Boisterous Soul
Chapter 2: League Encounter
Disclaimer: I do not own My Hero Academia or any of the characters involved except for Guardian W. Wind.
A month had passed since Wind showed up and joined class 1-A. Since then he had been a welcome addition to Midoriya's group of friends. He was sitting at lunch with them on a nice sunny day when Iida mentioned something. Iida was the class representative and a larger boy about a head taller than Wind or Midoriya, broadly shouldered with strange exhaust-pipe like protrusions from the back of his calves.
"Are you all aware of the training exercise coming up?"
"Training exercise?" Uraraka asked. She was an average looking girl with large brown eyes and a bowl-cut style brunette hair. She had small pads on the tips of her fingers.
Iida nodded. "Yes, we're supposed to have a training exercise sometime next week. We'll be travelling to a special facility to participate in simulated hero missions."
Wind downed the bowl of ramen he had been eating out of "That sounds awesome!"
"It does certainly sound interesting, and it would help us be better prepared when we become pros." Midoriya added.
The group continued to discuss the idea for the rest of the lunch break before the bell sounded and they returned to class. They continued to discuss the idea for the rest of the week into the next until one day Aizawa mentioned it to them in class, confirming their suspicions. Aizawa was a bored looking man wearing a black track suit with bandages piled up around his neck like a scarf. He carried a constantly tired look and his shaggy black hair made him look almost homeless.
"Sir. What kind of situations can we expect to encounter?" Iida asked.
Aizawa turned his gaze on Iida "Expect anything. When you become pros, you won't know what to expect when arriving on a scene, so being prepared for any situation and being able to prepare for any situation are both important parts of becoming a hero."
The class nodded in understanding before Aizawa continued with the lesson.
The next day class 1-A was standing out in the parking lot of U.A. High School loading onto a bus. They joked with each other as they travelled and finally they arrived at a large, dome-like building. Entering they found a figure wearing a large, puffy white suit and black dome helmet. She greeted them warmly.
"Hello everyone, welcome to the Unforeseen Simulation Joint, or USJ for short. I'm Thirteen, and I'll be assisting in your training scenarios today."
Midoriya was in awe at seeing Thirteen and it took a shoulder jab from Wind to bring him out of it. The class was to be divided up into teams and scattered to the different areas of the structure. Different emergency scenes and natural disasters were replicated in the building under stable, controllable conditions, allowing for the class to practice their heroic efforts. Wind was giddy with excitement at the prospect of doing real hero work.
In fact the whole class was brimming with excitement as they surveyed the different areas when suddenly something felt off. An ominous feeling swept over them as a large, black portal appeared in the middle of the building.
"What's that?" Kirishima, a spiky red head asked as he held a hand over his eyes.
"Class. Don't move." Aizawa told them as he pulled goggles up out of his bandages and put them over his eyes.
Figures began to emerge from the portal, led by a pale-skinned man with off-white blue hair and hands holding onto his body and one covering his face.
"Who are they?" Wind asked.
"Villains…" Aizawa answered.
The whole class was shocked.
"Villains? But what are they doing here?" Iida asked.
"I don't know, but I bet they're the cause of the trespassing reports we received the other day."
"Trespassing reports?" Wind asked, a tone of worry in his voice.
"Doesn't this building have some kind of sensor to warn against trespassers?" Todoroki, a thin boy with white and red hair looked to Thirteen.
She nodded "Well… yes, but they don't seem to be working right now."
He nodded, "Then they must have someone with a quirk who can shut them down. This attack was well planned."
"Right, which is why you need to get out of here." Aizawa told them.
"Sir, you can't be serious. We can't leave you to fight them all by yourself!" Wind stepped forward.
"I told you don't move." He shot back.
Wind instinctively took a half-step back.
"Thirteen, you begin the evacuation. I'll buy you some time."
She nodded and turned to the students as Aizawa charged toward the small army of villains. In a flurry of blows he began to knock out one after the other, using his ocular quirk to temporarily stop the quirks of anyone who tried to attack him. As he turned to face the leader, a man whose body consisted of the same substance as the portal disappeared.
"Damn, I looked away for a second and the one who seemed like the most trouble slipped away… where did he go?"
His thoughts were interrupted as the leader charged him.
Meanwhile, the class and Thirteen had begun to move toward the exit when a portal opened in front of them. The figure Aizawa had seen disappear stepped out.
"Hello children." He said calmly.
"Everyone stay back, I'll handle him." Thirteen called out as she put a hand in front of the class.
"A noble effort, but one in vain." He answered as he lifted a hand and a small portal appeared near Thirteen's arm. It began to suck in air violently and ripped a small tear in Thirteen's suit. The look in her eyes turned to panic as a powerful force began to suck in everything nearby.
Kurogiri, the man who could control the portals turned to face the class while Thirteen knelt trying to contain her power.
"Now then… where to begi-"
"Gale Tempest!"
A large blast of focused wind slammed into Kurogiri sending him sliding across the ground. Wind had raised his spear and was pointing it at the villain.
"That was a mistake brat, and the last one you'll make." Kurogiri growled as he looked up.
"Gale Tempest!" Wind thrust his spear again and another barrage erupted forth, blowing past Kurogiri. He lifted his arms to shield his face as the winds picked up debris and tried to cut at him.
"Everyone, go! I'll hold him off."
"You can't! Not by yourself!" Iida shouted.
"Just go!" Wind called as he thrust his spear again, sending another blast of wind at Kurogiri.
"I can't move with this kid spamming that attack. I need to figure out a way to get these kids to stay here so we can lure out All Might…" Kurogiri thought to himself as the wind continued to howl around him.
He forcefully lurched forward and tried to put his hand on the ground.
"Oh no you don't." Wind shouted at him as he kicked off the ground violently, wind whipping behind and accelerating his charge he lifted his spear to skewer Kurogiri as the man's hand touched the pavement. A large portal opened underneath the rest of class 1-A and they were all sucked down into it, Wind looked back to see everyone being sucked away.
"No!" He shouted as he turned his gaze back on Kurogiri. Suddenly they both saw a figure dash past them, Iida had activated his quirk and burst out the door and onto the street before turning back toward the school.
"Nice one Iida!" Wind thought to himself as he got ready to attack Kurogiri. The villain mumbled to himself as he lifted a hand and a portal appeared to swallow Wind.
"Whew… That was a close one. Wouldn't you say Thirteen?" He asked as he closed the portal and approached the downed hero. She had managed to tape the tear in her suit but was too late as Kurogiri slammed a hand down on her helmet knocking her out.
"Phase one of the plan is complete. With that brat on the loose it should only be a matter of time before All Might and the rest of the Heroes learn of our plan here." Kurogiri said to himself.
"I better tell Shigaraki." He disappeared into the floor as another portal opened under his feet.
Meanwhile, class 1-A began to emerge from a collection of portals throughout the building.
Wind, Asui, Midoriya, Mineta, and Uraraka landed in the water of the ship-wreck scenario.
"Is everyone alright?" Midoriya asked.
They all nodded. "Good, then let's make our way towards the ship and regroup."
The group swam toward the ship and as they managed to pull themselves up on deck Asui pointed out that some of the villains had seen them and were approaching.
"Wind. Are you going to be able to hold them off?" Midoriya asked.
He nodded, but then stumbled which made Uraraka lunge forward to catch him.
"Are you ok?" She asked.
"Yeah... those Gale Tempests took more out of me than I thought. I can probably only perform a few more before I pass out."
The group looked to Midoriya who was pondering to himself and muttering.
"Great… so we're stuck without a powerful attacker that doesn't destroy themselves when they fight… think Midoriya, there has to be a way out of this… think!"
Then they all felt something slam into the side of the ship.