"Beacon... SMAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH!"

Izuku sent out another great torrent, which lead to another great rush of wind and, of course, to the excruciating feeling of bones snapping in his arm as he cried out in pain.

'I still haven't managed to get any better with One For All!' his arm still broke, even as he tried his best to keep his power together. It was a frustrating thing to have each failure in attempting to train with One For All underlined by the rush of horrific pain that came with his arm just collapsing under the strain of using One For All but... but he needed to do it. It was necessary. He had to get better at using his Semblance... he had to become stronger.

'My other arm was still recovering but... it should be alright now. Just a little smash and-'

His body stopped moving, completely outside of his ability to control it. A slight golden glow enveloped his body, almost causing him to go cross eyed.

"I've learned to recognize that look by now Mr. Midoriya. You're resting until that arm of your is 'completely' healed by your Aura. You're not going to break it again a moment before."

"But Professor, I-"

If the tone in Glynda Goodwitch's tone hadn't been enough to tell Izuku she would brook no argument from him, the look in her eyes only solidified it. It was hard to describe the look in her eye; not quite a glare but definitely 'not' a pleased expression, her brow was furrowed and there was a slight scowl on her lips as she looked him right in the eye.

"... I... was just thinking that too. Sure, let me just rest another half hour..." Glynda nodded as she readjusted her glasses with her other hand, the woman allowing him to stand and move under his own power as he released a relieved sigh. Waking up to find himself bandaged up without his teammates around had been one thing when he had trained One For All in his spare time a couple days ago... having done so and then having his professor, Glynda Goodwitch, chew him out for what a reckless idiot he had been was another thing. Everything from 'you could've been stuck in here for who knows how long before someone found you' to 'what would his team think if they found their team leader collapsed, arms pulverized, the day before class'. It wasn't pretty, it really wasn't pretty.

So it hadn't been a surprise when Glynda had pretty much declared, on the spot, that she'd be supervising his training with One For All from that day forward.

"Well, don't just stand around there, come over here so I can take a look at the damage."

It wasn't all bad, if he could admit it. He wasn't able to push himself to the degree he had before... but then maybe that was a good thing considering the state he'd left himself in. Plus Glynda was surprisingly capable as far as First Aid was concerned. Usually he had to use up the entire IDSSK in order to make sure he'd be fine for the rest of the day, but Glynda could work with less and seemingly come out with more. As she looked over Izuku's arm she frowned slightly, confirming his frustrations as she wrapped up his broken arm to help speed up the healing process.

"It's... different from last time. Worse, admittedly, but still different. It shows that you are at least having an effect on the level of damage you're taking... but you're gaining and losing it in between each punch, and you're not yet to the degree where your level of control is where it needs to be for you to use One For All without breaking yourself." He winced as Glynda said that and, also, as she tightened the bandage around him to keep the slight cuts from bleeding further, putting his arm into a sling while his Aura went to work on it.

"Yeah, I've been noticing that too... it's frustrating that I'm still not where I need to be, but I suppose that's its own kind of progress..." Indeed, when he wasn't wracked with pain and in the middle of beating himself up, it was a bit easier to take a step back and think about his progress with One For All. Forbidden from actually smashing again before his other arm finished healing he decided he'd crack his notebook open and put down some more notes on what he was learning.

"... You're taking this quite seriously. I have to admit, when I first saw you collapsing onto the floor, arms bleeding heavily and bones broken to the point I thought they may as well have been powdered, I thought you were being far more... careless about your training." He blinked as he looked up at Glynda, his emerald eyes watching as she looked over his copious amount of notes.

"Well... I need to right? Being a Huntsman... it means I'm going to be someone's hero. It means that I'm going to need to be strong to save people. If I can't even use my own Semblance to do that, then I'm not worth much to them, right? So I need to take my training seriously if I'm going to get to where I need to be." He saw that Glynda actually seemed a bit surprised as he said that, though she nodded in agreement. He turned back to his notes as he quickly finished them up, though he could 'feel' that Glynda was still watching him as he jotted his notes down.

"... Well, I suppose if I have to fix someone who's breaking themselves using One For All, I'd much rather it be because you can't control it than it being because you can't control yourself." Izuku actually blinked a bit as Glynda said that, turning his head to face her as he saw she'd been shaking her head.

"Wait, are you talking about Toshinori?" Glynda just looked down at him and nodded, while re-adjusting her glasses.

"I didn't know about One For All at the time, but Toshinori was capable of controlling it from the get go. A bit of a natural with it... but Gods, did that fact make him careless. He'd rush into these training exercises and situations that would just end up breaking his bones anyway and he'd always come to me asking to fix him back up. I'm surprised that he even had the energy leftover to do much of any other kind of training... though that's probably my own fault for tending to his wounds in the first place." Glynda couldn't help but shake her head, while Izuku's eyes grew a bit wide.

"Oh hey, does that mean that the G in Team EGNT?"

"Yes. Glynda or Goodwitch, whichever you'd prefer to use. My partner and I were teammates with Enji and Toshinori."

"Man, that is so cool! So it was you, Enji, Toshinori and... and..." He frowned, his brow furrowing as he brought his non-broken hand to his chin. After a moment's consideration, he looked back up to Glynda. "Um, who was the fourth partner on your team anyway?" He saw a faint smile crossed Glynda's lips as she shrugged.

"I suppose it isn't a surprise that you're so... uncertain, both about my having been part of the team and my partner's. I ended up going in teaching not long after graduating, wanted to help mold young minds of future generations. It took me a while to build my own reputation after that. Meanwhile my partner... well, he chose a different career path soon after graduating." Glynda sighed as she shook her head. "You haven't met him yet but his name is Naomasa Tsukauchi. He started on the Hunter track because he wanted to help people... but as I'm sure you've heard by now, Hunters were a different breed back then. More focused on the Grimm than on the increasing troubles in human settlements. The increasing tension between Faunus and human, the rising crime... the general despair. With Mountain Glen being founded and the Grimm, seemingly, pushed away Naomasa had quickly grown disheartened with his career as a Huntsman and switched. The Vale police were eager enough to accept a trained Huntsman into their ranks and Naomasa's been busy at work, rising through the ranks... now he's a detective, able to traverse the Four Kingdoms rather freely."

"Wow." He muttered as Glynda nodded in agreement, though a smile was on her lips.

"Toshinori sometimes teases him about it from time to time of course. Says that if Naomasa had just been patient and waited for him to do his work in Mountain Glenn, then he would've been able to keep being a Huntsman and fulfill his desire to help the average person. Naomasa takes it in good humor though... and, honestly, he might be an even better detective than he was a Huntsman. Certainly been a big help in a lot of ways..."

"Does he know about One For All?" Izuku asked and in response Glynda just nodded. "Does that mean Enji knows too?"

He was surprised by her reaction. After all, it was not every day that he saw Glynda Goodwitch bark out an honest to goodness laugh.

"No. No, no, no. Enji doesn't know." That ended up bringing him to his next question, one that'd been in his mind.

"So... was it really that bad between Enji and Toshinori? That he still hasn't told him about One For All? I got that it was bad at first but from the way Toshinori talked about it, I thought that things had gotten better." Glynda smiled a bit wistfully as she sighed.

"It did... from Toshinori's end." The woman sighed as she re-adjusted her glasses. "Understand this; the conflict between Toshinori and Enji was all about Ego and those two swinging around theirs. Toshinori felt spurned that he wasn't picked for the leadership position and Enji felt justified in holding Toshinori's nose in it till he got in line. Enji was a good leader... but he was a prideful man. He wouldn't broker any disobedience and did his best to bring Toshinori in through a battle of their personalities. He was capable, organized and possessed of a powerful personality... and in the end, it was those very same traits that ensured that he and Toshinori would fight and that Enji wouldn't be the one to back down..."

"The fighting stopped when Toshinori finally let go of his pride. When he tried to be the best teammate he could be and recognize that Enji was best suited for the job... heck, once Enji had Toshinori's loyalty, the two almost started to get along. Still... Enji never did let go of his pride. Of his ego. It was only satisfied by Toshinori relinquishing his. That's... that's what caused things to turn again." Glynda sighed as she finished bandaging up his arm. "When Toshinori became The Symbol of Peace... there was no out and out fighting. Toshinori had let go of that ego, of that desire for personal acclimation, that had driven him to fight against Enji... but Enji's pride was slighted. Naomasa and I, we cared that Toshinori was doing his job and was saving people. We didn't feel slighted that our choices had caused us to fall out of the public eye for a time... we were just happy with our teammate's accomplishments."

"Enji... Enji couldn't accept being shunted to the side. His pride, even to this day, remains great... so great that it's a rare thing for most of us to talk with Enji. I don't believe Toshinori's heard one word from him in years, perhaps since his injury." He watched as she shook her head at the thought. "Naomasa and I could be told about One For All because Toshinori felt we could be trusted... Enji... who knows. I want to believe my team leader's Ego isn't so great that he would take the information about One For All and abuse it... but... the man Enji is can be terrifying at times. Especially when it comes to 'usurping' Toshinori's position as the Greatest Huntsman in Remnant."

"The guy just keeps sounding more and more intense." He muttered to himself as he sweated a bit, Glynda nodding in agreement.

"He is that... but whatever else he is, he's also the second greatest Huntsman in Remnant and earned that title. A lot of people are still alive today because of Enji's endeavors. Despite how hard Enji makes it to remember that, it is worth remembering." Glynda readjusted her glasses one last time before turning on him. "Hmmm... that does raise a question. If you would not mind my asking?" He shook his head, having already taken his fill of asking her questions. "You're a very studious young man. A lot of research, a lot of facts and figures and information on Grimm, Huntsmen and Huntresses... even notes on his own Semblance and Aura. It makes me wonder something. Why Toshinori?"

Seeing the confused look on his face must've caused her to continue. "Enji has had far more successful missions than Toshinori. He's been more active, effectively saved more lives... he's done a lot in order to save a great number of people. Toshinori has saved numerous himself, I'm not discounting him... but it surprises me that a young man such as yourself would agree with the general popular notion of Toshinori as the Symbol of Peace. Pleasing, don't get me wrong, but surprising..."

"So that's why I'm curious. Why choose Toshinori's successes and model of heroism to try to follow so faithfully over Enji's?"

He bent his head down slightly as he considered that question, his thoughts gathering in his mind before he turned up to look at Glynda.

"Well... for me, it isn't about success. It's about hope." The Goodwitch raised her eyebrow at him as he said that, but he kept on ahead as he looked to explain. "I'm not saying that Enji doesn't deserve accolades. He is where he is for a reason, like you said, and I wouldn't take away the lives he's saved for anything... but his approach has always been very systematic. He deals with the problem at hand, maybe gives out a press statement, and then leaves without much fuss, always looking for the next assignment. Toshinori though, he actively stays and rallies the people."

"It's true that Enji has more successes, but Toshinori lacks in that department because he stays in a location he helps for a lot longer. He helps with rebuilding and rescue efforts, helps clear out remaining Grimm so that people can relocate if their homes have been destroyed and actively does his best to help organize better patrols for when he's not around anymore. Grimm attacks fall dramatically wherever Toshinori goes compared to Enji, and that isn't an accident. The Grimm are drawn to people's negative emotions, it's what brings them in and what nurtures them... but places Toshinori goes just don't have those negative emotions in spades anymore. He might spend more time in one place, might do 'less' overall... but the hope Toshinori is able to inspire in the people by staying, by being their hero for more than just the moment he's there to save the day... it stops the Grimm from coming in force for a long, long time."

"If it was all about the numbers then sure, Enji's approach would be preferable... but it isn't just numbers we're dealing with. It's people. People who might lose hope for a better future, who might end up believing that, after a Grimm attack, that it's their fate to suffer through more. That's why I find Toshinori's approach so much more inspiring. Because he gives people a hope for a better future by staying and by being a the Symbol of a Peaceful future. That's... that's what I want to do. That's what I want to be for people too."

"... I have to hand it to you, Mr. Midoriya. You've given this a lot of thought." Glynda spoke in an approving manner as she re-adjusted her glasses. "Now then... I do believe we still have some time booked for this room... it looks to me that your other arm is in good condition again. If you're dead set on breaking it and having it fixed before we leave, I suggest you do so." He jumped slightly as Glynda said that, quickly running into the open space of the arena to get ready for another smash.

He didn't miss the nostalgic look on Glynda's face as he turned though.

"Alright, let's try it one more time! FLASH FREEZE!"

Weiss sighed as she quickly brought up her rapier, with a few gestures and a few flicks she began producing a small, swirling storm of ice and snow around the tip of her rapier. Nora Valkyrie grinned as she, at that moment, finished reloading Magnhild. As a full charge of Dust escaped Myrtenaster's loading chambers, Weiss then directed that Dust into two of Nora's grenades, causing them to seemingly freeze over. Nora took aim and, with a wide smile, pumped out the two shots, the grenades flying off towards two Atlesian Knights that had been set up as practice dummies. Nora's Dust Grenades were, ordinarily, interesting enough to look at; a rather powerful explosion acting as the core that would boom out as normal, an enticing sight for many already, that would then be surrounded by a charged cloud of electricity that danced around the area of explosion.

Flash Freeze, however, made that explosion even 'more' intense. Following the blast of lighting that would fly out thanks to the Lightning Dust charges at the core of Nora's grenades would be a small storm of snow that would surround the explosion, the group knowing by now that that outer shell betrayed a practical blizzard of Ice Dust on the inside of the explosion. The group waited for the air to clear and, finally, there were three smiles and one somewhat satisfied nod as the four looked upon the two Atlesian Knights; not only battered and sparking from Nora's base explosions but now utterly covered from head to toe in a layer of ice. Izuku walked up and experimentally punched one of the Atlesian Knights in the chest, the chest plate of the machine cracking under the pressure of the punch whereas, normally, it would bend or even rebuff his own fist.

"Alright! Flash Freeze is ready to go!" Nora declared as she popped Magnhild open again to reload it, Pyrrha clapping her hands slightly as she smile at the team's effort. Weiss just shook her head slightly as she looked at the scene.

"Don't you guys think this is kind of overkill? I mean, Nora's grenades along may very well be enough to destroy a whole group of Grimm, especially if she fires all of them out at once. Adding this effect on top just seems... I dunno, wasteful?" Izuku looked back over at Weiss as she spoke.

"I understand what you mean Weiss but think of it like this; things 'can' avoid Nora's grenades if they move away quick enough. The pure damage they can put out won't exactly be great the further off they get from one of her explosions. By adding this effect on top of it we can at least guarantee that Nora and I might be able to contribute more to a fight if her initial volley ends up not softening an enemy up enough."

"Besides! It looks so cool!" Nora declared pridefully as she placed Magnhild back on her back, Nora just nodding as she looked over at Weiss.

"It is a good way to ensure that our foes are debilitated at the state of a fight, even if they manage to avoid the bulk of the volley." Weiss sighed as she places her hand on her forehead.

"Fine, fine... I really don't see how this could come into use though."

"Alright, Team MNVW, are you all ready?" Each of them nodded their heads as Toshinori gave them all his signature smile, a small remote held in his hand. "In that case... BEGIN!" In the same instant that Toshinori pressed the button in hand to activate the Atlesian Knights he had disappeared in a flash of movement as they all turned their attention to the six droids in front of them. The droids remained still for but a moment until a red glow began to shine from their faces, their bodies immediately beginning to move as they fell into stances and positions more familiar, more human. They were still grouped up though... and that was where Izuku planned to soften them up.

"Weiss, Nora! FLASH FREEZE!" With a wordless nod the two immediately got to work, Weiss worked her 'magic' with her Dust and Nora presented the chamber of her grenade launcher to Weiss. Pyrrha hung back, waiting for the transaction to take place while Izuku just watched as the Atlesian Knights prepared to move. The Knights wielding pistols and knives shifted their knives into their dominant hands, the shotgun wielding members of the bunch readying their aim as they pointed at the team. Izuku bit his lip, hoping that Weiss and Nora would make good time. The telltale sign of Weiss' approving grunt followed by Nora's manic giggle told he that, why yes, they were both ready to go.

"EAT THIS!" Nora declared with a woop as she slammed the chamber of Magnhild shut, pointing the weapon right at the group of Atlesian Knights. With a series of quick 'pops' the grenades were all launched from Magnhild's chambers at once, the 'head' of the grenade launcher having opened up to allow the insane maneuver. his emerald eyes traced the grenades down as they approach the Atlesian Knights, two clearly having quickly caught on and done their best to get out of the way...

KA-BOOM!

"AAAAAH! HOLY CRAP, WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!" Yang's voice called out over the sound of the explosion as, he assumed, they were the only ones who covered their eyes in preparation for the explosion. Indeed, one of these explosions going off at once could be pretty intense, he'd learned that from experience, but all six going off at once? Even closed and with his arm shielding them his eyes still saw the sharp flash of light from beyond his lids. Even if they couldn't, his ringing ears told him that it was one 'big' explosion.

The sound of a shotgun going off and Nora grunting was what alerted him to the fact that the fight was still very much at hand. He slide his hand away, eyes blinking slightly as he looked at the clearing smoke and the last flashes of electricity. Four of the Atlesian Knights remained standing, three covered from head to toe in frost. While it may not have looked back, he knew from seeing it firsthand that flash freezing the droids in a blast of Ice Dust like that would have severe effects on them... and hopefully other enemies. The one knife wielding Knight that had been at the dead center of the group was turned into little more than a pile of blasted parts and the sword droid had fallen to the ground, inactive. One shotgun wielding droid had fired off at Nora and he could tell by looking that 'a lot' of bullets had nailed her head on. He and Pyrrha grimaced as they both rushed in, him rearing his fist back and Pyrrha pulling her blade back, as they both went in on the last standing Knight wielding a shotgun, looking to deny it a chance to do the same.

Izuku's blow landed true and the blast that followed absolutely 'shredded' the chest armor of the Atlesian Knight, the metal shattering thanks to the Ice Dust having made it so brittle. Pyrrha's sword cut in quick and deep as well, causing further damage. While the droid didn't drop immediately it soon did, its red lights dimming as it fell backwards, barely recognizable as an Atlesian Knight after all the harm it took. The two knife wielding Knights immediately charged for him and Pyrrha. His partner easily blocked a stab with her shield while he ended up taking a knife to the gut... only to find that his Aura pretty much bounced it off, leaving him unharmed.

"Everyone, once Weiss charges Nora, you guys know the plan! Weiss, Pyrrha, you'll handle the pursuit and Nora and I will clean up here and follow you soon after." Pyrrha and Weiss nodded, immediately going to work. Pyrrha took one last parting shot at the Knight in front of her, slicing clean across its chest. She frowned as the sparks produced by the hit don't send it falling immediately but she quickly fell back and away. Weiss, meanwhile, began to take time to produce a small spark of lightning at her finger-tips and the tip of her rapier, channeling the Dust carefully as she tried to-

ZZAAAP!

"Agh!" Weiss snapped back as the collection of Dust suddenly went up, very nearly in her face, as her hair lifted up under the force of the electric shock, a frown on her face. She didn't move, however, intent to see the plan through. Nora, however, seemed to lack the patience to wait for Weiss as she immediately ran up to the shotgun wielding Knight and took a swing at it. While her aim was true the speed of the Knight ended up being a bit much at the moment as it dodged back. Izuku delivered a blow into the chest of the Knight in front of him; the shotgun blast tearing more of its circuits and metal plating apart. Pyrrha's previous opponent fell, the additional stress on its systems too much, but the heavily damaged one before him just kept on keeping on, attempting to stab him to no avail; as he slapped the knife away before it could get close.

The shotgun wielding Knight in front of Nora stood in place as it leveled a shot at her... but the shotgun misfires before it could aim true and the force of the recoil sent it flying from the machine's hands. leaving it unarmed in front of Nora. It was a bit of a sight to see the normally bubbly orange-haired girl roar out as she lifted her hammer and swung twice in rapid succession without needing to stop... it reminded him of how powerful the young woman was.

The fact that she caved in the head of the Shotgun Knight, or nearly did so, as it collapsed to the ground inactive only reaffirmed that impression. Weiss and Pyrrha, for their part, didn't break off into a further run... the two seemed to be watching and waiting, almost as if in disbelief. Izuku himself delivered another punch to his opponent, one that produced a great deal of sparks in its chest... sparks that eventually burned bright before dimming, along with the red visor of the Atlesian Knight. Heavily damaged, but not destroyed, it fell to the ground, inactive...

They all blinked as they realized that, in a matter of seconds, they all ended up destroying all six of those Knights, leaving all four of them freed up to go on the chase...

"So uh... how we gonna be chasing down these last four Knights, Fearless Leader?"

"Alright so here's the plan! Pyrrha and I will break off and start running toward the general direction of the exit to look for these things. If we find a group bigger than one, we'll call you guys for help. Otherwise, we'll handle it one on one and let you guys pick off the rest." Everyone nodded in understanding before Izuku turned to Weiss. "Find and guard the exit! If you see any of them approaching with the package beforehand, do your best to distract them and send us a signal of your location on our Scrolls, alright?"

"Simple enough." Weiss declared with a nod as she quickly bolted off in the direction of the exit. He watched as Weiss hopped up into the air, moving her hands around and flicking her rapier as a handful of Solid Glyphs formed platforms to help her climb up to the higher ledges and buildings of the campus.

"Nora, follow Weiss but fall back to the area 'around' the exit. If she needs help, you go to her first and foremost. If you need help, call us on your Scroll. We don't really have time for you to reload just now but-"

"Hardly a problem Fearless Leader. If I do come across any I'll just Smash 'em!" With that Nora grinned nice and wide as she turned to follow Weiss. As they ran off he turned to give Pyrrha a nod, one the red head readily returned, as the two sprinted off.

He was on their trails almost as soon as they all sped off, spotting plenty of signs. They weren't being careful; they'd just charged through the various paths of Beacon's campus trying to get to the exit. He could hear their metal feet pounding cement in the near distance and he could see signs of where they'd had to make quick cuts around corners, leaving scrapes on the ground or toppling over stuff that had been left behind by various students or professors. For right now, finding his first bit of prey wasn't the problem... and catching up didn't remain a problem for long either. Drawing upon the well of strength he'd built up inside of him, pushing his body as far and as fast as it could go, he managed to quickly gain ground. He jumped over small obstacles and quickly dug his heels in to speed around corners as he singled in on one potential enemy out of all of those Knights.

As he rounded a corner and into a more thin alley between some buildings on Beacon's campus he spotted the tell-tale red glow of one of the Atlesian Knight's face plates as it looked for a corner to turn off on to lose him. Izuku quickly cocked his shotguns as he prepared for a fight and the noise drew the Knight's attention to him...

The Knight's glowing face seems to take him in for a hot second, as if analyzing that there was only 'one' foe there. As it realized that the Knight pulled out a bastard sword and, swinging it around a few times, immediately moved in for him.

He was a bit surprised when it was the Atlesian Knight that met him in combat first, it's bastard sword raised above its head as it seemed ready to try and cleave into him. His shock was only momentary however as he quickly raised his gauntlets up and bashed the blade away, leaving him pretty much free and clear. He grunted as he reared a fist back, feeling the shotgun in his gauntlet cock with the motion before he punched forward. Again he knew his fist itself wasn't doing that much damage here but he just watched as the shotgun roared to life, blasting into the chest of the Atlesian Knight and tearing chunks of its armor apart. 'Say what you want, that Gravity Dust was a good investment.' However, now in such close range with the Knight, it seemed ready to just go ham.

It raised its blade again and brought it down into him and, that time, he couldn't quite parry as the blade caught him on the shoulder and sliced down. His Aura absorbed the attack and he could feel it weaken, so he wasn't too put off... until the Knight quickly brought its blade back around, catching him across the gut. He felt the sting of his Aura being pressured again, grunting as the sheer force of its assault fell upon him. He knew that was a lot of damage but, grimacing, he just went back on the offensive. The machine seemed slightly off its footing when he reared his fist back as it, again, couldn't quite move out of his way as you plowed his gauntlet into its side. The shotgun roared to life as a shower of sparks flew from the side of the Atlesian Knight.

The Knight stumbled and even nearly fell, the red lights of its face, flickering, but it seemed to hold itself together as it mechanically re-adjusted its grip on its blade. Again, the bastard sword was brought against him, the machine swinging twice as it sought to rend him. He managed to catch the blade by its face and push it away, expecting that to be that... but that expectation was what ended up costing him.

"AAAH!" He felt the blade sink into flesh as it sliced clean through his Aura, a trickle of blood following its trail as he realized that he'd been pierced. The wound was shallow, very shallow, nothing a little time and Aura wouldn't be able to patch up if he had the time, but he realized that he'd very nearly been beaten, already. He grinded his teeth together as he looked up to face his opponent who still glared down at him. Piercing his Aura must've spared him being recognized as 'in the red' as it still seemed ready for a fight as it brought its sword back.

Izuku roared out in anger as he reared a fist back and sent it flying forth, the Atlesian Knight too damaged to dodge his blow at all. With an explosion of sparks the core of the Atlesian Knight went up in flame as his Gravity Dust Rounds just tore through its systems all the way to the back. Its red lights shimmered and then died out as it fell onto its back, its blade clattering off to the side.

He resisted the urge to collapse onto his knees and take deep, wheezing breathes. He needed to get back out and start looking for the next few Knights. Even if he couldn't engage, he could at least signal his team as to where they were so they could converge. So it was with only a slight wince of pain that he stood up and proceeded to run forward, ready for another sprint and ready for another fight.

He was gasping for breath as he sprint as fast as he could through Beacon's Campus. As he forced himself forward he heard the sounds of combat; someone had made contact with the enemy. He bit his lip slightly as he charged on ahead, ready to assist whatever teammate of his had fallen into combat...

He immediately sighed in relief when he watched as Nora wrenched Magnhild from the head of one of the Atlesian Knights, a wide smile on her face as she turned to address him. "Hey there Fearless Leader... ooh, you're looking a little rough... and bleedy..." Nora walked over as she reached into her skirt to pull out a quick roll of bandages, something that Professor Peach had instructed them all to do ever since their first week in that class. Good for binding up bleeding injuries so they don't get worse. "Don't tell me you started running while you were gushin' blood like that?"

"It's just a flesh wound, I'm not really that bad o-OUCH!" Nora prodded his chest wound slightly as he tried to write it off, the orange haired young woman just sticking her tongue out at him as she quickly wrapped the bandages around his chest.

"Honestly, I know you're Fearless there Izuku, but you should at least bind up your own wounds when you're in this kind of a spot."

She threw her arms forward, and with a few quick, though powerful, flicks of her wrist, the bandages began to flow around him. It was almost a bit amazing how quickly the bandages fell over him. Though, perhaps it would have been better had Nora been a bit more careful in her placement, as by the end, the bandages basically ended up just draped around him.

"... Unless you mess it up like this. Then... you know, then you... ahem..." Nora's cheeks turned a bit red as she scratched one of them.

"... Still, you're right Nora. Sorry, I guess this test has me a bit in a rush..." He quickly set his own sights on fixing up his bandages... only to wind up with them wrapped around his arms and his chest, effectively binding them. "... How?"

"Hahahahahahaha!" Nora just howled with laughter as she patted him on the back, nearly bowling him forward as she wiped a tear from her eye. "Looks like we need more lessons there Izuku... but that'll have to wait. We should probably get back to running now." He nodded in agreement as he, awkwardly, forced his way out of the bandages and got to running with Nora. Despite his efforts though it wasn't long before the bell rang out loud enough for all of them to hear. Soon after, Pyrrha sent them all a signal on their Scrolls, giving them her exact location.

When he and Nora arrived he did so in time with Weiss and saw... oh... oh jeez...

"Thank you all for saving me!"

Toshinori stood, his hands bound but giving them all a thumbs up, as he and Pyrrha stood next to a nearby Atlesian Knight, cut into pieces by Pyrrha's weapons no doubt. Izuku palmed his face, not wanting to look Toshinori in the eye even as he gave them all his signature smile.

"You all did extremely well today. Although I will be having to take some points off of your performance." They all arched their eyebrows as Toshinori said that, the giant of a man turning to look at Pyrrha who, at that very moment, had her face in her hands... though her face was just as red as her hair. "After all, I doubt a civilian would take getting stabbed in the chest with a sword as well as I did."

"Pyrrha!" Weiss cried out, shocked, as Izuku choked slightly from the announcement. Nora just laughed and laughed as she wrapped her arms around her midsection and Pyrrha just shook her head.

"I'm sorry!" She called out from behind her hands as she just kept shaking her head, Toshinori by that point just letting out that booming laughter of his.

"Still, very good, all of you! You faced tough odds and, even with a lucky break, managed to come up with a plan that allowed you to overcome those odds! Your performances were each very good." Before any of them could ask they watched as Toshinori fished around his pockets with his bound hands to pull out a Scroll, the screen of which showed various videos from various vantage points of all of their work. "A slight hiccup at the end doesn't discredit all the hard work you all put into facing this task. Well done." They all nodded as Toshinori quickly dismissed all of them. As they all walked back, however, Izuku noticed that Toshinori hung back with him, his hands drawing Izuku's attention to him.

"... Next time we train, I'd like to talk to you about something." He blinked as he whispered that but nodded, the Symbol of Peace just continuing to smile as he finally strode forward.

Still, it felt good to win that with his team.

E/N: This chapter made me really glad I'm not the only one editing this. At the start of the chapter I had somehow managed to not put in the first half of the interaction with Glynda. Everything before Izuku starts babbling about how "That's so cool" was just missing. Which made it read really abrupt, unless like me you knew that Glynda supervises Izuku's OFA training, in which case everything seemed to check out. Until pointed out this is the scene where that gets established for you guys. So yea props to Wind for catching that.

-Shovern