MHA: Stitches

by Sully7072

Life with quirks is strange, sometimes it can be a blessing in the sky while other times it can be the curse from hell gifted by the gods or whatever is out there to screw you over. I wanted to become a hero not for the supposed reason as its the right thing to do or that you're saving lives. Frankly, I don't give a rat's ass who lives or dies so long as I get my check.

103. Shoto!

"Oh looks like you two are getting along well as always." Yagi and Midoriya jolt up at the familiar voice.

"Aizawa you've got it all wrong he was being really pushy so…" Toshinori attempts to explain to the teacher.

"Stop acting like you got caught having an affair it's weird." Aizawa scowls just as a familiar lilac haired boy pops up from behind.

"Shinso you were with Aizawa back then too weren't you?" Midoriya recognises.

"Yeah I guess so." Shinso scratches the back of his neck.

"I'm surprised Sayako hasn't made mention of it." Midoriya admits oblivious to Shinso's hues sharpening.

"I doubt she'd even notice." Shinso tuts tiredly.

"Huh…?" Midoriya perks up at Shino's scowl.

"Midoriya hurry and get suited up we have a busy day today." Aizawa intervenes as Midoriya goes off to do just that…

"I'm so excited!" Hagakure gushes giddily.

"Aren't you cold?" Sayako couldn't help but ask the invisible girl.

"I'm freezing." The girl with blue gloves and white boots admits.

"Some willpower." Sayako says surprised.

"My winter specs aren't they cool?" Cheerily, Mina poses to the girls.

"It's lovely." Momo smiles.

"You've changed your look." Jiro takes note of Sayako's costume.

"Oh you noticed?" Sayako smirks slightly.

"Seems more stylish." Ojiro takes note of.

"Yeah I had to make modifications with my prosthetic according to Bombarda the winter is the worst with my arm." Sayako admits as she holds her arm.

"So that's the reason for the rims of feathers." Momo hums.

"Yeah also cause it looks cool." Cheekily, Sayako winks.

"I didn't realise the temperature has dropped so much." Ojiro admits.

"Everyone's costumes have changed a lot since when we started school." Tenya takes note of.

"Iida you managed to endure that costume all summer…impressive." Sato smiles at him.

"Kaachan changed his costume too!" Midoriya points out.

"HAA IF YA GOT A PROBLEM, THEN SAY IT TO MY FACE YA DAM NERD!" Bakugo bellows.

"That suit reminds me of Bombarda's first debut did you incorporate her X signal as well?" Amazed, Midoriya couldn't help but ask but…

"DIE!" Is blasted in the face.

"Since it looks like Katsumi's I've got to ask. Does it have cold resistance build into it to protect your body heat too? For someone like you who uses your sweat glands as their weapon that makes a lot of sense I think it's an awesome change no doubt you had her help with it too you even have her colour scheme of orange and black!" Amazed, Midoriya couldn't help but gush noting the striking similarities between both Bombarda's debut to Katsuki's current attire.

"DON'T FLATTER ME AND AS IF I'D NEED HER HELP!" Katsuki's roars, Kirishima and Kaminari by his side smiling sheepishly.

"Midoriya your suit had the most dramatic change you've even added something ew again recently." Ojiro points out.

"Yep Hatsume even went as far as to match it to my strength level." Midoriya admits.

"Uraraka?" Sayako takes note of her twitching brow.

"GO AWAY!" She screams hitting her helmet.

"What are you doing!?" Ojiro frets from said strike.

"You have quite the relaxed vibe coming from you guys." A familiar voice calls out from the training grounds.

"There you are we've been looking forward to this." Kirishima turns to the approaching class B.

"Speak for yourself." Sayako sneers scowling.

"YES! NOW CLASS A TODAY IS THE DAY WE SETTLE THINGS BETWEEN US DON'T YOU THINK!?" Monoma cackles crazed standing with his class behind him.

"…You need help dude and this is coming from me!" Sayako sighs.

"You might wanna take a closer look at this survey I took it at the festival and it's enlightening! I asked what was better class A's pathetic attempt at being rockstars or class B's obviously surperior play oh what's this? We won by two votes!? You guys have been hogging the spotlight since we started school but you're standing around campus is trash!" Momona shows said piece of paper.

"Who wants to bet he mainly went to the ones from the reserve course?" Cooly, Sayako sighs leaning back against the railing.

"Seriously? We somehow blew it on the festival." Kirishima sighs sadly at the bar chart.

"Now finally it's class A versus class B! Our first joint combat training you're fin-" Monoma smirks smugly however…

"That's enough." A familiar scarf swiftly shuts him up.

"Today there will be a special participant." Vlad steps up.

"Please try not to embarrass yourselves if at all possible." Aizawa exhales exasperated.

"Who's going to be joining us?" Momo queries.

"I'll murder them!" Katsuki's smirks sadistically.

"Why is that your first instinct with people?" Sayako sighs at Katsuki.

"Is it a babe?" Kirishima asks.

"We'll do our best whoever it is." Kirishima and Tetsutetsu vows.

"This person is interesting in switching to the hero track…from general studies class C Hitoshi Shinso." Aizawa says as Sayako's hues widen when seeing said male stand before her, her robotic fingertips curling in on themselves…

"Shinso!? So that's what he mean when he said well yeah!" Midoriya cheers.

"What is that Mr Aizawa's binding cloth?" Sen wonders.

"So I guess the mask is an original huh!" Kinoko quires.

"It's good to have you with us dude!" Tetsutetsu greets him.

"If you talk to him you'll be brainwashed right?" Aoyama warns.

"If you've never seen it beofre you're done for." Mineta agrees.

"Would you quit it with that kinda talk?" Sayako scowls.

"Sayako?" The group turn to her.

"It's annoying. You think he'd be here if he were what you guys are making him out to be?" Bluntly, Sayako proposes arms crossed over her chest in the back, leant against the railing, Shoto standing by her side.

"W-Well…" Ojiro stutters slightly.

"But what about Midoriya he was able to cancel it out?" Mineta remembers.

"Honestly that was nothing but a fluke." Frankly, Midoriya admits.

"Go ahead ad greet everyone." Aizawa tells Shinso simply staring…

"Your quirk is brainwashing!? That's so cool!" Amazed, the students swarm around Hitoshi's seat, listening to the students standing above him wearing his junior uniform.

"Seriously I can't imagine someone with that power!" Another one of the students swarming him points out.

"I'm so jealous Shinsho!" A girl throws in.

"Imagine all the cool stuff you could do controlling people!" Another student smirks.

"Yeah, you could do any bad thing you want!" He throws in.

"And no one would ever know it was you just make sure you don't make us your slaves okay?" Teasingly, one of the students jokes.

"Heh everyone always says that…" Truthfully, Shinso smiles sadly, scratching the back of his neck.

"I'm Hitoshi Shinso I know I've already encountered many of you at the sports festival but you won't catch me thinking that we're all buddies now that we've exchanged blows. I'm not some good natured person trying to tout a superficial sense of sportsmanship the fact of the matter is I've gotten a late start and I've already been left in the dust by hundred of steps by you all. I'm sorry but I'm desperate." Shinso introduces himself, his hard hues of lilac narrowing sternly staring directly into a pair of jaded green.

"Shinso's quirk isn't villainous it's his own, it's heroic!" Sayako's words ring out throughout his head.

"I will become a great hero so that I can use my quirk to help others. All of you here today are obstacles I must overcome. I have no intention of making friends." Shinso scowls, his lilacs reflecting the scowling Sayako arms crossed as her own greens reflect an image of him back too.

"Uh…" The group awkwardly clap.

"That's quite the glare." Ochaco says in awe.

"You think?" Sayako arches a bored brow.

"Things are getting tense." Tokoyami clasp.

"It's like I'm looking at early Todoroki." Sero says.

"You think?" Todoroki exclaims.

"Yep." Sayako couldn't help but agree.

"I like this one." Monoma smiles.

"Oh god no." Sayako scowls at Monoma's smile.

"Alright let's get right down to it then." Aizawa tiredly sighs.

"Combat Exercises! This time around it's a battle between class vs class B and the stage will be this section of training field Y, each side will split up into groups of four and one team from each will battle it out at a time!" Vlad explains to them.

"Four to a team eh sounds fun!" Lizard girl smirks.

"Fun." Mushroom girl exclaims.

"Today Shinso will be participating in two battles one on class A's side and one with class B in other words out of five matches two of them will be 5 vs 4 with Shinso added." Vlad adds.

"But that means the team with only four have a clear disadvantage." One of the others argue.

"Trying to integrate Shinso who has next to experience into your team will likely be an even bigger disadvantage the setting for this battle is the heroes move to surround the villain group and capture them each team shall piece the others as villains once either team captures four members of the other its their victory." Vlad elaborates.

"Nice and simple I like it." Tetsutetsu smiles.

"They have been saying that the villains are becoming more organised after all." Mushroom girl exclaims.

"We're supposed to be heroes and yet to our opponent we're villains? So which is it? what are we!?" Tenya cries.

"Please don't go back to evil Tenya." Tiredly, Sayako sighs not needing that embarrassing mess of man on her team if he does.

"I think it's fine to consider yourself a hero!" Momo assures him.

"In each team's camp we've installed a wicked cute irremediable prison the moment you imprison your opponent in there they'll be considered captured." Vlad tells them.

"That means rendering your opponent unable to fight close to your own base would be most efficient but that sure won't be easy." Sayako throws in.

"Once either team captured four members of the other so that's the handicap eh?" Katsuki's summarises.

"Yeah not only do you have to team up with an inexperienced member but also even if you're a team of six you still lose if four of you are captured." Aizawa points out.

"So you're saying we have to fight while catting a dead weight is that it? Assholes…" Bakugo curses.

"Cut it out dude that's such a rude way of saying it!" Denki worries.

"You could have said that more subtly Katsuki." Sayako sighs.

"How would you have?" Katsuki challenges.

"We basically have to deal with a civilian or to be kinder, a sidekick or a work-study student." Simply, Sayako summarises.

"Sayako you're not helping!" Denki hisses harshly.

"It's fine it's the truth after all." Aloofly, Shinso speaks up.

"You're the one leaving him in the dust in terms of viciousness!" Denki frets.

"Alright time to draw lots." Vlad and Aizawa take out the boxes.

"I'm fighting twice?" Sayako says surprised.

"To even the teams." Vlad tells her.

"But isn't the reason Shinso is added as a way to disadvantage the other team?" Sayako argues.

"Just as your arm will you're still getting used to it you need all the combat training you can get if you want to catch up." Aizawa explains making Sayako's hue twitch tense.

"…Tch fine." Fuming, she sneers scowling at the two, her blood bubbling, burning boiling at the sheer nerve of them, she had her arm under control, she hadn't been training for nothing!

"Seems I'm with Sayako." Asui takes note of.

"Seems so Koda you going to be okay with all this?" Sayako turns to him.

"Y-Yes!" Shyly, he stutters.

"Alright Sayako Kirishima let's do this!" Denki calls out to the two.

"Heh I can't wait to see what that arm of yours is capable of!" Kirishima slams his fist into his inner palm.

"Hm…I can't exactly break bones of fellow students but the damage I did to Gang Orca….I'll need to be careful." Sayako's hues narrow.

"And there she goes, analysing away…" Dubiously, Denki chuckles.

"That's Sayako for ya." Kirishima smiles just as Shinso takes out two balls from the boxes.

"…Mother…fudger!" Fuming, Sayako glares at 1 and 5.

"Sayako be nice!" Kirishima calls out to her.

"Aizawa sir isn't my arm already a disadvantages?" Sayako argues.

"Tough luck. Besides you've been training." Aizawa asserts.

"MOTHER-!" Mad, Sayako kicks a nearby wall only then to let out a small squeak holding her foot, cradling it as she hops around cursing cross in a world of her own while the team sweat drops at their leader.

"Ignore her she tends to not hold back her thoughts! Let's try and get along all the same it's a pleasure working with ya!" Kirishima greets Shinso.

"Give me all the details about your quirk." Asui orders.

"You've got the face of a popular guy I bet you're popular with the ladies trust me I can tell." Denki smirks slightly.

"Thanks for having me." Shinso sighs.

"…You okay Kota?" Sayako grumbles still rubbing her sore throbbing foot.

"Y-Yeah…are you okay?" Koda worriedly watches her trying to count to ten.

"Just…peachy." Pointedly, Sayako seethes sensing the throbbing pain subside.

"I-I just hope I can be useful for you all." Koda admits anxiously.

"You'll be fine." Sayako assures as Shinso watches on.

"You're good yes very good! Let us join forces and give that deplorable class A a nice thrashing!" Monoma cackles.

"Don't mind him. He always take things too far." Shoda says to Shinso.

"Thanks for having me." Shinso bows his head.

"Class b and team 5 it'll be a rematch for you huh Deku." Ochaco urns to Midoriya.

"Yeah…" Midoriya watches Monoma go crazy.

"You okay?" Ochaco notes Midoriya's furrowed frown.

"Yeah I just…Sayako said Shinso and her are friends right?" Midoriya asks Ochaco unable to not notice both of them are as far from each other as possible, Shinso scowling staring straight at Sayako who doesn't even acknowledge him.

"Yeah, they worked together during the sports festival." Ochaco recalls.

"So why is there this tension in the air between them?" Midoriya couldn't help but take note of.

"…Hm now that you mention it Sayako hasn't really made any chance to talk to Shinso." Ochaco hums.

"Hopefully with this situation, the two can finally talk still, have you gotten stronger Shinso? I'm excited to see how you'll come after this." Midoriya smiles at the thought of the challenge ahead that was Shinso.

"You'll start in your own area the time limit is 20 minutes if you're unable to finish the match in that amount of time the team with more members remaining win." Vlad dictates.

"All Might ad Midnight are here could they be lovers?" Mina smiles at the sight of the two.

"Stop that older men aren't my thing" Midnight huffs.

"I'm surprised to hear that." A familiar voice calls out.

"About time you popped up." Midnight smirks smugly at the brunette coming up the stairs.

"Sorry for the delay traffic was a killer." Apologetic, the woman smiles softly ruffling the back of her brown roots.

"Whoa is that…!?" Itsuka perks up at the sight of the woman.

"BOMBARDA!?" The whole of class B gawk gape at the woman calmly conversing with Midnight and All Might.

"No way!" Kinoko gasps.

"Back home I heard she had offers to start a hero office there!" Pony admits to them.

"Her robot arm is so cool!" Awaste awestruck gushes giddily.

"I can't believe she's here" Tokage exclaims.

"I thought she would be resting after that killer nomu." Juzo exclaims.

"The way her eyes scream murder in fight is spooky…" Reiko whispers bowing her head.

"The way she took on that nomu while the civilians were escaping was so manly!" Mesmerised, Tetsutetsu gushes giddily.

"What is she doing here?" Shoda couldn't help but wonder.

"Maybe to scout us out…" Sen considers.

"What I'd give to work under a legend like her!" Kendo gushes as just then…

"…The hell are you doing here?" Katsuki turns to glare at her.

"Relax I'm not here to ruin whatever it is you're doing." Katsumi assures.

"Then leave!" Katsuki orders.

"Jeez Katsu is that really the tone to take with your big sister hm?" Katsumi flicks her brother's head.

"DIE!" Katsuki yells.

"…Big… SISTER!?" Class 1B say shocked.

"Hm?" Katsumi turns to the class.

"Y-You're kidding me!?" Kendo says shocked.

"Yo-You two are related!?" Tetsutetsu points to both Katsuki and Katsumi.

"Uh…" Katsumi draws out unsure.

"They do have similar quirks." Shoda hums.

"B-But there's no way I mean…Bombarda and him…HIM!?" Kendo eyes the two.

"YOU WANNA COME OVER AND SAY THAT TO MY FACE?" Bakugo growls.

"Katsuki calm down." Katsumi sighs.

"See what happens when you come over." Katsuki grumbles.

"Hey I thought they knew wait…a minute is that my original…?" Katsumi takes note of his costume.

"DIE!" Katsuki turns on his heel heading off storming off leaving Katsumi to it.

"Now that I look at them they do have similar temperaments." Jiro hums.

"Not to mention hairstyles." Denki adds.

"And eyes." Kiba throws in.

"You're telling me…all this time that guy has been related to a legend like Bombarda…" Monoma seethes shakes staring stunned at both of them.

"Hm? Oh yeah Midoriya auntie told me to give you this you left it behind last you visited." Katsumi calls out to him.

"Ah thanks." He smiles when she hands him the book.

"Auntie!? How is any of this fair?! That brat knows Bombarda too!" Tense, Monoma seethes shakes horrified.

"Hm? Oh hey you're the one who gave my brother a tough time during the festival!" Katsumi recognises the blonde.

"Y-You remember that?" Meekly, Monoma squeaks surprised.

"Course your reactions were also very fast during the Calvary battle, avoiding my brother's blast like that takes some rather fast reflexes." Katsumi admits.

"…Am I dead?" Monoma whispers to himself.

"H-Huh?" Katsumi stutters slightly.

"The great Bombarda…praising me!?" Momona says in awe awestruck almost on his knees before her.

"Uh…okay I'm just gonna go. I'll be curious to see how you fight today." Politely, Katsumi dismisses herself leaving them to it.

"Tokoyami hey!" Katsumi greets him.

"Bombarda." Tokoyami bows his head to her.

"Katsu!" Dark shadow shoots out of Tokoyami's robe happily greeting her.

"Aw missed you too dark shadow." Smiling, she pets said bird beast fussing over Shishida before going over to the adults.

"So who do you think will win?" Midnight asks the two.

"Who knows…? I have hope for Sayako of course. But I'm curious to see how it all plays out for either side." Katsumi admits.

"Who indeed class A has overcome numerous crises and they are strong without a doubt but looking at their grades and date class B has undergone more growth thanks to staying out of trouble they've been able to steadily hone their strength." Toshinori admits.

"Without further ado let the first match start!" Vlad dictates.

"You're really into this." Aizawa sweat drops while Katsumi leans against the railing, eager to see what Sayako had in store for her.

"We have a good idea of the other people's abilities but let's stick together their safety in numbers after all." Asui climbs on the wall.

"So that's her camouflage if you're aware of it you can definitely still see her…Shino stares up at Asui climbing on the wall camouflage on.

"Noted but they could use that to their advantage and go on a full rush at her." Sayako adjusts her robotic arm as all eyes are on her.

"So don't you think I could separate from you guys and let out a million bolts?" Denki suggests.

"And leave yourself dumb and open to be nabbed? That's going on the consensus that you hadn't be taken by surprised and attacked while you do have a good quirk your combat capabilities are not enough." Bluntly, Sayako deadpans.

"They'll be blacked out by then and you don't have to be so blunt about it you know!" Denki cries.

"Not necessarily with vine girl remember?" Sayako reminds him.

"Her quirks amazing she kicked my butt I'll stick with you guys." Denki changes his tune.

"I'd like to take out the most troublesome quirk first." Shino states.

"My dude Shinso gets it!" Denki smiles.

"It's the obvious plan." Shinso dismisses.

"Which they can easily predict if we're hoping to do something about Ibara first then they're hoping to do something about Kaminari first maybe even you too Shinso since you're the wild card of sorts, although you lack power, they've seen your power at the sports festival they know how powerful it can be if they fall to it. In summary you guys are glass canons…" Sayako explains to them. Shinso's hues narrowing at Sayako's words.

"I'm counting on you guys to keep me safe." Denki dictates.

"Maybe we can set things up for Kaminari and Shinso to do their things what do you think Sayako?" Kirishima asks Sayako.

"Koda what do you think?" Sayako calls out to him making Shinso arch a brow by bringing the quietness one of the group in.

"Thank you friends. Shizuka is to our left alone she's using her vines to feel our her surroundings as she heads this way." Koda reports bidding his bird farewell.

"I thought as much…" Sayako curses.

"I'd hate to go out on the girl all alone but…" Kirishima begins but…

"We have to stop her which is what she's relying on." Sayako scowls.

"She is?" Asui astonished asks.

"Think about it she's the only defence against Kaminari the only one who can do wide range attacks." Sayako scowls.

"What are you thinking then Sayako?" Kirishima eyes her.

"I'll deal with her." Sayako asserts.

"You?" Shinso scowls.

"My threads ca easily cut her vines off." Sayako shrugs.

"You're cut off her hair!?" Denki freaks out.

"To win yes." Sayako states the fact firmly.

"…Dude don't make that face!" Denki frets.

"Come on ma she's just passionate about it." Kirishima smiles sheepishly.

"She's sounding like Bakugo I mean she'll never get any guys on her personality alone they may think she's pretty but when they get to know the demon inside her." Denki shakes scared.

"I am here you know. Urgh look here's the plan, I'll go cut Shiozaki's hair while I do that Kirishima you and Asui keep moving with Kaminari and Shinso the two of you up with your respective partner to cover more ground, Koda keep on with the reports of their movements keep an eye on me with the birds and take on the other members." Sayako dismisses the group.

"What about you?" Shinso scowls stepping forward.

"Worry about yourself. I'll go after the rest." Sayako states.

"Sayako!" Denki frowns at her honestly.

"Yeah come on dude that's a bit…" Kirishima joins in but…

"On your own? Are you crazy?" Shinso scowls, taking both boys aback at Shinso's sharp scowl.

"I simply want to win." Sayako says straight faced.

"You gave everyone an order but me." Mad, Shinso scowls.

"Oh…yeah. You can just go hide." Sayako waves him off.

"…What?" Shinso shakes seething scowling.

"Well I just mean…" Sayako shrugs stunning Shinso.

"You mean I'm deadweight." Shinso accuses.

"I don't mean that…" Tiredly, Sayako sighs.

"It's obvious what you mean you think I'm a burden!" Shinso accuses agitated.

"What I'm thinking about is winning and you're putting words in my mouth!" Mad, Sayako barks back.

"And you think I'll hold you back? I'm not-" Shinso begins but…

"That isn't…Toshi? TOSH!" Sayako tries to explain when her hues widen when a bright brown blur rushes at them.

"Meet my roaring rage!" Shishida screams as he comes to attack Shinso however he is swiftly tugged out of harms way by a familiar thread and instead…

"Kirishima!" Denki calls out to the redhead being snatched by Shishida and thrown back.

"Sayako!" Shinso cries out when she too is thrown back, hitting their respective walls behind them dust forming from said collision.

"We knew you'd send Koda to search for us and we planned accordingly also that you'd be the most wary around Shiozaki's quirk using her as a decoy I crawled my way through the shadows to find you if we let your team prepare you might have released a devastating shock attack so we opted for a direct approach I sniffed you out with my acute sense of smell hahaha!" Shishida cackles crazed.

"You can't use much electricity with your friends around can you? You don't want to shock them I've trained my quirk and got a new move air prison! A solitary cell that won't allow any sound in!" Kosei smirks smugly clinging to the back of Shishida, swiftly trapping Koda within the air cube.

"Take them down Shishida!" Shinso silently adjusts his mask.

"Consider this our win already!" Shishida roars raising his fists.

"The monster's gonna murder me!" Denki screams scared however he stops surprising everyone when he freezes.

"Wait did you get brainwashed? It sounded like Shinso somehow talked with my voice!?" Kosei says shocked.

"Vocal modulator persona chords…" Shinso adjusts said mask, sweat sliding down his tense temple.

"Now's the time to strike!" Shinso steps forward taking out his scarf however…

"I got this! Air Prison!" Kosei quickly traps him into an air cube too.

"Urgh!" Shinso gasp at the cube he is soon trapped within, pounding on it trying to break free but…

"Wake up Shishida! Come on you beast!" Kosei strikes at Shishida knocking him back to normal just as Denki rushes forward.

"No good he's back!" Kosei leaps back as Shishida grabs Denki who simply smirks.

"You got a good grip there boy!" Bemused, he asks as he fires shocking Shishida but is thrown back.

"Dang. He almost fought through that jolt!" Denki says shocked after being thrown back holding his shoulder hissing.

"Shishida!" Kosei calls out only to gasp when a tongue suddenly sports out of nowhere.

"I got you now!" Asui wraps her tongue around him.

"Aw, yeah! Throw that dude in jail, Tsu!" Denki cheers just as Shishida growls.

"No way! Why aren't you passed out?" Denki freaks out when seeing said beast rush ahead.

"Kirishima focus on Koda I'll handle the big guy." Sayako orders.

"Got it!" Kirishima nods going to do just that.

"Sayako can't be serious can she!?" Mina gawks gapes at the blonde before Shishida seeing Shinso's fists only grow more frantic from the sight of her before the beast.

"Sayako may not have strength but she has her speed." Shoji crosses his arms over his chest.

"But does she even have that anymore? That robot arm of hers is practically a whole heap of a weight." Sero argues.

"It's why she's been training so hard." Todoroki speaks up making the group of men turn to him before tuning back to the screen.

"You think you can beat me barbie?" Bemused, Shishida sneers, craning his head from side to side smirking down at her hearing the crisp crack of bone as she simply stands staring up at him.

"…You calling me a doll based on a sex doll?" Sayako quirks her head to the side.

"Wha-ARGH!" Shishida blinks befuddled before crying out from the first fist sent his way throwing him back.

"WHOA!? When could Sayako do that!?" Sero says shocked.

"Although Sayako's new arm doesn't make her as fast as she once was it does provide the grip and power she lacked back then." Mezo explains to them.

"Sayako spent her whole life honing her fighting style but now with the arm she's had to completely start anew…" Todoroki throws in.

"Yeah back with Gang Orca that hit she made she never would have made that much of an impact before with her hits." Midoriya recollects writing down this new pro for her arm.

"To make a new fighting style though sounds tough." Sero couldn't help but furrow his brow by the thought.

"Let's just see how much this training has helped her." Shoto says the group still watching on.

"Faster, Tsu, c'mon!" Ochaco cheers watching her friend take Kosei away to the cage.

"Don't you worry. Trust our classmates. They've got this." Midoriya smiles.

"Y-You hit me!?

"No shit!" Snarling, Sayako lunges forward as the bellowing beast roars rushing at her as she avoids each and every hit, her hits hitting his from time to time.

"Sayako!" Screaming, Shinso slams his furious fists into the air wall before him helplessly watching on, his legs loosing energy as he falls to his knees, not again not again anguished he watches hating every single second of helplessness of watching her fight on as he was to the sidelines doing nothing as she threw her life out there…for him…for everyone else for…no, no, no…not again not again!

"Koda!" Kirishima rushes towards the air cage.

The air wall should be weak enough to break easily. Kirishima tries to break it but…

"Nope. Pretty tough. In that case... Let's do this!" He hardened himself breaking the cage.

"Thanks, Kirishima!" Koda thanks him.

"That's it!" Shishida roars suddenly grabbing Sayako taking her aback as he grabs her robotic limb and throws her to the side.

"Sayako!" Shinso roars seeing said limb fly off as she is thrown back bashing into the wall of debris. His hues dilating when seeing her limb having been thrown over slide over before his eyes. Shinso screams Sayako slamming his fists into the air wall desperate to get out, desperate to help, desperate to be of some use.

"That's gotta hurt…" Sero grimaces at the thrown figure that is Sayako.

"That's so not fair Sayako was putting her all in that fight!" Sato frowns.

"Yes but remember Sayako's still training with her limb…She isn't a brute force fighter either. She put up as best as she could against that beast…" Mezo reminds them.

"I won't let him escape!" Asui assures as she continues hopping to the cage, Shishida trying to follow after her.

"Nice! And we'll make sure to stop this guy." Kirishima hardens himself.

"Fly to me, little ones. Please lend me your strength." Koda calls to his animal friends.

"Come get some! Red Gauntlet!" Kirishima roars both ready to strike when the burly beast before them jumps and…

"Back to my human mode." Slides between both of them reverting to his thinner lankier form.

Jurota Shishida. Quirk: Beast. His physique bulks up whenever he activates his power. But he goes back to normal when he turns it off.

"And the animal returns!" He grunts growling at both boys grabbing them.

"Only one of you can stand up to my strength. You're a tough one, Kirishima. So you'll go first!" Shishida decides throwing the screaming Kirishima up in the air.

"That's where she is!" Shinso still hitting the box realises.

"I've spotted a lost sheep, plummeting from the sky." Ibara whispers watching the redhead fall into her trap.

"Oh, no! I can't believe they caught him!" Ochaco gasps.

"Agreed. But Asui managed to ensnare Tsubaraba." Tenya points out.

"The odds are still even." Todoroki says.

"No. They're definitely not." Katsuki frowns.

"I can't talk. He's too strong!" Koda gasps his mouth muffled by the beasts mouth as he sniffs the air.

"I know what you're trying!" Shishida dodges both Denki's projectiles and Asui's tongue taking off.

"I evaded, but Koda is not making this easy. I can't fight while carrying him. Best to withdraw. And tilt the scales of this battle in our favour!" Shishida leaves with Koda.

"And with that, we're up two to one." Rin eyes the two now in their cage as Koda sadly sighs.

"Sorry I failed, Koda." Kirishima apologises.

"With her tongue! I can't believe she captured me." Kosei blushes brightly as he is put in his cage.

"You okay Sayako?" Asui asks handing her, her arm back.

"Been better…" Bluntly, Sayako huffs disregarding Shinso as she scowls down at her robotic limb, glaring glowering down at it.

"I'm fighting twice?" Sayako says surprised.

"To even the teams." Vlad tells her.

"But isn't the reason Shinso is added as a way to disadvantage the other team?" Sayako argues.

"Just as your arm will you're still getting used to it you need all the combat training you can get if toy want to catch up." Aizawa explains making Sayako's hue twitch tense.

She wasn't dead weight, she wasn't a disadvantage, she wasn't…replaceable. Sayako seethes shaking scowling, glaring glowering down at her robotic limb, was this…if Shinso did make it through would he be replacing her spot in the class? Is this what this test was about? Anxiety freely flows through Sayako she didn't wanted to be pitted against Shinso she didn't…Sayako stops herself, grabbing her arm, trying to breath in and out recalling her therapists words, counting calmly as she tries to think of a plan ignoring Denki's grunts.

"This is stronger than it was at the sports festival. He got better." Denki grunts bashing at the air cube.

"Class B's been training hard!" Asu agrees as she has a iron bar trying to break the glass free as Shinso simply stares into a pair of jaded glare, simply staring scowling down at him, her furious fist shaking quivering quaking. Why…why did he have to be here!? This was the debt of her arm she did not need…no, no, no this wasn't about her, the world did not resolve around her of course he would come, he wanted to be a hero after all…the boy who would be bullied constantly, who would just…Sayako shakes her head, she needed to think, she needed to think of a plan and also break that beast's kneecaps…!

"Yeah, they've definitely upped their game since we last fought 'em, huh? Hey Sayako your fist could easily help us out here you know?" Denki calls out to her.

"Yeah come on!" Asui agrees as Sayako simply scowls at the pair before sighing, growing fed up, knowing if she had decided to go on ahead, those two would make a fuss over leaving Shinso so she approaches as with one swift strike, the cage breaks but she doesn't bat an eye to the boy inside…

"Oh? What's this? Class B is already pulling ahead? Each team has three competitors left, but it's obvious Class B is setting themselves up for a win. I can't say I'm surprised, given their brains and brawn. My superior students are attacking furiously. Looks like they'll finally crush Class A!" Vlad boasts into the microphone.

"Yeah! Keep bringin' the truth, Mr. Vlad!" Momona cheers.

"Stop with the biased commentary!" Mina scowls.

"That beast is strong. He'll be hard to take down." Sero frowns.

"And his sense of smell is no joke either." Sato adds.

"Sayako…don't let your pride get in the way." Todoroki couldn't help but furrow his brow while watching on.

"Shinso. I'm afraid your inexperience is showing…I gave you this chance to prove yourself to her don't waste it now. Aizawa couldn't help but tut at his student showing such emotion towards Sayako being hit to his hesitation when it came time to fight.

"He was ready to attack with the binding cloths. But he reacted after seeing the enemy. He can't keep up with the intense speed of the battle. They need another way to take advantage of Shinso's abilities." Izuku makes notes in his book.

"I still can't believe those two are friends." Ochaco blurts out.

"You saw it to then…" Izuku frowns.

"It was plain as day Sayako clearly doesn't want him on the team, she didn't give him any orders barely even acknowledged him. I know Sayako can be a bit cold but I thought she grew a bit since we started." Ochako complains.

"Maybe there's a reason for that." Tentatively, Tenya considers.

"Eh?" The two turn to him.

"Sayako doesn't do such things without reason." Tenya reminds the two as they watch on.

"You were slow." Scowling, Sayako turns to glare at Shinso.

"Huh?" Shinso blurts out.

"Too damn slow you hesitated you should have attacked as soon as you saw Shishida. Still a rookie, seems Aizawa's faith may have been misguided." Sayako scowls down at Shinso.

"Hey Sayako hold on come on give the guy some slack!" Denki intervenes.

"Some slack? This could cost us!" Sayako argues.

"Which is why we're having this challenge in the first place." Asui adds.

"Tch…dammit Aizawa. If we had just followed my plan…if we had followed my plan of spreading out with me dealing with her she couldn't capture the rest…" Sayako clicks her tongue tiredly.

"You think you could handle her?" Shinso scowls.

"I can handle a lot more than you can Shinso." Sternly, Sayako reminds him making him glare.

"At least I'm trying while you were napping we were fighting!" Shinso spits back.

"Fighting? You call that…? No, no, going to stop myself, fighting amongst ourselves won't help the situation. Despite the fact that I want to cut ever single vine from that fake miss perfect brat." Brow furrowed, Sayako scowls.

"What do you have against her?" Denki couldn't help but wonder.

"Preachy people piss me off okay? But we're going off topic. Fortunately for us glass guy's out." Sayako hums.

"But so are Kirishima and Koda. Class B sure are strong." Asui admits.

"What are we going to do Sai? At this rate we'll lose…" Denki worries.

"You're right I should have been faster in capturing him…my bad." Shinso apologises.

"It's fine." Flippantly, Sayako sighs brushing him off firmly focusing on the plan in her head.

"But you need to include me more." Shinso states.

"Excuse you?" Sharply, Sayako turns on her heel heated hues narrowing.

"You held me back." Bluntly, Shinso accuses.

"Held you back? You held yourself back. Shinso you shouldn't have been on the front lines to begin with." Sayako holds her head huffing.

"Why because I'm weak?" Shinso accuses agitated.

"Because you're inexperienced." Sayako snaps back brow furrowed.

"I'm not a hero?" His heated hues of lilac narrow.

"Not like that I just…don't put words in my mouth I just mean…you're…you're like Koda in the back." Bluntly, she tells him.

"While you go around kicking down doors?" Shinso crosses his arms over his chest.

"Oh for… urgh forget this it's getting to personal I need to come up with a plan for us." Sayako stops herself.

"Sayako!" Shinso steps forward furious however…

"Leave her dude." Denki pulls Shinso back.

"I have to agree we need a plan." Asui agrees.

"And you're going to trust her after that blowup?" Shinso scowls at the two.

"Well…Sayako does have the most battle experience out of us." Asui argues.

"Yeah I mean you should have seen her at USJ hell at Kamino she was badass when those villains attacked!" Kirishima gushes giddily.

"Plus strategy is sort of her thing." Asui adds.

"Hmph…." Shinso scowls turning to glare to the side.

""So guessing there's some history." Denki remarks by Shinso's side as Asui and Sayako are ahead.

"None of your business." Briskly, Shinso scowls.

"It's cool, it's cool look dude don't take what Sayako says to heart, she means well she's just been stressed a lot lately with the arm and supplementary lessons." Denki smiles shyly at Shinso.

"And Kamino." Shinso scowls.

"Oh yeah definitely Kamino. Yeah you're not wrong there. But she's been working really hard even during the festival she went out to train to catch up with us." Kaminari agrees.

"…Catch up?" Shinso says softly.

"Yeah guess she's been scared of being left behind you know…" Kaminari smiles.

"Yeah…I know." Shino stares at the back of Sayako discussing something with Asui.

"For real though I know this is serious combat training and all. So getting injured is par the course but it impressive that you were able to move in that situation. You really saved my ass back there I know you said you weren't interested in making friends and all that but I like you dude. You're a proper hero hopeful just like the rest of us." Denki compliments Shinso.

"Whatever…we need a new plan." Shinso turns to look to the side shyly bashful from his words.

"Asui…your mucus do you have much left?" Sayako asks Asui.

"Sure here why?" Asui shows said mucus.

"Good Denki, where are your pointers?" Sayako turns to Denki.

"Uh in my pockets." Denki responds.

"Right one of them stuck on Shahida's pants." Sayako fills them in.

"How did that happen?" Denki says shocked.

"May have used a thread or so…" Sayako smirks slightly.

"You planted it there." Shinso realises.

"Yeah I wasn't napping." Sayako asserts annoyed.

"You were really watching careful huh amazing Sayako I guess those observation skills and pretty face make up for your shitty personality…" Denki remarks.

"Just going to ignore that…anyway Asui you mentioned your mucus a while back right…" Sayako turns back to Asui.

"Yeah how do you know about it though?" Asui asks.

"During my time with Bombarda, her sidekick Han kept telling me about frogs, some stuff stuck such as the mucus can make your smell disappear which would be good against someone with Bombarda scent also Frogs have excellent night vision and are very sensitive to movement. The bulging eyes of most frogs allow them to see in front, to the sides, and partially behind them. A group of frogs is called an army…" Sayako explains going off on a tangent taking the two aback all but one that is.

"Sayako." Shinso calls out.

"Oh right sorry was going into a rant there any who this could help us against them cloak us as we go in undetected as they did to us prior. Shishida has an acute sese of smell even though this will help us, he may be able to always know our locations so…" Sayako redirects back to the topic at hand, the others crouching down when she gestures for them to get closer.

"We'll use that against him…" Asui whispers after Sayako explains the plan to the huddled group.

"He'll smell Tsuyu so he'll have no idea which is which." Shinso catches on.

"Exactly." Sayako nods.

"As expected of the daughter of best Jeanist! He's super observant just like you hey it looks like he hasn't noticed the pointer yet either he's just hanging out." Denki looks over at his wrist device.

"Ideally we would know where his other two classmates are." Asui adds.

"Nearby most likely…be on your guard." Sayako advises.

"Instead of figuring that out we should get the beast man out of the way his power is way too much trouble. Speaking of Sayako are you sure you're okay Sayako?" Denki ask Sayako.

"Yeah you went flying earlier!" Asui points out.

"Eh I've had worse." Sayako shrugs.

"Out of all of us Sayako you seem to be the only one who can handle that guy head on." Asui points out.

"Yeah if worse comes to worse I'll distract him while you guys separate and deal with the others." Sayako asserts as they continue on.

"You used me as a decoy for an ambush? Ah, what a sinful act of deception. I fear I must whip you now." Ibara threatens.

"Wait. What? But we succeeded in our mission! If we catch two more members of their team, we can beat them! Now we know about Shinso's voice changer, so if we grab him and Asui, while ignoring Kaminari, there's no way we can lose." Shishida reasons.

"That sounds about right. Although Sayako could be a threat." Rin throws in.

"Not if we take that arm of hers off." Shishida says.

"Still it's disappointing that we lost Tsubaraba, though." Rin sighs.

"Trickery!" Ibara raises her vines when Shishida starts sniffing the air.

"What is it, Shishida?" Rin questions him.

"This will sound strange. I'm not sure what it means. But there are four Asui's heading our way!" Shishida scowls.

"Three frogs?" Taken aback, the other two say shocked by the news.

"I don't get what Shishida's saying. She can't multiply herself like Mr. Ectoplasm does, right? There should only be one of her." Kaibara furrows his brow whispering to his classmates.

"Is this the plan I think it is?" Mineta asks Midoriya whispering it.

"Yeah. It's that power." Midoriya confirms, the two watching on as the monitor shows said plan about to unveil.

"Vines!? We're gonna have to deal with Shiozaki too!" Denki frets.

"It's over if we turn back." Shinso points out.

"It's fine." Sayako steps forward.

"How is this fine?" Denki freaks out.

"Denki come on." Sayako grabs him by the collar.

"H-Huh h-h-hey hold on wait a minute!" Denki frets from the two approaching the vines.

"At least explain your plan!" Shinso snaps scowling.

"Yeah come on dude you're doing a Bakugo right now!" Denki agrees.

"Urgh fine, if this guys really think Kaminari is the big bad then he's the last person they'll want to draw close and since Shiozaki had won using her vines to nullify his electricity they'll mainly focus on getting rid of him. Which we can use to our advantage, if need be Asui can use her camouflage to hide in case of backup and Shinso can…

"If you say hide." Shinso warns.

"Just listen." Tiredly, Sayako sighs softly hitting one of the pipes with the back of her hand.

"Hear that?" She asks.

"An echo?" Asui exclaims.

"If you can hear above maybe you can mind control one of them Shiozaki preferably for Denki to use his attack, I'll cover you guys if that beast finds your location and if he does, tug at your collar I'll pull you out of there." She promises them. This way at least, he can avoid fighting…

"How will you find us?" Shinso scowls sceptical.

"Threads." Simply, she shrugs, Shino's eyes widening when feeling the brief tug of his collar from a stray thread following it to see it coiled around her metallic finger, Asui and Denki's too.

"Whoa that's amazing Sayako!" Denki smiles.

"Guess those supplementary lessons really helped you after all." Asui hums.

"Supplementary lessons are just lessons dumbasses! Tch…" Sayako curses cross.

"What about you? Why do you need to be captured?" Shinso presses.

"So Kaminari can pull out his attack." Simply, she shrugs.

"But what if I hurt you." Denki frets.

"It'll be fine I'm used to a little pain." Simply, she shrugs once again.

"Yeah you're not wrong there you do seem like a masochist." Dubiously, Denki remarks.

"This coming from the very embodiment of that." Sayako scoffs.

"Hey no fair! And had you're not denying it or would you be a sa-ARGHHH! SAYAKO YOU'RE SO NOT COOL!" Dramatically, Denki screams scared when he is thrown into the vines.

"And there he goes. " Sayako places her hands to her hips.

"You two better fan out as well." Sayako tells the two before leaping forward, letting the vines carry her away.

"By the power of my true name vine I will judge the wretched schemes ve el del rosa location sniff them out for me apocalypse beast!" Ibara declares.

"Nine o clock, Ten o clock, twelve o clock, two o clock they've fanned out and are heading this way and one more thing don't call me apocalypse beast, my hero name is Gevaudan." Shishida reminds her.

"If all three of them are approaching they must know where we are is there anyone on their team who had recon powers? Hey Acopbeast somethings stuck to you it looks like something a part of Kaminari's gear." Rin points out.

"I have captured two, I will drag them into the light!" She announces.

"Be ready we don't know who it is Kaminari could be coming in hot!" Gevaudan warns.

"Right about that! Or Weaver!" Rin warns as just then…" Shiozaki pulls out…

"Oh I've been waiting for this! Iron fibres!" Smirking, Weaver greets the group, the vines swiftly slicing off her and…

ARGH!" Shiozaki screams, her hair falling flat to the floor.

Shiozaki!" The two cry calling out concerned as just then…

"You beast!" Shishida glares at her however…

"This coming from the beast man! Now Chargebolt!" She raises her hand, swiftly slicking him free.

"On it! Sucks to be you hope you had a good time cause you three are about to deal a triple shock!" Smirking, Denki is freed from the vines as he releases a bright blast of electricity directed towards the pointer but…

"Crap!" Rin fires the button off of him with his scales.

"That was close!" Shishida says relieved however…

"Not close enough!" Sayako pulls her wrist forward bringing the button back redirecting the bright blast of lightning at Shishida but to say their shock…

Kiryu Rin quirk scales he can generate scales all over his body he can shoot them or use them as a shield

"How the hell is he still breathing!?" Baffled, Sayako gawks at the heaving huffing beast releasing a huge roar.

"Got you now!" Shishida charges at Sayako.

"Hell no!" Sayako dodges tugging the now dumbified Kaminari back into the dark depths of the pipeline.

"Damn she's fast! Shiozaki are you okay?" Rin curses turning to her.

"I…I just need time to reattach my vin-" Shaken, she says scorched whimpering weakly before gasping suddenly frozen.

"No! That wasn't me talking just now! It was Shinso's voice modifier! Dammit!" Rin curses as next they knew a thread of a vine suddenly drags her into the dark depths of the industrial pipes.

"Shiozaki!" Both boys call out to her.

"Asui!" Sayako hands the camouflaged frog the dumbified Kaminari and Shiozaki.

"Right…!" Asui rushes off back to the cage on their side with the vine girl and Denki to safety.

"Maybe I underestimated my team mates even she can be clever…I guess I let my emotions get the best of me as well…seems those lessons really have paid off…that's the difference experience makes while I was trying to get an argument out of her she was trying to focus on the mission…this is the hero course…Shinso leant against a wall listening in realises.

"No get back here! Argh dammit it's like she has a spider web all over this place!" Rin curses cross.

"That's cause I do." Dubiously, she returns alone this time, taking both boys aback as next they knew, they were both pinned to the ground.

"W-What the!?" Rin gawks gapes at the sudden weight around them.

"What did you do!?" Shishida grunts glaring at the woman.

"Simply use your threads, we have two of your group, you have two of ours, a draw's fine by me if I have to wait things out." Sayako admits.

"Damn you!" Shishida curses as just them Sayako scowls, her hue floating up, quirking her head to the side avoiding said scale shot her way.

"Nice try!" Rin stands cowling shooting his scales breaking said thread around him.

"I tried to be nice…" She smirks at him.

"Huh?" Rin blinks befuddled before crying out as with a flick of her wrist the too is thrown into the dark depths of the machinery hitting a nearby beam of iron square in the face knocking him out as Asui swiftly snatches him, coming back to wrap her tongue around hi, bringing him back to be caged as well.

"You should give up, it's just you left." She advises as she scowls at Shishida being held down however…

"Not going to happen. You think I don't know your limits, your hardened threads tighten around your dominant hand, too hard and it could cause stitches." Smirking, he eyes her fleshy hand.

"You've done your homework." She smirks as he breaks free from said threads roaring.

"That's right just as I know there's another one of you I can take." He smirks at her.

"Don't you even think about it!" Incensed, she glares at him.

"I must admit I'm impressed, protecting him for as long as you have with your own predicament it just shows your skill in battle but this ends here I rather draw than lose to you lot!" Roaring, he rushes at Sayako as she tries to pull him back but gasps when he grabs her threats, throwing her into a nearby metal pole.

"Sayako!" Those of Class A grimace at said hard hit seeing the indent of her body as she falls to the ground, scarlet seeping out from the back of her head.

"You're not going anywhere!" Shishida roars raising his voice.

"Shit Shinso!" Scared, Sayako shakily stands staggering forward, she had to find him, she had to, she places her hand down on the ground hoping her threads to reach him hower she soon gasps when noting the torn threads below making her curse at the barbaric beast rushing ahead at her defenceless best friend, no, no, no she couldn't, she wouldn't!

"Shinso just hold on! Internally, Sayako begs as she rushes after Shishida swinging through trying to desperately catch up.

"Based on the movement of the scent I can tell where the true Asui is which means the person hiding here is definitely Shinso! Impressive…you say you're behind us but you're a terrifying opponent I consider you a proper threat already! Gordon rushes through the pipes rushing at him breaking everything in sight.

"You're pretty good." Rin's voice speaks through Shinso's speaker however…

"That won't work on me!" Shishida raises his hand to finish Shinso but…

"But erasure head taught me well! Binding cloth!" Shinso slams his cloth wrapped around a nearby pipe down landing square on the beast's head hitting him head on however…

"Not bad not bad at all but villains aren't taken out so easily they'll never be defeated by something like that!" Shishida raises his hand about to finish Shinso off when…

"DON'T TOUCH HIM!" Roaring, Sayako snarls shooting out of the opening, raising her gauntlet swiftly slamming it into Shishida below bashing him into the ground below thoroughly knocked out.

"Hey, Shinso's awesome. I'd say he's good to transfer." Mineta beams brightly at their first win.

"No. It was Sayako's plan and teamwork with Asui and Kaminari that let him shine. That's why he did so well. That's teamwork. By erasing their smells with Asui's mucus, making them hard to pinpoint, and using the vocal modifier, they made it so the other team couldn't communicate. With enough time to prepare, he was able to control the fight and use their paranoia against them!" Midoriya explains closing his book pleased to see Sayako's plan.

"That sounds like a Sayako plan alright." Ojiro smiles.

"Brainwashing. It's an even more annoying Quirk than I thought it was before." Todoroki exclaims.

"That idiot…" Bakugo sighs his scarlet staring at the tired figure of Sayako standing over the body of the beast, the star struck Shinso sat crouched behind her still reeling from her words.

"Sayako…" Shinso calls out to her.

"Huh…? Sorry adrenaline…one minute printing." Sayako heaves taking a seat on the pipe that had hit the beast.

"Did you…know what you just said?" Shinso couldn't help but ask.

"Eh…sorry the adrenaline got the better of me all I heard really was ringing." Sayako rubs the back of her head.

"…your hand." Disappointed, Shinso changes topic.

"Huh…aw man…" Disappointed, Sayako sighs at her busted gauntlet.

"Why am I in the prison? What happened here? AHH! I was forced to commit these vile actions I failed my father please forgive me!" Ibara cries holding her head horrified to see said short vines wrapped around her comrades after Kohei shook her back to normal soon fainting.

"Shiozaki stay with me we just got you back!" Kohei calls out panicked shaking her after she faints while Denki, Sayako, Asui and Shinso watch them.

"You're not behind at all. I don't think we could have won this fight without you Shinso." Asui admits to Shinso.

"I'm not nearly where I need to be. I can't let others carry me. I need to grow strong enough to become a pro hero of my own. Shinso shyly hides himself into his scarf admitting it as he eyes the snickering Sayako prodding poking the dumbified Denki, taking photos clearly taking advantage of the dumbified Denki.

"Despite their failures class A and Shinso are the winners!" Vlad annoyed announces.

"Bombarda?" Sayako perks up at the sight of her.

"Yo." She salutes him.

"Explain what you learned and what you'd do differently." Aizawa orders the group coming back from the field.

"Well if I'm not brawling with my enemies then my quirk kind of ends up as useless if that had been real Shiozaki would have just murdered me before I hit the ground." Kirishima confesses taking his helmet off.

"I need to give more detailed instructions to the bugs I call." Koda admits.

"And I pretty much killed it thinking I probably made some new fans, it's cool these new warm feelings aren't something you can control right Sayako?" Smiling, Denki cheers.

"…The fuck are you on?" Sayako stares stunned at the cheery bombastic blonde before her dancing around.

"Now let's hear some praise! I'm not shy!" Smiling, Denki calls out.

"We lost Koda and Kirishima and it was a blow to our team's moral I wish we could have won without losing anybody but we were sloppy out there." Froppy throws in.

"It didn't help that I tried to instigate a fight with Weaver when she was trying to come up with a plan for us, her quick thinking is the reason we won today." Shinso sighs.

"…Can I have that on record?" Sayako asks.

"No." Aizawa scowls.

"The binding cloth I couldn't even use a tenth of what I've leant from you it's so frustrating!" Shinso scolds himself.

"There's a reason why they call it training the scarf is hard to use took me six years to master move on but don't forget this feeling." Aizawa reminds him.

"Right…" Shinso nods.

"Sayako…explain what you learned and what you'd do differently." Aizawa turns to her.

"…Don't rant about fro-Argh!" Sayako begins before gagging from the cloth coiled around her throat.

"Explain what you learned and you'd do differently." Annoyed, Aizawa demands.

"Not break my arm?" Sayako shows said broken robotic arm.

"Not underestimate Shinso." Sternly, Aizawa tugs her forward to hiss that.

"Tch…" Sayako turns away as he releases her.

"The two who worked through their work studies dug deep into their reflections." Aoyama takes note of.

"It's not surprising they faced those Shie Hessekai villains I heard it was a pretty intense raid, if you experience something like that it change the way you think and approach things. If they hadn't had Bombarda there who knows if they would have made it out." Sero points out unaware of Bakugo's brow furrowing alongside Midoriya's.

"Compared to the others that braindead shock jock looks like a total moron." Jiro snickers.

"Listen up Kirishima you should focus on forcing your opponent on a head on fight." Aizawa advises.

"Yes sir." Kirishima nods.

"Koda it's exactly as you should increase the accuracy of which you control animals don't rush think about your enemies weaknesses." Aizawa tells him.

"Kaminari you weren't serious at the start and relied way too heavily on Sayako saving the day are you only strong if your team's in trouble?" Aizawa questions.

"No…" Denki whines.

"Asui learn to focus on recovering from a mistake instead of the mistake itself." Aizawa advises as he soon turns to Sayako.

"Sayako…you need to learn to trust Shinso. Your skills in co-operation have improved I'll give you that but you need to broaden your horizons when it comes to working with others. I spotted your hesitation when it came to freeing Shinso from the box. Although you tried to be practical and avoid Shinso's digs at trying to get you to argue back you still showed no sense of trusting him when it came down to fighting. Not to mention when you had freed Shinso instead of cheering Shinso up to improve moral you berated him." Aizawa reports to Sayako attempting to bite her lip however…

"He didn't listen to my plan, he engaged in an argument I quickly shut down." Sayako argues.

"Which is good however he has low self-esteem, berating him had come at the cost of further dampening the moral of your team. While you gave him a complaint you needed to give him a compliment so he wouldn't have lost hope like that." Tiredly, Aizawa asserts.

"Sounds more like a him problem." Sayako crosses her arms over her chest.

"Sayako, just because someone is a bit behind does not make them a liability nor does it mean you can berate them in front of other people. I thought you of all people would know that." Aizawa scolds Sayako.

"Tch…!" Sayako scowls glaring to the side.

"Even though he won he's still aware of his own inexperience. Yet instead of getting dismayed he's replaying the match in his head finding ways he could improve his performance so that he dominates the next match it's so invigorating!" Midnight gushes giddily watching Shinso fiddle with his scarf.

"Why are you here?" Sayako scowls at Midnight.

"Sayako it's been so long isn't it exciting?" Midnight smirks at her.

"You're being weird again." Sayako huffs.

"I have to agree contain yourself…" Yagi orders.

"Do you know why you lost? Or shall I explain it to you? Shishida was your focal point. Or, wait. Was Shiozaki your ace? If you'd only come together as a team, you could've taken them all." Vlad King berates the team.

"Mr. Vlad's eyes get so scary when he's mad." Tsubaraba squirms scared of said glare.

"It's not in Shiozaki's nature to deceive. Forgot to consider that fact, Beast man, didn't you?" Monoma smirks slightly as Katsumi's hues of soft scarlet stare at Monoma analysing him almost.

"You're correct. And as a result, we allowed our opponents time to come up with a plan. You have my sincerest apologies." Beast man apologises.

"Hellfire spares no one." Ibara tells her classmates.

"What a shame but I learnt something as well he's good I'm looking forward to having him on my side Shinso buddy let's come up with a plan to make Class A cry like toddlers! Someone that will really ruin their lives!" Merrily, Monoma rushes over to Shinso's side.

"He's just talking to himself." Mineta watches the one sided conversation with the silent Shinso and Monoma.

"We should come up with a plan!" He cackles moving about the place as Katsumi silently watches on.

"Sayako." Todoroki approaches Sayako's side.

"What is it Todo?" She turns to him.

"Your hand how is it?" Todoroki queries.

"Eh just hanging but it should be fine if I go to the support class." Sayako sighs.

"…Right do you need help?" Todoroki queries.

"I'll be fine Todo geez there's no need to be such a worrywart. Besides you got your match soon remember?" She reminds him.

"Sayako you should go to the support course to fix your arm." Aizawa calls out.

"Already on it." Sayako heads to the stairs.

"I'll go with you." Katsumi goes to do just that.

"Say Mina…" Once gone, Hagakure approaches Mina.

"Hm?" Mina turns to her.

"Is Sayako going out with Todoroki?" Hagakure couldn't help but ask oblivious to Shinso silently fiddling with his scarf stopping.

"Todoroki?" Mina furrows her brow.

"Urgh I envy her so much she's best friends with most of practically every pretty boy in your class! I just mean those two are practically glued together." Hagakure complains.

"I mean sure but…they give off a sibling vibe to you know." Mina argues.

"Yeah besides Sayako is sort of friends with most of the boys." Ochaco throws in.

"What do you mean?" Hagakure couldn't help but ask.

"Well she doesn't exactly hang out with the girls often its typically the boys she does." Mina admits.

"Oh… then what about Bakugo?" Hagakure trails off.

"Bakugo?" Ochaco exclaims unaware of Shinso silently watching on as Midoriya and Mineta talk.

"I just mean the two are always seen together." Hagakure points out.

"Yeah either shouting or training, of course not!" Mina scoffs.

"Yeah no way it's clearly a sibling dynamic." Ochaco adds.

"You think so?" Softly, Hagakure hums.

"I know so. Those two are way to hot-headed for each other Sayako needs someone calm composed to keep her level-headed you know?" Mina scoffs.

"So someone like Todoroki?" Hagakure goes back on.

"Hm…I guess but I just don't see it if you know what I mean…" Mina admits as the girls continue gossiping oblivious to the silent Shinso listening in further fiddling with his scarf.

"Know what I mean?" Tooru queries confused.

"I just well…" Mina begins but…

"Sayako needs someone to dom." Mineta pops up out of nowhere.

"Mineta!" Mina glares at him.

"What? She's clearly a top." Mineta shrugs unapologetically.

"You think so? I always thought she needed someone to well top her you know." Tooru admits.

"Tooru!" Mina gawks at her.

"What? I'm just being honest!" Tooru whines.

"…So…something's clearly going on." Katsumi leans against the workbench eyeing Sayako softly pensively pacing back and forth frowning.

"What do you mean?" Sayako scowls at Katsumi.

"You and lilac boy." Katsumi shrugs.

"…" Sayako falters from her words.

"I saw you two at the festival you seem close." Calmly, Katsumi points out.

"…I'm anxious." Anxiously, Sayako admits.

"…about what?" Katsumi queries.

"If I'll get transferred out…" Sayako crosses her arms over her chest conflicted.

"…Huh? You just got your licence why would you think that?" Taken aback, Katsumi frowns.

"Because I'm the weakest of the class." Sayako admits anguished.

"Weakest? You saw that guy with the grapes?" Katsumi scoffs.

"…At least he has an arm that can be taken off." Sayako sneers.

"…Ahem." Katsumi coughs.

"…Sorry." Sayako bows her head ashamed.

"You're still getting used to it." Katsumi reminds her.

"But that? It was my debut I was meant to show that I was fine, that I was strong that…" Sayako frets.

"You were still as strong as before. If anything you've only gotten stronger." She promises Sayako.

"…But I'm not!" Sayako scowls.

"I wouldn't say that…" Katsumi argues.

"My arm got torn off it was embarrassing not to mention a close call." Sayako curls in on herself.

"Sayako do you think when I came back to this place after the incident it was easy?" Katsumi questions.

"…" Sayako goes quiet.

"I didn't even make it to the second round of the second year sprots festival and I won it last year? Do you know how embarrassing that was? How ashamed I felt for that?" Katsumi reminds Sayako.

"…" Sayako sighs.

"Look…I get that you're scared but they wouldn't have helped you get through the whole process of getting a licence if they didn't think you would be good as a hero." Honestly, Katsumi sighs softly at Sayako.

"But Shinso's transfer…someone's going to have to go." Sayako curls in on herself.

"No they won't it's an odd number in your class right?" Katsumi points out.

"…Right." Uncertain, Sayako nods.

"So he may join your class or he may join class B to meet the number of class A heck he may even join the year below." Katsumi points out.

"…" Sayako bows her head.

"Sayako you don't need to prove yourself, you surviving, you enduring, you recovering from what you went through is enough to prove your place here you needn't even need to prove it…is that why you were so hard on Shinso?" Katsumi explains to her.

…I know I shouldn't have acted out as I did I just…I always heard him wanting to be a hero but I just…I never thought he would…" Sayako stares down at her fiddling fingertips.

"…Why not?" Katsumi frowns.

"Cause he was bullied all his life I was the one to come in and save him time and time again and I just…the idea of him fighting getting hurt…I've seen what happened I don't want that for him." Honestly, Sayako sighs pained recalling the bruised beaten boy she would defend time and time again, dealing with the bullies herself time and time again.

"That's not your decision to make." Katsumi reminds Sayako.

"So I should let him die?" Defensively, Sayako scowls.

"You should trust him." Katsumi tells her.

"You saw what I did, did you not?" Sayako scowls, she saw how Shinso reacted she watched to see if he was ready and he wasn't it was clear as day he would be killed, Sayako's' heart clenched constrained at the tense thought.

"...He still needs to learn." Katsumi sighs giving Sayako that, she had seen the boy's hesitation, his emotional reaction to Sayako getting hurt…

"And if he gets hurt?" Worriedly, Sayako frets.

"You'll help him." Sayako shrugs .

"How am I to help him like he helped me? What if I make it worse what if…what if he doesn't come back?" Brow furrowed, Sayako frets fearfully.

"You've seen your parents do the same." She points out to Sayako but…

"…I know…but….Shinsho…Shinso's different." Sayako attempts to explain pained, Shinso was always there for her, having him be hurt, it…it scared her.

"…I see so you're scared." Softly, Katsumi hums eyes the still silent Sayako, not quite sure what to say.

"…Huh?" Sayako blurts out.

"You yourself have seen firsthand what villains can do, what pain they inflict, what damage they can do you're scared for him, you're terrified that he'll get hurt, he'll get kidnapped, he'll get attacked." Aloofly, Katsumi shrugs.

"…He's been through enough. I mean sure I did tell him he could be a hero but I just meant he could be behind the front lines, you know? In the back, not having to take out the big bad…" Shyly, Sayako squirms while waiting for her arm.

"…Have you told him this?" Katsumi asks her.

"…I…I mean I think he knows." Sayako scratches the back of her neck.

"You can't assume he does I mean have you told him this? Have you spoken to him about this insecurity of yours?" Katsumi queries.

"…Not really…no." Sayako shyly bows her head.

"Then talk to him, tell him bottling this up isn't going to help." Honestly, Katsumi tells Sayako.

"But he's done enough for me I shouldn't have him deal with this as well!" Sayako grimaces.

"Sayako you're scared for him, you care for him if you want to confront this problem then talk to him, bottling it up won't do anything…" Katsumi tells Sayako.

"…I…" Sayako begins but…

"Sayako your arm's ready!" One of the engineers call out.

"R-Right thanks." Shyly, Sayako takes the arm and the two head back.

"So All Might what did you think of Shinso?" Vlad asks him.

"He's great and he has guts, it's telling the first emotion he felt after the match was frustration." Yagi admits.

"This is a test for him a good showing and he could end up transferred. I'd wager he's eager to show off in his next match well Vlad a lot left to go…" Aizawa explains before turning to Vlad, getting out his mic once more…

"I know…SECOUND ROUND TEAMS TO THE FIELD!"

"Whoa…" Stunned, Sayako does a double take when she and Bombarda return to see said ruined remains of the battlegrounds.

"Seems we missed a match." Bombarda remarks.

"Seems so…" Sayako says strapped her prosthesis on.

The grounds were completely wrecked. It was so different from the first match." Shinso stares at the screen.

"This is what training in the hero course is like. That said, they did go a little overboard." Aizawa admits.

"Fukidashi! Kendo! Remember your surroundings. Damage should be kept to a minimum." Vlad King calls out to his students.

"Yes, sir!" Fukidashi exclaims on screen.

"-Sorry 'bout that!" Kendo salutes on screen.

"Right, so, when will Komori's mushrooms disappear?" Aizawa asks Vlad.

"They'll be gone in two hours, give or take." Vlad responds.

"Then it would be logical to change locations." Aizawa reasons.

"Maybe take a break as well." Vlad considers.

"That match was an overwhelming victory for the superior Class! Just like at the school festival, Class B is certain to come out on top. It couldn't be more obvious! Aw, you poor losers, no need to look so frustrated. It's not your fault. We're just better. Accept inferiority!" Monoma cackles crazed towards the group oblivious to Bombarda watching on.

"NEVER! Besides if you look at the results realistically our team won because no pro would cause that much damage not to mention nearly kill someone with mushrooms sprouting out of their throat! How is that hero behaviour huh? Huh!" Tauntingly, Sayako takes the bait pointing right in Monoma's face, lighting bolts between both glaring blondes.

"Aw is someone salty?" Smirking, Monoma merrily taunts at the glaring glowering blonde.

"Salty? Oh you'd knew all about that you salty mother-" Mad, Sayako smirks sadistically at him, the two beginning to feud as per normal, beginning to tug at each other's faces like children almost as they rants and yell at each other, both classes simply sighing, too tired to deal with them.

"Those two never quit it do they?" Ochaco sighs.

"….I can't tell if they hate each other or if this is bonding for them." Mina admits.

"…I genuinely think they hate each other." Mineta admits.

"URGH!" Together, both Sayako and Monoma call out as Sayako is swiftly karate chopped in the head by a stern Shoto with Monoma being hit in the back of the head by Kendo.

"Apologies." Kendo sighs catching Monoma by the collar.

"Apologies as well." Shoto repeats as both blondes are on the floor foaming from the mouth by both strikes to the back of the neck.

"This…isn't over…just wait…till the fourth round…when class B beats you guys…!" Monoma heaves out while being dragged away.

"It never is…with you…and like hell I'll let you win, you asshole!" Sayako says foam shooting out of her mouth while being dragged away. The two oblivious to Bombarda's careful eye on them both.

"He's a broken record that needs to be set on fire." Mineta frowns at Monoma.

"I don't know why he talks like that when he knows she's gonna smack him." Mina huffs.

"The same could be said to Sayako to be fair." Mineta points out.

"Dang, your class has some heavy hitters. You're blowin' my mind here." Denki turns to smirk at Kaibara.

"I'd say the same thing goes for you guys." Kaibara smiles.

"Fukidashi, I didn't know you could make something so big!" Tooru turns to the manga faced guy.

"My throat gets scratchy when I do! But I'm trying to learn to power through it!" Fukidashi concedes.

"It's not just their Quirks. You have to factor in attitudes and mental strength, which both contribute to overall growth and lead to better performances on the battlefield!" Midoriya takes notes.

"You're sure writing a lot. You know, you've grown a ton, too, Deku." Ochaco points out.

"I hope so." Izuku smiles.

"Nowhere near as much as me, though." Mineta smirks smugly.

"Yeah, I don't see it." Mina deadpans.

"I'm not talking about my height!" Mineta snaps scowling at Mina.

"I am here. Without startling you." All Might whispers in his suit shyly approaching Izuku.

"Oh, All Might!" Izuku perks up at the sight of him.

"Young Midoriya, a moment, please?" All Might requests.

"Sure!" Izuku smiles following him to a separate section.

"That's cool. Bye!" Ashido watches the two leave.

"Feels like Midoriya's with All Might every other second these days, doesn't it?" Mineta hums.

"It seems that way. I heard he's been helping Deku with practice outside of class." Ochaco exclaims.

"Ooh, shocker, shocker. Of course you've got the deets on Midoriya." Mina smirks suavely.

"Uh! No! I just heard it, that's all, from somebody else, probably." Ochaco blushes brightly.

"Ah!" Mina gasps when she is suddenly floated up in the air.

"I'm so sorry!" Ochaco apologises.

"Don't use your Quirk before our match starts! You're wasting your power!" Mineta frets while Mina in the air laughs.

"Nice! Clock this breakdown!" She smiles spinning around in the air.

"Bombi!" Dark Shadow suddenly cries tears freely falling from the shadow beast bursting out of Tokoyami.

"Dark Shadow wait!" Tokoyami tries to stop said shadow suddenly lunching at the brunette conversing to Midnight who squeals when seeing said beast but to everyone's surprise she pats it.

"Hey Dark Shadow sorry I missed out on your match I heard you worked hard." Smiling, she pats dark shadow baffling many of Class B recalling the monstrous beast from the training camp practically destroying the whole forest and defeating the serial cannibal now nuzzling wrapping around Bombarda.

"Bombarda I apologise I am filled with nothing but shame." Ashamed, Tokoyami bows his head glaring at dark shadow unapologetically nuzzling into Bombarda's side.

"It's alright Tokoyami how are you feeling? Have you gone to Recovery Girl?" Bombarda questions him while petting Dark Shadow.

"She has checked." He nods.

"Hmm…that's good but how are you feeling?" Frowning, she couldn't help but fret.

"I feel fine I took the prescribed medication and will endure." Tokoyami tells her.

"Endure huh? You're so serious, seriously you needn't feel like you have to talk to me so formally you know." Katsumi couldn't help the small smile of endearment hitting her lips at the formal boy before her.

"This is how I always speak." He stats.

"It is isn't it?" Bombarda hums.

"I performed shamefully out there I apologise." He continues to apologise.

"Why are you apologising to me? Be grateful for this experience and learn to grow with dark shadow, without these failures within our lives we aren't able to learn and grow do you understand?" Bombarda smiles gesturing to Dark Shadow.

"I do…I will take your words to heart." He assures her.

"Good just don't push yourself to speak alright?" She smiles at him.

"…I understand." He nods wandering off just as Jiro approaches Bombards, the two catching up oblivious to All Might and Midoriya's conversation.

"Young Midoriya, have you sensed anything strange in your Quirk since that night?" All Might couldn't help but ask.

"No. Nothing I've noticed, at least." Izuku confesses.

"Interesting. As I mentioned, this is all new territory. I've never heard of a spontaneous activation before. But I'm planning to ask Gran Torino if he knows anything." All Might admits to Izuku.

"Great! That would be super helpful." Izuku smiles.

"Be careful in that fifth battle. Things could get weird. After all, the vestiges of One For All did first appear to you during a match against Young Shinso." All Might warns whispering it to him.

"Right. I'll be on high alert." Midoriya promises oblivious to the spikey haired boy behind him until…

"-Again?" Annoyed, Bakugo bellows speaking up.

"Yikes! Kacchan, where did you come from?" Izuku squeaks startled to see said blonde.

"You two asked me to keep your relationship a secret. But you're always sneaking around like this. Are you stupid?" Bakugo deadpans as All Might gulps.

"Don't you gulp at me! Did something happen? And don't lie." Katsuki demands from them.

"Well... Actually..." Izuku begins but…

"In your sleep? Huh. You're so hopeless, I can't tell if you're improving or failing." Katsuki is soon filled in.

"Honestly? I don't know, either." Izuku sighs.

"When are you gonna master One For All? Soon? I've gotten stronger since the last time we fought, so you'd better be keeping up." Katsuki scowls.

"I'm trying. I swear." Izuku promises.

"Young Bakugo is being considerate in his own special way. All Might smiles endearingly.

"The hell're you smiling at? I'm dead serious, ya idiot, and that dumb look on your face pisses me off!" Bakugo insults.

"Or not. All Might sweatdrops.

"She's watching our matches you know!" Bakugo brings up seemingly snapping Izuku out f his fret, firmly focusing surprising All Might.

"…She?" All Might couldn't help but query until his hues widen when thinking back to Bombarda.

"She's always been a worrywart seeing you freak out with your powers isn't going to help her feel you can be a hero you know?" Katsuki continues regardless grumbling under his breath brow furrowed.

"…I know." Izuku smiles softly.

"…We both have to prove to her we can stood on our own feet without her so I don't need you ruining my chances of showing that dumbass up got it?!" Incensed, Bakugo barks at Izuku.

"I won't!" Izuku squeaks scared.

"Damn right you won't." Katsuki grumbles glaring to the side.

"Young Midoriya seeing vestiges of One For All. And he'll be fighting the person who first triggered their appearance. I feel like everything is connected somehow. Master. What are you and the other previous users of our Quirk trying to tell us? All Might couldn't help but wonder while looking up at the sky above.

"How's my patient doing? With these minor injuries, you'll be back to normal in half an hour. You should be thankful that your young body heals so quickly. And that skin! So supple." Smiling, Recovery Girl gushes over the blushing Momo, a lip mark upon her cheek.

"Well…that wasn't weirdly phrased." Sayako remarks peering in.

"Sayako what are you…?" Astonished, Momo perks up at the sight of her.

"Shoto hit me." Meekly, Sayako smiles rubbing the back of her head.

"You got baited by Monoma again." Momo sighs softly making Sayako flinch.

"…Am I that easy to read?" Sayako squirms sweatdropping.

"Momo couldn't help but chuckle coyly at Sayako's face.

"You…you okay?" Sayako couldn't help but ask.

"Hm?" Momo looks up at her.

"I remember you didn't do too great at the sports festival and just thought ot check up on you." Sayako crosses her arms awkwardly over her chest

"I'm fine…thanks for asking how's the arm?" Momo queries.

"Fixed but is that a I'm fine or a I'm fine with fire around you?" Sayako couldn't help but eye Momo.

"Heheh…I'll be fine I promise. Thanks for checking on me." Momo smiles.

"…No problem." Sayako smiles back before leaving Momo to it.

"The third match will take place in an area two blocks east of where the previous rounds were held. The cages have been moved to your new bases. This little breather is over! Prepare for the third training battle!" Vlad orders through the microphone.

"It's finally Iida's turn to fight." Ochaco smiles.

"This group has Todoroki's two wide-range ice and fire attacks, Iida's unmatched speed, Shoji's superior scouting capabilities, and Ojiro, who excels at close combat. Talk about a balanced team. Lucky draws." Izuku takes note of.

"We've got Todoroki, so it should be an easy win." Mineta assumes.

"You shouldn't count your grapes before they're grown, boys." Mina smirks smugly.

"My grapes are huge!" Mineta snaps scowling.

"Sayako…" Todoroki calls out to Sayako.

"What's up?" Sayako cranes her head back leaning against the railing.

"Keep an eye on me phone for me would you?" Todoroki hands her his phone.

"Since when could we take phoned into training?" Sayako frowns.

"I accidently found it on me." Todoroki admits.

"Ah…if anyone calls ignore it or send cat pictures." Sayako assumes.

"…Ignore it." Todoroki tells her.

"You sure?" Sayako draws out.

"I'm sure." Todoroki frowns.

"You sure you sure?" Sayako smirks slightly.

"Sayako." Sternly, Shoto scowls.

"Fiiine." Sayako sighs giving in.

"Todoroki. Sayako." Tokoyami approaches the two.

"Oh Toko what's up?" Sayako turns to Tokoyami.

"It's Tokoyami." Tokoyami tiredly tuts.

"Yami what's up?" Sayako smirks slightly.

"…Do you enjoying toying with me?" Tokoyami's hues narrow lightly at Sayako.

"I mean I'd be lying if it wasn't fun messing with you…still your throat feeling any better?" Sayako quirks her head to the side scratching her neck.

"Yes, I took the prescribed medication. I will endure." Tokoyami bows his head.

"Endure…?" Sayako sweatdrops.

"Glad to hear." Todoroki tells Tokoyami.

"I performed shamefully out there. Please avenge us." Tokoyami requests.

"Avaenge? Todo being a bit serious there don't you think?" Tense, Sayako smiles strained.

"On the contrary I looked a fool in front of a hero I highly respect." Tokoyami states.

"Look I want to shove our win in Monoma's face as much as the next guy…" Sayako frets frowning.

"Not as much from what I hear." Tokoyami remarks.

"Regardless we can't kill them you saw what happened with me and Momo remember?" Sayako worries.

"I just mean make sure to win you two." Tokoyami sighs eyeing the two.

"Wait, why is it up to me?" Todoroki blinks befuddled.

"And me?" Sayako points to herself lost sharing a look with Todoroki.

"Our mentors, Bombarda, Hawks and Endeavor. We studied under the heroes who fought the last great battle still in people's minds. That makes it our duty to uphold the honor of the top three heroes." Tokoyami reminds the two.

"…Sounds like a lot of pressure there." Tense, Sayako smiles sweat sliding down her tense temple.

"That's the price to pay when working under such great heroes." Tokoyami shrugs.

"Uh…right." Sayako draws out, not quite sur what to say.

"I see. "The last great battle." Sure." Todoroki furrows his brow.

"Todo?" Sayako worriedly watches her friend.

"…" Silently, Todoroki goes quiet descending down from the stairs towards the battleground.

"Is he…alright?" Tokoyami couldn't help but wonder.

"…I don't know." Sayako admits concern clear on her furrowed features for her friend heading down to the battle ground, preparing for the fight ahead.

"Shoto. You must learn this move if you're to advance. Do not run from me. Do not run from your nature! Stand up! Quit pretending to be weak! Toya had the potential. He had even more firepower than me. But he had your mother's weak constitution. He was close. Until...It's on you now, Shoto! It has to be. You're the only one who can do this move! You can fulfil my ambition!" Endeavor's voice rings throughout Todoroki's head as his young self heaves, steam spewing out one from one side, tears trickling down while Endeavor stands over him, bamboo cane in hand.

"Todoroki. Todoroki? Is something wrong? You have quite a puzzled look on your face." Iida calls out to Todoroki snapping out of his day old thoughts.

"Oh, really?" Todoroki hums.

"It's true. Are you worried about something?" Ojiro pries.

"No, I'll be okay. Thank you for asking." Todoroki exclaims as he heads for battle.

"He's not exactly the most expressive person, so I didn't notice. That's impressive, Tenya." Ojiro

"It's my responsibility. I am class representative. I must aid any of our troubled peers." Tenya puts his helmet on.

"You seem really cheerful. More than usual." Shoji points out.

"Yes, I am! My brother's recovery has been going well lately." Tenya admits.

"Oh. That's great to hear!" Ojiro smiles.

"You know, I think the hero Ingenium is finished. At least for me." The battered bloodied beaten brother of Tenya sits in the hospital bed, the beep of the monitor echoing in the hospital wing.

"No! You still have so many people to help and inspire, brother. This can't be true." Tenya cries by his brother's side.

"That's why…I want you to take the name. Will you do that? For me, Tenya." Tenya's brother whispers.

"I also have the duty to uphold my brother's honor and live up to his name. I'm watching everyone closely, but that means everyone's watching me, too. I was third place at the sports festival! I'll show everybody that I'm a worthy successor!" Tenya proclaims proudly ready to do just that.

"People always treat me like I'm some kinda hardheaded moron without a clue, but I got accepted into UA just like you guys. It's not like I rush into things without thinkin' of the endgame." Tetsutetsu rants with his team tapping against the iron metal industrial pipes.

"What are you talking about?" Sen furrows his brow at Tetsutetsu.

"This unbalanced team we're stuck with! We don't have any scouts. That's gonna spell big trouble for us." Tetsutetsu points out.

"You have a point." Kaibara gives him that.

"Then, what'll we do? Huh, guys?" Tetsutetsu probes at them.

"We just talked about our pl—" Sen begins but…

"I'll tell ya what. We'll have to level this place!" Tetsutetsu decides beginning to bash away at the industrial pipes, metal coating him.

Terrible idea!" Sen cries however it falls to deaf ears.

Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on!" Tetsutetsu continues bashing causing chaos.

Are you nuts? Mr. Vlad said to keep damage to a minimum." Kaibara scowls at Tetsutetsu.

"Smashy, smashy, smash, smash, smash!" Tetsutetsu continues cackling causing chaos.

Okay. Maybe I should start shouting directly in the kid's face." Vlad considers eyeing said screen.

What's that?" Ojiro perks up at the sharp sound of chaos.

"I hear the screeching sounds of metal against metal. My guess? Tesutestu's loose." Shoji describes.

Level this whole place!" Tetsutetsu continues causing chaos.

Class B, Tetsutetsu Hero name: Real Steel. Quirk: Steel.

He can turn his entire body into metal. That means he's both a deadly sword and the perfect shield.

"Take this! And this! No cheap tricks needed! It's a fight to the death! A brawl for the ages!" Tetsutetsu continues causing chaos.

"Hold on! The other team's got Todoroki on it!" Sen warns.

"Don't care!" Tetsutetsu hollers.

"I thought you said you were thinking! You're just being obstinate." Sen states scowling.

"Well, we can work with this, too, I suppose." Honenuki sighs.

"And your thinking's too flexible, Juzo!" Sen snaps at Honenuki.

"Ah, jeez! You're gonna dog-gone blow it for us, metalhead!" Mad, Pony yells at Tetsutetsu.

"You hear, what you're making Pony sound like? Is this what you want?" Sen scowls at Tesutestu's back.

"Tetsutetsu doesn't mean any harm. In fact, his approach even plays to our strengths." Honenuki considers.

"Great, now you're the one who sounds crazy." Sen sweatdrops.

"Bring it on, ya villains!" Tetsutetsu cackles.

"…Am I…that bad?" Baffled, Sayako couldn't help but ask eyeing the destruction.

"No not that bad." Sero smoothly assures the furrowed frown of Sayako eyeing the damage below.

"The sound is getting louder. Based on the reverberations, I believe he's destroying their surroundings." Shoji admits.

"He's a good brawler. They must intend to fight us head-on." Todoroki predicts.

"If that's the case, I welcome the approach. It'll make it easier for us to deal with them." Ojiro asserts.

"Agreed." Todoroki exclaims.

"All right. Time to make our class proud. Let's go, Team!" Tenya hollers as they rush ahead.

"The villain is continuing to flee down route five. Looks like we've been successful at driving him toward the harbor." Kido warns as the villain laughs using his roller quirk to escape on road while he drives.

"Not catchin' me. E-Endeavor?" He gasps when Endeavor leaps down the bridge to face him however he tries to get off the motorway to escape.

"You won't escape!" Endeavor chases after him.

"I'll take a hostage! The villain eyes the kids playing until Endeavor drops down grabbing him stopping the roller villain.

"Get outta here! Run!" Endeavor roars as the boys cry and flee.

"Damn you. Let go of me!" He curses glaring at Endeavor.

"I'm afraid I can't do that." Endeavor's hands heat up.

"No, stop, please! I'll go quietly!" He stops reving going limp in Endeavor's hands.

"Good work, Endeavor! Clean arrest." Onima praises his boss once the villain was taken away.

"Collateral damage?" Endeavor demands.

"Little to speak of." Kido answers.

"Yeah, not many people at the harbour. It was a smart plan." Onima compliments.

"Of course." Endeavor grunts.

"Um. 'Scuse me." The young boy with his friends approach Endeavor.

"What is it?" Endeavor turns to the group of kids.

"We just wanted to say thank you! For saving us!" The kids smile up at him.

"Any of you hurt at all?" He asks them.

"No, sir!" The trio smile.

"Best be off then." Endeavor advises.

"Bye!" The boys leave.

"Endeavor, sir? We've had another hero ask about teaming up with you. You want me to make the usual report?" Kido asks on the tablet.

"Yes. Just compile a list of active requests." Endeavor takes out his phone.

With Fuyumi's help. I finally, finally got Shoto's contact info. Steam spews out Endeavor's nostrils as he eyes his phone.

Shoto, there's something I want to tell you once more. So stop ignoring my messages! I'm not the same person who disregarded what you wanted in life! Endeavour eyes the messages he sent below.

Do not run from me.

Do not run from your nature!

Stand up!

Quit pretending to be weak!

Now that you're working toward becoming your own hero, I want to teach you that move, like a good father.

"To do that...you have to stop ignoring my messages. Shoto!" Endeavor's scowls, fierce flames spew out of Endeavor as he shouts it.

"His kid's probably in class, right?" Onima assumes.

"It feels like all this "Shoto" shouting is getting worse by the day…think he's going to rant to Bombarda again?" Kido assumes.

"Probably hm?" Onima and Kido both perk up at their boss's gasp of hope.

"Shoto's…responding!" Endeavor beams brightly hopeful however…

"Why is it a cat video…? Tell me what does this mean…SHOOOOTOOO!" Endeavor roars fierce flames sewing out oblivious to the small snickering Sayako slotting the phone back into her pocket while Todoroki sneezes running with his team.

"Are you okay? I didn't think you ever got sick!" Tenya takes note of.

"Yes. I'm sure I'm fine." Todoroki assures them.

"We're almost there. You know the plan, let's all spread out." Ojiro stops.

"On it!" Tenya takes off.

"Make it count, Todoroki." Shoji calls out the group splitting allowing Todoroki the space to strike.

"Tetsutetsu! The other team's not gonna show up just because you're making a racket! They'll think it's a trap!" Pony cries as Tetsu continues causing chaos.

"No. I'd head this way if I were them. Get Shoji to figure out what's going on, then have Todoroki unleash a powerful attack. If I thought the other team was standing around out in the open..." Honenuki admits as said spike of ice forms, trapping Tetsutetsu.

"That's our super strong ice master! So cool!" Mineta praises.

"And he made the ice so it's not blocking their line of sight. He's gotten better!" Ochaco optimistically offers.

"Now we know where Todoroki is. The others?" Tetsutetsu grunts.

"Can't see them!" Sen scowls engrossed in ice.

"Even if Honenuki has used his Quirk to soften the ground on us, it won't matter if we stick them in place. Tenya prepares his reciprocal….

"With their movements inhibited, we'll take them in one swoop. Ojiro crouches down to strike when needed.

"Reciproburst!" Tenya rushes in however…

"Come get some!" Tetsutetsu taunts taking them all aback when…

"What?" Tenya gasps when the ice sinks around him, stopping him.

"Blasting ice is a cheap move. Though if you'd been cold hearted and used fire, we wouldn't have been able to trap you." Honenuki throws in.

Class B, Juzo Honenuki. Hero name: Mudman. Quirk: Softening. He makes the things he touches turn soft. They go back to normal when he touches them again. Doesn't work on living things though.

"Thanks, Juzo! Gotta love how flexible that power is." Sen smiles kicking the softened stuff off him.

This relaxed rockstar took one of Class B's recommendation spots!

"He must have activated his Quirk the moment the ice appeared. A fast reaction. I'll retreat for now and wait for—" Ojiro decides to but fails from sinking into a melting pipe.

"Found you! I softened a bunch of random stuff around here, so it'd be smart to watch your step." Honenuki points to the trapped Ojiro.

"Class B does an excellent job of brushing off Todoroki's area attack! Now, to show their stuff!" Vlad praises his students.

"Honenuki guessed that the ice was coming?" Sero says surprised.

"That, or he improvised crazy fast." Sato says.

"Is he really that good at reading the situation? Or is he making it up as he goes along…?"" Sayako couldn't help but ponder leant against the railing.

"I hope our classmates haven't been thrown off." Sato worries.

"Nice job, Juzo! I'll handle Ojiro!" Sen lunges to, Sero trying to use his tail to block said spiral punch.

"I can't guard against this for long!" Ojiro grunts.

Class B, Sen Kaibara. Hero name: Spiral. Quirk: Gyrate. He can make any part of his body spin like a supercharged drill!

"Ojiro! Caught again?" Astonished, Tenya gasps at he sinks again after his attempt to save his friend.

"Your legs are only as strong as what you're standing on. The ground beneath the ice is also softened. You're difficult to deal with. So I'll leave you trapped in the muck for now." Honenuki decides.

"Are you trying to keep us from working as a team? Villain! Your wickedness knows no bounds!" Tenya hollers.

"He really gets into character." Shinso remarks

"Yeah he really does." Sayako sweatdrops.

"It's going to be hard for them to get around now. Class B's team doesn't have anyone good at reconnaissance. But as long as their opponents are trapped in one place, that's not a disadvantage." Midoriya points out.

"With his ice off the table, Todoroki is operating at half his power." Shinso takes note of.

"Correctomundo. All that's left is to overwhelm them." Monoma smirks smugly.

"In this situation, I can't use my Quirk to the best of my abilities. Should I go to the front? Then there'd be no one to guard Shoji as he scouts. Todoroki couldn't help but wonder until he gasps at the antlers firing past his way hitting Shoji.

"What?" Todoroki does a double take at the antlers taking Shoji away.

"I was betting they'd keep Shoji in what they thought was a safe place far from where we are! Like...hidden behind their so-called "ace" Todoroki!" Pony smirks smugly.

Class B, Pony Tsunotori. Quirk: Horn Cannon. She can send her horns flyin'! Currently, she can control up to four of them once they've shot off her head! She's pretty particular about keeping them polished.

"These are stronger than I expected." Shoji grunts being thrown back.

"Tetsutetsu!" Pony calls out.

"Here we go. Horn Dash Hammer! Are my teeth chattering? You're so freaking cold, my brain feels like it's gettin' frosty. If I weren't on top of things, you'd freeze my steel solid! Think you can beat me in a hand-to-hand fight? You don't stand a chance!" Tetsutetsu uses Pony's antlers' momentum to break through the ice bursting through to tackle Todoroki throwing him to the ground.

"Man's been paying attention. He's doing what Mr. Aizawa said I shoulda done in my match." Kirishima frowns.

"Nah, I bet he's not thinkin' all that much. Honenuki seems like the one who's calling most of the shots." Denki admits.

"Still you got to give it to them, Todo does have a great quirk sure but in terms of hand to hand he's terrible." Truthfully, Sayako admits brow furrowed.

"What's the matter? You keep on dodging!" Sen taunts fighting Ojiro, dodging each of his hits not even striking once.

"Be good and stay there, okay?" Pony winks at the pinned Shoji.

"You are evil incarnate!" Tenya sunken into the ice hollers.

"Sorry 'bout it. Recipro has a time limit, right? Not so smart to use it right at the beginning. Anyway, I'm gonna go help Tetsutetsu." Honenuki leaves.

"A time limit? That was a while ago, Mudman. Ingenium will rush anywhere at anytime. That's what these legs are for! They won't be constrained! You see? I've been at full throttle this entire time! New Style. Recipro Turbo!" Tenya calls out cracks soon cracking around him taking everyone aback as he bursts free.

"He's like jaws…" Sayako couldn't help but compare seeing the ice shoot out of the sludgy ice firing at Honenuki.

"Seriously?" Honenuki does a double take.

"Congrats on getting your provisional license, little bro." Tensei smiles at his brother in his wheelchair his mother behind him.

"Thanks, Tensei." Tenya smiles at his elder brother.

"You're abusing your Engine a bit much though, aren't you? Hey, Mom. He's getting close to that age, you know? Don't you think it's time?" Tensei looks up at his father.

"Well, he's matured, but I still feel like it might be too soon for that." Tenya's mother admits.

"Tuning my Engine?" Tenya perks up at the information.

"Yeah. Training is good, but you can also pull your mufflers out. Do it right, and parts that can take more of a beating will grow back in their place. It's a technique passed down from our grandfather so that the Iida family can help more people and do it faster than anyone else. This will be painful, though. And it takes a lot of dedication. But if you want to improve your quirk, this is the way to do it." Tensei explains as Tenya grits his teeth together using the fabric lodged between his teeth, a first aid kit by his side as he forces the mufflers out of him, scarlet spewing out.

"I've raised Recipro's horsepower and lowered fuel consumption to the minimum! Ten minutes! For ten minutes, nobody can stop me!" Tenya roars rushing at Honenuki breaking free.

"Is he going to beat me with some new move I've never seen?" Honenuki worries when Tenya rushes around the place.

"I can't control it completely." Tenya rushes around the place.

"So fast!" Honenuki exclaims.

"But at this speed, the trade-off is power." Tenya goes to strike when…

"Well. Fair enough. I'm no match for this attack." Honenuki dives down into the slushy snow of ice below.

"You're under arrest, villain!" Tenya roars but blinks befuddled to find him gone.

"Sorry, I'm not one of those stubborn heroes in training. I won't keep fighting when I'm at a disadvantage. It's not the best idea to leave Iida in the wind, but I don't think I can stop him. Smarter to hurry and find Tetsutetsu and the others so I can help them. Honenuki decides swimming off into the dark depths of the unknown.

"The ice has gone back to normal. Is he planning a surprise counterattack? No, he should understand now that that wouldn't work. He probably left to support his teammates." Tenya places his hand on his ice now solid.

"Wow! That's our speedster!" Ochaco gushes giddily.

"Recipro Turbo, huh? Using that, he's faster than even Gran Torino." Midoriya beams brightly.

"Yeah, it's 'cause you starting going "Shoot Style" and using your kicks, so Iida worked hard to make sure he stood out." Mineta points out.

"I should ask if he has any new pointers for me." Midoriya smiles however…

"Um, you guys! Eyes on Ojiro!" Mina points to the screen showing said struggling Ojiro against Sen's spiral fists.

"He's trying for an ordinary fist fight." Jiro points out.

"It looks like he's losing ground, but Ojiro's gotten better like the rest of us! You got this!" Sero cheers him on.

"Oh, man, I can't keep this up! Ojiro struggles against said strikes.

"Don't you know you can't win if you're just parrying?" Sen readies his spiral fingertips.

"I don't even have time to attack. But I can't just keep blocking. Those support items of his would rip me to shreds. Kaibara's gotten brutal. Ojiro takes note of trying to flee wrapping his tail around a pipe that Kaibara presses his fingertips to startling Ojiro when he drops down from the sudden vibrations making him fall.

"Gotcha now!" Kaibara goes to strike when a bright blue blur rushes through.

"Iida!" Ojiro recognises the man grabbing said spiral mess.

"I'll throw Spiral in jail! Forgive my brief absence as I do. Help the others, Ojiro! Mudman is probably heading toward them! I'll be back!" Tenya heads to the jail.

"Yeah, you got it! His talking gets faster, too. Wow." Ojiro takes note of once he's gone.

"Let go of me! I haven't gotten to show off yet!" Kaibara complains.

"Silence, fiend! I won't let one of your ilk boast!" Tenya refuses.

"You let Honenuki go, didn't you? Even though you saw how much a pain he can be. Why wouldn't you go after him first? Do you really think it's smart to butt in on a one-on-one fight instead, Ingenium?!" Kaibara taunts tense.

"This is what my brother would've done, so I'll act accordingly. If I compromised my ideals in training, I'd likely do so in a real fight, as well." He throws Kaibara into the cell.

"You're a real stick in the mud." Kaibara huffs.

"Yeah. I hear that often." Tenya shuts the door leaving Kaibara to it.

"Have a taste of "My Fist!"" Tetsutetsu strikes at Todoroki breaking the ice Todo tires to use to shield himself from his fist as he is thrown back.

"Thanks to how resilient he is, Tetsutetsu can move even though he must be freezing. I mean, it's not like his skin is gonna rip off or anything." Sato points out.

"And Todoroki isn't good in close combat which steel boy over there excels in. He's using that to his advantage." Sayako sighs sat by the boys watching the screen.

"So manly. I'll learn from your example!" Kirishima slams his furious fist into his palm.

"Blasting ice even though it's useless is something only an idiot would keep doing." Katsuki remarks.

"Uh…" Sayako begins but soon stops herself from Bakugo's' murderous energy.

"I'll smash your defense's. Nothin's gonna stop my steel fist of justice!" Tetsutetsu continues breaking ice shield.

"Fine, then. I'll use a wall of fire instead!" Todoroki spews said flames.

"Ouchies!" Pony flees frightened.

"Shoji! Tsunotori's yours!" Shoto calls out to him.

"Right! Push him back! Gain some distance!" Shoji chases after her.

"You still don't get why I'm your opponent, do you? I thought it would be obvious! Your Quirk has zero effect on me." Tetsu reveals his red tinted steel form flabbergasting Sayako.

"Shouldn't he be melted? Or warped a little bit?" Brow furrowed Sayako couldn't help but ponder perplexed while watching on.

"He's glowing from the heat? Todoroki's eyes expand at the sight.

"Those flames a' yours got my body burnin' red hot! Let's go!" Tetsutetsu rushes towards Todoroki.

"Do your best, Hot-Tetsu!" Pony calls out as she retreats.

"I've been trainin' for somethin' just like this! You ever spent time inside an oven? 'Cause guess what!" Tetsutetsu slams his fist into Todoroki's cheek.

"Tetsutetsu has Todoroki on the ropes and won't let him escape! Given their close proximity, Todoroki is unable to use any of his area attacks!" Vlad commentates.

"Half-Cold Half-Hot. You won't even put a scratch on me! You get it yet? I've forged my steel into something even you can't dent. By demolishing my limits!" Tetsutetsu continues hitting him.

"Draw up all the heat you can from inside your body! And then take it beyond that limit! I know you can do this. You're just not trying!

"Only thing to do now is keep punchin' till you're KO'd!" Tetsutetsu decides as Todoroki growls raising his hand.

"Todo…" Sayako furrows her brow worriedly watching.

"Know this. There is a power inside of you that goes beyond what anyone else can wield." Endeavor's words ring in Todoroki's head.

"What he said to me. Why am I remembering it now? No matter what...fire or ice...Todoroki furrows his brow, fire sprouting out startling Tetsutetsu stumbling back by such fierce flames.

"You'll follow my path. And one day, your power might even surpass mine!" Endeavor 's words ring in Todoroki's head.

"It's yours! Your Quirk, not his!" Midoriya's words ring in Todoroki's head.

"Get back." Todoroki warns.

"Whoa, that's hot!" Tetsutetsu takes note of.

"More. More!" Fierce flames grow upon Todoroki.

"Well, there goes the camera." Vlad scowls seeing said camera cut to static.

"I can raise the temperature higher. Go further. Burn myself if I have to! In order to become who I want to be!" Todoroki seethes shakes sweat sliding down his tense temple.

"Young Todoroki..." All Might softens at the boy above.

"With Endeavor's flames…" Bombarda's hues soften sadly at the young boy.

"It's too much. Can't get close. That firepower is crazy. I get ya, Todoroki! I'm holding all this heat inside a' me, same as you are! I know. It's gotta be hard on you, too, right. I don't think you'll be able to keep it up for long. In which case, I won't back down! Endurance contests are my specialty! I'm gonna go beyond!" Tetsutetsu snarls snatching his arm of flames astonishing Todoroki when the flame engulfed Tetsutetsu knees him in the chest.

"You're wrong. Give up before I have to show you what I can do." Todoroki tries to warn him however…

"If you're not willing to risk everything during training, then you'll never do it in a real fight either. Our powers and limits are there to be surpassed!" Tetsutetsu knees Todoroki in the chest.

"It's time for you to shut up." Todoroki grins broadly the two fighting to the bitter end.

"Todo…" Sayako furrows her brow at her old friend not quite sure what to say worry clear on her furrowed features for him.

"I'm pretty far away but I can still feel that! I gotta hurry up and get back to our steely boy. Sorry, Tentacole! I never look at the octopuses at the aquarium. They are not cute." Pony flies above on her horns eying Shoji.

"I'm used to people being scared of me." Shoji asserts.

"Wait he is?" Sayako furrows her brow by his words alarmed as Bombarda's hues soften sadly at him.

"Then don't take it personal, kay? I'm tryna help us win!" Pony aims her horns at him.

"Bring it on!" Shoji forms his fists.

"Thunder Horn!" Pony charges at Shoji with her horns.

"Octoblow!" He breaks each and every horn thrown his way making his way closer to her until…

"You're-done!" She goes to strike one form behind but his hand catches the horn.

"You saved me. Ojiro!" Shoji spots Tailman diving down grabbing her horns.

"Twirling Tail Dance! You may be good with those horns, but they're no help to you if you can't Shoot them!" He holds her horns down.

"This is how you catch me? It's so darn ordinary!" Pony complains.

"I'll take her to the jail. You go support Todor—" Shoji begins but gasps when the floor begins softening.

"Him again!" Ojiro glares at the helmet face of Honenuki.

"I'll be taking my teammate back now. If you didn't know, our class is pretty tight. Keep struggling. Your hold on her will only get looser." Honenuki swims down to save Pony but…

"You bastard! Fist of the Tail, Swamp Smack Spin!" Ojiro twirls his tail blasting Honenuki back.

"Thanks for that." Shoji grabbing onto a unsoftened railing, pulls Ojiro holding Pony out.

"Likewise." Ojiro grunts.

"How'd he use so much force?" Honenuki scowls.

"You gotta tell me before you do something like that, Honenuki!" Pony growls impaling her horns into his side.

"I won't let you go!" Ojiro refuses but…

"It's cool, I'm not worried about that." Another horn set stab into him.

"Ojiro!" Shoji calls out as Ojiro goes flying with the flying horns.

"With the power of these four horns, I'll send you straight to the slammer!" She shouts sending Ojiro to the slammer.

"Doesn't matter how she got him inside. If he's behind bars, then he's out. Right now, it's one-to-one." Vlad smirks smugly.

"What's wrong? Todoroki? Huh? You're getting slow!" Tetsutetsu envelopes in flames slams his fist into her face.

"I could say the same about you." He grunts bracing for said strike.

"I'm getting dizzy. My movements are imprecise. Sloppy. If I wanna cool myself down, I'll have to get him to back off first. Todoroki raises his fist to taking all the flames around him in one flame fist if not for the floor suddenly softening.

"Can't let you melt my classmate." Honenuki huffs as he watches Todoroki sink into the ground.

"Oh, hey. What's up?" Tetsutetsu falls flat to the ground, the flames long gone as Todoroki is hit in the back of the head with a pole.

"Todo…!" Sayako curses grimacing at the pain her friend had dealt with worriedly.

"Crap, I'm gonna pass out. Todoroki curses.

"Now harden." Mudman goes to when a bright blue blur strikes at his head breaking his helmet.

"I didn't miss this time, Mudman! So hot!" Tenya rushes towards Todoroki taking him out of the muck.

"Bastard. I won't let you get away." Tetsutetsu curses.

"Shouldn't you be worried about saving that guy?" Stain's words ring in Tenya's head.

"The coolest person you can be is someone who helps others. If you see a lost kid, help them find their way home." Tense's words ring also.

"I'll return for you, villain! My priority is rescue." Tenya rushes off with Todoroki.

"I'm losing consciousness after one hit. Even though he said he didn't have control at that speed. It was a mistake leaving Iida for later." Honenuki grimaces his vision blurry.

"Man, does this mean we lost? If I black out, the things I softened will go back to normal. I couldn't even leave behind something to help like Yaoyorozu did. I don't feel frustrated or anything. We'll lose fair and square. But I don't want my friends to fail just because I messed up! One more chance…." Tetsu crawls over to him.

"Tetsutetsu! Quickly! Push this!" He calls out to him as Tetsu growls, headbutting the softened pillar that comes crashing down on them both.

"This is a fight. The four of them are down! But they aren't out until they're in jail! What'll happen in the final moments?" Vlad King's grip tightens around the mic as all boys lie on the ground knocked out.

My left arm and leg are trapped. It's too much. I don't have enough strength to break out! Todoroki. Apologies. If only I'd been a little better. Just one step faster getting us out of here. Iida bows his head ashamed.

"Iida can't escape a little building that fell on top of him? It looks to me like the struggle with Kaibara had a big impact on him! Ha! He fought back the entire time, and boy, did it pay off! Good job, Kaibara! You're definitely the MVP of this round!" Vlad King compliments.

"You…bassstarrrd!" Sayako snarls about to strike when to her surprise.

"….I think you've done enough." Bombarda chops the back of Vlad Kings head knocking the teacher out cold taking everyone aback.

"Sir!" Class B call out concerned.

"So noisy…" She grumbles glaring down at the knocked down mess of a man.

"Both Class A and Class B have one person in their jails. And almost everyone is down for the count. Only two more left." Sayako points out brow furrowed just as Shoji gasps when Pony uses her horns collecting her teammates and Todoroki as she floats away.

"Todoroki!" Shoji tries to chase after him.

"I can't let Shoji nab my pals! We'd be done for sure! So, what should I do? I couldn't beat Shoji even with all four a' my horns free. I definitely wouldn't be able to fight him and protect my teammates. If I put Todoroki in prison, then we'll take the lead. But carrying all three of 'em is weighing me down. At this rate, I'll be caught before I make it to the jail. If I blow this, we lose…Pony thinks to herself.

"Give him back!" Shoji orders but…

"That's it!" Pony flies p in the sky with her hovering horns holding up her teammates as she holds up Todoroki.

"No!" Shoji tries to reach but…

"I'll go higher than he can reach and wait this sucker out. That way, even if we don't win, we technically won't lose!" Pony decides.

"Sorry, Tentacole! I won't be the reason we have to go crawlin' back home as failures." Pony apologises looking down at him.

"Wait. She took everyone into the sky?" Sato says surprised.

"How is she even doing that?" Sayako couldn't help but ponder what was making her fly.

"Aw, man. Shoji can't fly with his Quirk." Kirishima frowns.

"Huh! She's just running away. " Katsuki sneers.

"So, Deku. What do you think her plan is now?" Ochaco pries.

"It may seem strange, but she's taking the safe route. If she left her teammates behind to escape, then Shoji could put them in jail." Midoriya admits.

"But why take Todoroki?" Ochaco queries.

"If he comes to, he could attack with flames or ice even in the sky. This way, she can keep him knocked out. Or at least send him flying if he does wake up. It's like an insurance policy." Izuku describes.

"But that doesn't make any sense! The whole point is to throw the other team in training jail!" Mina argus.

"They won't win, but they won't lose." Sayako speaks up taking the team aback at her words.

"Oh, no! The timer!" Ochaco catches on.

"Twenty minutes have passed! The third match is over! Each team put one person away, so we've got ourselves a draw!" Aizawa announces.

"Aw, man, that's ridiculously unsatisfying!" Kirishima complains.

"In an actual encounter, running away and awaiting rescue can often be a reasonable option." Shishida speaks up.

"Poor Iida. He must be so upset." Ochaco sighs.

"Yeah, but...He was so awesome." Izuku argues.

"Since there are a number of round three students unconscious, we can review their performances later! Get ready for the fourth match!" Vlad calls out.

"He's awake!?" The teens gawk gape at Vlad.

"I didn't hit him that hard geez…" Bombarda deadpans.

"Smooch." Recovery Girl plants her lips upon Todoroki 's cheek stirring him awake.

"Todo!" Sayako shoots out of the chair by Shoto's side smiling.

"Sayako…?" Todoroki blinks befuddled.

"Here's your phone." Sayako hands him said phone.

"…Did you send my father a cat?" Todoroki frowns.

"He kept texting and texting it was getting annoying especially with Aizawa's dirty look so I had to respond with something but I didn't want to put words in your mouth so…" Sayako tries to defend herself.

"You used a cat?" Confused, Todoroki furrows his brow befuddled.

"Yep. Kept you aloof don't you think?" Sayako reasons.

"…I think I'm not trusting you with my phone again." Todoroki decides.

"Meeean." Sayako draws out.

"Great, you're awake. That's a good patient. Here, you should eat this protein bar." Recovery girl hands him a bar.

"Ojiro ate his and went back out." Tenya sitting by Sayako's side says.

"I didn't get one." Sayako huffs.

"You don't need one." Recovery girl points out making the girl grumble.

"Damn, Todoroki! The match was a draw, but I feel like I lost the head-to-head fight! That heat was insanity! Let's do it again!" Tetsutetsu with a bar in his mouth heads off.

"Ah! So loud." Recovery girl exclaims.

"A draw." Todoroki grunts.

"If only I'd been faster, we'd have claimed victory." Tenya tuts.

"Iida." Sayako furrows her brow at Todoroki.

"It's obvious that I'm still too slow. Honenuki's style was so flexible. And I just failed to react." Iida scolds himself.

"Hey you're not the only slow one remember?" Sayako offers her hand out to him.

"Sayako…" Iida sighs.

"Come on. You saved Todo, though, didn't you?" Sayako smirks slightly nudging Iida's shoulder.

"I seem to remember that. And anyway, when it comes to mistakes, I made the biggest one. It's become a habit to use ice as my opening move. Like it's just ingrained in my body. You are fast enough. I'm the one who's slow. And because of that weakness, I caused you and the team to worry. I wanna be a hero who brings people peace of mind." Todoroki explains eyeing his hand.

"No! I would never consider you unrelia- Ah!" Tenya cries out.

"Whoa Tenya calm!" Sayako tries to stop him however…

"I will run anywhere, to anyone who needs my assistance. That's my conviction as Ingenium's successor." Tenya swears it while the curtain slides to the side.

"Since we're talkin' about how we need to upgrade, I'll point out I also still have work to do. So I hope you'll fight me again." Honenuki bows his head to them.

"Of course." Both boys agree.

"If you boys are better, then why are you still here?! This is no place for chitchat!" Recovery Girl scolds.

"Right! Please excuse us!" Tenya excuses himself.

"Yeah we'll go." Sayako sighs as they leave.

"Poor babies, your backs are up against the wall! Class A and B both have one win! Lose this round, and there's no way you can say you're better than us." Monoma cackles.

"Comes and goes in waves, huh?" Kaminari remarks.

"Oh, you've no idea how much I've been looking forward to this fantastic match up. Why, you ask? Because our beloved Tokage's in it. If I were Bakugo, I'd be pretty worried about now." Monoma cackles crazed.

"All right, let's go." Tokage calls out to her team.

"Yes! Setsuna Tokage! The other student in Class B who got in through recommendations! She can be a real nasty piece of work." Monoma boasts.

"Kacchan! Midoriya couldn't help but think when watching Katsuki approach Bombarda, feeling all eyes on them both, a still silence falls between both brother and sister, scarlet meeting scarlet.

"…Just watch me." Katsuki orders.

"…Why do you think I came here? Don't disappoint me little brother." Bemused, Katsumi watches Bakugo turn on his heel heading off with his group as she simply smirks, curious to see what her little brother had in store for her.

"Wait. Bad idea. Let's talk about this, okay?" Jiro frets from the plan.

"Yeah. You're not serious, right?" Sato anxiously asks.

"Shut up." Bakugo barks before grinning giddily, his hues shining scarlet.

"Just watch me…Katsumi, Deku." Bakugo tells himself, determined for the fight ahead.

"We'll start when everyone is in position! Fourth match! Prepare for battle!" Vlad king bellows as the fourth match begins.