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by silentplayermc03

Izuku Midoriya, chosen by All Might to be the next wielder of One For All. Expecting his life to be difficult, he didn't think he'd also become a father figure to a young child, find true friends, become an inspiration to others, be guided by remnants of previous OFA users or catch the attention of both villains & the HPSC. Watch as he struggles through it all while doing his best

17. Chapter 016 - Trouble at the USJ Part 2

Author's Note -How's it going everyone? Here's the next part of the USJ!

Also, I'm reminding everyone again that I've mentioned before how I'll be cross posting here on Fanfiction, AO3 and Wattpad. With how much Fanfiction is messing up these days, I wanted to remind you that you can find my stories on those sites as well. So remember, if you're having issues reading on Fanfiction, check out the other sites for my stories.

Without further ado, here's the next chapter for you!

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CHAPTER 016 – TROUBLE AT THE USJ PART 2

XXXXXXXXXX RUINS DISASTER ZONE XXXXXXXXXX

"Aaaaaahh!" At first screaming as he fell through the portal and continuing to scream as he fell through the air, Mashirao luckily saw something that made him stop. Flipping his body to the side while still in the air, he used his tail to grab hold of a lamppost. "Argh!" Letting out pained sounds through gritted teeth as he used his tail to slow down his fall, Mashirao was able to reduce his speed down enough to land onto his feet with minimal impact. Though his tail was red thanks to the friction from the sliding after he let go of it.

It took him a bit to shake it off and he stood up straight. "Where am I?" he asked out loud to himself while looking around. After taking in his surroundings, he figured out he was in the ruins zone with the rundown buildings and messed up streets. "I need to find my classmates and get back to Aizawa-Sensei." Before he could start thinking about where to go or how to do that, he started hearing shouts and screams some distance behind him. Whirling around, he began sprinting towards the direction the noises were coming from.

It didn't take him long and Mashirao found a few of his fellow first years after rounding a corner of the street he landed on. Sen and Manga were already fighting for their lives against almost a dozen villains that had surrounded them. Minoru was cowering and crying as he held his arms over his head and crouched down while in the middle of the two fighting. They need help! Moving as quietly and quickly as he could so he could get in a sneak attack, Mashirao advanced. He got there just in time to stop a grey skinned villain from hitting Manga with a crowbar from behind.

"What the hel-" The crowbar wielding villain wasn't able to finish because Mashirao used his tail to sling him away towards a nearby building. Crashing through a window, he didn't bother them again since was too hurt to get back up.

"Watch your backs!" advised Mashirao as he took up a position with them after landing a kick against another villain that was aiming for Sen that pushed him back.

"Thanks and easier said than done!" replied back Sen as he used his quirk to spin his arms and deflect some ranged attacks fired from two adversaries.

"This…s-u-u-cks! We're g-gonna die!" wailed Minoru through his sobs.

"What are you doing?!" questioned Mashirao while blocking a strike. "Get up and fight!"

"Are you c-crazy?!" countered Minoru while yelling in a high pitched tone of voice. "We're b-barely in our first week of UA a-and already f-fighting villains?! I'm not r-ready for this! I wish I c-could've at least t-touched Yaoyorozu's boobs b-before I d-died!"

Surprisingly, everyone stopped what they were doing after hearing Minoru's words being screamed out and they all turned to look at the minuscule UA student. Realizing that it was too quiet now after a couple seconds, Minoru raised his teary and snot covered gaze and looked around in confusion as to why everyone was staring at him. "W-What?" he asked them.

Sen, Mashirao and Manga shook their heads while giving him disappointed looks. Some of the villains surrounding them were giving the same expressions. Two other villains, who were female, also gave some disgusted stares at him. The rest however gave the purple costumed student what seemed to be looks of understanding as if they too wouldn't mind touching a girl's chest.

"What?!" asked Minoru more defiantly this time after seeing everyone's expressions. "Don't give me those looks! You all know how awesome it is to be able to touch and play with boobs!"

"Dude, not cool," said Sen while Manga had a frowning face appear in his speech bubble.

"Is that all you think about?" asked Mashirao in disbelief.

Before Minoru could answer or say anything, someone else spoke up. "As much as I agree with the midget about boobs…" started one of the villains that drew attention to him. His words also drew annoyed and disgusted looks from the two females as well. "…we're here to do something else that we like doing," said the villain and a malicious smirk formed on his face. Raising his hands and aiming at the first years, they could see what looked like rocky sharp points jutting out from his palms. The rest of his cohorts followed suite and readied their quirks. "So, we could either do this the easy way or the hard way. But just to let you know, either way, you're ending up dead and we get paid. And we'll use that to have some of our own fun."

Sen, Manga and Mashirao took up fighting stances again while Minoru just crouched in the middle of the three and just shook in fear once more. "We're not gonna just roll over and-"

Sen was cut off when a loud scream was heard that came from the side street. Both villains and first years turned to look at the source. What looked to be someone in a knight costume with a fluttering cape and red sunglasses with sharp corners was running from a group of villains chasing him.

"Hey, isn't that…"

"It's Aoyama!" shouted Mashirao. "And he's being chased by the villains!"

"Ah, there's the rest of our group! Now you'll all get done in! And we won't even break a sweat!"

"Not more villains!" cried Minoru.

"Damn it! How the hell are we gonna get out of this now?!" spat Sen.

"Wait…don't the villains look kinda…scared to you too?" asked Manga.

After Manga asked his question, they and even the villains near them, all looked more carefully at the group behind Yuga. A couple seconds later, they noticed it. It wasn't just Yuga who was scared, but so were the villains behind them. They had wide eyes and panic stricken faces.

"What the…why the fuck are they scared?" asked one of the female invaders.

Instead of getting her question answered, she and the rest of them were told something else. "RUN!" yelled Yuga.

"Run? Heh, who does this piece of shit think he is, telling me what to do? I bet he's just-"

"Hey assholes! Get over here and help us with this fuckin monster!"

Hearing that made them all, both villains and first years alike, to glance at one another while thinking similar thoughts. What the hell are they talking about? What monster? They looked back towards them and were about to ask what they meant.

But then their unspoken question was answered a second later. Something crashed through one of the decrepit building's wall that was facing the street. An enormous, hairy beast slid to a stop in the middle of the street while the building collapsed in on itself since it lost one of its foundational walls. His gaze was fixated on the running group and a furious expression was on his face. He let out a battle roar that sounded like a howl before he chased after them while running on all fours.

"Holy shi…"

"That's Shishida!" Manga's yell cut off Sen's words.

"He wasn't that big or looked that scary during the battle trials!" commented Mashirao in alarm.

"I knew it! I'm gonna die! And I'm still a virgin!" wailed Minoru.

"Fuck this!" spoke up one of the villains. He started backing away from the advancing beast. "We were told to deal with some spoiled brats! They didn't say anything about dealing with a monster! I'm out!" Without waiting for a reply, he turned away and started running down the street as fast as he could.

A few had the same idea and started following him while the rest of the villains merely scoffed and readied their quirks for battle. "Punk ass bitches," said the one who was about to fire his rock pellets at the students. He took aim at the beast. "Whatever, I'll take care of this!" With a shout, he started using his quirk. Rock pellets shot from his palms and sped towards the incoming group and beast.

Some moved to the side while others dropped to the ground to avoid the ranged attack. The stone pellets collided against the beast and though they did hurt him a little, he didn't stop or slow down at all. Instead, it seemed to just anger him more since he let off another roar. He picked up one of the villains who was barely standing back up and threw him to towards one of the buildings. The frightened yelling from the thrown villain was suddenly cut off when he slammed into the wall and dropped down unconscious.

Seeing his attack do absolutely nothing and what the beast was doing to his cohorts, the stone shooter shook in his spot for a second. All of a sudden, he spun around and bolted down another street while yelling at the top of his lungs. "EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF!" All the villains there followed his example and they scattered in different directions while running away as fast as they could.

"Well, that's one less thing to deal with," remarked Mashirao.

"Yeah, but now we gotta deal with him," reminded Sen.

"What's w-wrong with him?!" asked Minoru while looking through his hands that he was using to cover his face out of fear.

They couldn't answer but didn't look away from the carnage of their crazed friend. Jurota was attacking nonstop at the villains near him. Whether by swinging his large arms towards them or picking them up and throwing them, he wasn't giving them a break. All they could do was to try and dodge his random attacks.

As that was happening, Yuga had wisely not stopped running after maneuvering to the side to avoid the stone pellets and made it to his peers. Stopping in front of them, he leaned against his knees and took in some much needed gulps of air. "I am…so pleased…to find you…"

"What happened?!" asked Sen while keeping his sight on their crazed classmate.

Yuga took another moment to catch his breath before answering. "Monsieur Beast and I landed in the middle of many brutes who were waiting for us. After trying to survive for a while with my dazzling light and his brutish strength, it wasn't enough. We sustained injuries…" At this point, they just noticed that Yuga had some bruises on him when he looked up at them and stood up. They also noticed some cuts on his body where his armor had been broken away along with some dried blood on his clothes. "Monsieur Beast became enraged after he was hit several times and saw me get hurt too. He transformed into that monster and lost his mind. He started attacking everyone near him."

"Shit, that ain't good," remarked Sen.

"How can we stop him?" asked Mashirao.

"Are you crazy?!" asked Minoru, making them look at him again with different expressions on their faces. "He'll probably kill us all before we can even figure that out! If anything, we should use this chance he gave us and run away too!"

Before they could respond back to Minoru's lack of courage in trying to help out their fellow UA attendee, they heard a loud echoed boom.

"What was that?" asked Manga.

"Sounded like it came from there," said Sen as he pointed towards a particular direction. "But what's that sound from?"

"Hey, maybe it's the gate doors!" spoke up Mashirao and when they turned to look at him, he continued. "I heard Aizawa- Sensei say that All-Might was on his way here! It has to be him!"

"If it's All Might, then all we have to do is get back to the entrance," advised Manga.

"Right. So, let's try and-"

"LOOK OUT!" yelled Mashirao as he cut off and pushed Sen to the side. He then quickly brought up his arms in a crossed pattern in front of him as a large fist crashed against it. Sent flying backwards, Mashirao slammed into a building's wall with his back. Eyes bulging while spitting out some blood and saliva, he then dropped to the floor while groaning in pain.

"Ojiro!" yelled Minoru, Yuga, Sen and Manga in concern.

"RAAAHH!"

Jurota's roar brought their attention back to him and they moved as quickly as they could. Manga used his quirk to summon a gust of wind to push his classmate back. Yuga ran towards Mashirao to help him out while Sen picked up Minoru and followed after them.

"We're gonna die! We're gonna die! Why me?! Why?! I just wanted to get with some girls and touch some boo-o-o-o-bs!" Minoru started sobbing again while being carried.

Sen had an annoyed and frustrated expression form on his face over his words. Reaching the other two, he practically threw Minoru to the floor. "What is wrong with you?!" yelled Sen, preventing Minoru from saying anything after his yelp of pain when he hit the floor. "Stop complaining and do something to help out damn it!" Without waiting for a reply, Sen turned around and went to help out Manga in subduing Jurota.

Minoru just stared after the 1B student with tears going down his cheeks while shaking from fear. "H-How am I s-supposed to d-do that?! I'm not a f-fighter damn it! And I'm too s-scared!" he yelled.

Yuga wasn't able to do anything to calm down Minoru since he was assisting Mashirao back up to his feet. "There we go," said Yuga. He noticed a few bruises along with some bleeding scratches on him. "Are you still able to fight?"

"Thanks," grunted Mashirao as he found his feet. "Yeah, I can still go on a bit. How about you?"

Yuga did his best to give a confident smile but it wavered. "My dazzling light hasn't been snuffed out yet."

Mashirao nodded as he looked towards the others. He saw that Sen was barely able to hold back Jurota by using his gyrating arms to act as defensive parries from his swiping attacks. Though he was getting cut from it, Jurota wasn't feeling the pain due to his angered beastly state. Mashirao also noticed that Manga was panting heavily and he wondered if it was from quirk overuse. Thinking quickly, he tried to come up with a plan and even looked around their surroundings to see if they could use anything.

It was then that he noticed something and Mashirao locked his gaze onto it. "What is that?" he asked.

"Huh?" asked both Yuga and Mineta before looking in the direction he was facing.

Something was moving quickly towards them by jumping from one building to the next as they traveled through the street. They were moving so fast that they looked like they were a blur.

"It's All Might!" exclaimed Mineta, his hysterical state not even allowing him to notice the greenish color of the blur. Without waiting for the others to confirm it, he started yelling out his next words. "HELP US ALL MIGHT! SHISHIDA'S GONE MAD! YOU HAVE TO STOP HIM!"

Before anyone could say anything else, the blur drew closer to the three that were fighting. But then the blur maneuvered to another side before rocketing towards Jurota. Colliding into him, the blur sent Jurota flying a few dozen feet from the impact before he smashed through a broken down building's wall and ended up crashing into the street once more. The collision caused the wall he went through to completely fall apart in the background. Jurota struggled to get back up but his arms trembled violently before he collapsed. He remained motionless on the ground.

"Hot damn," commented Sen with wide eyes after seeing that happen. He turned towards the new arrival who was in a battle stance while facing the downed Jurota. He and the rest of his fellow first years were shocked as to how he was able to take down their friend's beastly form so easily. Especially because he wasn't All Might since he wasn't as large as the number one hero and was wearing a green costume. "Thanks for the save man but, ah, who are you?" asked Sen but the new arrival didn't answer but held up his hand to signal to wait and Sen understood.

A short while later, the green costumed person moved towards Jurota and knelt down beside him. Moving his hand towards his neck, he placed two fingers against his neck to feel for his pulse. A couple seconds later, he let out an audible sigh. Thank God he's just unconscious. I thought I overdid it by increasing the percentage at the last second. Looking over him, he didn't see any major wounds that were of major concern besides some slightly bleeding scratches.

"Is Shishida alright?" asked Sen as he and the others drew closer to them.

"He's fine. Just unconscious."

As if to prove the newcomer's words, Jurota's beastly form began to shrink and became more human like until he was back in his normal form. "That's good," remarked Manga.

"And I was wondering when he'd change back to normal," commented Sen.

"Thanks for helping us out. But who are you and why are you here?" asked Mashirao while standing on his own now.

Standing up, the new arrival turned to face them but they couldn't see his face thanks to his helmet. "My name's Izuku Midoriya and I came here with All Might. He's fighting in the central plaza while I was told to find everyone who was warped away and help them back to the entrance. Is this everyone?" he asked them.

Hearing that All Might really was at the USJ made them all let out relieved sounds. "Oui. Just us," answered Yuga for them all.

"Okay. Head down that way and then go left," advised Izuku as he pointed which way to go. "I came from that direction and took out some villains and tied them up before getting here. They shouldn't bother you and it's an easier path than most. It leads directly towards the central plaza. Stick to the outside of it since All Might's fighting there. Follow it to the stairs and go towards the entrance since we're regrouping there. Do you guys need my help to get back?" he asked them.

"No, we should be able to handle it. Thanks," said Mashirao. "Oh, and the villains who attacked us went down that way after running away from Shishida."

"Got it. Here's some first aid," said Izuku as he took out some first aid from the pouches on his belt and gave it to them. They thanked him for it and he nodded. "Of course. You're welcome," said Izuku. "I'm gonna head off. See you guys later." He activated his quirk before practically blurring away.

"Damn, he's fast," stated Sen as they watched Izuku fade away into the distance.

"C'mon, let's get back to the entrance and then we'll use the first aid," advised Manga. "Help me with Shishida."

"I got it," said Mashirao as he helped carry the unconscious Jurota.

As the six of them made their way back towards the entrance, they all thought many things and even conversed with one another about what just happened while keeping aware of their surroundings. They were impressed over this Midoriya's abilities and wondered who he is and whether he's All Might's sidekick since he said he came with the number one hero.

Though one of them was staying remarkably quieter than normal. Minoru couldn't believe what he just saw. He thought he was going to die. And what's worse was that he thought he was going to die a virgin. But then, he and his classmates were saved. And it wasn't All Might like he thought at first. Instead, it was someone named Izuku Midoriya. And he took out Jurota like it was nothing and arrived like a badass.

He's so cool, thought Minoru as he followed the others while not paying attention to what they were talking about. I bet he has a lot of girls! If only I could be like that too and then girls will be all over me too! Thinking for a bit longer, Minoru decided that if they ended up surviving this whole ordeal, then he'd try to get on this Midoriya's good side and have him teach him how to be cool like him so he could finally get girls.

XXXXXXXXXX LANDSLIDE DISASTER ZONE XXXXXXXXXX

Six young adults were falling through the sky. Screaming and yelling in fright, they wondered if this was their last moments before their death. As the ground came in closer to them, one of the six was able to finally compose herself enough to act.

Using her quirk that consisted of vine like hair, she extended them to reach out and catch her fellow first years. Bringing them closer to her, she then had her vines extended towards the ground in an angle. Connecting to the ground, the vines formed into a makeshift slide for them to control their fall as they slid to the bottom. Reaching the ground, they realized that it was sloped downwards as they continued sliding with Ibara withdrawing her vines back to her.

As they slid down, they were able to luckily dodge some debris that was strewn along the path. When they finally reached the bottom and stopped, they took a moment to take a breather before glancing at one another. Then, five of them turned towards the sixth with grateful looks while thanking her for saving their lives.

"You're welcome," replied Ibara. Looking ahead, she got to her feet and so did they. "Where are we?" she asked.

As they all looked around, they took in their surroundings. They were in a large, oddly shaped flat area with several random objects and debris. They could see uneven grassy ground along with a handful of trees all around them outside the flat area with debris everywhere. Broken down cars. Pieces of aircraft. Halfway constructed walls. Water tower tanks with holes that were on their side. Broken apart pavement. Collection of rubble. Boulders. Piles of dirt and rocks. Several haystacks around the area and much more. There were even some weird looking grassy humps on the ground around the area.

"I think we're in the Landslide area. Thirteen did say it was sloped terrain with random debris everywhere," answered Hanta.

"If that's the case, then we should try and find a way out of here," suggested Rikido.

"B-But where would we g-go and which way?" asked Kojiro nervously out of both fear and since attention was on him now. "And there's probably v-villains here. We should be c-careful."

"He's right," chimed in Toru. "I could go scout ahead while going full stealth while you guys find a better spot to defend with."

"I would've volunteered to use the darkness as cover to scout too but we don't have much here for me to use," spoke up Shihai. They were out in the open with hardly any shade and there were no real dark areas for him to merge with. He moved his gaze towards the floating gloves and shoes. "We shall count on you then. Just don't ignore the abyss or you'll end up being surprised by it."

"Ah, okay, yeah, got it," replied back Toru, slightly off put by his choice of vocabulary.

"Good, but before you leave, we should let you know where to find us," suggested Ibara.

"You don't have to do that actually."

A new voice spoke up that caused them all to jump, startled from it. Turning around, they quickly got into fighting stances and looked at the one who surprised them. They found a middle aged man who was taller than them but had a slender build. He did have slightly larger than average hands that were held together with his thumbs inside. He had a narrow face with a sharp nose, small mouth and short brown hair. All in all, even though he looked less attractive than the random normal person, he didn't look dangerous at all.

However, even with his somewhat non threatening appearance, none of the six lowered their guard. They each thought that this person could be up to something. They couldn't allow themselves to be so careless right now. Especially with what's going on in the facility.

"Who are you?" asked Hanta in a serious tone.

"And how did you get here? Are you with the villains?" asked Rikido accusingly.

"My name is Yudo Shokubu," said the middle aged man in a rather calm tone of voice. "And I was brought here against my will from the villain who masterminded this."

"Is that so? And we're supposed to just believe you?" questioned Shihai.

"I don't blame you for not believing me," replied Yudo. He took in a breath before letting out a sigh. "Some of the ones brought here joined the hand villain out of their own free wills. Others were coerced or forced to joining. I've had a pretty shitty life as I grew up with many mocking me for my looks, my interests and my hobbies. Only when I found my calling was I able to finally enjoy life. But one day, I ended up listening to someone mentioning a new opportunity and ended up here. It was out of my control and didn't have a choice."

"I'm sorry to hear that. May the Lord bless you and give you a better life," said Ibara sadly as she put her hands into a prayer position and light shined down on her while her vine like hair swayed a bit.

Yudo's eyes widened at seeing that and sensing something. Her hair's made of vines? Is that…her quirk?

"That does sound bad," spoke up Toru, drawing attention to her as the light faded from Ibara. "But, how can we trust you?"

"I understand. Well, perhaps this may quell your fears about me. I do have something to show you," said Yudo. He turned his body towards a broken down car that was about fifty feet from them. "I have a villain here that I caught and tied up behind that car. One of the villains here is a very tricky bastard," he told them.

"You do?" asked Hanta. "We could question him and find out what all of their plans are!"

"Lead the way but don't attempt to trick us," warned Shihai.

"Of course." Yudo led the way and the six followed him with some space between them. When he reached around the car, he looked at them. "Here he is."

The six moved around the broken down car and saw an unconscious, tied up villain leaning against the car with his back. "So you were telling the truth," said Rikido before moving to untie the mouth binds. "What kind of binds are these? They feel…weird. Anyways, let's get these off of him, wake him up and get him talking."

"I'll help with that," said Shihai, moving to help him get the binds off.

While those two did that, Hanta and Kojiro kept watch of their surroundings as they took up positions a little farther away from them. Toru and Ibara remained together. Yudo just remained in his current position but had his gaze on a particular someone.

His staring was noticed by someone and she spoke up. "Hey, Shokubu, finding something interesting about my friend here?" asked Toru in an accusing tone.

"What?" asked Ibara, turning towards Toru before looking at Yudo.

Yudo, however, didn't shy away and kept his gaze on Ibara. "I'm sorry. I don't mean to be rude. I'm just fascinated by you."

"W-What?!" Ibara blushed slightly but kept her composure. "What's so fascinating?"

"If I may elaborate?" asked Yudo and she nodded. "You're appearance is that of a young maiden yet your behavior portrays maturity. And forgive me if I'm mistaken, but does your quirk involve your hair?"

Ibara's blush deepened even more. "W-Why, thank you. And yes, my quirk deals with my hair. It's called 'Vines' since my hair is made up of vines. I can freely extend them to great distances and control them as I like," she said with a smile on her face.

"My, that is extraordinary. Would it be…alright…if I may touch your hair? Just to get a feel for it? I've just never seen anything like it before and I love anything to do with plant life."

Smiling brightly over his words, Ibara nodded happily. "I love plants as well! Yes, you may touch my vines."

Toru kept silent as she watched Ibara have her hair extend towards Yudo. Though no one could see her expression since she was invisible, her eyes were wide and her mouth was left hanging open. What is happening right now? Is he flirting with her?

While that was going on with them, Rikido worked to untie the mouth cover. When he did so, Shihai then started giving light slaps against the villains' cheek until he woke up.

"Wha…h-huh…whuzzair?" he asked them as he came to.

"Listen up villain," started Rikido, getting him to look at him. "We need answers and you're gonna give them to us."

"So start speaking and give us good information or we'll leave you to the abyss," threatened Shihai.

"What?" Looking at the two in front of him, the villain was about to respond back when something caught his eye from his peripheral vision. Looking to the side, he found the one who betrayed him standing next to a green haired girl. He heard the girl say 'vines' and then extended her hair towards him. His eyes widened and he started screaming. "DON'T LET HIM TOUCH YOUR HAIR!"

But it was too late. Yudo had already separated his hands and was reaching towards the vine hair. When the tied up villain screamed out his warning, Yudo moved faster than they thought he could move. And the instant he was able to grab onto Ibara's vine like hair, was when he activated his quirk.

Ibara felt and saw her vines extend and move without her consent. She watched as they extended towards her peers and quickly wrapped them up tightly. They let out sounds of alarm and pain over it thanks to the pressure and thorns. "No!" shouted Ibara. Attempting to pull her vines back, she was astounded to find that she had no control over them anymore. "What…What have you done?!"

Yudo had a large smile form on his face that gave him a sinister look instead of something more jovial. "I merely used my quirk, my dear." Raising his hands, he wagged his thumbs that were colored green. "Green Thumbs. I'm able to control any and all plant life after I touch them with my thumbs."

A sudden loud boom echoed throughout the area and the first years wondered what that was caused by. Even Yudo thought about what that was from. But then he pushed it aside since he had escape plans already made and would be gone soon enough.

"I won't let you get away with this!" Ibara barely moved when she felt her own vines wrapping around her arms, legs and waist. She was suddenly pulled down towards the ground and slammed against it hard with her back. Letting out a cry of pain, she glared up towards Yudo. "Why? Why are you doing this?" she asked him with anger and confusion coating her words.

Someone else answered instead of Yudo. "Because he's a disgusting piece of shit!"

"Ah yes, you're still here," stated Yudo as he turned towards the villain. "I knew you'd end up being of use. Better than the rest."

"Fuck you, you asshole! When I get free, I'm gonna rip off your thumbs and make you choke on them!"

"And you're usefulness is up. Thank you so much for your aid. I'll keep my promise and set you free."

A few vines extended upwards from Ibara's head and coiled together with a sharp point forming at the front. The makeshift spear was then launched towards the tied up villain. Screams of protest were let out by the UA students but they went unheard. The vine spear skewered the villain through the chest and he could only make a soundless gasp before his head hung.

"N-No…how could you?!" cried Ibara in horror.

"What?" asked Yudo as he turned to look at her on the ground. "I kept my promise. I set him free."

"You're…You're a monster!"

"Oh? Wasn't it your vines that skewered him?" asked Yudo and Ibara's eyes widened as she took in a sharp breath. He chuckled over her reaction. "You're training to be a hero and yet you killed someone."

"Shut up!" growled Toru.

"You're the one who used darkness!" roared Shihai.

"She's a hero!" yelled Rikido.

"Really? If she was a real hero, then she'd be able to overpower my control. But she couldn't because she's weak. Then again, no one's been able to do that so far," boasted Yudo with a smug look on his face. "Now, what to do with you?" He moved closer to Ibara and stopped by her side. "So beautiful. So young. So pure. And so naïve. I'm gonna enjoy taking everything from you."

"Get away from her!" yelled Kojiro, summoning his courage as he sprayed some glue from the holes on his head.

But he was too far from Yudo who was able to dodge the attack. He then had the vines tighten even more around Kojiro's body and even covered his head now that made him stop his attack and let out muffled shouts of pain.

"Stop it!" shouted Hanta as he struggled to get free.

Yet he couldn't do much since his elbows were covered by the vines. And neither could the rest since none of their quirks would've helped them get free. Rikido couldn't use his sugar packs to increase his strength. Shihai had no darkness or shadows to slip into. Toru was powerless against the vines. And Kojiro was moved farther away from them so he couldn't use his quirk. Yet they all yelled and shouted at Yudo to let them go in between their painful grunts and yelps.

"Enough and silence! All of you!" commanded Yudo while using his quirk again. The vines tightened even more around the five while also covering their mouths. "That's better."

"How dare you!"

Yudo turned his gaze back towards Ibara. "Excuse me? What did you say?" he asked while using his quirk. The vines around her tightened before spreading her limbs forcefully out.

"Aaaaah!" cried Ibara from the pain caused by her own vines. Spread eagled on the ground, she couldn't move her body or limbs. Moving her sight back to Yudo, she saw the malicious smirk on his face. "Why? Why are you doing this? What about everything you said? Were they all lies? Are you really such a bad person?" she asked with anger and sorrow in her tone while her eyes filled up with water.

Yudo's smile went away. "I didn't lie," replied Yudo as went on one knee beside her. "My life was shitty. Everyone mocked me for my looks and my quirk and did whatever they could to bully me. Become a hero with my looks? Using plants to be a hero? No way in hell they said."

"But you can be a hero! Look at Kamui Woods!" said Ibara.

Yudo snorted. "That overzealous punk? He got lucky with the times. Plus, he uses his own body that's made of wood. I have to touch plants. Anyway, no matter how hard I tried, it was never enough. Even when I decided to forgo being a hero and decided to open up a plant shop, I was still ridiculed. And then, one day, I found my calling."

Leaning closer towards her, Yudo placed his hand against her cheek. She moved her head away. But then one of her vines forced her head back. "Now, don't be rude. I thought you were better mannered than that. I'm baring my soul here."

Caressing his hand down her cheek, he ignored her shivers as he kept moving it slowly down as he continued talking. "An attractive girl came into my store and she wanted to buy flowers. I helped her out. She was very kind to me. After she left, I felt happier than I ever did. And I hoped she'd come back one day."

At this point, his hand reached the bottom of her face and cupped her chin with his hand to make sure she kept looking at him. "She did. She came back again and bought more flowers and was very kind again. She came in several more times and each time, I felt my feelings grow for her and I fell in love with her. I worked up my courage and finally asked her out. She said she was already seeing someone and though I was heartbroken, I understood. I left it at that."

Two vines moved towards Ibara's costumes straps that went over her shoulders and cut them with their thorns. "When she came back in again, she had brought a friend who was also as beautiful as her. I helped them both out in buying flowers. They were both kind. But then, as they were leaving, I heard her friend whisper something to her. Her friend said that she was right and that I was ugly. Pathetic. And how dare I even try to ask her out. That it sucks how they had to deal with such an ugly person just because I had the best flowers in town. How my quirk was only good for making flowers but nothing else and it was suitable for someone as pathetic as me."

More vines began moving and buried themselves within Ibara's costume. "I became enraged. What had I done to them, hmm? I did nothing to the people around me and yet I was mocked. I was bullied. I was considered less than others. All because I wasn't as attractive as others and because of my quirk. It was then that I realized that the world isn't fair. If you want something, you have to take it. And I did."

The vines stretched outwards and as a result, tore apart the costume that left Ibara in just her white strapless, sports bra and white yoga shorts. She whimpered even more while letting out some tears now from her eyes but Yudo still held onto her chin. "When they finally came back the next time, I took control. I used my plants against them. They couldn't move. They apologized to me. Begged me. Made promises to me. But I didn't care anymore. Because that was the day I found my calling. And you know what that calling is?" he asked her.

Ibara couldn't make a sound, with even her whimpering having faded away. Rapid tears kept leaking out of her eyes. Her heart was beating like crazy. She couldn't move or do anything. She was stuck staring into Yudo's eyes, which she now noticed had a dull lifeless black color to them.

Yudo leaned in even closer as his left hand reached for her breasts. When he grabbed one of them over her bra and Ibara froze with her eyes widening due to shock, that sinister smile formed on his face that made him look uglier and demonic. "I realized my calling was that I enjoyed being in control. I enjoyed using my plants to do so. And I definitely enjoyed breaking a girl just like it was done to my heart."

Ibara was trembling thanks to her fear and disgust of what he said. "P-Please…don't…"

"Hmm? Don't do this?" he asked and Ibara was barely able to nod with her teary eyes showing so much fear and dread of what could come to pass. He relished in seeing that and smirked. "Why shouldn't I?"

Ibara could only answer his question with what she was taught at a young age by her adoptive father. "Please, stop this. I'm sorry for what you've been through. It wasn't fair what you went through. But you know this isn't right. It's wrong. You can still atone for your mistakes. You'll be forgiven if you change and ask for forgiveness," said Ibara while doing her best to not give in to her rising fear.

Yudo thought for a moment. "Is that so? And who'll forgive me? The many girls I took advantage of? The people I killed? The plants I used for my crimes? Tell me, can I truly change? Can I ever be forgiven? And by who?" he asked her while squeezing her breast.

Ibara let out a startled gasp. It took her a moment to respond back with a shaky voice as she tried to ignore the feeling of his rough hand on her chest. "Y-Yes, you can be. I'll f-forgive you. You just h-have to stop and t-turn yourself in. And work to a-atone for your sins. If you do, you m-might even be f-forgiven by the others you've wronged. And one d-day, you could be forgiven by God who'll-"

"GOD?!" interrupted Yudo loudly with an angry snarl. Tightening his grasp on her face with his hand that caused her to yelp in pain, he glared into the girl's eyes. His rage made the vines tighten around all of his victims. Only their muffled cries of pain, worry and concern were heard through the binds. Yudo ignored the fear he noticed in her eyes as well as the increased shivering. "Where was God when I needed him?! When I was mocked?! Bullied?! Ridiculed for my looks and for believing such a stupid quirk could be used to help people?! When I was tricked?! Starving on the streets until I could fight a job?! When all I wanted was to be accepted and loved?!"

Yudo didn't continue for a few seconds and Ibara was unable to say anything. Yudo shook his head while keeping his eyes on Ibara's. "It doesn't matter anymore. I learned you have to be cruel and use tricks to survive and get what you want in this world. Like I said before, I didn't lie. One of the villains here is a very tricky bastard. And I'm damn proud of being that tricky bastard. I even used my tricks against the other villains who were sent here with me. Why do you think I'm the only villain here? This grassy area…it's my domain! I can do whatever I want with them! Cause I don't care anymore! And I will continue doing what brings me enjoyment and happiness! And now that I found you, a girl who's part plant, I'll make you mine and you'll be mine forever! And you'll be of use to me in all of my endeavors!"

"N-No! Please s-stop!" begged Ibara, overcome with fear and more tears escaping her eyes.

Yudo grasped her bra but didn't do anything yet as he looking into her eyes once more. "Don't worry. After I have some fun with you, I'm gonna have some fun with your invisible girlfriend. You'll help me keep her from fighting back. I wonder…when I stick it in her, will my dick stay visible or would it vanish inside her?" he asked her before turning to look where the invisible girl was wrapped up. He couldn't see her, but he figured she probably had a scared look on her face. Smiling to himself, he turned back towards Ibara. "Now, let's get started shall we?" Ripping off her bra, he grabbed one of her exposed breasts while moving his hand from her face to her underwear.

"No! P-Please stop!" screamed Ibara as she struggled uselessly against him. "No! S-Stop! God will punish-"

*SMACK* Yudo slapped Ibara suddenly that cut off her words and made her let out a yelp of pain. He grabbed her chin again and forced her to look into his eyes. At the same time, he had her own vines wrap around her limbs even more to the point that they started cutting into her skin that drew blood. "Stupid naïve girl! You're ruining my fun! Shut up! Or better yet, just cry! At least that'll help me stay hard! Now be a good little slave and stop talking such utter bullshit you damn whore!"

Ibara was absolutely shaken to her core over what was happening to her and was feeling so much pain from her own vines. And yet, she still kept resisting. "G-God will-"

*SMACK* Another hit, this time a punch that silenced Ibara with her cheek throbbing from the hit.

Yudo at this point was livid. No girl had ever resisted so much against him after using his quirk against them. They would usually just fall apart almost immediately once he turned the tables on them. But not her. And it infuriated him to the point of losing his normally cool composure.

But even so, he wouldn't give up. He was gonna do whatever it took to break her spirit and make her his. And he had an idea as to how. Grabbing her face once more, he made her look at him again as he moved his face to be an inch away from hers. "You keep talking about God but you're a fuckin idiot! You think he cares what you do? What happens to you? You're nothing but a stubborn, naïve girl who dresses like a slut and yet goes around talking about God! He won't care about someone like you! And HE doesn't care! He never does! If He does, then where is He?! Answer me that!"

Yudo could see that Ibara's faith was wavering as she let out more tears while taking stuttering breaths. All he needed was just a little bit more to break her. And he'll be able to enjoy it so much more when he finally takes her purity from her too as she crumbles like the rest and become his forever. "No answer? Here, I'll prove it to you!"

Straightening out as he let go of her, he then spread his arms to the side while kneeling besides Ibara. Yudo spoke loudly while facing towards the facility's ceiling. "GOD! If I'm such a vile piece of shit, then strike me down here and now!" He waited a few seconds. "Well?! C'mon! Pass down your judgment on me!"

Yudo waited a little longer and nothing happened. Lowering his arms, he locked his gaze back onto Ibara's. "You see?" he asked her with his sinister smile forming on his face again. He didn't need her answer because he could see it in her eyes. Her faith. Her belief. She was hanging on by a thread. All he needed was just one last push. "You've finally learned the truth! And that truth is that God doesn't ex-"

Ibara felt as if her very soul was about to break as Yudo was about to finish saying what she never wanted to hear. But right before he could finish saying those words, Ibara saw a white gloved fist smash into the side of his face. As if it had happened in slow motion when in reality it was probably less than second, Ibara kept her sight on what occurred next out of shock.

She noticed the split second look of realization that spread on Yudo's face that he was struck before the side of his face seemed to react from the hit. His cheek contoured around the fist while his head turned to the side as his eyes widened and spit, along with some blood, flew out of his mouth. And then, he was sent flying from his current position before crashing into a nearby hill.

The moment Yudo hit the hill, he was knocked out cold. Immediately afterwards, Ibara's vines, no longer under Yudo's control, stopped what they were doing. Loosening up on their victims, they then fell apart onto the ground and freed the once trapped UA students. They took in some much needed air since their bodies were under some incredible pressure that prevented them from breathing properly. And it didn't help either that their mouths were being covered as well.

Ibara however was still lying on the ground unable to move. Her body was shivering and her heart was beating like mad. She was lost in so many different emotions and thoughts that she couldn't function. Not to recall her vines or even to cover up her modesty since she was practically naked save for her lower undergarment.

Luckily, she didn't have to worry about the latter part for long since someone covered her body with a thin, green colored blanket. And that someone spoke to her a second later. "Hey, I'm sorry for being late. I'm here now. Are you alright?"

Hearing such a softly spoken tone of voice that consisted of strength, concern and compassion made her react. Ibara moved her gaze towards the one who was speaking to her. A young man, dressed in a green and white hero costume with a white cape was kneeling beside her. His helmet had the visor up and she could see his eyes locked onto hers. The way he was looking at her…the twinkle and green color of his eyes…made Ibara feel both relieved and safe. And she felt them so powerfully, that it happened.

Ibara broke at that moment. She started crying loudly, letting out heavy and fast tears as she raised trembling hands towards her savior. Her unspoken request received, she felt her body rising thanks to her savior. Strong arms wrapped around her in a warm and comforting embrace. Leaning against his chest while the blanket covered her front and her still extended vines covered her back, Ibara couldn't stop crying into his chest as she held onto him as if he was her lifeline. And in that moment, he was. For both her body and her spirit.

"It's okay. It's alright. Just let it out. I'm right here," he told her in a soft and soothing tone of voice as he kept his hold on her. Sensing movement near him, Izuku moved his head to the side and found the other five had recovered and moved closer to them with looks of concern, sadness and worry on their faces. "You guys alright? Need any first aid?" he asked them.

"I think we'll be alright," replied Rikido.

"Yeah, and thanks man for saving us," added Hanta with Shihai nodding as he remained silent for now.

"Is…Is she g-gonna be o-okay?" asked Kojiro in a low voice.

Izuku moved his gaze back to the crying girl in his arms. He felt his heart ache at seeing her like this. He never wanted anyone to feel so distraught and somehow he had seen several in such states. His mind pictured the dark haired girl he saved from those villains and then his adopted daughter. Shaking his head slightly, he cleared his mind and focused on what was happening now.

Looking at the five again, he then answered them. "I'm sure she will be. She just needs time." As if to give his words some credit, Ibara's crying seemed to lessen a little. Taking that as a good sign, Izuku decided to move things along. He still had several other places to go and search through. "I didn't find any other villains here. Do you guys know why?" he asked them.

"Maybe," answered Toru. "That Yudo guy. He said he took care of them."

"What?"

Before any of them could say anything else, they noticed something happening around them and they looked around at their surroundings in alarm. The weird, grassy lumps around them were disappearing because the grass was regressing back from the top of them. What was revealed were the bodies of many random people.

"Oh damn…it's …"

"The villains?" asked Shihai, finishing up for Rikido.

"Talk about crazy," remarked Hanta.

"Are they…dead?" asked Toru and her question made Kojiro gulp.

Shihai cautiously went towards one, knelt down and placed two fingers against his neck. At first he didn't feel anything but then he felt a very weak pulse. "They haven't been claimed by the abyss yet," he said.

"Probably because Yudo wasn't able to finish killing them," said Rikido.

"That's good. Less lives lost, even if they are villains," stated Izuku, drawing attention to him. "But, we shouldn't just leave them there. We should at least tie them all up."

"I got that covered. I'll start with the psycho first," said Hanta as he moved towards Yudo. He wrapped him up with his tape quirk before moving to the next unconscious villain.

As Hanta did that, the others asked Izuku what was going on while Ibara's crying slowly stopped. Izuku gave them a quick update. How he arrived with All Might and he was sent to find everyone and help them get back to the entrance since they were supposed to regroup there. When he mentioned All Might, they all felt relieved and happy since the number one hero was there. And they also felt glad after Izuku mentioned helping out others in the previous zone, who were probably back at the entrance already. He then informed them of the path he took to get here and if they followed it, they'd be able to cut through the other zone quickly and get to the entrance.

After Izuku finished explaining, he noticed that the girl in his arms had stopped crying and was just sniffling. Moving his sight towards her, he then began talking with her. "Hey," he said softly. When she looked up at him, he noticed the red eyes and dried tear streaks on her cheeks. "I'm sorry, but I gotta go find the others." Noticing a flash of fear in her eyes, he hurried to provide assurances to her. "But everything's fine and you're safe now. I promise."

Ibara couldn't say anything. She knew he was right. But she was still shaken. She didn't want to let go of him. Let go of the one who saved her. Who saved her faith. She would forever be grateful of it. And she knew others probably needed help to. But she just couldn't let go for some reason.

Toru, the ever so bubbly girl who was also very observant, got involved after a moment since Ibara wasn't saying or doing anything besides just staring at the new arrival. She knew that look that the Christian girl was giving and as much as she too wanted to stare at this incredible person who just saved them all, she also knew that now was not the time. "I got her," said Toru as she knelt beside the two and took Ibara, while still covered with the blanket, into her arms. Ibara didn't resist but kept her sight onto her savior.

"Thank you," said Izuku as he stood up.

Hanta finished up at that point and walked back towards them. "Alright, all done here!"

"Good. Just head that way and keep to the outside of the central area since All Might's fighting with the villains there. You shouldn't run into any villains on the way back since I took care of the ones on that path before getting to this zone but keep your guards up," advised Izuku and they nodded.

Toru was about to ask his name when Izuku activated his quirk and sped away in a blur. Letting out a gasp, she was stunned over his speed but recovered quickly. But when she glanced towards the others, she found them also to be stunned over it.

Moving her attention to Ibara, Toru caught her attention finally after a few tries. "Hey, as cool as he was, we need to leave," she said with a slight teasing tone to try and lighten up the mood. "Can you move?" she asked.

It took a little while before Ibara was able to find her voice. "Y-Yes."

"Okay." Standing up, Toru then helped up Ibara while making sure to keep her covered with the blanket. She suddenly gave the boys with them a glare, though they couldn't see that. "Don't you dare try to peek! Or I'll hit you where the sun doesn't shine!" Immediately the four males turned away from the two girls while promising not to. Turning back towards Ibara, who was completely red in the face since she realized she was practically naked save for the blanket and her panties, Toru then noticed something else. "Hey, you should recall your vines so we can leave."

"O-Oh…r-right." It took Ibara a few seconds to focus enough to use her quirk. Recalling them, she felt her vine like hair coming back to her. She left it hanging just above her knees to cover her bare back. "I-I'm finished."

"Okay. Let's go everyone," said Toru and they agreed.

As they made their way back towards the entrance, they all wondered about what they just went through while keeping aware of their surroundings. Though two of them were having a hard time maintaining their focus.

Toru wondered just who the green and white costumed person was. He said that he came with All Might so she wondered if he was working with the number one hero. That would make sense since he seemed to be strong himself. That led her to think many different things and wondered if he was single and if he could be possible boyfriend material.

The second person who was having a hard time keeping her thoughts and also her feelings in check was Ibara. She couldn't stop reliving what she just went through and was having a hard time controlling it all. She was almost abused and violated. Her faith and belief in God had been rocked.

And there was something else that was making her worry and become afraid. When she recalled her vines, she felt off. She couldn't explain it but it felt like something was wrong but she didn't know what. But even with feeling all of these things and having bad thoughts enter her head, Ibara was able to push through it all for the time being. And it was all thanks to forcing her mind to go towards something good. And that something good was the image of her savior…

XXXXXXXXXX MOUNTAIN DISASTER ZONE XXXXXXXXXX

"Ow! Get off me, jackass!"

"Hey, I didn't mean to fall on top of you!"

"Whatever, just get off me!"

"Calm down you guys!"

"Don't tell me to calm down!"

"This isn't the time to behave so poorly."

"Neither is you dressing like an exhibitionist!"

"Wow, you really are an asshole."

"The hell you say?!"

"I thought the angry blonde in our class was bad. You're just the same."

"Screw you, you wannabe punker!"

Nieto, Hiryu, Itsuka, Kyoka and Momo had been dropped into the mountain zone of the USJ. Two of them, Nieto and Hiryu, had fallen on top of one another. Feeling humiliated from his position, Nieto had let loose his annoyance on his classmate. And also on the others.

Itsuka had enough and her frustration over Neito's attitude was growing. "Damn it, Monoma, just shut up and listen for once!"

Neito opened his mouth to reply back to her but then someone else spoke up. "You should definitely listen to the pretty red head buddy."

Left with his mouth open, Neito, and the rest of his group, slowly turned to look behind them to where the voice came from. What they saw made them have fear and shock filled expressions form on their faces.

Behind them was a large group of villains that were giving them sinister looks. Many were speaking loudly and they heard them say some very alarming comments that ranged from promising them painful beat downs to violating them in many different ways. Towards all of them.

"Ah, I think we got off on the wrong foot here," said Neito awkwardly, while giving a shaky chuckle while taking a step backwards. He was definitely worried about their remarks about violating them.

Itsuka barely stopped herself from rolling her eyes. She's heard worse things unfortunately and seeing her classmate get rattled by their words was disappointing. "Really?" she asked and she was given the stink eye by Neito. Shaking her head, Itsuka faced the villains. "Hey, so how about you guys just let us go and maybe we won't tell the pros where you are when they get here?"

"Nice try girlie. We know that your communications have been cut. You can't call for help. It'll be a long time before someone even notices you lot missing. And that'll give us a lot of time to have some fun with ya," said one of the villains.

"Sorry, but you're really not my type," commented Itsuka as she took up a fighting stance. The four beside her also got ready. Glancing to her right, Itsuka whispered towards the person there. "Hey, can you make anything with your quirk?" she whispered.

"Yes," whispered back Momo.

"Know what a flash bang is?" asked Itsuka.

Eyes widening slightly, Momo then nodded while thinking something; why didn't I think of that? "I need a moment. Can you distract them?"

"Alright," agreed Itsuka and Momo moved to stand behind her.

"Hey, why you hiding girl? Oh, are you shy? Playing hard to get?" joked one of the villains and many of them chuckled over his stupid joke.

"Oh, don't worry about her just yet," replied Itsuka. "You got someone else to worry about right in front of you."

"You might be pretty, redhead, but you aint got nothing on the busty slut behind ya!"

Itsuka growled while Momo's face reddened from the insult. Kyoka even felt bad over the way the villain spoke about her. Nieto and Hiryu both became angered over his words and they both acted because of it.

"Take this!" they shouted as they jumped forward and both of them launched hundreds of scales from their arms towards the group of villains.

"Take cover!" shouted one of them but most of them were bombarded by the sharp scales and many yelps of pain were heard because of it. Some of the villains used their quirks to construct barriers around them to protect themselves. "Ranged fighters, get ready to fire!" Some of the villains readied themselves to launch their attacks now.

Momo, having finished making the flash bangs, caught Itsuka's attention and gave her one while keeping the second for herself. "Ready?"

"On three," said Itsuka and Momo nodded. "One…two…three!" Both Momo and Itsuka pulled the pins and threw the flash bangs high into the air towards the group of villains. "Let's go!" shouted Itsuka. She grabbed hold of Neito and Hiryu with her enlarged hands, making them stop before running from their spot with Momo and Kyoka hot on her heels.

As they ran, they heard the villains shout at them in anger but then a second later they heard two loud bangs and more cries of distress was heard from them. Ignoring the ringing in their ears the best they could, they ran as fast as they could through the mountainous area. They kept going for what seemed like an eternity but it was just a few minutes. And luckily they were able to find a place that they could use to hopefully hide and wait for help.

A narrow path along the side of the cliff went up a bit until it reached what looked to be a somewhat large crevice in the side of the mountain. Glancing at one another, they didn't need to say anything while panting for breath. After a moment, Itsuka led the way and the rest followed after her. They had to be careful as they went up the narrow path so their progress was a little slow. Finally reaching the top, they were surprised but grateful that the crevice was large enough for them to stand upright in it and even had enough space for a few more people. It seemed more like a little cave than a crevice in the side of the small mountain.

"We should be able to hide out here," said Itsuka as she looked around.

"What if they see us?" asked Kyoka.

Hiryu peered around the crevice wall. "It's possible. We're covered on three sides but also exposed to two others. But even if they see us, we have the high ground and the path is narrow. They won't be able to bum rush us."

"Unless they use their ranged quirks, which they will, then we're just fish in a barrel here," remarked Nieto as he crossed his arms. "We were better off fighting against them. Instead we ran away like little bitches."

"Do you always have to be so cynical?" asked Kyoka.

"It's not cynical to state a fact!" snapped Nieto.

"Hey, quit it! Both of you!" spoke up Itsuka immediately as she stepped between the two. "I know we're all scared and none of us thought our rescue training would go like this. But we need to calm down, save our energy and stay alert. Plus, we were outnumbered at least four to one Monoma. Remember what All Might told us. We don't need to become martyrs for no reason."

Her group was amazed by her taking control and preventing things from escalating. Neito said nothing but moved away a few feet to lean against the nearby wall with his arms still crossed. He moved his gaze towards the path to keep an eye out for the villains that were more than likely searching for them.

Kyoka let out a sigh before she nodded. "Sorry. He's just so annoying."

"He is, isn't he?" said Itsuka with a small smile. "But for now, let's try and come up with a plan."

"Well, I can help keep us aware of our surroundings," stated Kyoka as she moved closer to wall opposite Neito and knelt down. She extended her ear lobes and had them go up against the stone wall. She tried to pierce into the stone wall with them but they just bounced off the wall and she recoiled from her failed action thanks to pain and ringing in her ears again. "Damn, that hurts!"

"You alright?" asked Hiryu.

"Yeah, just wasn't able to dig into the wall."

"You were able to during the battle trial. How come you can't now?" asked Momo before she could stop herself.

Kyoka was momentarily startled into silence due to who was asking her and that she asked her in a non-condescending way. When Kyoka glanced at Momo in surprise, she found the she was sporting a shocked expression on her face too over her words.

Itsuka alternated her gaze between the two every half second and wondered if they would start another argument right now of all times.

Neito and Hiryu exchanged looks with only one of them having an idea of what this awkward situation could be about.

After a few more tense and awkward seconds passed, Kyoka shook her head and looked away. "Building floors are easier to dig through compared to solid rock."

"Oh."

Itsuka let out the breath she was unknowingly holding in relief while Hiryu just shrugged and Neito just went back to continuing his watch of the narrow path while thinking about what he just saw.

"But I can still try to get some sort of surveillance going if I could just-"

They heard a sudden loud boom that echoed throughout the area that made them all go silent. When the echo faded away, they exchanged looks with one another.

"What was that?" asked Hiryu.

"I don't know. Could it be one of the villains searching for us?" asked Momo.

"Possible but doubt it," said Neito. "Sounded like something large and heavy fell from a great height."

The four looked at him with questioning expressions and he turned a little red from it. "Don't worry about how I would know that."

"Okaaaay," said Kyoka before saying something else. "Well, whatever it was, it could be one of a million things here so no point worrying about it."

"You're right. For now, we should just keep watch and not speak unless necessary so we don't accidently expose our position," suggested Hiryu.

Agreeing with him, the five of them sat down on the rocky ground and leaned against the walls in a half circle. Their new position allowed them to better hide in the crevice.

After some time passed, Kyoka spoke up after something crossed her mind. "We should plan some sort of escape plan or battle plan in case they find us," she suggested in a whisper.

"Good idea. But first, we need to find out where we are," whispered back Itsuka. "Rocky area with cliffs and plateaus, we should be in the mountain zone. Right?" Nods were given and Itsuka nodded herself. "That means we're directly south to the entrance. If we can find which way is North, we can head in that direction."

"But how could we find that out?" asked Neito.

An idea suddenly came to Momo. "I can create a compass." A multicolored glow appeared in her palm as she raised her hand and activated her quirk. When the glow faded away, it revealed a simple looking compass.

"Nice. Let's see which way is North."

Nodding at Itsuka, Momo extended her hand out and they all leaned in towards it to look at the compass to see which direction it would point towards. The needle was already spinning back and forth as she did so. When Momo stopped moving, the needle did its thing and after a few seconds, it stopped moving. It was pointing towards the right wall of the crevice.

"We found North. Now what?" asked Kyoka.

"What else can you make with your quirk?" asked Neito towards Momo.

"Almost anything as long as I know the chemical makeup of it," she answered with a small bit of enthusiasm. She couldn't help it when someone asked about her quirk. "And if I don't know or can't remember, I can look up most things in my Yaoyorictionary."

Nieto snorted at that. "Yaoyorictionary…are you so arrogant and pompous that you had to put your name on something so simple that you could've just used its original name? What was wrong with just dictionary or encyclopedia huh?"

Momo's enthusiasm vanished at once and her head dipped a bit as she reddened from embarrassment.

Hiryu gave Neito a surprised side glance. "Dude…"

Though Kyoka did feel that was a bit arrogant of Momo to do something like that, she didn't think it was that bad to comment on. And surprisingly, she felt bad over what just happened. She was even shocked that Momo didn't lash out or try to defend herself like before.

Itsuka became angry and would've knocked out Neito for his words if they weren't in a life and death predicament at the moment. "Monoma…Shut! Up!" she hissed at him. Neito went rigid over her tone and even the others gave Itsuka a startled look. Ignoring that, Itsuka turned towards Momo. "Can you make some weapons and equipment for us to use Yaoyorozu?"

Momo nodded after a moment. "What…what do you want?" she asked them in a quiet tone.

Itsuka wanted to say something but figured it might be better to not dwell on something longer than need be. Plus, she always believed that action would help someone move along better. "I'm good with swords, poles, batons, spears, anything really. How about you guys?" she asked the others. Her question was met with shrugs and Itsuka let out a sigh before facing Momo again. "How about some batons and shields?"

"Alright." Using her quirk, a multicolored glow appeared on her stomach now. A couple seconds later and Momo began pulling out five batons and five shields from it. She handed them to Itsuka who passed them out to the rest of the group.

"Wow, these are pretty light but they feel pretty sturdy too," commented Hiryu as he did a few practice swings of the baton and then raised his shield with his other hand with barely any effort.

"What are these made of?" asked Kyoka, unable to help herself as she too was impressed by it.

"A titanium based alloy mixed with a couple other choice metals that enhances strength, durability and somehow also decreases its overall weight," answered Momo.

"Wow, that's awesome," commented Itsuka with a smile. "No wonder you got in on recommendation."

"How'd you know that?" asked Momo.

"Set…oh, sorry, Setsuna Tokage. The one with green hair remember? One of my best friends and she mentioned you were one of the other recommended students who were at the tests since she took them too," explained Itsuka.

"Oh…right, she was there."

"Alright, enough going down memory lane," interjected Neito, making them all look at him. "We know the direction. We have some offensive and defensive equipment. But we're still only five against at least twenty villains. And we don't know what quirks they have. How are we gonna get past them?" he asked.

"We'll just have to be as quiet as possible and sneak away. And if we do get caught, then fight as if our lives depend on it," answered Itsuka.

"Right," scoffed Neito. "Thanks for the pep talk. But in case you forgot, our lives do depend on it."

Rolling her eyes, Itsuka looked at the other three. "You guys ready?" she asked them. They nodded after a moment and so did the redhead. "Alright, let's go." Standing up with the rest copying her, Itsuka took point. Going down the narrow path, the rest of the group followed after her.

Making their way through the rocky and uneven terrain, they kept looking around them as they did so. A few minutes passed with no issues. But that didn't help them much since they were all filled with varying levels of fear, anxiety and nervousness. Yet each of them did their best to cover it up so it wasn't noticeable.

Walking some more, they reached a fork in the road. Using the compass again, Momo directed them towards the right path and they continued through that. After some time, they began going down a slope and ended up entering a ravine. Continuing through it, they kept their heads on a swivel as they kept looking all around the walls of the ravine for any possible villains. Finding no issues or anything at all, everything was going smoothly for them.

A little too smoothly. They were wondering if they were walking right into a trap without even knowing. Turning a corner into the next part of the ravine, they kept going for a little bit until everything came crashing down on them.

Literally. Rumbling was heard from above and they looked up in time to see multiple large boulders accompanied with numerous small rocks and a lot of debris falling from the top of the ravine.

"RUN!" screamed Itsuka.

They didn't need to be told twice. Sprinting forward, the five of them ran like there was no tomorrow. The shadows of the falling debris grew larger around them and they noticed it. Instinct took over and every single one of them let go of their equipment, as light as they were and increased their speed as much as they could with adrenaline pumping through their bodies.

Nearing another corner that they had to take, Momo, Kyoka, Itsuka, Neito and Hiryu urged their bodies to go even faster. They could practically hear the loud thumping of their hearts in their ears and their legs burned from their sprinting but they didn't stop. As the falling debris was practically on top of them, they made it to the corner and leapt forward after turning into it.

A dusty cloud enveloped the area and covered everything that was in the bottom of the ravine. It took a little while but the dust finally settled back down. It revealed five prone forms on the ground covered in dust and dirt. None of them moved for a few seconds before the red head started coughing and then the rest followed suit. Slowly getting up onto their hands and knees, they then mentally checked on themselves. Finishing up at roughly the same time, they looked around and found their group to still be whole. Well, as whole as they can be with some bruises and cuts caused by some debris actually hitting them. But they were alive.

"That was close," commented Kyoka.

"We made it," remarked Hiryu.

"I wouldn't say that just yet," said Itsuka as she pointed towards something.

They all turned to where she was pointing and each of them felt multiple different things while Neito couldn't hold in his frustration anymore. "Oh, for FUCK'S sake!"

They found the group of villains they had escaped from standing in front of them some distance away from them in the ravine. Sporting malicious and gleeful looks on their faces, they began taunting them for being so close to escaping as they gestured at something. Far behind them was an opening in the ravine with light pouring in from it.

"How the hell did you know where we are?!" asked Hiryu as he raised himself onto one knee.

"Don't worry about it since you won't be living long enough to learn from your mistakes," answered one of the villains while smirking at them.

"I'm surprised you escaped my trap," remarked a female villain as she tossed her hair to the side.

"But it's time to say goodbye," said another as he started cracking his knuckles.

The group of villains began their advance towards the UA students who were exhausted. Yet they forced themselves to stand and faced their adversaries.

"Anybody got any bright ideas?" asked Neito.

"Don't die or at least go down swinging," replied Hiryu.

"Well, I always thought that if I were to die young, then I would want to die while fighting," stated Itsuka as she got into a boxing stance.

"You guys…have issues," commented Kyoka while slightly hunched over from her exhaustion.

A loud clunk was heard nearby them. The four of them turned towards the area it came from to see what caused it. Their eyes widened as they saw an actual cannon in front of Momo with one of them remembering how she made one during their assessment. When they moved their gaze from the cannon to the girl, they became concerned.

Momo's leotard had the sides ripped apart. Thankfully though, her chest was still covered. But what was making her fellow first years stare at her in concern were several things. Momo was leaning against the cannon with heavy sweat running down her face. She was also shaking and panting heavily.

Momo however was doing her best to ignore all of that. She realized that she was close to over using her quirk. She hadn't been eating well the past couple of days so her lipids were low. Making the equipment for her group, which they also left behind just now, was a waste and had taken much out of her. And now she made the cannon but still had to make the ammunition for it. Activating her quirk once again, she tried to make the cannonballs but then a tremor went through her body and she dropped to her knees while holding onto the back of the cannon to keep herself upright.

Her sudden alarming condition made them all, even Kyoka, to become alarmed and wondered if she was alright. "Yaoyorozu!" exclaimed Itsuka in concern as she hurried to her and knelt beside her. "You need to stop! Conserve your strength so you can defend yourself!"

"No…point," replied Momo as she panted. "Too many…to fight. Have to do…something…to even the odds. Only thing…I could…think of…"

"Yaoyorozu…"

The villains at first stopped in their tracks when they saw the cannon appear. Feeling fear fill them over imagining themselves being blown up, they didn't move. But when the black haired girl dropped to her knees and the redhead went to her, they realized something. They couldn't continue with their plan, whatever it was

"Let's go! Let's get these bitches!" shouted one of them.

"YEAH!" shouted all of them as they began running.

Seeing the villains come for them, the five UA first years became filled with so much fear that they could barely prepare themselves to fight back. They couldn't help but wonder what kinds of pain and torture they'd be subjected to before being killed and yet their hearts thumped defiantly against the coming end. And they also thought of the ones they cared about and how they wouldn't see them again.

But two of them also thought of someone else that they had crossed paths with recently in their lives. Kyoka and Momo imagined the one who had helped them out. Picturing him in their minds, both girls wished they could've seen him at least one more time. Midoriya…

No sooner had Kyoka and Momo said his name in their minds, did something drop seemingly out of the sky and landed between them and the approaching villains who stopped in their tracks. A cloud of dust had risen up and obscured what caused it from view with both sides wondering who or what arrived.

They got their answer when someone started speaking in a loud and confident tone of voice as the dust began to settle and cleared their view. "It's fine now! Because I am here!"

Hearing those words being said in such a familiar way made everyone think that the 'Symbol of Peace' had just arrived. Until the dust finally settled and someone else was there instead of the number one hero. He was a wearing a green and white costume with a dark green helmet that seemed to have bunny ears as well as a white cape that was fluttering behind him. And he had one metallic looking red gauntlet on his right arm.

"The fuck?!" started one of the villains.

"Who's this punk?! Who the hell do you think you are, dropping in like some hotshot?!"

"Hope you're ready for the beating of the lifetime you little shit!"

"Let's get this green rabbit!"

Charging forward once more while yelling, the villains readied their quirks to use once they got within range.

"He's crazy!" stated Hiryu.

"What the hell is he doing?!" asked Itsuka.

"He's dead," remarked Neito.

Both Kyoka and Momo however remained silent while their group expressed their thoughts over him just standing in his position. When they heard the new person speak, they felt as if they heard his voice from before even if it was slightly muffled. But when glowing red veins appeared all over his body before fading away and greenish blue arcs of electricity appeared around him every now and then, only one of the two realized who he was.

Kyoka clapped her hands over her mouth and collapsed onto the ground. She ended up sitting on the ground with her legs bent under her since she was unable to stay standing as realization dawned on her.

Momo and Itsuka both noticed Kyoka's actions but the red head was the one who was able to speak up. "Jirou?! What happened?!" she asked in concern.

Kyoka however didn't answer her. Instead she kept her gaze on the one in front of them who wasn't backing down from the incoming group of villains. Her eyes filled with water and tears leaked out of them as she couldn't believe it. He was here and somehow, she felt that she had nothing to worry about anymore.

Momo wondered why Kyoka would react in such a way. Turning her gaze towards the green and white costumed individual, she had a feeling that she should know the reason why. Because the moment he appeared, it was as if her instincts were telling her two things. The first was that everything was going to end up alright. And the second was that he was someone important.

Itsuka, while still holding up Momo, moved her gaze from Kyoka towards the new arrival. She noticed the look that the purple haired girl was giving him and wondered why she did that. But then he started moving and she kept her attention on him.

Cocking his right arm back that was covered within a red metallic alloy, they could see the electric arcs increase, moving even faster around his arm as their color brightened. But they wondered why he was telegraphing his strike so soon and why prepare what seemed to be a punch when the villains weren't nearby.

But then he shot his right fist forward while yelling out his next words. "AIR CUTTER SMASH!"

When his fist reached the end of its travel, an incredible burst of powerful winds shot forward towards the incoming group of villains caused by the sheer power behind his strike. Traveling so fast, the wind currents didn't allow any time whatsoever for reaction.

The villains were swept off their feet and thrown up into the air a bit as they were blown away. Shouts and yells of fright were heard before they were abruptly cut off as they collided into the ravine walls before falling down to the ground. When the powerful wind currents died down, all of the villains were found unconscious on the ground. After confirming that they were indeed all knocked out, Izuku let out a breath before turning around towards the ones he was protecting.

And he found them in slightly comical states. Four of them were staring at him with astonished gazes while one was holding her hands against her mouth. "Ah, are you guys alright?" he asked them but no one said anything. Becoming nervous and wondering if they were alright, Izuku tried once again. "Um, really, is everyone alright? Cause I have some first aid with me if it's needed and…wait…Jirou-san?"

Hearing him say the purple haired girl's name, made four of the five shift their gazes towards her in time to see her react.

Kyoka, at first frozen and unable to do or say anything from the moment she realized who the new arrival was, finally came back to life so to speak after she heard him say her name. A second later, she was making a mad dash towards him while tears fell from her eyes.

Her actions made her group become startled and wondered who this guy was to get such a reaction from her.

If his helmet wasn't on, everyone there would've seen Izuku's expression that mirrored that of a deer caught in headlights. Before he knew it, he was wrapped up into a tight hug with a second girl crying into his chest today. Is everyone gonna cry and hug me when they see me? It took him a second before he came to his senses and hugged her too while gently rubbing her back soothingly. "It's alright Jirou-san," he told her in a soft and caring tone of voice.

"D-Damn it! I'm not a c-crier!" she sobbed into his chest. She raised her right hand, clenched it into a fist and hit his chest a few times with the side of it. It didn't hurt him since she wasn't using any strength now. And probably wouldn't hurt much at all even if she did use her strength. "A-And what took you s-so long to get h-here?!"

"I'm sorry, Jirou san. But I'm here now," replied Izuku softly.

Kyoka took in a stuttering breath before exhaling out. She took in a few more breaths to compose herself. Letting go of him, she took a step back while facing down. She then shook her head a little while wiping away the tear streaks before looking at him with a slight smile. "I'm glad you're here. And you better be sorry, Midoriya."

"Midoriya?!"

Kyoka's eyes widened while freezing in her spot as she realized she slipped yet again. Unable to say or do anything to stop or control what began to happen next, Kyoka could only watch while experiencing an uneasy feeling.

Izuku looked towards the person who said his family name. A black haired girl with onyx colored eyes was looking at him with an expression on her face that he couldn't describe. But now that he was paying more attention to her, he realized who she was and was surprised he didn't recognize her earlier. It's her…the girl I saved from those villains! Reaching up towards his helmet, he took it off and held it in one hand, revealing his face to her.

The second she saw his face, Momo took in a sharp breath as her heart skipped a beat. It's him…it's him! My savior! My hero! Hope…the thing that she believed to have been snuffed out thanks to her horrible experiences the past few days…had become reignited at the sight of him. It swelled in her chest and she wanted nothing more than to be held within his embrace once more.

Letting go of the cannon she was still leaning against, Momo almost fell back down to her hands and knees but caught herself while keeping her sight locked onto him. Powering through her exhaustion, she stumbled to her feet before taking a couple wobbling steps forward. Finding her footing, she then practically threw herself at him as he moved closer to her. She felt him catch her within his arms and hugged him as tightly as she could.

"It's you! Midoriya!" sobbed Momo into his chest. "I'm so g-glad to s-see you again!"

Having yet another girl start crying into his chest so soon, made Izuku realize that he should be careful of what he says or thinks. But even so, he wouldn't leave her hanging. He did the same thing he did for her back at the beach when they first met. He returned the hug and gently rubbed her back and caressed her head through her hair. "Ssh, it's alright. Everything's gonna be fine. I'm here now," he told her softly yet Momo continued crying into his chest while in his embrace.

Itsuka witnessed everything that happened in front of her and yet she couldn't believe it. This young man here was him. It had to be. The green hair. The freckles. The way Kyoka and then Momo reacted in seeing him. Especially since his name was said and he didn't deny it.

Itsuka was finally able to put an actual face to the name of Izuku Midoriya. The one who was being talked about constantly the past few days had suddenly showed up at the last second to save them all. He stared down a group of villains with such confidence before taking them down with such ease that displayed his superiority over them that she likened it to All Might. And then the way he held Kyoka and now Momo with such tenderness, it looked like he wouldn't hurt a fly. Never had she ever experienced such whiplash that she was absolutely stunned still for a bit. She was so out of it that she didn't notice how the purple haired girl was looking at the two.

Kyoka, after seeing Momo and Izuku hug, felt her heart drop into her stomach while that uneasy feeling inside her grew. With fresh tears escaping from her eyes, Kyoka realized that once again the much more developed and attractive girl had caught his attention. There was nothing she could do about it. And she was also feeling absolutely terrified over her current feelings.

After a short time passed, someone came to their senses. Neito crossed his arms as he glared at the two still hugging. "Alright, that's enough with the PDAs! We still gotta get out of here!" he snapped at the two.

"Yeah, he's right. We shouldn't be wasting time like this," added Hiryu.

Izuku moved his gaze towards them and saw one sporting an annoyed expression while the other looked serious. Realizing they were right, he couldn't fault them. "Okay." Moving his gaze back down, he spoke. "Hey, we gotta go. You ready miss?" he asked her.

Momo raised her gaze to his and looked into his eyes. The same green eyes that she pictured many times before and they were still the same. The strength in them. The compassion. The kindness. Seeing that again filled her with a fluttering feeling inside her. "Momo."

"Huh?"

"My name. Momo Yaoyorozu."

He smiled at her. "Izuku Midoriya. You ready to go, Yaoyorozu-san?" he asked her.

Hearing him say her family name instead of her personal name felt wrong. But she was unable to voice it. Instead, she just nodded.

"Okay." He withdrew from the embrace and didn't notice the split second expression that formed on Momo's face before she forced it away. "Before we head out, does anyone need first aid?" he asked them and he was met with negatives. "Anyone else here in this zone?" They said there was no one else as far as they knew. "Alright. If you keep heading down this ravine path, you'll end up at the central area of the USJ. But keep to the outside of it since All Might is here and fighting the villains."

"All Might's here?!" asked Hiryu with hope in his tone of voice.

"Yeah, I came with him. And I was told by the other teachers to find everyone else who were warped away. I already went through the Ruins and Landslide zones and helped out the ones I could find there. We're regrouping at the entrance so stick to the outside of the central area. You guys go on ahead while I clean up here," he said while taking out some cuffing binds from the pouches on his belt.

"You don't need help?" asked Itsuka, finding her voice.

Izuku shook his head. "No, I'll be fine, ah…"

"Itsuka Kendo and are you sure?"

"You probably heard me say it already but Izuku Midoriya. And yeah, I'm sure Kendo-san. Plus, after taking care of the villains here, I gotta go to the other three zones that are left and help them out too if they haven't made it out yet."

Neito grumbled at that and was about to say something about being arrogant for going alone and what not.

But Itsuka cut him off, having noticed his expression and knew he would've said something unnecessary that might cause an altercation. And they didn't have the time or energy for that. "Okay. We'll leave you to go help the rest. But let us take care of the villains here," she said while holding out her hands to him.

"It's okay, I'll do-"

"Midoriya, I know you mean well, but we can handle that much at least," interrupted Itsuka. Her expression became a little more serious as she continued. "Or do you think we're that helpless that you need to do that too?"

Izuku's eyes widened while reddening a bit. "N-No, not at all! I just want to help and get you back to the others!" he said quickly.

Itsuka's serious expression changed into a more jovial one. "Understandable. So, we'll clean up here and regroup with the others afterwards. Now, give me those binds." Izuku handed the binds to her. "Was that so hard?" she asked him with a smirk.

Izuku let out a sigh while rubbing the back of his head. "No."

"Good," replied Itsuka. "Now get moving. Oh and…just…be careful, okay?" she asked of him with a softer tone.

Izuku nodded while smiling a bit. "Thanks, will do. And you guys be careful too."

Itsuka nodded as she turned towards her two classmates and moved towards them. She noticed Neito looking like he wanted to say something. She gave him a subtle glare as if to warn him not to start something. He huffed before he began making his way towards the downed villains with Hiryu after Itsuka handed the binds to him.

Izuku was about to put on his helmet when he felt hands on his arm. He stopped and looked towards the one who did so. "What's wrong, Yaoyorozu-san?"

Momo was looking down at the ground as she held his arm. When she saw him talking with Kendo and say he still had to go to the other zones to help the rest of her fellow first years, she felt fear engulf her along with another feeling that she never felt before. Mustering her courage, she looked up at him before speaking. "Please…be careful. And…this time…please…don't go away. Okay?"

Seeing the emotion in her eyes and hearing the tone in her voice, Izuku was momentarily stunned over it all and his cheeks reddened. He felt something from within his mind give him a metaphorical kick in the rear that made him snap out of it. "I won't, Yaoyorozu-san. I promise."

"I'll hold you to it," replied Momo with a slight smile.

Smiling back at her, Izuku was about to put his helmet back on when he remembered something. Or rather, someone. Turning towards her, Izuku found her in the same place she was standing before. "Jirou-san, are you alright?" he called out to her after noticing her state. He moved back to her, missing how Momo kept her eyes glued onto him.

Calling out to her and moving back to her made Kyoka snap out of it. Hurriedly wiping away the tear streaks on her face, she did her best to control herself. When he stopped in front of her, she noticed the concerned look on his face that made her feel something strongly. It freaked her out over experiencing that feeling but did her best to ignore it for the moment. "I'm good dude. You don't have to worry about me. Now go save the rest of our classmates. Alright?" she told him as confidently as she could.

"You sure you're alright? Cause you were crying," he said to her.

"Yeah, I am and don't worry about it," she told him. "But, thank you for caring."

"Well, if you insist. And of course Jirou-san. See ya soon and be careful."

Kyoka couldn't help it and smiled at him. "You too, you big lug," she said before lightly punching his arm, causing him to smile back at her.

Putting on his helmet, he turned away from Kyoka and he ran towards the ravine wall. Red glowing veins and then greenish blue electricity appeared on his body afterwards. His speed increased to that of a blur before he jumped upwards towards the ravine wall. Landing against it, he then pushed off of it towards the opposite side. He continued his wall jumping until he reached the top of the ravine and disappeared over it.

Kyoka watched him do all that with the smile still on her face while also impressed over his abilities. When she lowered her gaze, she found that someone else was watching him do that as well, which made her smile fade away.

Momo kept her gaze on the spot where Izuku disappeared over the ravine's top for another few seconds before looking away. And it was then that she found Kyoka looking at her with a blank look. She turned away a second later and started walking down the ravine path to help out Neito and Hiryu in tying up the villains so they could leave.

Kyoka looked at Momo walking away and then she too copied the heiress's actions.

Neither of them noticed the red haired girl behind them having her own dilemma. Itsuka noticed how both Momo and Kyoka were looking at Izuku. She realized that both of them were harboring affection for the young man. And that was driving her crazy trying to figure out why. Sure, she had learned about what he'd done for them and the other girls. And she saw what he did just now herself that displayed what he was capable of. But was that really enough to develop such strong feelings in such a short amount of time?

Itsuka didn't have an answer to that question. She also remembered the warnings that were given by her classmates as told to them by Bakugo. She didn't believe the stuff that was said and felt they were just jealous words after hearing the details from the girls of 1A. But what she witnessed here did cause her to worry a bit. Which was how two girls had practically thrown themselves at him, but this Izuku Midoriya just didn't seem to care too much about that from what she saw.

Or maybe she was just imagining things or reading the situation wrong based from her own past life experiences? Itsuka wasn't sure. Letting out a sigh before following after the two girls, her mind kept bringing up a million thoughts.

After a little while longer, she decided to drop it for the time being after coming to a few decisions. First was that she had to focus on what was going on at the moment. Second was to make sure everyone was alright. Especially her best friends. And lastly, when this nightmare that they were in hopefully ended soon and on a good note, she would do her best to learn the truth about what was really going on between the girls and him. And the easiest way to do that was to interact with them so she could learn more about them. Learn who the girls really are. And learn who Izuku Midoriya really is…

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