Flood Zone:
Five minutes. Five minutes was all he could hold his breath for. Ever since the purple portal opened over the deep pool, Kirishima and Ojiro fought for their lives. Five minutes would fly by; then, the two would have to swim up for air and back down again. Their movements were slowed due to the water. The red-head knew activating his quirk would make him heavier, and he shouldn't use it, but he would be left vulnerable. Ojiro wasn't having any luck either. His tail weighted him down quite a bit.
Seven minutes had gone by, but it felt like an eternity. As if time itself had slowed down. It felt as if their brains were continuously pounding against their skulls. Soon, the two teenagers needed air, and they managed to catch a break at the eight-minute mark. The red-head and tail boy swam as quickly as they could, and finally, their heads broke through the water's surface, panting like a dog in summer.
"That was way too close for comfort," Kirishima said, still panting.
"Yeah, but we only took care of some of them," Ojiro agreed while barely staying afloat.
"Well then," the strawberry shark said disappointingly, "back down we go." Ojiro nodded. They both took a breath before heading back down. The two boys keep on fighting. Occasionally, they would swim up to the surface for air before heading back down. This cycle was on loop like a song stuck in someone's head until something broke the circle. A villain was fighting with them while the rest were trying to kill them. Kirishima was confused by this. He kept on watching the scene in front of him until this concentration was broken by someone tapping him on his shoulder. He looked to see Ojiro trying to get his attention. He pointed to the surface once the boy did so, and Kirishima nodded. The two broke the surface with surprised faces. "What was that?" Kirishima asked.
"I don't know," Ojiro said. But then, their new ally suddenly broke the surface and faced them, doing absolutely nothing. That was when they saw it. "Wait a minute," Ojiro spoke, "Look at the villain's eyes. Remember when Shinso demonstrated his quirk on Monoma at lunch that one day. Monoma's eyes looked exactly like that when he was under our classmate's control."
"Yeah, you're right," Kirishima said, still trying to remain afloat, "But if there is a villain under his control? Where is the purple-haired boy?" And as if the villain was answering their question, he pointed to the shoreline where Shinso and Hagakure were waving. The two boys who were swimming for their lives were relieved to see a couple of their classmates. They swam over to them with the villain protecting them from behind. Once they reached the shore, Shinso and Hagakure helped them out of the water.
"Now, knock yourself out," Shinso said to the villain, who did as he was told. Then, Shinso turned to his other classmates that he had just helped out, "You two good?" he asked.
"Yeah, we are now," Kirishima said.
"Good, now let's try to get back to the entrance and rejoin the rest of our classmates," Hagakure said. The purple-haired and red-headed boys nodded and started walking with the invisible girl, but their tailed friend stood still, not paying attention to them. "Ojiro, come on, let's go," Shinso said. But Ojiro didn't respond; he just pointed in the direction he was looking. The other three looked to see what their classmate had in such a daze. That's when they saw it, too. Aizawa, bleeding from the head, with an unknown creature on top of him.
"MR. A-," Shinso started to shout, but luckily his classmates covered his mouth and dragged him away. None of the villains heard them, and they were able to disappear. However, what they saw will haunt them forever.