Midoriya was actually writhing around, clutching his glove as if in pain.
"He's grown even more? That jerk," scoffed Monoma. But Midoriya screamed at him "RUN!"
The black tendrils or whatever they were were blasting out of Midoriya's arm like some kind of demented spider or something, Monoma just barely ducking out of the way.
"Shinso!" He shouted.
"Another new move from Midoriya?' Asked Sato.
Shinsou was the nearest to Midoriya, who was becoming visible through a cloud of dust
"Shinsou!"
He rasped out as the dust cleared away and his arm - flapped around, unnaturally, as if the strange tendrils were controlling it. "Just run! The power - can't control it - It's exploding out of me!"
The thing was whipping up through the surrounding area as Midoriya's teammates and rivals gasped - it was blasting far enough away to hit even them, pulling Midoriya along by the arm.
"Deku!" Gasped Uraraka.
"Stop it, stop it!" He was screaming.
Uraraka jumped from nowhere and wrapped her arms around him, screaming "Deku, you gotta calm down!"
"I can't - stop it!"
"Shinsou!" She shouted. "Brainwash him! You need to stop Deku!"
Shinsou looked a little uncertain, but then shouted "Midoriya!" Pulling off his voice changer and smiling. "Let's fight!"
"OK!" Midoriya responded - and froze. Brainwashed. The quirk receded.
"Deku! Hey, Deku!" Said Uraraka, slapping him awake. "Are you okay? Hope I didn't slap you too hard!"
"Uraraka - get back, it's too dangerous!"
"Shinsou's brainwashing helped calm you down. You're fine now, right?"
"Uraraka, you're hurt! Gah, what did I do?"
From behind him, Monoma leaped into action.
"Hm? I'm afraid this match isn't over yet!" And he swiped at Midoriya.
"Monoma!"
"I've got this!" Said URaraka, using her martial arts moves to run at Monoma - until more resized weapons came flying at our classmates.
"Are you two ok? What was all that?" Said Yanagi.
"Nice poltergeisting there!" Said Monoma.
"That wild black energy ruined all our plans," said Tsuburaba as he and Kodai ran up, pursued by Ashido and Mineta. "Eat this!" Cried Asdhio, then to our classmates, "Midoriya, Uraraka, everything ok?"
"Everyone's here!" Said Uraraka. "It's an all out brawl!"
Shinsou had attempted to capture Uraraka with his scarf, and Midoriya had seized the end to protect her. Shinsou pulled back on the scarf, dragging Midoriya forward with him; he let go and fell onto the ground.
"Deku wasn't strong enough to resist?" Uraraka cried out, leaning over the edge of the building to look at him.
"I might still be a danger to you guys, so there's no way I can use my quirk now."
"Then let's retreat for now! We'll figure something out!"
"Retreat? That means losing! Shinsou's up there waiting. This is my chance for victory!"
Uraraka jumped down to join him. "But Deku, you can't really mean that you're gonna fight quirkiness?"
"Nope. But I'm gonna need your help, Uraraka."
Meanwhile, Ashido was fighting almost singlehandedly against the others, unleashing a new attack on Kodai and Yang.
"Acid shot!" She called out, unleashing what looked like acid bullets as she leaped through the sky. "This might sting a little!"
"Big." Said Kodai, changing the size of a nearby object to protect herself.
"I can't afford to take critical hits on a brawl like this," said Shoda, throwing something up towards her and shouting "Twin impact, fire!"
An exploding pinwheel was headed towards Ashido, but Mineta got in the way with a shield.
"Mineta!" She cried.
"Just as planned! Hear that Nirengeki Shoda. Just as freaking planned! Since I knew I couldn't actually stand up to your twin impact -"
"Really? Even now?" Said Ashido as he bumped into her - and she threw him away, bouncing him through the entire setup. Creep-oid.
"That's enough, here we go!"
He was bouncing back and fourth through the various balls he'd set up throughout the buildings.
"I wish we could regroup," said Shoda. "But they're coming at us so quick! There's no time to come up with a plan!"
"Yeah," said Kodai.
"Our guys have the edge despite the numbers disadvantage!" Said Kaminari.
"The others gotta be careful about getting into Ashido's range!" Said Kirishima, and pumping a fist into the air he announced, "She's so awesome!"
"The girls aren't exactly close combat experts, so Shoda's gotta guard em by himself," said Tsuburaba.
"Having a bigger team is backfiring! They gotta get outta there!" Said Manga.
"Didn't the teachers run off to shut all this down?!" I asked. "And what're Midoriya and Uraraka up to?"
Our classmates had been engaged in battle by Monoma,who was tossing objects at them and appeared to be taking a swipe at the two of them.
"Your power is mine!" He shouted, and I remembered that earlier he had slapped Midoriya. Could he have really swiped his quirk? But Midoriya's quirk -
"Wait, Monoma! That's too risky to -" Uraraka started.
"Too late!" Monoma shouted, but his attack didn't seem to have affected them. Uraraka slammed him down and shouted to Midoriya, "That wasn't your power, Deku! It's a bluff! Now go!"
"Sheesh, I drew a blank," muttered Monoma, now pinned to the ground by Uraraka.
"Monoma!" Shouted Shinsou, but at that moment Midoriya had - FLOATED - Up to him!
"Release!" Said Uraraka as Midoriya trapped Shinsou's scarf.
"Last time we tangled like this was at the Sports Festival!" Said Shinsou. "It won't be like last time! I'm not the same as before, Midoriya!"
He had wrapped the scarf around barrels above him and pulled them downwards on top of Midoriya, just like Sensei would!
And Midoriya's strange black quirk tendrils and emerged from him again, but this time - not as dangerous weapons, but as a tool he used to seize the barrels and save himself. Huh?
"Sheesh," said Shinsou. "What's going on with you? WAs all that rampaging just a bluff? Are you playing with my emotions or something?"
He lifnched and the black whips sunk back in. SHinsou had taken advantage of the time to get away.
Uraraka, meanwhile, was dragging Monoma along with a rope and slapping his attempt to attack her by floating a pipe at her away.
"It's been about five minutes since our match started, right? And I know quirks that you copy only last that long," said Uraraka.
"I simply pretended my limit was five minutes, but I've improved. It's ten now. If I were to unleash a brutal sneak attack now, could you defeat me all on your own?"
She said nothing.
"Shrewd, aren't you? By the by, do you know how many quirks I can cop at once?"
She held up three fingers.
"You think three? Ha ha ha! Does three pocket watches mean three quirks? HA ha ha! I merely pretended it was three, but I've increased my limit to four. What do you say to that? Plus I can achieve all manner of clever things with copied quirks. While it's true that I can't activate more than one at a time, some have effects that last and linger. Especially ones that don't necessarily affect a person's body directly."
She had gotten him to jail by this point.
"Take Kodai's size, for instance. The nut I enlarged with retain its size even if I use other quirks. HA ha ha! Catch my drift? What if I said fire? Sound familiar? Be careful of the supporting role's dying breath!"
She'd shut him up and was running to rejoin the group.
"Shinsou's leading him to the larger group! Is he trying to get Midoriya into the brawl?" Asked Rin.
"And in a madcap scramble like that, Shinsou's quirk can effectively lock down battle and its players!"
Midoriya had hunted down Shinsou - but he suddenly recoiled from an explosion near his face.
"Yes, twin impact," said Monoma. Anything struck once will receive a second, stronger blow. I apologize, Shinso, for falling so early. I only hope I gave you your opening."
Shoda had punched Mineta while Ashido was busy with the others.
"You're not so hard to nab once I caught on to your moves! You should know they call me the mobile adonis!"
"Good. With one down, the rest should fall," said Yanagi, unleashing a barrage of objects on Ashido!
"Ashido's in trouble!" Kirishima cried out, watching her dodge and barely escape.
"And Shinsou managed to pull away! Our team might really turn this around!" Said Kamakiri.
Midoriya was headed towards Shinso. He had seized the scarf.
And as Yanagi closed in - Uraraka's hand came down on her neck!
"Reiko!" Cried Kodai -
Uraraka in a flash had pinned her.
And Ashido had punched Shoda in the face, causing him to drop Mineta!
Midoriya had pinned Shinsou to the ground.
And with that, it was over. Our side had won!
Miss Midnight was giving the summary. "And that brings these five matches to a close! You showed us some fantastic battles, proving how well you knew your enemies and yourselves! Class A took the first match, while Class B took the second. The third match was a draw, and Class A won the fourth and fifth matches!"
Hagakure and Aoyama and I were cheering her commentary. Fair and unbiased. Go Midnight.
"So the grand victory in battle training goes to Class A!"
And our class took up a cheer. Yaomomo and Tokoyami were the only ones looking kinda down...Poor Yaomomo.
"We were all deceived," said Shiozaki.
"I wasn't even blazing with much competitive spirit but still…"
"I know, it still stings," humphed Komori.
The teams from round five had gathered for their review.
"Um," said Sensei. "First off, Midoriya. Want to tell us what happened?"
"Those fearsome black tendrils manifested from him," said Tokoyami.
"He didn't seem in control, but does that attack have a name?"
"WAs its just some new move? It couldn't be, it's too different from his usual super strength."
"So what caused that then?"
"I still don't really know," said Midoriya, looking uncertain. "The power welled up and I couldn't control it. It's like something I've believed in up to now all of a sudden turned on me. It was truly terrifying. But when Uraraka and Shinsou tried to stop me, that helped me realize it wasn't all bad. If Shinsou hadn't used his brainwashing to knock me unconscious I honestly don't know what would have happened. You asked if I was bluffing, Shinso. I wasn't. I had no clue what was going on. So both of you, thanks!"
"That's true!" Said Miss Midnight. "Facing down Midoriya's little rampage, both Shinso and URaraka demonstrated some quick thinking and fast responses! And the way Uraraka, in particular, put herself on the line to help her friend was incredible! I loved it!"
"You just jumped in without thinking, Uraraka! Quick as a whip! And then you wrapped your arms around him tight!" Teased Ashido.
Uraraka went red. "It's true that I acted before thinking. In the future I should try to keep a cool head. But if the alternative is doing nothing and regretting it then I'd be happier jumping in."
"You've matured, Uraraka," said Sensei.
"I wasn't just doing it for Midoriya's sake," said Shinsou. "Uraraka gave me that order and I acted. Plus I saw the other three getting wrecked by the black energy and realized that our team would probably lose unless we put a stop to it. I did what I did because I wanted to fight Midoriya and beat him. It only worked out that way by chance. But in the moment I was focused on myself and what I wanted."
Sensei stomped forward and strangled him with his scarf.
"That's corporal punishment, alert the PTA!" Shouted Kaminari, unusually angry for some reason.
"Nobody was asking for any more than that from you," said Sensei, loosening the scarf. "Everyone here has already spent months training to become heroes who save people. Embody that ideal right after being thrown into the deep end is not possible. That would take talent on par with All Might. Acting for the sake of others! Saving people actually takes a lot more than just that! You'll never protect anyone until you find whatever strength you need for yourself. IF you think about it that way, your actions earned you more than just a passing grade!"
"Shinsou, at the end there you tried luring me into the big brawl, where you could've really shined, right? Said Midoriya. "And remember when you tried tripping me up with those falling pipes, that was so fast! The way you whipped out the binding cloth while on the move really reminded me of Aizawa sensei. In the first match too I was thinking how the team came together to make great use of your abilities! But that's not all it was! Your judgment, analysis and quick moves are just as impressive as anyone in the hero course! You blew me away! If we're talking about using your strength for others, then I'm the one who's got a long way to go on that front."
"Indeed," said Sensei. "We've still got some deliberating to do but, probably - no, more than likely Shisno will be joining the hero course as of his second year at UA! HE's got what it takes to be everyone's equal here."
"WHOOAAA! Which class, A or B?"
"All in good time. We're not done with our reviews yet."
"Heh heh," said Monoma. "This may have been a dark day for Class B, yes. But we've only lost the battle, not the war! Now that I know Midoriya's quirk gives me a blank, I will formulate a counter strategy! Meaning if we were to go another five rounds who knows how it'd turn out!"
"Classes are over for today," said Vlad King.
And with that our first joint training wrapped up.