This is an authors note that hopefully explains the issue that most people have with last chapter. Namely, the fact that I said that Aizawa can nullify Sora's abilities. I did a lousy job explaining it and I am going to explain my reasoning for it now. The first reason, is to give Aizawa, some sence of control early on. Sora will not like Aizawa's teaching method, early on, and if he can't be controlled, then what is to stop him from blowing his cover? Secondly, this has happened before in two different Kingdom Hearts games. The first is Chain of Memories. Weather or not it was Namine who made Sora forget all his spells, or Marluxia's explanation about Castle Oblivion having the ability to get rid of your abilities, and need to be collected as cards, in order to progress in the castle, is debatable, but either way. Someone, or something had a natural ability that nerfed Sora. The second and much more definitive time that it happened, was in Kingdom Hearts 2. During the first visit to the Underworld, Sora was weakened and restricted in what he could do. He couldn't use his Drive forms, and was unable to harm Hades in any way without Hercules. It was the natural law of the Underworld The only way he could get around this was to use an item that Demyx had stolen (Who was also affected by the Underworld, because he had to use the stone to get his sitar.) and only then, was Sora able to use his abilities. I went with the idea that the world of MHA's Natural Law, would be that Sora's Magic and Flowmotion would count as "His Quirk" and could be nullified by Aizawa. His keyblade isn't affected by it and he can still bash enemies with it, he just can't use anything that requires a gauge in his games. So no situation commands (Forms, advanced spells ect.) Magic Flowmotion or Shotlocks. I made this note at the beginning as a method of telling you my way of seeing how this could work in the MHA and KH canon, based on what evidence I have here. It doesn't matter to me if you accept it or not. I will still respect your opinion either way. Ok. Hope you enjoy this chapter.
Chapter 7
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Dogimagi]
It was the next day and the hero curriculum was now underway. The beginning of the day seemed to be Homeroom, taught by Aizawa, who didn't really teach. He more or less just passed papers and then huddled up in his sleeping bag. It was weird but acceptable, at least for Sora. Then the core classes were up next.
First in the core classes was English, which was taught by Present Mic, who tried to hype up the subject, but only Izuku and Iida were in high spirits. Everyone else was pretty bored with these classes. Sora understood why most of the students here would be bored, himself included. But he paid attention and did his best. The only issue is that Mic would sometimes use street slang, something Sora could not figure out at all.
There was also Modern Literature, taught by a guy who's hero name is Cementoss. He didn't really hype up the subject, but when someone dosed off, he would just bop their head with whatever book was in his hands and politely ask them to pay attention. Sora would make sure that he wasn't one of those people. Other than that, the guy seemed rather nice and good spirited.
Next was Modern Hero Art and History, taught by Midnight, a hero who could not be displaying any more sex appeal, if she tried. She didn't even hide it either. It made the grape haired looking guy drool a lake on his desk, and a few other guys just stare at her and not the board itself. Sora wasn't really affected by her features and just tried to focus on the subject, but it was sometimes weird, whenever she glared towards him in a...well...certain way. In any case, Sora just did his best to ignore the appeal that was being thrown at the entire male side of the class, and actually take notes.
Next, mathematics. A hero named Ectoplasm was the teacher this time, and he was more direct with his teaching methods. He'd pick a random student, regardless of whether or not they wanted to, and have said student answer whatever mathematical equation that was on the board, within a certain amount of time. Sora wasn't good with complex equations at all, and made a mental note to ask Izuku to tutor him when they get home.
After the classes were done, Lunch would be served in the Cafeteria, obviously. The food was pretty cheap, but since Sora only had the pouch of Munny that he was pretty sure it wouldn't be accepted, he brought a snack that would have to make due. He also met the chef. A guy who's hero name is Lunch Rush. Sora wondered how this guy was a hero, but then again, Little Chef's cooking has saved his life more than a few times, so maybe this guy's cooking is like that.
[Silence]
After those were over with, it was finally time for Foundational Hero Studies. Sora and the rest of the class were seated as usual, waiting for whoever the next hero was gonna be teaching them. Sora was curious about two separate things. The first being who their teacher is going to be and what this person is like. The second was how Toshinori was doing. It had been a while since he'd seen the hero and Sora heard from Izuku that he was going to be a teacher here, but the two hadn't seen each other since Izuku's last day cleaning the beach.
"I AM...HERE!" Announced an all too familiar voice. "COMING THROUGH THE DOOR LIKE A HERO!"
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST I've Come]
Well that answered Sora's questions. While everyone else was fawning over him and admiring the Silver Age Costume that All Might was sporting on, Sora was just glad to see his friend being his usual high spirited self.
"Welcome to the most important class at U.A. high!" All Might started. "Think of it as Heroing 101! Here you will learn the basics of being a pro! And what it means to fight in the name of good!" He then struck a pose, earning Sora a silent chuff of amusement. "Let's get into it!" He then spun around and held up a card that had BATTLE written on it. "Today's lesson will pull no punches!"
"Fight Training!" Katsuki said, looking like a Lion who's been let out of it's cage to go for a hunt.
"Real Combat?" Izuku said, looking both surprised and a bit nervous.
"But one of the keys of being a Hero iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis..." All Might started, swiftly pointing at a wall. "LOOKING GOOD!"
The wall then started to shift and numbered suitcases were brought into view.
"These were designed for you, based on your quirk registration forms and the requests you sent in before school started!"
Everyone except the girl in front of Sora, named Momo, the guy next to her with two different hair colors split down the middle, named Shoto and Iida, were cheering at the cases. Sora saw his number and was just hoping that he got what he requested. A simple patch up, nothing extra, nothing flashy, nothing changed. He was comfortable with the clothes that he used on his most recent adventure and they were perfect for fighting in, as he fought in them the entire time.
"Get yourselves suited up!" All Might instructed. "And then meet me at Training Ground Beta!"
"Yes sir!" The entire class said in unison.
With that, the entire class got the suitcase with their number on it, and went to the locker rooms to change. Sora took his costume out and checked for anything that was out of the ordinary. The only thing was a note.
"You're lucky that I got to this suit first, otherwise that crazy pink haired lady would have messed it all up ~XXXX~ . You can thank me by meeting me in the Development Studio after your classes ~XXXX~ . Trust me, you're gonna want to see me Sora ~XXXX~ ." There was a four letter word that was scribbled out at the end of every sentence, that Sora couldn't make out.
That was just eerie, seeing a note that tells him to meet some random person in the Development Studio after School, but what could he do? It would be rude to not go, and whoever this guy is, it seemed like they knew something about the suit. He made a mental note to do that after school.
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Hero A]
Sora along with the rest of the students managed to all finish getting into their attire and walk together to Training Ground Beta. Everyone had their own style, but some were more unique than others.
Katsuki looked like a walking bag of grenades. The fact that his gauntlets were giant grenades just made him look more like a bombing expert, ready to blow you up, rather than a hero, ready to save you.
The Shoto guy covered his left side in his ice, and wore all white, with the only thing on his left being uncovered is a red spot that was probably a scope for his left eye to see through. It was a very weird set up, but Sora didn't question it.
Iida looked like a knight, packed with engine turbines behind his shoulders and his legs having his natural engines armored up. Sora wondered how Tenya was going to move, but whatever. It looked better than that guy with actual knights armor. At least to Sora, it did.
Ochaco looked like a skin tight Space Girl. It fit with her quirk, which was literally zero gravity, but she looked a bit uncomfortable. Maybe it was too tight for her to wear, or pinched in the wrong places. Hopefully it wouldn't affect her too much.
The last one was Izuku who...just looked ridiculous with the hood. He looked like an overgrown, underfed rabbit. He got what Izuku was trying to do, mimicking the hair and smile of All Might, but it looked so weird. Sora wasn't going to say anything though, cause it was his friend's choice, and if that's what he wanted, then he can keep it.
"They say the clothes make the Pros Ladies and Gentleman!" All Might started, while keeping the superhero pose he had. "And behold, you are the proof! Take this to heart! From now on you are all Heroes in Training!" All Might huffed in amusement, before continuing. "This is getting me all revved up! You look so cool!"
Sora was proud of himself. He knew that Yagi was just saying these things as a teacher, but it was still nice to hear a compliment from the Number 1 Hero of this world, even if it's something minor like looking cool.
"Now" All Might continued. "Shall we get started, you bunch of newbies?"
[Silence]
Sora was next to Izuku and the two of them noticed Ochaco walking up to them.
"Hey you two." She greeted the two. "I like your costumes, not too flashy ya know? I should have been more specific about what I wanted. This body suit is skin tight. Not really my style."
Sora looked over to Izuku, who was trying to control himself. Sora put his arm around him and just let out a small laugh.
"Well the both of us just wanted something that we normally wore, patched up into Hero Suits."
"Really?" Uraraka pondered. "That's smart. I wish I thought of that."
"Hey, you still look great." Sora complimented. "You look like you're ready to send the villains sky high."
"Thanks Sora." She replied, with a small giggle at the joke.
"I love this school." Mumbled the grape haired guy, who Sora figured out was named Minoru Mineta, earlier in class during roll call.
Sora just ignored that remark. He knew what that guy was referring to and he was not going to acknowledge it in any way. Instead, he was just going to focus on the class, and keeping Midoriya's head on straight around Ochako. Sora then noticed All Might, trying to hold in his...laughter? Embarrassment? Whatever he was feeling towards Izuku's costume, as he noticed the exact same details that Sora did.
"Now that you're ready, it's time for Combat Training!" All Might announced.
"Sir." Iida raised his hand. "This is the fake City from our Entrance Exam. Does that mean we'll be conducting Urban Battles again?"
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST U.A. Session]
"Not Quite!" All Might answered. "I'm going to move you two steps ahead! Most of the villain fights you see on the news take place outside, however, statistically speaking, run ins with the most dastardly evildoers take place indoors. Think about it! Backroom Deals, Home Invasions, Secret Underground Lairs. Truly intelligent criminals stay hidden in the shadows."
Sora understood that, as he literally fought indoors or in closed spaces half of the time. So he could see how this would be the more likely of encounters, and they would need to prepare the students for that.
"For this Training Exercise, you'll be split into teams of good guys and bad guys, and fight two on two indoor battles!" All Might explained.
"Isn't this a little advanced?" The frog girl that Sora remembered being called Tsuyu asked.
"The best Training is what you get on the Battlefield!" All Might remarked. "But remember, you can't just punch a robot this time! You're dealing with actual people now!"
Then came the questions.
"Sir, will you be deciding the one who wins?" Momo asked.
"How much can we hurt the other team?" Katsuki asked.
"Do we need to worry about the losers getting expelled like earlier?" Ochako asked.
"Will you be splitting us up based on chance or comparative skill?" Iida asked.
The over the top kid named Aoyama asked how his cape looked.
"I wasn't finished talking." All Might grumbled.
Sora felt kinda bad, but the questions were valid, except the last one. That last question did not need to be answered.
"Listen up!" All Might instructed, while pulling out a small script. "The situation is this! The Villains have hidden a Nuclear Missile somewhere in their Hideout! The Heroes must try to foil their Plans! To do that, the good guys either have to Catch the evildoers, or Recover the weapon. Likewise, the bad guys succeed if they either Protect their payload or Capture the Heroes!" All Might then pulled out a box that said Lots. "Time's limited and we'll choose teams by drawing lots!"
"Isn't there a better way?" Iida asked.
"Think about it." Izuku interjected. "Pros often have to team up with Heroes from other Agencies on the spot, so maybe that's the reason why we're seeing that here."
"Yes, I see." Tenya acknowledged. "Life is a random series of events. Excuse my rudeness." He bowed in respect.
"No sweat!" All Might turned around and rose his fist into the air. "Let's Draw!"
Team A is Izuku and Ochaco.
Team B is Shoto and Mezo.
Team C is Momo and Minoru
Team D is Katsuki and Tenya
Team E is Mina and Yuga
Team F is Koji and Rikido
Team G is Denki and Kyoka
Team H is Tsuyu and Fumikage
Team I is Toru and Mashirao
Team J is Eijiro and Hanta
And Sora is the odd one out...again.
"Uh sir?" The red haired guy that was called Kirishima pointed out. "We have an extra person. Is there going to be a team of three, or is he going to sit out?"
"Fear not young Kirishima!" All Might reassured. "His team will be based upon the results of all of your battles! Depending on what happens during your combat practice, you could be selected to do it one more time, with Sora as a new contender!"
[Silence]
The logic behind that seemed weird to the class, but they went with it.
"I declare that the first teams to fight will beeeeeeeeee THESE GUYS!" All Might declared, holding D for the villains and A for the heroes.
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Threat Incoming]
Sora was already worried for Izuku, because he was fighting Katsuki's team, of all the teams. The two boys looked just as surprised, but Bakugo looked more pleasantly surprised, while Midoriya looked terrified. Unlike at the quirk assessment test, Sora couldn't step in this time.
"Team A will be the Heroes! Team D will be the Villains!" All Might announced. "Everyone else can head to the Monetary Room to watch!"
"Yes sir." Everyone said in unison once again.
Izuku looked like he was getting ready for a beating, and Sora didn't like that at all. He also noticed that Katsuki was glaring at Midoriya, like he was already getting ready to attack, making Izuku look even more afraid. He saw Midoriya, start to tremble, before clenching his fist, looking up and putting the fear he had to the side. Sora was proud of his friend, he was starting to show a bit more confidence in himself, and that was something that Izuku needed, big time.
He showed this newfound courage by returning a glance back at Katsuki, making him slightly reel back in shock. It looked like Explosion boy over there had never seen this kind of thing from "Deku" at all. Bakugo growled slightly, feeling threatened by this action, and Sora smirked outside of both of their views.
"Atta boy Izuku." Sora thought to himself. "Show him that you're not just target practice anymore."
With that, they walked with the crowd to where they were going, except Teams D and A.
"Bad guys, you can get set up." All Might Instructed. "In five minutes, the good guys will be let loose and the battle will start!"
"Yes Sir." The two teams said at once.
"Young Iida, Young Bakugo." All Might called the two. "The key to being successful in this challenge, is to embody Villainy! Think from the perspective of an Evildoer."
"Got it." Tenya responded.
"If things go too far, I'll step in." All Might assured them.
"Understood." Iida responded, while Bakugo simply growled.
Sora and the rest of the students were in the Monetary Room, waiting and watching. They can see everything they do. No detail was going to be missed at all. They see Iida walking over to the 'bomb'
"Even though this is training, it pains me to be aligned with criminal behavior." Tenya said. "So this is the weapon we must protect. Fake of course." Iida knocked on it a few times, revealing that it was hollow on the inside.
"Hey." Katsuki spoke up, getting Iida's attention. "Do you really think Deku has a Quirk?"
"You saw how he threw that ball." Iida commented. "Though I think his power hurts his body."
Bakugo seemed angry with that answer, then again, from what Sora and the entire class has seen, he's always angry.
"Why is it that you seem to be especially angry when it comes to Midoriya?" Iida asked, making Sora pay a bit more attention, hopefully he would get an answer right from the guy himself.
The only thing he got was a crazy look from Katsuki, which seemed to be because of Izuku. Sora still didn't like this, but he had faith that his friend would not only be able to win, but finally show this 'friend' of his, that he isn't a helpless kid who can be a sandbag anymore. Sora then looked at Izuku, who was sweating through his costume.
"Ah! You're sweating through your costume." Ochako pointed out, if anyone else didn't notice it.
"Uh, well..." Midoriya started, shaking and stuttering as he spoke. "I-It's just because we're up against Kacchan. Plus theirs Iida too. We should be on our guard. Who knows what they'll pull."
"Oh right." Uraraka realized. "Bakugo. He's the one who's always making fun of you."
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Anguish of the Quirkless]
Isuku sighed, sloping down a bit as he said, "And he's amazing. He can be a real pain sure, but his strength, and confidence, and his ambition, not to mention his quirk. They're all so much greater than mine."
Sora grit his teeth, hearing all this made him want to go over there and tell his friend how wrong those words are, how Izuku was so much better than he believed himself to be, and how unheroic that Bakugo truly was.
The strength that this Katsuki guy has, comes from his quirk alone. His confidence comes from belittling people like Izuku. His ambition from what Sora could tell, is just to be the best in battle, when that has nothing to do with being a hero. And his quirk, though strong, is nothing more than a firework show.
Midoriya's strength came from his heart, and it helped him get to where he is now. His confidence may be lacking, but it's always improved, day by day, and it will continue to get better. His ambition was to become the new Symbol of Pease, the next beacon of hope, for people to look up to and feel safe. A true goal for a true hero. And his quirk, was given to him by the current Symbol of Pease. That alone shows how amazing Izuku's quirk is and will later grow to be.
"But that just means..." Izuku continued, standing up and getting ready to start the battle. "I have to do better. I refuse to lose today."
Ochaco was worried at first, but after that last sentence, her worries were gone, and she even looked a little inspired.
"So it's a fated battle between rivals." Uraraka commented. Making Izuku break composure.
"O-Oh, not that I'm trying to get you wrapped up in my fight or anything." He responded.
"Are you kidding? We're a team right?" She remarked. "Let's win this!" She raised her fist into the air, pumped up and ready to win.
Sora smiled a bit. Even though Izuku talked down on himself earlier, he managed to give himself a pep talk that got him and his teammate ready for victory. Sora was rooting for them all the way. Then he saw All Might step up to the mic.
"All right!" He announced. "Let's begin the indoor combat training! Team A and Team D, your time starts now!"
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Strategy VS Wilderness]
"Pay attention kids!" All Might instructed. "Think about what you would do!"
The group sees the Heroes enter through a window and observe their surroundings.
"And just like that, we're in." Ochako silently commented.
"Careful." Izuku warned. "There are alot of blind spots."
The two slowly walk down the hallway, checking every corner that was in their path. Izuku took point, always looking in every direction for any trace of a potential ambush or sealed off areas, anything that could clue him in on where to go or what to do. Ochaco checked their flank, every time and stayed close, making sure to stay quiet. They were walking down a straight path until Izuku saw something and stopped.
Katsuki was in the air, right on top of them and he went on the offensive, launching an explosion towards the pair, but Midoriya got Ochaco and himself out of the way, however, his hood was torn from the attack. The two landed on the ground away and Izuku got himself up.
"Uraraka, you okay?" He asked.
"I'm fine. Thanks." She responded, grateful for the save.
Both of them geared up for a fight, but Ochako noticed the torn mask.
"Deku!" She worriedly said.
"It's just my mask." He said, keeping his eye on the smoke in front of him.
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Runaway Battle]
The smoke cleared and Katsuki waved off whatever smoke was covering his view. Looking down on the two.
"What's the matter Deku?" He taunted. "Afraid to stand up and fight me?"
"I knew you'd come at me first." Izuku said, getting ready to face his opponent. "And figured you'd try to catch me by surprise."
The classmates each had their own things to say.
"He almost got the jump on him." Mineta commented.
"A sneak attack Bakugo?" Kirishima questioned. "What kind of man pulls cheap crap like that?"
"It's a viable strategy." All Might pointed out. "He's playing the part. Acting like a true villain would."
"It didn't work." Mina responded. "Midoriya dodged him."
"Look. There he goes!" Denki said, directing everyone's attention to Bakugo charging towards Midoriya.
"I won't hurt you so bad that they have to stop the fight!" Katsuki exclaimed. "JUST CLOSE!"
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST You Say Run]
Katsuki came in with a right hook reared up, but Izuku saw it before Bakugo got the chance to throw it out and managed to grab his attackers arm, and throw the boy over his back making Katsuki land hard on his own back, flat onto the ground.
The others were surprised but Sora was just happy that this self centered bully was getting thrown to the ground by his former victim.
"Nice!" Sora cheered.
Izuku panted and then spoke to Katsuki. "Kacchan, you always use a big right hook to start a fight. I know because I've watched you for years."
Katsuki got his head off the ground and looked back to Izuku as he explained.
"I analysed every amazing Hero, even you." Midoriya continued. "I wanted to learn everything I could about them. It was all in the notebook you burned and threw away."
Katsuki looked even angrier than before.
"You can call me Deku, but I'm not the same helpless defenseless kid anymore!" Izuku exclaimed. "You hear me?! I've changed! From now on, Deku is the name of a Hero!"
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Darkness In Heart]
Katsuki then got up, and turned towards his target, not paying any mind towards Ochaco at all.
"Deku." He growled, getting ready to let loose. "You're shaking in your boots, you're so scared." He let out a few small explosions, revving himself up for a fight he didn't think would happen. "And you want to fight me anyway. THAT'S WHY I HATE YOU!"
"Bakugo come in!" Tenya called out in his earpiece. "Give me a status report. Where are you?"
"Just shut up and defend the weapon!" Katsuki ordered. "I've got more important things to worry about!"
"Are you forgetting what our mission is?" Iida replied, trying to talk some sense into his 'ally' "Hello?" No response. "He hung up on me! This isn't the time for radio silence! We're supposed to be partners! UUURG!"
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Among Kosei]
"Hey, who is Bakugo talking to?" Kirishima asked. "I'm not hearing anything. Can we get any sound with this video?"
Sora was glad that All Might, secretly gave the keyblade wielder a set of earpieces to listen in on this. Though Sora wasn't allowed to touch them at all, unless it was to take them out.
"He's got a radio in his ear so he can talk to his partner." All Might explained, pointing to his ear, to show that he had one as well. "I gave it to him before they started, along with a map of the building. Also this." All Might picked up a roll of tape and showed it to the class. "A roll of capture tape. Wrapping this around your opponent means you've apprehended them, and they're out for the rest of the game."
"So there's a fifteen minute time limit and the good guys have no idea what floor the nuclear weapon is hidden on right?" Mina questioned.
"Correct!" All Might confirmed.
"Then the Heroes are at a clear disadvantage here. A big one." Ashido pointed out.
"Real Pros have to outwit villains on a daily basis." All Might explained. "That's life. Even when the odds aren't in our favor, we fight!"
The rest of the class got inspired instantly by the speech. Sora already knew the feeling of being at an overwhelming disadvantage and still fighting. The best example was the final battle. He had to fight the biggest demon tide he had ever seen, the 13 Seekers of Darkness, 13 Xehanort Replicas, an Armored Xehanort, who then used the X-Blade when he lost said armor, then fight through the darknesses in Ven and Aqua's hearts, fight Terra's possessed body alone, re-fight the 13 Seekers of Darkness, and the Replicas, a bunch of Heartless and Nobodies, a Darkside, and re-fight an Armored Xehanort who now had 13 keyblades with him. All in the span of a day.
"ALL TOGETHER!" All Might instructed, hyping up the class.
"Let's hear a Plus Ultra!" Everyone said in unison.
"Monsieur." Yuga commented. "He's on the move."
Everyone then looked at the screens and saw Katsuki get ready to blast himself towards Izuku.
[Silence]
"Uraraka!" Izuku called out. "Go!"
She listened and went on ahead while Katsuki blasted himself towards his target, performing a spin kick that Izuku saw and blocked.
"Ballzy move." Katsuki said, almost sounding like a compliment. "Think you can take me alone?"
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST U.A. Reporting For Duty]
Katsuki then noticed Izuku start to wrap the capture tape around his leg, however, Midoriya stopped, the moment Bakugo attempted to strike, and dodged out of the way of another blast. Katsuki looked surprised and Izuku was getting more and more confident, keeping focused. The rest of the class was impressed.
"The little guy is really good." Rikido pointed out.
"He's holding his own and he hasn't even used his quirk yet!" Hanta commented.
Sora knew that it was because of the notes and he could tell that Yagi was thinking the same thing. All of those things that Izuku saw and studied, allowed him to become the person he is today. Someone who for now, doesn't need a quirk to fight. It made Sora smirk a bit more than he already was, especially since he could hear all this go down too. He could hear Katsuki getting frustrated, and Sora liked every second of it, but he was more happy that it was Izuku doing it, getting back at his bully, for all the stuff he did.
The smoke cleared once more, and Katsuki looked a bit worried. He was positioning himself again for an attack, but Izuku retreated and forced Katsuki to give chase.
"Get back here Deku!" Bakugo yelled out!
Now it became a wild goose chase. If Izuku could find a way to flank Katsuki, or get to the payload, while avoiding him altogether, then this battle will be over. But if Katsuki catches up to Midoriya, then he'll be stuck with the bomber until Izuku either captures him, or gets beaten to the ground.
[Silence]
"DAMN IT!" Katsuki screamed out. "You've were tricking me for years by acting weak! Bet you've been laughing behind my back huh!?"
This shocked Izuku while he was still running.
"GRAAAA!" Bakugo roared. "So where's that flashy power of yours now!?"
This then irritated Midoriya, as if he was being ridiculed for not using his quirk against his opponent. Sora wanted to tell Izuku to not listen to him, but he couldn't, not only would that count as cheating for this fight, but All Might would also hear Sora talk through the earpiece, so he kept his mouth shut and just hoped that Izuku wouldn't listen.
"Let's see how it compares to mine!" Katsuki challenged, making small explosions as a method of tempting Izuku to come at him. "Quirk or no, you'll never beat me Deku!" He said, as he then started blasting through doors, searching room to room for his Izuku, like a hunter looking for his prey.
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Threat Incoming]
"That guy has some real anger issues." Denki commented. "Kinda scary."
Izuku stopped to take a breather and hugged the corner, to make sure that he could see if Katsuki came at him, from either side. Sora then saw that Izuku was analyzing his situation, planning his next move, looking at all the factors and making the best assumptions. For the three months they lived together, Sora had learned how much of a planner his friend was, and how big of an advantage that would be when the two entered U.A.
"STOP HIDING!" Bakugo screamed out. "Come out and face me you coward!"
Izuku looked like he was preparing himself and Sora knew what was about to happen, but this time, he wasn't worried. The look of confidence and determination on Izuku's face, made it clear that Midoriya knew that he could do this. Not only that, but Katsuki was unfocused, pissed off, and just acting on impulse. This would be easy pickings. Sora didn't have to worry now. He knew that his friend would pull through, and now, it's time to see him do it.
[Silence]
But for now, Sora decided to look at where his other friend, Ochako was. She managed to locate the bomb and still be undetected. She was getting ready to radio Midoriya and stay stealthy, but she then overheard Iida talking to himself.
"Bakugo definitely has a villainous side, and that's exactly what we need to succeed in this mission." He stated. "Hmm. I need to temporarily devote myself to criminal intent. Yes. I won't fail this trial and risk bringing shame down on the Iida family name. That means, I must now embrace evil, to become a Hero."
…
Sora, upon hearing this was just confused. This sounded like an over the top explanation of what Riku did, during the first adventure Sora had, when he embraced Darkness to try and save Kairi, but this time, it was Iida, saying that he was going to be a Villain, to be a Hero. Ok then.
"Behold." Iida announced acting as evil as some generic TV bad guy would. "I am the personification of Villainy."
It made Ochaco desperately try to hold in her laughter, but Tenya barely heard it.
"Uraraka is that you?" He questioned, making his voice sound like one of those over the top evildoers. Rather fitting, considering how over the top Tenya seemed to be anyway.
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Professor Aizawa Theme]
Ochako was stunned at how Iida heard her, and then, instead of just pulling back and hoping that he would question his guess, she got into view, letting Iida continue this weird, yet amusing act.
"I knew you would come here alone, the instant that Bakugo ran off by himself and engaged with Midoriya." He monologues to her. "Your quirk allows you to float anything that you touch. But I've prepared for that, by hiding every object in this room, so you have nothing to use against me, Do-gooder!" He said, flaunting his arms in the air, to present the room itself.
Sora was glad that he was in the back of the room, because he could not stay still with this hilarious spectacle. He covered his mouth, keeping his laughter in check, while also just listening to this continue. He was tempted to turn the earpiece off if anyone wasn't paying attention to the screen, but that was far from the case, as everyone was looking at what the heck was going on. So he could keep the thing on and continue to enjoy this.
"My dastardly tricks have rendered you helpless!" He continued monologuing to Ochako, who was just frozen in place by pure confusion. "You've blundered Hero! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! AAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"He really is...playing the part." Ochako mumbled to herself.
The laugh at the end almost made Sora slip, but he barely held it in. This was too funny, but he had to endure it. He then saw Uraraka contact Izuku.
"Um Deku?" She said.
"I'm here." Izuku replied. "How's it going?"
Iida continued to laugh and call himself a mastermind as Ochako informed him that "Iida knows that I'm here. Sorry. Right now he's monologuing."
"Where are you?" Midoriya asked.
"Near the middle of the fifth floor." Uraraka responded.
"Right above me." Izuku pointed out.
Sora saw Izuku get his thinking face on, he was making a plan, with the information he had. The Keyblade wielder was now on the edge of his nonexistent seat, waiting for whatever Izuku had in store. He got himself up and was getting ready to head out, but he looked the wrong way, because Katsuki came in the other direction and found him.
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Hero A]
"I'm all loaded up." Katsuki said, in a frightfully calm tone, as he lifted his right arm up, watching it glow red for a second.
"What does that mean?" Izuku questioned.
"Why aren't you using your fancy quirk?" Bakugo asked. "Don't tell me you're underestimating me Deku." His irises shrunk, and he cracked a very sinister smile on his face, as if he had a foolproof plan for his next move and how to win the fight. "Get over here and show me what you're really made of."
Izuku turned and faced his opponent, captured tape in hand, and ready for round two. He spoke to him, in a confident tone, "Kacchan, I'm not scared of you anymore!"
This made Katsuki get angry, but then he calmed himself down, playing his cards close and keeping a cool head. He decided to try what Izuku does, as a method of beating him at his own game.
"Since you're such a stalker, by now you probably know how my quirk, Explosion works." Bakugo explained. "I secrete Nitroglycerin like sweat from my hands and make it blow up."
Sora made a mental note of that explanation, just in case they ever got into a fight, and Aizawa wasn't there to stop it.
"Imagine what I could do if I had a LOT of it." He continued speaking, as he pulled the giant pin on his gauntlet to reveal a smaller pin, gearing himself up for something big. "That's right. These gauntlets aren't just for show. They've been storing up my sweat inside for one monster blast!" He put his finger on the pin, and took aim at Izuku, with a look to kill.
Sora was now very worried. If what he said was true, then the blast from the gauntlet was going to be like a smaller version of Donald's Zeta Flare attack. Izuku wouldn't survive taking this blast head on. His only hope of surviving is to dodge it and pray he only gets skimmed
"Young Bakugo!" All Might interjected. "Don't do it! You'll kill him!"
"He'll be fine as long as he dodges!" He remarked, making it sound easy to do, but when he let it rip, it covered almost the entire hallway. Izuku didn't see a way to dodge it and braced.
It made the whole building shake, and the two upstairs were caught off balance for a second. The force of the attack could even be felt from where Sora and the class was.
"Woah! This is nuts!" Kirishima pointed out.
"Come in!" All Might said into the mic. "Come in, Midoriya!"
Sora could see on one of the cameras that Izuku was flat on his back, on the ground, next to the hole where the attack went through. He looked like he just went through hell, but he was still alive. He pulled his head up.
"Look. On that cam." Sora pointed to the screen. "He's still alive."
"Is that...even allowed?" Izuku asked himself, before bracing himself as he heard footsteps in the smoke and Katsuki laughing like a mad man.
"These are awesome." Bakugo said. "The more Nitrosweat that's stored in these gauntlets, the stronger the explosion is." The other one then glowed red for a second, signaling that it was full now. "Go ahead. Use your stupid Quirk on me Deku." Izuku looked terrified, while Katsuki looked like he was having a blast. "Even if you give me everything you've got, you'll never beat me."
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Combat Training]
Iida was trying to contact Bakugo, and Ochaco noticed, attempting to secure the bomb. Iida nocided her run towards the bomb and ran towards her, keeping his 'evil' persona while he said "Not so fast, Hero!"
Uraraka used her quirk on herself and jumped over Tenya, floating straight towards the bomb, however, thanks to Iida's speed, he grabbed the payload and moved it to another spot in a second, making her effort wasted, and now letting the 'Villain' see that she could make herself float, and he now needed to be careful of that. She tumbled on the floor and lost her headgear, stopping when she hit the wall.
"Admirable attempt!" Iida complimented. "But your quirk is no threat if you can't touch anything. I can easily keep this weapon out of your reach until time runs out! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Ochako looked a bit sick, but she was still determined to continue the attempt, despite being at a complete disadvantage. Sora was cheering for her, in his head, but he was more focused on Izuku at the moment.
"What's the matter?" Katsuki asked. "You look scared. You dodged the attack, so you can still fight, can't you? Come and get me!"
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Enemy Strike]
Izuku radioed Ochako for a status report. "Come in, what's the situation?"
"It's not good." Uraraka replied, sounding distressed.
"Are you ignoring me again?" Katsuki questioned, starting to twitch uncontrollably with that sadistic smile still on his face and sweat everywhere on his face. "I'll get your attention."
"Sir, isn't this getting out of hand?" Eijiro asked. "That Bakugo is acting real crazy. He's gonna kill him."
"Not so." All Might said.
Sora knew that Katsuki wouldn't kill Izuku, because he said himself that he was just going to beat Izuku down as badly as he was allowed to. But that didn't make this any more easy to watch. This was still his friend, being beaten and terrorized by this scum of a student. It was then that he was hearing something on his earpiece.
"Bakugo." All Might spoke into the mic. "Use that stored up power again and I'll stop this fight. Your team will lose."
"Huh?" Katsuki responded, looking really irritated with that command.
"To employ such a strong attack indoors, is inviting the destruction of the stronghold you should be protecting." All Might explained. "That's a poor strategy, whether you're a Hero or a Villain. The penalty will be a massive loss of points."
"The pillar by the window." Izuku said, as he said his plan to Ochako, while the others were focused on All Might's announcement to Bakugo. "Get there now."
Katsuki looked pissed and he charged to Izuku.
"FINE THEN!" He screamed as he blitzed towards the green Hero. "WE'LL FIGHT HAND TO HAND!"
Midoriya geared himself up for Katsuki's attack, getting ready to counter it, but as Katsuki closed the distance, he feigned an attack and launched himself over Izuku, while also making a smokescreen in front of the Hero's face, stopping himself behind his opponent and blasting Midoriya in the back, causing the boy to wince and yelp in immense pain from the force applied to his back.
Everyone was shocked at this attack, and wondered how he even did it. All except for Momo, who watched and Shoto, who explained it.
"He doesn't come off as a guy with a strategy, but he's actually quite intelligent." He said.
"What are you talking about?" Kirishima asked.
"He changed his trajectory mid air while using a blast that doubled as a smokescreen." Todoroki stated. "Very clever."
"A feign attack like that requires an extreme amount of precision." Momo added. "He had to calculate the physics and demonstrate control over his quirk."
"Ugh, Bakugo is uber talented." Kaminari said in a disapproving tone. "I hate it."
"And yet Izuku is still standing." Sora pointed out.
"Your point being?" Shoto replied.
"Until he either can't stand up anymore, or uses his quirk to end the fight in one blow, the battle isn't over." Sora said. "Midoriya is a thinker. That's how he's been able to deal with someone like Bakugo for almost ten minutes. If he plays his cards right, then this battle will be his win."
This explanation perplexed everyone there, even Momo, Shoto and Yagi were curious as to how Sora had that much confidence in Izuku's abilities, in spite of what is happening right now. Truth be told, Sora wanted Midoriya to just stay down, but he knew that his friend wouldn't do that, so the best that he could do was at least give the class some hope that Izuku could pull through. Besides, he wasn't wrong so far.
Back to the fight, Izuku was recovering from the shock when he heard Katsuki call out "Here it comes nerd! The famous right hook you were whining about!" He wasn't lying, and he went for it, landing a solid hit on the boys side, pushing Izuku into the air for a second, before Bakugo grabbed the Hero's right arm, and use his free hand to spin around and give himself the momentum to throw Midoriya over his body. "Deku! Don't you ever forget what you are!" He said, as he threw Izuku onto the ground, making the boy scream in pain from his back getting slammed on the ground. "YOU'RE A WEAKLING!"
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Evil Of Phycology]
"This is hard to watch." Mina commented. "All he has to do is wrap tape around him, not kill him."
"Bakugo is certainly acting like a Villain." Fumikage chirped in.
"I thought Midoriya was pretty amazing at the start of the fight." Denki started. "But he's completely outmatched in terms of combat power. Not to mention that Bakugo seems like a natural at all this stuff."
"So much for him 'playing his cards right' huh?" Yuga said, looking at Sora as he did.
"When Midoriya is on the ground, then the fight will be over." Sora said, keeping his faith in his friend. "Until then, I have faith that the Heroes will win."
Izuku got up and was looking around, thinking of a way to do just, something, anything at this point. He needed some sort of idea that could get him either out of here, or Katsuki on the floor. He got on the move.
"He's running away." Ashido commented.
"Not very manly but he doesn't have much of a choice." Eijiro included. "He's outgunned, unless he's got some kind of plan. It's possible. With what that Sora kid has been saying, it seems like he might."
Izuku got himself to the wall and stood up, getting ready to try something that was crazy, but just might work. Katsuki marched towards him, looking irritated.
"Why won't you use your damn quirk against me?" He asked, looking offended. "Still think you can stop me without it?"
Izuku lowered his head, and said "That's not it."
"You've been hiding your true power for years!" Bakugo continued. "What's the deal Deku?! Did you think you were better than me this entire time!?"
"That's what you think?" Izuku asked. "You idiot. You've always been stronger Kacchan. I know that you're better than me!" Izuku's eyes teared up, but he kept going. "Can't you see? That's why I want to beat you! Because you're amazing!"
"You're even more of an idiot than I realized." Katsuki replied. "COME AT MEEEE!"
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST You Say Run]
The both of them charged towards each other and weren't going to hold anything back. Bakugo started revving up his explosion, preparing to blast his opponent into hell, while Midoriya let One For All flow through his entire arm, looking like he was going to send his opponent to the afterlife.
"They're gonna kill each other!" Kirishima stated. "Sir!"
"No." Sora interjected. "He's got a plan."
"No amount of planning is going to stop Bakugo from letting loose that attack!" Denki retorted, almost yelling at Sora.
"He can do this." Sora responded. "I know he can."
"How is he going to do this!?" Mina asked, wondering if Sora was alright in the head.
"Uraraka now!" Izuku ordered, executing the plan that Sora had overheard on the earpiece.
"Right!" Ochaco responded, hugging the pillar that she needed to
The series of events on the screen played out exactly like Sora was about to say.
"He's not going to hit Katsuki." Sora said. "He's gonna aim it up and destroy the ceiling above them. The bomb is there and the force will knock Tenya off balance. Ochaco will use that opening to attack with the debris and the Pillar she's holding. From there, she'll float over Iida while he's distracted with the attack and secure the bomb. All while using his other hand to block the blast aimed at his face."
[Silence]
When they saw the series of events, and how Sora explained it to the letter, they were impressed at how it was 100% accurate.
"How did you know exactly what was going to happen?" Momo asked, shocked at how Sora could predict such a thing.
"I know Izuku well enough that he would do a crazy plan like that." Sora answered. "I've seen what he can do, and it would be best not to underestimate him." With that, Sora walked away, leaving the class stunned.
[Play KH BBS OST Ventus]
When he was out of the room, Sora took the earpieces out and put them in his pockets, as he took off to where Izuku was. What he said back there was true, but only to some extent. He knew Izuku would make a crazy plan like that, but the only reason he was able to explain it, was because of the fact that he heard the plan beforehand. It was also the reason that he had faith in Izuku, even when the kid was as injured as he could be.
Sora got to Izuku as quick as he did, thanks to his flowmotion and was able to catch his friend before he hit the ground. He got Midoriya in his arms, and smiled. The boy noticed Sora and was both surprised, and happy to see his friend.
"You did great Izuku." Sora said, carrying him out of the building, paying no mind to the mentally broken Katsuki that was right next to him. "Come on. Let's get you patched up."
"The Hero team WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS!" All Might announced.
And that is the end of this chapter. This was the longest one I have ever written. It's 15 pages long on my doc. The highest I ever did before was 11, so hey, new record for me. Either way, Sora's getting used to the school life and trying his best to make Izuku have as easy of a time as possible. Now that this fight was out of the way, I can now focus on the next big change in the original series, and how Sora being in this class, helps this specific group of three out in this training. Hope you enjoyed and Until I decide to upload again. ;)