Chapter 14:

(Okay! Deku Vs Kacchan! You won't find too many significant changes here. Oh! I DID want to explain something about Lucas and why he wields a staff. See, I thought of Mother 3's primary weapon for Lucas is a stick, and then suddenly, a bo staff came to mind as a cool little way of implementing him using a stick. I hope you guys enjoy the chapter.)

"Bakugo! Come in! Give me a status report? Where are you?" Iida called from the other line, Bakugo tapped the button on his earpiece. "Just shut up and defend the weapon!" He said, "I've got more important things to worry about!" His focus was on Deku, and that was all he focused on. Tenya tried to respond back, but Katsuki just ignored him.

(Meanwhile)

"Hey, who's Bakugo talking to? I'm not hearing anything. Can we get any sound with this video?" Kirishima asked, "He's got a radio in his ear so he can talk to his partner." All Might explained, he explained Bakugo also had a layout of the map. Along with the capturing tape, "Wrapping this around your opponent means you've apprehended them. And they're out for the rest of the game." He said. Mina took note the time, "So, there's a 15 minute time-limit and the good guys have no idea what floor the nuclear weapon is hidden on, right?" She asked, believing this to be disadvantage for the hero team. "Real Pros have to outwit villains on a daily basis, that's life." All Might explained it, "Even when the odds aren't in your favor, we fight!"

Kyoka gasped, while Eijirou laughed slightly, getting the idea of it.

"All together!" Toshinori shouted, with the students joining him in the "Let's hear a Plus Ultra!" cry.

Yuga returned his attention to the battle again, "Monsieur, he's on the move." He said, All Might and Lucas looked back at the monitor.

(Kacchan's Counterattack!)

Katsuki readied himself for another assault, lifting his hands to launch himself at Izuku. "Uraraka! Go!" Izuku shouted at the girl, and she ran ahead, leaving her partner to deal with Bakugo.

Bakugo round-house kicked Izuku into the wall, the green-ette blocking him off just barely.

"Ballsy move. Think you can take me alone?"Katsuki mocked, before realizing Deku's move. He started wrapping the capture tape around his leg.

"Hero Notebook No. 10, Page 18!" Izuku remembered the notes he took on Eraserhead's abilities and prowess with the capturing tape, "Luckily, I got to Eraser-Head's moves in action!" Recalling and using the memory from yesterday.

"What'll Kacchan do now? Knowing him, he'll be impatient and try another big punch!" He thought, his prediction proved to be correct and quickly evaded the second attack.

"I was right!" Leaving both of them in a bit of shock.

Izuku took a quick breath, "He kicked first this time. He's switching things up so I can't predict his moves. Does that mean he's worried?" Izuku tried to read Katsuki's strategy, while the boy prepared for another launch attack again. Izuku quickly ran out of his sight. Bakugo gasped, "Get back here, Deku!" He tried to follow him, but he then saw that Izuku was nowhere to be seen.

"I'm not gonna be able to fight him at close range right now. I need some kinda plan." He thought as he ran.

Bakugo was looking for him, until he shouted a cuss word. "You were tricking me for years by acting weak. Bet you've been laughing behind my back, huh?" He shouted and growled, "So, where's the flashy power 'a yours now?!"

Izuku was confused for a second. Kacchan thinks he lied to him when they were little? He then returned to the task at hand.

"Let's see how it compares to mine!" Bakugo said, "Quirk or no, you'll never beat me, Deku!"

(I've decided to be a bit random with these segues)

"That guy has some real anger issues. Kinda scary…" Denki said, Lucas took a quick note of how Bakugo-san is handling this situation.

"Not only is he enraged by Izuku standing up for himself, he seems to have deluded himself into thinking he lied to him." He thought to himself, at the same time, he understood why he chose that to be his "answer." Izuku was Quirkless, and this new development is world-shattering to him. "Still, that temper and pride…I've never seen anything like it." He grimaced.

(You know the drill…)

Izuku panted, taking a few breaths. Feeling relieved, he knows that Ochaco is off Kacchan's trail. "If they wanted to send someone out to stop us here, it should've been Iida. He's way faster, after all. That probably means Kacchan's gone rogue." He concluded, "The two of them aren't working together as a team. If we had to take those two on head-to-head, our chances of winning would pretty low." He ascertained, as they have the stronger Quirk in this case-scenario.

"I can't go after the weapon right now or Kacchan will follow me. And if we both tried to take him down, we'd probably run out of time." Izuku concluded that they stay split up for now, trusting Uraraka, and after capturing Bakugo down on the lower floors, they'll have. 2-on-1 against Iida and then they'll win.

"I can do it! As long as I don't get too close to his hands." He finished his last thought before Katsuki shouted, "Stop hiding! Come out and face me, you coward!"

Izuku wiped his nose, "By the way, I've been meaning to tell you, Kacchan." He recalled the bullying back in middle school.

"I take back everything I've said."

(Btw, how're Iida and Ochaco doing?)

Ochaco made it to the floor, already noticing Iida thinking to him self. She watched him carefully, but what he said next was weird:

"I need to temporarily devote myself to criminal intent. Yes, I won't fail this trial and risk bringing shame down in the Iida family name. That means…I must now embrace evil…to become a hero." Tenya had said, Ochaco laughed at how dorky he was actually being.

"Hm, he's so serious." Ochaco said, in doing so, she gave away her cover.

"Hm? Uraraka, is that you?" Iida said in his faux villainous voice.

Ochaco was worried for a second, Iida continued by pointing dramatically.

"I knew you would come here alone, that Bakugo ran off by himself and enraged with Midoriya." He put his hands up, giving his dramatic speech and analysis.

"Your Quirk allows you to float anything that you touch, but I've prepared for such." He lifted his leg up and revealed that he hid every object that the do-gooder could against him.

He pointed at Ochaco once more. "My dastardly tricks have rendered you helpless! You blundered hero!" And cue evil laughter, Iida played his role right.

Ochaco nervously smiled, understanding that she had no advantage against Tenya just yet.

(Um, that was bizarre)

"Um, Deku?" Ochaco said over the radio, "I'm here, how's it going?" Izuku asked, still keeping a watch out for Katsuki.

"Iida knows that I'm here, sorry. Right now he's monologuing." She said, "Where are you?" He asked.

"Near the middle of the 5th floor." She said, Izuku realized that the floor was right above him.

"We probably don't have much time now. We have to finish this fast or they win! I win't give up yet." Izuku made a fist, and stood up, pulling out the capturing tape.

"I can capture Kacchan. I won't lose!" He said, but at that moment. He heard weird noise from behind him. Katsuki had found him, his gauntlet had lit up red in a second.

Katsuki lifted up hand, "I'm all loaded up." He said, bluntly.

Izuku was on his guard, "What does that mean?" Izuku had asked.

"Why aren't you using your fancy Quirk? Don't tell me you're underestimating me, Deku." He said, still believing the answer he gave himself about Deku.

"Get over here and show me what you're really made of." Izuku readied the capturing tape, no fear, "Kacchan, I'm not scared of you, anymore." He said, boldly.

Bakugo growled for a moment, then turned his frown into a smile. "Since you're such a stalker, by now you probably know how my Quirk: Explosion, works. I secrete nitroglycerin-like sweat from my hands and make it blow up. Imagine what I could do if I had a lot of it." He pulled the handle of his gauntlet to reveal a grenade pin. Izuku realized what was happening.

"That's right, these gauntlets aren't just for show. They've been storing up my sweat inside for one monster-blast." He said, pulling the pin.

All Might shouted from the radio, realizing he was going too far and he could kill Izuku.

"He'll be fine as long as he dodges!" He said, sending a huge explosion toward Izuku. It shook the higher floors for Ochaco and Tenya and the blast let a huge hole in the building. Even the monitoring area for the other students.

(Speaking of)

"Whoa, whoa! This's nuts!" Kirishima said, Lucas was worried.

"What was he thinking?!" Lucas said, worried about them! All Might tried to reach Izuku by radio.

"Come in! Come in, Midoriya!" He shouted.

(Okay, he's good)

Izuku grunted, part of his costume were destroyed, as the smoke was clearing, Kacchan was coming toward him.

He chuckled slightly, "These gauntlets are awesome! The more nitro sweat that's stored in these gauntlets, the stronger the explosion is." He said, as his other gauntlet glowed red.

"Go ahead, use your stupid Quirk on me, Deku." Izuku was starting to be afraid of Bakugo again. "Even if you give me everything you've got, you'll never beat me." He said.

"Bakugo, answer me! What is going on down there?" Iida asked, asking if he caused the blast. "Now's my chance!" Ochaco thought to herself and started running.

"If I can claim the weapon, that means we win!" Iida stopped and ran toward her, getting back into character.

"Not so fast, Hero!" He said, Ochaco put her fingers together to use her Quirk. She leaped through the air.

"I just have to touch the weapon. In one move, this'll all be over." She thought to herself.

"Since when could she make herself float?" Iida said, Ochaco put her hands together and shouted "Release!" Iida released other engines and ran, trying to make sure the do-gooder couldn't win.

"This special move is hard, but it's worth it!" She said, but realized that Tenya took the weapon and move it.

She landed back on the ground and fell.

"Admirable attempt, but your Quirk's no threat if you can't touch anything. I could easily keep this weapon out of your reach until time runs out." Iida laughed faux evilly again.

Ochaco got back up.

"It's not over. I won't let Deku down."

(Back to the fight for the ages)

"What's the matter? You look scared. You dodged the attack, so you can still fight, can't you?" Katsuki said, daring Izuku to fight him once more. "Come and get me."

Izuku concluded that even at long range, he wouldn't be safe from Katsuki's blast from the other gauntlet. "So what do I do?" He asked, then checking in Ochaco.

"Come in, what's the situation?" He asked. "It's not good." She told him, Katsuki's unsettling grin returned.

"You ignoring me again. I'll get your attention."

(In the Monitor Room)

"Sir, don't you think this is getting out of hand?" Eijirou asked, "That Bakugo guy is acting crazy. He's gonna kill him." Toshinori assured Eijirou that Bakugo isn't actually trying to kill Midoriya. Understanding based on what he had said before. "Even so, he could bring down the floor with it. He's not even thinking about the test anymore." Lucas said. All Might decided and then got the attention of the boy.

"Bakugo. Use that power again and I'll stop the match. Your team will lose." He said, this got the boy's attention.

"To employ such a strong attack indoors is inviting the destruction of the stronghold you SHOULD be protecting. That's a poor strategy, whether you're a hero or a villain." He said. Bakugo got enraged, Lucas could see. But then he paid attention to Izuku and saw he was radioing Ochaco.

"What's he going to do? If he uses his power, he could cause more damage." Lucas said.

(Time to fight)

"We'll fight hand-to-hand!" Katsuki launched himself furiously at Izuku. Izuku realized he couldn't dodge this, and one step back, a piece of the floor crumbled beneath him. "I'll have to counterattack. Like this!" He readied a punch, Katsuki avoiding it by going over Izuku. And then he launched an attack on Izuku.

(Back to the others with All Might)

"He doesn't come off as a guy with a strategy, but he's actually quite intelligent." Shoto had said, "What are you talking about?" Eijirou asking, "He changed his trajectory while in midair, using a blast that doubled as a smokescreen." He pointed out the move, "A feint attack like that requires an extreme amount of precision. He had to calculate the physics and demonstrate control over his Quirk." Momo said, "Ugh, Bakugo is uber-talented. I hate it."

"He's dangerous, too. That's for sure." Lucas said.

(So…Izuku's losing the fight rn)

Katsuki right-hooked Izuku's arm, and then grabbed it. "Deku!" He shouted, using his Quirk to send himself to forward.

"Don't you ever forget what you are!" He shouted, trying to throw Izuku to the ground.

"You're a weakling!"

"He's not giving me any time to form a strategy." Izuku thought to himself, still in the air after being slammed to the ground. "I can't beat him without a Quirk after all. It's no good." Izuku decided to use One-for-All.

(Quick trip back to the Monitor Room)

Toshinori was frightened, he wanted to stop this fight. Mina pointed out that all Bakugo had to do was put capture-tape on him, "Bakugo certainly acts like a villain." Fumikage said.

"On that, I agree." Lucas said, worried for Izuku's safety. He took a few deep breaths, this was stressing him out. "Sakai-san, are you alright?" Yaoyorozu worried about her partner. Lucas took a deep breath before saying grimly.

"Heroes don't put people down the way he does." Lucas said.

All Might was shaking by holding the mic. "I should end this. But—For his sake, I'll let it go on. They saw Izuku starting to run in the opposite direction.

"Not very manly, but he doesn't have much of a choice. He's outgunned. Unless he's got some kinda plan. It's possible." Kirishima said.

(You know the drill by now, right?)

"Why won't you use your stupid Quirk against me? Still think you can stop me without it?" Kacchan asked, Izuku looked down. "That's not it." He said, plainly.

"You've been hiding your true power for years. What's the deal, Deku? Did you think you were better than me this whole time?!" He asked, believing his paranoid thoughts.

Izuku shook, "That's what you think? You idiot." He called him, remembering all their childhood memories.

"You've always been stronger, Kacchan." He said, tearing up. "I know that you're better than me. Can't you see?" He clenched his fist. "That's why I wanna beat you! Because you're amazing!" He shouted at him. "You're even more of an idiot that I realized. Come at me!" Katsuki shouted at him.

They ran toward each other, both readying their Quirks. All Might telling them to stop, "Uraraka, now!"

Ochaco did what Deku said and grabbed a nearby pillar!

As Katsuki came in for an explosion, Izuku threw the punch up into the air. Shooting a strong blast of his own toward the higher floors! It shattered the windows of the building! Debris was floating into the air.

Iida questioned what was happening. Ochaco used her Quirk on the pillar. "This is it! Sorry, Iida!" She said, "Improvised special move: the Comet Home Run!" She said, swinging the pillar as a baseball bat to launch the debris at Tenya.

"In the name of villainy, I demand that you stop this!" He shouted at Uraraka, he readied himself, not trying to get hit by debris.

Ochaco jumped up and leaped across her side of the building.

"Release!" She shouted, Iida looked over and saw that she hugged the weapon.

The Hero Team had won!

Katsuki looked up. "This was your big plan…from the very beginning, wasn't it?" He turned back to Deku, "You were playing me this entire time, you stupid nerd!"

"I wasn't…going to use it." Izuku said, "Because I can't control it. My body just can't handle…the backlash of my power yet." He admitted.

"Mr. Aizawa said I'd be useless. But this was all…that I…could think of." Katsuki looked confused, "This is the only way…I had any chance at winning." He fainted.

Katsuki was shocked, if it didn't sink in, now, All Might saying it would: "The hero team…wins!"

(*phew* Okay, so this took a really long time to finish. I know nothing really changed about the fight, but I didn't want to complicate things. So, there was Deku vs. Kacchan. Btw, I've started praying for you guys as well, for what it could worth for you guys to know. Anyways, remember to stay strong and awesome! And I hope God is involved more in your lives!)