In class 1-B, the students were waiting eagerly for when their heroics class to begin. "When's the next class start?" Pony enthusiastically asked.
"Should be any minute now," Itsuka calmly said. "I wonder what we're gonna do."
"Hopefully we'll get to learn some manly hero skills," Tetsutetsu said in anticipation. He was obviously getting pumped.
Just then the door opened. The eyes of Ibara and Milia widened when they saw Mizu walk in.
"Hello everyone," the sorceress called. "I'm Mizushima Akari, but you can either call me Mizu or Ryūtō."
"Oh hey! I know you!" Itsuka said. "Kaika Hero: Ryūtō! I saw you on the Top 10 Most Beautiful Heroines list once!"
"Ah, yes. It was an honor to be chosen," Mizu smiled. "But enough about that. It's time to get class started. You won't be needing your hero costumes for this, but don't worry, you'll get the chance to wear them tomorrow."
Groans of disappointment were heard throughout the classroom. "Excuse me ma'am, but what will we be doing?" Shishida, the student with a rather beastly appearance, asked.
"Simple: you'll be doing sparring sessions against each other." Everyone perked up at Mizu's announcement.
"ALRIGHT!" Tetsutetsu cheered.
Kamakiri smirked. "We'll be fighting each other, huh? Don't mind if I do," he chuckled darkly.
Komori swallowed a lump in her throat as she lightly trembled. "Oh boy…" She spoke in a timid voice. "I hope I'm ready for this."
The rest of the class voiced their own reactions when Mizu spoke up again. "Alright, settle down everyone! I know you're excited but save your energy. Now then, put on your PE uniforms and head to the gym."
The students all eagerly stood up and headed for the locker room. As they walked they passed by Class 1-A, which was currently empty. "What do you think 1-A is doing?" Celica asked.
"They're currently doing battle trials at Ground Beta," Mizu answered. "You'll get your turn tomorrow."
"And what makes 1-A so special?" Monoma asked. "Why do they get to take that class today but we're stuck with sparing? Seems rather unfair if you ask me, not something befitting of a school like U.A."
After a few minutes, (and a karate chop from Itsuka to end Monoma's rant), the 1-B students donned their gym uniforms and gathered at the same place Aizawa did his Quirk Assessment Test.
"Everyone here? Good," said Mizu. "Allow me to explain the rules," she gestured to a large ring behind her. "Two people at a time will enter the ring, and in order to win you have to either restrain your opponent, force them to submit, or throw them out of bounds. It doesn't matter how as long as you don't use your Quirk. This will be important as this will teach you just how far you are in terms of actual combat. This should also teach you any shortcomings you have in your technique. It will also be a good way to teach you how to fight against an opponent with a Quirk that counters yours or if you're in a situation where you can't use your Quirk. Now then," she pulled out a box from somewhere. "Everyone come on up and draw a number."
As the 1-B students did so, Ibara couldn't help but wonder how Izuku and the others were doing.
Battle 1: Team I, Yura Tsubasa & Bakugo Katsuki (Heroes) vs Team C, Kido Hyde & Midoriya Izuku (Villains)
"He's on a warpath," Yura Tsubasa sighed. She'd be lying if she said she wasn't at all concerned with her teammate's behavior. Bakugo had been pacing back and forth before the entrance to their test building ever since Izuku and Hyde went in, palms already popping with small explosions and a snarl twisting his face. The tall, bifauxnen teen didn't know how to calm the blond down, or even if he wanted to calm down.
She had tried asking what the plan was, only for Bakugo to rebut her. She stopped trying to be civil with him after that, finding that there was no point in communicating if her teammate wasn't going to listen.
["Ok teams, time's up! Let the indoor combat training begin!"]
Without missing a beat, Bakugo immediately flew into the building, nearly leaving his teammate behind, but Tsubasa did her best to keep up. The building was essentially a small storage facility with an attached set of offices. Bakugo scowled angrily. "Shit, that bastard has plenty of places to hide!"
Tsubasa shook her head again. Bakugo was looking for Izuku, not the weapon.
It wasn't long until Bakugo had searched the last room on the first floor, his annoyance and anger having reached a fever pitch. There had not been a single clue of his opponents' whereabouts anywhere. Making his way up the stairs in hopes of better luck on the next floor, Bakugo decided he'd had enough.
"DEKU! WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU?!" The blond's scream reverberated through the empty building so strongly that Tsubasa, who was trailing behind the explosive teen, cringed away not only from the lack of subtlety but also from the sudden ringing in her ears.
He got his answer when he reached the second floor. Bakugo barely had the time to register when something glowing bright green slammed into his gut. He gagged as he was slammed against the wall with enough force to break it. Disorientated, but not taken out, Bakugo looked forward to where the ball of energy came from… and saw red.
Izuku, Boosted Gear giving off a faint glow, and wings spread, was standing there, looking rather smug. "I'm right here, Kacchan," he said.
And then, the green-haired teen turned around and darted. Unprepared for such an action, it took a second for the blond to process what had just happened. And when he did…
"Fucking Deku… COME BACK HERE SO I CAN KILL YOU!" Bakugo screamed bloody murder as he ran through the second floor, chasing his former friend as if nothing else mattered.
"Bakugo, wait!" Tsubasa called, but it was too late. Bakugo had already turned the corner after Izuku. Groaning in frustration, Tsubasa continued up the stairs. Since Bakugo's only concern was beating Izuku, she decided to just go after the weapon itself.
[Planning to run the clock down, are you?] Ddraig asked.
'Yeah,' Izuku replied. He could hear Bakugo's yells and the sounds of explosions in the distance. From the sound of it, since Bakugo lost sight of Izuku he was being forced to search each of the side rooms for any sign of his quarry.
If he could keep Bakugo occupied down here, and if Hyde could keep Tsubasa held up, then all they had to do was stall until time was up. Bakugo was too far away and was making far too much noise for him to hear his quarry, so Izuku pressed his finger to his earpiece to get in contact with Hyde. "Kido-san, are you there? Can you hear me?" He whispered.
A second later, Hyde gave his reply. ["Yeah, I can hear you. What's going on?"]
"Kacch- …Bakugo is way too focused on me. He's gone completely rogue and left Yura-san to go after the weapon alone. I'll keep him busy down here. You keep Yura-san away from the weapon."
["Got it. Don't get your ass kicked."]
"You too," Izuku smiled.
"STOP HIDING! COME OUT AND FACE ME, YOU FUCKING COWARD!" Izuku flinched when he heard Bakugo's voice.
He then narrowed his eyes. "I'm not a coward, Bakugo. Get ready, I'm coming for you." He said, clenching his fist in anger.
Tsubasa ran through the third floor, looking in every room she found. There were at least a dozen rooms here, and she searched through half of them with no luck. "I'm starting to think Kido isn't on this floor," she said to herself.
Then, right when she was about to enter another room…
"Black Orbiter!"
Tsubasa barely had time to dodge when a black spinning orb blew past her.
"Nice dodge, hero," Tsubasa looked inside and saw Hyde, something large covered by a tarp behind him. "But it's too late to stop us. You're welcome to try, though."
Tsubasa smirked. If Hyde was acting out the role, then she should too. "We'll see, villain!" She placed her right hand on the metal door. Her skin then took on a steely matte hue. Before long her entire body seemed to be made of metal.
"Okay, that's a neat trick- WHA!"
Tsubasa kicked off the ground, launching herself into the air "HIYAH!" She slammed a metal fist down toward Hyde's head. Hyde narrowly avoided the attack, Tsubasa's metal fist punching through the concert floor.
Shaking off the shock, Hyde quickly swung the Insulator down, a trial of dark and red energy following. Tsubasa met his attack with her own, although the resulting clash caused both fighters to be knocked back. Struggling to stay on his feet, Hyde noticed that Tsubasa had taken the blast with surprising grace, seemingly unfazed. "Guess you aren't gonna go down easily," he commented, recognizing her clear experience in battle.
However, his Insulator did do some damage. While Tsubasa's body was still made of metal, the blow was strong enough to cut her metallic skin. The cuts weren't deep enough to draw blood, but they still stung. "I've noticed," Tsubasa jumped back and looked around the room. To her right, she saw an electrical outlet. 'That'll work.' Using her still metallic left hand, Tsubasa punched into the wall where the outlet was. Sparks started to crackle around her hand as the lights on the post began to flicker and dim until she finally Tsubasa released the circuit.
Hyde was slack-jawed when he saw electricity move between her fingers. "Oh shit…"
Yura Tsubasa, Quirk: Absorption. She can absorb any non-living matter with her right hand (changing her body to emulate), and she can absorb and channel energy with her left hand.
In the hallways of the second floor, Bakugo continued his search for Izuku, going from door to door in every room, getting angrier by the minute. His mind flashbacked to the day after they got their acceptance letters. How Izuku's red-haired girlfriend slapped him, as well as how those other extras defended the nerd. It just made him even angrier.
'He was always just a little bug.' He thought angrily. 'There's no way he has a Quirk! It must be some kind of trick! That's the only explanation!'
The sound of footsteps caught his attention. Izuku had exited from the room he was resting in, a look of determination on his face. A look that just pissed Bakugo off.
"Fucking Deku… Don't fucking look down on me!" He screamed, charging forward to attack Izuku with his right hand. However, before Bakugo could react, Izuku changed the direction of his footwork without pause and stepped into Bakugo's space. In the same motion, he turned around following the same direction of Bakugo's spin, used his right hand to grab Bakugo's extended right arm by the forearm, and continued with the motion to slam Bakugo's back solidly and with authority against the wall.
'Did he fucking read me?!' That was the only thing that went through Bakugo's mind at that moment. The impact against the ground had enough force to blur his vision, make him spit saliva, and leave him breathless for a moment. Gritting his teeth, the Explosion Quirk user rapidly stood up, glaring at Izuku…
"Bakugo," Izuku began. "You usually start with an explosive charge while preparing a big right swing. How much do you think I have been watching you? Remember the notebook you once attempted to burn? That's my Hero Journal. I have a full analysis of pretty much everyone with Quirks I've met. Including you."
"WHAT?" Bakugo shouted in bewilderment, as he remembered the last time he had tried to destroy that notebook Izuku always carried around.
"I don't know what happened between us, but I'm no longer the Deku you like to pick on for the last decade. So, bring it on, Bakugo," Izuku calmly declared.
[Boost!]
Another snarl, this time of both pain and fury, was the prelude to Bakugo's next attempt to attack Izuku, this time by lashing out with his left hand and releasing an explosion at him. Izuku had just jumped to a side, away from the range of the explosion, which also lifted Bakugo off the ground.
In the control room, the class observed the battle with bated breath. "Izu-kun and Kido-kun separated when the battle started," Ochako said, pointing at Izuku leaving the weapon while Hyde stayed behind. "Why are they doing it like this?"
"Midori probably has a plan for this, I think," Mina answered. Ochako immediately turned to look at her, shocked that she was calling him by a nickname already.
"He does. He had more than enough time to come up with a plan, and if there was someone he knew well, it was Bakugo. He knew Bakugo would come for him, leaving Yura-san behind to look for the nuclear weapon, so he went on ahead to keep Bakugo busy," Momo explained with a smile.
As they watched Izuku wait on the second floor for the hero team, Hyde left the room where the weapon was kept. "Huh? Why's he leaving the weapon behind?" Kaminari asked.
"He must be planning to confront Yura," Liana answered. "They did set up several dummies throughout the third and fifth floors, so they must be planning to stall Yura and Bakugo until time runs out." As if to confirm it, Hyde went into one such room with a dummy and waited.
Eventually, the confrontation between Izuku and Bakugo began. They watched as Bakugo flew into a rage upon seeing Izuku, leaving his partner behind. A couple cheered for Izuku as he fought Bakugo, while others were caught off guard by the Quirks displayed by Hyde and Tsubasa. "Man, their Quirks are OP!" Kaminari exclaimed, referring to Hyde and Tsubasa as they fought.
Mineta silently hoped for Hyde to rip Tsubasa's clothes off.
Still, most of them were curious about why Bakugo was angry at Izuku so much. "That guy has some real anger issues. Kinda scary," Hagakure commented.
"Must be because Midoriya's kicking his ass," Kirishima guessed. "That Quirk of his is so manly!"
"I doubt it's just that," said Liana. "Bakugo scored 5th in the entrance exam with only 77 Villain Points but no Recuse Points. It's almost like he cares only for himself."
"Then seeing Midoriya kicking his ass is worth something," said Sero.
"Of course, Bakugo cares only for himself," Kyoka said with a serious look on her face, Momo and Ochako nodding in agreement.
"What are you saying?" Iida asked. He and the rest of the class had turned to them curiously.
"Izu-kun told us about his history with Bakugo. Let's just say that it wasn't pleasant." Ochako said, looking back at the screen.
Izuku stared at Bakugo for a moment, smiling. He made him waste too much time here and now they were likely almost out of time. Suddenly, there was a flash from Bakugo's right gauntlet. Bakugo, upon hearing that sound, smiled and lifted up his right arm.
"I'm all loaded up," he said.
"W-What does that mean?" Izuku asked, confused about what he meant.
"I don't know how you got that bullshit Quirk," Bakugo grinned, his pupils shrinking even smaller than they ever have. "But do you know how my Quirk, Explosion, works?" He asked, pointing his arm at Izuku.
"You secrete nitroglycerin-like sweat from your hands and make it blow up," Izuku answered.
"Yeah. Image what I could do if I had a lot of it." Bakugo grabbed the lever and pulled it back about two inches, and a grenade pin flipped out from underneath.
Izuku's eyes widened. "No way…" he whispered, taking a step back. "Are you saying that those…"
"So, you figured out that these gauntlets aren't just for show, huh?" Bakugo said. "They've been storing up my sweat inside for one monster blast." Bakugo has his thumb on the pin, ready to pull it.
All Might's face didn't show it, but he was terrified. Bakugo was taking this too far! He grabbed the microphone and exclaimed into it, "Young Bakugo! Don't do it! You'll kill him!"
"No way! He's not gonna…" Kaminari yelled.
"Bakugo's going too far! He's gonna kill Midoriya!" Kirishima yelled.
"Run, Midoriya!" Sero yelled.
"IZUKU!" Ochako, Kyoka, and Momo yelled in horror.
"He'll be fine as long as he dodges!" Bakugo's grin widened from ear to ear. He wasn't playing around.
[He's lost his mind!]
Bakugo pulled the pin.
KA-BOOM!
The MASSIVE trail of explosions that headed for Izuku rocked the building and even the monitoring room, as a massive hole was created from the wall.
The students gasped as everything around them shuck and rumbled. "Whoa, whoa! This's nuts!" Kirishima exclaimed.
Ochako could only look at the monitors in horror. All video feeds on Izuku and Bakugo's position were either destroyed and only showed static or were blinded by the smoke. But with the live feed from outside the building, showing a massive hole with smoke coming out of it, she and everyone else feared the worst for Izuku.
"Come in! Come in, Young Midoriya!" All Might yelled into the microphone, also very worried for his student.
Hyde's Insulator pushed Tsubasa back, while the sparks from Tsubasa's punches did the same. Hyde huffed as he stood his ground. "Give up, hero?"
"Not yet, villain!" Tsubasa shot back when her skin returned to normal. "Damnit! My time's up."
"Can't stay like that for long, huh?" Hyde entered a stance. "Good to kn-"
KA-BOOM!
"W-what the hell?!" Hyde exclaimed as the whole building shook, causing the two to fall over.
When the shaking finally stopped, the two hesitantly got back up. "What was that?" She asked.
"That had to have been your partner! Is he trying to bring the building down on top of us?!" Hyde exclaimed.
Tsubasa looked over to Hyde as he got up. "I wish it wasn't, but it must've been him. He has serious issues…" Tsubasa trailed off when she noticed that something was off. "What the…"
"What?" Hyde looked behind them, and then his eyes widened. "Oh, shit."
The 'weapon' had toppled over due to the blast. But instead of a fake missile like Tsubasa was expecting, what she saw were several crates underneath the tarp.
"A decoy?" Tsubasa realized. "You've just been stalling me, haven't you?"
"Jig is up," Hyde admitted. "The weapon isn't on this floor at all. You can try to find it if you want, but you won't get to it in time," Hyde readied the Insulator. "Doesn't mean I'm going to let you go, though."
Tsubasa proceeded to bolt right out of the room.
"Hey! Get the hell back here!"
"These things are awesome," Bakugo grinned, before walking towards the cloud of smoke. "The more nitro sweat that's stored in these gauntlets, the stronger the explosion is."
He entered into the smoke, going through it. His left gauntlet flashed red, meaning it was ready to go for another attack. "Where are you, Deku? Don't tell me you've given up?!" He asked, looking around for any signs of the boy. But there wasn't any sign of Izuku anywhere in the room. "What?! He's gone?" He looked around, trying to see where he went. "WHERE ARE YOU, DEKU?! SHOW YOURSELF!"
Suddenly, he looked up and saw Izuku delivering a punch to him with enough force to clear the smoke instantly. Bakugo was sent flying back into a wall, slamming into it with enough force to knock the air out of him. Bakugo got to his feet and glared hatefully at Izuku. Izuku survived the blast, but he still took damage. There were burns around the areas of his body that weren't protected by the scales, while his costume was torn and burned. His wings had small tears and burn holes in them as well.
[You're lucky that your wings took the brunt of the blast, brat. His explosions are far different than Riser's fire.]
'Yeah, they are…'
["Young Bakugo! If you use that kind of an attack again I will forcibly end this match and disqualify your team!"] All Might ordered over the intercom. ["If you damage the support structure it will cause the entire building to collapse, gravely injuring all of you."]
Bakugo didn't respond. Instead, he just continued to glare hatefully at Izuku.
Back in the Monitor Room, Class 1-A were all shocked to see Izuku not too injured despite tanking the blast. "No freaking way! He survived that?"
"He must've protected himself with his wings, kero," Tsuyu said, pointing her finger on the screen.
"Look at Midoriya's face. He's really angry now." Kaminari commented.
"Come on, Midoriya! You can do it!" Kirishima yelled.
Ochako, Momo, and Kyoka collectively breathed a sigh of relief that he was okay.
"Beat him down, Midori!" Mina yelled on the screen.
Back on the second floor, Izuku glared at Bakugo, who glared back. "I already said that I'm no longer the Deku you used to beat me up. Like it or not, but I'm not letting you win!" He said, getting in his defensive stance.
Bakugo was angrier than he ever was, his blood boiling that he could have a heart attack at any moment. "That's it… I had enough of this… IT'S TIME TO END THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL! I'M GONNA KILL YOU!" He yelled in rage.
"THEN BRING IT ON!" Izuku yelled back.
Tsubasa ran to the top floor, knocking down the door with ease. "Slow down, damnit!" She heard Hyde call from behind down the stairs.
'He definitely doesn't want me on this floor. The weapon's got to be here.' Until she could absorb the right material again, she couldn't risk fighting Hyde. She soon spotted a door that had several crates in front of it. 'That must be it!'
"Pale Bringer!"
Turning around, Tsubasa didn't have time to register Hyde rushing towards her. Before Hyde could reach Tsubasa, Tsubasa used her Quirk to absorb the concrete before jumping to the side, distancing herself away from Hyde.
Hyde swept Tsubasa off her feet with a roundhouse kick. As Tsubasa tried to get up, Hyde swiftly jumped towards her and kneed her in the face, following up with several upward slashes with his sword, sending both into the air. Hyde knocked Tsubasa back to the ground with one final swing.
Before Tsubasa could get up, Hyde quickly wrapped her wrists with the capture tape.
["Young Yura has been captured!"] All Might declared.
At the announcement, Hyde collapsed to the ground. "Finally~!"
Tsubasa, though disappointed that she was out of the match, smiled a little. It was fun while it lasted. 'I'm not looking forward to Sona lecturing me later.' She looked up to her opponent, who was breathing heavily. Apparently, he wasn't used to this sort of activity yet. "That was pretty impressive. How did you do it?"
"…Would you believe me if I said this thing's got a mind of its own?" replied Hyde.
Using his Quirk, Bakugo blasted towards Izuku, leading with his left hand to surprise the nerd. But Izuku was prepared for just such a strategy from his aggressor and leaped to the right the moment before the explosion had started.
Bakugo watched in disbelief as his prey charged at him while the smoke and ash from his attack still billowed through the air. He didn't have enough to redirect his arm, let alone recharge it with enough sweat to be worth a damn.
"MOTHERFUCKER!" Bakugo raged, switching arms to discharge a small explosion toward the approaching Pawn's abdomen with his already off-hand.
Unlike before, Izuku didn't avoid this blast. This time, the green-haired teen pushed through the searing pain and threw a right hook with as much power as he could muster into Bakugo's stomach. The strike sent the blond flying into a pillar, stunning him. Disoriented, Bakugo puked, the strike had far more power than he expected. What's worse was that the only evidence of his attack was Izuku's torn and burned costume.
"You're going to need to try a lot harder if you want to take me down, you know?" Izuku said as he walked toward his downed opponent, an opponent that was struggling to stand.
"Go…to hell!" Bakugo slurred, clenching his stomach. Taking a gamble, the blond rolled and leaped toward the nerd that thought he was something special, aiming to surprise the little shit with his own well-practiced right swing.
Izuku tried to punch Bakugo, but with a bang and an explosion, Bakugo was suddenly gone from his line of sight. All he could see was the explosion he left behind, briefly blinding him by forcing Izuku to close his eyes in reflex. By the time Izuku realized that Bakugo had launched himself into the air and above him with one of his explosions, it was too late. Bakugo was above him and planted his feet on Izuku's wings and shoulders, using another explosion to force his opponent to the ground.
"Do you see, Deku? You're nothing. You don't even belong here!" Bakugo growled at him, forcing the other boy's face harder into the ground. "Just say you give up and leave this school forever. Then you can carry on your pathetic life in peace."
"Don't… call… me… that!" Izuku growled into the ground through his gritted teeth.
[Boost!]
Izuku shifted slightly to his left side as much as Bakugo would allow, freeing his right wing, before driving it into Bakugo's face. Bakugo suddenly began to see double, the bitch slap knocking him down to the ground. Izuku pushed himself up off the ground as quickly as possible and Bakugo did the same.
Bakugo cradled the side of the face where Izuku's wing slapped him before spitting something into his hand. It was a tooth. Growling, he looked at Izuku, who quietly glared back.
"Damnit! Don't think for a second this is over, Deku!" Bakugo hissed. "I'm not do-"
BUUUUUUUUURRRRR!
["Time is up! I repeat time is up! The villain team… WINS!"] All Might's booming voice filling the test building was the last thing Bakugo wanted to hear. His eyes went wide as he slumped to the floor.
He'd lost.
'What the hell…'
Bakugo gritted his teeth as he walked beside Amazon to the monitoring rooms. She was occasionally rubbing her arms but otherwise looked as good as new. Bakugo didn't know why nor cared, he was still replaying everything that happened in his head.
'What the hell…'
In front of them was Deku, chatting with Clownfish. Bakugo didn't really give a shit about what they were saying. They were probably just giving themselves pats on the back for winning.
Winning.
Despite all the effort he put into this, and all the bruises he took, it was still not enough.
Somehow, Deku still won!
'What the hell…'
The nerd had only given him the occasional glance but otherwise ignored Bakugo as they made their trip to meet their teacher and classmates. Bakugo had many things he wanted to say. How this didn't mean anything. How Deku had just gotten lucky, and next time he would show the clear difference between them.
But what if…
Once the four returned to the monitoring room, All Might quickly had them line up out front for the evaluation. "Alright, that was a bit rough for the first match. I nearly had to put a stop to it but thankfully nothing too serious occurred. Though in hindsight the minute Young Bakugo was willing to use such an attack inside I should have stopped the match. Keep that in mind for the future." All Might warned.
Bakugo didn't respond.
"Young Bakugo…" All Might pressed.
"Yes sir," Bakugo whispered.
"Good, now we can move on." All Might continued. "Now then… I believe it's safe to say that the MVP for this match is…" With a flourish of his cape, All Might dramatically pointed to Hyde. "Young Kido!"
"Huh?!" The duel-toned teen exclaimed.
"Not Yura-chan or Midoriya-chan? Kero, I thought they did pretty well." Tsuyu pointed out.
"True, as it was a rather difficult decision as all three did extraordinarily well, but can anyone explain why I declared Young Kido MVP?"
"I can sir." Liana raised her hand. "While all three did very well in this exercise, Kido, even though he abandoned the weapon, he did so in a rather clever rouse to distract the heroes. While in a real-life situation, more heroes, as well as police, would've been present, the fact that there were dummy weapons scattered throughout the building made abandoning the weapon work."
Hyde blushed a little.
"Yura, while she was the only one who stayed focused on the objective at hand, still abandoned her partner to go after the weapon. As for Bakugo, he clearly let his personal feelings get involved, leading him to focus solely on Midoriya to the exclusion of all else. As for Midoriya, while he was able to adapt to the situation when needed and use his history with Bakugo to his advantage, he could've avoided his fight with Bakugo had he exited the building without Bakugo noticing and gone to either the weapon or to Kido. Had he done that, Bakugo would've wasted time searching for him on the second floor and damage to the hideout would've been drastically reduced."
Izuku and Tsubasa flinched a little, conceding to her point.
'Holy…,' thought All Might as the rest of the class was silent, 'She said a lot more than I expected her to. Guess I shouldn't be surprised, given her father.'
"Well said," All Might stuttered for a bit.
Everyone seemed to be in awe of Liana's assessment. They let every word soak in so they wouldn't make the same mistakes.
"All right, let's move on! Can't have you newbies use the same building twice after all, and not just because of the obvious! The teams for the next match will be…" All Might then turned around and dipped his hands into the Hero and Villain boxes. He turned around, showing them to the entire class. "Team G as the Heroes and Team H as the Villains!"
"Guess I'm up next," Kyoka muttered. She looked over to her partner, who had ice covering half of his body for some reason. Suddenly, Kyoka felt a pair of soft lips peck her cheek.
"Good luck." Kyoka smiled at Momo and nodded. She turned and walked over to the bi-colored teen.
As the two teams left, Hyde took the moment to ask his partner, "Are you sure you don't need to see Recovery Girl? Bakugo gave you quite the beating."
Izuku was currently applying the anti-burn cream that Momo had made. "I'll be fine. I can always visit her when class is over."
"Dude, what you did there was awesome!" Mina grinned as she walked up to him. "The way you handled Bakugo was nuts! Way to go, horn buddy!"
"Horn buddy?" Izuku blinked.
Mina smiled. "Yep! You grow horns when using your Quirk. So now we're horn buddies with me and Kirishima!" Mina stated, pointing at her own horns with one hand. "I hope we get along!" Mina bounded up to him and slung an arm around his shoulder, making him flush and tremble at how close she was.
"Ah!" Izuku managed to squeak out, "A-A-Ashido-san!" His face was on fire, 'So close! And she smells so nice!' He was trying very hard not to completely freak out, especially since he could feel her chest squished into his arm and the back of his shoulder. 'So soft… Wait, WHY AM I THINKING LIKE THAT!?'
Everyone's reactions were quite amusing, as well. He could hear Ddraig laugh through their link, Ochako developed a tick mark, Iida's jaw hit the floor, Hyde took a step back, and Momo blinked in surprise.
Mina was lost in her own thoughts. 'Wow… his shoulders are firm…' Her eyes drifted downwards, 'And he has a cute butt.' She felt her cheeks warm up a little, tinting with the faintest dusting of lilac.
Rias suddenly flinched. 'Why am I suddenly so mad?'
Ibara stopped her sparring match with Komori. An uncomfortable chill had run up her spine. 'That feeling again!'
Battle 2: Team G, Jiro Kyoka & Todoroki Shoto (Heroes) vs Team H, Kirishima Eijiro & Kaminari Denki (Villains)
Kyoka listened intently, determining where the vibrations were coming from. "From what I can tell, it sounds like they're both on the fourth floor. One's near the stairs. He's probably planning to ambush us." She said to her teammate.
"I see," Todoroki said. "Can you tell what they're doing?"
Kyoka sighed. "No. I can get a general idea of what's happening. The number of people in the room and where they are, but that's about it. I wouldn't know what they're carrying on them or the general layout of a room."
Todoroki nodded before he began to walk ahead. "For your own safety, please step outside."
"Huh? Why?" She asked, retracting her earphone jack. She did as she was told, though.
"So I won't freeze you by accident," Todoroki touched the wall, "I'm sure they intend on fighting defensively… but that's useless against me." A sparkle of frost flowed from his fingers, and then the entire building started getting encased in a thick layer of ice.
"W-what the hell!?" Kyoka exclaimed as the entire building was soon covered in ice.
Todoroki's expression didn't change, "This match is already over. Just stay here." He deadpanned as he started walking up to where they had determined the bomb was.
After walking up the stairs, Todoroki pushed the door to the fourth floor open, smiling lightly when he saw one of his opponents, Kaminari if he recalled correctly, frozen up to the knees in a defensive position. "You can try to fight, I suppose, but you won't get very far with your feet frozen to the floor. Be grateful you're not barefoot."
"Y-Y-Yo-You b-b-be-bett-er n-not u-u-underestimate me!" A shivering Kaminari started to give off sparks. "Indiscriminate Discharge 1.3 Million Volts!"
In response, Todoroki created a wall of ice to block the attack. Once the electricity died down, Todoroki used his left side to melt the wall. He blinked in confusion upon seeing Kaminari giving a thumbs-up.
"Yaaaaaay~!"
Not sure he wanted to know why, Todoroki continued down the hall. He soon found his remaining opponent, the chattering of his teething giving him away. Kirishima was standing in front of the bomb, ice coating his shoes keeping him in place, hands tucked under his armpits. It certainly didn't help that he was shirtless.
"N-Not a m-manly a-a-ap-approach, Todoroki." Kirishima shivered.
"Sorry, but I don't have time to mess around with you," Todoroki informed him as he walked toward the weapon.
Kirishima smiled. "Oh really?"
Todoroki's eyes bulged when he saw Kirishima, hardening his body, easily breaking out of the ice. Todoroki tried to move out of the way, but Kirishima managed to land a punch to the gut. "Gah!" he groaned as he felt the contents of his stomach escape to his mouth.
"Sorry hero, but it's lights out for you!"
Something jammed into Kirishima's ear, stunning him for a bit before he passed out.
Todoroki turned to the side, seeing Kyoka standing at the entrance. "You're welcome." She said, wrapping capture tape around Kirishima's wrists.
["Both villains have been captured! The hero team… WINS!"]
Todoroki rubbed the spot where Kirishima punched him. He then placed his left hand on the floor. Suddenly the room began to heat up and the ice began to melt. Kyoka looked to Todoroki in surprise. He has heat, too?
Todoroki Shoto, Recommendations Student, Quirk: Half-Cold Half-Hot. He freezes with his right and burns with his left! Range and limits are unknown.
"…Thank you, for your assistance," he said once the ice melted.
"Don't mention it," Kyoka began to snicker. "I would've been here sooner, but Kaminari…"
"…Kaminari gave you a hard time?"
"No…" Kyoka snorted. "He's just… so damn stupid… it's funny!"
Todoroki blinked in confusion, wondering why Kyoka found Kaminari's current state funny.
"I knew Kyoka could handle it," Momo smiled as both headed back toward the observation room.
"That was incredible…" Izuku whispered, eyes practically sparkling in amazement as he wrote in his notebook. "Todoroki-kun's Quirk is amazingly strong! I wonder how he was able to freeze not only the entire building but construct ice barriers within seconds. Is it a Quirk that freezes the moisture in the air to create ice? Does his Quirk evaporate moisture in the concrete and then freeze it from there? There are so many possibilities…!"
"Should've seen this coming," Ochako chuckled.
Everyone seemed to be in awe of Todoroki's display. Except for Bakugo, who was instead staring down at the ground, his eyes huge and his body shaking. He stood there trembling without a word. It looked like he was ready to punch something if not somebody.
Battle 3: Team J, Mineta Minoru & Iida Tenya (Heroes) vs Team F, Liana Kozuki & Uraraka Ochako (Villains)
Ochako inhaled through her nose as slowly as she could, holding it in for a second before letting it out through her mouth. She knew this technique worked for her, having helped to calm her nerves during the Rating Game against Riser. Certainly, this won't be any harder, right?
"You doing okay, Uraraka?" Liana asked.
"Y-Yeah, just shaking off some nerves," Ochako glanced at the bomb, which was now floating in place in the right corner by the windows. They had made sure to be careful with the prop, and since All Might wasn't saying anything she assumed that they weren't violating the rules of the exercise.
"Are you sure we're allowed to do this?"
"All Might isn't saying anything. Besides, the rules never said we couldn't. My father would probably do something similar." Liana extended a bone blade. "I'll go distract them. Once you're done here, we'll meet up and retreat."
"So, how are we going to do this, big guy?" Mineta asked his partner, before getting a perverted look on his face, "Can I fight Kozuki-chan?" 'Her boobs are nearly the same size as Yaoyorozu-chan's. And Uraraka-chan has terrific curves! If I could just cop a feel either one even briefly, I'd die a happy man!*' He mentally added.
Iida shook his head. "No, you go after the bomb. Your size and Quirk would be better suited to that." Iida knew that Mineta would be better suited to acquire the bomb. That was the objective. The villains came second. "I'll deal with the villains!"
"What? No fair!" Mineta began to cry, "Why do you get to fight those babes while I'm stuck with-"
["Alright, heroes and villains… your time starts now!"]
Iida began walking through the front entrance, the still crying Mineta pulling some of his purple balls from his scalp and started scaling the building. 'Damn greedy bastard!' Mineta mentally hissed. 'He's just like Midoriya! Wanting all the boobs to himself!'
Iida shook his head as he walked. Clearly, from the way Mineta was acting to how he was staring at their female classmates, Mineta's desire to be a hero wasn't as noble as his own. 'I hope Mineta-kun has more interest in being a hero than he's showing. It's almost like he's just here for the girls. Is he not concerned that'll bring dishonor to both U.A. and our class?'
Upon entering a large room, he stopped. There, standing near the center, was Liana. "Took you long enough, hero. The stage has been set and the act has already started. This is the end!" The way Liana stood there, along with the tone of her voice, sent chills down Iida's spine.
'She certainly seems to be doing a good job playing the villain,' Iida thought. "That doesn't matter, villain! We will stop you, no matter wh-!"
Bone spikes suddenly burst from the ground around him, each pointed directly at him. Iida didn't have time to gape as he charged forward, the bone spikes just barely missing his body. His costume, though, had been pierced by the spikes, leaving deep gashes that exposed his skin. Iida looked at Liana, eyes wide in shock at how she was able to attack him like that.
Fluttering open her cloak to raise her right arm, Iida noticed that bone was protruding into the ground from her left. 'So that's how she-!'
Breaking away from the bone in the ground, Liana sped toward Iida, delivering a roundhouse kick right to the face. "Gack!" Iida groaned, his helmet flying off as blood started to pour from his broken nose. The recoil threw him into nearby crates.
As he climbed into an open window, Mineta could hear the groans of pain from Iida through the earpiece. 'Maybe it was a good idea for me to look for the weapon…' he thought fearfully.
Iida staggered up, recovering from the kick somewhat. "Ugh, I admit, villain, I may have underestimated you. But I will not-!"
"You haven't forgotten about me, have you?" Iida looked up. A second later, a massive crate just barely hit his head. Ochako had a big, fake pout on her lips as she casually hefted another massive crate over her head. "You played right into our hands. Were you even trying to win?"
"W-What are you saying, villain!?" Iida demanded.
"I said…" Ochako plastered her best evil, nasty grin onto her face as Liana got away, "You've already lost, Heroes!" With that, she threw the crate at Iida, releasing her Quirk's effect on the object the moment it left her hands. Iida avoided the crate as Ochako got away.
["Iida, I can't find the weapon anywhere!"] Mineta called from the earpiece.
"Do not fret, comrade! The villains must've hidden it somewhere. We will not-"
["This match is over. The villain team… WINS!"]
Iida's widened at what he heard. ["W-what?"] he heard Mineta stutter. ["But there's still time!"]
["That may be, but there is no reason to continue this match now, Young Mineta. Your opponents had a brilliant plan and put you in a no-win scenario. You lost. But you should not look at it that way. You can always come out ahead if you learn from the experience."] The two boys stood there in shock for a moment.
In a shocked stupor, the two exited the building, finding Ochako happily chatting with Liana. "How did we lose?" Iida asked.
Liana smiled. "I'm sure All Might will explain once we get back."
'What the shit?! Even Round Face?!'
Bakugo's teeth creaked from how much pressure he was putting on them. It took all his strength to not shout his thoughts for all to hear. Doing so would be admitting defeat, and he would rather die than do that.
Once the two teams returned, All Might quickly declared Liana as the MVP, to the surprise of no one in the monitoring room. "You and Kozuki-san were amazing!" Izuku gushed, "Mineta-kun and Iida-kun never even had a chance to win! What a brilliant plan! And your use of your Quirk was just awesome!"
Ochako rubbed the back of her head in response, "Ehehehe…"
"Kero, it was incredible. I never even thought of doing something like that. Kero, kero," Tsuyu tapped her finger on her chin as she questioned her new friend.
"I still say it was cheating." Kirishima grumbled a bit, "Totally not manly."
"What are you talking about?" Iida asked.
"What do you mean 'cheat'?" Mineta asked.
"Kozuki-san and Ochako-san did nothing wrong or anything against the rules." Said Momo. "They won fair and square."
"That's right. Young Kozuki and Young Uraraka both embraced the spirit of the exercise. Observe!" All Might declared and drew their attention by pointing to the screens.
A video showed Iida moving through the corridor of the base. Once he entered the room Liana was in, however, Ochako exited from a nearby room, hidden by a tarp and a few boxes. Over her head was the bomb. Giggling, Ochako took the bomb out of the building without Iida noticing.
"What the hell?!" Mineta exclaimed. "How was that not cheating?"
"I never stated that you had to keep the bomb in the testing area." All Might grinned widely, "In fact, I am ecstatic that at least one of you has thought of it. It is an important lesson for you to learn. Villains WILL cheat and do everything they can to win, and often they have the advantage in that they set the pace of any combat." He chuckled, "That said, the rest of you are barred from repeating this. Young Kozuki shall be getting extra points for thinking of it."
"To have been so easily tricked…" Iida was shaking.
Battle 4: Team B, Yaoyorozu Momo & Hagakure Toru (Heroes) vs Team D, Tokoyami Fumikage & Aoyama Yuga (Villains)
"I'm going to get serious!" Hagakure piped eagerly, "The gloves are coming off!"
Considering her costume was composed of only gloves and sneakers, all she did was take those off. Momo looked over and noticed one of the micro transceivers they had been given was floating where Hagakure's ear would be.
"Hagakure-san, the transceiver will give away your position," Momo noted, "I think for this, we should stick together. You could use your hand to cover your ears, but you would be a hand down."
Nodding in agreement (maybe), Hagakure took it off and handed it to Momo before asking, "So how do you want to do this?"
"First, let's find out where they are," Momo produced a pair of infrared heat vision goggles. She scanned the building before finding them. It looked like Tokoyami and Aoyama had decided to keep their weapon on the first floor in a corner room.
"Looks like they want to play a defensive game," Momo murmured. "They must be afraid that you can sneak past them if they're not careful."
The game started, with both girls quickly running to their destination, Momo producing various items on the way that would help. They stopped at the door leading into the room and began to prepare for their assault. Momo placed a finger on her lips in the direction she was sure Hagakure was in.
Gently, she placed plastic strips on the door, two on the hinges and one at the handle. "Get back," she whispered. When she heard Hagakure take a few steps back, Momo connected a wire to each strip before producing a detonator. Once she took several steps back from the door, she pressed the red button on top of it.
The door suddenly exploded. Inside they could hear the shocked screams of both Tokoyami and Aoyama, the latter screaming like a little girl. Seconds later, Momo threw in several flashbangs. A loud noise and white light suddenly filled the room, blinding and deafening them. As the two defenders tried to recover, Hagakure and Momo had already charged in, recovering the nuclear weapon.
["The weapon has been retrieved. The hero team… WINS!"]
With a grunt, Monoma landed face-first on the ground, Itsuka standing triumphantly above him. "Alright, Kendo!" Tetsutetsu cheered.
"Nicely done, girl!" said Setsuna.
"Impressive," Mizu clapped. "Both the best time and avoided a single hit. Well done, Kendo-chan."
"Thank you sensei," Itsuka bowed.
"Ugh… If I was able to use my Quirk, this would've been different," Monoma groaned as he got up.
Mizu sighed. "As I said before, training like this is important for when you face a situation where you can't use your Quirk. If you were up against a villain that's either a Mutation-type Quirk or can fight at a distance, like Tsunotori-chan, then you need to learn how to fight without your Quirk."
Monoma nodded, seemingly understanding.
"Anyway, that'll be it for today," Mizu said to the rest of the class. "Tomorrow it'll get serious, so be ready."
Battle 5: Team E, Asui Tsuyu & Shoji Mezo (Heroes) vs Team A, Ashido Mina & Sero Hanta (Villains)
["The weapon has been retrieved. The hero team… WINS!"]
Tsuyu ribbited happily from where she landed on the bomb.
"Dangit!" Mina cried. "We almost had you!"
Shoji, from his position halfway stuck in a hole created by Mina's acid, sighed in relief. "Need help, man?" Sero offered.
"Alright, now students meet up at the exit for some closing statements." All Might directed.
Doing as they were told, all the students made their way to the Ground Beta's exit. As they did Bakugo was slowly trailing behind everyone, taking in everything he'd seen today. That Half and Half bastard, and Bone Girl, they're so strong. I always thought I was the best, but… I lost to Deku… And there's those two. Can I really beat them? As he thought this, All Might faced his students.
"Excellent work out there everyone. You all did well." All Might praised. "And apart from a few, we've had no serious injuries. Just remember to take the lessons you learned today to heart. It was your first real training exercise but it won't be your last, so be sure to keep improving."
"Man, after Aizawa-sensei's class yesterday it feels kind of nice to have a much more straightforward class." Kaminari, having regained use of his brain, noted.
"Good to hear. Now… watch a pro exit like he has somewhere to be." All Might bolted at lightning speed down the exit.
"So cool!" shouted Kirishima.
"Why is he in a rush, though?" Tsubasa asked.
"He must be getting ready to patrol the streets! Such dedication despite being a teacher!" Iida theorized.
Momo and Kyoka looked at one another with concerned expressions.
Izuku sighed in relief, walking back to class from Recovery Girl's office. It wasn't just because she healed all the burns he got from Bakugo earlier. He was incredibly glad that his first kiss was with Rias. And it was far more pleasant than the kiss he got from the little old woman. He actually wouldn't mind if-
Izuku slapped himself, trying to get that thought out of his head. He had enough to worry about already.
[Like what?]
'…It's real easy to forget you can hear my thoughts.'
[I can only hear them when you're thinking so loud.] Ddraig retorted.
Izuku simply sighed. Once he got back to class, he saw that everyone was buzzed from their first training exercise. And it wasn't long before everyone went to him.
"You were the man, Midoriya!" Kirishima grinned, slapping Izuku hard on the back.
"Yeah, you were so awesome, you dodged that crazy explosion like a champ," Kaminari grinned. Mina was currently clutched onto his shoulder, making him go rigid as he felt two very soft somethings press into his arm.
"It sure was impressive, how you and Kido-chan dealt with Bakugo-chan and Yura-chan," Even Tsuyu had made her way into the corner group. "By the way, my name's Asui Tsuyu, just call me Tsuyu."
Over in the middle of the room, Tokoyami sat on a desk watching the crowd in the corner with a raised eyebrow. "So noisy."
"Tokoyami, stop using that desk as a chair, get off of it this instant!" Iida marched his way over and began waving his hands erratically.
"Iida, you need to calm down," Hagakure commented.
"Iida doesn't relax, does he?" Kyoka commented.
Izuku chuckled nervously, not used to all the attention he was getting. Letting his eyes trail around the class, he noticed that Bakugo wasn't in his seat. Heaving a sigh, Izuku asked. "Where's Bakugo?"
"You just missed him," Ochako answered. "He left a little while ago."
Izuku let out a yawn. After a rather eventful day, he'd rather go home and rest. But he received a text from Rias saying that they had club activities today and that he and the others still needed to actually JOIN the Occult Research Club now that they were U.A. students. She had already asked the staff for them to join, but since they were hero course students they needed confirmation from them. It mostly involved writing out a small form and agreement that their training came before their club activities.
Izuku was the first to finish and had decided to go on ahead. As he walked outside, Izuku thought back to Bakugo. A small part of him actually wanted to talk to him, but he wasn't sure if he could get the chance.
"Deku…"
He stopped, flinching nervously. There, waiting at the gate, was Bakugo, his usual angry scowl on full display. 'Uh oh…'
Bakugo walked up to him, stopping just a few feet short. "Look, I don't know how you got that bullshit Quirk, but if you think you can get away with tricking me for so long, then you're dead!"
"W-What, no! I told you, I didn't trick you! I'm a late bloomer. I didn't discover my power until a few months ago!"
"Bullshit!" Bakugo hissed. "If you always had that then we would've found out when we were kids! That red-haired bitch had something to do with it, didn't she!"
Izuku narrowed his eyes dangerously. "Don't call her that."
"I can call her whatever the hell I want!" Bakugo screeched. "Now tell me what the fuck she did!"
"S-She didn't do anything!" Izuku stuttered.
"You're shit at lying, remember?!" Bakugo growled. "What'd she do?!"
"I told you, nothing!" Izuku retorted. "I get that you're angry, but I'm here now, whether you like it or not. My friends, people who actually believe in me, helped me get this far. I mean, sure it's not a Quirk, but I was able to make it into U.A. like you. I earn my place here and…" Izuku trailed off, noticing the blank look on Bakugo's face.
"The fuck do you mean?" Bakugo was actually confused now.
Izuku blinked, replaying what he said in his head. His eyes then widened when he realized what he let slip. "Uh, well, it's a little complicated, but what I actually meant was…" Izuku stopped talking, now noticing the way Bakugo was grating his teeth. He looked about ready to explode. 'Oh fuck me!'
"I don't know what the fuck you're blabbering about, and frankly I don't care," Bakugo hissed. "But that doesn't matter. What matters is… I KEEP LOSING!"
"…Huh?"
"I lost to you during the entrance exam!" Bakugo yelled. "And I lost to you again today! And it's not just you!" Bakugo looked at Izuku in the eye. Tears had begun to form in the corners of the explosive teen's eyes. "When I saw the matches with Icy-Hot and Bone Girl… I realized I couldn't beat either of them one-on-one! I saw each one of those extras do something that… that I could've lost to if I wasn't careful! If I don't get better!"
He pointed to Izuku, his teeth grinding against each other as he growled. "But I'm not just going to stay the way I am, the person who lost to a damn nerd like you!" He thumbed at his chest and shouted, "I'm going to get stronger, Deku! I'm going to train so goddamn hard that the next time we fight… it's going to be me who's on top! You hear that!? Do you understand me, Deku!?" Bakugo turned around and walked away.
Izuku watched as Bakugo left. [Uh, are you okay, Partner?]
Izuku sighed, looking down at his left hand. "Yeah, I'll be fine. But now Kacc-… Bakugo knows that…"
[Yeah. That could be a problem down the road. Think you should tell Rias?]
Izuku looked down, unsure. "I don't know…"
He suddenly felt a hand placed on his shoulder.
Izuku turned around to see Rias smiling at him. Behind her were Yuuto, Momo, Kyoka, Ibara, and Ochako. "B-Buchou? Guys? How long have…?"
"Just before Bakugo started throwing a hissy fit," Kyoka answered.
Ibara and Ochako ran up to him. "Are you okay?" Ochako asked.
"He didn't do anything to you?" Ibara asked.
"I'm fine, I'm fine," Izuku reassured. "But I… kinda slipped out that my power isn't a Quirk."
Rias frowned in disappointment. "We heard," Izuku flinched. "But since you didn't mention anything about the supernatural, it should be okay. So long as Bakugo doesn't tell anyone."
"He won't," Izuku said. "He's not the type to do something like that."
Rias nodded before smiling, "I'm just glad you're okay. Momo and the others told me what happened today. I'm proud that you stood up to Bakugo like that, but when they told me he used such an attack on you…" She put her arms around him, hugging him tightly.
Ibara and Ochako, while they were jealous for a second, quickly joined in on the hug. "I honestly thought you died for a moment, Izu-kun," Ochako whimpered.
"When they told me, it reminded me of when you fought Riser. I thought he was going to kill you. You had no idea how worried I was," Rias said.
"Please, don't do anything so reckless again," Ibara said.
The boy began to turn red due to the hug. Or, more accurately, because of how Rias and the girls were hugging him. His head was on Rias' breast. He could feel just how soft yet firm it was even through her jacket. He could also feel the breasts of Ochako and Ibara pressed softly against him. He'd honestly wonder if he will ever get used to this. Calming down some, Izuku returned the hug. "I promise."
Rias smiled before ruffling Izuku's hair. "Now come on. There's something we need to discuss with the others."
"Oh, that no-good lucky son of a bitch plain-looking broccoli-headed asshole…" Mineta was crying tears of blood. He and Kaminari had seen the exchange between Izuku and Bakugo from the second floor of the school. Then they saw the three girls hugging him. "…And yet, at the same time…"
"…He's a god among men…" both he and Kaminari muttered as tears went down their faces.
"We have GOT to learn his secrets!" Kaminari said. No, he insisted.
Mineta nodded his head rapidly. The two WILL learn the secrets of acquiring a harem, even if it kills them!**
Later that night…
"Do you see this? Say's here he's a teacher now." A lanky, young man tossed a newspaper aside. He was sitting in a bar, the bartender giving him a glass of whiskey. The paper talked about how All Might started teaching at U.A. High. "It makes you wonder… about what would happen if villains killed the Symbol of Peace."
AN: Oh god~! This was NOT easy to figure out! Deku vs Kacchan was easy enough since LOTS of other people do it. Figuring out how everyone else did in the battle trials, ESPECIALLY when the matchups were different from canon, was a nightmare!
Also, before anyone wonders why Kaminari's electricity didn't hit Todoroki, I looked it up and apparently ice is a poor conductor of electricity, which is ironic since it's just frozen water. And I'm sorry about Battle 5 being so short. I honestly couldn't think of a way it would've been interesting.
Also, the scene where Ochako and Liana took the bomb out of the building was inspired by a similar scene in Primordial Vortex's The Emerald Phoenix.
Also, Tsubasa's Quirk was inspired by the Quirk Mugiwara N0 Luffy gave Makoto in "Thieves Can Be Heroes!", though it'll be more like Classic Ben 10's Kevin Levin than Marvel's Absorbing Man.
Anyway, the next chapter will mostly deal with the opposite (1-A does spars while 1-B does battle trials), though I doubt I'm gonna go into detail after the headache this was.
EDIT: Did a few changes here, mostly with how Bakugo confronted Izuku. Hope you don't mind.
*Yeah, no. You'd die kicking and screaming, being slowly torn apart by an angry Izuku for daring to even THINK of touching his future mates.
**I mean, MAYBE Kaminari, but not Mineta. Unless he finds a woman into midget men.