Plant Factory (Night)

Even with Pecharunt's help, the battle was going poorly. The Claw Villain was breaking apart Todoroki's ice and Pecharunt's Malignant Chain, and the Ogre Villain took advantage of any weak point they had.

"You know, for a few brats and a floating doll, you're pretty good at this." the Claw Villain said. "Where'd you get those skills?"

"Why would we ever tell a couple of weak-ass Villains like you?" Bakugo taunted. Floating above him, Pecharunt stuck out its tongue to mock its opponents.

Meanwhile, the rest of Class 1A was trying to figure out how to escape. "There's a locked gate on both sides." Dominic said.

"Can't you just break through it like you did with the last door?" Mineta asked.

"It's not that simple." the trainer said. "Behind either door is a bunch of other locked doors. If I used any of my Pokemon to break them, it would surely tire them out. Even Koraidon isn't strong enough to handle that much without rest."

"Melissa, where does that vent lead?" Midoriya asked, pointing to a small vent on the ceiling.

"I think it runs under the maintenance room that handles the sunlight for the plants." Melissa said.

"There should be an emergency ladder in that room, right?" Hatsume asked.

"Well, yes. But it's a manual release. Someone would have to be inside to let it down for us." Melissa explained.

"That's where I come in." Marnie said, smirking. She got out a Dusk Ball and released Grimmsnarl. "Grimmsnarl, make a bridge to that vent!" The Bulk Up Pokemon reached out its arms, extending its hair to the vent.

"But who's small enough to fit through there?" Uraraka asked. Shortly after, everybody turned to look at Mineta.

"Are you kidding!? I can't go through there!" the purple-haired boy screamed. "Do you have any idea how high up we are!?"

"I thought this would happen." Dominic said, getting a Quick Ball from his pocket and releasing Ditto. The amorphous Pokemon looked up at its trainer, awaiting orders. "Ditto, there's a room on the other end of that vent up there? Think you can get to it?" The Transform Pokemon jumped with joy.

As Ditto climbed up Grimmsnarl's hair bridge, Marnie approached her fellow trainer. "Dominic." she said, making the blonde nervous. "Why did you choose Ditto specifically for this task?"

"I don't know what you're talking about." the boy said, slowly inching away. He was stopped when Marnie grabbed his shoulder.

"Was it because of its Ability?" the Gym Leader asked.

"Maybe..." Dominic answered meekly. The rest of the class looked away as he was clobbered by Marnie.

"Why in the world did she do that!?" Iida asked.

"She really doesn't like when I choose a Pokemon for the sake of a joke." Dominic answered, regretting not using Ribombee.

Back on the ground, Kirishima, Bakugo, Todoroki, and Pecharunt were battling for their lives. Thankfully, the effects of Malignant Chain triggered when the Mythical Pokemon used it on the Ogre Villain, Poisoning and Confusing him. Once he was dizzy, Bakugo used his Howitzer Impact to knock him out.

Seeing an opportunity, Pecharunt shot some of its Binding Mochi at the Ogre Villain. The mochi landed in his mouth before he hit the ground with a loud crash.

"What the hell just happened?" the Claw Villain wondered. All of a sudden, his partner stood up again, reactivated his Quirk, and began to dance.

'This must be Pecharunt's power.' Todoroki deduced.

In a burst of speed, the Ogre Villain punched his partner into the floor, leaving him unable to battle any longer. Once that was done, the effects of the Binding Mochi wore off as well, leaving the unconscious form of the two villains on the ground. During all of this, Pecharunt was laughing.

"That thing scares me." Kirishima said, unnerved by how easily the Subjugation Pokemon beat two villains at once.

I-Expo Tower (Night)

"Feels like we've been pretty lucky." Kaminari said as he and the rest of the group ran through the halls. "We've already reached the 100th floor."

"Do you think we lost them?" Uraraka asked.

"No, this is a trap." Marnie said. "Trust me, I know a trap when I see one. They're purposefully leading us somewhere so they can get rid of us."

"Even if that's the case, we've almost made it to the top floor." Midoriya said. "We're so close!"

"He's right. Consequences be damned!" Dominic proclaimed.

Soon, the group reached a dark room filled with data servers and robots.

"Damn consequences." Dominic griped.

"Looks like they figured out we're UA students." Midoriya said.

"Then we'll commence with Plan A." Iida said. "Kaminari, are you ready?"

"You got this!" the blonde said. Iida, using his Quirk, launched Kaminari into the room. The boy electrocuted everything in the room, but unfortunately, the robots were lightning-proof.

"Time for plan B, then!" Dominic said, grinning madly. "Cetitan, it's your turn!" Throwing a Poke Ball, he released the Terra Whale Pokemon. "Use Blizzard!" Cetitan opened its mouth, letting out a flurry of cold air that froze several robots at once.

When they kept coming, Marnie stepped up. "Scrafty, come out!" she said, releasing the Hoodlum Pokemon.

"We'll help too." Iida said. "Midoriya, are you ready?"

"Yes!" the greenette said, turning on the power brace he got from Melissa.

"Scrafty, use Ice Punch!" Marnie commanded. Scrafty dashed forward and threw a punch at a robot, engulfing it and seven others in ice.

"SMASH!" Midoriya cried out, unleashing 30% of his power, shattering the ice and all the robots trapped within.

"There are more coming from the left!" Jiro warned.

"Then we'll go the other way!" Iida said, leading the way.

AN: Dominic's Ditto has the Imposter Ability.