Mizuha kept her head down as everyone cheered for Iida. Apparently, Midoriya suggested that the Engine Quirk user should be the class representative instead. The blue haired student was more than glad to accept the position. Their homeroom teacher was just in the corner huddled inside of his yellow sleeping bag during the whole thing. Midoriya walked back to his seat as Iida took his place in the front. Once that everything was official, Iida the class president and Yaoyorozu the vice president took their seats. Taking that as his cue, Aizawa got out of his sleeping back and start talking about what was next on the agenda.

Aizawa stood behind the teacher's desk, "Now for today's basic hero training..."

Mizuha lifted her head up with a bored face.

"This time, All Might, myself and one more person will supervise." He said. Mizuha deflated when he announced that he would also be there. She was actually hoping to have less classes that involved their homeroom teacher checking out their Quirks and how they used them. It was just another painful reminder that she had to show him that she could use her Quirk properly.

Aizawa announced that the class will be participating in a rescue exercise for their Basic Hero Training class. Everyone began chattering about the type of lesson they would be going through. Their teacher also added that they didn't have to wear their hero costumes if it should somehow limit their abilities.

"The training site is a bit remote, so we're taking a bus. That is all. Start getting ready." He said before exiting the classroom. Mizuha was quick to get up and grab her suitcase. Now that she knew that Aizawa was going to be watching her too, she was concerned about her performance for today's lesson. She needed to prove that she was still capable with only her solid form.

It should count for something... right?

Mizuha didn't meet any of the girls on the way out of the changing room. Near the intersection where the path to the boys and girls' changing rooms meet, she spotted Bakugo walking towards one of the exits that brought you near the U.A bus stop. That made her job easier. Mizuha followed him but made sure to keep her distance when she did. She caused him enough trouble for the day.

The distance was wide enough to the point where she had to open the door herself when it closed behind him. As she opened and peered out the window, she noticed that no one aside from Bakugo had actually arrived, Aizawa was already on his way up the bus.

After pushing the door open and stepping out, as a habit, she held out the door behind her just in case someone was behind her. Just in case. She wasn't actually expecting someone to be there until she felt someone's hand touch hers for a brief second. Mizuha instantly recoiled her hand away from the door and quickly stepped away from whoever was behind her. She whipped her head back in surprise.

It was her dual coloured haired classmate.

"Sorry." He apologized after seeing her react the way she did.

The girl didn't respond. She just turned around and walked away while scolding herself for reacting like that from a simple touch. She seriously needed to get it together. First she gets a panic attack over the media trespassing their school then she gets jumpy. She really needed to collect herself and just calm down. She marched straight over to the bus. When she glanced behind her shoulder, she saw that no one else had arrived yet. Nope, just Bakugo and Todoroki. Maybe they were waiting for the ok from Aizawa to get in the bus.

She wasn't going to wait.

Mizuha casually climbed inside of the bus and she immediately spotted her teacher sitting on one the seats in the front. He looking down at the clipboard in his hands that most likely had the attendance list among the papers clipped on it.

He didn't even look up and just lifted a paper, "That was fast."

Mizuha nodded and sat down on one of the few side-by-side seats in the front. The man with dry eye watched his student sit down the middle of the two seats and then proceeded to prop her feet up on the edge of the seat away from the window. She easily made herself comfortable by laying down on the two seats and keeping her gaze the bus' ceiling.

Aizawa sighed and looked back at his clipboard, "Hyoumei, don't put your dirty boots on the bus seat."

Mizuha wordlessly sat up and proceeded to remove her boots. She placed them neatly underneath her seats before laying back down. She figured her teacher gave up on trying to stop her from doing what she wanted since she didn't hear anything else from him. She leaned up a bit and reached for her hood that was flattened underneath her shoulders. She threw on her head and leaned back down. She just wanted to rest for a little while before they arrived.

Mizuha didn't want anyone other than Byakuren speaking to her at this point.

Bakugo and Todoroki followed her example and went inside the bus as well. They were quick to notice the way she chose to get herself comfortable without a single care in the world. Hearing them walk in the bus made her pull her hood downwards on her face and then adjusted it so it would cover her eyes

In complete darkness, she heard her classmates enter the bus. The first few who passed by did not notice her presence until Iida called her out. Apparently, she was disrespecting the seats their dear old seniors sat on (big whoop) and the people who worked hard to make them. Mizuha pretended to sleep during his whole outburst. She heard Byakuren laugh and tell Iida to leave her alone (he succeeded with much difficulty).

During the whole ride, Mizuha was listening to the conversation in the back. Everyone was getting to know each other even better, however a certain topic was making her feel a little uneasy. They were talking about Quirks... specifically... flashy Quirks. What got her really concerned is that it was Kirishima the one pointing out who in their class had a flashy Quirk. He said that Bakugo and Todoroki were the ones who had flashy Quirks in their class.

"Oh, I almost forgot! Not just them, Hyoumei too!" Kirishima added.

Mizuha nearly screamed out loud. She was getting exposed. Which is something she didn't want... AT ALL!

Kaminari gave him a confused look, "Are you sure? It didn't seem like much when we did the battle training exercise. I mean she had a nice Ice Quirk..."

The friendly red head shook his head with a grin, "I was with Hyoumei during the entrance exams. She was capable of blocking one of those huge fourth faux villain. She made like a huge ice rampart to keep them away!"

"Seriously?!" Midoriya exclaimed flabbergasted.

"Damn..." Kaminari breathed.

Kirishima I know you're a nice guy... but I think you just destroyed what I tried to tell Bakugo earlier. Now he's REALLY going to get the impression that I think I'm better than him! Oh may a black hole just appear out of no where and bring me away from this place.

She was hoping that Bakugo thought Kirishima was just an idiot talking nonsense.

She suddenly heard her teacher get up from his seat. Mizuha took that as her cue to also get up. As she reached for her boots and started putting them back on, she noticed that they were approaching a large dome-shaped building.

"We're here. Stop messing around." Aizawa said as the bus got closer to the bus stop.

The Pro-Hero Thirteen was there to greet them. Everyone followed the Space Hero inside the facility called Unforseen Simulation Joint... or just USJ. Mizuha was impressed by what she saw. It was clear that the school really did want to prepare their students for any kind of situation. The dome-shaped facility was composed of eight main sections, with six of them emulating a particular environmental factor. She could only guess that those six sections were where there training would take place. She was even more impressed when Thirteen said that they made the whole facility.

Mizuha was slowly and slightly nodding her head. It would make sense. Thirteen was a rescue-type hero.

Thirteen tells the students about the dangers of Quirks and why they need to be regulated, as well as how the students will now be training to use their Quirks to save people. They even gave an example by using their own Quirk as one. Black Hole was indeed a good Quirk however it also has the potential to kill someone if it they were to use it wrong.

"You do not have powers so you can harm others. I hope you leave here with understanding that you have powers in order to help others." They said before bowing down, "That is all. Thank you for listening." They finished.

Mizuha let a small grin appear on her lips as she clapped for Thirteen with her classmates. It was good to know that they had different heroes for different types of hero jobs to help them with their lessons. She was actually curious to know how their were going to rescue people while being careful to not hurt people with their Quirks. She walked over to her homeroom teacher since she knew he was about to lead them towards their first type of rescue exercise.

"All right then, first—"

Suddenly, all the lights in the facility began flickering until they all dimmed out. Mizuha tipped her head to the side when she realized it wasn't a temporary malfunction. Thankfully, it wasn't completely dark thanks to the natural light outside coming through the windows.

The platinum haired student squinted her eyes when she saw the water fountain in the center plaza. There was something appearing there but she couldn't tell what it was. However, she was certain that it was growing. She narrowed her eyes. Mizuha stepped a little closer to the edge to the stairs only to be pulled back by her homeroom teacher. He kept a firm grip on her arm as he looked at the water fountain as well. She noticed how he seemed on high alert now. When she looked back at the fountain, she saw a face. A man's face who had a white hand clamped onto his visage.

"What the heck...?!" Mizuha gasped, creeped out.

Aizawa immediately pushed her back when he saw the intruder from afar, "Gather together and don't move!" he ordered.

Knowing that Mizuha had seen something, Byakuren quickly jogged over to her and clasped her shoulder as she tried standing on the tip of her toes to see from where she got pushed back. "Mizuha, what's going on?" He asked as he pulled her back towards the group, she stumbled a little from it.

Their homeroom teacher looked back at the disturbance in the facility, "Thirteen, protect the students!"

Mizuha shook her head, "I don't know... but something is down there... there's a guy..." She muttered while pointing down.

Kirishima looked at what she was pointing and he was also taken back at what he saw. The purple thing she had seen now grew larger. The individual with the hands on his face stepped out of it along with some other figures. He merely stood in his place as they walked passed him.

"Is this like the entrance exam where the lesson's already started?" Kirishima asked with a hand above his eyes.

Mizuha shrugged off Byakuren's hands off her shoulders, "No, it's not." She stated firmly.

Not with the way our teacher is acting.

"Don't move!" Aizawa instructed before putting on the yellow goggles he usual hid underneath his scarf. The class looked at Aizawa, surprised by the emotion in his usually monotone voice.

Mizuha felt a chill run down her spine as he prepared himself. If their teacher, Eraser Head, was putting on his goggles that he usual put on during combat... then it was probably safe to assume that something really wasn't going as planned. Something was really amiss.

"Those are villains!" Class 1-A gasped fearfully, some of them were taking a half-step back as they realized that they were in danger.

Mizuha's eyes widened at the sight of the mass appearing in USJ. She could feel her right foot slightly inching backwards like as if she wanted to run away. The school had sensors just in case trespassers would dare to step foot on its grounds, but they weren't working.

"Did they only appear here, or around the whole school?" Todoroki said, calmly observing the scene below. "Either way if the alarm sensors aren't working... it has to be one of their Quirks that's doing it. This place is far from the campus and they picked a time when there would be a few people..."

Mizuha's eyes widened, This place is far from the campus and they picked a time when there would be a few people...

Todoroki continued, "So maybe they're not as dumb as they seem. This surprise attack was carefully planned with some sort of goal in mind."

"Wait, how did they know we would be here?" She asked to no one in particular, narrowing her eyes threateningly at the group of villains advancing towards them. "It... It feels too well coordinated. Did the schedule get leaked to them?"

Todoroki glanced at her, "... That might be a possibility."

"Thirteen, start the evacuation. Try calling the school." Their homeroom said. "These villains even had something to counteract the sensors. It's possible someone with radio-wave-type powers is interfering. Kaminari, try using your quirk to call the school."

Without wasting a second, Kaminari did as he was told. Eraser Head turned away from the class and stepped forward. Midoriya was quick to ask him how he was going to fight all those villains by himself considering how his fighting style was mostly a one-on-one type.

"You can't be a hero with just one trick." Mr. Aizawa replied without looking back. "I'll leave it to you Thirteen." Then, Shouta leaped down the steps with his hands clasped on parts of his capture scarf.

Mizuha moved a little towards the edge of the stairs in order to get a better look. Thirteen prevented her from going any further. She watched as the first group set their sights on her teacher, but he used his Quirk to cancel each of theirs out and then proceeded knock them out using his capture weapon. The platinum haired student stared at him with awe. She was only able to witness a few of his captures before she was dragged away by Byakuren. There was one thought that went through her mind as she got pulled away.

His movements are as nimble as ever... Aizawa-sensei is amazing...

As Thirteen and the others ran for the exit the black vortex that had appeared below suddenly manifested before them, cutting off their escape route. They all skidded to a stop once it shot up. Mizuha narrowed her eyes and examined the villain in front of them. It looked like this villain's body was the manifestation of its Quirk. No skin, just black and purple mist. Mizuha looked behind to see if Aizawa was coming to help, but there was no sign of him. She cursed in her mind when she figured that they were keeping him busy.

"— to end the life of All Might, the Symbol of Peace." was all she caught before she looked back in front of her.

The black mist observed all of the student before it, "I believe All Might should have been here. Has there been some kind of change?"

Kirishima, who was standing by her left, readied himself, "I think you were right, Hyoumei... They knew we would be here."

"Well... no matter. My role remains unchanged." He said before spreading the mist wider.

Suddenly, Mizuha felt the two people she was standing in between leap forward. Her hair flew a little as she saw Bakugo and Kirishima charging at the mist villain. The blast from Bakugo's gauntlets created a screen of smoke as the attack landed. However, the attack seemed to have no effect on the vortex. Sensing the danger, Thirteen was quick to tell them to get away from the villain.

"My job is to scatter you all and torture you to death!" They stated before releasing a large amount of mist around them.

Mizuha squinted her eyes when the mist circled around her and her classmates. Not good. She glanced upwards and noticed how it was beginning to envelop them. She made a move to try and run from the mist and get out of it until she remembered something. Just a few feet away from her, were two of her classmates. Those two classmates were standing right in front of the villain.

Danger...

You can't be too careful.

Her body moved on its own, "Kirishima! Bakugo!" She cried out before leaping forward and grabbing onto them.

Byakuren gasped in shock, he tried running after her while calling her name, his arm outstretched to reach her desperately before he was warped away.

The moment she held onto both their arms, she was suddenly pulled forward along with them into complete darkness. They weren't in the dark for too long since a light started appearing before them. The light turned out to be an opening that lead to somewhere else and they were getting close to it fast.

When they reached the end, they were tossed out and they all landed on a roof. By then, Mizuha had released them both. Bakugo landed on his feet, Kirishima fell on his front and Mizuha rolled forward when she touched the floor with her hands.

"HAH? Where the hell did that warp gate bring us?!" Bakugo shouted as he stood up before realizing that they were surrounded by another pack of villains.

Kirishima carefully looked at his surroundings before noticing the central plaza in front of them.

"Kurogiri brought them right to us!" said one of the many villains around them.

"Lambs to the slaughter!"

Suddenly, Bakugo bore a deadly look on his face, "HUH? Who the hell do you think you're talking to?! DIE!" He shouted before zooming in on the first villains in his line of sight. Kirishima and Mizuha watched in awe as he went on his own little rampage.

All of the rest of the villains began charging towards the two idle students. Wasting no time, Kirishima hardened his arms and defended himself against the incoming attacks. A villain swung a dagger towards Mizuha but a wall of ice appeared in front of her was she side stepped and reached for the villains' arm. She easily took hold of his wrist and pulled him towards her, tripping over his own feet, as she raised her knee up against his chin. She caught the dagger before it fell and backed away from an incoming villain back her. She kicked their knees from behind and made them kneel down by freezing their lower half of their body while she held the blade at their throat. She made sure all the villains coming at her could clearly see what she was doing.

Why did it seem like this was too easy?

"One more step, I dare you." She warned with a menacing glare. Mizuha was successful in catching their attention since they stopped moving altogether. Of course, she had zero intention of taking a life, but she just needed them to drop their guard even if it were for a mere second. A stalling tactic.

I'm surprised they're taking the threat of a kid so easily.

Before any words could be exchanged, Bakugo literally blew them up with his Quirk. Mizuha blinked nonchalantly at his quick thinking and stared down at the villain she was holding captive. She sighed and threw him forward onto the ground as she stood up straight. The villain rolled over on its back to look at her, only to earn a violent kick in their face thanks to her boot.

She tossed the dagger away from her and then started brushing out her clothes.

Kirishima, the one who was the furthest away from them, quickly jogged up to them, "You guys okay?!"

Mizuha nodded.

"Of course." Bakugo huffed like as if it was the most stupidest question to ask him.

The red head was quick to whirl around and point at the other simulation zones, "Just a few seconds ago, I saw some of our classmates get sent to different zones. They came out of the warp gate like us."

Mizuha heard something climbing up the building.

Bakugo clicked his tongue, "Who the fuck are these villains? They're so freaking weak."

Immediately, Mizuha turned around and grabbed something near the edge of the roof. It looked like she was reaching for air to Bakugo and Kirishima.

"Oi, what are you doing?" Bakugo asked staring at her oddly.

"Hyoumei?" Kirishima called out.

She lifted whatever she was holding onto and flipped it over her. A loud thud was heard. Instantly, after making contact with the ground, a person was revealed.

Mizuha huffed and let herself drop down onto her knees, she made sure one of them landed on the man's stomach. Successfully knocking the wind out of him. She encased everything beneath his neck in her own ice and glared down at them.

"Tell me, who told you we'd be here?" She demanded while holding up a hand in front of his face. Her hand had ice swirling around it.

Kirishima gaped at the scene before him. He always saw Mizuha as the calm, a bit lazy and slightly mysterious classmate who he in no doubt respected. Every morning she would have her head planted on her arms until class would start. Her face would always look neutral yet here she was bearing the most scariest face he had ever seen her wear so far.

"I'm not telling you anything, kid!" They said while trying desperately hard to wiggle free. His Quirk was probably just invisibility.

Mizuha stared at him for a little while before nodding. She hummed before stepping away from the villain. She wasn't going to waste her time interrogating a villain when they had more important and urgent things to deal with.

The platinum haired girl stared at the ash blond haired student, "Bakugo, go ahead." She said while motioning at the villain with her chin.

"DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO FUCKING DO!" He shouted before landing one of his explosions on the immobilized villain while destroying her ice in the process. Not that she minded, she knew that villain wasn't going anywhere if he wasn't conscious.

Kirishima sweat dropped, I think Kaminari was right... she had a scary look on her face just now.

They all came to the conclusion that there were more villains in their zone judging from the mass that stepped foot in USJ. They must have split up on orders. They were probably ordered to wait for their warp gate to drop off students that they would no doubt attack upon arrival.

Mizuha pointed out to them that there were probably more villains in the zone they were in. They were probably just waiting for them to show up.

Bakugo huffed in annoyance before making a beeline to the door that would led them back inside. Kirishima and Mizuha just watched him enter the building. Not even one second later, they could hear Bakugo's explosions going off everywhere. He even blew up the door when he slammed a villain into it.

Kirishima laughed nervously, "Let's go?"

Mizuha looked at him and then nodded. She stayed rooted in her spot as she watched him run off to join Bakugo.

Mizuha looked at both of her hands. She could remember how she had a firm grip on their arms when she tried pulling them back from the mist villain. She remembered faintly what she felt at that moment. Mizuha had felt a sudden dread when she saw Kirishima and Bakugo in front of that villain. They were in a dangerous situation with real villains. A real villain was standing before them. She feared for her safety... and theirs. She clenched her fists tightly before lowering them to her sides. She was too careless. Mizuha couldn't afford to make the same mistake.

She then ran after both of her classmates.

Repeating that mistake in the past was out of the question. She just couldn't do it again for her sake and theirs. She really wanted to believe that she wasn't repeating her mistake but her actions were undeniable proof of it.

But I reached for them because that's what heroes do, right?

We help people.

That's a Hero's instinct.

That's gotta be it...

Right?