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Last time on The Alien Hero: Deku 10...
'My classmates and I have begun our final exams for the first semester and things aren't looking all that great for us at the start. What we thought was going to be an easy Practical exam turned out to be a trick as our teachers switched things up and made it so that we'd have to fight and restrain or escape from them in a combat situation. Kirishima and Sato were the first ones to go up and fail as they were defeated by Cementoss. Now, the exams continue and one of us is about to have the starting point in their journey to becoming a Hero!'
Chapter 42: The Exams Continue. Momo Yaoyorozu: Start Line!
[Date: 27 June 2264, Saturday]
[Time: 12:45 pm]
[Location: Practical Exam Location 2, U.A High School, Musutafu Prefecture, Japan]
We return back at U.A. and we see Tokoyami and Asui already inside the tall building they were sent for the exam and were standing in the middle of it
"I see, they're starting us in the middle of the stage." Tokoyami says, looking around the room
"In order to escape, we have to pass through the designated gate right? Which means that the teacher is probably already waiting for us there." Tsu says
"Agreed." Tokoyami says. Right before the horn went off
Team Asui & Tokoyami Practical Exam. Ready? START!
Right as the match begins, Ectoplasm…or rather several Ectoplasms appear in front of the students
"Perhaps, you students don't understand. But we teachers are willing to crush you into dust with everything we got, not holding back. And we will not hesitate in doing so." Ectoplasm says, he summons more clones of himself, blocking Tsu and Tokoyami by their rear and surrounding them in every direction. "Show us your determination!" They all say before charging at the two teens
[Insert OST: Bombing King from Boku No Hero Academia OST]
With the use of his quick reaction, Tokoyami turns to Tsu and activates his quirk
"Get her, Dark Shadow!" Tokoyami commands as his shadow springs to life
"Aye Aye, captain!" The sentient quirk says, extending its claw to Asui and grabbing her by her waist
"Now it's all you Asui!" Tokoyami yells, quickly taking control over Dark Shadow, he tosses Asui up in the air
"Roger Tokoyami!" Tsu shouts, she shoots her tongue out to Tokoyami, grabbing him, she sticks to a wall and pulls him into the air, and places him on the second floor. "Sure glad we made a plan beforehand." She says, getting up onto the second floor
"Indeed." Tokoyami nods, and the two then start to run/hop
[Back in the Monitor Room]
In the monitor room, the teens saw that move and
"Alright!" Ochako yells
"That was amazing!" Lucy says, holding her fist out
"An escape only the two of them could pull off." Izuku says
"That means they have good communication with each other." The teens turn and see Recovery Girl entering the room again, back from her temporary office. "They're talking to each other. While it may not seem like much at first, and I'm not talking about having a sidekick or a teammate that you have a good match with. Most heroes need to communicate with each other for plans to work effectively. It makes a big difference in the long run." She says as she takes her seat again
"So, even though this is a team-based exam. Each of these fights will have the students learn of their weaknesses and how to overcome them?" Izuku asks, RG nods
"That's right." Recovery Girl says
"So, what are Tokoyami's and Tsu-chan's weaknesses?" Ochako asks, not seeing how this was going to make the two overcome their weaknesses
"Yeah, I'm having trouble figuring out how Mr. Ectoplasm's quirk could be a bad match for them just like how Mr. Cementoss's was in the previous fight." Izuku says. He had been pondering about this since the match began and it was bugging him that he couldn't see it
"Oh, well it's not bad. For Tokoyami at least." Recovery Girl says. Making the trio get confused about what she could mean
"For Tokoyami? How could this be bad for him?" Lucy asks. Izuku thinks about the situation and Ectoplasm's quirk
"Wait…oh no." Izuku utters, he realizes what was going on
"What? What's wrong Izuku?" Ochako asks
"I know what it is." Izuku says, turning back to the screen and watch the two as they run
"I see you've figured it out sonny. Let's see if what you're thinking is correct." Recovery Girl says. Lucy and Ochako look at them before turning to one another and then to the screen to see what were they thinking and talking about
[Back at the Exam #2 location]
Tokoyami and Tsu continue to run down the second floor, leaving the clones on the first floor to watch them run
"So, you've chosen to avoid a fight. Good luck." Ectoplasm says as one of him was standing by the escape gate of the tower. He releases a strange grey liquid from his mouth and the liquid heads to the second floor, right in front of the two students, the liquid turns into 10 more clones of himself
"You should not escape." The 10 new Ectoplasm say together
U.A. Pro Hero: Ectoplasm. Quirk: Clones. He shoots weird ectoplasm from his mouth and it turns into copies of himself. The limit on how many he is 30 at a time. He's great to have at karaoke with and he has never been seen without his mask.
Tokoyami mentally summons forth Dark Shadow and commands him to attack the clones. The sentient quirk charges forward to the clones, tackling two of them as both hit the wall and floor. And on impact, causes them to disintegrate. Dark Shadow continues its attack on the clones, swatting two of them away and destroying them. While Tokoyami was focusing on the front, he wasn't aware that Ectoplasm created two more clones behind him. The bird-headed teen notices them and turns just as they charge at him but before either of the clones could get to him, Tsu appears in the air and hits one of them with her tongue while kicking the other one with her strong leg, destroying both.
"Thanks." Tokoyami says, reeling back Dark Shadow, Tsu lands next to him
"No problem." Tsu says. The two turn and see the clones Dark Shadow had left alone charging toward them, Tsu jumps in the air and sticks to the wall above them as Tokoyami stood ready.
"Dark Shadow!" Tokoyami yells and Dark Shadow charges toward the clones to hit them but they dodge the quirk. Just before the clones could get to Tokoyami, Tsu wraps her tongue around him again and pulls him into the air, and tosses him to the third floor. She leaps up and lands on the floor with him and were in front of a hallway
"That's no end to them." Tsu says, seeing that this was getting them no way if they couldn't
"Let's keep moving. There's got to be a way out." Tokoyami says. Just before they could come up with another plan, they look and sees more Ectoplasm clones appear in the hallway in front of them
[Back at the Monitor Room]
"Tokoyami is quick and can attack from afar, allowing him to keep his distance. Those are all strengths, yes, but if you were to look at that from another perspective, then it means his weak in close-range combat." Recovery Girl says as the trio listens.
"True, and that can be said if you're a close-range fighter as well, they tend to don't have any long-range attacks." Izuku says
"Wow, I never thought about his powers like that now that you've mentioned it." Ochako says
"And with Mr. Ectoplasm. He can appear anywhere in the tower unexpectedly." Lucy says, Recovery Girl nods
"Yes, and on the other hand, there's Asui. A well-around student with no clear weaknesses. She can provide assistance to her ally as powerful as he may be. But she is important as well." Recovery Girl says, making Lucy turn to her
"How so?" Lucy asks
"Her level-headedness and her ability to provide emotional support is a key in them to pass this exam." Recovery Girl says. They watch the monitor and see Tsu bounce off the walls to get behind the clones and swat two of them with her tongue while Tokoyami charges through them with Dark Shadow
'Emotional support?' Izuku thought. He starts to remember the U.S.J. attack and how calm Tsu was during it. 'Now that I really think about it, having her around doing the U.S.J attack really did help us stay focused, she stayed calm and focused on the task at hand, which made me and the others stay calm…well me and Komori did, Mintea was borderline close to a panic attack. But, I know you got this Tsu-chan and Tokoyami. I'm rooting for you! Beat him!' Izuku thought, gaining a focused expression
[Back at the Exam Location]
A clone of Ectoplasm was standing in front of the exit to the hallway as Tsu swats her tongue from under the clone's feet, taking it off balance and allowing Dark Shadow to swat its talons at it, destroying the clone.
"That was clone #28." Tokoyami says, in a now empty hallway, showing the clone they get destroyed was the last one. Tokoyami runs out and sees Tsu standing by the exit, waiting for him
"Tokoyami, look, the goal." Tsu says, pointing to the goal exit at the lower floor, she also points to the one Ectoplasm that was guarding it "And that also means that's his real body down there guarding it." She says, Tokoyami nods
"Indeed," Tokoyami says. The Ectoplasm guarding the goal looks up and notices them
"Excellent job getting past the others. But tell me…what will you do against this?" Ectoplasm says, he throws his head back and his throat bulges out before he shoots out a large amount of ectoplasm from his mouth, making it gather together and making it tower up to the level where the two teens were on. They look at the ectoplasm towering up to them as it begins to shift and change form into a large clone of Ectoplasm, looking at them
"I can't make any more clones thanks to using everything I had left but it'll be worth it. Now, let's see how you fair against my [Giant Bite Detention!]" Ectoplasm yells, the giant clone roars and opens its mouth to bite down at the teens
"Asui! Look out!" Tokoyami yells as he tries to get her out of the way but it was too late, the giant clone bit down and capturing them
[Back at the monitor room]
The three teens stood in shock at what just happened
"No way…that's huge…" Lucy says, eyes widening and mouth hanging open. Izuku grits his teeth and clenches his hands on the reeling
"This is bad…real bad…" Izuku says
[Back with Asui and Tokoyami]
The dust clears away and we see the two were stuck on the back of the giant clone
"Only I can get rid of this behemoth. There is no escape from it once you've been trapped. So, what is your plan for escaping it?" Ectoplasm asks. Tokoyami started to struggle against the ectoplasm but saw that it was hard as set cement. Tsu wasn't doing anything expect started to take deep breaths
"This is a powerful Quirk." Tokoyami says, still trying to break out of the ectoplasm. Dark Shadow hears him and comes out of him, having an annoyed look on its face
"Hey! So am I." Dark Shadow says, pointing to itself. Tokoyami stops struggling and looks at his Quirk
"Dark Shadow. You're going to have to get through the gate yourself in order for us to pass." Tokoyami says, DS nods its head
"Got it, captain." Dark Shadow says. Dark Shadow turns and charges toward Ectoplasm who sees it coming, Dark Shadow tries to swat its talons at the Pro Hero but the evades the attack with ease and kicks Dark Shadow by the side of its head, forming it back. Drak Shadow then charges back to him and starts to send a barrage of swats to the Pro but each one was evaded by him and Dark Shadow gets kicked for every attack he sends. Tokoyami watches from his trapped position and saw that it wasn't going so well
"He can't go up against a Pro on his own. He might look if this keeps up." Tokoyami says.
"But, if he can just reach him, then we might have a chance." Tsu says, she continues to take in deep breaths
"What? What are you saying Asui?" Tokoyami asks, turning to his partner
"Call Dark Shadow back. I have something for you to give him." Tsu says. She stops taking deep breaths and started doing something
"What? Why?" Tokoyami asks.
"Don't look at me, Mr. Ectoplasm will notice. Plus…" Tsu says "It's really gross and embarrassing to see me do this." She says, as her mouth begins to puff up with something. Tokoyami looks at her and realizes what she was doing
Back down on the ground floor, Dark Shadow was continuing to fight Ectoplasm but the Pro was just blocking each attack he threw at him and got hit instead
"Is this really your plan? Hoping that your Quirk will land a hit on me before the time runs out little bird? This is pointless!" Ectoplasm yells, kicking back Dark Shadow and making it angry
"Why you little-!" Dark Shadow growls as its yellow eyes begin to turn red, just when it was about to attack again
"Dark Shadow!" Tokoyami calls it, making it return to him while its eyes return back to yellow. Once it had reached back to the two, it sees something in Tsu's hands. Once it saw what it was, it grabs the item and hides it in its hand
"Calm down. We've got this." Tsu says, she had an exhausted look on her face with a blush as drool was running down from the corner of her mouth along with her tongue hanging out a bit. Dark Shadow nods
"Right!" Dark Shadow yell, charging back once more to Ectoplasm. The Pro shifts his stance and gets ready for whatever the sentient Quirk was about throw at him when Tsu spoke
"You want to know something Mr. Ectoplasm? Dark Shadow and Tokoyami aren't too different, they're the same and they're…heroes!" Tsu yells. Dark Shadow throes a punch to Ectoplasm but the Pro ducks from the punch and kicks Dark Shadow, what he didn't expect was getting hit by DS's other fist. The two get sent back with Ectoplasm landing on the floor with one leg while Dark Shadow just hits the floor Ectoplasm looks at his leg and sees…the handcuffs the students were given beforehand on his ankle. Tokoyami looks at Tsu as she was panting
"This was the only way I could think of to win if we were captured. I swatted the cuffs from you just before we got captured and swallowed them. My Quirk lets me take things in and out of my stomach at command. I just don't use that aspect of my quirk that often and it takes a lot out of me." Tsu says
Team Asui & Tokoyami have captured their opponent. Practical Exam Results: Both pass!
[END OST]
"Well done you two." Ectoplasm says, his eyes glow and the giant clone of himself starts to disintegrate, freeing the two
[In the monitor room]
"Alright! They did it!" Lucy yells, cheering for their friends' victory
"Dark Shadow and Froppy working together! Now that's a great team-up!" Ochako yells pumping her fist up in the air. Lucy giggles at Ochako's energy and turns to her cousin but she gets confused at seeing a blush on his face
"Hey, Izzy. Are you alright?" Lucy asks, Izuku just snaps out of it and plays with his fingers
"Y-Yeah…I'm fine. Just…wasn't expecting Tsu-chan to…do that…and…make that face…" Izuku says, turning away from the two and putting on his hood. Lucy and Ochako look at him for a bit until they realize what face Tsu was making and they blush
"Well…she is blunt…" Lucy says, rubbing the back of their heads
"And she was an emotional support in this so…" Ochako was saying but lost what she was going to say
[Back with Asui and Tokoyami]
Once they were freed, the two walked over to Ectoplasm who was waiting for them
"That was wonderfully clever. I must commend you both on your performance. Well done." Ectoplasm says. Tokoyami bows his head to the teacher
"I am truly humbled by you, sir." Tokoyami says. Tsu just smiles
"*Kero Kero.*" Tsu happily ribbits, happy she passed. Dark Shadow comes out of Tokoyami and places its elbow on its user's shoulder
"It was thanks to me." The quirk says, with a smug look on its expression
"Quite with you!" Tokoyami yells, pushing Dark Shadow off his shoulder and back into him. He sighs and sees something above them in a corner
"Ah, Asui?" Tokoyami calls
"Yes, and I told you, you can call me Tsu." Tsu says
"Right. You do remember we were told that there's a monitoring room where we can go watch if we're done or waiting for our exams." Tokoyami says
"Yeah?" Tsu says, raising her eyebrow
"And you had to regurgitate the cuffs." Tokoyami says
"Yeah…" Tsu says, getting confused about what Tokoyami was on about. He just points to the corner and Tsu follows where he was pointing and sees a camera
"Those who might be in the monitor room saw and possibly heard…everything…" Tokoyami says. Tsu thinking about it and her eyes slowly widen upon realizing what he said
"Oh…" Tsu says, her blush returns but was redder than before
[Somewhere else]
Momo hears the announcement and sighs.
"So, Asui and Tokoyami have passed their exam. I'm not surprised." Momo says, knowing that Tokoyami and Asui were strong. This remains her of her match back in the Sports Festival and how she lost against Lucy. She sighs and walks out of the waiting room, heading toward the exam venue
[Meanwhile, somewhere somewhere else]
[Exam #3]
The third exam match was currently underway with Iida and Ojiro battling against Power Loader in a venue where there was nothing but earth and an excavator.
The two were on one side of the field but they couldn't move or go forward. Why? Because of Power Loader was underground and was causing massive holes to appear. See, every attempt they did to move forward was stopped by Power Loader, thanks to him using his Quirk and a support gear of his design, knowing just where they were heading.
"We're running out of places to stand." Iida says, knowing that sooner or later, they'd fall into one of these holes if they didn't do anything
"So, what now Class Officer?" Ojiro asks, as he had no idea
"The terrain gives our opponent the advantage. In order to keep injuries to a minimum and defeat him. I think our best course of action is to find a better hero that is suited to fighting this villain." Iida says
"Meaning we have to run. Okay, but we've got an issue." Ojiro says, he picks up a stone that was beside him with his tail and tosses it up ahead. Once it had landed, the ground it lands on implodes "There are traps between us and the gate. It's like that landmine back at the Sports Festival, one wrong step and we're finished. Plus, we have no idea where Mr. Power Loader is or when he'll attack next." Ojiro says, feeling the ground tremble from under his feet. Assuming that was Power Loader at work. Iida nods
"Agreed but we can still make it. As long as we work together." Iida says. Ojiro sees how determined Iida was in this and nods
"Alright." Ojiro says, as he gets ready for anything Iida had in mind
"Let's use our quirks together. Get on my back." Iida says, causing Ojiro to turn at him
"Huh?" Ojiro utters, okay he wasn't ready for that. He goes to Iida and hops on his back
"FUSION!" Iida yells while Ojiro just gains a sweat drop
'I don't think this is how fusion works…Plus I can only imagine just how stupid we look right now…' Ojiro thought, with his sweat drop running down the side of his head.
Iida activates his engines, allowing his exhausts to pop out as blue flames shot out
"[Recipro Burst!]" Iida yells, blasting off at his highest speed available, almost making Ojiro slip off his back but he manages to hold on. The two rush through the field, Ojiro notices that as Iida ran, he was passing the traps just as they went off after passing them
'We're outrunning the traps. That's good. If Iida can keep this up, we can make it to the gate.' Ojiro thought, they were getting close to the gate and were about to reach it but Power Loader pops out of the ground and was in front of the gate
"And just where do you two think you're going?" The Pro asks, he uses his support gear and makes it punch into the ground and starts making it shake, nearly making Iida lose his balance but the Class Officer fought through it. The two suddenly hear something collapse in front of them, they look ahead and see a large sink-hole was made thanks to Power Loader
"What?!" Iida yells
"This isn't good. We're going to fall in." Ojiro yells, Iida starts to think about the situation and what was ahead
'Think Tenya, think. What would Tensei do in this situation? What would Midoirya do?' Iida thought, trying to think of a way how to evade the challenge ahead 'He'd look for the solution and use it to his advantage!' He thought, he looked at the rocks that were in the air and he looked back at the gate
'That's it!' Iida thought. Iida kicks his gear up to fifth, going at a higher speed. Ojiro was yelling at him to stop but he ignores him as he leaps forward, using the momentum
"Quick, Ojiro, wrap your tail around my right leg, by my ankle." Iida says, making the tailed boy t look at him
"What?" Ojiro says
"Just do it!" Iida shouts. Seeing that he was serious, Ojiro wraps his tail around Iida's right ankle. Iida starts to amp up his engines RPMs as he spins in the air, making Ojiro spin along, as Iida increases the speed of the spin. Once he felt he had reached a suitable speed, he roars
"[Recipro...EXTEND!]" Iida roars, kicking his right leg and flings Ojiro across the hole and toward the gate, Ojiro corrects himself in the air and prepares for the descent when…
"Not so fast." Power Loader charges at him, trying to catch him before he reaches the gate, Ojiro flips over him and hits the Pro at the back of his gear with his tail, using the momentum from both the fling and hit to propel him forward and soars through the gate
Team Iida & Ojiro have escaped their opponent. Practical Exam Results: Both pass!
Ojiro lands on the ground and smiles, hearing the announcement
"Man, that was a good idea, Iida. Nice one." Ojiro says. Power Loader looks at Ojiro and nods as he turns to Iida
"Huh, that was a pretty risky move you did but you managed to get your friend to the gate while not injuring him or yourself. And ending the match quickly. Good job, you two pass." Power Loader says, a bit proud of how the match ended
"Thank you, sir." Iida says, bowing his head to the Pro
[Back in the monitor room]
The trio had seen the win and were happy for the two
"Nice going Tenya and Ojiro!" Ochako says
"You two did great." Lucy says, pumping her fist
Izuku smiles, seeing his friend had passed his exam, and couldn't help but remember something he said a little while back
['But I promise, that I will strive to be the perfect hero.'] Past Iida says
'Looks like you're on your way to becoming that Hero man.' Izuku thought
"But, I'm currently stuck. Can you get me out of here?" Iida asks, the monitor zooms out from him and reveals that he got buried into the ground after he landed after his kick and only his head remained not buried
'But…that might take a while…' Izuku thought, having a sweat drop running down the side of his head
[Location: Battle Ground Beta, U.A. High School, Musutafu Prefecture, Japan]
[Time: 13:14 pm]
[Exam #4]
Shoto and Momo were in Ground Beta, waiting for their start to go off
"It's our turn now. Let's go." Shoto says
"…" Momo doesn't say a thing as she was looking down at the floor while having her hand near her chest, she was thinking about something.
"Yaoyorozu." She was brought out of her thought as she hears Shoto calling to her
"Huh?" Momo utters
"What's wrong? Are you nervous?" Shoto asks, Momo just shakes her head and focuses
"Oh no, I'm fine." Momo says
"It's okay to be nervous if you are. With the opponent that we're facing, I can't really blame you." Shoto says, letting out a sigh. He knows that this exam was going to be tough to pass since they were up against Mr. Aizawa, someone who can fight pretty well and can erase their quirks. He turns back to Momo "Don't worry, I have a plan in mind for us." He says. Momo was about to say something to Shoto but the horn went off, preventing her from speaking
Team Todoroki & Yaoyorozu Practical Exam. Ready? START!
"Looks like the exam has started…" Shoto says, knowing that it was time, He turns to Momo "C'mon, let's go." He says and Momo gives him a small nod before she reluctantly follows him. The two run down some streets in the exam area before they turn into a narrow alleyway, hoping that Mr. Aizawa couldn't see them in it. While they run down the alley, Shoto chose this moment to talk about his plan
"Yaoyorozu, listen. I want you to keep making small objects, when you stop being able to, that means Mr. Aizawa is somewhere close by. Our success will depend on which one of us finds the other first. Once I spot him, I'll try and draw him to me. Then you can run to the escape gate and win this thing for us." Shoto says, they stop at the exit of the alley and he starts to look around for Aizawa. Momo looked hesitant over something.
"C'mon, hurry up and start making things." Shoto says as Momo gives a slow nod
"Sure…no problem…" Momo says. The two run down a street with Shorto in the front and Momo at the rear, she was using her quirk and making small things as she ran
"Umm, I guess those work okay but…what are they?"
"Oh those things, they're just Russian Nesting Dolls." Momo says, she picks the dolls up from the floor and placing them inside of her utility belts (a/n: Before you ask me, no, I have no side on the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine since I hate war and conflict.)
"Right…" Shoto says before turning back the direction he was facing "Let me know if you notice that your quirk is acting strangely." He says as they resume running down the road
"I'd expect nothing less from you Todoroki." Momo says, she was making more of the nest dolls. Her question confuses Shoto, causing him to look at her
"What do you mean by that?" Shoto asks
"You were able to come up with a plan to use against Mr. Aizawa so quickly. You knew what was best as soon as we started." Momo says, Shoto just shrugs his shoulders
"This is nothing, really." Shoto says. Momo hears this and stops running, causing Shoto to notice and making him stop as well
"No…you're wrong." Momo says "As students who got into U.A through Recommendations. We started from the same place." She says, holding her hands near her heart while she looks toward the ground
"But in terms of the practical skills that a hero needs, I haven't really managed to do anything that stands out." Momo says "During the cavalry battle during the Sports Festival, all I did was follow your orders. And when it was my turn to fight in the final round…I failed against Mann before I could do anything." Momo says, gaining a depressed expression. Shoto just looks at her and was about to speak when he realizes something
"Yaoyorozu, you're not making those dolls." Shoto says, causing Momo to look down and see that she wasn't making the nesting dolls anymore. The two then realize something, Aizawa was close. "He's coming!" He yells, scanning the area for their opponent
"I'm sorry!" Momo apologizes. They continue to search for Aizawa, but…
"If you know I'm here, then you should be acting on that." A voice says above them, the two look up and see Aizawa hanging downside down like a spider, using his capture scarf to hold on
[Insert OST: Kyoui to no Koubou (No Drums Vers.) From Boku No Hero Academia]
"I suggest that you focus more on evading." Aizawa says, he lets go of his scarf and falls and lands in between the two students, he looks up at Shoto who was about to attack but notices something, his hair was up
"Since I've taken your powers from you." Aizawa says, staring at Shoto with his eyes glowing red. Knowing that his Quirk was erased, Shoto had to resort to physical combat.
"Yaoyorozu! Go! Get away from here!" Shoto yells, he throws a high kick to his teacher who easily evades the attack. Momo hesitates for a bit before turning and running in the other direction. Aizawa sees this and quickly figures out what was going on
"Is that what your plan is?" Aizawa asks, he blitzes past Shoto and stuns him with a punch to the gut, allowing him to get wrap Shoto up in the capture scarf and hang him from the disconnected power lines "Let me say a thing as simple as possible. I had already planned on catching you first since you were this team's main offense." Aizawa says, he takes off the scarf holding Shoto from the rest and starts tying it to the pole
"You think you've caught me? This is nothing. I can burn and freeze these restraints in moments and break out." Shoto says. Aizawa nods and finishes tying the restrain before turning to him
"Do whatever you want, just be careful where you land." Aizawa says before he pulls out something from his utility belt and throws it onto the floor below Shoto. The boy looks down at what was thrown and sees…
"Spikes?" Shoto asks, looking at the long and sharp spikes that were placed under him, he turns to his teacher "Is this your plan? Pretend that you're some kind of ninja?" He asks. Aizawa just shakes his head and takes out his eye drops, he pulls his googols up to his forehead and tilts his head back
"This is ever different from what you faced against the Hero Killer. I know what happened that night and unless Stain, I know your Quirks and the limits to it. I'm perfectly prepared to defeat you both." Aizawa says as he applies the eye drops. Once he was done, he puts the eye drops back into his belt compartment and pulls his googols back to his eyes before looking up to Shoto "Your plan won't have worked in the first place since you're placing most of the burden onto yourself. It was nice trying to be considerate with the girl. But, maybe you should have talked it over with her more beforehand than just giving her instructions to follow. She won't learn to overcome it if she doesn't learn." Aizawa says before he takes off after Momo. Leaving Todoroki to himself and his thoughts
'Talk it over…what does he mean that she won't overcome if she doesn't learn. Overcome what?' Shoto thought
[In the Monitor Room]
The students there had seen what had just happened and were now seeing Momo running toward the gate, but she didn't know where it was
"Oh man, looks like Mr. Aizawa is really going hard on them." Lucy says, worried about the two
"Yeah, he really ain't holding back on them. Not surprising since this is one of the two guys that fought most of the villains back at the U.S.J attack." Ochako says. Izuku wasn't talking, he was just looking at Momo, running away as she had an expression of fear, concern, and…doubt. He knew what was going on and stared at the monitor viewing Momo's panicked face, holding onto the railing
'C'mon Momo. Don't give up now. Don't let your self-confidence issues of you take hold now. Push through.' Izuku thought, clenching his hands onto the railing, unknowingly using OFA and crushing the railing with his grip.
[Back at the Exam]
Momo was running down a street, she was shaking, could hear her heartbeat beat in irregular beats, and was feeling slightly nauseous. She was having a panic attack
'How much further till I get to the gate? Is there a shorter route to take? Is Todoroki alright? Is this right just to leave him? should I make something to get me to the gate quicker? Can I even make it? will I be able to pass this way? W-Wait, where am I running to? Is this even the correct route to the escape gate? What do I do? What can I do? Am I…Am I going to cause us to fail…?' Momo thought, the corners of her eyes begin to build up with tears
Aizawa was using the power lines to swing toward Momo, he spots her and notices her panic attack
'She obviously lost her confidence at the Sports Festival.' Aizawa thought, he swings again and was right behind Momo, with her taking notice of him
'Mr. Aizawa! Oh no, does that mean Todoroki has been captured?' Momo thought. Aizawa lands on one of the houses' roofs and tosses his capture scarf at Momo, grabbing her by her left wrist and causing her to stop
"I'm going to hit you where it hurts the most. Let's see which of us is stronger." Aizawa says. He starts to pull his scarf back in, reeling Momo in as she was trying to prevent herself from being pulled but due to the difference in strength, she couldn't hold for too long and got pulled in
'I don't have a chance against my own teacher. It's over.' Momo thought, ready to accept that she lost. But she felt something, her quirk. It was still there
'My Quirk, it's not erased.' Momo thought, realizing this, she quickly creates a large metal tube, allowing her wrist to slip freely from Aizawa's scarf and she starts running again. But this time, running in the opposite direction, back to Shoto
'I'm sorry Todoroki.' Momo thought, continuing to run. Aizawa just looks at her, confused about her sudden change
'Changing direction and heading back to your partner? She let him make all the decisions up until now. Comparing yourself to one of your classmates is never a good idea, and in doing so, she decided that Todoroki was the superior student out of the two of them. For better or worse, he seems to not hesitate as much as the others, and she's lost her ability to trust in her own instincts and reactions.' Aizawa thought 'Emotionally, she's still a growing child at the age of 15. I'd like to help her regain her confidence but…that's not my job right now.' He thought, he then starts chasing away her.
[End OST]
Back with Todoroki, he was still hanging from the power lines and was still restrained. He was currently thinking about something, regarding his current situation
'Okay, odds are I land on these spikes on my back. How painfully will that be...pretty painful. Damnit, I can't hang like this and leave Yaoyorozu alone with him.' Shoto thought. He then thought back to what Aizawa said earlier before leaving him there and thought back to the start of the exam
"Now that I think about it, she did look like she had something to say but I and the horn cut her off. I wonder what she wanted to say to me…" Shoto says. Then, he starts hearing panting and someone approaching him
"Todoroki!" Shoto turns and sees Momo running back toward him, surprising him
"Yaoyorozu!" Shoto yells, Momo stops above him and looks up
"I'm so sorry I came back, but I couldn't leave you like that and-" Momo was saying but gets cut off by Shoto as he spots something coming
"Hey! Watch your back! Mr. Aizawa's coming!" Shoto yells, making Momo turn and see Aizawa ninja running on a power line toward them. This causes Momo to have another panic attack
'Should I save Todoroki, or run? What's the right answer? What should I do?' Momo thought, shaking in place, and started to feel breathless and dizzy. Shoto sees Momo and her shaking and realizes what was happening, he had to calm her down.
"Hey, Yao-Momo!" Shoto shouts, causing Momo "Listen, I'm sorry that I didn't listen to you. It looked like you wanted to tell me something at the beginning of the exam but I didn't let you speak. And I'm sorry for not communicating with you better about the plan. That's my fault and I take full responsibility for it. Please tell me that you have an idea." He says, but Momo just looks down
"Your plan didn't work…? What is the point in saying mine since it won't work as well? We're both down to fail." Momo says, in a depressed tone
"Don't talk like that. Look, I need you to say it already since you're better at this stuff than me. I know this because it's part of the reason why I voted for you for Class Rep!" Shoto
"What…?" Momo utters
"When we were voting for the Class Rep, you had three votes remember? One of those votes was mine. Because I thought you'd be best to lead our class! Just like you've been doing as the Vice Rep alongside Midoriya and the other Class Officers!" Shoto yells with passion. Momo's eyes widen at how Shoto had spoken, did he really think of that from her? She suddenly remembered the words Izuku told her, on the day she lost to Lucy
'Let me tell you something Momo Yaoyorozu! Vice President of Class 1-A and the smartest girl Rath knows. YOU ARE MOMO YAOYOROZU! THE SMARTEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL RATH KNOWS! You're also the best person at making a strategy than Rath in Izuku form! You have one of the best Quirks Rath has ever seen! You're amazing and a great person! And you're the least pathetic person Rath knows! Anyone would be lucky to have you as a best friend and Rath should shut up before Rath says something that Rath might regret later…'
Her eyes widen further as she realizes what she's been doing to herself for the last two weeks now. She looks down at the ground once more, with her bang shadowing her eyes
'I…I…really am pathetic…' Momo thought. Aizawa was in the air, above her
"Giving up already?" Aizawa asks as he readies his capture scarf once more. Momo clenches her fists
'But…' Momo thought, she looks up and her eyes had gained a fierce fire within them
[Insert Momo's Theme: Red Like Roses Part II from RWBY: Vol 1 OST]
"No…I am not." Momo says, she grabs the Russian dolls she stored in her utility belts "Todoroki! Close your eyes!" She shouts, throwing the dolls up in the air right next to Aizawa
"What the?" Aizawa says, he swats at the dolls with his hands and opens them, but instead of another smaller version of the doll, there were a set of bombs of some sort inside. Aizawa sees these bombs and realizes just what they were. They were...
"Flash grenades?" Aizawa says and before he could do anything, the grenades went off, letting out a blinding light from all of them. Blinding Aizawa, while making Shoto close his eyes. (a/n: don't you even dare sing the song in the chat…)
In the confusion, Momo quickly creates a throwing star from her thigh and throws it at the pole and cutting Shoto free, the boy starts to fall toward the spikes but he gets pushed and falls onto the ground, next to where the spikes were. He opens his eyes and sees Momo next to him on the floor, she gets up and starts to untie him from his restraints
"Sorry about that Todoroki. But yes, I do have a plan. A plan for us to win this." Momo says, the flash had dissipated and Aizawa lands on the ground behind them, the two turn and see he had pulled his googols from his eyes and was rubbing them.
"This exam is far from over. We can still beat Mr. Aziawa!" Momo yells, this time was determination. Aizawa hears this and turns to them, and gives them a smirk while rubbing his eyes still
"So, you've got a plan?" Shoto asks as they get up. Momo nods
"Yes, and it's one I've been thinking about since the beginning of the exam. And it involves his weakness."
"Alright, you just tell me what to do and I'll follow along." Shoto says, ready for this plan, but before Momo could explain it to him, Aizawa leaps away from them and lands on a roof of a house near them. he rubs his eyes once more
'As a result of me overexerting myself and the injuries I sustained back at the U.S.J. I can't use my quirk for as long as how it used to and I have to rest more in-between usages. If she chose to attack then because she noticed that, then she's one smart girl.' Aizawa thought, putting his googols back on. He then throws his scarf at them but they leap back from it, Shoto points his left hand out to Aizawa to use his fire on him but he notices his hair was up again, just like last time
'Crap! He erased my fire!' Todoroki thought. Momo got in front of him as she was pulling out something from behind her belts
"Todoroki, take cover!" Momo yells, pulling out three more dolls and throwing them up in the air, forcing Aizawa to close his eyes and wait for a flash again but it wasn't, the dolls go off and smoke erupts from them, covering the area. Aizawa opens his eyes and sees he was in smoke and he realizes he was doped
'Flash and smoke grenades. This girl is really something else.' Aizawa thought, grinning
Momo and Shoto run out of the smoke and down the street
"Sorry about that." Momo says
"It's okay." Shoto says
"Have you noticed it? His Quirk. He's not using it as much and for a shorter time compared to how long he could use it at the beginning of the year. I think his Quirk has become unstable
"Because what happened to him to him back at the U.S.J. Are we going to exploit that?" Shoto asks but Momo shakes her head
"No, not yet. We just need to focus and get out of his field of vision." Momo says before looking on ahead with her determined expression "It's only a matter of timing, if we can get it right, we will pass this exam." She says
"Timing? How is getting out of his sight going to help us with that? He can still take our Quirks away, whenever he sees us." Shoto asks, Momo turns to him and gives him a pleading look
"Please, just trust me on this." Momo says. Shoto looks at her a bit before deciding and nods
"Alright, I trust you." Shoto says
"Good, now just keep checking if you can your ice. It'll help us in the plan." Momo says. Shoto nods. Aizawa leaps out of the smoke cloud and was running on a power line in search of the two. He runs a bit before he spots them taking a corner, he leaps in the air toward them and throws his capture scarf at them, they notice before ready. In slow motion, the capture scarf was reaching Shoto who looks at his right hand and saw there was no ice forming on it, showing that his quirk wasn't working. Momo looks at this and starts to time it, knowing that Aizawa had to blink at some point and her prediction was right, as just before Aizawa's scarf could touch Shoto, he blinks, and Shoto sees ice begin to form on his skin. He turns around and unleashes a large wall of ice, similar to the ones he made at the U.S.J and in his match at the Sports Festival, forcing Aizawa to stop on a wall and jump back, and lands on a light pole
'Todoroki's biggest move, they were waiting for this. They took advantage of their opponent and hit him where it hurts.' Aizawa thought, he looks at the wall of ice and couldn't help but smirk 'Nice one kids. But let's see what you'll do next?' he thought
[End OST]
On the other side of the ice wall, Shoto was looking at it, panting a bit, which was mist due to the sudden drop in temperature
"I blocked him the moment I felt my ice come back. We can use our powers." Shoto says. He uses his fireside to reheat his body, melting the frost that was made from the ice. "So, can you please tell me the rest of your plan?" He asks, turning to Momo and expecting her to explain the rest of her plan
What he didn't expect was Momo opening up the front portion of her costume and creating some long cloth. He turns around and finds the ice wall interesting
"Is that Aizawa's scarf you're making?" Shoto asks, noticing how the scarf Momo was making looked similar to the one Aizawa has
"It is, but I don't remember what the materials the original was made out of or how precisely it's constructed. So, it's not exactly the same. So, I created my own version of it with a special material woven into it." Momo says, she looks around the area. "Since this is a residential area, we must keep damage to the buildings to a minimum. And he moves his own restraining bond so quickly, it'll make it difficult to catch him." She says, she finishes making the scarf and fixes her outfit before turning to Shoto
"So, here's the rest of my plan." Momo says
[Insert OST: My Hero Academia from Boku No Hero Academia]
[Back in the monitor room]
"Huh? Why isn't Mr. Aizawa going after them?" Ochako asks, seeing that Aizawa was just sitting on the roof he landed on and was waiting
"Maybe he overused his Quirk and got dry-eyes again?" Lucy says, shrugging
"No…that's not it." Izuku says suddenly, making the two girls turn to him and just see him looking at the monitors with a focused expression
"Huh? What do you mean?" Ochako asks
"He means, just continue watching and you'll see it yourselves." Recovery Girl says, knowing that Izuku had the same thought as she did. Lucy and Ochako look at one another before turning back to the monitors, to see just what they were talking about.
[With Momo and Shoto]
Momo finishes making something as she lets out a sigh and wipes the sweat on her forehead
"What do you think Todoroki?" Momo asks Shoto. "I believe that this has the highest chance of success. Or it's at least better than us running away." She says as she shows him the thing she created was a catapult with the scarf she created loaded onto it
"It's perfect." Shoto says. Momo sighs and looks at the ice wall, knowing that Aizawa was on the other side, waiting for them
"We only have one shot at this, meaning that we have to hope this will work." Momo says. She then turns to Shoto "Are you ready?" She asks and Shoto nods
"Ready when you are."
Aizawa was on the roof, crouching on it as he waits for anything from the two students
"The escape gate is behind me, and they've got only 10 minutes left. It'd be better to watch the approach than to chase them." Aizawa says. He then thinks back to Momo and her words of declaration on them beating him. He cracks a smirk "Let's see it then girl." He says
He looks to the far right and notices two people running away with black cloaks covering them. He knew who they were
"Using disguises huh? Smart." Aizawa says, he leaps off the roof and straight toward them.
'I can't use my quirk on them if I can't see a part of their body. But that they're at a disadvantage too. They've left themselves wide open!' Aizawa thought, he tosses his scarf at them and was able to wrap it around their heads. He lands on the ground and was about to use the rest of his scarf to capture them when the cloaks moved and reveal Shoto and Momo hiding under them while Momo held onto the top halves of mannequins she created
'The upper halves were mannequins and not them!' Aizawa thought, surprised and his eyes wide. Momo points her catapult toward him and readies it.
'Now, I just have to launch it!' Momo thought, she moves her hand to the trigger but she misses, giving Aizawa the time to let go of the manikins and leap in the air again. Momo steadies herself and fires the catapult, shooting her scarf at Aizawa who looks at it as he thought she snuck in some grenades in it but saw nothing
'It was a distraction!' Aizawa thought, Momo turns to her left
'Todoroki! Use your flames, now!" Momo yells, Shoto activates his fire and blasts it at Aizawa who prepares himself for it but saw that the flames weren't hitting him, instead, it hits the scarf
'He missed?' Aizawa thought, confused about why would he do that. That was when Momo spoke
"I wasn't sure we'd be able to beat you in a head-to-head battle, Mr. Aizawa. So, we had to resort to sneak attacks and other means to give us the edge we needed to beat you. Just like the scarf I made, while it isn't the same as yours, I added a little something extra to it. Tell me, have you ever heard of NiTinol alloy?" Momo asks. The scarf she fired hardens and stiffens around Aizawa, causing him to look at it
"What?" Aizawa utters, seeing the scarf was charging form
"It's a metal where, when heated returns back to its original shape in an instant. It's a metal with shape memory!" Momo yells, the scarf she made wraps around Aizawa's arms and upper body. Leaving him unable to escape. He falls to the floor next to Momo as she takes the opportunity and slaps the cuffs onto his wrists. Aizawa feels the cuffs on him and how hard it was to move with the NiTinol scarf around him and he knew, that he had been beaten
'Well, isn't that impressive…' Aizawa thought. Shoto's fires die out as he walks over to Momo and his teacher
"It went just as you planned it would. It was too smooth." Shoto says, knowing that things went too well for them and Momo can't help but agree
"Yeah, honestly it shouldn't have worked out the way it did. When I was about to trigger the catapult, I missed the release and Mr. Aizawa noticed. But still chose to jump away instead of capturing me. And I don't think luck was on our side." Momo says before looking down at the man in question "I think he allowed himself to be caught by my plan." She says
"I was just waiting to see what Todoroki would do. You, were in my sights and your quick was erased, but he had that cloak over him remember? I thought he'd try and freeze me, so I decided it would be best for me to back away in case he did use his ice, I wasn't expecting him to use his fire. That was my mistake and it made me fall right into your hands." Aizawa says, looking at Shoto, he turns and faces Momo "That was a good plan to use those flash and smoke grenades earlier, that really made things on me a lot harder. Good work." He says
[END OST]
This surprises Momo since she did that in the heat of the moment. Her eyes start to tear up again as she puts her hand on her mouth, trying to hold her tears back. Shoto sees this and assumes something was wrong with her
"Hey, are you alright? Do you feel sick?" Shoto asks, Momo just shakes her head and turns away from him
"N-No. I'm fine, really." Momo stammers, holding back her sobs
"If you're feeling nausea again, there's a pressure point you can hit that-" Shoto was saying but Momo cuts him off
"No, I told you I'm fine." Momo says, trying to ensure Shoto that she was fine
[In the monitor room with the others]
In the monitor room, the trio had seen what had happened and were cheering for the two students
"Alright! They did it! They passed!" Lucy excitedly shouts, throwing her arms in the air
"They beat Mr. Aizawa!" Ochako yells, with the same exciting energy
"That man may look like a hard one but he's just a softie inside." Recovery Girl says, shaking her head while saliently giggling. Izuku wasn't saying a thing as he just looks at the still image of Momo throwing her throwing star and smiled, seeing that she's finally gotten over her issues
'Nice going Momo, you did it.' Izuku thought, smiling
Team Todoroki and Yaoyorozu have captured their opponent. Practical Exam results: Both PASS!
つづく...
Woooooo! Momo wins it for her team and passes the exam and finally overcomes her self-confidence issues. She is back and better than ever. Who else will pass their exams and possibly evolve from them? And what's in store for our hero?
Find that out in the next installment of The Alien Hero: Deku 10!
Next time:
The Exams Continues: Mina Ashido: Start Line
Here's the harem list so far: Ochako Uraraka, Mina Ashido, Momo Yaoyorozu, Lucy Mann, Tsuyu Asui, Kinoko Komori, Kyoka Jirou, Acie Wolfer, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?.
Hey dudes and ladies, Pixel here, and thanks for reading the chapter, I hoped you enjoyed it as this chapter was a slightly tough one to do since I had to add in some new things. But hopefully, things will be easier for me to write in the end. Guys, we now only have just 5 chapters before Season 2 of the story ends! And we can begin the next arc!
But I've said too much already, let's get to replying to the last chapter's comments!:
Jaded671: Thanks mate for the love. Yes, the hype is real with this arc, especially the fight between Izuku, Lucy, Bakugou, and All Might. I had to pair him with them because he's the catalyst for something. I'm not going to say what, you'll just have to wait and see
SonicMax: I'm going, to be honest with you man…sometimes, I don't plan for shit, it just happens and it works out well. But yeah, hatred isn't a weakness.
Death Fury: Thanks man for the support!
djinn: Thanks for the love man, really appreciate it.
Satoshi-Greninja: I don't mind at all if you want to use the name: Deku 10, since I named the story differently, just make sure that you don't copy my plot. I've already got guys out there coping my style
drake wind: Thank you.
And si…Mei getting her hands on the Omnitrix is a nightmare on its own. It's the same as her getting her hands on Cybertronian gear and tinkering with it
CCSakuraforever: Sí Sí. Gracias por el apoyo. Sí, las cosas se están calentando con estos exámenes y solo se calentarán más cuando lleguemos al final pronto, amigo mío.
Daniel: I have that planned my guy. It'll come in season 3
Bromega2477: You got it, man! Yeah, I had to show that the bad blood was still there and it'll only worsen with time as the story progresses.
About your idea, we'll talk about more on a later date in private
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What did you mean by: Poor Kaminari?
And yes, Pony is like that in this story
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Ultimate-Zelda-fan: Maybe it was…maybe it wasn't. Only I know and I know! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Wolfdrake29: Thanks man.
Yeah, Acie has to be bold to get her point made across and wolves are known to be possessive in terms of their stuff and their mates.
Some of these exams will be brutal but they'll be the push of some of them.
Yeah, he's not going to. Not now at least. We'll do that Halloween thing next year
Lauro Julian: Wow…I'm speechless bro. Thanks for making my day with your words. I never thought my story could do that to someone but it did. Wow. Here it is bro, just for you!
StrongGuy159: Thanks man for the support!
Satoshi-Greninja: Yeah, I have thought about the past users' quirks for a while now and what you said is true. Which is why I'm going to be changing some of them into something else. I'm keeping a few and that's it. Which ones am I keeping and changing? I won't say now :P
Yes, yes he will be included in the story. Later tho.
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