(A/N: Okay so there are a lot of you asking me why the heck would I have Midoriya lose his arms. I have reasons for doing so. First, and this is not a very good reason but it's a reason none the less, I was bored. Second, I wanted Midoriya to learn his 'Shoot Style' before the the training camp, just to make the fights more interesting. Third, and this is a big reason it's to show that Midoriya still has a lot to learn. Midoriya lost control of his emotions like Iida did, the only difference is that he knew Stain in the past as well as he was going to kill his friend, Midoriya didn't really care about Native but he cares about Iida. Put yourself in Midoriya's shoes because this is from his P.O.V, if you had powers, and a bad guy who is aiming to kill I might add, was going to kill one of your friends... no two of your friends, what would you do? Jump in and protect them right? Stain wasn't in his feral murder without remorse mode at that point, so he saw Midoriya coming, stopped before he could get hit, and cut Midoriya's arm off. The second time was when Stain was getting hasty wanting to kill Iida, Midoriya, and Native before the pros get here, he rushed to paralyze Todoroki. While Midoriya, who is in pain mind you and was also fighting to protect, jumped in and lost his other arm. The fourth reason, it ties with the third reason, it was unnecessary, Midoriya didn't have to jump in face first into danger, but he thought he had to protect Todoroki and Iida at all costs, he even said those exact words last chapter. Which is there to show that the rehabilitation is working, Midoriya is thinking like the hero he wants to be. it's just that Midoriya still has a lot to learn, like learning to control his emotions and think rationally about decisions and not jump face first into danger. Fifth, it's to serve as a memento, a gift so to speak. Recall what Midoriya told Shinso, friends are as necessary as any Quirk, so his arms are a memento from both Hatsume and All Might, and no that's not a spur of the moment decision, every technique and every item he has gotten was a gift from a friend, Yaoyorozu made him his fire retardant gloves and oil which he incorporated into his fighting style, his mother made him his costume, Iida is going to teach him his Shoot Style, and Uraraka... well you'll see that soon. The sixth and final reason, is that it was either both arms are lost or none of them were lost, the reason will be shown later in the chapter. Anyway in conclusion, no, I won't change the arm thing, that's a permanent decision, will you agree with my reasoning? Who knows? That's for you to decide, but I like the decision I made and I'm sticking with it. Now that the explanation is out of the way, enjoy the chapter, or don't who am I to tell you what to you?)
*Midoriya's P.O.V*
Class began a few minutes ago... as I was hiding in the bathroom. In all honesty, I was nervous. How would my classmates react to me... without my arms. Odds are they'll bombard me with questions, or tell me off at how stupid I was for crippling myself to such a degree. In all honesty I would agree with them if they did do the second thing. I sighed... well, standing out here all day won't do me any good. I knocked on the door.
"It's open." A voice on the other side said... it was Uraraka great.
I knocked again, as I heard footsteps walk towards the door.
"I said i- Oh my god!" Uraraka yelled.
"H-Hey..." I muttered as I stepped into the classroom, everyone looked at me with shock and horror. I expected that reaction.
"M-Midoriya... you're arms." Yaoyorozu said as I took my seat, hoping they'll take the signal that I don't want to talk about it right now. Which, thankfully they did.
Though... I couldn't help but notice the empty seat right behind me, maybe Mineta's sick or something? Well, no point in worrying about it now.
Class went on quiet and awkwardly. The teachers made an honest attempt at teaching... but the bombshell of me not having my arms threw everything out of the loop. Soon we got to Hero Studies... the class I was the least prepared for. All Might rushed to me inspecitng my arms, I told him it was fine... he didn't believe that. Anyway we got to our exercise, a race to see who could get to the civilian the fastest. I was asked by everyone if I would like to not participate.
"Don't. You. Dare. Treat. Me. Like. An. Invalid." I said as I stretched and got ready, my group was up first.
"Yo, Midoirya, are you sure you're up for this?" Sero asked.
"Yeah, you can bow out if you want." Ashido said.
"I said, don't treat me like an invalid. In fact... I think you guys need a handicap." I said as I asked Iida to take off my bandana and funnel, "Now it's a fair race."
"... How is that fair?" Sero asked, "You just made it so you'd lose guaranteed.
"Don't get ahead of yourself, Sero, because remember... I didn't just run around doing community service during my internship." I said as I looked at Iida, who nodded.
Time to get serious.
*Uraraka's P.O.V*
Midoriya and Iida got ready... but I'm worried about Midoriya... he has no arms.
No... what am I thinking, I'm sure he has a trick up his sleeve. Yeah, I just have to believe in Midoriya.
"Did Midoriya just take off his flying equipment?" Hagakure asked.
"Now he has no method of getting around now, did he just forfeit?" Yaoyorozu asked.
"Don't count him out just yet..." Todoroki muttered, as everyone looked at him, "Because Midoriya, fought tooth and nail to get to this point."
The race began, Sero took the lead at the beginning, but Midoriya suddenly zoomed past him with rapid speed.
"Woah Midoriya?!" Everyone except Todoroki exclaimed.
"When could he do that?" Kirishima asked.
He hopped from pipe to pipe, rooftop to rooftop, getting closer and closer to All Might... I mean, the civilian with every leap. On rare occasions where he'd slip and fall he'd use his flame breath to regain his footing. It took him no time at all to get to All Might. With Iida in second, Sero at third, Ojirou at forth, and Mina at fifth.
Group 1 eventually returned, as Group 2 made their way over to the starting zone.
"Midoriya, how did you do that?!" Ashido asked.
He hummed, "Like I said... Don't. Treat. Me. Like. An. Invalid." He said, "Losing my arms is just a temporary set back." He muttered as he sat back down, "Oh and Sero..."
"Yeah?" He asked.
"Let this be a lesson, never underestimate your opponents. Though your surprised face was absolutely priceless."
The rounds went by fast, when it was my turn, I used my Zero Gravity to float over to All Might, Asui took the win, but I took a close second. After that exercise classes went by quick. Iida and I waited for Midoriya... but he said he had something to do...
... No I'm worrying over nothing, I'm sure it's something important.
*Midoriya's P.O.V*
Hoo... this is it. It's now or never. I knocked on the door with my leg, as the door swung open.
"Wel- oh... it's you." Hatsume muttered.
"Hey... can I ask you of something selfish?" I asked, as I handed her the design of my costume.
"You want a prostetic arm right?" She asked.
"Y-Yes..." I muttered.
"Well, thankfully, All Might came in earlier this morning and asked me to make a pair for you, he even paid for the costs." She said as she held out two prostetic arms, there was something on the palms. "They feel like real arms, even with artificial nerve endings. That on the palm is an opening for fire, it's like your funnels, but not as constricting, if you'd want to open the opening, then open up your hand fully, it'll open instantly." She said, "Though it still needs the bandana tube thing, but you can just connect the tube to this hole and it'll work." She explained.
All Might... paid for my new arms?
"Now... it will require... some surgery." She muttered, "Don't worry, I'm pretty skilled at the jo-"
"I'll do whatever it takes." I said.
I would have rejected it if she didn't have one, I could fight pretty well without arms... but now that All Might paid for a pair for me... then I will use them.
"That's the spirit." She said as she pulled out a box full of tools and objects, "Now, come with me, it'd be cleaner and safer if we do this in Recovery Girl's office." She said, "Now lay down, and go to sleep... this won't be long."
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...
"Nggh..." I moaned.
"Oh you're awake." She said as she helped me sit up, "The operation went without a hitch, you might feel a little light headed, from the amount of blood that exited, but it's nothing to worry about." She said as I looked at my new arms. They were black with green flames, they fit my costume perfectly.
"They are pretty state of the art, if I do say so myself, it should move and feel like a nromal ar-" She said as I pulled her into a hug.
"Thank you... for everything." I said.
She tensed up, then returned the hug, "Don't worry about it, just take care of Baby #29.5" She said.
We proceeded to walk back to the Support Class, while we were walking Hatsume proceeded to explain the ins and outs of the arms, "Though the arms themselves are made of Titanium it might be a little bit heavy... but it turn they will be really hard to break, and could take physical damage well. However... the inside is well insulated, meaning that while you use your flight you won't burn your artificial nerves. However, if you heat the outside of your arms... it'll burn. I didn't make that decision by the way." She explained.
So it was All Might's idea? I wonder why he would do that? Well, it's not that big a deal, I have my gloves so it should be fine.
"Oh and while they are entirely waterproof, you can detatch the arms by simply twisting them to the right." She said demonstrating that, they slid out of my arm with ease. "So that's about it, while I'm here... is there anything else you need?"
No I... well if it isn't too much trouble."
"Inventing is never trouble, what do you need."
I pointed towards my shoes that were placed on the side of the table, "Can you some how add iron soles to my shoes?"
"...Oh, then that's definitely no trouble at all, in fact it shouldn't take me longer than 5 minutes." She said as she took my shoes and went to work. While she was,I was taking practice punches with my new arms. They were a tad bit heavier than my normal arms, but I'll adapt. 5 minutes later, she handed me my shoes, they had a detachable metal armor, which covered almost the entire shoe from the toe cap, to the sole, to the heal, leaving the shoelaces ane the tongue not covered.
"Heh, you're really giving me a lot of work Midoriya... I like that." Hatsume commented, "Well, if that's all you needed, then you may head on home, oh and stop by in about a week for a check up." She said...then her eyes widened. "Wait one more thing!" She exclaimed before digging into another box, "It's not an invention... but here." She said handing me an eyepatch, "It'll make you look cooler with your eye and all."
I nodded and put it on, with a look in the mirror she had on the wall, I saw it covered my eye, but showed the scar Stain left. Once I thanked her once again, she said she'll explain the changes I've requested to Power Loader tomorrow. Once that was finished I started heading back home... Wait I should visit mom, I'll bet she's worried sick about me.
I made it to the mental hospital ... and after brief hesitation, I entered her room.
"H-Hi mom..." I stuttered as she saw what happened, the prostetic arms.
"I-Izuku... what happened?" She asked pulling me into a hug.
"I rushed to protect a friend... then this happened, but I'm fine." I said.
She didn't seem convinced, "A-Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm fine... see?" I asked as I moved all 10 of my fingers showing I can still move it normally.
It took a little while, but I managed to convince her.
"Alright." She said, "But promise me... promise me you won't get hurt again." She pleaded.
As much as I knew I couldn't promise anything, I promised anyway. The remainder of the visit was her asking about what happened, I of course had to lie, as much as I hated lying to my mother, I couldn't tell anyone or else I'll get in trouble, or most likely go to jail.
After the visit I headed home, only for All Might to run up to me.
"YOUNG MIDORIYA! IS HOME!" He yelled as he reverted back to his base form, "You've gotten your arms."
"Yeah... thank you by the way." I said.
"Well, think of it as a gift for not getting into trouble, and doing well in the tournament. You may have a strike, but that because of grave circumstances." He said, "However, you shouldn't rely on your arms for everything." All Might explained.
"I know... I have a plan for that." I said, as I began heading towards my room, "You'll see soon enough."
I could feel All Might grinning behind me, "Well rest up, the Final Exams are coming up."
That's right... I should study before I go to bed... but first I should see if I could use One for All with my prosthetic arms. Hatsume said they had artificial nerves... so maybe? I surged One for All through my arms... I felt the power surge through my arms, okay I can still use it with my arms, thank goodness. Still... I should be careful, the last thing I want is to blow them up from the inside with my power. Alright, now that I know I can use One for All with my arms still... time to study.
*The Next Day*
I stood in front of the door the only student still out of class. It's time.
I knocked on the door.
"It's Midoriya." Uraraka said as I heard her get out of her seat and walk closer. Once I was certain she was directly on the other side I opened the door.
"Midoriya... wait hooooowww?!" She asked as she saw my new arms.
"Yeah, Hatsume made these." I said holding up my prosthetic arms.
The rest of the class was up in arms over my new... arms. It took Mr. Aizawa to shut them up.
"I see you got new upgrades... well take care of them." Mr. Aizawa said, "Don't just throw those arms away like your old ones."
Cold as always... but he has a point. I was too reckless throwing all caution to the wind. With that mind set I'll be more of a suicide bomber than a hero.
Classes went by fast, Mr. Aizawa told us about the Final Exams coming up... and, like always Kaminari and Ashido were freaking out, they begged Yaoyorozu to help them study, which she excitedly said yes. After that it was finally lunch. "So Iida, can you still help me?" I asked.
"With what?" Uraraka asked.
"Midoriya wants to add kicking to his arsenal." Iida explained, "And yes, we could do both training and studying.'
"I may have prosthetic arms... but I still want to utilize my legs as well, in case something else happens." I explained.
"Oh, you two gonna study together? Can I come with?" Uraraka asked.
"By all means." Iida said.
"Awesome! Oh and that reminds me, Midoriya... did you come up with a hero name?" Uraraka asked.
"No, I haven't." I said simply, I just didn't have time to think of one.
"Well, you use fire, and your new power has some green sparks right?" Uraraka asked she pondered for a second, "Oh! I got a great one, Fire Charge." She said as her eyes sparkled, "Think about it, your fire breath, so Fire, and your second Quirk, the one with the green sparks, is the Charge, and your fighting style involves literally charging towards opponents with your flight and speed, it's perfect."
... I like it. "Alright, Fire Charge it is." I said a she cheered.
"Woo!"
Lunch and then class ended. I walked out to the front while Iida and Uraraka were waiting for me at the front gate, we headed towards Ground Gamma for a mix of training and studying. I'm training my kicks on random pieces of rubble while Uraraka and Iida study and quiz me on concepts.
"Okay, what are both formulas for finding the circumference of the circle?" Uraraka yelled.
"The circumerence!" I yelled as I kicked a slab of concrete, "Is pi times diameter, or 2 pi times radius." I said.
"Correct." Iida said.
It went on like that for a little while, us switching off when we want to get some physical reps in. It's not like these are foreign concepts, this is glorified training and review, but still these sessions will help me with my new fighting styles.
The next two days were about the same, training and studying, as well as small updates to my costume... more specifically the gloves. I cut a large hole on the palm of them, so that way I can wear them and they won't cover my palms.
Then the three days of written exams came and went. On the last day, I finished rather early so I fiddled with my arms to get a better grasp on the mechanics, it really did feel like a real hand, Hatsume did a good job with it. Soon time was up, Chargedolt and Ashido jumped up to thank Yaoyorozu for helping them study. Once all our tests were handed in, we were ushered into buses to proceed with the Practical Exam.
We were told that we would be matched up agianst one of the staff members. Everyone was shocked by this development, and understandably so. Not that whatever we would say would change their minds on this choice. Our match ups were predetermined based on many factors like Quirks, skillsets, etc etc. But there was one problem... there were 19 of us, Mineta still isn't back.
"Wait." I said as everyone looked at me, "There are 19 of us." I stated.
Everyone looked at me with confusion... did they really not f*king notice?
"Oh we know about that. That means someone will have to go alone." Mr. Aizawa said.
"... Let me guess... I'm that someone?" I asked as Mr. Aizawa nodded.
"Yes, based on your experience, as well as the fact that you have 2 Quirks." He said.
"... Alright, works for me." I said.
Alright, the match ups are as followed.
Kirishima and Sato vs Cementoss
Asui and Tokoyami vs Ectoplasm
Iida and Ojiro vs Power Loader
Todoroki and Yaoyorozu vs Mr. Aizawa
Uraraka and Aoyama vs Thirteen
Kaminari and Ashido vs Principal Nezu... yeah they're doomed.
Jirou and Koda vs Present Mic
Bakugou and Sero vs Midnight.
I am going against...
"Me." All Might said jumping from the roof and landing in front of me.
Everyone looked horrified and concerned for me... but I smirked and walked towards him, "I've been waiting for this."
All Might laughed his boistrous laugh, "Such determination! Well, who am I to back down now?" He asked.
We were then told that we would have 30 minutes to complete the practical exam, to win we either have to apply handcuffs to the teacher, signifying they've been captures, or escape through the gate on the other side of the battle field.
"It's gonna be much different than that combat training y'all went through earlier, after all! You're up against people waaayyy better than you." Present Mic gloated.
"Better? Really? Wait, aren't you just the announcer?" Jirou said.
"HEY WATCH YOU MOUTH GIRL HAVE SOME RESPECT!" Present Mic yelled.
"This time your exam will be very similar to a real battle. As strange as it is, please think of us as villains." Thirteen explained.
"If you see your enemy, if you think you can win against them, then fight. However..." Snipe stated
"In instances where you are outmatched, it would be smarter to run away and find help." Mr. Aizawa said, "Todoroki, Iida, and especially you Midoriya. I'm sure the three of you understand the most."
"I won't make that mistake again, I will pass this test and prove I am a hero." Iida muttered.
"So fight to win, or run to win." I muttered.
"That's right!" All Might yelled, "It's a test of your decision making skills. But with these rules you're probably thinking your only real choice is to flee, that's why the support course, made these super special accessories for us." All Might said as he pulled out a little disk from his back pocket.
"Behold!" Present Mic yelled, "Ultra Compressed weights!"
"These babies will add about half our body weight to our physiques. While I will add about 75% of my body weight." All Might muttered, "It's not much, but they will eat up our stamina and make it harder for us to move around." All Might explained as his armed fell to his knee, "Shoot! These are heavier than I thought." He said as he stood back up, "We had a contest to come up with these designs, and Young Hatsume ended up winning it."
"As expected..." I muttered under my breath.
Once the explanation was over the matches began, Kirishima and Sato are up first, while the rest of us can either wait in the monitor room or discuss battle strategy with their partners. Of course I have no partner so I'll just watch.
I made my way into the Monitor Room, as Recovery Girl was sitting in her seat. "Well... looks like I have my work cut out for me."
"I'll say." I muttered as I heard the door slide open.
"Oh, Midoriya." Uraraka said as she stood beside me, "Facing All Might huh? All alone too, will you be alright?"
"Yeah." I said as I saw a worried expression on her face, "Don't worry about me, I'll take him down easy." I said giving her a thumbs up.
She didn't seem convinced, "I'll be fine, what you should be worrying about is your battle against Thirteen, where is Aoyama?" I asked.
"Um... he's a tad bit preoccupied." She muttered.
"Sounds like him... but I must say, he has a good sense of style." I said half jokingly.
"Hehe, yeah, though it's a bit too sparly for my tastes." She said.
At least she stopped worrying about me. I'll be fine, worst case senario, I can just bolt out of there.
"Anyway, that's why I'm here, to hopefully get inspiration for a strategy from everyone else's battles." She commented.
Soon Kirishima and Sato's match began. They decided to rush through and brute force their way to Cementoss.
"Hang on you guys! You totally got this." Uraraka cheered.
"Big mistake..." I muttered.
"What do you mean?" Uraraka asked.
"Think about their Quirks, Sugar Rush and Hardening. They're powerful sure, but they have limit, they can't keep fighting forever. Cementoss on the other hand doesn't appear to be wavering, if he does have a limit, then he doesn't appear to be reaching it at this rate." I explained, "Sato's got it bad especially. As he ingests more sugar, his congnative functions waver, like a sugar crash. When that comes around, Kirishima will be all alone against Cementoss."
"That's not good." She mutttered.
"Yeah, and it was designed like this." I said.
"How so?" She asked.
"Think about it, there's a reason why Kirishima and Sato were paired up with Cementoss. Everyone has been paired up with people they will have a hard time with. It's a matter of finding our weaknesses and figuring out ways to over come them."
"Exactly right." Recovery Girl said, "So before it's time for your own final, you should think carefully as to why you've been paired up with a specific teacher, as well as figure out your compatibility with them."
Kirishima was smashing more pillars, while Sato stood there dazed, Kirishima eventually lost his stength and got submerged with the pillars. They were knocked out and thus failed the practical.
"No way... it was that one sided?" Uraraka asked.
"Yes... but they made it that one sided. They could have very easily, gone into one of the building, completely evaded Cementoss and headed for the exit, but they decided to go for the direct approach. Which under most circumstances would work... but Cementoss isn't one of those circumstances." I explained, "Still, they lasted quite long time, that's a plus."
Soon the second match started it was Tokoyami and Asui against Ectoplasm.
"I'm interested in how this will turn out." I said.
"How so?" Uraraka asked.
"While I can't find any weaknesses for Asui in this match up, it's Tokoyami that has the weakness."
"Correct." Recovery Girl commented.
"While Dark Shadow is great for long and mid-range combat, Tokoyami is inefficient in close range..."
"But since Ectoplasm's clones can appear anywhere..."
"Then he's at a disadvantage in case one clone slips through." I explained, "That is, if he didn't have Asui." I said.
As Tokoyami was fighitng off clones, Asui used her tongue to pull him away whenever he got cornered by clones.
"Asui is a master at manuverability, and she's a cunning strategist. She also is phenomenal at keeping her partner's heads in the game."
They both reached the goal, but Ectoplasm summoned a gigantic clone as a last stand. The clone slammed into them, and thus constricted them. Their only option was to use Dark Shadow. Ectoplasm fought off Dark Shadow with ease, after a few swipes Dark Shadow returned to Tokoyami, probably to discuss strategy. Then Dark Shadow rushed towards Ectoplasm, and after a few exchanges, Ectoplasm has the handcuff on his pegleg, they passed.
"Impressive." I commented.
"THAT WAS AWESOME!" Uraraka yelled as she gripped my shoulder, "DID YOU SEE THAT?!" She yelled.
I laughed at her excitement, "Yes, and I am right next to you, you don't need to yell." I said.
The next match was with Iida and Ojiro. At the start of the match Ojiro hopped onto Iida's shoulders, and with his recipro-burst Iida sprinted to the exit, going so fast that the traps didn't react in time. Once they reached about halfway to the exit, Power Loader broke their only way to the exit. With quick thinking, Iida jumped in the air, Ojiro latched onto his leg and with a rapid spin, launched Ojiro towards the exit. Power Loader tried to grab Ojiro stopping him from exiting the arena, but Ojirou used his tail to not only swat Power Loader away, but also launch off of him to sail to the exit.
"That was awesome! They're so cool!" Uraraka gushed.
"Yeah, they are... though they should probably help Iida out of the ground." I said as I pointed to the screen where Iida was completely submerged in the ground.
The next battle is Todoroki and Yaoyorozu against Mr. Aizawa.
"Hey, your match is up next, you should head on down to the waiting room." I said.
"Oh, you're right, see ya." She said as she left the room, leaving me alone with Recovery Girl.
"So, you are going to face All Might alone?" She asked, "Looks like you will be needing healing the most."
I laughed at her comment, "Probably, but not as much as you think." I said as I looked at the screen, "I have some new tricks up my sleeve."
Todoroki and Yaoyorozu's match with Mr. Aizawa was an interesting one. It started off with Yaoyorozu making these... doll things, while Todoroki was constantly using his ice. Once they stopped doing both, Yaoyorozu gripped the dolls and threw them at Mr. Aizawa. Once he batted them away, one of them opened to reveal a flash grenade. Light and smoke enveloped Mr. Aizawa giving Todoroki and her a chance to escape. Mr. Aizawa recovered quickly however, as he began to give chase one again. They were still in his field of vision so he erased their Quirks and began to give chase. As he started to catch up, Todoroki stood his ground and created a giant ice wall to seperate themselves from Mr. Aizawa and the goal.
"Smart move... but how will they get past Mr. Aizawa, ribbit."
"Oh Asui, good job on your win."
"Thank you... and call me Tsu."
"Okay, and I think it has to do with that tape that's coming out of... yeah." I said.
"Most likely." As- Tsu, that'll take a long time to get used to, "She's also making a cloak and a catapult." She pointed out.
"... I see her plan." I commented, "That tape... the catapult, and the cloak. They're planning to use that cloak to get closer to Mr. Aizawa, he can't erase something he can't see, even if it's moving. So he'll have to get in close."
"I see, so when he gets closer to remove the cloak..."
"The tape will ensnare Mr. Aizawa." We both said at the same time.
"Now let's see if they'll execute it properly."
Yaoyorozu drapped the cloak over her, Todoroki, and a dummy she made. They began walking away from Mr. Aizawa, he took the bait and ran after them. Mr. Aizawa utilized his capturing scarf to constrict the cloak, once he got close, Yaoyorozu removed the cloak and reached for the catapult. She missed giving Mr. Aizawa the chance to jump back, that move was in her favor, as she pulled the lever releasing the tape. Todoroki followed up by using his fire on the tape, causing Mr. Aizawa to be constricted by the tape, thus winning Yaoyorozu and Todoroki the match.
"Excellent." I said with a smile, "Almost perfectly executed... but the moment where she missed worked out in the end."
Next up was Uraraka and Aoyama's match, one thing led to another, and now both Uraraka and Aoyama were holding on for dear life as Thirteen was trying to suck them in with her Quirk. Aoyama turned towards Uraraka, and said... something. Well whatever it was was shocking enough for Uraraka to let go of the bar, as she fell, Thirteen shut off her Quirk, which gave an opening for Uraraka to grab onto her arm, as Aoyama zoomed over to the other arm. Uraraka then slapped on the handcuff declaring them the winner of the battle.
"... That could have been bad." I commented.
"Yeah, it looked like whatever Aoyama said to her must have shocked her enough to make her let go." Tsu added.
"Yeah... I didn't know Aoyama was such a cunning strategist. Interesting."
As we were talking, Iida and Yaoyorozu entered the room.
"Uraraka won, not surprising... I'm happy for her." Iida commented.
"You guys won too... not that there was any doubt." I said.
"Ribbit."
Both Iida and Yaoyorozu smiled, "Thank you for your enthusiasm."
Ashido and Chargedolt are up next, against the principal.
"This is a hard one." I commented.
"How so?" Iida asked.
"I know the Principal, he's extremely intellegent, his Quirk, 'High Specs' he can precieve information a formulate intricate battle strategies in a blink of an eye." I said, "Ashido and Chargedolt over there... are not as intellegent. Their midterm scores say as much. It's no coincidence that the two with the lowest scores in the midterms were paired against the most intellegent person I've ever met." I said.
"So, unless Kaminari and Ashido can outwit Principal Nezu..." Yaoyorozu started.
"This match is almost impossible to win." I finished.
Ashido and Chargedolt were jogging along, so far nothing happened... then the wrecking ball on the crane Principal Nezu was operating slammeed into a nearby pipe. It set off a chain reaction that created a large explosion, causing debri to fall behind them. The pair jumped out of the way and began to run, all the while Principal Nezu was swinging the wrecking ball around in rapid yet targeted fashion. All the while Ashido and Chargedolt were running, Principal Nezu was wreaking havoc, breaking buildings while blocking off the way to the exit. With nowhere to run, and not having any idea where Principal Nezu is to capture him... the match ended by time out. They failed the practical exam.
That's a shame... I was rooting for them, but oh well. They'll have something to reflect on later.
The next match was Jirou and Koda against Present Mic. They both have sound based Quirks, which can be tuned out by Present Mic's Quirk, 'Voice'. Even if Koda used his Quirk to control animals... Present Mic's voice will only scare away the animals. Present Mic was constantly yelling, causing Jirou and Koda to cover their ears in pain. Then... Koda ran away... in terror? Jirou took the front of most of Present Mic's vocal blasts, as she used her earphone jacks to destroy a rock, revealing a bunch of bugs underneath it. Koda freaked out at the sight, while Present Mic sent another vocal blast. It took a bit of convincing, but Koda mustered the courage to rush towards the bugs and... wait, he can talk?! Anyway, Present Mic was by the exit absent-mindedly whistling, then out from the ground a bunch of bugs came out and started crawling on Present Mic's leg, he fainted from pure fear, and Koda and Jirou passed the exam.
"Hmph... he let a few bugs beat him?!" Recoverey Girl chastised.
"That was... way more than a few bugs." I commented.
Moving on, the next match was Shoji and Hagakure. Snipe's Homing Quirk allows him to control the trajectory of his bullets. It also doesn't help that his detection capabilites out match Shoji's Dupli-Arms. Both of them were behind a pillar while Snipe shoots at them with his gun. His gun is so powerful that it shattered the pillar Shoji and Hagakure hid behind. Once Shoji left the pillar he rushed out to face Snipe head on. However, Snipe stopped his charge by shooting 12 shots at his feet. Shoji lifted his arms in surrender, buying Hagakure enough time to cuff him while he was distracted with Shoji, helping them pass.
The next match was Bakugou and Sero vs Midnight.
"Hey Midoriya... shouldn't you be going to the waiting room? Your match against All Might is coming up." Uraraka said.
"Yeah... but I wanna watch this." I said as I looked at the screen, "It's interesting to see you guys use your Quirks, and while I watch you guys execute different strategies for certain situations, it's helping me expand my mind to new and different strategies." I said as I see Bakugou blow away Midnight's Quirk, "Like rushingin and blowing stuff up." I quipped, which elicited a laugh out of Uraraka.
Sero and Bakugou work pretty well together. But Midnight's Quirk Somnambulist makes it so anyone caught in it will be put to sleep, it's even more effective on males. However Sero thought ahead and gave both him and Bakugou a piece of tape to cover their mouth and noses. They can't breath in the fumes, at the cost of not being able to breath. They have to end this quickly... so why not blow up the fumes? Midnight however did not waver, she pulled out... her massive whip, and went on the offensive. Sero however saw an opportunity to use his tape to stick her whip to a nearby boulder. With Midnight stuck, Bakugou took the liberty of propelling himself to the exit.
... There is one more match.
"Welp, here I go..." I muttered heading towards the door.
"You can do it Midoriya!" Uraraka cheered.
I looked towards her and gave her a thumbs up.
"See you at camp."
End Of Chapter