Now he knew better.

Anima, who in the teen's eyes was the epitome of all that was macho currently alive, had shamelessly admitted that he thought ahead on multiple occasions. He explained it for the redhead in the best way he could. 'I don't think about what's "manly" mainly because it's pointless. If being a coward is unmanly, then letting someone get hurt or killed because of a stupid ego is worse in my mind. I'm a hero before I'm a man.' The words struck a chord with the hardening quirk user.

"Okay, how d'you want to go about this?" Sugarman asked, making his companion smirk. When the signal blared they started down the direct route to the exit to find Cementoss in the middle of the road between them and the exit. The teacher put his blocky hands to the ground and started making walls of stone one after another to block them, making them stop. Waiting for any signs of the walls dropping, Sugarman prepped a sugar pack with his partner close by, ready to harden at the drop of a hat as well. After a few minutes, their patience paid off as a straight path to the pro hero was opened by the curious teacher. The sweet-tooth hero downed the capsule's contents before Red riot jumped on his strong arm. With his quirk granting him a stupid amount of strength, the muscled duo pulled one of the oldest combos in hero history.

A Fastball Special.

The hardening hero was thrown at near-cannonball speeds as his skin took on the appearance of stone. Cementoss tried to erect a wall between himself and his student but wasn't fast enough. Red Riot hit the ground running as he charged the blocky hero with cuffs in hand, tackling the pro to the ground. When the cuffs were slapped on, the horn blared, signaling the students winning.

"Hell yeah!" the muscled teens shouted at the top of their lungs.

"Didn't think it'd go so well," Kirishima admitted. "I was expecting to just get close enough to get to Cementoss-sensei for a fighting chance, not get past his entire defense."

"It was a good strategy. I was hoping to make this a battle of attrition, but you managed to make it a blitz." the literature teacher praised. When they went to the area where Recovery Girl was, the teens met up with the class members that finished before them.

Pinky and Chargezuma were trying to find the exit while avoiding the wreckage the principal was dropping on them when they saw the rubble blocking the way, they knew he was trying to steer them in a specific way.

"Hey Mina, could you find where the furball is?" Chargezuma asked. Pinky nodded before scaling the tallest building in the area. Taking a look around while ignoring the massive amounts of damage, the acid hero saw a spot of white in the seat of a crane with a wrecking ball attachment. She called over the borrowed earpiece that connected to the stun gun hero's headset.

"He's north. Five or six blocks on a crane. There's a straight path if we turn left. Wanna catch him?" she asked, almost hearing the grin on the other side, the blonde agreed. They managed to get about a block away from the animal before he caused the path to be filled with rubble.

"Fuck!" the electric hero cursed before looking at the damage. With an uncharacteristic moment of genius, he made a plan.

"Hey, melt those, those, and those together." he pointed to some metal pipes and beams that were close to one another. Pinky took aim and launched globs of acid at the locations needed with accuracy. When the acid wore off, there was a metal line connecting from an area close by to a massive water leak under the crane. Chargezuma threw his lightning pointer to the edge of the beam and discharged a massive amount of electricity into it. The current raced through the path of least resistance before frying the principal's toy and the electric teen's head. Pinky ran up the rubble and towards the smartest creature in the area. She opened the door to the crane's interior before cuffing the mastermind.

"That was fun! I give you this victory!" Nedzu admitted. Slightly disturbed by the animal's cheer for destruction, the trio went to meet up with the school nurse. Hopefully, they passed the practical well enough to make up for their written exam.

Yeah, this was a shorter chapter, but I wanted to show how everyone was growing differently in their exams. I can't tell you guys how much being able to write in a Fastball Special for a legitimate reason (as writing it in without one would leave a bad taste in my mouth) made me happy. As for Izuku and Yaoyorozu's part, two scary smart strategists scheming can secure scuffles swiftly… I have no idea where that alliteration came from. Anyway, if you have questions, comments, or concerns, leave a review. Up next is Katsuki and shouto vs Anima! Till next time!