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Ch.12 Boiling Point
The following morning, Class 1-A took part in their normal everyday classes, with many of them wishing that they were doing anything else. Such classes include English with Present Mic, who is way too enthusiastic and loud for that early in the morning.
Present Mic stands at the front of the class holding a standard English textbook.
Present Mic is a tall, slim man with long blond hair, which he wears spiked upwards in a huge tuft behind his head, and a small mustache. He has rectangular eyes with concentric greenish-yellow pupils, which are hidden behind a pair of orange-tinted shades.
His hero costume consists of a black jacket with a very tall collar with studs, matching black pants, and knee-high boots. Around his neck is a large directional speaker which is clearly used to assist his Quirk.
He turns to the class and notices their dulled expressions. "Now which of these sentences contains a mistake?"
'So, boring…'
"What's with those bored expressions?!" He swings his arm into the air with too much energy that is physically possible that early in the morning. "All right everybody! HANDS UP AND SHOW ME SOME SPIRIT!"
'Too loud!' Ochaco has to press her textbook around her ears in order to even muffle his voice. He's so loud in fact that it's actually making her head spin.
Next up for them is Midnight's Modern Hero Art History.
Midnight is a tall, curvaceous woman with sky blue eyes, and red painted nails. She has abundant spiky dark purple hair with strands reaching down below her waist.
Her hero costume is very similar to one of a traditional dominatrix. She wears a black leather breastless leotard over a white bodysuit, which emphasizes her…assets, the leotard possessing red gemstone-like accessories in a vertical pattern from the collar to the midriff. She also wears translucent black thigh-high stockings and black knee-boots. She has a small, red mask outlining her eyes, a handcuff on each wrist, and a red utility belt decorated with gold studs around her hips, a matching pentagonal buckle in its center. And for some reason she's constantly whipping around a flogger-style whip.
Izuku is furiously blushing in his seat as Midnight trots between the aisles as if she's modeling for a fashion show. 'Why the heck did someone let her become a teacher?!'
He's not the only one being affected, even some of the girls look a little hot and bothered by her antics. But whether Midnight is aware or not of her effect on them is unclear.
Midnight swings around to face the class. "The Sokovia Accords were signed in 2016 to further regulate superpowered and enhanced individuals. However, the Accords resulted in the split of one of the most prominent hero organizations of the twenty first century." She cracks her flogger-style whip. "Can anyone tell me why they split up?!"
The dark-haired girl sitting a seat behind Izuku raises her hand. "I can, ma'am."
"Yaoyorozu!"
Momo Yaoyorozu is a fairly tall teenage girl with a rather mature physique, considering her age. She has long black hair that's tied into a spiky ponytail with onyx eyes.
Yaoyorozu stands clearing her throat before she speaks. "You see, one side believed that those with Quirks should be placed in check and overseen by the government. While the opposite side believed that everyone had the freedom to choose how and when they can use their Quirks."
'Wow, she's smart. Did she have that memorized already?'
That's how their morning went until it was lunch time. Where they discovered that the food is to die for, even the cheap stuff; it's like it came straight out of a five-star restaurant! Although that's thanks to the Cook Hero: Lunch Rush's master craftsmanship.
Afterwards Class 1-A find themselves back in their homeroom class waiting in anticipation for what's bound to be their first ever true class of the Hero Course.
A girl with earphone jacks hanging from each of her earlobes leans forward in her seat as to talk to Shoji who is sitting directly in front of her. "I wonder who our teacher is going to be."
Her name is Kyoka Jiro and she's a petite, slender built girl with triangular, lazy-looking onyx eyes. Her hair is short, about chin length, and is dark purple in color with an asymmetrical fringe, and two reflections shaped like sound waves on either side of her head. Her most prominent features are of course the earphone jacks that act like extra limbs.
Shoji turns to address her. "I heard they got someone new this year. But I'm not sure who it is."
Tsuyu overhears them. "Maybe Mr. Aizawa will be in charge of it, kero."
"I hope not." A pinked-skin girl leans back in her seat. "He's a total downer."
Listening in, Ochaco internally gasps. 'Wait, didn't All Might mention something about working here. So that must mean…' A wide smug smile spreads on her face. 'No way?! He is, oh I can't wait!' Her eyes gleam with anticipation, she can't wait, this class is so going to be awesome! 'I bet Deku's reaction will be the best, he's going to be so surprised I wouldn't doubt if he started cheering like Present Mic.' She giggles at the thought, although she would much prefer it if he didn't scream out like their loudmouthed teacher.
"I. AM. HERE!" That's the signal, before the class door swings open and a glorious titan of a figure presents himself, his cape bellowing forward emphasizing his entrance "WALKING THROUGH THE DOOR LIKE A NORMAL PERSON!"
"It's All Might! Incredible he's really gonna teach us!"
"That his Silver Age costume!"
"His text is even different from ours!"
"HELLO STUDENTS ARE YOU READY FOR," he pauses for effect. "HERO BASIC TRAINING?!"
"YEAH!" The class roars in excitement, their hearts are racing, making them even more pumped for what's to come.
All Might let's out a full-hearted laugh as the students decide to bask in his greatness.
Izuku's eyes immediately light up like that of a child waking up on Christmas and discovering a mountain of gifts under the tree. 'It's All Might! It's really All Might!' His grin is huge and full of pure joy, almost as if he won the lottery. 'I, I can't believe it! He's here, he's really here! And as a teacher!'
Ochaco, who's gotten used to All Might more than dramatic entrances, is busy observing Izuku's reaction, finding his shining grin a sight to behold.
Somehow his grin becomes even wider and brighter. 'Amazing, with the Number One Hero teaching us, there's no doubt we'll become outstanding heroes!' A brilliantly light lightbulb pops into his mind. 'Wait, I should ask him about different techniques to apply to my transformations!' Izuku hurriedly digs through his backpack looking for his Quirk Analysis notebook. 'This'll be great! I can ask him all sorts of things, about his Quirk, how to best apply myself, and…and…'
Oh, no. Izuku's grin and previously bright demeanor falls apart. 'Wait…' Izuku shakily looks up toward the Symbol of Peace who is trying and failing to calm the class. 'He…he knows. I-I told him I was Quirkless!' Izuku grips his head before smashing it down onto the hard surface of his desk, in an attempt to hide himself for as long as he can. 'What do I do?! Should I call Thirteen?! Should I fake being sick?! Oh, this is terrible!' It really is! With all the excitement of his idol being his teacher, he had temporarily forgotten that he already encountered All Might once before! Not exactly his fondest memory for him; it's not every day when your own personal hero tells you to give up on your dreams. 'What do I tell him?! Maybe he doesn't recognize me! Oh, but what if he does? If I'm not careful he could end up finding out the truth.' Izuku grumbles to himself as he stews in self-agony.
Ochaco notices and she is not liking what she's seeing. 'Deku…are you alright?'
She's not the only one who's noticed the boy's state of mind. All Might glances over towards Izuku trying to gauge his reaction. 'IT'S TOO SOON TO OUTRIGHT CONFRONT YOU. FOR NOW, I'LL WAIT AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO. AND MAYBE…SOME THINGS WILL COME TO LIGHT.'
All Might claps his hands, the class still hasn't settled down, but he needs to get things moving.
"AS I WAS SAYING, THIS CLASS WILL PUT YOU THROUGH ALL SORTS OF SPECIAL TRAINING TO MOLD YOU INTO FINE HEROES!" Not to mention a ton of credits. "NO TIME TO DALLY. TODAY'S ACTIVITY IS THIS!" He flashes out a large laminated card with the word BATTLE written out on it in big bold lettering. "BATTLE TRAINING!"
Bakugou grins like a feral dog, as Izuku finally pops his head up a worried expression having fallen over his face. Meanwhile, Ochaco balls her fists raising one up as to show how ready she is for this.
"AND FOR THAT…YOU NEED THESE!" All Might clicks on a remote that he must have been hiding away somewhere.
Four slots begin to rumble out of the left wall nearest the board revealing rows of silver suitcases with bolded numbers on them. Inside are undoubtedly their costumes that they specifically requested, the thought of showing off their unique and creative designs gets some of them so excited that they're already leaping out of their seats.
"AFTER YOU CHANGE, MEET ME IN GROUND BETA!"
While most of the class rush for their costumes, Izuku hesitantly grips his backpack. In other circumstances he'd probably be just as pumped as everybody else, but how could he be excited when the man, the hero, the legend that is All Might is right there? The very same All Might that turned his back on him and told him to give it all up.
Bakugou grabs his briefcase before his red eyes trace back to Izuku. Seeing Izuku's hopeless expression is enough to make the ash-blonde grin. 'Damn, right you better be scared Deku. Because today's the day I show all these losers, including All Might, how much better I am than all of them!' He swings the case over his shoulder before stomping off for the locker rooms. 'And I'll do it by destroying your weak and useless ass.'
"Wow, just check out your bod!" The pink-skinned girl stands way too close for Ochaco's liking.
Currently the girls of Class 1-A find themselves in the girls' locker room changing into their bright and colorful hero costumes.
Ochaco had just unbuttoned and removed her uniform top when suddenly her shameless classmate, who's already ditch the U.A. jacket, started admiring her muscles.
The pink-skinned girl with fluffy hair boldly pokes at Ochaco's stomach, admiring her abs. "You must work out like crazy."
Mina Ashido is a girl of medium height. And probably due to her Quirk, her skin is a light shade of pink with rather square eyes, their sclera black and their irises bright yellow. Her face is framed by fluffy unruly hair, which is a pleasant pink color, slightly darker than that of her skin. She has two thin, pale yellow horns protruding from her head, hooked squarely and leaning diagonally to opposite sides.
Ochaco's cheeks blush even more than they already are. "Oh, uh, I guess you could say that. But they're nothing special."
Yeah, right! Thanks to "The All-American Dream Plan: the Lady Liberty Version" Ochaco's muscles and body have really developed. At first, she was afraid that she would become a bit too buff, not exactly the best look for her in her own opinion, but her body is like that of an Olympic swimmer! Well-toned, slim, and it easily makes her probably the most physically able female of Class 1-A. Unless that invisible girl, Tooru Hagakure, is secretly muscular as well. Either way she should be a bit prouder, it took a lot of hard work and discipline to gain these results.
Mina backs off slightly looking very unconvinced. "Ah, geeze, you gotta be kidding me! Your muscles are so awesome!" With an annoyed expression Mina raises her fist into the air in protest. "Don't be scared to show off your goods, girl!"
Hagakure joins in too presumably she raises her fist into the air too, the only indication of her is her shirt. "Yeah!"
Oh, the irony.
As Mina and Hagakure continue to howl on about being proud of one's body, Ochaco tries whatever she can to redirect the conversation. She fails.
Standing nearby in front of her own locker, Jiro recoils at the sudden declarations, becoming extremely flustered all of a sudden. A slight blush forms on her face, as she holds her leather jacket closer. "What?!" Her gaze drifts to Yaoyorozu, specifically towards her more impressive…features. The purple-haired girl's expression darkness with despair as she admires the taller female's body.
Yaoyorozu pulls up her large utility belt around her sleeveless crimson leotard that is way less modest than it has any right to be.
Said girl notices Jiro staring. "Is something the matter?"
Jiro's entire face floods with blood as she spins away. "N-no!"
Tsuyu smiles softly from the bench enjoying the sight of her classmates interacting. "Kero."
But fun can come later, right now they must prepare for Hero Basic Training.
Mina and Hagakure end their tirades so they could get their own costumes on finally allowing Ochaco a moment to breathe. 'Combat training, huh?' Ochaco opens up her silver briefcase and gazes upon her own hero costume. 'Today I'll show everyone, and All Might what I'm capable of.' She grips her costume. 'I will make you proud!'
Izuku waits along with the rest of Class 1-A's male population. He's so glad he brought his Quirk Analysis Notebook with him. 'Everyone's costumes are so cool!' He scribbles away, doodling each and every costume that he's presented with from Iida's knight like armor to a tailed male's basic karate gi attire.
Everyone's designs are so different with their own unique styles, colors, and functions. It all makes Izuku a bit self-conscious of his own.
His costume is really nothing all that special when you look at it. The main center piece is of course the Omnitrix on his left wrist. Thankfully his mother had the foresight to make his left sleeve a bit shorter as to not cover his "watch". Other than that, his costume is a green full-body jumpsuit with a red belt, elbow pads, knee pads, and gloves, all of which match his signature red boots. He also has a mesh respirator with a makeshift smile as to mimic All Might's own immortal smile and hanging down behind his neck is a mask with long ear-like protrusions that are meant to resemble All Might's hair of all things.
Izuku regrets that part greatly, hence why he's decided not to put it on. But he's not sure if he should have it removed altogether yet, after all his own mother made it for him as to show him that she fully supports his dream. It's a symbol for him and him alone, so that he always remembers that his mother is always cheering him on. 'How could I wear anything else?! Who cares if it's not "efficient" or "cutting-edge? This is my hero costume!'
And he's going to wear it proudly, minus the mask of course. But honestly, he's actually struggling with throwing that thing on anyway, at the very least it'll cover his face especially from the man himself, All Might.
Just because Izuku's been going along with everything doesn't mean he's any less worried about All Might's reaction to him getting into U.A. A Quirkless kid somehow gains a Quirk and enters into U.A. of all places should be impossible. And it is, at least in his case he is technically still Quirkless. 'Huh now that I think about it. I'm actually the first and only Quirkless student in the hero course.' Rather than feeling like his self-worth is in question, Izuku's heart swells with a bit of pride instead. 'I guess…I unintentionally proved All Might wrong.'
That still doesn't change the ever-growing storm of worry in his stomach. Because when this is all over there's a good chance that if, by chance, All Might recognizes him then he needs a proper way to explain himself. Sure, he can fall back on being a late bloomer but that would seem suspiciously convenient to the hero. Also, Thirteen said that not all heroes are or should be made aware of aliens so he can't outright tell the man the truth. But then again…does he really owe him an answer?
He was the one that nearly sent Izuku down a spiraling path, thankfully the Omnitrix arrived just in time to prevent it, but his heart still aches. Yet it makes sense why All Might said what he said, he's the Number One Hero yet even he gets injured and has weaknesses. So, it makes sense why he would tell a Quirkless defenseless kid to not pursue their dream of becoming a hero. He was looking out for him… That still doesn't make him feel any better.
But he understands if the Symbol of Peace could be weakened then that is especially true for someone Quirkless. 'Huh, maybe that's why All Might is teaching at U.A. This way he can cover up his time limit from the public by saying he's using his time to teach.' Izuku nods. 'Yeah, that must be it. I mean, why else would he be here?'
"Looking good, Deku!" That was Ochaco's voice.
Izuku spins around to greet her. "Thanks, Ura-RAKAKA!?" His face flushes red.
Ochaco looks so amazing in her hero costume!
It's a black full-bodysuit with a pale pink design down the middle of her torso with two black circles over her chest. She has circular wrist guards, a dark pink handle on the back of each one, wide knee-high boots with magenta soles and a two-piece belt around her waist, a pale-pink helmet with a tinted visor.
Ochaco manages a smile albeit a shy one as she rubs the back of her head. "I wish I'd been more specific on my request form. This suit's so revealing. It's embarrassing…" But she could probably get used to it, even she has to admit that it looks really good on her.
And she's not the only one to think the same thing. Especially as all the other girls of the Hero Course join the rest of their class, who can't help but admire their choices in costumes.
Especially two of the class's male students, a blond-haired guy by the name of Denki Kaminari and Mineta. The two smile smugly each holding up a pair of thumbs up. "Being in the Hero Course rocks!"
Denki Kaminari is on the skinny side at least compared to his other classmates. He has relatively short blond hair with a black lightning-shaped streak on the left of his side fringe.
His hero costume consists of a black jacket with a white lightning pattern across his back, and matching pants with two lines running down his legs. He has a single, square-shaped earphone over his right ear with something resembling a radio antenna sticking out of the top.
His fellow pervert, Minoru Mineta is the shortest student in their entire class with a large, round head, and rather large cheeks. His most notable features are his four large purple and black balls in something resembling a mohawk where his hair should be.
His hero costume is very simplistic, consisting only of a purple shirt and mask with a yellow cape, boots, and gloves. His pants are white with a lighter purple trim, it kinda looks like a fruit bowl but it could also look like a diaper to others.
'Perverts…' Izuku is embarrassed for the two of them.
With a quick shake of his head in attempt to rid himself of his own red cheeks he decides to change the subject. "So, you excited for combat training?"
"Oh, heck, yeah!" She pumps her fist forward in a display of her coolness. "I can't wait."
"Hm, hm, me too. Do you plan on showing off your…Quirk today?"
Ochaco needs a second to realize what he means. "Oh, uh, yeah I sure hope so." She rubs her arm. "I still need to work on properly summoning it, but I'm hoping that I can accomplish that with today's training."
"That's great and…" Izuku raises up his Quirk Analysis notebook "I can't wait to witness your power, again! And this time I'll be ready with my own notes." He leans in close for the next part. "By the way, I don't mean to be a bother, but…" He scans the area making sure nobody is listening in. "did you get permission yet?"
"Hm? Oh, yeah don't worry about it." Ochaco smiles tilting to the side with her hands behind her back. "I should have an answer for you by the end of the day."
While Izuku is unclear by what she's getting at, he is nonetheless satisfied by that answer. Unbeknownst to him, All Might happened to notice Ochaco's smile and subtle glance towards him. Even if he didn't hear her something tells him that she's reminding him of what they discussed a while back: telling Izuku Midoriya about One For All. He's not so sure about that.
Now that everyone is present, he decides now is the time to begin, All Might clears his throat before speaking. "SHALL WE BEGIN, MY WARDS?!" That draws everyone's attention. "IT'S TIME FOR BATTLE TRAINING!"
Iida steps forward with an inquiry. "Sir! This appears to be the same field used in the Entrance Exam. Will we once again be performing cityscape maneuvers?!"
Ochaco cups her hand over her mouth whispering into Deku's ear. "Iida's costume is so cool"
Izuku cups his mouth too. "I know right."
Iida's costume consists of a black one-piece suit with a high collar, over which he wears various pieces of armor, all a pale silver in color. He wears a helmet covering his entire face with two curved horns just behind and a single spike sticking out of the back of his head. On his feet, he wears silver knee-high boots with gold accessories, and around his torso, he has three thick metal pipes.
All Might continues his explanation. "NOPE! YOU'LL BE MOVING ON TO STEP TWO! INDOOR ANTIPERSONNEL BATTLE TRAINING!" He eyes his students ensuring they don't miss his words. "VILLAIN BATTLES ARE MOST COMMONLY SEEN OUTDOORS, BUT…" His tone falls slightly taking a more serious vibe. "STATISTICALLY, THE MOST HEINOUS VILLAINS ARE MORE LIKELY TO APPEAR INDOORS."
Both, Izuku's and Ochaco's minds flashback to how they fought off the villain Rojo in a store. Coming to the conclusion that All Might knows what he's talking about.
"BETWEEN CONFINEMENT, HOUSE ARREST, AND BLACKMARKET DEALS… IN THIS HERO-FILLED SOCIETY OF OURS… AHEM. THE CLEVEREST VILLAINS OUT THERE…LURK INDOORS!"
Now it's time for him to explain the exercise. "YOU'LL NOW BE SPLIT INTO "VILLAIN" TEAMS AND "HERO" TEAMS AND FACE OFF IN TWO-ON-TO BATTLES!"
Battles already?! Now this is a surprise for the class, most of them thought there would be more directional lessons before they moved on to actual combat. Heck, some of them have never really fought another living being before: human, alien, or otherwise.
Tsuyu decides to voice what's on everybody's mind. "So, no basic training?"
Her hero costume consists of a bright green bodysuit, tan-colored gloves, and two matching belts, one above her chest, and one around her waist. Two black lines run all the way down her suit, each framed with yellow, and she wears tight black boots with green webbed flippers resembling frogs' toes on her feet. She wears a tan headband with goggles that have dark green-tinted lenses attached on either side.
"PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE TEACHES YOU THE BASICS! THE DISTINCTION HERE IS THAT YOU WON'T BE FIGHTING DISPOSABLE ROBOTS."
"Sir, what determines victory?"
"Can I just blast everyone away?"
"Are you threatening to expel someone, like Mr. Aizawa did…?"
"How do we proceed to divide ourselves into teams?!"
"How fabulous is my cape?"
All Might points finger from one student to the next as he replies to each of their questions. "I'LL ANSWER THAT IN A MINUTE. NO! ALSO, NO! YOU'LL SEE. AND IT'S DAZZLING!"
Izuku is gobsmacked. 'Huh, he was able to get all that.'
All Might pulls out and flips open a little piece of paper.
'A cheatsheet…!' Now that's a surprise to Izuku.
The same cannot be said for Ochaco. 'I'm honestly not surprised…'
All Might then begins to read off his cheatsheet which apparently has his entire script written onto it. He explains that the villain team will hide and protect a "fake" nuclear weapon in the building, and it will be the hero team's job to find the bomb and secure it. There is a time limit; the heroes have to either capture both villains or secure the bomb within the time limit while the villains have to protect the bomb until time is up or they too can capture the heroes.
Throwing away his cheatsheet, All Might pulls out two separate boxes with holes cut out of them. "YOUR BATTLE PARTNERS WILL BE DECIDED BY DRAWING LOTS!"
That doesn't seem right to Iida. "Is that really the best way?!"
Izuku unwittingly speaks up, his hero nerd side temporarily revealing itself. "Makes sense because pros often have to team up with heroes from other agencies on the spot during emergencies."
Shoji also chimes in. "In other words, in a real villain situation we won't really get a say on who we get to team up with. So, we have to get used to adapting and cooperating with others."
"I see…!" Iida turns back to their teacher putting up a hand in solace. "I apologize for getting ahead of myself. My mistake!"
"IT'S FINE! LET'S JUST GET TO IT!"
And so, began the team pairs:
Team A: Izuku Midoriya & Mezo Shoji
Team B: Shoto Todoroki & Hanta Sero
Team C: Momo Yaoyorozu & Minoru Mineta
Team D: Katsuki Bakugou & Eijiro Kirishima
Team E: Yuga Aoyama & Tenya Iida
Team F: Rikido Sato & Koji Koda
Team G: Denki Kaminari & Kyoka Jiro
Team H: Fumikage Tokoyami & Tsuyu Asui
Team I: Mashirao Ojiro & Toru Hagakure
Team J: Ochaco Uraraka & Mina Ashido
Shoji places his large hand onto the smaller teen's shoulder. "It looks like we'll be teaming up for this one."
"Yeah, looking forward to it."
"By the way I like your costume, it's a very simple design."
"Thanks, back at ya…"
Shoji's hero costume consists of a tight blue tank top, six white markings resembling eyes decorating it like a dice, connected at the top to a darker, more indigo-colored mask. He has a belt with another, larger eye shape embedded into its center, this time yellow, below which he wears slightly baggy trousers to match his shirt, and indigo boots.
Meanwhile, Ochaco and Mina are having their own interaction.
Mina squats down before fisting her hand into the air. "Check it out Team Pink is ready for some action!"
Ochaco raises an eyebrow. "Team Pink?"
"Yeah, because of our colors." Mina points to her skin and then to Ochaco's suit. She then rubs a finger on her chin. "Hm, that or we could do Team Astro!"
"Team…Astro?"
"Yeah, because your costume is like an astronaut. And I'm an alien!" She proclaims as if it was the most obvious thing in this world.
Ochaco gasps as the blood drains from her face. "Are you serious?!" How could she say that out into the open so carelessly?! What if someone else heard her?! There could be worldwide panic!
"Nah, I'm just kidding." Mina grins amusedly at Ochaco's reaction.
Ochaco releases one of the biggest sighs of her life. 'Thank goodness…'
"It's not like aliens actually exist."
'You'd be surprised Mina… Heck, she could probably pass for one, even her costume helps to sell the whole alien vibe she has going on.'
Her hero costume consists of a plain white eyemask, and a purple and turquoise skintight bodysuit with a camouflage pattern, ending just above her breasts. Over this, she wears a cropped, sleeveless tan-colored waistcoat with white fur along its collar, which she leaves unbuttoned. She is also wearing custom made plum-violet and beige acid-proof boots with holes in the soles.
After the rest of the class have gotten acquainted with their own partners All Might continues the lesson.
"MOVING ON, THE FIRST ONES UP ARE…" He sticks his giant meaty hands into two separate boxes: one labeled as "Hero" and the other as "Villain". "THESE GUYS!" He withdraws two large bingo balls one labeled with the letter A and the other with the letter D. "THE HEROES ARE TEAM A! AND THE VILLAINS WILL BE TEAM D!"
Both Izuku and Bakugouare stunned for a moment neither of them expecting a confrontation so soon after just starting at U.A.
All Might gestures to the nearby faux office building. "THE VILLAINS WILL ENTER FIRST! THE TIMER STARTS IN FIVE MINUTES AT WHICH POINT THE HEROES WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER. THE REST OF US WILL WATCH VIA CCTV!"
"KIRISHIMA. BAKUGOU, YOU BOYS NEED TO ADOPT A VILLAIN MIND-SET! THIS IS PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE SO MAKE SURE TO GO ALL OUT. DON'T HOLD BACK!" He decides last minute to throw in this next part. "THOUGH I WILL STOP YOU IF YOU TAKE THINGS TOO FAR…"
After his explanation All Might hands both pairs a rough blueprint of the building before, he starts herding the rest of the class to the monitor room. As All Might turns away Izuku and Bakugou do their best not to acknowledge the other, they just stand there in festering silence.
Izuku glances over to his former friend taking in his costume.
Bakugou's costume is composed of a tight, black, sleeveless tank top, with an orange "X" across the middle. There are two dots along the left line of his collar much like Ochaco's. He also has a metallic neck brace worn with rectangular ends that have three holes on each side. His sleeves reach from within his large grenade-like gauntlets to his biceps. His belt, which also carries grenades, holds up his baggy pants, and he has knee-high combat boots. His mask is jagged and black with orange-rimmed flare shape protrusions at each side.
Eventually Bakugou decides to head inside with a boisterous Kirishima following alongside him trying to get Bakugou to get pumped up for the exercise too.
As the class begins to clear the field, Ochaco looks back in worry for her friend. Out of everyone else there she's the only one who's somewhat aware of the two's…relationship. Plus, there was Bakugou's rather explosive reaction from yesterday so there's no doubt in her mind that this exercise may take a turn for the worst.
But what can she do? She is not Izuku's partner for the Battle Trial and she doesn't want to step on All Might's toes either. So, for now all she can do is remain silent and follow her classmates to survey the match. 'You got this Deku! Show everyone what you got!'
A few minutes later Bakugou and Kirishima found the fake bomb in a large room full of crates and large concrete pillars decorated across the length of the room.
Eijiro Kirishima is a muscular young man of average height, with a rather impressive physique and spiky bright-red hair. He has red eyes and a small scar just above his right eye. He also has small eyebrows and very pointed teeth.
His hero costume has two gear-shaped shoulder pads, dark red in color, a jagged sash joining the one in his left to the right side of his belt, which has a red "R" set into its center. Below this, he wears baggy black pants and half cape with a ripped hem and sporting black boots. His chest is bare, and he wears a wired guard around his face, reaching from just above his hairline to below his jaw with an extra piece going over the bridge of his nose. Overall, he has the look of an Oni.
Kirishima stares up at the large faux nuclear bomb, taking note that it's simply paper-mache. "So, we're the villains, huh? Well we better act the part!" Kirishima grins displaying his shark-like teeth. "This is going to be awesome! What do you think?" He is of course addressing Bakugou who isn't bothering to even look at his partner.
Instead he stands with his back to Kirishima, his fists clutching in his hands, and his eyes cast down at his boots. "Hey. Do you really think Deku has a Quirk…?"
"Who the hell is Deku?" Kirishima takes a second to think before remembering that Bakugou is referring to the green-haired kid with the cool hi-tech watch. "Oh, you mean Midoriya. Yeah of course he does… Actually, does he have more than one Quirk or something…? Lucky."
'More than one Quirk?!' Oh, that is it! There will be no mercy for him no matter how much he begs. 'He's been punking me this whole time?!' A grin that oughta be on a crazed villain appears on Bakugou's face instead. "That damned nerd! I'll murder him to hell!"
Kirishima isn't quite sure how he should react. "Well, that's not very manly." But then again, they are supposed to act like villains so maybe Bakugou is onto something.
Bakugou's grin somehow becomes even more threatening as he waits for the battle to start.
Despite the scary grin, Kirishima can't help but find it a bit amusing. "Huh, that's a scary look. Do you have a plan or something?"
"Yeah, I got a plan alright. I'm going to take on that shitty nerd and teach him his place."
"Sounds like you want a one on one fight, I'm not sure of your reasons, but" He gives Bakugou a friendly thumbs up. "A fated match between men sounds great! So good luck!" He'll just stay out of the way and protect the bomb; he is built for defense anyway.
Bakugou doesn't bother to acknowledge his teammate as mini explosions begin to spark within his hands. 'Get ready shitty Deku! Because I'm going to hurt you so badly that they'll have to scrape you off the floor!'
"We better memorize these since we're not allowed to use them when we start." Shoji is referring to the building blueprints that All Might handed them before he left.
Currently Shoji and Izuku stand outside the faux building reading through the building schematics.
Shoji generates several extra eyes from his arms as to scan the blueprints thoroughly. "Hmm, considering how my Quirk is more surveillance based and yours is so…unpredictable we should have no problem with this Battle Trial." But there is one major issue. "Hmm, but that Bakugou guy may be a problem. His explosion seemed powerful. What do you thi-are you alright?!"
He has a reason for concern because his much shorter partner is literally quaking in his boots. "I, uh uh, I, uh, ye-yeah. I-I'm fine." His grip tightens to the point that his nails are digging through his gloves and are beginning to tear into the paper.
"You're clearly not…"
"Ah, uh, y-yeah I guess you got me." Izuku smiles humbly accepting defeat. "I guess you can say that I'm pretty nervous." That's stretching the truth. 'More like terrified!'
And it's not just because he has to face off against Kacchan, but because of who's watching him fight Kacchan. So, far All Might hasn't given any signals that he even remembers him…that kinda hurts all things considered, especially after what he did. But hopefully that's for the best. Otherwise, he has no idea if the Number One Hero will buy his alibi. And All Might must already be aware of his "Quirk". He is a teacher after all, so he really doesn't have a reason to hide the Omnitrix during this exercise. But the fear and anxiousness are still there!
"Wanna…wanna talk about it?"
Izuku doesn't react to the question initially, instead he considers it. Sure, All Might being here could end up terrible, but the prospect of having to fight an ex-friend isn't any better. In fact, it feels a little bit like Deja vu for him. Wow, Ochaco was right he really does have the worst taste in friends. Even so…it doesn't help to swallow down his fear.
"It's Kacchan…"
'Kacchan? Is he referring to Bakugou?'
Noticing Shoji's confused expression Izuku clarifies whom he's referring to. "Uh, he's the one that can explode."
"Ah, gotcha."
"Well, you see…" Should he really continue? Yes, it was Thirteen who told him it's better to share one's worries with someone rather than let them build up and implode on you. "We've known each other our entire lives and well things have never exactly been…good between us."
Ever since he got his Quirk… Ever since then he's always viewed himself as the be all end all, as number one, as the best thing to ever inhabit the Earth. And his goals of surpassing even All Might…
"He may be a jerk, but he's amazing… His goals. His confidence. His strength. His Quirk. He's so much better than me in every way." Izuku drops his hands, slouching forward, staring into the ground hoping it would swallow him up. "So, I guess I don't think I can actually beat him."
Shoji gives his partner a deadpanned glare. "Are you serious?"
"Huh?!"
Shoji sighs, facepalming himself. "The first time I met you, you were running headfirst to a villain that captured your friend. Then you jumped right in to save the very same friend when they were in danger. And to top it all off! You have such a powerful and versatile Quirk! And yet you don't think you stand a chance against a guy with angerment issues?"
He's right… Everything he said was right! He did do all those things, and more! He fought killer robots way before the U.A. Entrance Exam! He fended off literal monsters and saved an entire prefecture from a mutant invasion! Hell, he even fought the very same Sludge Villain that attacked him and Kacchan, and that was something even All Might failed to complete!
In general, he has the most combat experience out of everybody in his entire class, and that includes the prone to violence Kacchan!
"Yeah, you're right." With a new found resolve Izuku gazes up at the building in front of them, ready to take on this fight head on. "I can't just roll over for him and give up right before we even start." He raises his fists with purpose. "I don't wanna lose… No, I won't lose! Not to him!"
"That's what I like to hear! Nothing like a spirited fight between rivals."
"Uh uh, y-yeah! Sure…" Perhaps that statement has more merit to it than he would like to believe.
All Might and the rest of Class 1-A find themselves in a large dark room filled with monitors each one displaying a different part of the building where the first battle trial is to take place.
Ochaco's eyes never leave the screen that's displaying Izuku and Shoji, she can't hear anything, but she can tell that they're discussing their game plan. And judging from the expression on Izuku's face he's dead serious about something. 'I wonder what he's planning.'
Tsuyu must be wondering the same thing. "How do you think this will go, kero?"
"I…don't know." replies Ochaco still not looking away from the screen.
Kaminari speaks up letting his opinion be heard. "I bet that Bakugou has this in the bag! He's like crazy strong."
His classmate who has odd round elbows responds. "Hm, I don't know I think that Midoriya guy is going to surprise us."
His name is Hanta Sero. He's a tall, lean young man with black hair, and a wide straight toothed grin. His elbows have the shape of cylindrical tape dispensers.
His hero costume consists of a black, skin-tight bodysuit, with a white design on his mid-torso area, and two yellow trimmings. He wears white boots, lined with yellow, and a yellow helmet, shaped similarly to that of a tape dispenser which has a large black visor obscuring his face.
Mashirao Ojiro's tail droops down with disappointment.
He's a young man of a muscular build with short blond hair, swept to the front of his head. He has thin eyes and a long tail with a hairy tip.
Ojiro folds his arm together. "It's kind of unfair, his Quirk is really amazing. I mean a Quirk that grants you access to even more Quirks has got to be impossible."
If anyone was paying attention, they would have noticed All Might's smile falter for a second.
A student with a crow-like head speaks in an ominous tone. "And yet such is the mystery of this world, we have witnessed it for ourselves."
The student's name is Fumikage Tokoyami and other than having a head of a black bird his body is that of a normal human.
His costume is rather simple too consisting of a black cloak that covers his entire body, only stopping halfway down his shins, and knee-high black boots.
Jiro looks to Yaoyorozu for her opinion. "What do you think?"
Jiro's costume resembles that of a punk rocker: black leather jacket, long salmon-colored shirt with several rips at the collar and hem, black pants, and boots with stereos built into their shafts. She also has two small, triangular red paint marks just below her eyes, a plain black choker, and white fingerless gloves.
Yaoyorozu cups her chin observing the two teams on the screens. "I believe the one with the most strategic prowess will win."
"I agree!" Chimes Iida.
That doesn't answer Jiro's question though. "So, who then would win?"
"Hm, I'm afraid I cannot say." Yaoyorozu points at the first screen, which is displaying Bakugou's terrifying grin for some reason. "From what I can tell Bakugou is far too violent, Kirishima seems a bit too straightforward, Shoji is a bit of an enigma to me, and Midoriya's… Quirk is far too unpredictable."
"So…it's anybody's game."
All Might has to agree with the young woman's last observation. 'YES, HIS QUIRK IS…UNPREDICTABLE.' Although from what he saw yesterday Izuku has about nine different Quirks but for some reason he's got a time limit for how long he can use them. Curious. 'I'LL BE WATCHING YOUNG MAN, BUT NOT OUT OF SUSPICION BUT AS YOUR TEACHER!' Even so. 'BUT WHO KNOWS MAYBE SOME THINGS WILL COME TO LIGHT DURING TODAY'S LESSON. AND HOPEFULLY I CAN FIND OUT IF MY SUSPICIONS ARE TRULY UNFOUNDED.'
All Might turns to address the class readying his own personal clipboard as to take notes and give scores. "WATCH CLOSELY AND TRY TO LEARN SOMETHING, EVERYONE!"
"Yes, sir!"
Ochaco cups grips her hands together. Hope resonates within her at the sight of Izuku's determined expression. It's obvious to anyone that knows Izuku and his relationship with Bakugou that there's only one true goal on his mind. 'Kick his ass, Deku!'
"Infiltration is a success." Izuku whispers out loud, pressing his back against the cold tiled wall scanning his current environment as he gently shuts the window behind him. 'Lots of blind corners, I better be careful.' The interior of the building seems to be comprised of narrow hallways leading to a number of doors, and evenly distributed across the outer walls are rows and rows of windows. In fact, most if not all the light in the building is thanks to the natural sunlight filtering through said windows.
He cautiously moves forward his eyes constantly scanning ahead and behind him. Maybe he shouldn't have split up from Shoji having him here would probably help ease the tension.
The micro-transceiver in Izuku's ear buzzes alerting him on an incoming message. He holds the micro-transceiver close as to not miss a word. On the other side is Shoji's voice.
Izuku nods even though Shoji isn't there to see it, he presses on the micro-transceiver so he could respond back. "Got it, keep to the plan and locate the bomb."
He continues forward, no point in delaying the inevitable, and if his instincts are right…Bakugou will come for him.
His micro-transceivers buzzes with an alert.
Izuku instantly leaps backward and at the same time Bakugou leaps out from behind a corner. The mad bomber releases a booming explosion that destroys the spot Izuku was just occupying.
As rubble and dust cloud the hallway Izuku takes note of his lack of any visible damage. 'He missed!'
"Nice dodging, Deku." Bakugou has his hand lodged into the broken wall, a quick tug removes it from its confinement.
Izuku readies himself his instincts telling him to flee, but his heart…his spirit makes him hold his ground. "I knew you would come straight at me."
"Did ya? Well, do you know what I'm going to do to you?" Bakugou releases a massive maniacal grin as he swings his right arm backwards readying one hell of an explosion. "I'll mess you up so bad that they'll have to stop the match!"
Before he can fully swing his palm forward Izuku latches onto arm halting its movement and taking Bakugou by surprise.
With his opponent temporarily stunned Izuku spins around quickly.
'What the?! Did he just read my moves?!' Is the horrifying question in Bakugou's mind as Izuku wrenches his body up and over himself.
"RAHHHH!" Izuku roars out in defiance as he slams his tormentor against the ground, hard.
"Urk…!" The hit knocks the wind out of Bakugou, his eyes dazed over in disbelief, as if he just experienced something that should have never occurred not in a million years!
Izuku is breathing heavily, for a moment there pure adrenaline had taken over making his heart race faster than ever before. "Kacchan…you almost always lead with a big right hook. I've seen it…I've experienced it enough to know!" Izuku begins to straighten himself back up, as Bakugou props forward. Now time to drop the bomb on the literal living bomb. "You see, I've analyzed heroes I think are awesome…in that notebook of mine! The same one you blew up and chucked out the window!"
Bakugou reels back his head with a nasty scowl adorning his features. He can't believe that shitty Deku had something like that written away in the piece of junk book!
From the monitor room All Might's mind rewinds to the day he met the young man, specifically he remembers the contents of the boy's notebook. Guess he now knows why the notebook was in such poor condition.
Izuku glares down at his long-time tormentor, ready to set things straight. "I'm not gonna be your worthless punching bag anymore! I'M THE DEKU THAT WILL ALWAYS DO HIS BEST!"
Just like Ochaco said, that what the name Deku should mean.
Bakugou snarls, he actually recognizes this side of Izuku. The side that either too stupid or too brave to backdown from him! The side of him that always gets in his way! "You spout that crap…all while scared out of your mind." Bakugou roars like a monster that's been released from its cage. "IT PISSES ME OFF!"
As both Izuku and Bakugou ready themselves the ash-blonde's micro-transceiver receives a message.
"Yo, Bakugou! How's it going man? Did you find them?"
"Shut up! I'm going to wreck this damned nerd!"
"Uh, okay? I guess…"
Meanwhile, a bored and oblivious Kirishima stretches his arms waiting patiently for someone to arrive. "Hmmm, I kinda wish one of them would get here." His arms harden just before he clangs them together. "I really want to fight!"
Sorry, Kirishima you'll just have to wait. Because it's their turn to fight it out!
Bakugou launches himself forward much like he did during the Quirk Apprehension Test, but this time he only uses a single hand to do it. "Take this Deku!" Bakugou aims a nasty kick at the side of Izuku's head, who takes the kick at full force only using his arms to help disperse the blow.
*Zwip*
There's something thin wrapping around Bakugou's leg. Darting his head down he discovers what it is. 'The capture tape?!'
Yup, Izuku isn't dumb enough to not dodge such an obvious attack. Instead he'll try to finish this as quickly as he can.
As he tries to bind it around his foe's legs, he recalls the strategy he had written up in one of his older notebooks. But Bakugou's movement is changing, sensing an oncoming attack, Izuku releases the tape before scrambling forward just narrowly avoiding being cooked alive.
Back at the monitor room, Ochaco is grinning widely. She really shouldn't be surprised, Izuku has always been good at this kind of stuff, making plans on the fly. And with all the experience he's gathered up to this point there's no way he's going to take any blast just sitting down.
'So, the capture tape failed... Fine. Then it's time to show everyone what I'm made of!' Izuku rises back up, his aim locked-on to Bakugou. "Like I said, Kac-Bakugou, I'm not going to be your punching bag anymore!" It's time for the big guns! By which, Izuku means the Omnitrix and an alien that's more than capable to take on Bakugou.
The sudden change in how Izuku refers to him strikes an odd cord within him, but it's easily wiped away.
Bakugou releases smoking explosions from his palms. "BRING IT ON! EVEN WITH A QUIRK I'LL STILL CRUSH YOU!" That's enough talk, he charges forward just as Izuku slams down onto his watch's faceplate!
The living nuke releases a giant explosion and this time his attack makes its mark. Izuku's form is launched backward, crashing into the wall in a cloud of smoke and ash which completely conceal his condition!
"And it's over…" Bakugou's glare lightens, not a lot, but it's clearly over to him. No way someone, especially Deku survived that. 'This is how things should be, Deku. You're nothing but a fucking pebble, a useless, Quirkless, waste of space.' His mind replays every memory he has of Deku: from being weak, unskilled, meek, but most importantly…how defiant he's been especially in more recent memories.
Whereas he, Bakugou, has been anything but what Deku is. He's strong, he's nowhere near useless, he's skilled at everything, and he has the best Quirk! 'Why can't you understand that?! Why don't you understand how much…' He howls. "BETTER I AM THAN YOU!?"
There is no response, and why should there be? Deku is down for the count.
Or is he?
Bakugou has no idea what hits him until it's too late, from within the cloud of smoke a highly pressurized stream of water crashes into him pushing him backwards until he slams into the wall his form going limp as he drops to the floor.
Groaning Bakugou is left in shock and in disbelief of what just occurred.
"Sorry, to rain on your parade." The smoke clears revealing Izuku's condition. "But we're just getting started." Water Hazard makes a swipe with his hand clearing away the smoke; revealing his unscathed inhuman transformation.
Most of the class, including Bakugou have the same reaction. 'Another form?! How many transformations does he have?!'
Bakugou pushes himself back up. He's completely drenched but that does nothing to cool his raging hot temper. "You think a little water can stop me?!"
"I don't know." Water Hazard replies matter-of-factually as he raises his fists. "Let's find out. Shall we?"
"Die!" Shouting is Bakugou's reply followed by a swift blast to the Orishan's face. "Ha, got you!"
From within the smoke Water Hazard's claw springs out latching onto Bakugou's forehead. "I think you mean I got you!"
He slams Bakugou's down, the back of his head smashes into the ground. "Gah!" The room spins for a second and his vision temporarily blurry. 'How did he withstand that?!'
He doesn't have time to think because Water Hazard is towering over him ready to deliver one hell of a punch. Bakugou quickly rolls to the side avoiding his head getting smashed in by the powerful punch, it's so strong in fact Water Hazard's fist cracks the hard floor underneath.
"Rah!" Bakugou unleashes a flurry of smaller blasts while Water Hazard is leaned forward, but not one seems to do any damage other than cover Izuku's transformed body in soot. The only thing they seemed to have done was push the taller being back a bit. 'What the hell is going on?!'
A powerful water stream to his chest sends the ash-blonde into the air. He expertly blasts himself away from the torrent and redirects himself back down at his foe with another well-timed explosion.
He's coming way too quick for Water Hazard to dodge or block allowing Bakugou to deliver a strong axe kick that could break any of his opponents. Unfortunately, for him he isn't fighting against any normal opponent.
The back of his foot strikes the top of Water Hazard's hood-like shell and sure the force makes the alien slouch forward Water Hazard doesn't actually feel any pain.
The same could not be said for his adversary. After delivering the kick Bakugou had enough acrobatics to leap back, but when he landed his foot instantly inflamed with pain. 'God, damn, just how strong is that fucking shell?!' Luckily, for him his foot doesn't seem to be seriously injured probably because of his thick combat boots.
"My shell is too thick to crack." Water Hazard knocks his hand onto his red hood-like shell. As Bakugou regains his composure and stands back up. "Fitting, because I won't let you hurt me anymore."
Bakugou does something that Water Hazard is not expecting; he smiles. "We'll see about that, Deku!" Bakugou raises his right hand keeping it outstretched in front of him; specifically, he has his grenade shaped gauntlet at the ready. "Guessing you know this from all your stalking, but the sweat glands on my palms secrete a nitroglycerine like liquid. That's how I make my explosions."
Being the Quirk nerd that he is the morphed Izuku can't help but be a little curious. 'What is he getting at?'
"Assuming they honored my design request," Bakugou sticks a single finger into the pin of his grenade gauntlet. "This gauntlet's been storing my sweat."
Water Hazard instantly understands where things are going. He raises his own palms readying to counter with his own powerful attack.
All Might's voice comes through the micro-transceiver. "YOUNG BAKUGOU. STOP THIS NOW! YOU'LL KILL HIM!"
"He'll be fine as long as it's not a direct hit!" And with a maddening look that should only be reserved for a villain, Bakugou pulls the pin.
The effect is almost immediate a powerful searing explosion booms outward like a beam of energy and charges straight for Bakugou's potential burn victim.
With a deep breath, Water Hazard releases his own blast of torrential water.
The two opposing elemental beams collide head on with each other generating a powerful shockwave as they do, the shockwave demolishing the surrounding walls and floor, and the two forces ended up releasing a giant burst of steam that rushes through the entire building.
'What. The. Hell?! I got jipped!' Bakugou is steaming mad! That attack was supposed to be way more powerful than that weak shit! The support company must have fucked up!
No time to consider faulty gear he needs to find Deku and finish this. That's easier said than done because the entire hallway has been encroached by a thick mist of steam; making it difficult to tell Deku's position.
Typical Deku, he really shouldn't be surprised that he'd pull such a wimpy ass move as to run and hide in this mist. "QUITE MOCKING ME!" His voice echoes through the hall. "Ever since we were kids!" Ever since Deku tried to "help" him out of that stream. "YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING DOWN ON ME!"
A moment passes and there's no sign of Deku, not a peep, or any movement.
Eventually Water Hazard's voice echoes out from within the mist. "That's not true… I never looked down on you."
"Bullshit! You're doing it right now!" Bakugou is hysterically darting his eyes around trying to pinpoint Izuku's location.
"No…in truth I…always looked up to you. You've always been so amazing." The tone shifts in Water Hazard's voice. "And because of that… " Like a ghost Water Hazard seemingly materializes out of the fog and behind the hysterical Bakugou. "I'M GONNA BEAT YOU, YOU IDIOT!"
Before Bakugou can even process what's happening, Water Hazard delivers a fierce sucker punch into the side of the human's face.
The single strike knocks Bakugou away; he crashes hard onto the ground groaning in pain. With a new found fury he leaps up to deliver a quick barrage of explosions, but they are smaller than what he's expecting.
The Orishan counters with his own stream of water generating even more steam to add to the mist before he disappears back into the fog.
Bakugou pounces forward to where Deku should be but he just ends up kissing the wall.
"Having some performance issues, are we?"
Bakugou swings around attempting to backhand the annoying fuck, but there's nothing "You did something didn't you?!"
There's a light chuckle before Water Hazard's voice responds. "I did, but I thought you would have solved it by now."
"Shut up and show yourself you coward!"
"Haven't you figured it out yet?"
"What?!"
"Why your Explosion Quirk is so…useless against me?"
Now that strikes a chord with the living nuke, turning his fury into a silent anger. As disbelief washes over him. "What…what the hell are you talking about?"
"As you stated before, you secret nitroglycerin from your palms, the root of your explosions. But do you know what happens when nitroglycerin mixes with water?"
Bakugou's eyes widen with pure shock as the answer crosses his mind; it dissolves.
Water hazard must be able to make out Bakugou's expression, probably because his species lives in such dark oceans. "That's right, nitroglycerin is soluble to water."
Basically, Izuku figured early on, it was actually one of his first Quirk analysis that he discovered this, that water and cold temperatures were Bakugou's main weaknesses. So, by having Water Hazard constantly drenching Bakugou in water he knew the water would soak his palms and thus weaken his Explosion Quirk. That's also why Bakugou's grenade gauntlet was weaker than he thought it would be, although that was just an accidental bonus.
"You could have seen this coming, but why even consider that I had a brain? That was your mistake…Bakugou." The mist is finally thin enough to make out what's around them. "In other words…THIS MATCH IS MINE!"
There he is, Water Hazard has positioned himself at the end of the narrow hallway his arms poised behind him as his palms absorb the water vapor in the air. And with a plentiful water supply he is ready to finish this match once and for all.
The morphed Izuku fires out a highly pressurized stream of water onto the wall behind him. The force of the blasts are enough to rocket him forward just like how Bakugou uses his explosions.
Bakugou is absolutely stunned, Deku is using his moves against him! With actual fear in his eyes Bakugou scrambles to ready his other grenade gauntlet in an attempt to defend himself. "D-DEKU!" With no time to waste he pulls the pin unleashing a second long-range explosion.
With adrenaline rushing through his veins Water Hazard begins to spin generating a whirlpool like jetstream behind him making him spin faster and faster like a flying torpedo. "Improvised Special Attack: DEEP-SIX TORPEDO!"
The two special attacks collide but unlike last time, they are not evenly matched. The force and water generated by Water Hazard's Deep-Six Torpedo completely overwhelms Bakugou's explosion. Thanks to the combination of Water Hazard's thick shell, spinning momentum, and gushing water he easily breaks through the fiery attack like an arrow piercing through paper.
Bakugou's eyes flash with despair, disbelief, and confusion just before Water Hazard's spinning form crashes right into him.
The powerful impact smashes both opponents right through the outer wall of the faux building, launching debris and rubble into the air as a tidal wave of water floods the street below.
Bakugou lays limp on the ground, his prone form lying atop a pile of rubble as water pools around him.
He moans in agony as his eyes shakily peer open, when his vision clears, he discovers an out of breath Water Hazard towering over him casting a shadow over his form.
"I win, Bakugou. I beat you." And with that Izuku has won the match.
"Holy. SHIT!" Class 1-A is in a complete uproar over the outcome of the first battle trial.
Tears of excitement leak out from Kaminari's eyes. "He beat him, he really beat him!"
"That was so epic!" Proclaims Mina.
"It was absolutely dazzling." Take a guess which student said this.
"Most impressive." Concludes Tokoyami.
However, none of their reactions can compare to the bright relieved smile adorning Ochaco. 'Way to go, Deku.'
While the class continues to praise Izuku's efforts All Might is one of the few to not speak up. 'I GUESS I WAS RIGHT, SOME THINGS DID COME TO LIGHT…' Although it wasn't what he was expecting, not at all.
With Bakugou clearly down for the count Water Hazard turns holding his aching arm as he limps away back to the building, he still has an exercise to complete and he's already wasted too much time. Unfortunately, the impact of that last attack did more of a number on him than he thought it would. Then again, he wasn't really thinking when he decided to go through with it, but he's not going to argue with the results.
As he limps away Bakugou is left to fester in the aftermath of his defeat. 'I…lost. I lost…to Deku. To fucken Deku?! Oh, hell no!' There's no way he can expect this as the outcome! He's supposed to be the best! The cream of the crop! The one that's going to surpass All Might and become the Number One Hero in the entire world! He will not lose to Deku no matter what!
Bakugou's entire body screams in pain as he shakily lifts himself off the ground, his eyes never leaving Water Hazard's retreating form.
'I'll fucking kill you…' He raises his palm readying one final blast. 'YOU BASTARD!'
He never gets the chance as something large and muscular slams into him from behind. Several pairs of muscular arms wrap around him binding him in capture tape and all before he even hits the ground face first. A strong large hand presses down on his back keeping him there.
"You heard him, didn't you?" Asks Shoji as he peers down at his defeated classmate. "It's already over for you. There's no point in resisting any longer."
All Might's voice rings out through the micro-transceivers. "BAKUGOU IS CAPTURED HE IS OUT FOR THE REST OF THE EXERCISE."
Water Hazard turns around not at all surprised to see Shoji standing there pinning Bakugou down.
Shoji eyes his partner. "Make sure to use the capture tape before you decide to walk away next time."
Water Hazard nods. "R-right."
Bakugou struggles in his bonds, they're not that tight, but what's the point he's not even allowed to continue any more. "Where the hell…did you come from?"
Shoji looks down deciding to indulge the faux villain. "I'll tell you."
##########(Flashback)#########
Back before the start of the match Izuku and Shoji continue to plan out how they'll approach this exercise.
"Kacchan will come for me, I can guarantee it."
"Alright, so I'll sneak in and find the bomb while you distract him."
Izuku shakes his head. "No." He looks up but not to the target building but the ones standing next to it. "Like you said your Quirk is built more towards surveillance so let's use that. If you climb up to these buildings instead you could peer into the windows and act as sort-of our eyes in the sky."
Shoji understands what he's getting at. "Oh, I see. I can not only locate the bomb, but I could also locate both Bakugou and Kirishima, and warn you when they're nearby."
Izuku grins at his partner. "Exactly." His smile drops. "But could you let me fight Kacchan one on one first?" He has a faraway look in his eyes. "I…need to settle something between us."
Shoji considers the options; he sighs when he comes to a conclusion. "Alright. I won't interfere until after you're done, but I will step in when things get out of hand."
Izuku smiles gratefully. "Fair enough."
########(End Flashback)#######
"When I saw that you were going to attack while Midoriya's back was turned I figured that enough was enough." He actually used his limbs as makeshift wings to glide his way down, thanks to a genius suggestion from Midoriya.
Bakugou glances between the crustacean and octopus. His mind still unable to process how he could have lost to Deku of all people.
Confident that he won't do anything, Shoji releases Bakugou before approaching his now taller than him partner. "Shall we finish this? I did locate Kirishima and the bomb a while ago."
Water Hazard nods. "Sure."
The two enter the target building leaving behind the distraught Bakugou to fester in his grueling failure.
He remains there for several minutes, his mind constantly questioning and replaying everything that's occurred. From Deku having a Quirk that he's been hiding all this time. To what he said to him after they were both accepted into the Hero Course. To how he had the gull to spout in his face during their fight. And even to how seemingly weak Deku was back when they were just mere children.
"It…just…doesn't make sense." Bakugou whispers mostly to himself. "Is Deku…stronger than me? That…just can't be possible."
And yet he lost to Deku. Deku was able to predict his every move. Deku was able to pinpoint an actual flaw in his Explosion Quirk. Deku was the one to humiliate him in front of the entire class. Deku was the one he lost to.
And if it wasn't clear to him then it sure is now as All Might's rings through the micro-transceiver one last time. "THE BOMB HAS BEEN SECURED."
'No! Then that means…'
"THE HERO TEAM WINS!"
And that was "Ch.12 Boiling Point" please leave a review and tell me what you think. How was the battle between Izuku and Bakugou? How were my depictions of the rest of the class? Please let me know what you enjoyed about "Ch.12 Boiling Point".
*Ch.13 will continue All Might's Battle Trial class but it'll focus in on Ochaco's match as well as the rest of the students'.
*I'll also show Kirishima's stance against Izuku and Shoji at the start of the next chapter.
*Also I won't get too hung over about Mina's reaction to Ochaco asking if she's an alien. If anything I was just trying to troll some of you guys...you know who you are.
*I was originally going to have Izuku paired up with Ochaco like in the manga/anime but that would have made the chapter way too long and I would have had to split between two separate fights. And I rather Izuku and Ochaco both get time to develop so I switched around some of the teams.
*Water Hazard's special attack was originally going to be called "Aqua Comet" but one of my "editors" suggested "Deep-Six Torpedo" instead and I honestly like it better. Reason being is that "deep-six" comes from the Navy's description of something that is thrown overboard at or greater than 6 fathoms in depth which would difficult, if not impossible, to recover. Essentially, if this special attack makes contact without any interference it shouldn't allow anyone who has been hit by it a chance to recover. But since Bakugou was able to counter the attack this was not the case, plus the attack has some major recoil for the user.
Replies to "Guest" reviewers:
James Birdsong:Nice story
CreateGunner1209: Thanks
Aztec 13: This is awesome chapter both Izuku and Ochaco having to partake in Eraserhead quirks test, Izuku getting to use his aliens the test and Ochaco having to show how she can control one for all and with the advice from Eraserhead she figured out how summon one for all, while she was doing the meditation Izuku is testing the limits of all his aliens and by the end of chapter the two of them made three new friends which Izuku needed since his last friend Henzu turn out to be a jerk and speaking of former friends it looks like Bakugou is going after Izuku, I don't like bakugou and I hope that ether Izuku or Ochaco knock him off his high horse soon.
Finally thirteen and all might spying on their students, I really can't wait for all might reaction when he finds out the truth about Izuku and maybe Eraserhead can find out to with him, anyway awesome chapter and please continue.
Reply: Glad you thought Ch.11 was so great! I hope Ch.12 was able to be a good follow up, and I hope you were satisfied with the outcome, too. Also All Might will confront Izuku about a few things later on during Ch.13 I mostly wanted to focus in one Bakugou's "relationship" with Izuku during Ch.12.
Atom king:Well this is incredible both Izuku and Ochaco are starting to find their limits of their powers pushing them to go further than before, I like other students reaction when Izuku transform into his aliens, and when it just the two of them, Izuku doing the test all over again with each alien is great to show far they can go and while he's doing the test again Ochaco is finding out how to control one for all that is awesome, but now that the know the limits of their powers they are step into becoming heroes.
Thirteen and all might spying on the class is funny especially thirteen cheering almost got them caught, but I like that both Eraserhead and thirteen give all might advice on how to be a teacher, I wonder will this change events cause if remember right all might admits that he was focus more on Izuku cause he's his successor than the other students, so will all might focus on Ochaco or will he be a teacher to all his students?
Now at the end of the chapter Izuku has made three more new friends, he really needed them since two of his former friends turn out to be jerks, well one became a villain and the other is still a bully and speaking of say bully, I hope on the next chapter that Izuku knocks Bakugou off his high horse, maybe Izuku should use water hazard when fighting him at the combat training or better have Izuku beat bakugou at tournament.
Well Izuku unlock a new alien in the usj event?
CreateGunner1209: It's great that you like how I handled the Quirk Apprehension Test I was hoping by having Izuku redo the tests over and over would be a good way to handle the event. As for All Might treating Ochaco differently you'll have to wait and see what occurs during Ch.13 when it's Ochaco's turn to take part in the Battle Trial. I hope you enjoyed Bakugou's ass kicking; I know I did. Also, you perfectly called it! Honestly, one of the main reasons I gave Izuku Water Hazard early on was primarily for this very match in Ch.12! As for your question about the USJ…sorry no spoilers! But don't worry we are fast approaching the USJ, I'm thinking Ch.15 will be the start. We'll see it depends on how much progress I can get through within the upcoming chapters.
Guest:I love it I love everything in this chapter and I want more please continue
CreateGunner1209: I love how much you love this! Also, you got it! I'll do my best to update when I can.
JackKnifeDrum:Next up is deku vs Kachan and bakugo is going to get wrecked
CreateGunner1209: I think he did. What did you think? Were you satisfied?
Guest:Can we give big chill or chromastone to deku as his alien 10, sorry but their my 2 favorite aliens, and besides deku could use the ghost abilities or the indestructibility
CreateGunner1209: Honestly, I have been on the fence when it comes to introducing Big Chill and Chromastone for a while now. They're also some of my favorite aliens too! So I think I will add them in, but we won't be getting them for a little while but I know exactly where and how to include them.