A/N: Back for another Friday! I don't know if you could tell, but as I write the chapters I have the corresponding episodes and manga chapters open, because I basically write down the existing dialogue word-for-word.

My mentality is "if it's not accurate I'll DIE" and I really need to let go of it. ^^;

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Hitomi silently followed the other two boys through the main street of the cityscape, Midoriya trying to reason with Bakugou with little to no effect.

"...in our case, the villain is All Might, and fighting against him is dangerous— I think it's a really bad idea, anyway—"

Bakugou sped up, ignoring Midoriya's words.

The curly-haired boy tried to keep up with him as Hitomi continued to trail after them. "Wait, Kacchan-"

"Stop following me!" Bakugou suddenly yelled, continuing to walk past Midoriya.

"I-If we keep going straight," Midoriya stuttered, "All Might will probably be waiting for us. We should take a detour-"

"Why should we run away? It'd definitely be better if we beat him up!"

Midoriya made a noise of disbelief. "W-We should avoid combat if we can no matter what!"

"We'll toy with him until it's almost over, and then once he's tired out, I'll beat him up!"

Midoriya fell silent as he and Hitomi continued to follow behind Bakugou, before Midoriya suddenly ran up to the blonde, desperate to get through to him. "Who do you think All Might is?! Even with the handicap, you can't win against him-!"

Bakugou suddenly swung his arm, slamming his gauntlet directly in Midoriya's face.

"Midoriya!" Hitomi ran to the freckled boy's side as he fell to the ground, cradling his cheek in pain.

"Don't say another word," Bakugou said, pure rage radiating off his face. "Just because things are going better for you doesn't mean you should talk. It's pissing me off."

Midoriya only stared at him in fear as Hitomi held Midoriya's shoulder.

Bakugou then turned around, stalking off on his own.

"Wait, Kacchan!" Midoriya yelled from his place on the ground. "I'm saying this so we can pass the test! Listen to me, Kacchan-!"

"I told you," Bakugou yelled, turning around, "your power isn't needed to pass-"

A loud slap permeated the air.

The two boys stared at Hitomi in shock as Bakugou's cheek started to redden.

"...what in the fucking hell is wrong with you?" she said, her voice low as she lowered her hand.

"Kanetsukabe-san…?" Midoriya said.

Hitomi suddenly got up in Bakugou's face, wearing an expression of pure anger.

"I may never understand what's going on between you two, but that gives you no right to treat him this way! You may not like him, but he's your teammate, for God's sake!"

Bakugou was silent as Hitomi continued. "Think about who we're up against! This is All Might, you asshole, so let go of your ego for one second and-"

She suddenly stopped, her eyes widening at something over Bakugou's shoulder. Without warning, she shoved him behind her as she formed a dome around the three of them, protecting them from dust and debris that flew their way.

The ground shook as Hitomi struggled to keep the force field up against the strong wind force, dropping it when the dust storm finally calmed down.

"Who gives a damn about damaging the city?" a voice said through the dust.

Hitomi froze in place, feeling her body unable to move as All Might appeared.

What… What is this…

...this sense of intimidation?

All Might slammed his foot on the ground, blowing back the last of the dust. "If you think of this as an exam, you'll be sorry," he said. "I am a villain, heroes. Come at me with everything you got!"

All Might suddenly appeared in front of Hitomi, grabbing her arm.

"You're the most troublesome."

All Might then threw her, launching her towards one of the buildings.

"Kanetsukabe-san!" Midoriya yelled. "We can't take him head on," he told Bakugou. "Let's run!"

…

Hitomi formed a force field around herself right before her body crashed through the building, the ceilings of the upper floors falling on top of her barrier.

She slowly expanded it from her place on the floor, pushing the rubble away from her body.

Her head felt like it was spinning, too dizzy to get back up.

Damn it…

She stayed there on the floor for a while, trying to let the world settle as she heard Bakugou and Midoriya attempting to fight off All Might. It was only as she heard Midoriya screaming that she finally picked herself up.

"Don't you say you'd rather lose!"

Glancing through the gaping hole in the building, Hitomi saw Midoriya fling Bakugou over his shoulder as he ran into one of the alleyways on her side of the street.

We need to regroup.

…

All Might double-checked the building Hitomi was flung into, finding it empty.

"Looks like she got away," he said with a small huff.

…

Hitomi navigated through the alleyways, pausing when she heard an explosion nearby.

Following the source of the noise, she turned a corner to find Bakugou had Midoriya against the wall, his fist in a large crater he had likely made with an explosion.

"...shut up, bastard!" Bakugou yelled. "I'll kill you!"

Hitomi walked towards the two, placing a hand on Bakugou's gauntlet before pushing it away from Midoriya's face.

"Kanetsukabe-san, you're okay…" Midoriya said.

Bakugou shot her a glare before he continued.

"He won't even budge with half-assed power. I figured that out earlier with those consecutive hits. So…"

…

"Where are you looking?!" Bakugou yelled as he emerged from an alleyway behind All Might.

Midoriya and Hitomi were waiting around the corner as Bakugou launched explosions at the hero, awaiting the blonde's signal.

"DEKU!"

Under the cover of Bakugou's smoke, Midoriya appeared behind All Might, wearing one of Bakugou's gauntlets as Hitomi continued to stay on standby. He took aim at the No. 1 Hero as Bakugou launched himself up into the air.

"SHOOT!"

Midoriya pulled the pin of the gauntlet, setting off a large explosion at All Might at point-blank range.

There's my cue!

Running out from the alleyway, Hitomi placed her hands on the ground as Midoriya was pushed back from the force of the explosion, a large wall that covered the width of the entire street beginning to form.

The wall continued to grow in height as Midoriya cradled his arm, Bakugou flying over the barrier.

"Run, idiots!"

"Oh, right!" Midoriya said as his quirk came to life. He picked Hitomi up as he ran, the girl continuing to make the barrier taller as they tried to escape.

…

All Might coughed blood onto his hand as he observed the large wall in front of him that was still getting higher.

"Quite impressive, Young Kanetsukabe…"

He began to stretch his legs, a glint in his eyes.

"Now then…" he said, "your teacher's gonna do his best!"

A/N: I almost forgot to tell you guys ACK-

Okay, so the upload schedule's gonna get a little wonky after this chapter because...

HITOMI'S BIRTHDAY IS NEXT THURSDAY!

I almost completely forgot to write it until a friend of mine mentioned it was coming up soon, and coincidentally, her birthday falls in line with where we are in the story so far.

Since I need to release the chapters that take place before the birthday chapter, that means you're getting some chapters early! Woohoo!

Stay tuned! The last part of final exams is coming this Sunday!