Outnumbered against Ninjas, Shoto did his best to fight them off, immediately using some fire to attack.
"Go for it!" the ninja in Red said, sending two to neutralize his fire with water and earth elemental attacks., Shoto used his ice to block some more attacks as some ninja in yellow destroyed some pipes and tossed them at the fire-ice user.
"Water for my flames, physical attacks for my ice, he has quite the counterattack plan," Shoto remarked. He amped up his fire to the point where all the steam from the water making contact created a mist that blinded the other students.
"Hey! Where'd he go!?" the ninjas said.
Shoto ran around the edge of the mock building, "The hero safety commission likely designed this factory to be close to realistic, hence why they told us to choose a terrain that suit our style." Shoto created a light to intentionally lure over the other ninjas. "In that case, this tank is probably full of the real thing!"
Shoto then used his ice to penetrate a giant tank and leapt away as the ninja got close. Once they saw that a fire was left behind as bait, Shoto immediately destroyed the tank, taking out all the ninjas present.
"Ugh...he actually got us!" the ninja in red said, trying to stand up. "I can't move!"
"Looks like the factory was designed so the force of a blast wouldn't be too fatal," Shoto remarked as he got close to the ninjas.
"Bastard! How dare you!" the ninja in red said.
"Apologies, but I cannot afford to fail," Shoto said as he readied a ball. After tagging everyone and eliminating them, he made his way out of the factory area, observing his own abilities. "Switching my powers takes too long, I must figure out a way to use both fire and ice at the same time."
The alert in his pods went off, "Those who passed the exam should congregate in the Ante Room, hurry up now."
Shoto eventually made his way to the Ante Room, spotting Inasa, the hero excitedly talking about heroes.
"I wholeheartedly agree that The Justice League are the pinnacle of our superhuman society! Matched only by The Avengers, our world's mightiest heroes!" Inasa said, briefly taking note of Shoto, only offering a scowl. Afterwards he snapped back to reality, "What was I talking about."
"I don't even know man!" A confused student said.
"If he applied through recommendations, I should have seen him at the entrance exam, just who is he?" Shoto wondered.
At the Class B Provisional License exams, Franklin and Rina were doing battle against a group of students who had them surrounded.
"UA's going down, let's get them!" the students immediately charged at the duo.
Many tried to tag Franklin but he easily dodged out of the way, taking a moment to trip a few of them up and allowing Rina to kick them into each other. A few tried to attack from behind but she easily elbowed their stomach and kneed them in the face to knock them back.
"Dumbasses," Rina said. "Get your ball ready Frankie."
"Way ahead of you," Franklin said as he and Rina tagged the students.
"Alright, that should be enough to pass," Rina said, then heard the announcement.
"Students who pass may proceed to the Ante Room."
"Thank you, robot voice," Rina said, then turned to Franklin. "Let's hurry up, hopefully a few of our classmates are there."
"I'm not exactly thrilled to meet them, especially considering most of them didn't even want to work with us," Franklin said.
"I know it sucks but those are the cards we're dealt," Rina said.
"Sounds like you've been hanging out Gambit," Franklin said as he began walking.
"He's a wise man," Rina said, following her friend.
"I gotta say though, that wasn't too difficult," Franklin commented. "A lot of these contestants were so easy to read, I barely had to use my quirk."
"Also, they were such wusses too," Rina said. "I mean, one guy earlier started crying for his mother because I scared him that badly, too bad he got away."
"You think Mayday and Flurry are doing alright?" Franklin asked.
"Of course, those girls are leagues beyond their classmates," Rina said. "Very few can keep up."
"You've teamed with them to rescue that Explosion boy right?" Franklin asked. "Did any of them show potential?"
"Well we didn't fight, that wasn't our plan," Rina said. "But, Izuku Midoriya is quite the quick thinker, he has the potential of a good strategist. He just needs to work on his social skills a bit more, he started mumbling incessantly at one point, it got weird."
"Well Izuku seems weird at times, but he's also a nice kid, easy to see why Mayday and Flurry like him," Franklin said.
"They probably dig him, I don't blame them, he's freaking cute," Rina said. "Really want to pinch those cute cheeks of his."
"You mean the ones on his face, right?" Franklin asked.
"Wherever he's comfortable," Rina said, much to Franklin's discomfort. "Hey like I said, he's cute. Not only that, he's kind of a reassuring guy. He seems like the type of boyfriend to comfort his girlfriend, and fight for her. That's something us girls want in a boy."
"But you can fight for yourself," Franklin said.
"Well yeah, but a girl really likes a guy who's ready to step between her and danger," Rina said. "I mean, I wouldn't let him fight alone, but the gesture is nice. My mom's tough but my dad always fights for her, not because he thinks she's a weak woman who can't protect herself, but because he loves her and would die for her. I want a guy who would do that, not that I want him to get hurt but again, I love the gesture."
"Any guys you like right now?" Franklin asked.
"Well, there's one guy in Class A who looks tough and manly," Rina said. "Wouldn't mind feeling his muscles."
"You're weird," Franklin said.
"Don't you have crush on that frog girl? Bet you've had thoughts on what she could do with that tongue," Rina said, to Franklin's embarrassment.
"Get your mind out of the gutter," Franklin said. "Literally, I can read your mind now, and wow you've got a dirty mind!"
"Don't we all?" Rina said. "You mentioned it with Class A."
"Tch, yeah, all the guys had such impure thoughts, even Izuku," Franklin said. "I could have sword I saw boobs in his mind at least once. Mayday's, The Gravity Girl's, the one who can create things. Meanwhile some of the girls were imagining lengths of...well, that thing that makes a guy a guy."
Rina groaned in annoyance, "You wuss, just say di-"
"Rina!" Franklin shouted in annoyance.
"What? I bet most of these kids can't even speak English anyway," Rina said. "Anyway there's the Ante room, and I see Kinoko and Pony heading inside."
"Ugh, I can only imagine what Kinoki did with those weird mushrooms," Franklin said. "Those just look...uncomfortable."
"At least she's on our side," Rina called. "Yo girls!"
The two glanced their way, barely paying mind as they went inside.
"Of course," Franklin said.
"Huh? I thought they would be a bit cooler with what happened regarding Katsuki," Rina said.
"Even if they are, that doesn't mean they want to be seen with us, it's a social pressure type of thing," Franklin said. "The class sees you as a traitor and shuns whoever sides with you. Like they did with me."
"But that's only with cool kids, and no one in our class is 'cool' so to say," Rina said.
"It goes beyond the whole 'cool kid' thing," Franklin said. "It seems like more of a culture thing, I mean even Class A seems to be against Mayday sometimes, just because she acts a bit differently, yet they don't seem to care when Katsuki Bakugo acts like a total scumbag."
"Mayday's the one who rescued the ungrateful dickhead too, I mean, I like Kirishima, he's awesome but I think he should have handled that Mayday situation better," Rina said. "That Ochako girl definitely should have too, but I think she's jealous of Mayday."
"Probably, one thing she and Mayday have in common, Izuku Midoriya has a special place in their minds, and probably their hearts too," Franklin said. "Let's just meet up inside, hopefully Istuka's there, she's at least cool with us."
"Yeah, she's the actual cool kid of our class," Rina said.
"Well once Mr. Vlad King cools off, then we'll have less to worry about," Franklin said, heading inside with Rina.
Meanwhile, the group of Momo, Tsuyu, Jiro and Shouji had found themselves in a situation regarding another school, that being Saiyara Academy led by a genius strategist.
Saiko Intelli, quirk IQ. After drinking tea and closing her eyes, her 150 IQ begins to multiply. Different brands have different effects on her work.
She had attempted to trap the four students, using a combination of a locked room and cold air, hoping to exhaust and ambush them to hit their tag markers.
However Momo came up with a plan for Jiro to use her sonic boom capabilities to create a noise that knocked most of the girls unconscious, aside from their leader.
Once they thought they had victory, Saiko had taken Momo hostage, hoping to have her revenge.
"I'm surprised a UA student came up with such a high stakes method, but now you've exhausted, aren't you?" Saiko said, ready to tag a downed and exhausted Momo. "Even if I don't pass, I'll make sure you don't either."
"I won't quit!" Just as she was about to tag her, Momo created some handcuffs to lock their wrists together.
"You're struggling in vain!" Saiko was still about to tag the creation girl but that was when Jiro, Shouji and Tsuyu burst through the doors, the latter using her tongue to grab the genius girl's wrist.
"You came for her! What if I had already hit all three triggers?" Saiko asked. "You should be thinking of yourselves, not your classmates!"
"That might be your style, but not ours, we're clearly different," Jiro said.
"She's our friend, we would never leave her behind," Tsuyu said.
"We never give up on each other," Shouji said.
"It's how our class is, we care for each other, and we look out for one another!" Momo said.
Saiko reluctantly gave in, "You have defeated me completely, UA truly is at the top."
Elsewhere, Kirishima and Bakugo were climbing up a large ladder, though the two were not alone, they were joined by Kaminari, Mineta and Flurry.
"Say, why'd the three of you follow us?" Kirishima asked.
"No reason, I saw you both running and I just followed," Kaminari said.
"I was looking for Shoto, I didn't think it was a good idea for him to be on his own," Flurry said. "I couldn't find him, but I at least found all of you.
"I just followed Flurry," Mineta said. "And not for the reasons you're probably thinking either, I just wanted to protect her."
"I really appreciate your concern Minoru," Flurry said.
"Eh, what are friends for?" Mineta said, a huge blush appearing on his face. "She's so pretty, and she thinks I'm cool, I'm gonna make it big time!"
"Will you morons shut up!" Bakugo shouted.
"Why are you always so mad?" Kaminari asked. "Are you still upset that Spider-Man whooped you the other day?"
"Don't make me blast you off the ladder!" Bakugo warned.
"Denki, let's not aggravate him, we're outnumbered as it is, lets at least try to stay on the same side," Flurry suggested.
"Exactly, let's hurry to the top, but be careful, there might be someone waiting," Kirishima warned.
"I hope it's not another ambush," Mineta said.
"We'll be fine, Just stay close together, and be ready for teamwork," Kirishima said.
"Can it," Bakugo said. "You losers just stay out my way."
"He's such an egomaniac," Flurry felt.
"Come on man, lighten up," Kirishima said, then saw something flying at them. "Hey watch out!"
Thinking quickly, he knocked Bakugo out of the way of something big and puffy, taking the hit himself.
"Eijiro!" Flurry shouted in concern.
"Oh man, not good!" Mineta shouted.
"What's happening!" Kirishima shouted. Suddenly he appeared as a small ball of mush on top of a guy's hand.
"Did...did we really just see that!?" Kaminari shouted, Mineta resisting the urge to puke.
Flurry's eyes widened and immediately gagged at the sight, "That's so gross!"
"Don't be such a girl, Prissy," Bakugo scolded.
Something about that statement just gave Flurry a few unpleasant flashbacks regarding the former Ms. Marvel, Carol Danvers. "There's nothing wrong with being girly! I am quite proud of my feminine nature!"
"As you should be, you're a great girl, Flurry," Mineta said.
"Thank you for the appreciation, Minoru," Flurry said.
"He's only saying that because he wants to get you in bed with him," Bakugo said.
"Not true!" Mineta insisted.
"Focus!" Kaminari said, gesturing to the student responsible, Seiji Shishikura. "We're not alone here."
"Such uncouth behavior," Seiji said.
"A pompous one huh? I'd say that bastard is the one responsible for this damn mess," Bakugo said. "Let's kill him."
"Only forty spots left, hurry on up," Mara said, to the concern of everyone, including Izuku's group.
"We're running out of time," Sero said. "What do we do?"
"I knew there would be trouble for us if we got split," Izuku said. "But maybe we can do something about the group near us and make a few points," Izuku said.
"Got a plan Izuku?" Mayday asked.
"Remember that guy who tried to outpace his classmates?" Izuku asked. "He was panicking about points since his class attacked as a group. Meaning they would fight over their targets."
"So as people get worried, they'll break away from their classmates and put themselves at a disadvantage," Ochako said.
"But aren't we supposed to stay together ourselves?" Sero asked. "Plus running it seems reckless."
"I know, but remember the rules, we need to hit the targets with our balls," Izuku said. "It's not a good idea to go after moving targets though since they'll be protected. I hoped to have our rivals trapped so that we could tag them after they couldn't move. In addition to Mayday, our class has a lot of people who can restrain groups, this could have been much easier for us."
"Then they split us up, mucking up your plan," Mayday said.
"It's to be expected," Izuku said.
"Guess there's more to this test than I realized," Sero said.
"Shh..." Ochako said, getting everyone quiet a moment. "I think they're getting closer."
"What should we do?" Sero asked.
"I'll go after them," Izuku said, surprising his team.
"Izuku that's too risky," Mayday said.
"I can be a decoy so you can immobilize them, see if we can get some points in," Izuku said. "All of you have quirks or abilities suited for capture, I'm more of a fighter."
"I can do both Izuku, let me be the decoy, I'm too fast for them to catch," Mayday said.
"They might expect that, out of all of us, you and Todoroki probably have the most eyes on you since you're both children of locally and internationally famous heroes," Izuku said.
"Doesn't mean they can do anything to me," Mayday said. "I can easily-"
"Mayday," Ochako interrupted. "Remember, Deku is basically our leader, something your dad himself told our class. Let him handle the plans."
"Trying to score points with Izuku? Freaking kiss-ass..." Mayday sighed in frustration. "Fine, your call Ochako. But if things go south, it's on you."
"They won't go south," Ochako said. "We got this team."
"Let's do it," Sero said.
"I'll scout then," Mayday said, leaping onto a nearby rock to check on the students. "There they are."
"How many are there?" Izuku asked.
"Uh..." Mayday began counting with her finger. "One...two...three...there's six. You know, six is a lucky number when it comes to group battles in my family, I bet I can-"
"Hold on!" Izuku warned. "At least make sure the isn't a trap first, for all we know we'll be walking into an ambush."
"You worry too much, these kids probably aren't even that great if they need to resort to sneaky tactics," Mayday said. "We can totally cream them."
"Hey! There's one!" a student said, startling the four. However their direction was aimed elsewhere. "Get him!"
Within seconds, the several students got smacked away, sent flying towards a rock formation. This garnered confusion from Izuku and his classmates.
"Who or what could have done that?" Izuku wondered.
"I know there's four of you behind that rock!" came the familiar voice of Goten. "Including you, Izuku Midoriya."
"Huh?" Izuku peaked his head out, coming face to face with Goten.
"Sup?" The half Saiyan greeted.
"Sup?" Mayday said. "What kind of greeting is that, Goten?"
"You still a little firecracker Mayday?" Goten asked. "I've always liked that about you, I mean you really come off as such a dork when you act tough."
Mayday groaned in annoyance, "Being a brat huh? I thought Trunks was the worst out of you two, guess he turned out to be a bad influence."
"Personality wise, I can probably give you that," Goten said, then got into position. "Combat wise though, he's helped me get as powerful as I have. I know how strong you are Mayday, you bulldozed through the entire Sports Festival, at least in the martial arts round. It's still not going to be enough to stop me."
"Maybe not by myself, but I have a team," Mayday said. "All four of us can take you."
"Well, power wise, only one of you has anything worthwhile," Goten said, glancing toward the boy in green. "My brother's told me a bit about you, Izuku."
"Your brother is The Great Saiyaman," Izuku said. "Great hero, I know he started his heroics close to ten years ago, when he showed up in Orange City."
"Izuku's got Superhero knowledge, he knows the year my dad started too," Mayday said.
"Great for him, but that won't always come in handy," Goten said. "So, ready to show me what you got?"
Izuku took a moment to analyze Goten, considering the best course of action, "Our numbers should give us an advantage. But, somehow I don't think he would have challenged us if he didn't think he thought he'd have a hard time. Given how strong his father and brother are, it's possible Goten has had his own fair share of intense training, not to mention, there is that possibility of him turning Super Saiyan."
"What's wrong? You kids chicken?" Goten asked.
"Not this again," Sero said. "Look, we've trained with Spider-Man himself, we're more than capable of taking you on."
"Oh you think training with Spider-Man is enough?" Goten asked. "I'm stronger than Spider-Man. Hell, I'd say I'm stronger than All Might."
"Alright, don't go talking crazy there," Izuku said. "I don't care how strong you think you are, there's no way you could outclass All Might."
"What, you think just because All Might is Number One that he's the strongest?" Goten asked. "Oh right, I meant to say WAS Number One. He's strong but not as strong as people make him out to be. I mean Thor's way stronger than his teammates, but Boy Scout Captain America has to be the leader because, you know, he fits the mode."
"Uh, what's with the disrespect?" Mayday asked. "Captain America is kind of a big deal for people back home. Not everything has to do with power."
"Did I just hear Mayday Parker say that?" Goten asked. "Wow, UA's really humbled you hasn't it."
"Hey, don't get me wrong, I'll flex my muscles for days," Mayday said. "I just have the skills to back up my strength. What do you have? I hear talk that you're getting outclassed by your five-year-old niece!"
"It's because I go easy on her!" Goten defensively stated. "That's a courtesy I won't give to you!"
"Good, because I don't want any excuses when you lose," Mayday said, getting into a stance. "The difference between you and me is that I can at least live up to my dad's expectations, while you can barely achieve the success of your older brother."
"You know I fought Majin Buu, right?" Goten said.
"How did that end for you?" Mayday said.
"Like you would know, you were a little girl when that happened, stuck on Kami's Lookout while I risked my life," Goten said.
"Hey, I hate to rush things, but we are on a time limit," Sero said.
"Yeah you're right," Mayday said. "Alright everyone, let's send this kid flying back to Mount Paozu."
In a flash, Mayday rushed in for a punch that Goten immediately blocked, "Too slow." Mayday pulled back, attempting to sweep Goten's feet, but he backflipped away.
Sero rushed in to wrap tape around Goten, to which the boy powered out, but this brief distraction allowed for Izuku to get a kick to his head, stumbling him aside.
"Might be good to take him out quickly before he can go all out, especially if he's anything like his father or brother," Izuku went for another kick, one that Goten blocked.
"Not bad!" Goten threw a punch that Izuku blocked, but the force sent him flying backwards. "Still gonna need way more than that to beat me!"
"How about this then!" Mayday rushed for a kick right to Goten's side, however he immediately grabbed her leg and began spinning her around and sent her flying toward Izuku, crashing into him.
"I got this!" Ochako rushed in and managed to activate her quirk on Goten, the boy floating up a bit.
"I feel light as a feather now," Goten said, turning to kick Ochako away. "That would have worked if I didn't already know how to fly on my own."
Goten immediately flew in to get another punch to Ochako, the girl quickly deactivating her quirk, "Release!" Goten nearly lost his balance for a quick second as he had to readjust to the feeling in his body, this gave an opening for Sero to wrap him up in tape and immediately fling him across into a rock formation.
"Great work, stay on him," Mayday said.
"We don't need to worry too much about beating him tough, we just have to tag him," Izuku said.
"Wait, who gets the tag?" Sero asked.
Goten immediately flew back, throwing a punch toward Sero, with Izuku coming in to block at the last second, though the shockwave of the blow sent him flying.
"Come on, I wanted a challenge, not a walk in the park," Goten taunted.
"I'm about to walk all over your face!" Mayday shouted, dashing in with an attempt at a kick, which Goten blocked.
"Too slow," Goten punched her toward where Izuku was, the girl colliding into her teammate.
"Annoying bastard," Mayday said, prying herself off.
"Mayday, don't forget about what your dad said," Izuku reminded. "Letting yourself get frustrated will cause you to slip up."
"Yeah you're right," Mayday said. "Still, he's really ticking me off."
"You ready to quit?" Goten asked.
Ochako looked around, trying to see what she could use to her advantage when she saw the loose rocks scattered. "Hey Sero, I have a plan. Remember that move Deku came up with when we were training against Spider-Man?"
"When you used your zero gravity on those rocks?" Sero asked.
"Exactly, I'm going to use my quirk to lighten them, think you can fling them at Goten?" Ochako asked.
"Honestly, I'm not too sure," Sero said, glancing at the Saiyan. "He's pretty fast."
"It's worth a try," Ochako said. "We don't have much to lose."
"Wow you kids are boring, I thought you'd put up more of a fight than this," Goten taunted.
"Clearly he's not as humble as his brother is," Ochako said. "Come on."
Izuku and Mayday rushed back in to attack, the boy blocking a double kick, sending them flying back.
"Mayday, cover for me, get his attention while I flank him," Izuku said.
"You got it," Mayday said, landing on a nearby rock. "That all you got, Goten? You can't even knock me off my feet!"
"That's because I haven't turned up my charm," Goten said, blasting the ground near her legs. "If wowing girls is a quirk, then I'm a prodigy."
"Pfft, how deluded are you?" Mayday said, leaping above and firing some web shots at Goten's face. She webbed the ground near him and pulled in for a double kick to his chest.
Goten stumbled back but it wasn't enough to knock him off balance. He dashed in for a punch, one Mayday immediately caught, but not without effort. The girl had nearly lost her balance trying not to fall over.
In a flash, that's when Izuku came in with his attack, "One for All: Full Cowling" Izuku threw his kick at Goten's head. "Shoot style!"
Goten managed to block with his free hand, though as he attempted to parry, Izuku turned and kicked the half-saiyan in the face, stumbling him back again and allowing both Izuku and Mayday to deliver a duel flying kick to send him further back.
Despite their effort, Goten was still standing, though he could definitely feel the pressure laid upon him. "Not bad, you two are a lot stronger than I gave you credit for." He readied another blast, "Still have a ways to go."
"Release!" Ochako said, the last thing Goten heard before a a pair of giant rocks hit him from the sides, knocking him against a wall.
"Wow! That actually got him!" Sero said.
"Just for a second, something tells me he can take a blow like that," Ochako said.
Goten blasted the rocks out of the way, dusting himself off, "Didn't expect that, I really should watch-"
"Release!" Ochako said again, more rocks hitting Goten. Ochako would continue activating some rocks as Sero flung them at Goten, getting their gravity back each time before they hit.
"Wow, Ochako and Hanta are really going to town on Goten," Mayday said.
"Yeah, that's amazing," Izuku said. "Uraraka seems so focused, I don't think I've seen her this determined since she fought Kacchan."
Goten was constantly crushed by the weight of oncoming rocks thrown at him by Sero and Ochako, the boy getting more and more frustrated each time. Eventually he powered through, blasting all the rocks away, "Enough!"
The shockwave shook the stadium, worrying some of the teachers on the bleachers.
"Hey Iceman, does that kid know how to control his strength?" Miss Joke asked.
"He said he does," Bobby said. "But he does get carried away sometimes, especially in the middle of an intense fight."
"Hopefully he was taught that part of being a hero is knowing how to control his strength," Aizawa said.
"Cut him a break, he was trained by his mother, father, older brother and his Namekian Uncle, he's got this under control," Bobby said.
Back at the fight, Goten was dusting off some debris, a looking of mild shock on his face, "Gotta admit, you UA kids are a lot tougher than I thought. For a while I was under the impression UA was all hype and nothing to back it up, but you're actually worth the effort, way more than a lot of these other second rate schools."
"UA's the Top School in Japan for a reason, "Mayday said "Screw Shiketsu, they're an afterthought. At this rate, I daresay UA might be a League above even Professor X's School."
"New country, same Mayday, always talking shit," Goten said. "I'm surprised it hasn't come back to bite you, though I suppose it's because you have yet to have a real challenge. I saw how you blew through everyone at The Sports Festival, the only one who probably would have stood a chance against you, is our little broccoli friend here."
"Ew, don't call him a broccoli, he's way too sweet to be a vegetable," Mayday said.
"Huh?" Izuku replied, blushing a bit.
"Right, he's a Cinnamon Bun," Goten said, this earning some embarrassment for Izuku.
"Please tell me that's not gonna be a thing," Izuku said.
"Don't worry your pretty head about it my little cinnamon bun," Mayday said, further annoying Izuku, and slightly irritating Ochako. "So, you gonna keep coming at us, or what?"
Goten briefly considered it, gauging the situation. He did not expect much of a fight given how much stronger he was than they were, but their strategy and determination really took him by surprise.
After thinking it over, Goten quickly charged some energy and sent a blast at their feet, blinding the kids a moment from the blast and dust. When they looked again, he was already in the air.
"I could beat you, but that would be too easy for me, I'll let you kids have a fighting chance, and when you get your licenses, just remember it's because I allowed it," Goten taunted. "Don't put my kindness to waste now."
Before anyone could say another word, Goten flew off, leaving the four kids confused, and slightly irritated.
"That guy has such an ego," Sero said. "How could someone like that have such a nice older brother?"
"That's how most siblings are, the oldest gets most of the lessons drilled into their head, the youngest gets away with more," Mayday said. "Of course I can't see my mom doing that with Benjy, but my dad definitely will."
"I get the feeling Peter already spoils you," Ochako looked to the distance. "What's our next plan?"
"We still need to find someone to tag, and we have to hurry," Izuku said. "Otherwise we're going to lose our chance at making it to the next round."
"Think we should check on the kids that Goten knocked out?" Mayday asked. "Might be a good chance to score points off of that."
"I'd hate to do things that way but...at this point we might not have a choice," Izuku said. "Let's hurry."
In the city, Peter was seen on a nearby roof, talking with Twilight through his mask, "I know you're itching to get back out there, but you need to rest a bit longer."
"I'm fine though, I can handle some low level stuff at least," Twilight said.
"I'd rather you be safe than sorry, same with Peni," Peter said, then heard some shouting. "Look, I just saw a robbery, I gotta go."
"Fine, be careful, tell Gohan and Logan to be careful too," Twilight said. "I love you."
"Love you too," Peter said, leaping down to effortlessly knock out the robber. "Too easy."
"Whoa! Spider-Man!" came the voice of a woman. "I didn't expect you see you around these parts!"
"Just doing my best to protect Japan, given All Might's retirement," Peter said. "I'm not alone either, Wolverine and Saiyaman should be around as well."
"Lucky us, we appreciate having heroes like you helping out, especially those from overseas," The woman said.
"Thank you Miss..."
"Bakugo, Mrs. Mizuki Bakugo," the woman said.
"Right Mrs...Wait, Bakugo?" Peter said, taking a better look at the woman. "I see an uncanny resemblance." "Hey, question, are you related to a boy named Katsuki?"
"Yeah, he's my son," Mizuki said, the answer surprising Peter a bit. "One you risked your life to save."
"Oh, well, that was nothing, I was just doing what I can to help," Peter said.
"Risking your life for my son isn't 'nothing', you did a really nice thing Spider-Man," Mizuki said. "It's thanks to you that my son was able to come home."
"I didn't beat the bad guy, All Might did," Peter said. "He's the one you should be thanking, all I did was nearly get myself killed."
"You're way too modest, fact is you did your part, just like the other heroes," Mizuku said. "Saiyaman and Wolverine, I'm grateful to them too. But you, honestly, seeing what happened to you that night, I can't help but feel responsible for that."
"Huh? You didn't do anything wrong," Peter said.
"My son was captured because those villains thought he could be molded into being one of them, and that happened because my son has a really bad attitude," Mizuku said. "He's always been praised for his quirk and it went straight to his head. As his mother, I should have deflated his ego, but I didn't. I was a fool."
"Ma'am, you're no fool, I mean in the end, your son still wants to be a hero, so you did something right," Peter said. "He has a lot of room to grow, and I will admit, he needs to tone down his aggression. Thankfully he has that opportunity, I'm more than happy to make sure he has a chance to become a great hero."
"Thanks, I appreciate that, Spider-Man," Mizuki said.
The hero removed his mask, "Just 'Peter' is fine."
"Holy shit you're cute up close," Mizuki said, getting a blush out of the hero. "You're married right? Your wife's a damn lucky woman to see a face like that every day."
"I'm more lucky to have her," Peter bashfully admitted, putting his mask back on to hide his blush. "Also, I should be apologizing to you. I mean, I don't know if you saw the Sports Festival but-"
"No, it's fine," Mizuki said. "I was not comfortable seeing my son get hurt like that but, knowing him, he probably said something to tick your daughter off. I knew that would happen to him one day, I love my son but he's a cocky little bastard."
"Easy to see where Katsuki gets his way of talking from." "My daughter was out of line when she did that, I understand he has his issues but as a parent, I need to make sure my daughter behaves better than that myself," Peter said.
"Being a parent is tough, huh?" Mizuki said.
"It's tougher than most if not all my villain fights," Peter said. "But I love being a dad, and I love my kids, so it's worth doing my best to be a good dad."
"Same, I need to work on being a better mom," Mizuki said.
"Well like I said, you may have raised a hero," Peter said.
"Spider-Man!" Gohan called. "Trouble downtown! Logan's fighting it but he'll need backup!"
"Coming!" Peter said, about to leave. "See you Mrs. Bakugo."
"Mizuki, if you don't mind," The woman said.
"Alright, bye Mizuku," Peter said, swinging off alongside a flying Gohan.
"What a nice guy, hopefully Katsuki can take a page out of that book," Mizuki said, going back to her business.
Back with Seiji, he was seen holding the mushy Kirishima in his hand, facing off against his four opponents. "I am from Shiketsu, as you can see, we keep our hats on even when we are in battle. The reason being that each of our movements is crowned by the legacy of our school." He dropped Kirishima beside him, "It is a sign of protest to show how graceful Shiketsu High truly is, better than the crude bunch who desire to be so-called heroes."
Bakugo gestured to his classmates, "This is the type of guy I hate."
"I don't like using such strong words, but I can't say I'm thinking to fondly of him myself," Flurry said.
"I barely understand a thing that guy even said," Kaminari said.
"He said his eyes are too small and full of tears to see how strong we are," Bakugo said.
"I'll have you know that my eyes are strong and handsome!" Seiji said.
"Weirdo..." Flurry still felt a bit sick at the sight before her, she would have to do her best to put those feelings aside.
"Guess that's his pet peeve," Kaminari said. "Probably shouldn't mention it."
Observing from nearby was Trunks, the half Saiyan watching from above, wanting to see where this was going, "Let's see how those UA kids handle this."
"Just so you know, I have a lot of respect for your High School," Seiji said, activating his quirk again. "I do not respect your behavior, and I cannot allow you to disgrace the integrity of my school's greatest rival!"
"He's doing that weird thing again!" Kaminari said.
"So gross," Mineta said. "What should we do?"
"Be quiet!" Bakugo shouted, ready to fight. "This talk of duty and responsibility, how about you actually show me what you're worth instead of blabbing about it!"
"I'll be happy to bring you down, Katsuku Bakugo!" Seiji said, sending out his quirk again.
Back at the main battle area with Izuku, the boy was seen rushing through target balls thrown at him. The students Goten knocked out were already eliminated by the Half-Saiyan boy, having gotten the points he needed, so now it was time for Izuku's team to do the same.
"I gotta make them gather in one place to take them out!" Izuku said, baiting the other team in.
"Want some gum?" Miss Joke asked.
"Is that some type of prank?" Aizawa dryly asked, focusing on the battle. "I really hate this, to not know who passes and fails in real time."
"Plus that one guy totally destroyed the ground," Bobby said. "What are you teaching those kids, Joke?"
"I'm teaching them too...wait a minute!" Miss Joke turned to Aizawa. "Are you actually worried about your students Eraser!?"
Aizawa chose not to answer the question directly, rather explain his own point of view about something, "I've come to realize something after watching my students, both in field and in training. Something that the class themselves may not have realized. But there are two students who's spirits have a big impact. They're not exactly leaders, even if Spider-Man believes one of them to be, and ironically the two don't really get along with one another. But their passion had spread to their peers really quickly."
"How invigorating," Rarity said as the battles down below continued, Izuku and his team fighting through their opponents.
"Honestly it's strange, every time a major even happens, it usually involves one of the two," Aizawa said, Bakugo seen blasting Seiji back and destroying a lot of his goops. "I'm not worried at all Joke, actually I'm almost excited to see what they can do. Even if they're not with the others, their presence raises the standard for the entire class."
"You've fallen for them quite hard, haven't you?" Miss Joke asked.
"I'll say, you're a lot more complimentary than Peter described," Bobby said. "These two students must be really damn amazing."
"Yes, and I'm honored to be their teacher," Aizawa said.